Under 30 Summit EMEA

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Apr 2–6, 2017

Where

Jerusalem & Tel Aviv

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The Under 30 Summit EMEA convenes the greatest young entrepreneurs and game-changers from America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa to foster world-changing ideas and collaborations. Our 2017 host cities, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, served as the perfect backdrop: they are the most entrepreneurial places on the planet, with more startups per capita than Silicon Valley.

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Ashley Graham

Model, Entrepreneur, & Body Activist

Ashley Graham

Model, Entrepreneur, & Body Activist

Ashley Graham, 28, is a NYC-based model, entrepreneur and body activist who’s been featured on the covers of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, Elle Quebec and The London Times, as well as in Elle UK, Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour and more. A business-savvy entrepreneur, Ashley has collaborated with Addition Elle, swimsuitsforall and Dressbarn on her own lingerie, swimwear and apparel collections. She was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2016 and was featured on the magazine’s cover. As a role model and body activist, she is regularly asked to speak about body image, self-acceptance and female empowerment, and her first TEDx Talk titled “Plus Size? More Like My Size” went viral in April 2015. She is also a co-founder of ALDA, a collective of models that represents beauty beyond size and challenges conventional notions within the fashion industry.
Sean Rad

Co-Founder & Chairman

Tinder

Sean Rad

Co-Founder & Chairman

Tinder

Sean Rad is Co-Founder and Chairman of Tinder, a global platform that has brought the world closer together by facilitating more than 20 billion new connections. He also serves as Chairman of Swipe Ventures, which expands Tinder’s footprint through acquisitions, development of new businesses, and investments in new and existing businesses, all within the dating and broader social space. Known for his entrepreneurial drive and creativity, Sean has been recognized in Forbes’ 30 under 30 and Vanity Fair’s “The New Establishment”. Before founding Tinder in 2012, Sean launched and sold several successful tech ventures similarly focused on enhancing the way people communicate. These include Orgoo, a unified communications platform for consumers, and Ad.ly, the largest celebrity endorsement platform for social media. Sean, 30, attended the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business. He currently resides in Los Angeles, where he was born and raised.
Amar’e Stoudemire

Professional Basketball Player, Actor, Author, Producer, Motivational Speaker & Philanthropist

Amar’e Stoudemire

Professional Basketball Player, Actor, Author, Producer, Motivational Speaker & Philanthropist

At the age of 14, Amar’e Stoudemire began to play organized basketball, which changed his life forever. He didn’t take long to become one of the NBA’s top players and was a 6X NBA All-Star. In his last season in the NBA, Amar’e played for the Miami Heat, however upon retiring he signed a one-day contract to end his career with New York Knicks. He now plays in Israel for Hapoel Jerusalem. Off the court Amar’e works in art, philanthropy and educational related fields. He has written several books and is currently developing his own education platform called STAT Academy. On the art side, a long time art admirer and collector, Amar’e has made moves in the art curating space converging art & sports in a way that no other athlete before him has done through his company the Melech Collection. He also does charitable work through his foundation, The Amar’e Stoudemire Foundation.
Sir Ronald Cohen

Chairman, Global Social Impact Investment Steering Group and The Portland Trust; Co-Founder

Apax Partners

Sir Ronald Cohen

Chairman, Global Social Impact Investment Steering Group and The Portland Trust; Co-Founder

Apax Partners

Sir Ronald Cohen is Chairman of the Global Social Impact Investment Steering Group and The Portland Trust. He is a co-founder director of Social Finance UK (2007-11), Social Finance USA, and Social Finance Israel, and of Big Society Capital. He was co-founder Chair of Bridges Ventures (2002-2012). He chaired the Social Impact Investment Taskforce established under the UK’s presidency of the G8 (2013-2015), the Social Investment Taskforce (2000-2010) and the Commission on Unclaimed Assets (2005-2007). In 2012 he received the Rockefeller Innovation Award for innovation in social finance. He co-founded and was Executive Chairman of Apax Partners Worldwide LLP (1972-2005). He was a founder director and Chairman of the British Venture Capital Association and a founder director of the European Venture Capital Association. In 2007, Sir Ronald published: “The Second Bounce of the Ball – Turning Risk into Opportunity”.
Jon Oringer

Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Shutterstock

Jon Oringer

Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Shutterstock

Jon founded Shutterstock in 2003 with thousands of his own digital photographs. A serial entrepreneur, he recognized the need for licensable images at an affordable cost and created the first global subscription image marketplace. Since then, Shutterstock has grown into a portfolio of brands serving businesses, marketing agencies and media organizations around the world with all the creative and editorial assets needed. Jon holds an MS in Computer Science from Columbia University and a BS in Computer Science and Mathematics from The State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Hatty Keane

