SUMMIT 2026, February 4-7, 2026, hosted by Silicon Slopes and Visit Salt Lake, is a four-day global innovation festival across multiple downtown Salt Lake City venues, blending tech, culture, networking, workshops, and immersive experiences

PhotoPharmics expands its board as its fully enrolled Phase 3 Parkinson’s trial nears top-line results. New directors deepen clinical, regulatory, and capital-markets expertise as the company prepares for FDA submission and strategic partnerships.

The 2025 Utah AI Summit highlighted the state’s pro-human approach to artificial intelligence, emphasizing ethical innovation, workforce readiness, and community-centered policy, featuring insights from Governor Cox, Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince, and advocate Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

Saras AI Institute (Salt Lake City, UT) has launched a 12-month, fully online Master’s in AI Engineering and a stackable AI Dev certificate, offering working developers practical, portfolio-driven training to build and deploy production-grade AI systems.

Eris Biotech (Provo, UT) is developing an oral small-molecule therapy that reawakens the immune system to fight cancer. Co-founders Evita Weagel and Rachel Garlick aim to deliver effective, accessible, patient-centered treatment worldwide.

Western Governors University (Salt Lake CIty, UT) leverages AI, data, and mentorship to deliver scalable, outcomes-driven digital education for over 193,000 students, combining personalized learning, workforce alignment, and innovative technology infrastructure, shares David Morales, WGU's CIO.

HAVN SLX is offering a six-month office and amenities scholarship worth over $15K to a Utah startup, with finalists pitching live and the winner chosen by community vote.

The Miller family and Larry H. Miller Company served 5,000 Thanksgiving meals and connected guests with medical, legal, and community services, continuing a nearly 30-year tradition supporting Utahns experiencing homelessness and hardship.