• Phil Dean, Chief Economist and Public Finance Senior Research Fellow, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute

• Governor Spencer J. Cox
• Phil Dean, Chief Economist and Public Finance Senior Research Fellow, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute

• Derek Miller, President & CEO, Salt Lake Chamber

• Senate Majority Whip Ann Millner
• Senate Minority Leader Luz Escamilla
• Representative Robert Spendlove
• Representative Andrew Stoddard
• Amanda Covington, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, The Larry H. Miller Company (Moderator)

The Summit’s first panel discussion will focus on ‘Civic Engagement With Your Legislator’ and share what to do and what not to do to engage with your elected officials this upcoming legislative session.

• Senate President Stuart Adams
• Speaker of the House Brad Wilson
• Senate Minority Leader Luz Escamilla
• House Minority Leader Angela Romero
• Amanda Covington, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, The Larry H. Miller Company (Moderator)

The Summit’s second panel discussion’Legislative Leadership Priorities: What We Can Expect’ will focus on hot topics that are coming up during the session.

• Dr. Arthur C. Brooks, Bestselling Author and University of Utah Impact Scholar

Dr. Brooks is a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and the Harvard Business School and was recently named an Impact Scholar at the University of Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, where he will spend 3-4 days each semester participating in guest lectures, roundtable discussions with state and local officials, and consult with university and community leaders.

As a professor, Brooks teaches courses on leadership and happiness. He is also a columnist at The Atlantic, where he writes the popular “How to Build a Life” column. Brooks is the author of 12 books, including the 2022 #1 New York Times bestseller “Love your Enemies: How Decent People can Save America from the Culture of Contempt.” He speaks all around the world about love and happiness, giving more than 150 speeches and lectures per year in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. In 2009, Brooks became the president of the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC, one of the world’s most influential think tanks, which he led for a decade. During this period, he was selected as one of Fortune Magazine’s “50 World’s Greatest Leaders” and was awarded seven honorary doctorates.

NETWORKING LUNCHEON

• Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall
• Speaker of the House Brad Wilson
• Gary Hoogeveen, President & CEO, Salt Lake Chamber

*Note: The agenda was released with an error. Mayor Wilson is not part of the session.