JFNA GA Live Coverage

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Plenary 1 – Sunday, November 8th from 2:00PM – 3:45PM
Plenary 2 – Monday, November 9th from 11:00AM – 1:30PM
Plenary 3 – Monday, November 9th from 4:30PM – 6:15PM
Plenary 4 – Tuesday, November 10th from 11:30AM – 12:45PM


Plenary 1
Sunday, November 8th from 2:00PM – 3:45PM

MODERATOR
David Horovitz
Founding Editor, The Times of Israel

SPEAKER
Rosalie Abella
Justice, Supreme Court of Canada

Debra Messing
Actress

David Gregory
Former Moderator, NBC News

Ambassador Dennis Ross
Counselor and William Davidson Distinguished Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Ashleigh Miller
Development Director, JEWISHcolorado

Samantha Dubrinsky
Director of Community Impact & Special Projects, The Jewish Federation of Birmingham

Seth Wong
Young Adult Department Chair, JEWISHcolorado

Janine Zacharia
Former Jerusalem Bureau Chief, Washington Post

Sandy Lenger
Co-Chair, GA 2015

Alan Solow
Co-Chair, GA 2015

Irwin Cotler
The Honourable Irwin Cotler, Former Member Canadian Parliament

Rabbi Mike Uram
Executive Director and Campus Rabbi, Hillel at the University of Pennsylvania

Jennifer Rudo
Teen Engagement Coordinator, Jewish Family Services Baltimore

Jackson Rudo
Sixth Grader

Julia Nierenberg
American University

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz
President & Dean Valley Beit Midrash

PERFORMER
Bill Todd
Multi-instrumentalist, Composer, Arranger and Educator

Tamir Shmerling
Musician

Wayne Tucker
Trumpeter, Composer & Arranger



Plenary 2
Monday, November 9th from 11:00AM – 1:30PM

SPEAKER
Leslie Wexner
Chairman and CEO, L Brands

Michael Ben-Aharon
Founder & CEO, Golda Strategies

Dan Pallotta
Philanthropic Pioneer

Jeremy Heimans
Co-Founder and CEO, Purpose.com

Ariella Cohen
Young Adult Division Board Member, Jewish Federation of Cincinnati

Harold Gernsbacher
National Campaign Chair, The Jewish Federations of North America

Natan Sharansky
Chairman of the Executive, The Jewish Agency for Israel

PERFORMER
Bill Todd
Multi-instrumentalist, Composer, Arranger and Educator

Tamir Shmerling
Musician

Wayne Tucker
Trumpeter, Composer & Arranger



Plenary 3
Monday, November 9th from 4:30PM – 6:15PM

SPEAKER
Molly Horwitz
Student, Stanford University

Sacha Reingewirtz
President, Union of French Jewish Students

Yehuda Kurtzer
President, Shalom Hartman Institute of North America

David N. Saperstein
U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom

Isaac Herzog
Chairman of Labor Party & Leader of the Opposition, Israeli Knesset

Rabbi James Brandt
Chief Executive Officer, Jewish Community Federation of the East Bay

Michael Gizzi
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Illinois State University

Jennifer Teege
Author

Rabbi Shira Stutman
Director of Jewish Programming, Sixth & I Historic Synagogue

PERFORMER
Bill Todd
Multi-instrumentalist, Composer, Arranger and Educator

Tamir Shmerling
Musician

Wayne Tucker
Trumpeter, Composer & Arranger

ASSIGNMENT TBD
Courtney Behar
Co-Chair, Mitzvah Committee, The Renaissance Group



Plenary 4
Tuesday, November 10th from 11:30AM – 12:45PM

SPEAKER
The Honourable John Baird
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada

Michael Siegal
Chair, Board of Trustees, JFNA

Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister

Denis McDonough
White House Chief of Staff

Meital Zur
Head of Medications Section, IDF

PERFORMER
Bill Todd
Multi-instrumentalist, Composer, Arranger and Educator

Tamir Shmerling
Musician

Wayne Tucker
Trumpeter, Composer & Arranger

Dori Gelb
Vocalist