Events

Strommen Executive Speakers Series

Sally Smith, President and CEO of Buffalo Wild Wings
Thursday, November 15
5:00-6:30 p.m. lecture in Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center
Followed by dinner (featuring Buffalo Wild Wings, of course) in the East Commons, Christensen Center
Video: Sally Smith, President and CEO of Buffalo Wild Wings

2013 Strommen Executive Speakers

All events will take place from 5:00-6:30 p.m. in Sateren Auditorium (Music Building) with a pizza dinner following:

February 7, 2013  Chris Killingstad, CEO Tennant Company
Video: Chris Killingstad, Lessons in Innovation: Essential Elements for Business Success in the 21st Century

April 4, 2013 Mary Brainerd, CEO HealthPartners
Video: Mary Brainerd – “Real Health Care Reform”

November 7, 2013 John Taft, CEO RBC Dain Rauscher

Past Speakers

Steve Wehrenberg on Truth in Advertising

Nov. 17, 2011 - Steve Wehrenberg, CEO of Campbell Mithun, spoke on “Three Ways to Find Truth in Advertising.”

Video: Steve Wehrenberg on Truth in Advertising

Jim Owens, president and CEO of H.B. Fuller Company
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Video: Jim Owens, president and CEO of H.B. Fuller Company

Land O’Lakes: The story of agriculture, and why it must be told

April 2010 - Chris Policinski, president and CEO of Land O’Lakes, spoke at Augsburg about U.S. agriculture and how it serves our country and the world.
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3M: Innovation is not an accident

December 2009 - Alex Cirillo, vice president of community affairs and of the 3M Foundation, spoke at Augsburg about how 3M has created an environment for innovation.
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