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Forget the hot Indy movies. Forget the buttered popcorn. State business leaders say the Sundance Film Festival is primetime for networking.
"We've got executives form Oracle, HP, Adobe - from all over the country, all over the world," Eccles told KSL Friday. "Also venture capitalists, private equity groups that come in to town special for Sundance - so it's not just film."
Eccles says the state has developed several business leads out of the festival in past years.
"To get that kind of concentration of high-level executives into one place gives you tremendous opportunity to talk to them, showcase the state, and help them understand why it's such a great place to do business," Eccles said.
Eccles says executives from the medical device industry show up.
Friday, Eccles met with several site selectors - which help companies that are looking to relocate.
"It's always easier to discuss things in a more casual setting and Sundance provides the perfect medium for that," Eccles said.
GOED and Zions Bank are partnering Saturday to host the fourth-annual Sundance Film Festival Business Connection at the Montage Deer Valley. It is another way to bring Utah business leaders and executives from afar together to network.
Check out pics from the festival in our Sundance photo gallery.
E-mail: aadams@ksl.com
