Speakers

Mainstage Speakers

Governor Spencer Cox headshot
Governor of Utah

State of Utah

Abby Cox 2026 Headshot
Utah First Lady

State of Utah

Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson
Lt. Governor

State of Utah

Donna Law Headshot
Leader

One Utah Summit

Mindy Benson headshot
Organizing Committee Board Member

Salt Lake City, Utah 2034 Winter Olympics

Kat Cressida Updated Headshot
Voiceover Actress & Keynote Speaker
Sebastian Abril 2026 headshot
Director of Air Freight Strategy & Development

Utah Inland Port Authority

Byron Black headshot
Chief Operating Officer

LS Electric Utah Inc.

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Commissioner

Utah Department of Commerce

Turner Caldwell 2026 headshot
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Mariana Minerals

David Carlbach headshot
Chief Operating Officer & Managing Director of International Programs

World Trade Center

Tim Davis headshot
Commissioner

Utah Department of Environmental Quality

Joel Ferry headshot
Commissioner

Utah Department of Natural Resources

Jon Gabriel headshot
Group Vice President of Consumer Products

BNSF Railway

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Executive Vice President of Operations

Union Pacific

Natalie Gochnour headshot
Director

Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute

Dr. Tami Goetz headshot
Director

Utah STEM Action Center

Amy Haas headshot
Executive Director

Colorado River Authority of Utah

Christine Hanks headshot
Vice President of Human Resources & Public Relations

Soapcreek, Harvest Grill

Laura Hanson headshot
Senior Advisor of Long Range Planning

Office of Governor Spencer Cox

Brooks Kirchheimer headshot
Cofounder & Co-Owner

Hill Top Hospitality

Chad Linebaugh headshot
President & General Manager

Sundance

Celeste Maloy Headshot
U.S. Representative

U.S. Congress

Scott Miller 2026 headshot
President

Milgrow

Jennifer Millett headshot
Kindergarten Specialist

Granite School District

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Commissioner

Governor's Office of Economic Development

Abby Osborne headshot
Board Chair

Utah Inland Port Authority

Tammy Pearson headshot
Commissioner

Beaver County

Kat Potter headshot
Commissioner

Utah Department of Cultural & Community Engagement

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Managing Director

Utah Office of Tourism and Film, Governor's Office of Economic Development

Zach Renstrom headshot
General Manager

Washington County Water Conservancy District

Bruce Richardson headshot
Chief Executive Officer

Anson Resources

Jim Rushton headshot
Mayor

City of Enoch

David Shallenbeger headshot
House Representative

State of Utah

Stan Summers headshot
Rural Development State Director

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Isaiah Taylor headshot
Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Valar Atomics

Mick Thomas 2026 headshot
Director

Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining

Nate Walkingshaw 2026 headshot
Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Torus

David Westra headshot
Director of Reputation Management

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Brad Wilson headshot
Chief Executive Officer

Salt Lake City, Utah 2034 Winter Olympics

Breakout Session Speakers

Mark Alexander headshot
Director of the Business & Innovation Hub

Bridgerland Technical College

Benj Becker headshot
Managing Director

Piper Sandler

Derek Brown 2026 headshot
Chief Executive Officer

Creekstone Energy

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Chief Executive Officer

Creekstone Energy

Jack Conness headshot
Government Affairs & Policy

Fervo Energy

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Nucleus Grow
Mike Favero headshot
Director of Distribution Operations

Enbridge

Ben Hart 2026 headshot
Executive Director

Utah Inland Port Authority

Sarah Jewett headshot
Chief Operating Officer

Fervo Energy

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Startup State
Redge Johnson 2026 headshot
Deputy Commissioner

Utah Department of Natural Resources

Paul Jolley headshot
Utah Small Business Credit Initiative
Celeste Maloy Headshot
U.S. Representative

U.S. Congress

Courtney Hills McBeth headshot
Provost

Western Governor's University

Japheth McGee headshot
Vice President of Public Finance

Zions Bank

Dr. Kristi McLin headshot
Principal Investigator, Director of Research & Science

Utah FORGE & EGI

 

Sydney Millett headshot
Innovation Hub

 

Braden Moore headshot
Vice President of Development

Big D

 

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Planner, Zoning Administrator & Building Official

Millard County

 

David Rowley headshot
Payson's Innovation Center

 

Angela Smith headshot
Nucleus Fund

 

Chuck Spence headshot
APEX

 

John Steele headshot
Senior Vice President of Business and Professional Banking Regional Manager

Zions Bank

Armando Tirado 2026 headshot
Transformational Transportation & Supply Chain Leader

TransCon Modal

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Cedar City Business & Innovation Center

 

Jen Wakeland headshot
Associate Vice President of Business Development

Governor's Office of Economic Development

Shayne Wittwer headshot
Chief Executive Officer

Wittwer Hospitality