Edison Awards extends 'day pass' for SWFL businesses, entrepreneurs

FORT MYERS, Fla. - EntSun -- Organizers of the 2026 Edison Awards are extending an exclusive ticket offer to Southwest Florida business owners, executives and aspiring entrepreneurs who want to experience the future of innovation coming to life.

The special ticket package grants access to the Innovators Showcase and Innovators Forum, a pair of events on April 16 that offer sneak peeks into the technology that will define the future.

The Innovators Showcase is an exhibition that allows attendees to experience emerging technologies, breakthrough ideas and futuristic solutions, hearing directly from engineers, scientists and innovators who developed the products. Standouts from the 2025 showcase included Pivotal's Helix eVTOL aircraft, Hyperion Motors' hydrogen-powered car and LoveSac's immersive lounge space.

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The Innovators Forum includes panel discussions and fireside chats featuring global innovators representing international household brands like Samsung, Lenovo and more. This year's panel topics include technologies shaping 2030, the future of power, medical innovations, the future of food and water systems, and investing in the future. A fireside chat with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, moderated by NBA Ambassador Ahmad Rashad, will explore leadership, change management and how sports can serve as a powerful platform for progress.

"Global events of this caliber are typically held in international tech hubs like San Francisco, Seattle or New York City," said Helen Edenfield, president of the Horizon Foundation, Platinum Sponsor of the 2026 Edison Awards. "This is a great opportunity for Southwest Florida's business community to learn from the world's biggest, boldest innovators whose ideas will shape the future of health care, energy, finance, retail and technology."

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Registration for the Innovators Showcase and Innovators Forum is $500 per person and available online at EdisonAwards.com/the-edison-awards. Attendees will have opportunities to meet with exhibitors, panelists and event sponsors. The regular ticket price is $1,595 per person and includes the Innovators Showcase and Innovators Forum, as well as a Welcome Reception, Evening Awards Gala and After-Party.

Hosted by the City of Fort Myers, the 2026 Edison Awards ceremony will take place April 15-16 at the Caloosa Sound Convention Center, 1375 Monroe St. in Fort Myers. A full list of Edison Awards honorees, ticket information and sponsorship opportunities is available online at EdisonAwards.com.