Speakers
Modi
Comedian
Dr. Sarah Abramson
President & CEO , OneTable
Dr. Yasmeen Abu Fraiha
Head of Strategic Partnerships in MENA Region, IsraAid
Imran Ahmed
CEO, Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH)
Sydney Altfield
CEO, Teach Coalition
The Hon. Roy Altman
United States District Judge
Izhar Armony
Chairperson, Homeward/Habaita
Rabbi Marc Baker
President and CEO , Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston (CJP)
Dawne Bear Novicoff
Executive Vice President, Jim Joseph Foundation
Mijal Ben-Dori
Chief Planning Officer , Jewish Federation of British Columbia (JFBC)
Lawrence Bender
Producer, Lawrence Bender Productions
Audra Berg
President and CEO, Jewish Federation of Broward County
Doug Berman
JFNA Board Member and Chair, Hillel International
Dennis Bernard
Chair of the Government Relations Subcommittee, Jewish Federations of North America
Paul Bernstein
CEO, Prizmah
Dr. Susan Bischel
CEO, Jewish Family Service Association
Selma Blair
Actress, Author, Advocate and Fashion Icon
Marc Blattner
President and CEO, Jewish Federation of Greater Portland
Antony J. Blinken
Former Secretary of State
Rabbi Ana Bonnheim
Founding Executive Director, Jewish Learning Collaborative at Mem Global
Rebecca Caspi
Senior Vice President, Israel and Overseas Director General, JFNA Israel , Jewish Federations of North America
Juju Chang
Journalist and co-anchor of ABC News’ Nightline
Hayley Cohen
Reporter, Jewish Insider
Tal-Or Cohen Montemayor
CyberWell
Erin Covey
House Editor, The Cook Political Report
Dr. Lisa Dack
Vice President, Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Education, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
William Daroff
Chief Executive Officer, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations,
Jamie Denbo
Actress, Writer, and Comedian
Ted Deutch
CEO, American Jewish Committee (AJC)
Matt Dorf
CEO & Founder, West End Strategy Team
Meredith Dragon
President & CEO, Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ
Niv Elis
Associate Vice President, External Communications, Jewish Federations of North America
Rabbi Noah Farkas
President & CEO, Jewish Federation of Los Angeles
Dan Feferman
CEO and Editor-in-Chief, Middle East 24
Amy Feinman
VP, Policy Counsel, Anti-Defamation League
Rabbi Diana Fersko
Chief Jewish Life Officer, MM JCC Manhattan
Eric Fingerhut
President & CEO, Jewish Federations of North America
Jeffrey Finkelstein
President & CEO, Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
Dr. Keren Fraiman
Vice President & Chief Academic Officer, Spertus Institute
Aviad Friedman
Director General, Tkuma and the Tnufa Directorate
Jesse Gabriel
Assembly Member, California State Representative
Heidi Gantwerk
President and CEO, Jewish Federation of San Diego
Melissa Garlick
AVP, CJP's Center for Combating Antisemitism, Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston
Juliana Gendelman
Community & Jewish Life Committee Co-Chair, Jewish Federations of North America
Dr. Michael Glickman
President and CEO, Breaking Through
Rina Goldberg
Vice President of Israel & Overseas and Deputy Director for Israel , Jewish Federations of North America
David Goldfarb
Managing Director, Public Policy and Strategic Health, Jewish Federations of North America
Sara Gottlieb
Israel and Overseas Chair, Jewish Federations of North America
Jonathan Greenblatt
CEO, ADL
Hana Gruenberg
Managing Director of Jewish Life, UJA Federation of New York
Daniel Gryczman
Chair of the Board, Jewish Federation Los Angeles
Alain Hasson
CEO, Jewish Communal Appeal
Dr. Daniel Held
Chief Program Officer, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
Michael (Avi) Helfand
Brenden Mann Foundation Chair in Law & Religion, Pepperdine Caruso School of Law
J. David Heller
President, CEO and Co-Founder , The NRP Group
Toba Hellerstein
Strategic Communications Advisor
Felicia Herman
Managing Director, North America, of Maimonides Fund and Associate Editor of SAPIR: Ideas for a Thriving Jewish Future
Aidan Herzlinger
Student, Hillel International
Michael Hoffman
President & CEO, Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County
Dr. Ilana Horwitz
Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies and Sociology | Fields-Rayant Chair in Contemporary Jewish Life, Tulane University
Shira Hutt
Executive Vice President , Jewish Federations of North America
Rabbi David Ingber
Scholar-in-Residence
Alex Jakubowski
COO, Lightning Learning Studios Inc.
