Wayne brings more than three decades of military and intelligence community experience leading global intelligence programs, strategic planning, risk management, and digital transformation.

Verterra recently installed a massive new curing oven for its expanding composites work. Built by our neighbors in Wisconsin, this oven has incredible volume to accommodate very large single parts, all the way down to a dozen small and medium parts all at once- in a single batch.

The panel covered a lot of ground including what Minnesota is doing right, the impact of Ai and what the state needs to do going forward to foster the spirit of innovation which has already produced 17 Fortune 500 companies.