Join members of the AEM regulatory and advocacy team for a moderated discussion about what AEM members can expect at the outset of 2025 from policymakers in Washington, D.C., state capitals, and Ottawa. This webinar will provide AEM members with high-level regulatory and legislative trends to look out for and potential impacts on the equipment manufacturing industry.
Headlining this important webinar are the following AEM experts:
- AEM Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs Nick Tindall will share thoughts on the new administration’s impact on the equipment industry.
- AEM Senior Advisor of Global Public Policy Alex Russ will offer insights into Canadian advocacy and AEM’s Mining, Agriculture, and Construction (MAC) Protocol ratification efforts in the new year.
- AEM Director of State Government Affairs Nick Rudowich will provide an update on impactful policy trends during the 2025 state legislative sessions.
- AEM Government Affairs Managers Chris Hansell and Autumn Lankford will outline high level updates about the new Congress, including what to expect in the first few months around key policies.
- AEM Vice President, Federal Affairs, Kate Fox Wood will moderate this lively discussion.
Presenters
Nick Rudowich
Director, State Affairs
Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)
Nick leads a dynamic, regionally based team and coordinates all state level advocacy efforts to advance the association’s policy priorities. He brings ten years of state affairs experience to AEM, seven of those advocating directly to state and local officials from around the United States to promote and protect manufacturers.
Alex Russ
Senior Advisor, Global Public Policy
Association of Equipment Manufactures (AEM)
Alex is tasked with developing and coordinating industry positions on U.S. and international policy, helping companies identify and overcome legislative and regulatory barriers, and managing relationships with senior U.S. and foreign government officials. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Canadian- American Business Council (CABC). Prior to joining AEM, Alex was a legislative assistant in the U.S. House of Representatives handling trade, foreign affairs, transportation, environment, and energy policy.
Nick Tindall
Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs
Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)
Nick has been with AEM for 16 years. A native of north central Iowa where his family still farms, he earned a bachelor's in political science from the University of Northern Iowa and master's in political management from George Washington University.
Chris Hansell
Government Affairs Manager
Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)
Chris serves as AEM’s subject matter expert on federal infrastructure policy. Prior to joining AEM in 2021, Chris spent seven years on Capitol Hill working for Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ-11) and Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04). Chris worked closely with the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and provided counsel to Congressman Smith on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, commonly known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Autumn Lankford
Government Affairs Manager
Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)
Autumn joined AEM after spending three and a half years at the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA), where she served appointed and elected heads of state departments of agriculture to help further federal policies that empowered them to serve farmers and ranchers in their states - with a focus on issue areas such as rural development and technology. Autumn comes from a small family farm in northwest Georgia, so her passions for the industry run deep.
Moderator
Kate Fox Wood
Vice President, Federal Affairs
Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)
Kate oversees the association’s federal government relations efforts, as well as AEM’s political action committee, AEMPAC. Before joining AEM, she worked on and managed several political campaigns as well as spent time working as a staffer on Capitol Hill and in the Texas State House.