CHAMBER EVENTS Executive Summit Each fall, a group of top leaders in Utah Valley gathers for a premiere business event where they learn about their community’s most important issues. This event is the Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Executive Summit, planned this year for Oct. 4. The all-day event is held at Sundance Mountain Resort and is open to all, but — with only 180 spots available — it sells out every year. “We’ll have keynote speakers and rapid-fire updates from local businesses in areas of vital importance” to Utah Valley, said Wayne Roberts, co-chair of the Executive Summit and director of employer/community relations at Mountain Point Medical Center. “It typically ends up being the top leaders of the top companies in Utah Valley who come.” Roberts said the overall purpose of the summit is three-fold: to build relationships, advocate principle-based public policy and promote business and community prosperity. Past topics of discussion have included the county’s economy, housing market, business developments and future planning. This year’s speakers will include Steve Lund, executive chairman of the board for Nu Skin Enterprises; James Lawrence, known as the “Iron Cowboy” who completed 100 triathlons in 100 consecutive days; Utah’s First Lady Abby Cox; former Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, Utah Valley University Men’s Basketball Coach Mark Madsen; TV personality Lisa Clark; and real estate mogul Brandon Fugal. There will also be a women’s panel chaired by Jeanette Bennett, founder of Bennett Communications. The theme of the 2021 Executive Summit is “Resiliency & Growth.” “That’s a little different, to have a theme like that, but in light of what’s happened with COVID, in light of what’s happened with our economy and businesses, we thought that the theme of ‘Resiliency & Growth’ fit so well,” Roberts said. Resiliency is something everyone is having to deal with in today’s world, he said. Some businesses have had to close their doors due to COVID-19 shutdowns, some have been just surviving, and some have thrived as never before. “The topic of resiliency is something that I think everyone wants to hear about,” Roberts said. Another large part of the summit is the opportunity to network. In fact, the times between speakers aren’t referred to as “breaks”; rather, they’re referred to as “networking opportunities.” “So many of the Chamber members end up utilizing one another’s services and businesses because you do business with who you know and who you trust,” Roberts said, “and so this provides the avenue to get to know people and to get to understand their business objectives and their values.” The 2021 Executive Summit is being co-chaired by Roberts and Amelia Thorn, director of business development at Mountain Point Medical Center. For more information about the summit, visit the Chamber’s website at thechamber.org.
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Wayne Roberts Event Chair
Executive Summit Oct. 4, 2021 Sundance Mountain Resort Registration: thechamber.org