Alternative Pop Singer

Hatty Keane

Alternative Pop Singer

Despite only being 22 years of age Hatty Keane has more experience than most, completing over 500 shows since signing with BGM at the age of 16. This incredible work ethic has seen her support heavyweight artists such as Rudimental, Ellie Goulding, Olly Murs, Ed Sheeran, Wretch 32, JLS and Wiley. Hatty is currently readying her album with producer Herbie Crichlow, Simon Cowell’s number 1 hit producer for release this summer. She just came back from writing new music with Herbie and Stereoscope in Sweden and is scheduled to release her new single within the next few months across Europe.
Tyler Oakley

YouTube Personality & New York Times Bestselling Author

Tyler Oakley

YouTube Personality & New York Times Bestselling Author

Tyler Oakley is an independent creator on YouTube, one of the largest digital platforms to date. With over 7.5M+ subscribers on YouTube and over 23M+ across his social media platforms, he has been established as one of the most influential LGBTQ+ vloggers and is an A-Lister in the digital age. Tyler has gone on an international Slumber Party themed tour, was on the New York Times Bestseller List for his book BINGE and released his documentary, SNERVOUS. Among his many accomplishments, Tyler has been a consultant for both the President and the First Lady of the United States on using digital platforms to connect with youth, raised over $1M for The Trevor Project, has been nominated and won numerous awards. He was also named one of Time Magazine’s 30 Most Influential People on the Internet and included in The Hollywood Reporter’s Top 25 Digital Stars list two years in a row and is on this year’s Forbes 30Under30 list.
Sofia Hmich

Founder

Future Positive Capital

Sofia Hmich

Founder

Future Positive Capital

Founder of Future Positive Capital, Sofia Hmich is a mission-driven investor dedicated to fostering ventures that progress the world towards a prosperous, fulfilling and equitable future, through scientific & technological breakthroughs.
Previously, Sofia worked at the convergence of innovation, investment and impact – founding & leading four social enterprises, working for Europe’s top VC firm Index Ventures, and as Global Expansion Manager for Deezer, among others.
Sofia has been recognized by Forbes as “30 Under 30”, the World Economic Forum as a Global Shaper, by Founders Forum as a Founder of the Future, and by the French government as an expert advisor to the “France 2020” vision.
Steven Izen

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Lokai

Steven Izen

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Lokai

When his grandfather was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, Steven Izen realized that life is full of highs and lows – opposing forces that keep us balanced along life’s journey. It was this realization that inspired him to found Lokai, a balance brand with products that act as reminders to stay humble at life’s highs and hopeful through the lows. Through Lokai, Steven hopes to help people find balance on their journey and empower young people to give back to causes across the world.
Susan Graham, PhD

Co-Founder & CTO

BioCarbon Engineering

Susan Graham, PhD

Co-Founder & CTO

BioCarbon Engineering

Dr. Susan Graham is a cancer smashing nanotech engineer and international drone pilot. She started and has been involved in many start-up companies from sports app development to tech for the elderly. Dr. Graham is currently a co-founder and CTO of BioCarbon Engineering Ltd, which is using drones to plant trees with a target of 1 billion trees each year. She studied her Bachelor degrees in Biomedical Engineering and Medical Science in Australia followed by a PhD in Biomedical Engineering in the UK.
Tal Ramon

Israeli Musician

Tal Ramon

Israeli Musician

Tal Ramon is a pianist, singer-songwriter who writes and composes original music in Hebrew. He recently released his debut album “Dmut” (character).
The album unveils Tal as a deep and fascinating artist who performs and records his music with the harmonies of the piano, cello, bass, drums and electric guitar—he provides the listener with a powerful and unique experience.
His vocal abilities penetrate many layers within and reveal his creative and artistic talent.
Tal has the incredible ability to tell a story through his songs while letting the composition of his words take you on a journey.
Obinwanne Okeke

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Invictus Group

Obinwanne Okeke

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Invictus Group

Obinwanne Okeke is the founder of Invictus Group. He has been extensively involved in sourcing, structuring, implementing and monitoring various private equity investments in Africa. Prior to founding Invictus Group, he assisted with founding and running other entrepreneurial establishments.
He has received several leadership honorary awards from local as well as international organizations and in 2016 Forbes recognized him as one of the 30 entrepreneurs under 30 to watch and featured him on its June 2016 cover.
Obinwanne is passionate about people and strongly believes in giving back. Over the last decade, he has invested in, and inspired a plethora of businesses and individuals to invest in the less privileged and the uneducated in countries across the world.
He has a BA from Monash S.A. and a Masters of International Relations and Counter-Terrorism Studies (Cum-laude) from Monash Australia.
Anne-Marie Imafidon, MBE

Chief Executive Officer & 'Head Stemette'

Stemettes

Anne-Marie Imafidon, MBE

Chief Executive Officer & 'Head Stemette'

