Dakota Gasification Company

The mission is to energize industry and individuals in a competitive market through education, technology, and networking. Programming spans cybersecurity and battery storage and includes pre-conference sessions, general sessions, opening and closing keynotes, breakout sessions, and an exhibitor showcase. Opening keynote speaker Dan Meers is a professional mascot and the official KC Wolf mascot of the Kansas City Chiefs. Closing keynote speaker Dr. Scott Tinker is Director Emeritus of the Bureau of Economic Geology and State Geologist of Texas, a professor holding the Allday Endowed Chair in the Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas at Austin, and CEO of Tinker Energy Associates. He is also founder and chairman of the Switch Energy Alliance and host of PBS Energy Switch and Earth Date. The conference is intended for professionals and skilled workers across numerous industries and fields, with educational and informative presentations rather than deliberate product advertising.

The program covers the current state of lignite, new technologies and innovation, future growth and job opportunities, federal energy policy for North Dakota, legislative campaigns, grid needs, lignite research and development, critical-minerals research, and data-center opportunities for coal country. Mine and plant updates include Dakota Gasification Company; Antelope Valley Station/Leland Olds; Milton R. Young Plant; Coyote Station; Coal Creek Station; Coteau Properties Company; Falkirk Mining Company; Coyote Creek Mining Company; and BNI Coal, Ltd. The agenda also includes a Lignite Council awards presentation for reclamation, safety, distinguished service, contractors and suppliers, public service, and lignite ambassadors. Mine & Plant Updates and Social & Individual Company Sessions are marked members-only. The stated intended audience includes company employees, mine and plant workers, contractors, suppliers, industry partners, students, educators, retirees, and industry supporters.