2021 One Utah Summit - Fall Program

ONEUTAH SUMMIT2021

H OSTED AT SUU

OCTOBER 4-6

CEDAR CITY, UTAH

34th Annual Rural Summit

Welcome Message

Welcome to the One Utah Summit held on the beautiful Southern Utah University campus.

This year marks the 34th anniversary of the Utah Rural Summit as the premier gathering place for convening Utah’s top leaders and decisionmakers to discuss rural Utah’s challenges and opportunities.

The One Utah Summit proudly supports Gov. Cox’s “One Utah Roadmap” initiative focusing on rural Utah. One of the Roadmap’s six priorities is an increased focus on rural Utah and meeting its critical policy and infrastructure needs. The governor realizes a tailored approach is needed for capitalizing on opportunities in rural parts of our state while convening influencers to discuss the unique challenges.

I hope you enjoy the three days of informative, fun-filled activities, and networking opportunities.

Stephen Lisonbee

Senior Advisor for Rural Affairs - Office of the Governor Assistant Vice President - SUU Office of Regional Services

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Hunter Conference Center

AGENDA

October 4th & 5 th, 2021

Monday, October 4th

SUMMIT LAUNCH PARTY

Beverly Taylor Sorenson Center for the Arts

Summit attendees are invited to join for dinner, mingling, networking, and outdoor Greenshow entertainment.

• PIVOT Check-in

• Dinner and Networking

• Outdoor Stage:

• Welcome to the 2021 One Utah Summit

• Paiute Tribal Youth Performers

• Show Up, an initiative of Utah First Lady Abby Cox

• Pirates of Penzance Play Seminar Discussion featuring Actors

• Concluding Remarks & Transition Time

Randall L. Jones Theatre

Tuesday October 5th

6:30 am

SUMA Outdoor Patio

Check-In & Patio Breakfast

PIVOT Check-in

Patio Breakfast & Networking

8:00 am

Randall L. Jones Theatre

2021 One Utah Summit Host Welcome

Stephen Lisonbee

The One Utah Summit: Opportunity for All Gov. Spencer J. Cox

The One Utah Approach to Energy

Thom Carter

Gary Hoogeveen

Rural Health Check

Greg Bell

Tracy Gruber

Farmers Feeding Utah: Connecting Utahns to the Miracle of Agriculture

Ron Gibson

Building Rural Communities

Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson

Steve Starks

Cameron Diehl

Teri Newell

Laura Hanson

Rural Champion - Partnership

Join in recognizing a group of individuals that have invested in leading meaningful rural Utah efforts.

8:00 am Continued ———

Economic Opportunity in Action

Dan Hemmert

Brad Bonham

Annette Meier

Stephen Neeleman

Utah Office of Energy Development Energy Workforce Scholarships

Rural Champion - Education

Join in recognition of an organization that is empowering students to follow their goals through education.

10:00 am

“Utah’s Own” Intermission

Enjoy an intermission with some goods made in Utah’s own backyard.

10:30 am ———————

Rural Legacy Leader

Participate as we recognize a leader who has contributed a lifetime of service, inspiring and touching the hearts of Rural Utah!

Life of a Small Town Boy: How Growing Up in Rural Utah Shapes a Life. Couch Conversation with Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Utah’s Federal Delegation on Rural Issues

Sen. Mitt Romney

Sen. Mike Lee

Congressman Chris Stewart

Congressman Blake Moore

Congressman John Curtis

Congressman Burgess Owens

10:30 am Continued ——

Global Economic Trends and Rural Business Opportunities

Miles Hansen

Jon Huntsman Jr.

Missy Larsen

Dave Staheli

Rural Champion - International

Join in recognizing an individual who has demonstrated that rural Utah can compete in the global marketplace.

Controlled Environment

Agriculture: The Utah Opportunity

David Chen

12:00 pm ———————

Enjoy a walk through Southern Utah University’s campus from the Randall L. Jones Theatre to the Sharwan Smith Center Ballroom.