Stemettes

Anne-Marie’s unique set of achievements include passing two GCSEs aged ten (Mathematics & ICT), being the youngest girl ever to pass A-level computing (aged 11) and being one of the youngest to be awarded a Masters’ degree in Mathematics & Computer Science by Oxford University, aged 20. She is CEO, ‘Head Stemette’ & co-founder of Stemettes – an award-winning social enterprise inspiring more than 14,000 girls & young women into Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. As part of this work she has also co-founded Outbox Incubator: the world’s first tech incubator for teenage girls. Aged 27, Anne-Marie was awarded an MBE in the 2017 New Years Honours for services to young women and STEM sectors.
Yasmeen Abu-Fraiha

Co-Founder & Executive Director

Genesis

Yasmeen Abu-Fraiha

Co-Founder & Executive Director

Genesis

Dr. Yasmeen Abu-Fraiha is a young doctor and the Executive Director of GENESIS, an NGO she founded that aims to prevent genetic diseases in the Middle East, especially in the Bedouin community, by spearheading premarital genetic testing and matching. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Project Wadi Attir and Co-Chairs the alumni program of Our Generation Speaks fellowship. She has won several awards, including the 2007 Ramon Award for quality, leadership, and excellence, as well as the 2015 Travel Grant Award for outstanding young investigators at the 38th European Cystic Fibrosis Society conference. Yasmeen holds a BSc in Medical Science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and an MD from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Yossi Vardi

Internet Entrepreneur

Yossi Vardi

Internet Entrepreneur

A pioneer of “Start-Up Nation,” Yossi Vardi has co-founded, led, funded and helped build more than 80 companies—in high-tech, clean-tech, energy and natural resources. Many went public; and others were acquired—such as Gteko (by Microsoft); Tivella (by Cisco); and FoxyTunes (by Yahoo). At age 26 he co-founded TEKEM, one of Israel’s first software houses. As the founding investor of Mirabilis— the creator of ICQ—Vardi co-pioneered instant messaging. (ICQ, one of the Internet’s earliest successes, was later sold to AOL.) Vardi also had an extensive government career in Israel, and participated in peace talks since 1978 with Egypt, Jordan, Syria and the Palestinians.
Neku Atawodi-Edun

General Manager

Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST)

Neku Atawodi-Edun

General Manager

Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST)

Neku Atawodi is General Manager for the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), a not for profit that invests in and trains African Entrepreneurs, with an aim to create Africa’s next Tech entrepreneurs and provide jobs for the continent. Neku has extensive experience as a self-starter entrepreneur, having spear-headed the launch-to-market of companies in various sectors under her watch.
She is a World Economic Forum Global Shaper, an Associate Fellow of the Royal Commonwealth Society, and a Clinton Global Initiative Lead Mentor. She holds a Masters Degree in International Business from the European Business School, London, and is an avid equestrian in her spare time. She was recently named as one of Forbes Africa’s 30 under 30 and a nominee for CNBC’s Young African Entrepreneur of the year.
Lawrence Brand

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Porterlight Bicycles

Lawrence Brand

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Porterlight Bicycles

Lawrence Brand is the founder and CEO of Porterlight Bicycles, a London based manufacturer of custom cargo bikes. Capable of carrying heavier and bulkier loads than normal bicycles, Porterlight’s flagship Bringley model makes a greater range of zero-emission urban journeys possible for companies and individuals. The increased cargo capacity allows bicycles to be used where the alternative has traditionally been a van or car, and the bikes’ traffic beating power accelerates urban delivery logistics. Porterlight now manufactures cargo bikes for the likes of Deliveroo, and exports worldwide. Brand hand-built his first prototype cargo bike in 2014, and proved its carrying capability on a three-month unsupported test ride to Kazakhstan covering 5,000km through eight countries, the prototype bike was later exhibited in London’s Design Museum.
Zaki Djemal

Managing Partner, fresh.fund & Co-Founder

Jerusalem Double

Zaki Djemal

Managing Partner, fresh.fund & Co-Founder

Jerusalem Double

Zaki Djemal is the managing partner of tzvi.vc, and co-founder and managing partner at fresh.fund, the first student-run venture capital fund in Israel. Past adventures include starting an e-commerce platform for independent fashion brands that consistently ranks among the most popular in the Brazilian App Store; and serving as a humanitarian aid worker in South Sudan, Japan, Haiti and Nepal. He is co-founder of דאבל ירושלמי | دابل مقدسي | Jerusalem Double, Jerusalem’s first backgammon league and championship for Jews and Arabs, and sits on the boards of Tevel BeZedek, a non-profit that promotes sustainability in the Developing World, as well as the Israel Harvard Club. Zaki graduated with honors from Harvard University where he studied Behavioral Economics.
Micah Hendler

Founder and Director

The YMCA Jerusalem Youth Chorus

Micah Hendler

Founder and Director

The YMCA Jerusalem Youth Chorus

Micah Hendler, 30 Under 30 for Music in 2017, is a musical changemaker bringing Israeli and Palestinian youth together in the YMCA Jerusalem Youth Chorus to create a powerful singing community based on equality, respect, mutual understanding, and love. Their message has inspired millions from the Late Show with Stephen Colbert to the NY Times to their viral music video, “Home,” with YouTube superstar Sam Tsui, and their influence is growing to change the discourse about the kind of place Jerusalem could be. Micah is a Yale graduate, a Whiffenpoof, and President of the AMENDS Global Fellows, a network of social entrepreneurs from and working in the Middle East across countries and sectors for positive change.
Jill Xiaozhou Ju

