​Please note: registration must be accepted to attend.

​Welcome to the 43rd Annual Kinect Capital Investors Choice Conference, a highly curated event bringing together founders, investors, and industry leaders for a full day of meaningful connections and discussions. The conference will take place on September 3 in Midvale, Utah.

​Attendance is limited and all registrations are reviewed individually. To maintain a high quality attendee experience, all registrations are carefully reviewed. Attendance is limited, and some applicants will not be admitted.

​Preference will be given to active startup investors, angel investors, venture capital professionals, family offices, institutional investors, industry leaders, Kinect Capital alumni, mentors and board members.

​Venue information will be shared with approved attendees.

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​AGENDA:

​8:00 – 9:30 AM | REGISTRATION & CHECK-IN
Café available in lobby if you want breakfast.

​9:30 – 9:50 AM | KICK OFF & OPENING REMARKS
MC: Kristine Widtfeldt (CMO, Cove | Serial Entrepreneur with 4 Exits | BYU Marriott Adjunct Professor)
Opening Remarks: Matt Warnock (SLC Angel Investor | CEO, Kinect Capital | CEO, RidgeCrest Herbals)
Welcome to Zions: Nick Griffiths (Executive Vice President, Zions Bank)

​9:50 – 10:35 AM | WeROC PANEL

​Panelist: Tara Rosander (Utah GOED | Nucleus Fund | Women Tech Council)
Panelist: Sabrina Paseman (Co-Founder, Omni Ventures | Entrepreneur | Former Apple Engineer)
Panelist: Rachelle Morris (Co-Founder, Stalwart Ventures | This is the Place Board )
Panelist: Vanessa Perez (Founder, MakeUtah | Entrepreneur | Serves on 10 Boards)
Moderator: Kristine Widtfeldt (Highlights Above)

​10:40 – 11:30 AM | 15 EXCITING STARTUP PITCHES
3 minutes each

​11:30 AM – 1:00 PM | LUNCH & CONNECTING
Mediterranean buffet (Main Event Space)
Connect with startup founders (Founders Room)

​1:00 – 1:45 PM | KEYNOTE FIRESIDE

​Featured Guest: Fraser Bullock (2002 & 2034 Olympic Leader | Co-Founder, Sorenson Capital)
Moderator: Peter Vidmar (2x Olympic Hall of Famer | Investor | Wealth Strategist)

​1:45 – 2:30 PM | 12 EXCITING STARTUP PITCHES
3 minutes each

​2:30 – 3:15 PM | ICON PANEL

​Panelist: Jeanette Bennett (Colliers Utah | Founder, Bennett Communications | Silicon Slopes Hall of Fame)
Panelist: Ted McAleer (Co-Founder, Park City Angels | Founder, SPARC Health | COO, VBGS)
Panelist: Travis Oliphant (GP, Open Technology Ventures | Creator, NumPy & SciPy | Founder, Anaconda & OpenTeams)
Moderator: Bill Schuffenhauer (3x Olympian | Bobsled Hall of Fame | Entrepreneur)

​3:15 – 3:45 PM | ICON AWARDS CEREMONY

​ICON Award Recipients:
Kevin Lin (Virtual | Co-Founder, Twitch)
Kai Huang (Virtual | Entrepreneur Behind Guitar Hero)
Jeanette Bennett (Highlights Above)
Ted McAleer (Highlights Above)
Travis Oliphant (Highlights Above)
Fraser Bullock (Highlights Above)
Tara Rosander (Highlights Above)

​4:00 – 5:30 PM | FOUNDER CONNECTIONS
Connect with startup founders (Founders Room)