Collaboratory launches Edison Lightbulb Speaker Series featuring SWFL's leading voices

FORT MYERS, Fla. - EntSun -- Collaboratory has announced the return of its Edison Lightbulb Speaker Series, an engaging forum featuring prominent business and community leaders who are helping shape the future of Southwest Florida. Designed to spark meaningful conversations and fresh ideas, the series will bring together innovators, changemakers and decisionmakers to inspire attendees to connect, collaborate and drive positive transformation in the region.

The series debuts on Monday, Nov. 16, at Collaboratory with a discussion on "The Future of Work," featuring an accomplished panel of local leaders: Jesse Bryson, director of STEMCat; Kathryn Kelly, CEO of the Heights Foundation; and Joseph Calmese, CEO of ADDMAN. The discussion will be moderated by Christopher Marker, co-founder of The Freedom Institute.

Sponsored by 35 Mules, the event will explore how education, workforce development and industry leaders are responding to rapid shifts in technology, business systems and workforce demands. Panelists will share real-world perspectives on preparing today's students and professionals for tomorrow's opportunities, creating innovative pathways to career success, and ensuring organizations remain competitive in an evolving economy.

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Additional speaker series events are scheduled for Jan. 18 and March 2, with each session featuring influential leaders and thought-provoking discussions on issues impacting the future of Southwest Florida. All events will be held at Collaboratory, located at 2031 Jackson St. in Fort Myers.

Doors open at 5 p.m. for the Nov. 16 event, and the panel will run from 5:30 to 7 p.m. There is no cost for registration, but seating for the event is limited. To register, please visit Collaboratory.org/LightbulbSeries (https://collaboratory.org/event/edison-lightbulb-speaker-series-the-future-of-work/).

To learn more about Collaboratory, visit Collaboratory.org (http://www.collaboratory.org/).

About Collaboratory
Collaboratory is Southwest Florida's regional community foundation and convener, committed to coordinating solutions to the region's most pressing social challenges by 2040. For more than 50 years, Collaboratory has mobilized philanthropy and stewarded more than $147 million in charitable investments across a five-county region by bringing together nonprofits, education, government and private-sector partners to drive systems-level change. Through grantmaking, scholarship administration, community research, capacity building and cross-sector collaboration, Collaboratory aligns resources, talent and data to ensure donor dollars are strategically invested for measurable, lasting impact and a stronger, more resilient Southwest Florida. To learn more and get involved, call 239-274-5900 or visit www.Collaboratory.org.

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