2025 Speakers
Keynote Speakers
Daniel Burrus
Technology Futurist, Disruptive Innovation Expert and Business Strategist – Burrus Research, Inc
Keynote Titles:
Anticipatory Leadership: Using Hard Trends to Accelerate Innovation
Growth & Profiting From AI In Your Organization Now – And What Not To Do
Deidre Henderson
Utah State Lt. Governor
Keynote Title:
Insights from Utah’s Second Highest Elected Official
Phil Dean
Chief Economist for Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute
Keynote Title:
What’s Up With the U.S. and Utah Economies?
Tyler Wilkinson
Managing Partner & CFO for Soltis Advisors
Keynote Title:
Perspective Matters
Zach Renstrom
General Manager – Washington County Water Conservancy District
Keynote Title:
Washington County Water Updates
Breakout Session #1 Presenters
Wendi Bulkley
Athletic Development Officer & Trailblazer Club Director – Utah Tech University Athletics
SMART Marketing: Super Charge Method
Jon Bingham
Marketing Consultant – 3i Corporation
SMART Marketing: Super Charge Method
Ryan Kohler
CEO and Founder of Refer.io and Founder of ApplicantPro
Becoming an AI-Powered Professional: ChatGPT and Generative AI for Business Professionals
Brittany McMichael
Director of the Greater Zion Convention & Tourism Office
Benefits of Visitors to Local Business
Emily Merkely
Chief Executive Officer, Washington County Board of REALTORS & Multiple Listing Service
Unlocking the Front Door: Key Insights to Washington County Housing Market
Jacob Amundsen
Owner + Ape in Chief – Rocket Monkey
The Storytelling Secret: Why Every Business Needs a Hero (and guess what, It’s NOT you)
Breakout Session #2 Presenters
Dr. Dave Schramm
Associate Professor and Family Life Extension Specialist – USU Extension
Nailing the Three Needs at Work For a Better Work Culture
Ryan Kohler
CEO and Founder of Refer.io and Founder of ApplicantPro
Becoming an AI-Powered Leader: ChatGPT and Generative AI for Business Leaders
Jon Walter
President – NAI Excel
Commercial Real Estate
Roger Ormisher
Vice President, PR and Communications – McLaren Automotive, The Americas
Simple Steps to PR Success
Joseph McPhie
General Manager – Southern Utah Title Company
The Good News Housing Report
Rural Utah Data Symposium Speakers
Ben Crabb
Chief Economist – Utah Department of Workforce Services
State of the Rural Utah Economy & Labor Market
Rebecca Dilg
Utah Broadband Center Director – Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity
Rural Economic Opportunity Powered by Broadband
Alana Spendlove
Rural Public Transit Program Manager – Utah Department of Transportation
Rural Mobility in Utah – A Multi-faceted Perspective
Courtney Flint
Professor – USU ENVS
Rural Wellbeing in Utah: Findings from the 2024 Utah Wellbeing Survey