Speakers

Spencer Cox

Governor
State of Utah

Deidre Henderson

Lieutenant Governor
State of Utah

Oksana Markarova

Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States

Jason Hewlett

Leadership Expert, Author, and Hall of Fame Speaker

Sen. Luz Escamilla

Utah State Senate

Sen. Scott Sandall

Utah State Senate

Ryan Starks

Executive Director
Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity

Greg Todd

Executive Director, Utah Office of Energy Development

Jonathan Freedman

President and CEO
World Trade Center Utah

Derek Miller

President and CEO
Salt Lake Chamber

Sarah Allred

Director of Initiatives
Utah First Lady Abby Cox

Brad Bonham

Entrepreneur-in-Residence
State of Utah

Clint Betts

CEO and Co-Founder
CEO.com and Silicon Slopes

Barclay Lincoln Burns

Assistant Dean, Smith College of Engineering and Technology, UVU

Margaret Busse

Executive Director
Utah Department of Commerce

Will Clive

Chief People Officer
Pluralsight

Pete Codella

Managing Director of Business Services
Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity

Kelvyn Cullimore Jr.

President and CEO
BioUtah

Scott Cuthbertson

President and CEO
Economic Development Corporation of Utah

Troy D’Ambrosio

Vice President of Innovation – University of Utah
Executive Director - Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute
Assistant Dean - David Eccles School of Business

Aimee Edwards

Executive Director
BioHive

Kori Ann Edwards

Managing Director
GOEO's Strategic Initiatives

Brian Garrett

Deputy Director for Military Affairs
Utah Department of Veterans and Military Affairs

David Gattie

Associate Professor of Engineering, University of Georgia’s College of Engineering; Senior Fellow, University of Georgia’s Center for International Trade and Security, and School of Public & International Affairs

Natalie Gochnour

Associate Dean and Director
Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute
David Eccles School of Business

Alan Hall

Founder, Chairperson, CEO
Blue Sky Energy Corporation

Alecia Hart

Director, GOEO’s Startup State Initiative

Jake Hinckley

Director of Workforce Development
Sunroc

Vic Hockett

Associate Commissioner
Talent Ready Utah

Stephen James

Chief Visioning Officer
Larry H. Miller Real Estate

Tim Kapp

CEO
Cinco.ai

Tulinda Larsen

President
Utah Advanced Materials and Manufacturing (UAMMI)

Tiffiny Lipscomb

Vice President of Human Resources
Intermountain Healthcare

Claudia Loayza

Communications and Community Engagement Coordinator, Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs

Trent Mano

Co-Founder and General Partner
Convoi Ventures

Antonella Packard

Director, GOEO's Utah Small Business Credit Initiative (USBCI)

Virginia Pearce

Director, Utah Film Commission

Nubia Peña

Gov. Cox’s Senior Advisor on Equity and Opportunity
Director, Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs

Frank Pignanelli

Executive Director
Utah Association of Financial Services

Yagub Rahimov

CEO
Polygraf

Natalie Randall

Managing Director
Utah Office of Tourism and Film Commission

Hollis Robbins

Dean of the College of Humanities
University of Utah

Aaron Starks

CEO and President
47G - Utah Aerospace and Defense

Noella Sudbury

CEO and Founder
Rasa Public Benefit Corporation

Nycole Tylka

Assistant Division Director
Utah Department of Workforce Services

Astrid Tuminez

President
Utah Valley University

Sunny Washington

Co-Founder and CEO
Seer AI

Brennan Wood

President
Southwest Technical College