The Jackson Hole Global Technology Partnership is excited to announce the 11th Annual Wyoming Global Tech Summit with special Keynote
Peter thiel.
Thursday October 17, 2024

About

The Wyoming Global Technology Summit is an event held every fall in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Presented by The Jackson Hole Technology Partnership, the 2024 Tech Summit will showcase Wyoming and the Rocky Mountain region’s innovation, feature exciting announcements and provide attendees with the opportunity to network with entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, respected innovators, leaders and policy makers. This event leverages new technologies to solve old challenges and drive positive outcomes for Wyoming and the Rockies.

The Summit is seed-funded by our Chair, John D. Temte and the Jackson Hole Technology Partnership, with follow-on funding from donors who share our mission and vision.

Past summit speakers includes: Randall Stephenson, CEO AT&T, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shoing, CEO Nantworks and Co-Owner Los Angeles Lakers, Her Royal Highness Princess Reema, Saudi Ambassador to the United States, The Honorable Cynthia Lummis, Mark Gordon, Governor of Wyoming, Matt Mead, Former Governor of Wyoming, Doug Burgum, Governor of North Dakota, Tom Vilsack, US Secretary of Agriculture and Governor of Iowa, Ralph de la Vega, President & CEO of AT&T Mobility and Joe Lonsdale, Co-Founder, Palantir.

The annual summit hosts highly successful founders, early stage tech investors and venture capitalist.

For more information please contact: robin@jacksonholetechpartnership.org

2024 Summit Agenda

11th Annual

Wyoming Global Technology Summit

Thursday October 17, 2024 @ Walk Hall - Teton Village, WY

Presented by The Jackson Hole Technology Partnership 501c3

Special Honored Guests to include:

Peter Thiel, Legendary Entrepreneur & Investor, Partner at Founders Fund (Los Angeles, CA) and United States Senator, The Honorable Cynthia Lummis (Cheyenne, WY & Washington DC)

October 16th - 4-6pm- Registration Mixer, Gravity Haus Hotel, 3345 West Village Drive, Teton Village, WY 83025

AGENDA October 17th 2024

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Registration and Coffee (upstairs northwest entrance - Walk Hall)

9:00 AM - 9:10 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks

John Temte, Co-Founder & Chairman, Jackson Hole Technology Partnership & Managing Partner, WYO VC & Temte Capital (Cody, WY & Laramie, WY)
Jack Selby, Co-Founder & Board Member, Jackson Hole Technology Partnership & Managing Director, Thiel Capital (Teton Village, WY & Paradise Valley, AZ)

9:10 AM - 9:25 AM Wyoming: Driving Innovation & Digital Transformation

Sam Galeotos, Chairman & CEO, Lunavi (Cheyenne, WY)

9:25 AM - 9:35 AM Riding the Blockchain: Launching Wyoming’s Stable Token

Anthony Apollo, Executive Director, Wyoming Stable Token Commission (Cheyenne, WY)

9:35 AM - 10:00 AM University of Wyoming: Wyoming Leadership, Competitiveness & Innovation

9:35 AM - 9:45 AM University of Wyoming: Driving Local & Global Change

Ed Seidel, President, University of Wyoming (Laramie, WY)

9:45 AM - 9:50 AM Competitiveness Conversations Across America

Chad Evans, EVP & COO, Council on Competitiveness, (Washington D.C.)

9:50 AM - 9:55 AM Growing Businesses for Economic & Community Resiliency

Renny Mackay, President, Wyoming Business Alliance (Cheyenne, WY)

9:55 AM - 10:00 AM University of Wyoming: Aligning Global & Local Objectives

Ed Seidel, President, University of Wyoming (Laramie, WY)

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Preparing Our Future Leaders: Evolve to Thrive

Carrie Moore, Founder & CEO, Carrie Moore International (Miami, FL)

10:15 AM - 10:20 AM Innovation in Action: Computational Efficiency - From Hollywood to the R&D Lab

Amy Gile, Co-Founder & CEO, Silverdraft (Boise, ID)

10:20 AM - 10:35 AM The Frontier of Innovation: DC to Wyoming Tech Update

Senator Cynthia Lummis, U.S. Senator for Wyoming (Wyoming & Washington D.C.)

10:35 AM - 11:00 AM COFFEE BREAK

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM Keynote Speaker – Peter Thiel

Hosted by David Siminoff, Board Member, Jackson Hole Technology Partnership (Teton Village, WY & Scottsdale, AZ)

Peter Thiel, Thiel Capital (Los Angeles, CA)

11:50 AM - 1:00 PM Lunch - Commons Area - Walk Hall

Lunch Walk Hosted by Scott Nolan, Partner, Founders Fund (Los Angeles, CA)

Afternoon session MC’d by Jackson Hole Technology Partnership Board Members, Josh McFarland, Managing Director, Greylock Partners (San Francisco, CA) & Scott Nolan, Partner, Founders Fund (Los Angeles, CA)

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Pink Data: Using Nuclear to Power Data Center Expansion

Hosted by Tristan Abbey, President, Comarus Analytics, Senior Fellow, National Center for Energy Analytics (Alexandria, VA)

Kevin Harrington, Managing Director, Thiel Capital (Los Angeles, CA)
Dr. Jess Gehin, PhD, Associate Lab Director, INL (Idaho Falls, Idaho)
Rob Creager, Executive Director, Wyoming Energy Authority (Cheyenne, WY)
Juliann Edwards, CDO, The Nuclear Company, Chair of U.S. Women in Nuclear (Cypress, TX)
Trenton Thornock, Founder & CEO, Prometheus Hyperscale (Evanston, WY)

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Metamorphosis & Convergence of Venture Capital & Private Equity

Hosted by Eric Scott, Board Member, Jackson Hole Technology Partnership, Senior Advisor, 8VC (New York, NY)

Sam Lessin, General Partner, Slow Ventures (Teton Village, WY)
Drew Oetting, Founding Partner, 8VC (Austin, TX)
Will Quist, Partner, Slow Ventures (San Francisco, CA)
Keith Johnson, Founding Partner & CEO, Sequoia Heritage (Jackson Hole, WY)

2:30 PM - 2:55 PM Break

2:55 PM - 3:45 PM Founders Living on the Edge: Disruptive Innovation In Life Sciences & HealthTech

Hosted by John China, Co-Head Innovation Economy, JP Morgan Commercial Banking (San Francisco, CA)

Michael Chambers, Founding CEO & Executive Chairman, Aldevron (Fargo, ND)
Dr. Thomas Cahill, MD, PhD, Founder & Managing Partner, Newpath Partners (Boston, MA)
Dr. Daniel Getts, PhD, Co-Founder & CEO, Myeloid Therapeutics (Cambridge, MA)
Dr. Marnie Peterson, PharmD, PhD, Founder & CEO, Extherid Biosciences, Co-Founder & CSO, Perfectus Biomed Group (Jackson Hole, WY)
Dr. Jesse Greer, Founder & CEO, Preamble (Scottsdale, AZ)

3:45 PM - 3:55 PM State of the State from a Conservative Environmentalist

Benji Backer, Executive Chairman, American Conservation Coalition, Author of “The Conservative Environmentalist” (Scottsdale, AZ)

3:55 PM - 4:00 PM Closing Remarks

John Temte, Co-Founder & Chairman, Jackson Hole Technology Partnership & Managing Partner, WYO VC & Temte Capital (Cody, WY & Laramie, WY)

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Networking Reception

Presented by WYO VC

Gravity Haus Hotel, 3345 West Village Drive, Teton Village, WY 83025