• Misty Ann Giles, Department of Administration Director – Distribution of Federal funds for broadband deployment in Montana.
• John Hines, Northwestern Energy – Energy availability and grid capacity in Montana and the region.
• Bob Brown, Former Secretary of State – Tribute to Chuck Johnson, longtime state political reporter and participant in our last two annual meetings.

LUNCH

• Luncheon Keynote Speaker – Fred Nicely, Senior Tax Counsel, Council on State Taxation (COST)
• Amy Watson, State Economist, Department of Labor – Economic outlook presentation.
• Scott Mendenhall – Deputy Director, Derek Bell – Business & Income Tax Division, Rachael Milne – Tax Specialist for the Department of Revenue – Reappraisal, 2-year assessment cycle Centrally Assessed Properties, Change in Income Tax System for 2024
• Chris Dorrington, Director of the Department of Environmental Quality – Reaction to the Held decision.
• Senator John Esp, Representatives Jim Hamilton and Bill Mercer, and Nick Van Brown, Legislative Fiscal Division staff – Plans and activities of the Modernization and Risk Analysis (MARA) committee: Senator John Esp, Representative Jim Hamilton, Nick Van Brown, Legislative Fiscal Division Staff, and Dwaine Iverson, Montana Taxpayers Association Board Member.
• Sam Schaefer, Fiscal Analyst – Update on state revenue and demographic changes in income taxpayers.

The event will wrap up with our excellent evening reception offering drinks and heavy hors d’oeuvres.