Schedule
Thursday, September 29
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Lunch
Welcome
B Kyle
President and CEO, St. Paul Area Chamber
Jeanne Craine
President and CEO, Bremer Bank
Keynote Address
Todd Axtell
President and CEO, Axtell Group
Former Chief of Police, St. Paul Police Dept. (Retired)
Awards Presentation
Welcome
B Kyle
President and CEO, St. Paul Area Chamber
Jeanne Craine
President and CEO, Bremer Bank
Keynote Address
Todd Axtell
President and CEO, Axtell Group
Former Chief of Police, St. Paul Police Dept. (Retired)
Awards Presentation
Keynote Address: Todd Axtell
Todd Axtell is co-founder, president and CEO of The Axtell Group.
Prior to launching the company, he dedicated more than three decades of his professional life to public service, including 33 years with the Saint Paul Police Department, including six as Chief of Police for Minnesota’s capital city.
Throughout his career, Axtell has championed trust, transparency, community engagement, diversity and the highest levels of accountability. He and the team he surrounded himself with are credited with helping make the Saint Paul Police Department a model of excellence that is emulated and admired throughout the state and country.
During his tenure at the helm of the agency, Axtell assembled a diverse leadership team; instituted innovative training programs focused on ethical policing, moral courage, de-escalation and officer wellness; and led successful efforts to increase the diversity of law enforcement professionals through novel recruitment programs. He made community engagement and increasing diversity top priorities--and achieved both. Under his leadership, the Saint Paul Police Department connected with its community at historic levels and saw a 41 percent increase in the number of diverse employees.
Axtell and his team also conducted a top-to-bottom review of policies and procedures, instituted practices that resulted in officers using lower levels of force than ever before, reduced civil payouts to record lows, and publicly shared more data than ever.
His accomplishments garnered local, state and national attention. June 1, 2022, was "Chief Todd Axtell Day" in both the City of Saint Paul and the State of Minnesota.
Axtell lives in Saint Paul, Minn., with his wife.
Prior to launching the company, he dedicated more than three decades of his professional life to public service, including 33 years with the Saint Paul Police Department, including six as Chief of Police for Minnesota’s capital city.
Throughout his career, Axtell has championed trust, transparency, community engagement, diversity and the highest levels of accountability. He and the team he surrounded himself with are credited with helping make the Saint Paul Police Department a model of excellence that is emulated and admired throughout the state and country.
During his tenure at the helm of the agency, Axtell assembled a diverse leadership team; instituted innovative training programs focused on ethical policing, moral courage, de-escalation and officer wellness; and led successful efforts to increase the diversity of law enforcement professionals through novel recruitment programs. He made community engagement and increasing diversity top priorities--and achieved both. Under his leadership, the Saint Paul Police Department connected with its community at historic levels and saw a 41 percent increase in the number of diverse employees.
Axtell and his team also conducted a top-to-bottom review of policies and procedures, instituted practices that resulted in officers using lower levels of force than ever before, reduced civil payouts to record lows, and publicly shared more data than ever.
His accomplishments garnered local, state and national attention. June 1, 2022, was "Chief Todd Axtell Day" in both the City of Saint Paul and the State of Minnesota.
Axtell lives in Saint Paul, Minn., with his wife.
Business Retention and Expansion:
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City of Maplewood Community Development
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Roseville Economic Development Authority
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Communications and Marketing
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City of Farmington
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St. Paul Port Authority
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Innovation
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City of Eagan
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City of New Brighton Parks and Recreation
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Dakota County Workforce Mobility Program
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Planning, Land Use and Public Works
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City of Maplewood Parks and Natural Resources
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St. Paul Parks and Recreation
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Public Safety
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Dakota County Sheriff's Office
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Rosemount Police Department
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St. Paul Department of Safety and Inspections
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Rising Star
Carlo Franco, St. Paul Parks and Recreation
Elected Official of Note
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Kathleen Gaylord, Dakota County Commissioner
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Paul Reinke, Oakdale Mayor
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Thank you for joining us today and
thank you to our sponsors and partners!
Corporate Sponsors | Comcast, Securian Financial, Shaw-Lundquist Construction, and WSB
Contributing Sponsor | Platinum Bank
Contributing Sponsor | Platinum Bank
East Metro Chamber Partners | Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce, Midway Chamber of Commerce, Minnesota Black Chamber of Commerce, Minnesota Hmong Chamber of Commerce, Oakdale Area Chamber of Commerce, St. Paul Area Chamber, and Twin Cities North Chamber of Commerce
