Upcoming Education and Events

2026 CONVENTION AGENDA

                                               

SUNDAY, May 3

 2:00pm                      Registration Opens – Dakota Ballroom Foyer                                                                              

3:40 – 3:55pm            First Timer’s Orientation – Grand Pacific 

4:00 – 5:00pm              CE Session – 1hr. CE

                                   “Trends, Risks, Disruptors” –Heart
                                    Casey Roberts, Laurus Insurance Consulting      

 5:00 – 10:00pm          Hors d'oeuvres/Cash Bar/Bingo – Courtyard

 8:00 – 10:00pm          Company Hospitality Rooms – Courtyard

 

 MONDAY, May 4

 7:30 – 8:30am              Breakfast Buffet - Courtyard                                  

8:30 – 10:30am              Breakout Sessions – choice of:  2hr. CE

1.       “Personal Lines Endorsements You Should Know” – Heart

           Casey Roberts, Laurus Insurance Consulting      

2.        “Is AI the Missing Piece for Your Agency’s Success?” – Sheyenne

           Lori Rummelt, LaPorte Consulting, LLC.

3.         “Precision Ag” - Cannonball
            Nick Luett, RCIS

 10:00am – Noon          Trade Fair –Patterson/Lamborn

 10:45 – 11:00am          PIAND Annual Meeting/Elections – Governor’s

 Noon – 1:00pm            Opening Luncheon – Courtyard

                                      Mark Suhr, PIA National President                                  

1:00 – 3:00pm              Trade Fair - Patterson/Lamborn 

2:30 – 4:30pm               Breakout Sessions – choice of:  2hr. CE

1.            “Farm Risk Management – Liability & Side Businesses” – Heart

               Casey Roberts, Laurus Insurance Consulting      

2.             “Changing World – Emerging Exposures” – Sheyenne

                Lori Rummelt, LaPorte Consulting, LLC.

3.              “Better Understanding of FSA” - Cannonball
                Brandi Laframboise, ND Farm Service Agency    

 5:00 – 6:30pm         Social Hour – Courtyard                                  

6:30 – 10:00pm         Annual Banquet & Awards – Grand Pacific/Patterson

                                      Entertainment - Featuring Kelly Swanson

                                                             TUESDAY, May 5

 8:00 – 9:15am               Breakfast with the Deputy Ins Commissioner 1hr. CE – GP/Patterson                                                                                                     

9:30 - 11:30am              Breakout Sessions – choice of:  2hr. CE

1.           "Cyber/Data Breach – A Primer” – Heart

             Casey Roberts, Laurus Insurance Consulting      

2.           “Anything Can Happen (E&O Loss Control)” – Sheyenne

              Lori Rummelt, LaPorte Consulting, LLC

3.           “2026 Crop Market & Trade Update” - Cannonball
              Frayne Olson, NDSU