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Jan31
Friday, January 31
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM America/Denver
Kiln2701 N Thanksgiving Way #100, Lehi, UT 84043, USA
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Kiln2701 N Thanksgiving Way #100, Lehi, UT 84043, USA
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→ Co-founder of River — in-person community events platform
→ Won 1st place & Best use of OpenAI at Miami Hack Week with a conversational AI Slackbot
Really into AI/LLMs. Have built a handful of RAG systems deployed to production.
📍 Based in Portsmouth, NH (previously Miami, NYC, San Francisco, and Boston).
For fun: road cycling and Latin dancing.
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Hosting events in SLC brings me joy. I just love bringing people together!
I've been in SLC for about 2 years and spent the last four years traveling full-time as a digital nomad.
I find it best to run icebreakers to help guests mingle with one another. Even splitting everyone into smaller groups with detailed icebreakers works great.
Tara Spalding is a distinguished business strategist, community leader, and investor with 30 years of experience in scaling companies, fostering entrepreneurship, and driving global impact. Her career spans from Silicon Valley startups to international trade, showcasing her expertise in go-to-market strategies, community building, and inclusive business practices.
After concluding her role as Chief Experience Officer and Managing Director of International Programs at World Trade Center Utah in 2024, Tara now focuses on operational consulting and private investments for high-impact, scaling companies worldwide. Her leadership has been instrumental in various organizations, including serving as Interim CEO and CPO at Kinect Capital, where she supported entrepreneurs and women-founded businesses.
As the founder of Hen House Ventures and former Managing Director of BoomStartup Accelerator, Tara has helped hundreds of tech companies scale rapidly and access crucial early-stage funding. Her Silicon Valley experience, including roles at SugarCRM, GroundWork Open Source, and Magnet Systems, laid the foundation for her expertise in tech-driven growth strategies.
Tara actively volunteers with Utah's A Bolder Way Forward program and serves on advisory boards for organizations like B:Side Capital, Utah Tech Innovation Foundation, and the University of Utah UVF Fund II. Her co-authorship of "10 Preparation Stages to Start a Successful Business" reflects her dedication to empowering entrepreneurs.
Tara's contributions have been recognized with the 2024 “40 Women Over 40” award and the 2020 Utah Business “30 Women to Watch” award. With a Bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder, Tara continues to shape the global business landscape, driving innovation and fostering inclusive growth across industries.
I am a visionary innovator and storyteller driven by a deep desire to transform how we interact with technology, creativity, and each other. With a background as a stay-at-home mom turned inventor, composer, and entrepreneur, my journey is rooted in resilience, reinvention, and a refusal to accept limitations. KE Theory, my revolutionary framework, was born out of personal adversity—a struggle to hold statistical concepts and formulas in my mind during a manic episode evolved into an idea that reimagines how we solve problems and unlock human potential.
KE Theory disrupts traditional workflows by integrating gesture-driven systems, adaptive AI, and a human-centered approach to productivity and creativity. It’s not just a tool; it’s a movement designed to empower individuals and organizations while safeguarding against exploitation. My mission is to balance cutting-edge innovation with ethical responsibility, creating technology that works for humanity, not against it.
I believe in turning setbacks into stepping stones, and my story reflects that belief. From navigating mental health challenges to developing ideas ahead of their time, my journey has been unconventional but undeniably impactful. Today, I stand at the intersection of creativity, compassion, and technological advancement, ready to share how KE Theory can disrupt industries, inspire innovation, and create a better future for all.
"Leading Expert" doesn't come close to describing Deb Gabor's passion for brands.More accurate? Brand Guru. Brand Impresario. Brand Evangelist.
Deb's written the book on branding (three times!) with bestsellers Branding is Sex,Irrational Loyalty, and Person-Ality.
She's the founder and CEO of Sol Marketing, a strategy-led marketing firm obsessed with solving major business and branding problems for clients in every industry.
Companies throughout the world use Deb’s Brand Values Pyramid, Ideal Customer Archetype, and “Brand Swagger Questions” to align their teams and articulate their brands to audiences.
Deb and her team at Sol Marketing have introduced her revolutionary brand strategy for organizations ranging from international household names like Allrecipes, The Associated Press, Dell, Fubo TV, Microsoft, NBC Universal, NPR, NTT Data, and Siemens, to exciting emerging brands like hint water and Indagare.
Deb also lends her brand authority with frequent contributions and commentary to major news outlets such as Entrepreneur, Forbes, FORTUNE, Inc., MediaPost, New York Times, NPR, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.
