DATE: Thursday, November 12, 2025
TIME: 1:00 PM – 6:30 PM
LOCATION: Bubolz Nature Preserve | Appleton
Bubolz Nature Preserve
4815 North Lynndale Drive
Appleton, WI 54913
Keynote Presentation Time
3:45 - 4:45 PM
Keynote Topic
Taking Off Together: How ATW is Redefining Air Travel
Summary
Appleton International Airport is expanding not just to meet growing demand but to build a faster, easier, more community focused travel experience. The presentation will highlight customer focused design of the airport expansion, the airport economic impact, and the future of the airport.
Learning Objectives
Keynote Presenter & Biography
Abe Weber
Airport Director | Appleton International Airport
Abe Weber is the Director of Appleton International Airport where he has held various roles over the last 20 years. Abe is an Accredited Airport Executive with AAAE and has earned degrees in Aviation Flight and Management and his Master’s Degree in Business Management. Over the last couple of years Abe has enjoyed the airport team’s success that has added 13 air service additions, welcomed several business expansions and grown ATW’s annual economic impact above $800 million.
Abe received national recognition as one of the aviation industry’s Top 40 under 40, 2x Wisconsin Aviation’s Person of the Year, Fox Cities Person of the Year, and most recently Cranky Flyer’s Airport Partner award winner. Abe spends his free time outdoors or traveling with his wife and four children.
The unique benefits of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) present an opportunity to help employees enhance their financial wellness which can help improve employers’ bottom lines. In this session, we’ll discuss the advantages of HSAs for employees and employers and look at what’s changing with HSAs and other benefit accounts as a result of recent legal developments.
TVP, HSA, & TPA Consultant
Associated Bank
Ken Nimmer is passionate about expanding HSA knowledge and its usage so that individuals can make informed financial decisions when it comes to both healthcare and their overall financial wellbeing. Ken has been selected to be included in the Circle of Excellence team by Associated Bank. Ken obtained his B.A. from St. Norbert College in Psychology and Business.
Ken supports local non-profits through volunteerism. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family, cycling, working on cars, and golfing with his kids.
Ryan Mattson
Account Executive | Associated Bank
Since Ryan Mattson joined Associated Bank in 2015, he has dedicated himself to helping employers maximize their benefit accounts offerings. As the lead Account Executive, he brings a passion for providing data-driven insights to employers and helping employees better understand their benefit accounts to increase engagement and satisfaction.
While attending the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Ryan fell in love with banking and helping businesses reach their financial goals. This goal of helping business grew into a passion in helping their workforce where he made the jump to benefit solutions.
When Ryan’s not helping benefit engagement, he enjoys coaching youth soccer and basketball, fulfilling a passion for mentoring children.
To be announced.
Name
Title | Company
To be announced.
Associated Bank Professional Development Presentation from 1:00 - 2:00 PM = 1 credit
CLA Professional Development Presentation from 2:15 - 3:15 PM = 1 credit
Keynote Presentation from 3:45 - 4:45 PM = 1 credit
Michelle Weiss
920.750.9110
michelle@mwcommunications.org
Register and send cancellations by noon on 11/5/25.