Over the years, the Imagine Solutions Conference has brought over 450 thought leaders to Southwest Florida and has provided $251,060 in scholarships for local nonprofits.

The Imagine Solutions Conference, Florida’s preeminent thought leader event, once again brings giant intellects and future-shaping ideas from across the country and around the globe to Southwest Florida….

The daylong event is titled “The Power of Curiosity — Unleashed,” a nod to the role curiosity plays in the minds of innovators who overcome challenges and find solutions. Every year, thought leaders from around the globe are invited to speak at the Naples event to address cutting-edge developments in academia, science, the arts and medicine.

Matthew Whitaker, a blind jazz pianist, plays his own compilation at the annual Imagine Solutions conference

We all remember the inspiring teacher, that special lecture, those “teaching moments,” no matter how many years have gone by.

Americans need to rethink what it means to live decades longer, and that means letting go of traditional life patterns and being more flexible, longevity experts at the Imagine Solutions Conference in North Naples said Monday

There will be plenty of “wow” at this year’s Imagine Solutions Conference. There’s even a presentation called “WOW,” which will feature an interactive presentation by a “mathamagician.

“You see the girls walking up and down U.S. 41, you just assume that’s what they want,” explained trafficking survivor, Melinda Starrett. “I can tell you that nobody at five or six-years-old says ‘I’m going to grow up to be a junkie prostitute.’ None of us want that.”

Tapping, clicking and swiping. In a world of technology, parents can struggle with screen time. “We actually feel like it takes up too much of their time,” explained a Fort Myers mom, Brandi Steele.