b'FOREWORDNEXT: INTRAPRENEURING THE HECK OUT OF THE FUTURELooking ahead, I\'m energized by our potential to expand our impact. The connectivity industry has always been innovative, but now we\'re teaching people the skills they need to "intrapreneur the heck out of everything," a saying we use around here which speaks to the fact that intrapreneurial skills apply across every aspect of this business. It means we\'re providing tools and frameworks that help current industry professionals think and act like the entrepreneurs who built this industry. Were committed to paying that go-getting, boundary-pushing mentality forward. Our upcoming documentary, Hotwired, will tell the industry\'s story not through geography or individual personalities, but through the lens of innovation and technologydemonstrating how weve quietly changed the world and celebrating our contributions.The next five to 10 years will see us expanding our footprint globally, supporting colleagues in Europe and beyond with programs and resources tailored to their markets. We\'ll continue collaborating with our association and nonprofit partners, finding ways to become more efficient together and multiply our collective impact.THE HEAD AND HEART ARE ONEAt The Independent Show 2025, NCTC Throughout this evolution, one thing remains constant:recognized Angela Shaffer with its the head and heart of what we do are truly the sameIntrapreneurship Award sponsored though thing. When focus groups told us unprompted that theySyndeo Institutes Intrapreneurship wanted to learn intrapreneurship, it confirmed that ourAcademy. The award recognizes an legacy preservation work and our future-focusedindividual who demonstrates outstanding education are inseparable. We\'re not just stewardingentrepreneurial initiative within their own historywe\'re modernizing it, making it relevant, andcompany. Diane Christman, President using it to prepare tomorrow\'s leaders. & CEO, Syndeo Institute, presented Angela Shaffer, Manager Business Development This industry was built by people with grit, and grit& Membership, NCTC, with the award. perfectly describes Syndeo Institute\'s journey as well. It hasn\'t always been easy, but it\'s been incrediblyAngela came to NCTC in 2023 after rewarding. I feel honored and lucky to be part of thisspending most of her career at several work, to meet the people I meet, and to have what I\'dmember companies. She has reimagined call a really good seat to witness and support thishow NCTC interacts with its valued industry\'s continued evolution. members to discover how to help grow As we celebrate our 40th anniversary, we\'re beginning antheir businesses. As a result, NCTC has exciting new chapter. The entrepreneurial spirit that builtintroduced solutions that enable members the connectivity industry continues to thrive, and Syndeoto gain market intelligence in their service Institute remains committed to nurturing it forareas and leverage new Multi-Dwelling generations to come. Unit (MDU) solutions to serve a wider breadth of customers.Here\'s to 40 years of innovation, and to thenext 40 years of possibilities.4'