Speakers

Mainstage Speakers

Spencer Cox

Governor

State of Utah

Deidre Henderson

Lieutenant Governor

State of Utah

Steve Young

Former Professional Football Player

NFL

James Barlow

CEO

BZI

Brad Bonham

Entrepreneur in Residence

Office of Governor Spencer Cox

Tammie Bostick

Executive Director

Utah Clean Cities

Janice Brooks

Founder / Chief Executive Officer

Jan Brooks Synergies

David Cannon

President of Master Planned Communities

Larry H. Miller Real Estate

Bjorn Carlson

Owner / Rancher

BlueTree Farms

Shanna Carlson

Owner / Rancher

BlueTree Farms

Julie Castle

Chief Executive Officer

Best Friends Animal Society

Charles Cooke

Senior Writer

National Review

Abby Cox

Utah First Lady

State of Utah

Earl Creech

Professor / Extension Agronomy Specialist

Utah State University

Jason Curry

Director

Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation

Scott Cuthbertson

President and CEO

EDCUtah

Carson DeMille

Owner and Director

Jones and DeMille Engineering

Aimee DiBrienza

Assistant Director of Adult & Workforce Education

Southern Utah University

Kori Ann Edwards

Managing Director

Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity

Marcus Hardy

Director

Intrepid

Matt Hargreaves

Vice President of Communications

Utah Farm Bureau

Ben Hart

Executive Director

Inland Port Authority

Donia Jessop

Hildale Mayor

City of Hildale

Camille Johnson

Executive Director

Office of Tourism for Kane County

Laura Klarman

Manager of Marketing and Communications

Intermountain Health Canyons Region

Stephen Lisonbee

Senior Advisor / AVP

State of Utah / Southern Utah University

Alan Matheson

Executive Director

Point of the Mountain State Land Authority

Michelle McConkie

Executive Director

Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration

Donald Miller

Author / Chief Executive Officer

StoryBrand

Logan Monson

Mayor

City of Blanding

Curtis Moore

Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Development

Energy Fuels

Abby Osborne

Chief of Staff

House of Representatives

Kimmy Paluch

Managing Partner

Beta Boom

Megen Ralphs

Vice President of Business Systems

Align Precision

Jimmy Seear

Co-Founder

Juniper

Ashley Simmons

President

SodaBeers

Ryan Starks

Executive Director

Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity

Cydni Tetro

Chief Executive Officer

Brandless

Armando Tirado

Vice President and Business Unit Leader

Savage

Brigham Tomco

CEO / Founder

Emmersion

Jennifer Toomer-Cook

Media Relations Manager

Intermountain Health Primary Children's Hospital

Ryan Wedig

Chief Executive Officer

Vasion

Brady White

Stakeholder Communications Manager

Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield of Utah

Breakout Speakers

Edward Bennett

Director of Business Development

Suazo Business Center

Greg Bisping

Director of Community Strategy

EDCUtah

Mike Bleak

Iron County Commissioner

Kristina Brown

Corporate Affairs Manager

Chevron

Rey Butcher

Vice President of Government Affairs

Dominion Energy

David Cannon

President of Master Planned Communities

Larry H. Miller Real Estate

Clay Carter

President

Specialized Analysis Engineering

Thom Carter

Director of Government Affairs

PacifiCorp

Colette Cox

Outreach Manager

Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity

Daniel Cluff

President / Founder

Bactelife

Ryan Coates

Area Manager, Business Services

GWC Capital

Aaron Davis

Associate Dean

Utah Tech

Sophia DiCaro

Executive Director

Governors Office of Planning and Budget

Cameron Diehl

Executive Director

Utah League of Cities and Towns

Jenna Draper

Regional Economic Development Coordinator

Six County Association of Governments

Joel Ferry

Executive Director

Utah Department of Natural Resources

Theresa Foxley

Chief of Staff

rPlus Energies

Hannah Freeze

AgVIP Program Manager

Utah Department of Agriculture and Food

Tage Flint

General Manager / Chief Executive Officer

Weber Basin Water Conservacy District

Glen Garrick

System Sustainability Director

Intermountain Healthcare

Chuck Gillette

Public Works Director

City of Ivins

Jim Grover

Managing Director of Incentives and Grants

Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity

Mitch Hancock

Chief Operating Officer

Zallevo

Candice Hasenyager

Director

Utah Division of Water Resources

Vic Hockett

Talent Ready Utah Director

Governors Office of Economic Development

Randall Holt

Manager

Holt Farms

Shalini Kesar

Professor of Cybersecurity

Southern Utah University

Travis Kyhl

Executive Director

Six County Association of Governments

Peter J. Van Mondfrans

Director of Employer Connections

YouScience

Alan H. Morrell

Chief Operations Officer

AMPAC USA

Jefferson Moss

Utah House of Representatives

Maddy Oritt

Chief Operating Officer

Seven Canyons Advisors

Kyle Pasley

Assistant Director

Utah Trust Lands Administration

Mary Pearson

Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance

Southern Utah University

Tammy Pearson

Beaver County Commissioner

Beaver County

Nubia Peña

Gov's Senior Advisor of Equity and Opportunity / Director

Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs

Desari Read

Vice President, Grants and Engagement Management

LSI

Daneka Souberbielle

Vice President of Community Outreach and Engagement & Chief Inclusion Officer

Southern Utah University

Robert Spendlove

Utah House of Representatives

Aaron Starks

President / Chief Executive Officer

Utah Aerospace and Defense Association

Stan Summers

Box Elder County Commissioner

Gabi Tellez

Director of Innovation and Commercialization

The Point

Melynda Thorpe

Executive Director of Community & Workforce Development

Southern Utah University

Scott Wolford

Director of Technology and Business Policy

Utah Inland Port Authority

E. Taylor Woodbury

Chief Executive Officer

Woodbury Corporation

Regan Zane

Director and Sant Endowed Professor / Electrical & Computer Engineering

Aspire Center / Utah State University

VIP Breakfast Speakers

Monte Deere

Chief Executive Officer

Kizik

Tayson Whittaker

Chief Executive Officer

Outdoor Vitals

Greg Sanders

Chief Executive Officer

Symbol Arts