The 2022 East River Energize Forum will be held at the Sioux Falls Convention Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  The program is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. with various breakout sessions for registered attendees on Wednesday, February 2, and conclude at approximately 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 3.

February 2, 2022 – Sioux Falls Convention Center
8:30 a.m. Breakfast/Registration

9:30 a.m. Breakout session 1
– Cybersecurity: Safeguarding Cooperative Assets; Tanner Engbrecht, East River, Lead Cyber Security Analyst
– Cooperative EV Experiences; Matt Hotzler, H-D Electric, General Manager, Brian Jeremiason, Lyon-Lincoln Electric, Manager of Marketing & External Relations

10:30 a.m. – Break/Transition to other breakout

10:45 a.m. Breakout session 2
– East River Transmission Upgrade Plan Update; Mark Hoffman, East River, Chief Operations Officer
– Technology Planning for the Future, Joe Walsh; NRTC, Vice President Smart Grid Advisory and Networks

11:45 a.m. Lunch – Sponsored by Border States

12:45 p.m. Tom Boyko Welcoming Remarks

1:00 p.m. Driving Co-op Employee and Consumer Engagement; Stan Phelps, Keynote – Sponsored by Silverstone/HUB

2:00 p.m. Rural Migration: The Changing Demographics of Co-op Territory; Mark Smither, Paulsen Marketing

2:30 p.m. Break

2:45 p.m. Inflation, Workforce & the Economy; John Suter, CFC, Vice President of Economic Research; Dr. Kathryn Birkeland, University of South Dakota, Associate Professor of Economics

4:00 p.m. Supply Chain Impacts on Electric Cooperatives; Tony Serati, Border States, Vice President Procurement

4:30 p.m. The Consumer Side of Electric Vehicles; Scott Shephard, Electric Vehicle Owner

5:00 p.m. Main Session Adjourns

6:00 p.m. Dinner/Entertainment – Hegg Brothers – Sponsored by CFC

February 3, 2022

7:00 a.m. Breakfast

8:00 a.m. Mini-Breakout sessions

• Cooperative EV Experiences
  • Matt Hotzler, H-D Electric, General Manager
  • Brian Jeremiason, Lyon-Lincoln Electric, Manager of Marketing & External Relations
• East River Transmission Upgrade Plan Update
  • Mark Hoffman, East River, Chief Operations Officer
• Technology Planning for the Future
  • Joe Walsh, NRTC, Vice President Smart Grid Advisory and Networks

8:30 a.m. Break

8:45 a.m. Basin Electric Update; Todd Telesz, Basin Electric, CEO/General Manager

9:30 a.m. SPP and the Energy Markets; Mark Hoffman, East River, Chief Operations Officer; Valerie Weigel, Basin Electric, Vice President Asset Management & Commodity Strategy

10:30 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m. Prairie PROducers: Minnesota Hemp Processors; Paul Seehusen, Prairie PROducers, CEO; Tim Seehusen, Prairie PROducers, COO

12:00 p.m. Conference Adjourns

Registration should be completed by January 21, 2022.

Registration Fees:

• $175 for each person attending
• $35 for each additional evening dinner guest
• $50 fee for registrations canceled after January 21, 2022
• East River will bill each cooperative following the seminar.
• No fee is charged for your East River Director.
• $100 for each virtual attendee
• Livestream links will be sent out closer to the event date.

It is very important to indicate on the registration form if guests are planning to attend the evening dinner to help us make final arrangements. East River will make all of the arrangements for the East River directors.

Registration
Please fill out the following form to register for the East River 2022 Energize Forum. If you are registering multiple attendees, a form will need to be submitted for each attendee. For assistance with online registration or to make any changes to your registration, please contact Anne Hall at ahall@eastriver.coop or 605-256-8044.

Room Blocks
Room reservations are available at the following hotels by asking for the East River Electric Block:

Sheraton Sioux Falls & Convention Center
1211 N W Ave, Sioux Falls
(605) 331-0100
Cost: $129.00
Expires: January 7, 2022
Online Reservations

Holiday Inn & Suites Airport
2040 W Russell St, Sioux Falls
(605) 331-2040
Cost: $122.00
Expires: January 17, 2022
Online Reservations