Tech, Biz Leaders Unite at Convergence Technologies Conference

📅 September 17, 2001 - Technology to Market (t2m.com) will host leading expertsfrom academia, business, the government and the community to discuss amodern technology trend, "Convergence Technology," at the HorizonsTechnology and Business Trends Conference on Sept. 20-21, 2001 at the SilverLake Village in Park City (Deer Valley), Utah.

The Fall 2001 Horizons conference will bring together leading experts tointeract and discuss growing interdisciplinary trends in such areas asinformation technology, human health and genetics, agribusiness and plantgenetics, and manufacturing and materials. Government leaders such asGovernor Michael Leavitt and former U.S. Senator Jake Garn will discuss howtechnology trends are shaped by economic and policy issues.
Business leaders and entrepreneurs including Geoffrey Woolley, founder ofDominion Ventures and chairman of European Venture Partners, Bill Reichert,president of Garage Technology Ventures, and Bob Crawford, director ofproduct management at Sprint Broadband, will give keynote addresses todiscuss the future opportunities available for businesses and companiesusing converging technologies. Professors and leading experts in academiaand research such as Ross DeVol of the Milken Institute, Stephen Prescott,executive director of the Huntsman Cancer Institute, Dinesh Patel, chairman,CEO and president of Ashni Naturaceuticals, and Sudhir Sahasrabudhe,executive vice president of Myriad Genetics are just a few of many speakersfrom various academic disciplines that will comment on the union ofcomplimentary technologies.
"This conference is unique in that it gives individuals from all industriesand disciplines an opportunity to forge new relationships and shareknowledge about new products, markets and solutions," said Richard Clayton,founder of T2M and shareholder of Parsons Behle & Latimer. "Entrepreneurs,business leaders, educators or government leaders should make every effortto attend this conference, held in our own backyard, as we interact withthought leaders throughout the nation."
More detailed information on the two-day conference, including the agenda ofspeakers and the topics they will be discussing is available atslc2002.org.
The Horizons Conference begins on Thursday, Sept. 20 at 8:30 a.m. andcontinues through Friday, Sept. 21 at 4 p.m. The cost to attend theconference is $300. Oktoberfest will be held Thursday afternoon beginning at4:30 p.m. where attendees may mingle and listen to music in a mountainsetting.