Inbar Karo
Head of Social Inside, JDC
Sheila Katz
Chief Jewish Life Office, Community & Jewish Life, Jewish Federations of North America
Ruth Katz
CEO & President, Association of Jewish Aging Services
Scott Kaufman
President and CEO, Greater Miami Jewish Federation
Shelley Kedar
Chief Impact Officer , The Jewish Agency for Israel
Rabbi Dena Klein
Chief Jewish Education Officer, The Jewish Education Project
Zvika Klein
Editor-in-Chief , The Jerusalem Post
Adam Kolett
CEO , Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte
Mimi Kravetz
Chief Impact & Growth Officer, Jewish Federations of North America
Renee Kutner
President & CEO, Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta
Anna Langer
Vice President of North American Israel Strategy, Jewish Federations of North America
Melissa Lantsman
Member of Parliament of Thornhill
Sara Lefton
Chief Development Officer & Executive Director of the Foundation, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
Adam Lehman
President and CEO , Hillel International
Cory Litwin
Music Manager and TV/Film Executive
Barak Luzon
Barak Luzon, Director of Israel and Global, SF Bay Area Jewish Federation
The Hon. Kenneth L. Marcus
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law
Michael Masters
National Director & CEO, Secure Community Network (SCN)
Brett McGurk
Global Affairs Analyst, CNN
Joanna Mendelson
Senior Vice President, Community Engagement, Jewish Federation Los Angeles
Paul Moore
Deputy General Counsel; Chief Investigative Counsel, U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Department of State
Douglas Murray
Bestselling Author
Gail Norry
Co-Chair Committee for Community & Jewish Life, Jewish Federations of North America
Rep. Esther Panitch
State Representative, District 51, Georgia House of Representatives
Ann Pava
Secretary, Jewish Federations of North America
Daniel Pearlman
Managing Director, Community Relations, Jewish Federation of Cleveland
Susan and Ronnie Pertnoy
Co-Chairs, 2026 General Assembly, Jewish Federations of North America
Julie Platt
Immediate Past Chair, Board of Trustees, Jewish Federations of North America
Mike Pompeo
Former Secretary of State
Hindy Poupko
EVP, Community Strategy & External Relations, UJA Federation of New York
April Powers
Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Project Shema
Gil Preuss
Chief Executive Officer, The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington
Dena Rashes
National Campaign Chair, Jewish Federations of North America
Olivia Reingold
Staff Writer, The Free Press
Doug Robinson
Producer, DRP Production
Madelyn Rodriguez
Pastor and influencer from Latino Evangelical communities
Shmuel Rosner
Senior Fellow, JPPI
Isaiah Rothstein
Rabbinic Scholar and Public Affairs Advisor, Jewish Federations of North America`
Erika Rudin-Luria
President, Jewish Federation of Cleveland
Susan Saal
Co-Founder, Board Vice President, BACCA
Linda Scherzer
Director, Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest, NJ
Jeffrey Schoenfeld
Vice Chair, Jewish Federations of North America
Zach Schwartz
JCRC Director, Jewish Federation in Southern Maine
Oren Segal
SVP, Counter-Extremism & Intelligence, ADL
Yaakov Selevan
Deputy Governor, Golan Regional Council
Rabbi Daniel Septimus
Executive Director, Center for Jewish Peoplehood, JCC Association of North America
Alex Shapiro
Chief Executive Officer , United Jewish Federation of Utah
Jake Sherman
Founder, Punchbowl News
Susan Shulman Pertnoy
Co-Chair, 2026 General Assembly, Jewish Federations of North America
Jamie Simon
CEO, Foundation for Jewish Camp
Joy Sisisky
President & Chief Executive Officer, Jewish Federation Bay Area
Becky Sobelman-Stern
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Jewish Federation Los Angeles
Daniel Sperling
Director of Philanthropy , LPPE LLC
Rabbi Mordi Spero
City Director of Baltimore NCSY and JSU, NCSY
Joshua Stanton
Associate Vice President for Interfaith and Intergroup Initiatives, Jewish Federations of North America
Ilene Stein
Vice President for Government Affairs, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Lauren Steinberg
Associate Vice President, Civic Engagement, Jewish Federations of North America
Emily Sweet
Chief Impact Officer, Jewish United Fund of Chicago
Yair Szlak
President and Chief Executive Officer , Federation CJA
Julie Tilson Stanley
CEO, JewishColumbus
Gary Torgow
Chair, Board of Trustees, Jewish Federations of North America
Hanna Veiler
President, European Union of Jewish Students
Rachel Waldman
Executive Director, Jewish Federation of Atlantic & Cape May Counties
Annie Warshaw
Director of Government and Community Relations in Public Affairs, JUF
Dr. Whitney Weathers
Owner and Lead Consultant, Whitney Weathers Consulting
Jennifer Weinstock
Executive Vice President, Combined Jewish Philanthropies
Dr. Noam Weisman
Executive Vice President, OpenDor Media
Michael Sean Winters
Columnist, National Catholic Reporter
Jason Wuliger
Chair, Government Affairs
Roey Yesod
Sadad Center
Dalia Ziada
Director in Washington, DC, The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy - ISGAP
