SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Eastern Utah Economic Summit
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Pre-Summit Networking
3:30 - 6:00 PM | NETWORKING
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Sponsored by Southeastern Regional Development Agency (SERDA)
Location Dot Icon North Springs Shooting Range, Price, Utah
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8:00 am | VENDOR SETUP
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8:30 am | CHECK-IN
Networking | Booths
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Networking | Booths | Morning Refreshments
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9:00 am | WELCOME
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Kristian Olsen - Vice President, Residential Campuses, Utah State University
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9:10 am | OPENING SPEAKER
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Jefferson Moss - Executive Director, Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity
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9:40 am | SPEAKER
The Local Lens: How Cities and Towns Shape Utah's Future
Molly Wheeler - Deputy Director, Utah League of Cities and Towns
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9:50 am | SPEAKER
Update on Utah OED Nuclear Education Campaign
Taylor Stevenson - CEO, Envoy Public Labs
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10:10 am | FIRESIDE
Utah's Fast Track to Nuclear Development
Moderator: Jade Powell, Deputy Director at Southeastern Regional Development Agency
Emy Lesofski - Director, Utah Office of Energy Development
Max Ukropina - Head of Commercial, Valar Atomics
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10:50 AM | BREAK
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11:00 am | SPEAKER
The Nucleus Institute: Utah's New Hub for Deep Tech Innovation.
Dylan Doty, Program Manger, The Nucleus Institute
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11:20 am | SPEAKER
SEEN in Action: Connecting Ideas, Igniting Eastern Utah's Entrepreneurial Future
Valerie Cisneros - Branch Manager/Vice President, Zions Bank; Vice President, Southeastern Entrepreneurial Network (SEEN)
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12:00 pm | LUNCH
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Pitch Competition | Business of the Year Award
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1:15 pm | KEYNOTE
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Len Jessup - Managing Partner, Desert Forge Ventures
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2:15 pm | PANEL
A Conversation About the Impact of Film in Rural Utah
Moderator: Derek Mellus, Production Manager, Utah Film Commission
Tina Grange - Tourism & Film Specialist, Carbon County
Bega Metzner - Film Commission Director, Moab to Monument Valley Film Commission
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2:35 pm | PANEL
Tourism in Rural Counties
Moderator: Laici Shumway - Partner Outreach and Collaboration Coordinator, Utah Office of Tourism
Lesha Coltharp - Director of Tourism and Events, Uintah County
Allison Yamamoto-Sparks - Visitor Services Manager, San Juan County Visitor Services
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2:55 pm | CLOSING
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Senator John Curtis - United States Senate
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