Forbes to hold Israel’s second Under 30 Summit in April

Sean Rad the co-founder and chairman of Tinder, Farah Abdi, a Somali refugee, author and human rights activist, and UK’s Josephine Goube, the CEO of Techfugees, which mobilizes the tech community to respond to refugee crises, are among the speakers who will participate in the Forbes’ Under 30 Summit EMEA taking place in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv in April.

Forbes said the summit will bring together the top entrepreneurs and “game changers” from the US, Europe and the Middle East and Africa for five days to foster ideas and collaborations. The participants, “who will help run the world for the next 50 years” will mull the theme “Innovation, exploration, inspiration,” over activities that will include panels, interviews, performances, key note speeches and tours of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem’s attractions, Forbes said.

One of the days will focus on “Inspiration — Making a Difference, Healing the World,” and end with an international music festival. The summit will conclude on April 6, the summit will conclude with a day of inspiration and reflection starting at sunrise at Masada and the Dead Sea.

Every year, Forbes compiles “30 under 30″ lists of young entrepreneurs, activists and talents. Categories range from venture capital to music to energy. The magazine decided to host the first-ever 30 under 30 conference for Europe, the Middle East and Africa in Israel last year because of its reputation as a hi-tech hub.

“As these innovators explore the intersection of Big Data, smart design, AI, robotics, virtual and augmented reality and other accelerating tech trends, participants in our summit will realize an evident truth: We have the tools and technologies to create a better world, if we can muster the comity and the will,” said Randall Lane, Editor of Forbes magazine and creator of Forbes’ Under 30 franchise.