Apple CEO Tim Cook will keynote the Utah Technology Council’s 18th annual Hall of Fame gala event, the association revealed in a special announcement by Senator Orrin Hatch at the association’s Annual Members Meeting event in Salt Lake City.
Additionally, members were favored with remarks from keynote speaker Scott Watterson, Co-founder, Chairman and CEO of ICON Health & Fitness, the world’s largest developer and marketer of products and services for a fit and healthy life. ICON’s leading brands include NordicTrack, ProForm and Weider for home fitness and FreeMotion Fitness for the health club market. The company’s brand for fitness wearables and subscription fitness solutions is iFit. ICON’s award-winning running shoe brand is Altra Footwear.
ICON innovation leads the industry, and Scott is the main inventor for the company’s more than 200 patents and 500 trademarks. At the event, Watterson and ICON provided several items as giveaway prizes:
- A Tour de France pro 5.0 Exercise Bike
https://www.proform.com/exercise-bikes/tour-de-france-pro-5-bike - 5 iFit Vue Wearables
https://www.ifit.com/vue - 2 pairs of Altra Running Shoes
https://www.altrarunning.com
Following Watterson’s presentation and remarks from Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert, UTC members ratified 2015 board actions, elected board officers and trustees for 2016, and presented 2015-2016 industry awards in the following categories:
| Legislators of the Year | Rep. John Knotwell | ||||||||
| Rep. Val Peterson | |||||||||
| Rep. Dean Sanpei | |||||||||
| Sen. Stuart Adams | |||||||||
| Sen. Ann Millner | |||||||||
| Sen. Howard Stephenson | |||||||||
| Legislative Champion | Jeff Rogers, Paul Rogers and Assoc. | ||||||||
| STEM Champion | Brent Petersen, Comcast | ||||||||
| Academic Leader of the Year | Michael Savoie, UVU | ||||||||
| Emerging Exec of the Year | Cody Broderick, inWhatLanguage | ||||||||
| HR Leader of the Year | Sue Urses, LANDESK | ||||||||
| CTO of the Year | Jody Bailey, Pluralsight | ||||||||
| CFO of the Year | Brenda Rees, ArbiterSports | ||||||||
| Women in Tech Champion | Kathryn Murphy, Demandware | ||||||||
| Distinguished Service Champion | Brent Lorimer, Workman Nydegger | ||||||||
| Trustee of the Year | Vance Checketts, EMC | ||||||||
| CEO of the Year | Frank Maylett, RizePoint | ||||||||
“The individuals we are acknowledging today have provided tremendous service and values to not only our industry sector and the membership of UTC, but to the entire economy of Utah and to the customers and partners they serve,” said Chet Linton, Chairman of UTC and CEO of School Improvement Network.
“We are extremely pleased at the continued growth and success of our technology sector,” said Richard R. Nelson, President and CEO of the Utah Technology Council. “While we celebrate our annual successes, particularly in the recent legislative session, UTC also looks forward to playing an even stronger role in advancing our emphasis on STEM education, and addressing our growing talent shortage, which is one of our most pressing challenges in 2016.”