Investment Director

Greystar

Jill Xiaozhou Ju

Investment Director

Greystar

As Investment Director at Greystar, Jill is responsible for the firm’s investment acquisitions, execution and dispositions in Europe, with a focus on UK student housing. Additionally, Jill leads the firm’s Asia expansion initiatives and investor relations. Prior to joining Greystar, Jill worked for UBS Investment Bank on its Asia cross-border M&A team in Hong Kong and Beijing.
Jill received her MBA from Harvard Business School and graduated from Peking University with a Bachelor of Economics. Jill is fluent in Chinese and German with professional experience in U.S., Europe and China.
Miguel Santo Amaro

Co-Founder & COO

Uniplaces

Miguel Santo Amaro

Co-Founder & COO

Uniplaces

Miguel Santo Amaro is co-founder of Uniplaces – the trusted, global brand for student accommodation. Miguel launched, in 2013, Uniplaces.com with his co-founders, Mariano Kostelec and Ben Grech from Argentina and UK respectively. Since then, they helped thousands of students from over 160 countries to booking their accommodation completely online, generating over US$30 million in contract values in 2016. Uniplaces’ last round of funding, US$24 million led by Atomico, will support them in their mission to transforming the student experience globally.
Miguel is also Global Shaper from the World Economic Forum, President of Entrepreneurs Organisation Portugal and graduated from Babson College with a Masters in International Business (Global Entrepreneurship Program) after having lived and studied in five different countries across US, Europe and Asia. He is a big football fan (S.L. Benfica!) and currently splits his time between London and Lisbon.
Netanel Rubin

Chief Executive Officer

Vaultra

Netanel Rubin

Chief Executive Officer

Vaultra

Netanel is a senior vulnerability researcher with several significant findings under his belt. Starting his security career at the age of 16, Netanel performed security assessments for many international companies and organizations, including banks and government offices. Following a meaningful military service in the IDF elite intelligence unit 8200, he became a full-time vulnerability researcher in the private sector. Later on, he Co-Founded Vaultra – a cyber security start-up revolutionizing the Smart Energy industry, and now acts as its CEO. In the past few years, he presented in several international conferences such as DEF CON, CCC and Black Hat, among many others.
Nadav Ben Yehuda

Mountaineer, Photographer & Rescue Specialist

Nadav Ben Yehuda

Mountaineer, Photographer & Rescue Specialist

Nadav Ben Yehuda is a distinguished and award-winning athlete and explorer, who leads mountaineering and photography projects all over the world, with a focus on winter climbs, high altitude expeditions and technical ice routes—he is considered the most accomplished Israeli mountaineer in history. Looking back at his Himalayan endeavors, Nadav has led numerous climbing projects in the toughestterrains. From 5 to 8,000m mountains, he more recently made the first Israeli ascent of Annapurna I, the deadliest mountain on the planet. With some of the highest and most demanding mountain rescues behind him, he pushes the boundaries as an alpine rescue specialist and speaks in front of thousands of people around the world every month about Mountains, Ethics, Professionalism—and everything in between.
Chemi Peres

Managing General Partner & Co-Founder, Pitango Venture Capital; Chairman of the Board of Directors

Peres Center for Peace & Innovation

Chemi Peres

Managing General Partner & Co-Founder, Pitango Venture Capital; Chairman of the Board of Directors

Peres Center for Peace & Innovation

Chemi Peres is a pioneer in venture capital and impact investments in Israel. He is Managing General Partner and Co-Founder of Pitango, Israel’s leading Venture Capital Group with over $2 Billion under management, and a portfolio of some 230 high tech companies. Currently he serves on the boards of numerous Pitango portfolio companies such as Taboola, Via Transportation Radwin and more.
Mr. Peres is Chairman of the Al-Bawader Fund, a private-public partnership between Pitango and the Israeli Government, focused on investment in the Israeli Arab Minorities sector. He chairs the Advisory Board of Impact1st (Israel’s first impact investment platform in technology). He also serves as a board member at SFI (Social Finance Israel, Israel social impact bonds platform). He is founder and Chairman of Amelia Investments, the first fund to promote Middle East regional collaboration. He founded and chairs the investment committee of TakwinLabs, an incubator for Arab entrepreneurs.
Mr. Peres is Chairman of the Peres Center for Peace & Innovation. He founded and served as Chairman of IVA – Israel Venture Association (aka IATI), and was Chairman of the Israel America Chamber of Commerce.
Sameh “SAZ” Zakout

