You could read about the future of AI.

Or you could sit three feet from the people building it.

You could wonder what investors are actually looking for. Or you could ask them directly.

You could network on LinkedIn. Or you could grab coffee with the founders, operators, and leaders shaping the future.

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/

It's baaack! And it's tastier than ever! 

What is the Dinner Club?

The Silicon Slopes Dinner Club gathers Utah's founders, builders, and creators for authentic conversations over dinner.

These aren't networking events — they're real connections.

The kind where ideas spark, partnerships form, and you leave with genuine relationships, not just business cards. No pitches. No agendas. Just founders breaking bread, sharing wisdom, and embodying what makes our community special: we give more than we take, and we rise together.

Because the best connections happen when you put down your phone and lean in.

Click here to reserve your seat!

What happens when addiction nearly takes everything, and a simple act of kindness changes the course of a life? In this deeply moving episode of Mental Health Momentum, Dr. David Morgan, Director of Mental Health Awareness at Silicon Slopes, sits down with Todd Sylvester, a renowned mental health and addiction recovery coach whose journey from the depths of substance abuse to helping thousands find hope is nothing short of miraculous.

In this episode, learn how a near-death experience at the height of addiction became the catalyst for 36 years of sobriety and a life dedicated to helping others. Hear the story of the lemonade stand moment where a profound encounter shifted Todd's entire perspective during his darkest days.

Learn why mental health issues and substance abuse are so deeply intertwined and how to address both simultaneously, and hear more about Todd’s revolutionary approach to helping clients remember who they truly are, rather than trying to "fix" themselves.

Gain practical insights from someone who's guided thousands through addiction, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem challenges.

On January 20th from 6–8 PM at Silicon Slopes in Lehi, you’re invited to our TalkAI Meet Up. Seats are limited and going fast.

Dinner, drinks, and some of the sharpest brains in business, sales, marketing, and AI.

Event Takeaways:
• Practical AI insights you can use immediately
• How companies are actually using AI (not the fantasy version)
• Strategize directly with powerhouse operators and industry experts
• Dinner + drinks + great conversation

Agenda

6:00 PM- Meet & Greet

Food, drinks, and fast connections.

6:15 PM- The State Of AI

What's actually happening, what's noise, and what's about to smack every industry in the face.

6:45 PM- Live Audience–Panel Dialogue

An open conversation where panelists and the audience engage directly, share ideas in real time, and shape the discussion together.

7:30 PM- Wrap

We'll shut it down at 7:30 unless the arguments get good.

Seats are extremely limited. Grab yours before they’re gone!

Invite your friends, coworkers, family, If you want to bring a guest make sure they do their own registration!

https://luma.com/hvnpa89q 

In 2025 alone, the tech industry has already laid off over 200,000 professionals. Yet, nearly 750,000 AI-related jobs remain open, offering a 56% wage premium.

The message is clear: The gap between "traditional" software engineering and AI engineering is widening. Which side of the gap are you on?

You want to upskill, but you are overwhelmed by the breakneck speed of AI advances.

You don't need another video tutorial. You need a structured learning pathway to turn your projects/ideas into reality.

Introducing: AI Engineering Development Program By Saras AI Institute

Designed in collaboration with:

• Eduardo Kassner, Chief AI & Data Officer at Microsoft

• Tomas Pfister, Head of AI Research at Google Cloud

Master the most in-demand skills—10x Coding, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Agentic AI, GenAI, and Custom LLMs—by building a GitHub portfolio of 4 enterprise-grade projects.

Format: 4 Courses | 5 Months | Online, Live (once a week)

Don't let the AI revolution leave you behind. Invest in yourself. Invest in your future.

Apply Now for the Jan 19 Cohort

On January 12, you’re invited to a free, four-part, live "Lunch & Learn" series on Salary Negotiation at Silicon Slopes hosted by A Bolder Way Forward.

Closing the Gap is a free, four-part, live series from Bolder Way Forward’s Gender Pay Gap Spoke. 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. We’ll start with the basics—what Utah’s gender pay gap is (the difference in average earnings between women and men) and why it persists—then build to clear, repeatable salary-negotiation tactics you can use right away.

All genders, managers, HR partners, and allies are welcome. Sessions are Mondays at 11:30 AM (lunch and networking) with the presentation beginning at 12 PM. Seats are limited so reserve yours TODAY! These presentations build off one another so we recommend taking all four.

Click here for more details: 

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]. 

On January 21, 2026, we are separating the dreamers from the doers.

Come experience a TV pilot filming right in front of you—the audience! 

This is an investor-focused room. Attendees include investors, operators, founders, and those who understand the stakes of a pitch.

What to Expect:

Eight CEOs. One stage. Two pitches each.

The first look at THE CUT, the upcoming TV show that reveals the person behind the pitch. Watch as CEOs from the 15-city national tour face real investors, pressure, and pure chaos to prove what it takes to build and sell a company.

Each CEO delivers their seed+ raise after presenting a horribly mysterious bad business idea.

This is not the full show. It’s the live gauntlet that feeds into it.

We're going beyond the WHAT to find the WHO behind the next big bet.

We've already helped founders raise more than $8 million in funding, and counting!

January 21, 2026 (10 AM to 11 PM)

Event Schedule:

10:00-10:30am Welcome Notes - A message from Kent Richeson

10:30-11:00am Reverse Pitch - Our six investors will present on who they invest in.

11:00-11:30am Why This Works - A message from the Co-Founders of THE CUT

12:00-1:00pm Lunch

1:00-1:30pm Powered By - Panelist and special guests

1:30-2:30pm Prep & Find Your Seat

**3:00-6:00pm TV Pilot Filming: The CUT - 8 CEOs present to renowned investors

**7:30-10:00pm Investor Only Dinner

$500 OFF Investor code: VIPINVEST

70% OFF Non-Investor code: SLOPENON

Click here for more info:

https://luma.com/bl50qj8j

Shape the Future of Silicon Slopes!