Meet Our Speakers

Get ready to be inspired by a talented group of leaders and visionaries shaping the state’s economic landscape.

Keynote Speakers

Daniel Burrus
Technology Futurist, Disruptive Innovation Expert and Business Strategist – Burrus Research, Inc
Keynote Speaker
Stephen Lisonbee
Senior Advisor for Rural Affairs to Governor
Keynote Speaker
Phil Dean
Chief Economist for Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute
Keynote Speaker
Zach Renstrom
General Manager – Washington County Water Conservancy District
Keynote Speaker
Tyler Wilkinson
Managing Partner & CFO for Soltis Advisors
Keynote Speaker

Breakout Session #1 Presenters

Wendi Bulkley
Athletic Development Officer & Trailblazer Club Director – Utah Tech University Athletics
Room: Entrada ABC
Jon Bingham
Marketing Consultant – 3i Corporation
Room: Entrada ABC
Ryan Kohler
CEO and Founder of Refer.io and Founder of ApplicantPro
Room: Sunbrook ABC
Emily Merkely
Chief Executive Officer, Washington County Board of REALTORS & Multiple Listing Service
Room: Garden Room
Jacob Amundsen
CEO of Klatch MarketingDirector of Marketing & Strategy at Ignyte
Room: Ballroom CD
Steve Black
Center Director for Utah MEP
Room: Auditorium

Breakout Session #2 Presenters

Dr. Dave Schramm
Associate Professor and Family Life Extension Specialist – USU Extension
Room: Entrada ABC
Ryan Kohler
CEO and Founder of Refer.io and Founder of ApplicantPro
Room: Sunbrook ABC
Curren Christensen
Partner | Executive Vice President Commercial Real Estate Sales and Leasing
Room: Ballroom AB
Roger Ormisher
Vice President, PR and Communications – McLaren Automotive, The Americas
Ballroom: CD
Joseph McPhie
General Manager – Southern Utah Title Company
Room: Garden Room
Eric Burton
Senior Solutions Manager – Impact Utah
Room: Auditorium

Rural Utah Data Symposium Speakers

Ben Crabb
Chief Economist – Utah Department of Workforce Services
Rural Utah Data Symposium
Rebecca Dilg
Utah Broadband Center Director – Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity
Rural Utah Data Symposium
Alana Spendlove
Rural Public Transit Program Manager – Utah Department of Transportation
Rural Utah Data Symposium
Courtney Flint
Professor – USU ENVS
Rural Utah Data Symposium
Sharlene Wilde
Executive Director – NeighborWorks Sun Country Home Solutions
Rural Utah Data Symposium
Rita Osborn
Executive Director – Utah Center for Rural Health/Southern Utah AHEC
Rural Utah Data Symposium
Marc Watterson
Director – Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
Rural Utah Data Symposium
Carrie Torgersen
Rural Utah Data Symposium
Nathan Wiggins
Rural Utah Data Symposium