Artist & Actor

Sameh “SAZ” Zakout

Artist & Actor

Sameh “SAZ” Zakout is a rapper, songwriter and actor from Ramle, a mixed Jewish Israeli and Palestinian Arab city within Israel. SAZ transcends the violence and crime plaguing his people and his city with his music. SAZ began performing publicly at the age of 16 and has since become a prominent figure on the hip-hop scene. Rhyming in Arabic, English and Hebrew, SAZ has appeared in ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine and on ‘CNN,’ performing in Europe, the United States, and across Palestine and Israel. He is a central cast member of the award-winning major motion picture “Junction48.” His lyrics are self-reflective, honest and direct. SAZ’s performances and recordings feature attitude, energy, hard-lines over an incomparable flow, all with a fun ethnic vibe.
Leonard Brody

Chairman

Creative Labs

Leonard Brody

Chairman

Creative Labs

Leonard Brody is an award- winning entrepreneur, venture capitalist, best-selling author and a 2 time Emmy nominated media visionary. He has helped in raising millions of dollars for startup companies, been through one of the largest internet IPOs in history and has been involved in the building, financing and/or sale of five companies to-date.
Previously, Leonard was the President of the Innovation and Digital Group for the Anschutz Company, one of the largest live sport and entertainment businesses in the world. Currently, he is the Chairman and Co- Founder of Creative Labs, an innovation studio in partnership with the talent agency CAA. He is also one of the owners of Coventry City Football Club in England. He is authoring a new book in partnership with Forbes Magazine, entitled, “The Great Re:Write” coming out in the next year.
Avishai Abrahami

Co-Founder & CEO

Wix.com

Avishai Abrahami

Co-Founder & CEO

Wix.com

Avishai Abrahami is an experienced technology entrepreneur and developer who has grown Wix.com from a start-up in 2006 to the world’s leading do-it-yourself web publishing platform. Eleven years in, they’re helping tens of millions of users with no development skills to create beautiful and professional websites. Prior to founding Wix in 2006, Avishai led several successful start-ups as founder/senior manager, including the software company AIT, which he founded in 1994 and sold in 1997.
In 1998, Avishai co-founded Sphera Corporation, a software company offering an automation platform for hosting companies; it was acquired by SWsoft, Inc. in 2007. During this time Avishai was also VP Strategic Alliances at Arel Communication and Software (ArelCom)—and part of the team that successfully sold this business in 2006. In addition to his many successful business ventures, Avishai has also been the driving force behind the release of over 15 software products that have been used by millions worldwide.
Teddy Sagi

Founder

PlayTech, Market Tech & SafeCharge

Teddy Sagi

Founder

PlayTech, Market Tech & SafeCharge

Teddy Sagi is an Israeli Billionaire and Entrepreneur with interests ranging from software applications development, online technology services and security to property and co-working. He is the founder of Playtech, Market Tech & SafeCharge.
Teddy founded Playtech the world’s leading online gaming software company before he was thirty. He also launched two other AIM listed online services companies – SafeCharge, an online payment service provider, and Crossrider, an online distribution and digital product hub.
More recently, Teddy has branched out into London commercial property through his investment in Market Tech Holdings. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Market Tech owns Camden market, London’s second most popular tourist attraction after Buckingham Palace. Teddy has announced an investment of £300 million into developing the market area by 2018. In addition, he has expanded his property portfolio purchasing Holborn Links Estate, including the iconic Sicilian Avenue.
Cemil Cihan Özalevli

Co-Founder & CEO, TYT Energy; Project Leader,

YGA

Cemil Cihan Özalevli

Co-Founder & CEO, TYT Energy; Project Leader,

YGA

Cihan is a YGA -Young Guru Academy- graduate, Co-Founder & CEO of TYT Energy, which was founded for a regenerative future and to make YGA sustainable. He is a Mechanical Engineer with master’s degree in Solar Energy from METU and he did research on fuel cells at Purdue University. Cihan started his career in one of the best engineering companies in Turkey. When he realised his heart was still on Solar Power, he resigned; leaving a high-paying job to work for YGA, an NGO, pursuing renewable energy projects as social innovations. Cihan led the geothermal-concentrated Solar Hybrid System Project which became one of the first 10 entries in the MIT Innovators of the Year competition. In 2012, he co-founded TYT company with other YGA graduates, which continues to deliver innovative solar power products; like Turkey’s first floating solar power station, HydroSolar. TYT’s mission, is to contribute to a regenerative future while financially supporting YGA.
Itamar Benedy

Vice President Strategy & Apps

Glispa Global Group

Itamar Benedy

Vice President Strategy & Apps

Glispa Global Group

Itamar Benedy is VP Strategy & Apps at Glispa Global Group, a Berlin-headquartered global mobile marketing company. Prior to that, Itamar served as VP Marketing at Sport.com and Yoga.com. With almost a decade of experience in mobile and marketing, Itamar was recognized by Forbes Israel as one of the 30 Under 30 most promising young innovators and entrepreneurs. He is a keynote speaker at conferences and serves in the advisory board of several startups. He also holds a BSc in Computer Science, Magna Cum Laude from IDC Herzliya.

