2024 Speakers
Keynote Speakers
Spencer J. Cox
Utah State Governor
Keynote Title:
Keeping Utah Weird
Natalie Ashby
President of Intermountain Health Desert Region – Southwest Utah Market, and of St. George Regional Hospital
Keynote Title:
Beyond Authority: How Authentic Care and Empowerment Shape Exceptional Leaders
Justin Osmond
Speaker / Author / Producer / Humanitarian
Keynote Title:
Don’t Limit Your Challenges… Challenge Your Limits!
Mark Knold
Chief Economist for the Utah Department of Workforce Services
Keynote Title:
Seeing Beyond the Economic Bubble
Lincoln Nadauld
CEO of Culmination Bio
Keynote Title:
Culmination Bio: A Novel Data & Technology Company
Breakout Session Speakers
Joseph McPhie
General Manager – Southern Utah Title Company
Session Title:
The Good News Housing Report
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| Garden Room – 11:30am |
Zach Renstrom
General Manager – Washington County Water Conservancy District
Session Title:
The Economic Value of Water
| Breakout Session #1 | Breakout Session #2 |
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| Entrada B & C – 10:30am | Entrada B & C – 11:30am |
Marilyn Cannon
Regional Economist – Utah Department of Workforce Services
Session Title:
Trends and Outlook for Southern Utah’s Economy
| Breakout Session #1 |
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| Sunbrook A & B – 10:30am |
Peter Fuller
CEO – The Workflow Academy
Session Title:
Creating High-Wage Tech Jobs in Southern Utah: What We’re Doing, and What More We Can Do
| Breakout Session #2 |
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| Auditorium – 11:30am |
Rick Atkin
Founder & CEO – Trula Campus
Session Title:
Creating High-Wage Tech Jobs in Southern Utah: What We’re Doing, and What More We Can Do
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| Auditorium – 11:30am |
Brad Plothow
Chief Growth Officer – Intergalactic
Session Title:
Creating High-Wage Tech Jobs in Southern Utah: What We’re Doing, and What More We Can Do
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| Auditorium – 11:30am |
Isaac Barlow
Managing Partner – Tech Ridge
Session Title:
Creating High-Wage Tech Jobs in Southern Utah: What We’re Doing, and What More We Can Do
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| Auditorium – 11:30am |
Jennifer Janke
CMO – Vasion
Session Title:
Creating High-Wage Tech Jobs in Southern Utah: What We’re Doing, and What More We Can Do
| Breakout Session #2 |
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| Auditorium – 11:30am |
Paul Hill, Ph.D
Extension Professor – Utah State University
Session Title:
AI-Generated Content: Striking the Balance Between Innovation and Ethics
| Breakout Session #1 |
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| Sunbrook C – 10:30am |
Joshua Aikens
Chief of Staff – Zonos
Session Title:
AI-Generated Content: Striking the Balance Between Innovation and Ethics
| Breakout Session #1 |
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| Sunbrook C – 10:30am |
John Collier
Creative Director – Venture Creative
Session Title:
AI-Generated Content: Striking the Balance Between Innovation and Ethics
| Breakout Session #1 |
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| Sunbrook C – 10:30am |
Troy Scheel
Vice President – Mountain West Commercial Real Estate
Session Title:
What’s Up With Commercial Real Estate
| Breakout Session #2 |
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| Sunbrook A & B – 11:30am |
Emily Merkley
CEO – Washington County Board of Realtors
Session Title:
Washington County Housing Market Update
| Breakout Session #1 |
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| Garden Room – 10:30am |
Jamie Shaw
Spoke Lead – Leadership Development / Operations Director
Session Title:
A Bolder Way Forward
| Breakout Session #2 |
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| Sunbrook C – 11:30am |
Peggy Green
Program Manager, Homeless Systems Coordination – State of Utah Office of Homeless Services
Session Title:
A Bolder Way Forward
| Breakout Session #2 |
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| Sunbrook C – 11:30am |
Tiffiney Christiansen
VP of Sales – Leavitt Group
Session Title:
A Bolder Way Forward
| Breakout Session #2 |
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| Sunbrook C – 11:30am |
Ann Marie Wallace
State Director – Women’s Business Center of Utah
Session Title:
An Introduction to the Women’s Business Center
| Breakout Session #1 |
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| Entrada A – 10:30am |
Lance Soffe
Director of Targeted Industries – Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity
Session Title:
Supporting & Expanding Utah’s Five Targeted Industries in Washington County
| Breakout Session #2 |
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| Entrada A – 11:30am |
Vic Hockett
Director – Talent Ready Utah
Session Title:
Supporting & Expanding Utah’s Five Targeted Industries in Washington County
| Breakout Session #2 |
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| Entrada A – 11:30am |
Robert Carroll
Chief of Staff – 47G – Aerospace & Defense
Session Title:
Supporting & Expanding Utah’s Five Targeted Industries in Washington County
| Breakout Session #2 |
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| Entrada A – 11:30am |
Kelvyn Cullimore
President & CEO – BIO Utah
Session Title:
Supporting & Expanding Utah’s Five Targeted Industries in Washington County
| Breakout Session #2 |
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| Entrada A – 11:30am |
Scott Wolford
Vice President Project Area Development – Utah Inland Port Authority
Session Title:
Pioneering Logistics in Utah: Exploring the Utah Inland Port Authority’s Role in Revolutionizing Utah’s Economic Landscape
| Breakout Session #1 |
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| Auditorium – 10:30am |
Danny Stewart
Associate VP Regional Project Area Development – Utah Inland Port Authority
Session Title:
Pioneering Logistics in Utah: Exploring the Utah Inland Port Authority’s Role in Revolutionizing Utah’s Economic Landscape
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| Auditorium – 10:30am |
Stephen Smith
Associate VP Regional Project Area Development – Utah Inland Port Authority
Session Title:
Pioneering Logistics in Utah: Exploring the Utah Inland Port Authority’s Role in Revolutionizing Utah’s Economic Landscape
| Breakout Session #1 |
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| Auditorium – 10:30am |
Jen Wakeland
Strategic Development Director – Beaver County Utah
Session Title:
Pioneering Logistics in Utah: Exploring the Utah Inland Port Authority’s Role in Revolutionizing Utah’s Economic Landscape
| Breakout Session #1 |
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| Auditorium – 10:30am |