Business and marketing organizations regularly call on Deb as a keynote speaker and workshop leader, relying on her as an inspiration for executives to embrace the power of branding to create Marketing That Sells.
Professor of Health Economics,
Kozminski University, Warsaw, Poland
Visiting Professor Department of Pharmacotherapy University of Utaj
Founder, ISPOR Digital Health Special Interest Group
Author, The Digital Transformation of the Healthcare System (Routledge, July 2023)
Driven by a passion for improving healthcare, Professor Katarzyna Kolasa has dedicated her academic and business career to advancing health economics and digital health trans-formation.
With over 25 years of experience addressing global pricing and reimbursement challenges, Katarzyna Kolasa has held numerous Regional and Global leadership positions at top or-ganizations, including AstraZeneca, BMS, Biogen Idec, Lundbeck, GE Healthcare, Straub Medical, BD, and the Swedish County Council of Kalmar.
Prof Kolasa is also a mentor for digital health startups in Europe, sharing her extensive knowledge of the pharmaceutical and medical device ecosystems.
I have graduated from BYU with my Master's in Math and with my undergrad in Applied Math. My skills set includes Computer Science, Math, and Statistics. I have done Research in Data Analytics, and have had my project "Optimizing the Search to Find the Best Pizza in Provo" featured on the FOX 13 news. I was also a graduate teaching assistant for an Intro to Proofs and a graduate linear numerical analysis class. I have had 18 months as a full-time volunteer representative where I listened to and counseled others experiencing discrimination, poverty, addiction, and marital or familial issues. I am also an aspiring eco-minimalist by being a more environmentally mindful consumer and forming lifestyle habits that help the environment.
I’m a software engineer with a passion for UX design, specializing in creating beautiful, user-centered digital experiences. With core skills in HTML, CSS, React, and UX/UI design, I’ve successfully improved user engagement by 20% through intuitive interface redesigns. I’ve worked with enterprise companies like FamilySearch, applying my adaptability and dedication to a user-first design philosophy. I hold a UX Design certificate from Grow with Google and am the author of STACKPRO+UX, a course that empowers coders to design and designers to code, bridging the gap between development and design.
With over 20 years of experience in health informatics, Damian Borbolla has made significant contributions to the field. After completing his medical education, he began his career as a medical resident in one of Argentina's largest health systems, eventually becoming the Chief Clinical Informatics Officer. He then transitioned to academia, leading the health informatics education program at the University of Utah for several years. Currently, Damian is the Health Informatics Director for Wolters Kluwer Health, where he leads projects focused on medication clinical decision support.
Carrie is an employee engagement & workplace culture expert & a community builder who loves creating connections and instigating meaningful conversations. As the Founder of Culture Hive, Co-founder of the Peak Perspectives Book Club, and a coach with Change Engine Coaching, she’s all about helping people be better humans and helping workplaces facilitate that. Carrie leads the Salt Lake City Culture First chapter, which is a community open to anyone who thinks a better human experience is foundational to the world of work.
We make the world a better place for those that want to work in a better place. For over 16 years, Salt Studio has served the Salt Lake community as a high end interior design studio, complementing architecture and design firms with expertise in commercial interiors, walls, millwork, casework, space planning, and furniture.
As the tech industry returns to the office, we recognize the growing demand for dynamic, inviting, and collaborative spaces that foster creativity and connection.
Brent founded BW Productions 2013 because he was passionate about telling stories that matter. For the last 11 years he has been sculpting stories through a lens and developing longstanding relationships with clients in the nonprofit, education, and business sectors. Brent is passionate about small business, serves on multiple community boards, and advocates for the film and video industry to be more inclusive while training the next generation of creative.
I don’t just help companies catch up, I help them leap ahead.
As the founder of Cameo Labs, I work with high-growth leaders who are tired of quick fixes and want real transformation. From EdTech to SaaS, I help organizations ditch outdated playbooks, align their teams around a vision, and deliver products their customers actually want.
Let’s rethink innovation, so you can stop fighting yesterday’s battles and start leading tomorrow’s market.
I'm a certified personal trainer and full-time YouTube creator who’s passionate about using science to help people improve their health, fitness, and well-being.
Before transitioning to full-time content creation last year, I spent over two years as a data analyst supporting the product teams at Lucid Software. During that time, I deepened my knowledge of statistics, AB testing, and the use of data to improve business outcomes.
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