Seats are still available for the Governor's Utah Economic Summit on Monday at Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City.

"It is not too late to register. We will allow walk-in registrations, but at the full price of $150," Michael Sullivan, spokesman for the Governor's Office of Economic Development, said Thursday.

Same-day registration begins at 7 a.m. Advance signups can be done online at www.utahsummit.com. Coupons for $25 discounts will be printed Saturday in The Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News . Attendees must register online to use the coupons.

Most economists believe the recession has ended. Sullivan said the summit was designed to focus on moving out of the downturn.

"We recognize there has been a national economic crisis, but that Utah has been fortunate enough to have a comparatively strong economy. We are actually prepared, and [Gov. Gary Herbert] will speak to that point, of moving out of the nation's recession ahead of the pack," Sullivan said.

The summit begins at 8 a.m. with speeches by economist Kelly Matthews, who retired from Wells Fargo Utah in November, and Randal Quarles, Carlyle Group managing director and a former Treasury Department undersecretary.

Herbert will speak at noon.

Other speakers will be Pam Perlich, a University of Utah senior research economist and David Chen, managing director of Equilibrium Capital Group.

A register of workshops, panelists and times can be found by clicking on the "Schedule" tab at www.utahsummit.com.

Paul Beebe