12:30 pm

Sharwan Smith Center Ballroom

State Bank Business Challenge

Enjoy lunch while watching entrepreneurs compete for over $25,000 in cash prizes. Plus, vote for the $3500 People’s Choice Award. Hosted by SUU’s Larry H. and Gail Miller Center for Entrepreneurship and sponsored by State Bank of Southern Utah.

AFTERNOON

2:00 - 5:00 pm ————

Exhibitor Show & Networking

Hunter Conference Center - Great Hall

Enjoy this new addition to the Summit by networking and socializing with organizations invested in supporting rural Utah’s initiatives.

3:00 - 3:45 pm ————

Breakout Sessions - Round 1

Utah’s Unified Approach to Water

Whiting Room

Presented by - Utah Department of Natural Resources

Small Business & The Entrepreneurial Spirit

Charles Hunter Room Presented by - Utah Manufacturing Association

The Future of Agristructure

Sage Room Presented by - Grōv Technologies

Breakout Sessions - Round 2

Collaborative Approach to Public Lands

Charles Hunter Room Presented by - Utah Parks & Tourism Certificate

The Future of Economic Opportunity

Whiting Room Sponsor Presented by - EDCUtah

Wide Open FutureInnovation’s Next Steps

Shooting Star Room Sponsor Presented by - Utah MEP

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Tourism In the Swell and Carbon Corridor

Vermillion Room

Presented by - Union Pacific

Housing: What’s Next?

Yankee Room Sponsor Presented by - Colmena Group

Developing an Energy Workforce Through Education

Shooting Star Room Sponsor Presented by - Rio Tinto 4:15 - 5:00 pm ————

Health Care Access

Yankee Meadow Presented by - Utah Center for Rural Health

Broadening Broadband in Utah

Sage Room Presented by - Utah Broadband Center

Elevating Women to Lead, Inform and Inspire

Vermillion Room Presented by - Utah Department of Culture and Community Engagement

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Governor of

David Chen CEO & Chairman of

State Bank

BUSINESS CHALLENGE

Enjoy lunch while watching entrepreneurs compete for over $25,000 in cash prizes. Plus, vote for the $3500 People’s Choice Award. Hosted by SUU’s Larry H. and Gail Miller Center for Entrepreneurship and sponsored by State Bank of Southern Utah.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Utah’s Unified Approach to Water

Utah stands at a crossroads on growth and water availability. This panel will discuss how Utah is planning to meet water needs today and into the future. Participants will get a front-row seat to hear the most current updates on innovations, policy, and opportunities.

Small Business & The Entrepreneurial Spirit

Rural Utah has a long history of being innovators, fostering the entrepreneurial spirit, and starring small businesses. Now, more than ever, we have a window to reinforce the opportunities and foster regional innovation. The environment is right and the tools are available. Join this discussion on how to make it happen.

The Future of Agristructure

Agristructure, or agriculture infrastructure, will be critical for the future of agriculture and rural communities in the State of Utah. This panel will discuss many of the factors that will go into building this infrastructure to help our agricultural communities thrive in the future.

Tourism In the Swell and Carbon Corridor

Utah’s Visitor economy is maturing throughout the state. Your community’s tourism product is an asset that can support your sommunity and economic development goals. Join a panel discussion with Carbon and Emery Country partners on how they have been able to engage with stakeholders, strategize their desination development efforts, and build out their visitor economy and product.

Housing: What’s Next?

Housing is a foundational part of a healthy community. To ensure it stays current you need information, strategies, partners, and innovation. Enjoy this panel discussion that will provide an overview of what is going on in Utah and what our rural communities can do to stay connected as they meet their local needs.

Developing an Energy Workforce Through Education Pathways

Energy is a growing and important industry in Utah, and specifically in Rural Utah. Our panel will discuss what we, as a state, need to ensure we have a bright energy future from an education perspective.

What workforce do we need, what education do we need, and what are the many paths to get there?

