The Economic Development Corporation of Utah is hosting their annual meeting at the Grand America Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City. Keynote Speaker Eric was born and raised in Missouri. A Navy SEAL, Rhodes Scholar, boxing champion, and humanitarian leader, Eric earned his Ph.D. from Oxford University. He did research and documentary photography work with children and families in Rwanda, Albania, Mexico, India, Croatia, Bolivia, and Cambodia. The founder of The Mission Continues and the author of the New York Times bestseller The Heart and The Fist, Eric was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people. Fortune magazine also named him one of the 50 greatest leaders in the world. Eric lives in Missouri with his wife, Sheena, and their son, Joshua.