04/30/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 04/30/2024 12:19
Ogden City Business Development in partnership with Acceler8 Wasatch will host a week of events celebrating aerospace & defense and advanced materials manufacturing with the vibrant downtown and stunning mountain landscape of Ogden as a backdrop.
From May 13th to 16th, industry leaders, defense agencies, entrepreneurs, academia, and policymakers will converge in Ogden for the inaugural Acceler8 Wasatch Week to inspire collaboration, innovation, and business growth to further the trajectory of Northern Utah's growing role in national defense. Liesl Limberg, Ogden City Business Recruitment Manager says, "Ogden is a community of makers - both of things and of relationships that are crucial to the success of the aerospace and defense industry. Here, you will find an environment that emboldens technology and innovation that supports the current needs of industry while looking ahead to the future." Each day of the inaugural Acceler8 Wasatch Week brings a new business networking experience.
From 5 to 8pm, Ogden City, Weber County, Northern Utah Alliance, EDCUtah, and the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity will host Acceler8 Wasatch attendees for a networking reception, followed by dinner at the Copper Nickel Events, once the original shooting range for Browning back in the early 1900s. Further proof of Ogden's history of innovation.
Simultaneously, Career Awareness with Hill Air Force Base will be in the Union Station breezeway. Come learn about career opportunities at HAFB, including skilled trade, acquisition, and non-appropriated positions. Career Awareness will also highlight how to apply and search for future job openings with Hill.
Catalyst Accelerator Ogden's Alumni Demo Day is the pinnacle of innovation and entrepreneurship with alumni from previous Ogden Accelerator cohorts unveiling their groundbreaking ideas and revolutionary technologies. Here, investors can find the next big opportunity in tech while attendees have a front row seat to innovation.
As the sun sets on Acceler8 Wasatch Week, attendees can enjoy the kickoff Ogden Twilight Concert featuring indie rock bands Phoenix and Metric. Twilight Concerts offer stunning views of the Wasatch Mountains and a fun atmosphere to round out this week of networking.
"Acceler8 Wasatch Week is an embodiment of the continual work that we at Ogden City do to foster pivotal relationships in the aerospace and defense industry that support our business community, education partners, and Hill Air Force Base," says Ogden City's Limberg.
To see more information about Acceler8 Wasatch Week and register for each event, head to Details | acceler8wasatch.