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SALT LAKE CITY — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's running mate is scheduled to be in Utah next month for Sen. Mike Lee's annual Solutions Summit.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence will be among the speakers at the Sept. 1 event focused on "disruptive innovation" in government, education and business as a key to fostering collaboration to create a healthy and productive workforce.
Pence will talk about higher education reform, said Lee spokesman Conn Carroll. His appearance is not a campaign event, Carroll said.
Lee backed Texas Sen. Ted Cruz for president and has not endorsed Trump. He helped lead an unsuccessful fight at the Republican National Convention to force a protest vote against the real estate mogul. Utah delegates, who were all committed to Cruz, saw their votes go to Trump because of a state party rule.
Carly Fiorina, former GOP presidential candidate and ex-Hewlett Packard CEO, and Utah Gov. Gary Herbert are also slated to speak at the summit.
Fiorina held a private campaign fundraiser in Utah last fall before dropping out of the race. In March, she campaigned in the state for Cruz and has endorsed Lee's re-election bid.
Lee's Utah Solutions Summit will be held at the Vivint Smart Home Arena.
Students, schools, businesses and employees are searching for ways to meet each other's needs and to prepare the economy and the workforce to succeed in the 21st century, Lee said.
"Govs. Herbert and Pence have both done excellent work in Utah and Indiana creating a policy environment that facilitates these vital relationships and bonds of cooperation," he said. "And Carly Fiorina's firsthand experience managing a major corporation will be an invaluable addition to our discussion."