Presented by Rio Tinto

Collaborative Approach to Public Lands

Public lands dominate Utah’s landscape. With 67% of the state being owned by the Federal government, these lands are critical to our economy, culture, and lifestyle. Everyone uses and enjoys public lands in their own way. Recreation, whether it be park visitation, climbing, biking, or hiking deep into the backcountry, can and does coexist with responsible extractive industries. Both are responsible for fueling the state’s economic engine. Timber harvesting, mining, and grazing are traditional uses that currently coexist with Utah’s broad recreational portfolio. This panel will discuss how creative planning and collaboration can promote conservation and land uses that are not mutually exclusive. Join us for a discussion of how ‘One Utah’ really can do it all.

The Future of Economic Opportunity

The Unified Economic Opportunity Commission launched in 2021! It is rewriting the economic development policy for the state of Utah, including reviewing the incentives for corporate recruitment & expansion while aligning workforce development, education, infrastructure, and business engagement policy. Learn the impact this is having on rural Utah.

Wide Open Future: Innovation’s Next Steps

et’s move Rural Utah forward like we’ve never seen before! The key ingredients include people with passions for what they are doing, partners willing to work together, and the right investments. Enjoy hearing from a panel who is on the cutting edge of innovation in rural Utah from the use of technology to find a new way of engaging with a National Park to state government collaboration that is making remote & rural work a normal business strategy, to how the P3 model creates win/win/win situations.

Health Care Access

Rural communities rely on robust and accessible health care. This panel will discuss the realities of keeping and improving a good healthcare system in rural Utah. They will emphasize how policymakers, educators, insurers, clinicians and hospitals must cooperate to protect rural Utahns’ health and keep our rural economies healthy.

Broadening Broadband in Utah

Moderator

Broadband Center Director - Governor’s

of Economic Opportunity

Where does the state sit when it comes to broadband coverage? Where are we going, and how are we getting there? Learn about the success of rural broadband in Utah, our statewide broadband partners, and where the opportunities to bring broadband to rural and tribal areas lie. Meet the experts with the Utah Education and Telehealth Network, the Utah Rural Telecom Association, the Utah Department of Transportation, and local broadband providers led in a panel discussion facilitated by Rebecca Dilg, Director of the Utah Broadband Center.

Elevating Women to Lead, Inform and Inspire

This session will bring together women from the #OneUtah team to share their perspectives about the impact that diverse leaders can have in our state – and the many opportunities it brings to organizational culture and economic growth.

Alongside a discussion about the unique qualities and different styles of leadership that women offer, panelists will also engage in courageous conversations that acknowledge the challenges, strengths, and areas of growth along their journey that have helped them lead and inspire.

Breakout Session Sponsors

One Utah Summit LEADERSHIP DAY

At this year’s One Utah Summit Leadership Day, enjoy learning with Utah’s top leaders about best practices and principles you can begin applying today. Leadership Day offers an interactive and ideal platform for developing the leader in you whether you work in government, nonprofit or business sectors.

Wednesday, October 6th

MORNING

7:30 am —————

Check-in and Breakfast

Hunter Conference Center Great Hall

Adventure Booth Check-in Networking Breakfast

8:30 am —————

Leadership Day Welcome: Lifting the Leader in You

Great Hall

Host Welcome

Stephen Lisonbee Melynda Thorpe

8:35 am —————

Morning Plenary

Great Hall

Where Leadership Begins

Couch Conversation with Gov. Spencer J. Cox, Mindy Benson, Rich Christiansen, Brandy Grace, Byron Russell and David Woolstenhulme

9:00 am —————

Break

Rise and stretch for a quick break before the tracks begin

9:15 am —————

Leadership Tracks

Utah Rural Leaders Academy Track

Whiting Room

Gov. Spencer J. Cox, Lt Gov. Deidre Henderson, Roger Carter, Brandy Grace, Stephen Lisonbee, Melynda Thorpe and Joe Vallett

Iron Leaders Academy Track

Shooting Star Room

Brad Buhanan, Margaret Busse, Aimee Charlton, Terri Draper and Susie Knudsen

Business, Innovation, Nonprofit and Government (BING) Leadership Track

Great Hall

Lt. Gov Deidre Henderson, Nan Anderson, Joni Anderson, Colette Cox, Peggy Green, Dax Jacobson, Natalie Randall, Evan and Chris Vickers and Micah Young

