THE ANNUAL GATHERING OF LEADERS
TO DISCUSS THE VISION & GROWTH OF CACHE VALLEY
Cache Summit Agenda
Monday October 27, 2025
9:00 AM
Load Bus at the Riverwoods Conference Center
9:30 AM
Tour Connect Transit Headquarters
11:00 AM
Tour Bridgerland Technical College
12:00 PM
Lunch
1:15 PM
Tour Badger Screen Printing
2:30 PM
Tour Thermo Fisher Scientific
3:30 PM
Tour Concludes and Bus Returns to Riverwoods Conference Center
Break
5:30 PM
Opening Reception and Dinner
6:00 PM
Keynote: Dynamics of Group Decision Making
Wilf Sommerkorn
Deputy Executive Director, Utah Land Use Institute
7:00 PM
Breakout Sessions
1. Community By Design: How to Explore and Measure Future Benefits of Growth In Your Community - Tim Watkins, Wasatch Front Regional Council
2. Building Resilience: Re-imagining our Relationship with Land, Food, and Community - Nate Stireman, Owner, Steep Mountain Farm
3. Property Tax - Russ Price, Community Advisor, Bear River Association of Governments
Tuesday October 28, 2025
7:30 AM
Registration and Networking Breakfast
8:30 AM
Welcome
8:45 AM
Keynote: Changing Utah's Housing Game: Public Lands, Public Policies, and Public Support
Steve Waldrip
Senior Advisor, Office of the Governor for Housing Innovation & Policy
9:45 AM
Networking Break
10:00 AM
Breakout Sessions
1. Ownership Opportunities for Moderate-Income Homeownership & Walkable Communities - Brandon Bell, Lead Regional Planner, Bear River Association of Governments
2. The Next Step - Intentional Sustainable Communities, Using Utah's Title 3: Learning from the Past and Building for Tomorrow - Philip Gleason, OSR Land Co-op and OSR Off-Grid Communities
3. Company Culture: Investing in People - JJ Dallinga and Bekah Smith, Branch Manager and HR Generalist, America First Credit Union
10:45 AM
Networking Break
11:00 AM
Breakout Sessions
1. Combining Affordable Housing and Traditional Agriculture - Alanna Nafziger, Masters In Landscape Architecture
2. Master the Art of Pivoting - Preston Parker, Co-Founder and Owner, Morty's Cafe
3. Affordable Housing: 5 Solutions to Help Right Now - Steve Coppieters, Owner, Stone Gate Homes, LLC
11:45 AM
Networking Break
12:00 PM
Lunch
12:30 PM
Keynote: Where Paychecks Meet Porch Lights
Erik Daenitz
Vice President, Zions Public Finance
1:45 PM
Breakout Sessions
1. Connecting Cache - Rebecca Dilg, Director, Utah Broadband Center
2. Nibley's Growing Community: Assets, Identity & Responsible Design - Utah State LAEP Bioregional
Planning and Design Students
3. Economic Data - Adam Paul
2:30 PM
Networking Break
2:45 PM
Keynote: The Power of Manufacturing
Johnny Ferry
President, CEO, Utah Manufacturers Association and Honeyville, Inc
3:30 PM
Summit Adjourns
