BBYO International Convention 2015 Program Guide | Page 6
General Information
Shuk Details
Program Schedule
Additional Information
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Special Guests and Speakers
AER
Miki Agrawal, Social Entrepreneur
Radha Agrawal, Social Entrepreneur
Trudy Album, Holocaust survivor
Judy Altenberg, Nat’l Women’s Philanthropy, JFNA
James Andrews, True Story Agency
Alex Banayan, Venture Capitalist
Rabbi Peter Berg, The Temple
Samantha Barry, CNN
Audrey Buchanan, NPR Generation Listen
David Cygielman, CEO, Moishe House
Emmanuelle Chriqui, Actress and Activist
Kimberly Dick, Autism Speaks
Bobby Dishell, SGA, University of Michigan
Rachel Doyle, Founder, GlamourGals.com
Ami Eden, CEO and Exec. Editor, 70 Faces Media
David Eisner, CEO, Repair the World
David Finer, CEO, Fabricut
Eric Fingerhut, President, Hillel International
Flo Rida
Amanda Freedman, Int’l N’siah, BBG
Ethan Gertzman, Pres., Young Judaea
Kat Graham, Actress
Jonathan Greenblatt, Nat’l Dir. Designate, ADL
Emily Greener, I Am That Girl
Hailee Grey, Pres., USY
Bentzion Groner, Friendship Circle
Michael Hebb, Seder2015.org
Max Heller, Analyst, Blackstone
Glenda Hersh, Founder, True Entertainment
IN-Q, Slam Poet
Karen James, Munich Games Canadian Olympian
Ron Kampeas, JTA
Kap Slap
Ben Kassoy, DoSomething.org
Karen Katz, CEO, Neiman Marcus
Eli Kirshtein, Exec. Chef, The Luminary
Meredith Kopit Levien, EVP Advertising,
The New York Times
Matt Mattson, Phired Up
Etzion Mayer, Israeli Musician
Maytal Michaeli, Israeli Musician
Jacqueline Murekatete,
Rwandan Genocide Survivor
Sam Perlen, Grand Aleph Godol, AZA
Rabbi Jonah Pesner, Dir., Religious Action Center
Darin Portnoy, Int’l VP, Doctors Without Borders
Debbie Rabinovich, President, NFTY
Naomi Rabkin, The Leichtag Foundation
Barak Raz, Fmr. IDF Spokesperson
Eran Riklis, Israeli Film Dir.
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, Fmr. Chief Rabbi,
United Hebrew Congregations of
the Commonwealth
Lynn Schusterman, Charles and Lynn
Schusterman Family Foundation
Gabby Sirner Cohen, Google
Tova Sklar, President, NCSY
Michael Skolnik, Def Jam Records & GlobalGrind.com
Amanda Slavin, CatalystCreativ
Jeffrey Sparr, PeaceLoveStudios
Prof. Ken Stein, Center for Israel Education
Michael Steinhardt,
The Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life
Max Stossel, Ocho
Rabbi Carlos Tapiero, Maccabi World Union
Noa Tishby, Producer and Activist
Orly Wahba, Life Vest Inside
Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock, Ebenezer Baptist Church
Daryl Weber, The Coca Cola Company
Garrett Weber-Gale, Olympic Gold Medalist
...and a few surprises!
90th Grand Board of the Aleph Zadik Aleph
Sam Perlen, Grand Aleph Godol, Cotton States
Skylar Morley, Grand Aleph S’gan, Connecticut Valley
Alex Merritt, Grand Aleph Moreh, Central Region West
Jake Nitzkin, Grand Aleph Mazkir, Michigan
Jonah Moore, Grand Aleph Shaliach, United Kingdom & Ireland
70th International Board of the B’nai B’rith Girls
Amanda Freedman, International N’siah, Lake Ontario
Rachel Cohen, International S’ganit, Liberty
Gabby Mesnier, International Aym HaChaverot, Mid-America: St. Louis
Roni Rose, International Mazkirah, Eastern: North Carolina
Brittany Bruck, International Sh’licha, Southern: Atlanta