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We kept all the things that made 2016’s event the highest-rated in Forbes history: a welcome reception with regional food and drink, a bar crawl through historic venues, incredible panels, a music festival at the Tower of David, and more. But, we also took it to the next level this year, with exciting new elements including an opening ceremony at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, an epic hike up Masada, a recovery and spa day at the Dead Sea, and more.

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09:00

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Opening Bell Ceremony & Press Conference
17:00

Opening Reception: The Under 30 Food Festival – A Taste of Israel (Tel Aviv Beach)

The Forbes Under 30 Summit welcomes attendees at a fitting location–at the beach, on the water, as the sun sets over the Mediterranean. From our own private pavilion, we’ve brought the best tastes of Israel to you—the most legendary versions of falafel, shawarma, hummus and other local favorites, from the chefs that usually prompt locals to line up for an hour. Beach entertainment will go on long into the night.

Tel Aviv’s Old Train Station (HaTachana)

Building on last year’s successful entrepreneur-driven programming and lounge, Monday’s content will expand into a daylong celebration of innovation and startups.
Our specific mission today: using innovation to reimagine humanity. While much of the world bickers over ideology and tactics, audacious thinkers are tackling some of the globe’s most pressing problems by pursuing ideas that seem to border on science fiction. We’ll hear from visionaries–entrepreneurs, artists, activists and inventors–shaping the future in powerful ways. We have the tools and technologies to create a better world, if we can muster the comity and the will.
10:00

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Randall Lane, Editor, Forbes
10:10

Fireside Chat: Entrepreneurship As A Force For Good

The “father of British venture capital” as well as the “father of social business,” Sir Ronald Cohen is the living epitome of profits with purpose. His vision offers a blueprint for all participants who want to change the world.
Sir Ronald Cohen, Co-Founder, Apax Partners; Chairman, Global Social Impact Investment Steering Group and The Portland Trust
Moderator: Randall Lane, Editor, Forbes
10:30

Beyond Eureka: From Innovation to Impact

Where does inspiration come from, and what’s it take to make big ideas come to life? Audacious young entrepreneurs provide a roadmap, in provocative, rapid-fire interviews with a start-up legend.
Zaki Djemal, Managing Partner, fresh.fund; Co-Founder, Jerusalem Double
Susan Graham, PhD, Co-Founder & CTO, BioCarbon Engineering
Steven Izen, Founder & CEO, Lokai
Moderator: Yossi Vardi, Internet Entrepreneur
11:05

Inspiration: Giving Up Everest to Save a Life

Less than 300 meters from the peak of Everest, Nadav Ben Yehuda changed course to rescue a Turkish climber – saving the man’s life while risking his own – and giving up his dream to become the youngest Israeli ever to conquer the world’s highest peak. His journey (as we’ll see through words and photographs) defines resilience–and humanity.
Nadav Ben Yehuda, Mountaineer, Photographer & Social Activist
11:15

Fireside Chat: What’s Next For Tinder?

Sean Rad’s Tinder dating app has completely reinvented how we meet, date and mate in the real world. It also has created a new app category and inspired more than a hundred competitors and imitators to flood the market it invented, making swipe-right a commonplace staple of online interaction. He shares how an innovator keeps out in front of the rivals that formed to cash in on Tinder’s own inventions, while remaining true to its core competency. Also up for discussion: the next wave of acquisitions…and of course, Tinder tips!
Sean Rad, Co-Founder & Chairman, Tinder
Moderator: Steve Bertoni, Senior Editor, Forbes Media
11:35

Guerrilla Financing: Funding the Next Wave of Innovation

From startup to scaleup, what will drive the next wave of growth? An all-time investing legend and founders from the 30 under 30 share new funding models, new investment approaches, new priorities and where they’re looking to put money next.
Opening Remarks: Chemi Peres, Managing General Partner & Co-Founder, Pitango Venture Capital; Chairman of the Board of Directors, Peres Center for Peace & Innovation
Neku Atawodi-Edun, General Manager, Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST)
Sofia Hmich, Founder, Future Positive Capital
Obinwanne Okeke, Chairman & CEO, Invictus
Chemi Peres, Managing General Partner & Co-Founder, Pitango Venture Capital; Chairman of the Board of Directors, Peres Center for Peace & Innovation
12:10

Digital Disruptor: Reinventing Student Life

How one company is revolutionizing how students find and book their dorms and digs.
Miguel Santo Amaro, Co-Founder & COO, Uniplaces
12:15

From Bootstrap to Billion-Dollar Market Cap

Two founders who’ve taken their startups to billion-dollar companies on how to get to the entrepreneurial promised land.
Introduction: Teddy Sagi, Founder, PlayTech, Market Tech & SafeCharge
Avishai Abrahami, Co-Founder & CEO, Wix.com
Jon Oringer, Founder, Chairman & CEO, Shutterstock
Moderator: Steve Bertoni, Senior Editor, Forbes Media
12:40

