NEWS RELEASE
July 2, 2024
Contact:
Emma Williams
Office of the Governor
(385) 303-4383, ewilliams@utah.gov
Governors to convene for National Governors Association Summer Meeting
SALT LAKE CITY (July 2, 2024) – The nation’s governors will meet in Salt Lake City for the National Governors Association (NGA) Summer Meeting July 11-12. Governors will join federal officials and leaders from business, academia and philanthropy for bipartisan conversations around top issues in states, commonwealths and territories.
Who:
NGA Chair Utah Gov. Spencer Cox
NGA Vice Chair Colorado Gov. Jared Polis
University of Florida President Ben Sasse
Author and Academy Award-winning Actor Matthew McConaughey
Stanford University Polarization and Social Change Lab Director Robb Willer
What: NGA Summer Meeting
When: July 11-12, 2024
Where:
The Grand America Hotel
555 South Main Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Thursday, July 11: NGA Chair Utah Gov. Spencer Cox will lead an opening plenary session on his NGA Chair’s Initiative: Disagree Better. Conversations will feature special guests University of Florida President and Former U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse to discuss polarization on college campuses and Stanford University Polarization and Social Change Lab Director Robb Willer to present findings on the impact of the Disagree Better campaign. An additional session will feature a governor-led panel discussion on American competitiveness.
Friday, July 12: Governor-led sessions include a discussion with actor and author Matthew McConaughey on the role of culture in polarization, and the transition of NGA leadership and introduction of the 2024 – 2025 NGA Chair’s Initiative.
Following the governor-led sessions on Friday, governors will be available to take questions from credentialed members of the media.
Members of the media can register here to attend.
Contact Eric Wohlschlegel at ewohlschlegel@nga.org and Jocelyn Rogers at jrogers@nga.org for additional information.
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