This year's annual Governor's Business Forum will focus on how innovation and entrepreneurship can improve Wyoming's economy.

The event is scheduled for November 7-9, 2017 at the Little America Hotel and Resort in Cheyenne. Governor Matt Mead will kick off the event, which is co-hosted by the Wyoming Business Alliance/Wyoming Heritage Foundation.

Some of the other speakers at this year's forum include Yaron Brook, Executive Chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute, Nicole Kaeding, an economist with the Tax Foundation, and national fiscal transparency expert Adam Andrzejewski, Founder and CEO of Openbooks.com.

Governor Mead said the event ''Provides a great opportunity to hear from leaders with business experience as we continue our efforts to expand and diversify Wyoming's economy long-term through ENDOW."

More information on the event as well as registration is available at the Wyoming Business Alliance website.

More From KGAB