Kendall Jenner, Bad Bunny Added to Forbes Under 30 Summit in Cleveland

The flagship event, which runs from Oct. 8-11 at Cleveland Public Auditorium, features more than a dozen notable celebrities. 

by Dillon Stewart | Aug. 23, 2023 | 5:00 PM

The Under 30 Summit from Forbes now has some serious star power. 

Earlier this month, the business-focused media company announced that the hometown kid Machine Gun Kelly would speak at its young professionals event, which runs from Oct. 8-11 at Cleveland Public Auditorium. Now, it's announced a full star-studded lineup that includes Kendall Jenner, Bad Bunny and Rainn Wilson from The Office

Presented by title sponsor JobsOhio, the flagship conference features keynote speakers, a private conference, networking opportunities and interactive events like local restaurant visits, community service and a bar crawl. While Forbes has previously held its Under 30 Concert, featuring Shawn Mendes, Jack Harlow and Halsey, the rest of the programming makes up an inaugural event for the media company. This year's private concert features Latto, an American singer and rapper.

Here is the full list of celebrity speakers you can expect to see at the Forbes Under 30 Summit:

  • Bad Bunny, Global recording artist and 3x GRAMMY winner
  • Kendall Jenner, Founder, 818 Tequila
  • Machine Gun Kelly, Artist & Entrepreneur
  • Renee Montgomery, 2x WNBA Champion and Co-Owner & VP, Atlanta Dream
  • Matt Rife, Comedian & Actor
  • Pinky Cole, Founder & CEO, Slutty Vegan
  • Ham Serunjogi, Cofounder & CEO, Chipper Cash
  • Paige Mycoskie, Founder & President, Aviator Nation
  • Suneera Madhani, Founder, Stax & CEO, CEO School
  • David Hsu, Founder & CEO, Retool
  • Vince Ning, Cofounder & Co-CEO, Nabis
  • Alix Earle, Content Creator
  • Rainn Wilson, Actor, Author, Writer & Producer
  • Jordan Cooper, Actor, Writer & Showrunner
  • Akash Nigam, Founder & CEO, Genies
  • Wemimo Abbey, Cofounder & Co-CEO, Esusu Financial, Inc.
  • Arturo Elizondo, Cofounder & CEO, The EVERY Company
  • Kristin Stoller, Senior Editor of Under 30, Forbes
  • Randall Lane, Chief Content Officer and Under 30 Founder, Forbes

“This year’s Under 30 Summit will bring together the best young minds across industries, from venture capital to public policy and more,” said  Kristin Stoller, Editor, Forbes Under 30, in a news release. “Our goal for hosting this summit in Cleveland is to help spotlight Ohio’s spirit of entrepreneurship, and the opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors to succeed.”

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Dillon Stewart

Dillon Stewart is the editor of Cleveland Magazine. He studied web and magazine writing at Ohio University's E.W. Scripps School of Journalism and got his start as a Cleveland Magazine intern. His mission is to bring the storytelling, voice, beauty and quality of legacy print magazines into the digital age. He's always hungry for a great story about life in Northeast Ohio and beyond.

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