Join the closing General Session of the 2023 RISE Annual Meeting with Karen Larsen, Governing Board Chair and Vice President of Product Innovation and Government Affairs at Clarke, and an exciting lineup of panelists from priority states and RISE committee leadership. 

9:00 AM Welcome and Chair’s Address  

Karen Larsen, Governing Board Chair, RISE, and Vice President of Product Innovation and Government Affairs, Clarke  

9:15 AM Successful Strategies in the States 

Sundari Kraft, President, Ascent Strategies, Colorado 

Chuck Lippstreu, President, Michigan Agri-Business Association, Michigan 

Daryn McBeth, Attorney and Senior Government Relations Specialist, Lathrop GPM, Minnesota  

Jon Gaeta, Director of State Affairs, RISE, moderator  

10:15 AM Committee Engagement Drives Success 

Heidi Deja, Head of Professional and Specialty Solutions Communications, BASF, and Chair, Communications Committee 

Julie Schlekau, Senior Manager of Label and State Affairs Group, Valent, and Chair, Regulatory Affairs Committee 

Matt Johnson, President, Aquatic Control, and Chair, Aquatics Committee 

Karen Larsen, Governing Board Chair, RISE, and Vice President of Product Innovation and Government Affairs, Clarke, moderator 

11:20 AM Awards and Announcements  

Megan Provost, President, RISE, 

11:30 AM Adjourn