BBYO International Convention 2016 Program Guide | Page 24

BBYO LEADS PLENARY, BCC 4TH FLOOR
8 AM

Get ready to hear from some of our community’s biggest role models and admired heroes. Our
morning plenary kicks off a day of program opportunities for all attendees to further their skills,
global awareness and impact via a variety of tailored BBYO Leadership Labs. This session is filled
with world renowned social good exemplars, movement leaders and icons of Jewish life.
Doors open at 8 AM.
Alephs and B'nai B'rith Girls from across the International Order
Cornell Brooks, President and CEO, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Hunter Cohn, 27th Grand Aleph Shaliach, Aleph Zadik Aleph
Faiza, Teen Syrian Refugee Activist
Meredith Galanti, 71st International Mazkirah, B’nai B’rith Girls
Oksana Galkevich, Director of External Relations and Government Affairs, JDC’s Former Soviet Union Division
Daniel Lubetzky, Founder and CEO, KIND Snacks
Gideon ‘Giddy’ Lichtman, Retired U.S. Air Force Pilot, Founding Member of the Israeli Air Force
Maccabi World Union / Maccabi Tzair Sh'lichim Delegation
Deena Notowich, 27th International Sh’licha, B’nai B’rith Girls
Matthew Rabinowitz, 91st Grand Aleph Mazkir, Aleph Zadik Aleph
Geena Rocero, Transgender Model and Advocate
Erin Schrode, Co-Founder, Turning Green
Meighan Stone, President, The Malala Fund
Dr. Einat Wilf, Israel’s Roving Ambassador
Yonatan Winetraub, Co-Founder, SpaceIL

BBYO LEADERSHIP LABS
11 AM
AZA Executive Leadership, BCC 339

Interact with prominent AZA alumni and leading Jewish executives to understand how their AZA
experience and involvement with the Jewish community prepared them for success in business,
non-profit management, Jewish leadership and civic service. Learn how they’ve leveraged the
skills they learned in BBYO and high school to be successful in college, industry and society. This
program begins as a joint program with the BBG Executive Leadership Lab and then continues for
Alephs exclusively.
Facilitators: Jeremy Brodey, Senior Manager-Brand Integration + Partnerships, Under Armour;
Max Heller, PJT Partners; Gary Jacobs, Managing Director at Jacobs Investment Company LLC;
Phil Rosenberg, Senior VP, Business Development and Publisher Relations, Sony Playstation; Rabbi
Daniel Septimus, Executive Director, Texas Hillel at Austin; Scott Shay, Chairman of the Board,
Signature Bank

BBG Executive Leadership, BCC 339

Interact with prominent BBG alumnae and leading Jewish executives who are making history,
achieving big things and, all the while, remaining closely connected to the Jewish community.
Through a series of programs and intimate conversations, develop new leadership skills and
learn how to work together to excel as aspiring leaders, community members and, eventually,
professional superstars. This program begins as a joint program with the AZA Executive
Leadership Lab and then continues for BBGs exclusively.
Facilitators: Gabbi Baker, Account Executive, Ogilvy & Mather; Dr. danah boyd, Principal
Researcher, Microsoft Research and Founder/President, Data & Society; Cara Friedman, Marketing
Manager, ClassPass; Bethany Heinrich, VP of Content and Community, Mogul; Lara Kaufmann,
Director of Public Policy, Girls, Inc.; Leora Saacks Zabusky, campsBAY Consulting; Rachel Steinberg,
Project Leader, U.S. Fund for UNICEF

Building a Brand, Creative Alliance @ The Patterson

Learn smart insights on branding, marketing, design and event production from the team behind
a Forbes 30 Under 30 organization: the experience studio, CatalystCreativ. CatalystCreativ has
worked with clients like Coke, W Hotels, Dell, NPR and ESPN, and influencers like Bill Nye, Rosario
Dawson, Harry Shum, Kat Graham and more. Apply their knowledge to hands-on learning and
group exercises as you master developing your own personal brand and discovering new ways to
bring life and excitement to your programs through brand strategizing and influencer outreach.
Facilitators: Robert Fowler, Senior VP, CatalystCreativ; Mike Mason, Creative Director,
CatalystCreativ; Evelyn Sabino, Director of Content and Engagement, CatalystCreativ; Amanda
Slavin, CEO and Founder, CatalystCreativ

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