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3:15pm – 3:30pm
3:30pm – 5:00pm
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Break, sponsored by Wells Fargo, Convention Center II Foyer
Roundtable Sessions
Each Roundtable Session will begin with an overview of some of the most pressing issues in Indian business
development, followed by solution-oriented, constructive dialogue among session attendees. This will be an
opportunity to share and listen to challenges and successes experienced by other conference-goers.
[Finance Roundtable Session]
Sheridan Room
Exploring Bold and Innovative Lending and Investment
Ideas.
This interactive discussion welcomes “outside the
box” thinkers who want to explore bold and innovative
ideas about increasing investment and lending in
Indian Country.
Session Facilitators: Sandy Gerber, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis;
Terry Lee, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Michael
Martinez, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Discussion Starters: Tawney Brunsch, Lakota Funds; Ruth Christopherson,
Citi Foundation; Tanya Fiddler, Four Bands Community
Fund; Clinton Waara, Wells Fargo
[Infrastructure Roundtable Session]
Pactola Room
Overcoming Obstacles with Trust Land Status.
Trust land status typically creates barriers to establishing
businesses on reservations; however, recent
policies and innovative developments have created
pathways toward overcoming these barriers. This session
will explore these successful models and discuss
land leases, consolidating fractionated land, and land
use plans for commercial development.
Session Facilitator: James A. Cordry, Office of the Special Trustee for
American Indians, Department of Interior
Discussion Starters: Vincent T. Dupris, Office of the Special Trustee for
American Indians, Department of Interior; Gerald Sherman, Indian
Land Capital Company; Howard D. Valandra, Office of the Special
Trustee for American Indians, Department of Interior
South Dakota Native Marketplace Exhibit, Convention Center II Foyer
Cruise the exhibit area and see what quality products are being produced by South Dakota’s Native entrepreneurs.
Take part in our Marketplace Raffle by visiting as many booths as you can. For visiting a booth, you will
receive one ticket. For making a purchase, you will receive three tickets. Tickets will be collected at the door of
the Networking Reception.
6:00pm – 7:30pm
Networking Reception, Sheridan Room
Join us for a dynamic evening of networking among conference attendees with hors d’oeuvres and refreshments.
The reception will feature a presentation of the Marketplace Raffle winner by Rapid City Mayor, Sam
Kooiker, and a celebration as we announce the 2013 South Dakota Indian Business Conference Business Plan
winners. The evening’s entertainment will be provided by the Oglala Lakota College Artists Consortium.
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