Summit draws 14k for celebration of Utah tech scene

SALT LAKE CITY — Titans of innovation, both Utah-grown and from across the country, helped launch day one of the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit Thursday, and the 14,000-plus in attendance where no less amped for it than any arena-rock show.
Executives and board members from Silicon Slopes, a nonprofit advocacy group for the state's tech sector, were particularly ecstatic with the turnout, which almost tripled the 5,000 who attended the debut gathering last year.
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