Technology is always changing. Utah’s largest tech event is, too.
The Silicon Slopes Summit takes place this week with new locations and a new ticket price. What started in 2017 as a two-day event at the Salt Palace Convention Center and later moved to Vivint Arena (now the Delta Center), the summit will take place Jan. 14-17 in Utah County and Salt Lake City.
And tickets, once costing $295, will be free. An upgrade to a VIP ticket costs $95.
Activities on Jan. 14-15 will take place at Utah Valley University in Orem. Jan. 14 will feature discussions about cancer, venture capital, stewardship, banking technology, education, and innovation through AI and SaaS, among others. Jan. 15 discussions will focus on the Great Salt Lake, tech security, digital innovation, religion, venture capital and marketing.
The summit moves Jan. 16-17 to Edison House in Salt Lake City, with a few activities at the Salt Palace. Discussion topics Jan. 16 include manufacturing, digital merchandising, sustainability in retail, brand relevance, capital constraints and brand content creation. Topics on Jan. 17 include AI and retail, manufacturing trends, retail consumer behavior, consumer generations, retail facilities, tech’s expansion into retail, and women’s growing influence in retail and branding.
The Salt Lake City program also includes a “Startup Alley” where startup companies and entrepreneurs can meet with investors from around the world to pitch their ideas, receive feedback, and promote what they are building.
Registration and other event details are at https://www.siliconslopes.com/summit.
What was known as the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit first occurred in January 2017 at the Salt Palace and attracted more than 5,000 people despite being organized in a brief period. With more lead time, the next year’s summit drew nearly 14,300. The September 2023 summit was at the Delta Center.
Silicon Slopes is a nonprofit organization governed by Utah entrepreneurs and community leaders to empower entrepreneurs to build and innovate with the mission to ensure that “Utah remains the best place in the world to start, grow and scale a company.”