Forbes announced today new speakers who have been added to the lineup for Forbes’ third Under 30 Summit, to be held in Boston, October 16-19, including Deepak Chopra, Founder of The Chopra Foundation and Co-Founder of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing and Jiyo.com; Maria Sharapova, tennis star and Founder of Sugarpova; Okieriete Onaodowan and Anthony Ramos, actors from the Broadway Hit Hamilton; Scooter Braun, Founder of SB Projects and Manager for Justin Bieber and Usher; Andy Katz Mayfield, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of the men’s shaving company Harry’s Inc.; Hayley Barna, Venture Partner at First Round Capital and Co-Founder at Birchbox; Katie Meyler, Founder, More Than Me; Ryan Goldston and Adam Goldston, Founders of Athletic Propulsion Labs; and Felix Ortiz, Founder of Viridis Learning.
Over 200 speakers will be featured as part of the summit, with more to be announced in the coming months. Speakers include investors, entrepreneurs, celebrities, musicians, fashion designers, sport stars, cultural icons, world-renowned chefs, educators, political leaders and business icons who represent the entrepreneurial spirit of the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
Other speakers at the summit include:
Jessica Alba, Founder & Chief Creative Officer of The Honest Company and Honest Beauty;
Chrissy Teigen, Model and Author
Sophia Amoruso, Founder of Nasty Gal
Jennifer Hyman, CEO and Co-Founder of Rent the Runway
Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin, Co-Founders & Co-CEOs, theSkimm
Benny Fine and Rafi Fine, Co-Founders of Fine Brothers Entertainment
Lisa Falzone, CEO and Co-Founder of Revel Systems POS
Beth Ferreira, Managing Partner at WME Ventures and former COO of Fab
David Tisch, Managing Partner of BoxGroup, Co-Founder of Spring and Co-Founder of TechStars
Bethany Mota, YouTube sensation and entrepreneur
Tyler Haney, Founder of Outdoor Voices
Bart Baker, YouTube superstar and Parody King
Forbes Under 30 Summit mentors speaking at the event include restaurateur and best-selling author Bobby Flay; Facebook Investor, Founder and CEO of Breyer Capital Jim Breyer; Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker; Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Global Head of Real Estate and a member of the Board of Directors of Blackstone Group Jonathan Gray; CEO and Co-Founder of Ellevest Sallie Krawcheck; sex therapist and Author Dr. Ruth; and Creator & Executive Director of the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival and NYC Wine and Food Festival, Lee Schrager.
The Forbes Under 30 Summit is expected to bring together more than 5,000 global entrepreneurs and game changers of all ages and will take place at different venues all over Boston, including Faneuil Hall and the campuses of Harvard Business School, Emerson College and Northeastern University. Other university partners include MIT and Berklee College of Music. The summit will comprise five interconnected stages – All Access, Tech, Create, Impact and Capital – which will feature panels, TED-style presentations and keynotes, live demos and conversations with key speakers.
Forbes will also create an Under 30 Village in City Hall Plaza as a meeting point for all summit participants where they can network with each other and speakers, watch presentations and performances, seek career opportunities, eat and drink.
Platinum sponsors include HP and The Macallan. Gold sponsors include Mayo Clinic. Silver sponsors include the Blackstone Charitable Foundation, Cole Haan and Uber. Media sponsors are The Boston Globe and PAN Communications.
For more details on the 2016 Forbes Under 30 Summit in Boston, please visit http://www.forbesconferences.com/event/2016-forbes-under-30-summit-boston. On Twitter, follow #Under30Summit. Forbes’ Under 30 franchise is a global multichannel platform, which comprises 30 Under 30 lists featuring young game changers published in print and online all over the world, live summits in the U.S., Asia and Israel, an Under 30 channel on Forbes.com and an Under 30 app. To access Forbes magazine’s 2016 30 Under 30 list, please visit: http://www.forbes.com/30under30.