UTAH GENIUS SPONSORS:

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  BATEMAN IP LAW GROUP specializes in protecting intellectual property and in assisting clients through the various stages of intellectual property development. Members of our firm have extensive experience in a wide range of intellectual property matters, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, technology transactions (including licensing, acquisitions, and technology transfers, regulatory compliance and litigation). Our attorneys are experienced in advising clients regarding the best manner in which to protect their intellectual property.

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  KSL 5 Television, an NBC affiliate, is the dominant leader in news and entertainment programming in the Salt Lake City market. Our KSL 5 News HD has Utah's most experienced team of anchors and reporters, each committed to telling the stories that impact all of our lives in Utah.

     Our KSL 5 Investigations are local investigations that get real results for our community, and the Live 5 Weather Team is comprised of Utah's most veteran meteorologists, combined with the very latest weather technology, providing families and friends with the information they need to plan their day.

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  Breaking news, traffic coverage, weather, and local talk are the foundations of KSL NewsRadio's success. When the people of Utah want to know what's happening right now—and when they want entertaining talk shows to analyze those issues and take calls from local residents—they turn to KSL NewsRadio 102.7 FM and 1160 AM.

     We demonstrate our commitment to urgent news and information with 16 hours a day of local news, talk and sports programming. From the #1-rated Utah's Morning News, hosted for 15 years by Grant Nielsen and Amanda Dickson, to Utah's only local talk with Doug Wright in the morning and the Nightside Project at night, KSL is a powerhouse of local information.

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  GoEngineer is a unique business partner and has been helping engineering, manufacturing, and product design companies innovate and stay competitive for the past 26 years. GoEngineer provides best-in-class solutions from SolidWorks, Stratasys, CAMWorks, and Oracle Agile PLM with training, services, and technical support resources throughout the Western and South Central United States.

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  Bennett Tueller Johnson & Deere is a mid-sized law firm in the metro Salt Lake City area that serves sophisticated clients in transactional, litigation and tax matters.

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  SNG PR possesses distinct areas of expertise. Specifically, we serve business-to-business organizations that produce or utilize technology as the core of their business offerings.

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  The MountainWest Capital Network (formerly the MountainWest Venture Group) is Utah's first and largest business networking organization devoted to supporting entrepreneurial success through fostering the dynamic flow of information about capital formation and distribution, educating and mentoring excellence, and recognizing and rewarding performance, networking activities which promote synergistic relationships.

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  KUER public radio, a charter member of National Public Radio (NPR), broadcasts from the Eccles Broadcast Center at The University of Utah. KUER 90.1 is a 501(c)3 non-profit and is a tax-exempt organization that provides a commercial-free mix of NPR, BBC, local news and jazz music programming to thousands of listeners throughout Utah and beyond through its extensive translator network. In addition to its FM channel at 90.1, KUER also broadcasts two additional channels in high-definition (HD). KUER2 features a mix of legacy and indie rock music, and KUER3 offers traditional and contemporary classical music. KUER 90.1 and its HD channels can be streamed online at www.kuer.org.

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  The Governor's Office of Economic Development charter is based on Governor Herbert's commitment to economic development statewide.
  The mandate for this office is to provide rich business resources for the creation, growth and recruitment of companies to Utah and to increase tourism and film production in the state.

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  The Salt Lake Chamber is Utah's largest statewide business association and Utah's Business Leader. With roots that date back to 1887, the Chamber has been standing as the voice of business, supporting its members' success and championing community prosperity for over 100 years. The Chamber represents 6,100 businesses statewide and one in every three jobs in the Utah economy. Chamber strategic partners include the Downtown Alliance and World Trade Center Utah.

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  As part of UVU President Matthew S. Holland’s business engagement strategy to lead out in regional economic development, the Technology Commercialization Office has been organized. Dr. Kent Millington, newly-hired Director, is identifying and assessing technologies developed both at UVU and throughout the region. Millington and his team are working to facilitate the development of those technologies into commercially viable enterprises.