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Small Business Summit: Ignite & Inspire 2018

ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSED - If you would like to attend this event, please join us at the door.

Small business is the backbone of our community. The Salt Lake Chamber presents the Ignite and Inspire Small Business Summit. This half-day conference will provide the opportunity for small business owners, managers and entrepreneurs to come together to learn new tools, tactics and strategies, gain practical skills, and make invaluable connections to help support the growth and success of small business in Utah.

AGENDA

8:00 AM

WELCOME

8:15 AM

OPENING KEYNOTE
IGNITE YOUR BUSINESS
Bryan Trussel, Glympse

9:15-10:00 AM

BREAKOUT SESSION | BLOCK I
RISK MANAGEMENT PANEL: MORE THAN JUST INSURANCE | Millcreek Theatre
Facilitator: Natalie Kaddas, Kaddas Enterprises
Panelists:
Terry Buckner, The Buckner Company
Ingolf de Jong, GENCOMM
Brenda Suta, WCF Insurance
 
PLANNING FOR TOMORROW, TODAY | Parleys Theatre
Facilitator: Beth Colosimo, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses
Panelists:
Jeff Alexander, Alexander's Printing
Kelly Harris, Harris Financial
Travis Kell, Kell, Williams, Collier & Associates
Maxine Turner, Cuisine Unlimited
 
CREATIVE IDEAS FOR RECRUITING AND KEEPING TALENT | Cottonwood Theatre
Facilitator: Marilyn Beck, Recruiting Connection
Panelists:
Anthony Lagoon, Underbelly Creative
Casey Metzger, Top Shelf Services
Darin Piccoli, The State Room Presents
 
ROADMAP TO CYBERSECURITY: DO YOU KNOW WHERE TO START? | Red Butte Theatre
Facilitator: Ed Roberson, JourneyTEAM
Panelists:
John Adams, Ray Quinney & Nebeker
Eric Montague, Executech
Jeff Smith, Secuvant

10:15-11:00 AM

BREAKOUT SESSION | BLOCK II
IGNITE YOUR DIGITAL MARKETING| Cottonwood Theatre
Presenter: Paul Staten, SEO Werkz
 
ROCKET FUEL YOUR BUSINESS: A BEST PRACTICES PANEL | Parleys Theatre
Facilitator: Mike Dale, New Media Strategists
Panelists:
Kellen Jones, Cache Private Capital
Dr. Donna Milavetz, OnSite Care
Todd Wolfenbarger, The Summit Group
 
ROADMAP TO CYBERSECURITY: DO YOU KNOW WHERE TO START? | Red Butte Theatre
Facilitator: Ed Roberson, JourneyTEAM
Panelists:
John Adams, Ray Quinney & Nebeker
Eric Montague, Executech
Jeff Smith, Secuvant
 
POWER NETWORKING | Millcreek Theatre
Presenter: Ryan Evans, Utah Solar Energy Association

11:15AM-12:00PM

CLOSING KEYNOTE
IMAGINE ABUNDANCE: EVERYONE WINS
Carine Clark, Banyan


OPENING KEYNOTE:
BRYAN TRUSSEL, CO-FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN, GLYMPSE

Bryan Trussel is a c-level leader, founder and product visionary. In 2008, Trussel co-founded Glympse, a mobile phone location services company, and served as the CEO until September 2017, when he transitioned to be Executive Chairman of the Board. He successfully raised over $30 million, and ushered Glympse from a basement project to a VC funded, award-winning product. Glympse is now branded and integrated into cars, phones, watches and IoT devices
around the world with multiple Fortune 500 companies, including General Motors, Verizon, Samsung, BMW, Ford, Comcast, Mercedes, Pizza Hut, Gogo InFlight, and others.

Prior to founding Glympse, Trussel spent 16 years leading teams at Microsoft, working on a range of products from Casual Games to Windows to Interactive TV and embedded systems, including creating and launching several V1 products, such as Messenger Games, Windows CE and Xbox Live Arcade. Trussel is a well-known keynote speaker and presenter at conferences around the world including CES, CTIA, Mobile World Congress, Mobile Marketing Association, Rutgers, and AdAge. He also is an active speaker and mentor with numerous startup events and organizations, including guest lecturing at many Universities on entrepreneurship and partnership strategies.