10:45 am ————

Break

Rise and stretch for a quick break

11:00 am ————

Keynote: Leading with Creativity, Kindness and Inclusion

Great Hall

Janice Brooks, Chairwoman of the Utah Humanities Council, governing board member for Intermountain Healthcare St. George Regional Hospital and IHC Ethics Committee member

12:00 pm

Out of the Box

Lunch

Great Hall

Wednesday, October 6th

AFTERNOON

Better Your Business Express - Breakout Sessions

An EDA CARES partnership with Southern Utah University & Dixie State University

1:15 pm ——————————

Session 1

Communication and Social Media: Navigating the Personal and Professional

Charles Hunter Room

George B Severson

Good4Utah - KTVX Director of Local Programming & Creative Services

Professional Presence and Public Speaking: Setting the Right Tone

Shooting Star Room

Arlyn Bradshaw

SLC Council Member

Aimee Winder Newton

SLC Council Member

Know Where You Go: Designing Mission, Vision, Strategy

Whiting Room

Dr. Dax Jacobson

Westminster College Interim Dean, Bill and Vieve Gore School of Business

2:00 pm —————

Break

Rise and stretch for a quick break

2:15 pm ——————————

Session 2

Leading and Navigating Change

Shooting Star Room

Tracy Hansford Utah Division of Arts and Museums Change Leader Institute

Donna Law SUU Executive Director of Development and Government Relations

In It Together, Empowering Your Teams

Charles Hunter Room

Jon McNaughtan

Assistant Professor Texas Tech University, Professional Development Academy Leadership Coach NAcO Groups

Think Big and Grow Global: Sales, Marketing and E-Commerce

Center Whiting Room

Aaron Starks

Chief Revenue Officer & Managing Director Global Business Services at World Trade Center Utah

3:00 pm —————

Adventure Booth Departure Gift

Board and Commission Meetings

9:15 - 10:15 am ——————

Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity Advisory Board

Charles Hunter Room

10:30 am - 12:00 pm ———

Unified Economic Opportunity Commission

Charles Hunter Room

9:15 - 10:15 am ——————

Utah Development of Cultural & Community Engagement

Vermillion Cliffs

9:15 - 10:15 am ——————

Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office

Sage Valley

ONE UTAH SUMMIT 2021 SPONSORS

Producers

Partners

Boards

Exhibitors

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LSI is pleased to present the

One Utah Summit

hosted by Governor Spencer J. Cox

May 10, 2022

at The Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah

The One Utah Summit focuses on the One Utah Roadmap, which dedicates itself to making lives better through economic advancement, education, equal opportunity, heath security, housing, transportation, Utah’s environment, and supporting rural communities.

Individuals and businesses can expect to receive tools, resources, and advice to develop opportunities within their own respective communities. The Summit will be hosted by industry leading experts and will provide a platform for a variety of businesses to collaborate, share products, and explore new ideas.

Contact Alexa Jensen at alexa.jensen@lsiwins.com for more information about becoming an event partner or sponsor today.

Investing in Rural Utah’s Future

The Intermountain Power Project in Millard County is on track for 2025 startup of new electricity generating facilities that will bring more than $2 billion in new investment to the community.

IPP Renewed includes installation of new natural gas-fueled electricity generating units capable of utilizing hydrogen for 840 megawatts net generation output; modernization of the Project’s Southern Transmission System linking IPP to Southern California; and the development of green hydrogen production and longterm storage. Renewable energy-powered electrolysis will split water into oxygen and hydrogen, storing the hydrogen in underground salt caverns for use as fuel for the electricity-generating turbines.

This transformational project will create:

• Reduced emissions and other environmental impacts

• Reduced water consumption

• Continuing economic contributions for decades to come

• An energy hub attracting other development opportunities

www.ipautah.com/ipp-renewed

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The goal of the Utah Area Health Education Center (Utah AHEC) is to provide access to primary healthcare for Utah’s entire population. We focus on recruiting and supporting Utah’s primary care workforce, which in turn increases the capacity of our health system and improves health in communities throughout the state.

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26 of Utah’s 29 counties are designated as full or partial-county primary care health professional shortage areas.

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