Blockchain Ecosystem
Education, collaboration, standards, and responsible blockchain adoption.
UTAH FRONTIER TECHNOLOGY NETWORK
Utah's next chapter is connected.
UFTN brings Governor's Office of Economic Development, Silicon Slopes, the Utah Blockchain Coalition, economic development partners, and trusted digital infrastructure builders to one shared table.
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From possibility to participation. From infrastructure to adoption.
A statewide connective layer
Innovation becomes impact when the right people can move together.
Utah has the ingredients to lead nationally. UFTN bridges the distance between businesses seeking education, builders seeking adoption pathways, public and private leaders, and citizens who deserve systems designed around privacy and choice.
Tech Community
Innovators, founders, operators, enterprises, investors, and builders across Utah.
Economic Development
Investment, jobs, workforce readiness, and statewide opportunity.
Digital Identity & Trust
Secure, privacy-preserving identity and trusted data infrastructure.
The people behind the network
Leadership
Trusted innovation takes shared stewardship. UFTN brings Utah’s technology, business, public leaders, and communities together around a common table.
Governing Board
03 / MEMBERS
Governing board / 01
Aaron Gleave
President and Founder, UFTN
Technology executive, founder, and strategic business-development leader with a career spanning emerging and frontier technologies, enterprise technology, strategic accounts, partnerships, commercialization, and ecosystem development. Proven ability to identify growth opportunities, build high-value relationships, develop strategic alliances, and operate across corporate, technology, government, investment, and institutional environments.
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Governing board / 02
Amelia Powers Gardner
Utah County Commissioner
Amelia Powers Gardner leads APG Strategy LLC, a policy consulting firm working at the intersection of government innovation, civic engagement and energy. As Utah County Commissioner and Clerk/Auditor, she led nationally recognized firsts in digital government — including the nation's first blockchain-based verifiable digital credential and the first blockchain-enabled accessible voting program for voters with disabilities — earning recognition as one of Government Technology's Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers.
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Governing board / 03
Layne Smith
Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Layne Smith is a partner at Dorsey & Whitney LLP, where he specializes in mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures for corporate clients. Layne also has experience advising boards of directors and assisting clients with outside general counsel work. He works with clients in various industries, including among others healthcare, financial services, software, technology and blockchain. Layne is ranked by Chambers USA and he served for six years as the co-chair of Dorsey & Whitney’s mergers and acquisitions practice group, overseeing a team of over 60 attorneys.
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04 / MEMBERS
Advisory board / 01
Howard M. Headlee
President & CEO, Utah Bankers Association
Mr. Headlee was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Utah Bankers Association, April 1997. The Utah Bankers Association is a trade association serving the banking industry in the state of Utah, the 5th largest banking state in the U. S. Its membership consists of state and nationally chartered banks, savings banks and FDIC insured industrial banks. Mr. Headlee has been recognized as one of Utah’s 100 most influential people.
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Advisory board / 02
Angela Smith
COO, Nucleus Institute
Angela Smith is the COO of the Nucleus Institute, Utah's hub for innovation. She is Managing Director of the Nucleus Fund, a $40m early stage venture fund. She also oversees programming and design for Convergence Hall, a world class innovation hub that facilitates interdisciplinary industry, academic, and government partnerships to generate and commercialize new ideas.
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Advisory board / 03
Jeremy H. Smith
Executive Technology Leadership · Founder
Jeremy H. Smith is a Utah technology and delivery executive with more than 25 years of leadership across startups, private equity, and public companies. His work has spanned e-commerce, data platforms, InsureTech, and blockchain, with a consistent focus on aligning technology with business outcomes, building high-trust teams, and explaining complex technical work to executives, boards, and public audiences.
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Advisory board / 04
Christopher Bramwell
Chief Privacy Officer, State of Utah
Christopher Bramwell serves as Chief Privacy Officer for the State of Utah and Director of the Utah Office of Data Privacy. Appointed by Governor Spencer Cox, he leads statewide efforts to modernize government privacy practices, strengthen the protection of personal information, and help public entities develop effective privacy programs. His work connects public policy, digital innovation, and individuals’ privacy rights.
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I'm interested in a board positionMission and Purpose
The Utah Frontier Technology Network is a non-profit trade association with a mission to position Utah as a leader in frontier technologies, specifically blockchain and intersections with AI, Digital Identity, IOT, and quantum applications, and to advance the interests of its corporate members within the Utah ecosystem. To accomplish this mission, UFTN focuses efforts on building strong alignment within the Utah community between GOED, Utah State Privacy offices, Silicon Slopes, higher education, banking and finance, and VC/Funding groups. By taking an active role in policy and legislation, UFTN works closely with state leaders to create an environment that invites and encourages leadership in frontier tech innovation. Additionally, UFTN offers its members unparalleled network access to all key areas of the Utah ecosystem, with keen interest to continually expand Utah’s horizons globally.
Action has an architecture.
Awareness
Elevate understanding of digital innovation across business, government, education, and community sectors.
Adoption
Help organizations and communities prepare for trusted digital solutions through readiness frameworks and implementation support.
Events
Convene high-impact forums, briefings, summits, roundtables, and community gatherings that connect the ecosystem.
Awards
Recognize the leaders, companies, communities, and projects advancing trusted digital innovation in Utah.
Focus
The systems shaping Utah's trusted digital economy.
Blockchain Infrastructure
Digital Identity & Trust
AI
Economic Development
Community Innovation
Energy & Infrastructure
Internet of Things
Legislation & Policy
Principles that build trust
Five principles guide everything we build.
State Aligned
Built to interoperate with Utah's legal, economic, digital identity, and innovation environment.
Privacy Enforced
Rooted in privacy, consent, security, individual control, and responsible data use.
Infrastructure Minded
Built for long-term resilience, interoperability, standards, and trust.
Community Driven
Designed around the individuals, organizations, builders, and communities who participate.
Adoption Focused
Focused on practical implementation, real outcomes, and measurable value.
Corporate Members
Current corporate member
Membership
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