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2 HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | JULY 14, 2025 POLITICS & POLICY FORUM Gov. Ned Lamont in a fireside chat with HBJ Editor Greg Bordonaro (far left) and HBJ Capitol reporter David Krechevsky (middle). Attendees filled the Society Room in downtown Hartford for HBJ's first annual Politics & Policy Forum. The state issues panel included moderator Chris DiPentima, president of the CBIA; Daniel O'Keefe, commissioner of the DECD; Jennifer Jackson, CEO of Connecticut Hospital Association; economist Fred Carstensen; Michael Johnson, of Sullivan & LeShane; and Doug Horton, vice president of distribution rates and regulatory requirements, Eversource. Steve Sullivan, president of Connecticut electric operations for Eversource Energy, gives welcome remarks. Senate Minority Leader Stephen Harding and House Speaker Matt Ritter speaking at the Politics & Policy Forum. Paddi LeShane, CEO of Sullivan & LeShane Public Relations, welcomes guests to HBJ's Politics & Policy Forum. Andy Corea, a member of law firm Harris Beach Murtha, greets forum guests. The federal issues panel included moderator Brian Shactman, of WTIC 1080; Toby Moffett, a partner at Mercury Public Affairs; L.J. D'Arrigo, a partner and leader of the Harris Beach Murtha immigration practice; Andrew Lattimer, a tax principal at CLA; and Eboné Lauren Luciano, senior counsel at Harris Beach Murtha. POLITICS & POLICY FORUM 2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION RECAP H artford Business Journal held its first annual Poli- tics & Policy Forum on June 24, at the Society Room in downtown Hartford. The event included fireside chats with Gov. Ned Lamont and top legislative leaders as well as panel discussions on key state and federal policies impacting businesses. The event's sponsors were Eversource, Harris Beach Murtha and Sullivan & LeShane. Photos were by Luke Wayne Photography.