Registration
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Sorenson Center Common Area
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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Event Check-in, Network, Visit Business Booths
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Opening Plenary Session
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Ragan Theater
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9:00 AM
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Welcome to UVU
President Astrid Tuminez
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9:05 AM
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Congressional Round Table
Moderator: Rep. John Curtis (UT-03)
Congressmembers: Rep. Celeste Maloy (UT-02), Rep. Blake Moore (UT-01)
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9:25 AM
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Opening Keynote
"Energy Security and National Security in the Era of Great Power Competition"
Dr. Victoria Coates
To provide additional context to Dr. Victoria Coates' keynote remarks, here are the key reports from Chinese Handcuffs program:
Chinese Handcuffs: How China Exploits America’s Climate Agenda
Chinese Handcuffs: Don’t Allow the U.S. Military to Be Hooked on Green Energy from China
How the Forced Energy Transition and Reliance on China Will Harm America
Extricating America from Its Chinese Handcuffs
Collection Site: Chinese Handcuffs | The Heritage Foundation
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9:40 AM
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Hot Shot Panel: Impacts of Agriculture, Energy, & Economic Policy on National Security
Moderator: John Curtis
Energy: Dr. David Gattie, U of Georgia
Agriculture: Dr. Brian Steed, Great Salt Lake Commissioner, USU
Economy: Robert Spendlove, Zion’s Bank
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10:00 AM
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Remarks
“Results, Not Rhetoric”
Rep. John Curtis
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Networking Break
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10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
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Network, Drinks & Snacks, Visit Business Booths
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Breakout Session I
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10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
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Agriculture Session I: Room 206B
Feed the Soil
Moderator: Matt Yost
Panelists: Mitch Hancock, Bradyn McMurdie
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10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
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Energy Session I: Room 206A
National Security and Nuclear Energy
Speakers: Dr. David Gattie and Larry Ellertson
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10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
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Economy Session I: Room 206C
Can We Be Clean AND Profitable?
Moderator: Curtis Blair
Panelists: Jane Stricker, Martha Howe, Jeremy Hafen
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Networking Break
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11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
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Network, Drinks & Snacks, Visit Business Booths
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Breakout Session II
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11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
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Agriculture Session II: Room 206B
Role of Livestock and Water in Sustainable Farming
Moderator: Brian Steed
Panelists: Daniel Cluff, Ben Abbott, Hannah Freeze
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11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
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Energy Session II: Room 206A
Permitting and the Grid
Moderator: Utah Rep. Colin Jack
Panelists: Christina Hayes, Neil Chatterjee, Jim Matheson
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11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
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Economy Session II: Room 206C
How Economic Costs of Climate Change Impact National Security
Moderator: Dr. Ivy Estabrooke
Speaker: Dr. Victoria Coates
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Networking Break
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12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
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Network, Drinks & Snacks, Visit Business Booths
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Breakout Session III
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12:45 PM - 1:30 PM
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Agriculture Session III: Room 206B
Protect our Food Supply – Food Security is National Security
Moderator: Val Jay Rigby
Panelists: Terry Camp, Rep. Celeste Maloy, Joel Ferry
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12:45 PM - 1:30 PM
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Energy Session III: Room 206A
Energy Transition or Energy Expansion
Moderator: Rikki Hrenko-Browning
Panelists: Luigi Resta, Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, Tim Stewart
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12:45 PM - 1:30 PM
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Economy Session III: Room 206C
Economics of Water
Speakers: Warren Peterson, Doug Bennett
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Closing Plenary Session
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Sorenson Center Ballroom
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1:30 PM
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Luncheon
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1:45 PM
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Innovators Video
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2:00 PM
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Closing Keynote
“Why Climate Action is Conservative”
Dr. Katharine Hayhoe
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2:40 PM
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Solutions Panel: What Can YOU Do?
Moderator: Rep. John Curtis
Panelists: Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, Anna Robertson, Hannah Freeze, Heather Reams
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3:00 PM
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Closing Remarks
Rep. John Curtis
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Summit Concludes
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