Program

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 

Agenda

10:00 AM:        Welcome 

10:05 AM:        Strategies for Associations Seeking to Make an Impact in Today’s Policy Environment  

Lindsay Young, Chief of Staff, Speaker Matt Hall ^[CONFIRMED]
Kristi James, Chief of Staff, Senator Sarah Anthony ^[CONFIRMED]
Moderator - Derek Bajema, Michigan Beverage Association ^[CONFIRMED]  

11:15 AM:          Michigan’s Budget Outlook (with Q&A)

Eric Bussis, Chief Economist  ^[CONFIRMED]
Jen Flood, State Budget Director  ^[CONFIRMED]

12:00 PM:        Lunch

12:15 PM:         State of Michigan

1:00 PM:          Roundtable Conversations

• • • • Funding PACs
             Table Captain: Nate Love, Kelley Cawthorne
      • Telling Our Story and Doing it Well
             Table Captain: Scott T. Ellis, Michigan Licensed Beverage Association
      • Engaging Lawmakers
             Table Captain: Jennifer Smith, Michigan Association of School Boards
      • Setting Legislative Priorities
             Table Captain: Abby Cypher, CAE, Michigan Association of Administrators of Special Education
      • Grassroots Advocacy
             Table Captain: Mason Doerr, Michigan Licensed Beverage Association
      • Technology that Supports the Work
             Table Captain: Jared Burkhart, CAE, Big I Michigan

1:45 PM:          Baldly Bipartisan 

John Selleck, Chief Strategist and CEO, Harbor Strategic  ^[CONFIRMED]
Adrian Hemond, CEO, Grassroots Midwest ^[CONFIRMED]

2:45 PM:           Break

3:00 PM:          The Looming Threat of Tax Reforms for Associations

Mary Kate Cunningham, CAE, Senior Vice President, Public Policy, ASAE  ^[CONFIRMED]

3:30 PM:           A Conversation with Michigan’s Legislative Leaders                              

The Honorable Dan Lauwers, Senate Republican Floor Leader  ^[CONFIRMED]
The Honorable Rachelle Smit, Speaker Pro-Tempore  ^[CONFIRMED]
The Honorable Ranjeev Puri, House Democratic Leader  ^[CONFIRMED]
Moderator - David Worthams, Michigan Manufacturers Association ^[CONFIRMED] 

4:30 PM:           Adjourn

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