The Forbes 30 Under 30 Honorees of 2017 to Ring The Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell January 24, 2017

ADVISORY, Jan. 23, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What:
The honorees of Forbes' sixth annual, 2017, 30 Under 30 list and past list members, along with Forbes magazine Editor Randall Lane, will ring the Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square on January 24, 2017.

Participating members of Forbes' 30 Under 30 list include: Sean Petterson, Strong Arm Technologies; Emily Motayed, Havenly; Alaa  Murabit, UN High-Level Commissioner on Health Employment & Economic Growth; Quardean Lewis-Allen, Made in Brownsville; Kerri Cohen, Goldman Sachs; James Heller, Wrapify; Evin Floyd Robinson and Jessica Santana, New York on Tech; Andy Stafman, Sachem Head Capital Management; Michael Martin, RapidSOS; Chef Chloe Coscarelli, by CHLOE; Chef Daniela Sotto Ines, Cosme; Carrie Hammer, fashion designer; and Karim Abouelnaga, ‎CEO at Practice Makes Perfect.

From an initial screening list of more than 15,000 candidates, the Forbes 30 Under 30 class of 2017 represents 600 bright young entrepreneurs, breakout talent and change agents in 20 different categories.

Where:
Nasdaq MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43^rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

When:
Tuesday, January 24, 2017 - 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET  

Forbes Media Contact:
Laura Daunis
ldaunis@forbes.com
(212) 367-4874

Nasdaq MarketSite:
Emily Pan
(646) 441-5120
emily.pan@nasdaq.com

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About Forbes 30 Under 30
Forbes' Under 30 franchise is a global multichannel platform, which comprises 30 Under 30 lists 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 a Forbes Under 30 app. To learn more about the 2017 Forbes 30 Under 30 list, visit: www.forbes.com/30under30.

About Nasdaq
Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) is a leading provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services across six continents. Through its diverse portfolio of solutions, Nasdaq enables customers to plan, optimize and execute their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies that provide transparency and insight for navigating today's global capital markets. As the creator of the world's first electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 70 marketplaces in 50 countries, and 1 in 10 of the world's securities transactions. Nasdaq is home to more than 3,700 listed companies with a market value of $10.0 trillion and approximately 18,000 corporate clients. To learn more, visit: nasdaq.com/ambition or business.nasdaq.com  

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