UVU’s 2026 Data Summit showcased innovative leadership in higher education, featuring a dynamic set of CIOs: Rene Eborn and Christina Baum. From myth-busting to cross-campus collaboration, the event highlighted data-driven strategies, student-centered solutions, and digital transformation insights.
Rob Shipp shares a tense USS Nimitz replenishment-at-sea where the tanker drifted, prompting a perfect emergency breakaway by the crew. From his Navy background, he and the team at ThetaCore (Lehi, UT), champion the concept of "readiness"—the true driver of team performance under pressure.
Vector’s Longbow platform, a modular, NDAA-compliant VTOL system, earned Blue and Green UAS Cleared certifications. Field-proven and SOCOM-endorsed, it delivers resilient ISR, SIGINT, and multi-sensor capabilities for contested, austere, and high-wind operational environments.
At USASBE 2026, the Faith + Entrepreneurship SIG explored BYU’s campus and Rollins Center, connecting researchers, students, and professionals, blending values with entrepreneurial action, and sampling the Creamery’s storied ice cream flavors.
Jump raised $80 million in a Series B led by Insight Partners, bringing total funding to $105 million. The wealthtech startup is expanding from AI meeting automation into an enterprise-grade AI operating layer for financial advisory firms.
UVU’s 2026 Data Summit showcased innovative leadership in higher education, featuring a dynamic set of CIOs: Rene Eborn and Christina Baum. From myth-busting to cross-campus collaboration, the event highlighted data-driven strategies, student-centered solutions, and digital transformation insights.
Jump raised $80 million in a Series B led by Insight Partners, bringing total funding to $105 million. The wealthtech startup is expanding from AI meeting automation into an enterprise-grade AI operating layer for financial advisory firms.
At Silicon Slopes Summit 2026, Mark Cuban and CMS Administrator Chris Klomp confronted the real drivers of healthcare costs—complexity, consolidation, and hidden incentives—in a candid discussion on transparency, competition, and why meaningful reform remains so hard.
Matt Memmott, CEO of AlphaTech Research Corp. (American Fork, UT) is pioneering molten salt reactors—compact, safe nuclear units that could stabilize grids, power industry, complement renewables, and transform nuclear waste into valuable resources.
UVU’s 2026 Data Summit showcased innovative leadership in higher education, featuring a dynamic set of CIOs: Rene Eborn and Christina Baum. From myth-busting to cross-campus collaboration, the event highlighted data-driven strategies, student-centered solutions, and digital transformation insights.
FMSI (Cottonwood Heights, UT) has relaunched as an independent provider of branch performance and workforce management software, serving more than 140 U.S. financial institutions with tools for scheduling, analytics, and operational visibility.
Fortem Technologies (Lindon, UT) has secured a three-year, $18 million U.S. Army contract to deploy its net-based DroneHunter interceptors worldwide, strengthening defenses against hostile drones amid rising federal adoption, including protection for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
SheTech Explorer Day 2026 united 3,500 Utah high school girls with mentors, hands-on STEM experiences, and industry leaders, inspiring confidence, curiosity, and community while showcasing real-world innovation and rallying the next generation of women in STEM.
Rob Shipp shares a tense USS Nimitz replenishment-at-sea where the tanker drifted, prompting a perfect emergency breakaway by the crew. From his Navy background, he and the team at ThetaCore (Lehi, UT), champion the concept of "readiness"—the true driver of team performance under pressure.
Vector’s Longbow platform, a modular, NDAA-compliant VTOL system, earned Blue and Green UAS Cleared certifications. Field-proven and SOCOM-endorsed, it delivers resilient ISR, SIGINT, and multi-sensor capabilities for contested, austere, and high-wind operational environments.
At USASBE 2026, the Faith + Entrepreneurship SIG explored BYU’s campus and Rollins Center, connecting researchers, students, and professionals, blending values with entrepreneurial action, and sampling the Creamery’s storied ice cream flavors.
Jump raised $80 million in a Series B led by Insight Partners, bringing total funding to $105 million. The wealthtech startup is expanding from AI meeting automation into an enterprise-grade AI operating layer for financial advisory firms.