This year, as it has for the last 28 years, the NH High Tech Council (Council) will bestow its prestigious Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) Award to an individual who has significantly advanced innovation in the Granite State over his or her career. And for the first time, the Council will crown the 2016 winner at an event designed to be more inclusive and thought provoking than ever before by featuring brief talks and unique demonstrations - all taking place at a new locale where innovation is part of campus culture.

While the nomination period for the award closes April 15, event organizers have secured local visionaries who will share brief remarks about how disruption – the EOY event’s theme – drives our economy and shapes how we will work in the future. They are: Edna Conway, Chief Security Officer at Cisco; Jeremy Hitchcock, CEO at Dyn; and Paul LeBlanc, President of Southern New Hampshire University.