September 10, 2026

7:00 AM - Check-In & Breakfast

8:00 AM - WELCOME
Shawn Christensen
President & CEO | St George Area Chamber of Commerce

8:10 AM - WHAT’S NEXT FOR TECH RIDGE
Isaac Barlow
Managing Partner | Tech Ridge

8:15 AM - KICKOFF
Chad Thomas - RISE Emcee
Economic Development Director | City of St. George, SGACC Board Member

8:25 AM - OPENING KEYNOTE
Derral Eves 
Founder & CEO | derraleves.com & VIDTECH‍ ‍

9:10 AM-TBD
Melanie Jones
CEO | Women’s Leadership Institute (WLI)

9:30 AM - TBD
David Walker
Former President | Intergalactic a GE Aerospace Company, EVP | Event Horizon Spaceworx (EHX)

9:50 AM - 60-Minute Break | Networking | Exhibitor Booths

10:50 AM - ACCESSING CAPITAL
Trent Mano
General Partner | Convoi Ventures

11:10 AM - COMPANIES AND COMMUNITY
Nikki MacKay
CEO | Utah Foster Care & Co-owner | Xetava

11:30 AM - WHAT’S NEXT IN SOUTHERN UTAH FOR REEF CAPITAL
Patrick Manning
Managing Partner & Developer | Black Desert Resort

11:35 AM - 60-minute Break For Lunch | Networking | Exhibitor Booths

12:35 PM - CREATING THE RIGHT CULTURE
Greg Sanders
CEO | SymbolArts

12:55 PM- TBD
Kash Rocheleau
Owner | Outgrow Accounting & Finance

1:15 PM - CLOSING KEYNOTE
Andrew Devlin
Executive Coach | andrewdevlin.com

1:55 PM - BANK OF UTAH CHAMPIONSHIP TICKET DRAWING

2:00 PM - CLOSING REMARKS
Henrie Walton
Chief of Staff | Utah Tech University, SGACC Board Chair

2:05 PM - CONCLUDE