CLOSING KEYNOTE: 
CARINE CLARK, PRESIDENT AND CEO, BANYAN

Carine Clark is a three-time president and CEO of high-growth tech companies, specializing in helping companies scale from $10 million to $100 million or more. Her reputation as a data-driven marketing executive at Novell, Altiris and Symantec opened doors to lead Allegiance, MartizCX and Banyan as president and CEO. She attributes her success to building an abundant team of teams culture, demonstrating that companies accelerate their growth when they multiply their people.

As a cancer survivor, Clark channels her deep appreciation for life and relationships into advocating that tech professionals pay it forward by mentoring young people. In addition, Clark serves on the executive boards of GOED and Silicon Slopes, a non-profit helping Utah?s tech community thrive. She has received numerous awards including the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award in the Utah Region and Utah Business Magazine?s CEO of the Year. Clark earned a bachelor?s degree in organizational communications and an MBA from Brigham Young University. She also enjoys traveling, exploring and doing hard things with her family.




THANKS TO THIS YEAR'S SPONSORS

IGNITE SPONSOR:


INSPIRE SPONSOR:


EXHIBIT HALL SPONSORS:




TRACK SPONSORS:
              
   

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:
IGNITE SPONSOR      $10,000      ONE MORE AVAILABLE

  • Includes 20 tickets

  • Logo promotion on all marketing and promotional materials including website

  • Logo on the onsite event promotion signage

  • Recognition at the event

  • Prominent seat placement at the event

  • Exhibit Table in the Exhibit Area SOLD OUT

  • Opportunity to provide materials in attendee packet

  • Two-minute welcome during the program

  • Video message from your company recorded by the Salt Lake Chamber

INSPIRE SPONSOR      $5,000      TWO MORE AVAILABLE

  • Includes 10 tickets

  • Logo promotion on all marketing and promotional materials

  • Logo on the onsite event promotion signage

  • Recognition at the event

  • Exhibit Table in the Exhibit Area SOLD OUT

  • Opportunity to provide materials in attendee packet

EXHIBIT HALL SPONSOR      $2,500      TWO AVAILABLE  SOLD OUT

  • Includes 5 tickets

  • Logo promotion on all marketing and promotional materials

  • Recognition at the event

  • Listing on the onsite event promotion signage

  • Exhibit Table in the Exhibit Area

  • Opportunity to provide materials in attendee packet

TRACK SPONSOR      $2,500    

  • Includes 5 tickets

  • Logo promotion on all marketing and promotional materials

  • Recognition at the event

  • Listing on the onsite event promotion signage

  • Exhibit Table in the Exhibit Area SOLD OUT

  • Opportunity to provide materials in attendee packet

TABLE SPONSOR      $850 table of 10

  • Table recognition

  • includes breakfast and conference breakouts

INDIVIDUAL TICKETS       $59 Members  $79 Non-Members 

  • Includes breakfast and conference breakouts


 
*Note: To receive the member discount you need to be logged into the website.  If your company is a member of the Salt Lake Chamber, but you are having trouble registering, it could be that we do not have your email in our system.  We can help fix that. Please email Becky at brichards@slchamber.com or Lisa Ostrander at  lostrander@slchamber.com or call (801) 364-3631. Thank you for your patience.

Small Business Summit: Ignite & Inspi...
Date and Time

Friday Feb 2, 2018
7:30 AM - 12:00 PM MST

February 2, 2018

7:30 AM Registration
8:00 AM Opening Keynote
9:00 AM Breakout 1
10:00 AM Breakout 2
11:00 AM Closing Keynote
Noon Adjourn

Location

Radisson Hotel Salt Lake City Downtown
215 West South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1333

Fees/Admission

Members $59
NonMembers $79
* Parking not included

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