SUMMIT 2026 marks ten years of Utah's tech community betting on each other. The relationships that started here have become companies, partnerships, and friendships that shaped careers. Yours might be next.

We’ve saved a seat for you!

https://summit.ing/

📣 CALL FOR Silicon Slopes and Visit Salt Lake SUMMIT VOLUNTEERS!

Join the crew this year and all your wildest dreams will come true....

This year’s event is going to be next level!

We’re planning some unique experiences and activations, and we’d love for you to be a part of the fun!

Also, Jared Hess is actually a speaker… so this was the obvious meme to use.

Let’s party! Link in the comments to volunteer.

In this deeply honest episode, Dr. David Morgan, host of Silicon Slopes Mental Health Momentum, sits down with Catherine Bennett, Executive Editor of Utah Business, to explore the often-unspoken realities behind professional achievement, mental health, and personal perseverance.

If you’ve ever looked at someone’s success and wondered what their journey really cost—or if you’ve struggled silently while “doing all the right things”—this episode will resonate deeply.

In this episode, Wade Leaphart, Director of Corporate Partnerships at Miller Sports & Entertainment, and Chair of Silicon Slopes Sports Business Chapter, explores the dynamic world of sports business with Joe Summers from OnBase.

Tune in as they showcase how OnBase is revolutionizing licensing, sponsorship, and NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) opportunities for brands and athletes alike.

In this Silicon Slopes Friday Conversations, Clint Betts, CEO and co-founder, sits down with Dr. Sidni Lloyd-Shorter, CEO and President of the Utah Black Chamber, a visionary leader, social entrepreneur, and trusted advocate for community-centered economic development.

On January 26, you’re invited to the next session of our free, four-part, live "Lunch & Learn" series: Negotiate Like a Pro: Tools and Tactics To Earn Higher Salaries at Silicon Slopes hosted by A Bolder Way Forward.

If you want better pay for yourself, more equitable pay across your workplace, or you aim to be a fair, effective leader, this series is for you.

Seats are limited so reserve yours TODAY!

The M&A Bridge Series is a monthly gathering designed to bring together Utah’s M&A community for networking, learning, and real world deal conversations.

February M&A Bridge Topic: Journey to Billion Dollar Exits

This Private Event features a panel of experienced operators:

Ben Miller is Co-Founder and CEO of SimpleNexus, an nCino Company. He co-founded the business and led it through significant growth, culminating in its acquisition by nCino.

Dave Moody - MBA, CEPA®, MBA, CEPA®, former VP of Sizzling Platter, LLC with experience leading a billion dollar exit. Dave also previously served as the divisional CFO at BD Medical.

​What to Expect

​• Networking lunch with buyers, sellers, investors, and advisors
• A 30-45 minute presentation, panel, or fireside discussion led by experienced M & A professionals or business leaders
• Live Q & A focused on real deals, market dynamics, and practical takeaways
• Open networking designed to foster authentic, long-term relationships

​Who Should Attend

​• M&A professionals, investors, and deal advisors
• Accountants, attorneys, bankers, and lenders.
• Business owners considering growth, acquisition, recapitalization, or exit opportunities
• Individuals interested in M&A who are thinking about buying or selling a business
• Professionals who want to learn, connect, and become more involved in Utah’s M&A ecosystem

​Why Attend

​• Learn directly from experienced M&A professionals and operators
• Gain practical insights from real transactions and real outcomes
• Build relationships that lead to partnerships, opportunities, and deals
• Connect with a high-quality, engaged M&A community in Utah

​Event Format

​11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Networking lunch
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM M&A Expert Panel Discussion and Q & A
12:45 PM onward Open networking

​The goal of The M&A Bridge Series is simple: to educate, connect, and build meaningful relationships that help move more high quality deals forward across Utah.

This is a private event.

See details here: https://luma.com/hq96h1g4

AI Engineer is the #1 Fastest-Growing Job on LinkedIn with salaries typically ranging from $180,000 to $350,000.

 Silicon Slopes has partnered with Saras AI Institute to help members seize this opportunity — offering a 20% exclusive scholarship toward the Master of Science in AI Engineering or AI Development Certificate, available to the first 50 eligible applicants or companies who want to upskill their engineers in AI.

 Master of Science in AI Engineering

Co-designed with AI leaders from Microsoft (Eduardo Kassner, Chief Data & AI Officer) and Google (Tomas Pfister, Head of AI Research @ Google Cloud)

12 months | $499/month | 100% online | No exams

Built for working software engineers ready to land AI Engineer positions:

 Build a GitHub portfolio of 8 AI projects

 Bring Your Own Projects or Ideas (BYOP)

 Live weekly AI masterclasses

Developers from Microsoft, Apple, AWS, and TJ Maxx have already joined the program.

 By graduation, you’ll have the skills, confidence, and credentials to lead AI initiatives. To command top-tier salaries. To shape what comes next.

Learn more & enroll: www.SarasAI.org/MasterAI

Start date is Feb 2.

USBCI, a program run from the governor's office, is preparing for their 3rd and final tranche of $20 million dollars to lend to Utah business. We are looking to line up borrowers to secure funds. Funds should be ready early 2026. The program is looking to help businesses expand and bring jobs to Utah by providing lower interest rates. 

 USBCI Qualifications 

• Small business <750 looking to expand and create jobs that can’t get full funding

 in the traditional setting. 

• Positive equity even just one penny

• Positive Cash flow to debt service a ratio 1:1

• If purchasing real estate it must be 100% owner occupied

• The business can’t access capital on reasonable terms. 

• The funds have no federal or government funds incorporated into the loan. 

• Amortization can’t exceed 20 years 

• Provide funds up to 50% of loan requests in partnership with bank or loan fund.

• Must be collateralized 100%

• Each natural person with a 20% or more ownership interest in the operating company

 OR passive company must guarantee the loan. 

• The lender will do an appraisal of their standards for collateral 

• Loan can't exceed NCUA’s guidelines for interest ceiling 

• Fees can’t exceed 3%

Interest rates:

• 0-35 months - .5%

• 36-59 months - 1%

• 60-83 months - 1.5%

• 84-119 months - 2%

• 120-179 months - 2.5%

• 180-240 months - 3%
  

The state requires that an Economic Development Organization helps facilitate loans and the state's money.  Alex Leonardi at Davis County is the best contact for this and can work with approved banks to help facilitate loans.

Reach out to Alex at 801-698-4863 or [email protected]. 

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