Shimon Packer, 26, is an Impact Entrepreneur and has led many initiatives to positively impact both his community and the world. Currently, Shimon is the Manager of Exchange Programs for the International Academic Affairs Office of COLMAN, where he works to promote internationalization at home and abroad. Additionally, he the Outreach Working Group Lead in UNITE2030 an organization in partnership with the UN to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. He is the Co-Organizer of TEDxIDCHerzliya a locally organized TEDx event, the Former Director of the Foreign Affairs in the IDC Entrepreneurship Clubs (IEC), Co-Founder and former Director of the DARE Entrepreneurship Program, and a single father. Shimon has a BA from IDC Herzliya in Government Diplomacy & Strategy; he is a 2019-20 Fellow of the Public Diplomacy Honors Program together with the Abba Ebben Institute for International Diplomacy (AEI) and ACT.IL. Shimon served in the Israeli Special Forces. Shimon is passionate about Public Diplomacy, creating practical cross border cooperation between individuals, businesses, NGO’s, and governments.