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A keynote conversation with Richard Bemis, a board director and the former chairman and CEO of Sheboygan Falls-based Bemis Manufacturing Co., and Vesla Hoeschen, board chair for Bemis, will highlight BizTimes Media’s 9^th annual Family & Closely Held Business Summit on June 7, from 2-6:30 p.m., at Brookfield Conference Center. Click here to register. Bemis Manufacturing is a leading manufacturer of toilet seats and a leader in custom plastic injection molding. The family-owned business was founded in 1901 and is now in the fourth generation of family leadership. The company has more than 1,600 employees in six countries. The keynote conversation with Bemis and Hoeschen will be moderated by family business advisor Bill Edstrom, the owner of Edstrom Consulting Group. The Family & Closely Held Business Summit will also include a panel discussion featuring:

• Nathan Liebl, chief operating officer and co-owner of Butler Tool, Inc.
• Anne Cookson, co-owner of Baker’s Quality Pizza Crusts & Crustology
• Jeannie Cullen, co-president of JP Cullen 
• Matthew Powell, president of Century Fence 

The event will conclude with a pair of breakout sessions: Raising Outside Capital: A Guide for the Next Phase of Your Company’s Growth Presenters:

• Randal J. Brotherhood, shareholder, Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C.
• Adam J. Tutaj, shareholder, Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C.
• James M. Sosnoski, attorney, Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C.
• Mark R. Hamilton Jr., attorney, Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C.

Navigating Cultural Continuity in Family-Owned Businesses Presenters:

• Michael Gryczka, vice president of commercial lending, National Exchange Bank & Trust
• Jerry Weidmann, president, Wolter, Inc.

Family & Closely Held Business Summit is sponsored by Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C. and National Exchange Bank & Trust.