Lunch

Two founders who’ve taken their startups to billion-dollar companies on how to get to the entrepreneurial promised land.
Introduction: Teddy Sagi, Founder, PlayTech, Market Tech & SafeCharge
Avishai Abrahami, Co-Founder & CEO, Wix.com
Jon Oringer, Founder, Chairman & CEO, Shutterstock
Moderator: Steve Bertoni, Senior Editor, Forbes Media
14:00

Fireside Chat: The Renaissance Man

Amar’e Stoudemire has made almost $200 million from basketball. But while he could play in any league in the world, he’s chosen to play for a team in Israel, where he’s also a fashion entrepreneur, an art consultant, a winemaker, a farmer, an author, and a promoter of interfaith cooperation in peace. Spend some time with the most creative man in the Middle East.
Amar’e Stoudemire, Basketball Superstar & Entrepreneur
Moderator: Randall Lane, Editor, Forbes
14:20

Diversity As An Asset

As nationalism spreads across the planet, entrepreneurs are at the front lines, working beyond traditional cultural, religious and gender boundaries to turn challenges into assets. 30 Under 30 honorees and entrepreneurs – from a bedouin pioneer in genetic testing to an African child prodigy revolutionizing STEM–share ideas and actionable plans to bridge divides and crack into the burgeoning new multicultural mainstream.
Yasmeen Abu-Fraiha, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Genesis
Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE, Chief Executive Officer & ‘Head Stemette’, Stemettes
Jill Xiaozhou Ju, Investment Director, Greystar
Cemil Cihan Özalevli, Co-Founder & CEO, TYT Energy; Project Leader YGA
Moderator: Caroline Howard, Executive Digital Editor, Forbes Media
14:50

Digital Disruptor: Hacking E-commerce

Vulnerability researcher Netanel Rubin discovered a flaw on the most popular e-commerce platform in the world that could have left more than 200,000 online retailers open to cyber attacks. He exposes these vulnerabilities in a live demo, sharing what we can learn from breaking technology as well as building it.
Netanel Rubin, Chief Executive Officer, Vaultra
15:00

Resolving Conflict Through Music

A Palestinian rapper uses hip-hop to push for social change; an alternative pop singer crosses barriers with her style; the founder of an interfaith youth chorus promotes song and dialogue to empower future leaders in their communities. A discussion on unleashing the power of music to unite disparate groups and resolve conflict.
Micah Hendler, Founder & Director, The YMCA Jerusalem Youth Chorus
Hatty Keane, Alternative Pop Singer
Sameh “SAZ” Zakout, Artist & Actor
Moderator: Zack O’Malley Greenburg, Senior Editor, Forbes
15:30

Innovator: Making the Personal Scalable

At 25, Lawrence Brand quit his job, built a cargo bicycle, and set out on a journey of over 3,100 miles (over 5,000km) from Romania to Kazakhstan. His design caught attention—his bikes have been exhibited in 2 national museums. Now the global cargo bike provider for Deliveroo, he makes a compelling case about why cargo bikes are the future.
Lawrence Brand, Founder, Porterlight Bicycles
15:35

Fireside Chat: The Democratization of Fame and Influence Part I: The Social Influencer

Tyler Oakley started making YouTube videos in college; he now reaches over 8 million subscribers. And while his full time job is now creating content and it has proven to be a quite lucrative career, he measures himself through a different kind of impact. When life hands you a platform, you have three choices: ignore it, cash-in or try to change the world for the better. The 27-year old shares how he’s channeled his influence beyond one of the largest digital platforms to make a difference.
Tyler Oakley, Digital Entrepreneur
Moderator: Zack O’Malley Greenburg, Senior Editor, Forbes
15:50

Part II: The Role Model

Ashley Graham has emerged as one of the most famous and successful models in the world, gracing the covers of magazines from Sports Illustrated to Vogue to Forbes. And she’s done it by breaking molds–and barriers. By actively promoting the concept of beauty at any size, she has become an international role model.
Ashley Graham, Model, Designer & Body Activist
Moderator: Randall Lane, Editor, Forbes
16:10

Happy Hour: The Best Beer in Israel!

Tyler Oakley started making YouTube videos in college; he now reaches over 8 million subscribers. And while his full time job is now creating content and it has proven to be a quite lucrative career, he measures himself through a different kind of impact. When life hands you a platform, you have three choices: ignore it, cash-in or try to change the world for the better. The 27-year old shares how he’s channeled his influence beyond one of the largest digital platforms to make a difference.
Tyler Oakley, Digital Entrepreneur
Moderator: Zack O’Malley Greenburg, Senior Editor, Forbes
19:00

Private Dinners Across Tel Aviv

Ashley Graham has emerged as one of the most famous and successful models in the world, gracing the covers of magazines from Sports Illustrated to Vogue to Forbes. And she’s done it by breaking molds–and barriers. By actively promoting the concept of beauty at any size, she has become an international role model.
Ashley Graham, Model, Designer & Body Activist
Moderator: Randall Lane, Editor, Forbes
21:00

