Meeting Opening & Welcoming Remarks 

Steve Petersen, CLA Chair of the Board  

President, Gowan, USA 

Antitrust Statement 

Rachel Lattimore, CLA Executive Vice President of Legal Affairs, General Counsel, and Secretary 

CLA Awards Presentation 

Steve Petersen, CLA Chair of the Board, President, Gowan, USA 

Don Chew, CLA Treasurer and Vice Chair, Executive Chairman, PBI Gordon 

Moderator: Jeff Blackwood, Vice President, Government Relations, CLA

Mike Torrey, President, Torrey Advisory Group

Callie Eideberg, Principal, Vogel Group

Moderator: Alexandra Dunn, President & CEO, CropLife America

Emily Rees, President and CEO, CropLife International, Brussels  

Pierre Patelle, President and CEO, CropLife Canada, Ottawa 

Matthew Cossey, CEO, CropLife Australia, Canberra  

Opening Remarks and Welcome

Alexandra Dunn, President and CEO, CropLife America

Corey Rosenbusch, President and CEO, The Fertilizer Institute

Keynote Address

Emmitt Smith, NFL Hall of Famer & All Time Leader Rusher

Emmitt pulls back the curtain on how he made split -second, high-stakes decisions, season after season, hit after hit, without losing his edge. He’ll share the mindset and tools that turned adversity into his greatest advantage and show how to apply that same discipline when regulatory shifts, supply disruptions, and market volatility put your performance under pressure.

CropLife America & Biopesticides: Now's The Moment 

CLA experts and biopesticide attendees will discuss CLA's mission, strategic priorities, and offerings. CLA will discuss the current regulatory and policy climate and how it creates opportunities for biopesticide products in the marketplace. This session will lay the foundation for biopesticide attendees' engagement in the day's programming.   

Opening Remarks  

Brian Naber, CLA Board of Directors Vice Chair, 

Head of North America & Australia/New Zealand Region  

for Crop Science, Bayer   

Business Meeting 

Rachel Lattimore, Executive Vice President of Legal Affairs, General Counsel, and Secretary, CropLife America 

Moderator:  Dr. Manojit Basu, Vice President, Science Policy & Regulatory Affairs, CropLife America 

Curt Blades, Senior Vice President, Association of Equipment Manufacturers 

Mark Trimmer, Ph.D., President & Founding Partner, DunhamTrimmer, LLC  

Isaac Wilks, Co-Founder, Human Chemical Company  

Moderator: Frank Plescia, Director, State Affairs (Central), CropLife America   

Scott Dahlman, Director, State Affairs (West), CropLife America 

Stephanie Pizzoferrato, Director, State Affairs (East), CropLife America 

Closing Remarks and Thanks 

Steve Petersen, CLA Chair of the Board,  

President, Gowan, USA

CLA Golf Tournament 

The Golf Club at Fossil Creek 

Fort Worth, Texas 

(Transportation Provided, Club Rental Available)