NEW YORK, April 15, 2021 – Forbes today announced its upcoming virtual Under 30 event – the Forbes Under 30 Summit Kickoff: Decade of Disruption, presented by Rocket Mortgage – will take place on May 26, starting the countdown to the anticipated return of Forbes’ flagship Under 30 Summit Detroit in October.
The Under 30 Summit Kickoff is a key component of Forbes’ yearlong 10th anniversary celebration of Under 30 that started with the launch of the 2021 30 Under 30 list. Focusing on the theme “Decade of Disruption,” the event will convene a dynamic roster of young leaders and entrepreneurs, and spotlight Under 30 disruptors from the past 10 years who have rewritten rules, reshaped industries, generated tremendous impact and are continuing to trailblaze the path to a brighter tomorrow.
The theme of the event will focus on paving the road ahead to drive actionable solutions for helping the world build back more equitably. While the acceleration of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout provides hope that the end of the pandemic is in sight, the world we reenter will be unlike the one we knew before. The past year has highlighted structural injustices in our society, as well as the need for innovative visionaries and technology to create a more equitable future.
The Forbes Under 30 Summit Kickoff event will feature key speakers, including:
· Sabrina Carpenter, Musician, Actor & Producer
· Rachel Carlson, Cofounder, Guild Education
· Nate Faust, Cofounder, Jet & Founder, Olive
· Joe Jonas, Musician, Actor & Entrepreneur
· Armando Senra, Head of iShares Americas, BlackRock
· Cami Tellez, Cofounder & CEO, Parade
· Shawn Xu, Senior Associate, Floodgate
Rocket Mortgage is the title sponsor and iShares is the presenting sponsor of the 2021 Forbes Under 30 Summit Kickoff: Decade of Disruption.
“In the decade since we launched our first 30 Under 30 list, the Under 30 community has grown into a worldwide movement of nearly 10,000 young entrepreneurs, leaders and innovators,” said Randall Lane, Chief Content Officer of Forbes and founder of the Under 30 Summit. “The Under 30 Summit Kickoff will usher in the return of the Under 30 Summit in Detroit, shine a light on the Under 30 list makers who have created positive change in business and society over the last 10 years, and honor our newest class of 2021 changemakers.”
“The ongoing collaboration between Rocket Mortgage and Rocket Companies, Forbes, the Under 30 community and Detroit’s leaders will continue to shine a bright light on the city’s grit, its innovative workforce and the unprecedented opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors to see the tremendous value of the tech hub of the Midwest,” said Jay Farner, CEO, Rocket Mortgage and Rocket Companies. “Detroit and its people are a model for entrepreneurship, and it is the ideal city for an inspiring group of entrepreneurial minds, visionaries and disrupters to meet and impact the outcome as we start to put the pandemic behind us.”
With the 2021 class ushering in Under 30’s 10th anniversary year, the Under 30 Summit Kickoff will celebrate the decade-long evolution of Under 30 into a global community of young changemakers and a platform that includes more than 25 Forbes 30 Under 30 lists worldwide and Under 30 Live Summits around the world. The 600 young entrepreneurs featured in this year’s list reflect Forbes’ mission of championing the entrepreneurs and gamechangers who are changing the world for the better in 2021 and beyond. In 2021, Under 30 has continued to grow through further commitment to For(bes) The Culture, the Under 30 community for Black and other professionals of color.
The Under 30 Summit Kickoff is part of the robust lineup of Forbes’ 2021 tentpole events, each consisting of thoughtfully curated content and experiences for Forbes’ coveted audiences and designed to help drive systemic change in business, culture and society. The Kickoff follows the success of the 2020 Under 30 Detroit Hackathon, the largest virtual collaborative effort of its kind, which brought together young entrepreneurs, business and community leaders, local officials and more to develop long-term solutions that will ensure Detroit remains an innovation capital.
Forbes’ global Under 30 alumni network comprises more than 10,000 extraordinary individuals worldwide who exemplify Forbes’ longstanding reputation of spotlighting young entrepreneurs, revolutionaries and trailblazers who are poised to make a significant impact on the world. The Forbes Under 30 franchise is a global platform, championing young game changers all over the world and through live summits in the U.S., Asia, Europe and Israel. Forbes’ 2021 Under 30 list is available here.
To learn more, please visit here. To join the conversation on social, follow #Under30Summit.
About Rocket Mortgage
Detroit-based Quicken Loans, the nation’s largest home mortgage lender, enables the American Dream of homeownership and financial freedom through its obsession with an industry-leading, digital-driven client experience. The company closed $320 billion dollars of mortgage volume across all 50 states in 2020. In late 2015, Quicken Loans introduced Rocket Mortgage, the first fully digital mortgage experience. Currently, 98% of all home loans originated by Quicken Loans utilize Rocket Mortgage Technology.
Quicken Loans moved its headquarters to downtown Detroit in 2010. Today, Quicken Loans and Rocket Companies employ 24,000 full-time team members nationwide. The company generates loan production from web centers located in Detroit, Cleveland and Phoenix and operates a centralized loan processing facility in Detroit. Quicken Loans ranked highest in the country for customer satisfaction for primary mortgage origination by J.D. Power for the past 10 consecutive years, 2010 – 2019, and also ranked highest in the country for customer satisfaction among all mortgage servicers the past seven consecutive years, 2014 – 2020.
Quicken Loans was once again named to FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list in 2020 and has been included in the magazine’s top 1/3rd of companies named to the list for the past 18 consecutive years. In addition, Essence Magazine named Quicken Loans “#1 Place to Work in the Country for African Americans.”
For more information and company news visit QuickenLoans.com/press-room.
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