The Ultimate Tel Aviv Afterparty

*Hosted by REALITY and ROI Communities

Tel Aviv; Jerusalem

Rothschild Boulevard will be transformed into an Open House, with Summit participants popping into the spaces and companies that most interest them, for tours and discussions.
Presented by Start-Up Nation Central/REALITY by Schusterman
10:00

Rothschild Boulevard will be transformed into an Open House, with Summit participants popping into the spaces and companies that most interest them, for tours and discussions.
*Presented by Start-Up Nation Central/REALITY by Schusterman
13:00

At lunchtime, we’ll take VIP busses to Jerusalem. After hotel check-in, the participants can take VIP guided tours of the Old City.
20:00

At night, the Jerusalem Shuk comes alive. More than 50 curated stalls will offer a special food or drink to participants, who can explore and indulge. Music will fill the alleyways, and a DJ will turn the market into the hottest dance club on the planet for a night.

Sites across Israel; Old Jerusalem’s Tower of David

For the final day of programming, participants will actively roll up their sleeves as we seek to leave the region and the world better than we found it. Please register for one of the following tracks, and get ready to change the world.
*Hosted by Pratt Philanthropies
Track 1: Progress Through Innovation
11:00

Jerusalem Venture Partners Campus (walkable or a quick Gett from the hotels)

From autonomous cars to biotech to edtech to clean energy, Israel boasts some of the most innovative startups in the world. The country’s largest venture capital firm, Jerusalem Venture Partners, brings the top entrepreneurs in each of these areas to its beautiful Jerusalem campus for a day to work with Under 30 participants to harness their cutting-edge technologies for the betterment of society. After an inspirational overview and lunch, we’ll showcase a new, breakthrough, startup-driven technology for each sector– groups will then work on ways to apply that technology to make a larger societal impact, with an eye on those less fortunate. We’ll present our breakthroughs on-stage later in the day at the Under 30 Summit at the Tower of David.
Track 2: Palestinian Entrepreneurship (Our bus to Rawabi departs at 10:00)

Palestinian entrepreneurs are creating a path towards prosperity and co-existence, and Forbes 30 Under 30 honorees will accelerate that. We’ll travel by bus to the new Palestinian city of Rawabi, which has been designed as a startup capital. There, we’ll hear from Palestinian entrepreneurs, showcase a few of the Summit’s more experienced founders, and then break into groups of common interests to establish relationships–whether mentorships or partnerships or possible investment–that can accelerate this force for good.
Track 3: Uncovering The Ancient Past: A New Archeological Dig (Our bus to the dig departs at 10:30)

Khirbet El Rai is a newly discovered archaeological site, which dates back roughly 3,000 years to the Kingdom of Judah. It holds the keys to some of the biggest questions of civilization–specifically, the historical and geographical accuracy of the Biblical record. This location may provide insights and answers about the formation of the Kingdom of Judah. Over lunch, two renowned archeologists will lay out the opportunity that lies underneath us. We’ll then divide into groups and excavate–supervisors will immediately explain the relevancy of whatever we dig up.
*Note: You must wear closed shoes. If you come in sandals, you cannot participate.
*Recommended: water bottle, hat, sunscreen, t-shirts/long pants
At night, the groups will convene together to briefly highlight their discussions and possible outcomes, followed by the celebratory Under 30 Music Festival, which rated as the most popular single event at last year’s Summit, featuring acts from across Israel and Europe.
19:00

Under 30 Music Festival

After a day of changing the world, we come together to celebrate, with a special concert at the most historic “music venue” on Earth, the 3,000 year-old Tower of David. From an Israeli rock musician who’s emerging from the shadow of his heroic father–the late Ilan Ramon, Israel’s first astronaut–to a rising U.K. pop star to a Palestinian rapper and an interfaith chorus from Jerusalem, you’re in for an unforgettable evening, emceed by supermodel Ashley Graham.
The YMCA Jerusalem Youth Chorus
Tal Ramon, Israeli Rock Musician
Hatty Keane, Alternative Pop Singer
Sameh “SAZ” Zakout, Artist & Actor
Plus: Building Bridges Through Backgammon
Jerusalem Double brings together people through backgammon. Tonight, 16 local Jews and Arabs face-off against 16 fierce competitors from the 30 Under 30 list. Volunteer to make a difference while having fun. The winner will join us for the finale on stage.

Dawn at Masada; Recovery at the Dead Sea Sponsored by Lokai

The Summit will end with more inspiration–and reflection. We’ll proceed before dawn to Masada, the legendary desert fortress, for a quick hike along along the Roman pathways, all the way to the top. At Masada, we’ll watch the sun rise over the Dead Sea, as the King David Peace Drummers create an enormous drum circle–and a moment you’ll never forget. Participants will be given the opportunity to either return to Jerusalem or continue to the Dead Sea for breakfast and a well-earned couple of hours of spa and water recovery at the lowest spot on Earth.

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