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Jewish Culture & Judaism:
Award-Winning Comedy Writer
A trailblazing woman in stand-up comedy and a best-selling author, Leifer shares her views on women’s issues, her Jewish roots, human rights, acknowledging that she was gay at 40, and her incredible career.
Sociologist / Author
Director of the Program for the Study of Violence and Conflict at Northeastern University, Dr. Jack Levin is an authority on school crime and violence. He offers strategies and solutions for keeping students safe.
Speaker on Mental Health & Suicide Prevention
Susan Levine has been in the financial services industry for most of her career. That all changed when she suffered a suicide attempt in NYC, which left her a double amputee, having lost her right arm above the elbow and her left leg above the knee.
Emmy Award-Winning Actress
With a career spanning across TV, theater and film, Judith Light is best known for her portrayal of “Angela Bower” on Who's the Boss? She is a passionate speaker on AIDS-related human rights issues.
Social Entrepreneur and Civic Leader, Founder of KIND Snacks and Builders, Shark on ABC’s Shark Tank
Daniel Lubetzky is a Builder. Best known as the founder of KIND Snacks, Daniel is a social entrepreneur whose work spans industries, ideologies, and borders.
Co-Founder of The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund
After the 9/11 attacks, Edie Lutnick co-founded the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund for to address the needs of victims of terrorism, natural disasters and emergencies. She speaks about leadership in action.
The Bernie Madoff Whistleblower
Markopolos was catapulted into the spotlight as the man who blew the whistle on Bernie Madoff and his $65 billion Ponzi scheme. He speaks about the Madoff scheme and how you can recognize and prevent fraud.
New York Times Best-Selling Author & Musician
McBride uses music and writing to share powerful stories such as The Color of Water, The Good Lord Bird and Miracle at St. Anna, which was adapted by Spike Lee.
CNN Global Affairs Analyst & Middle East Expert
After years of shaping US policy in the Middle East as an advisor to the State Department, speaker Aaron David Miller is currently Vice-President for New Initiatives and Director of the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center.
Actor / Comedian / Humorist
More than just a brilliant comedic actor who has appeared in Seinfeld and Pretty Woman, Miller is also a contributing humorist for The Weekly Standard where he displays his true colors as a political everyman.
Writer, Theologian & LGBTQ+ Activist
The Reverend Monroe is an ordained minister, religion columnist, and public theologian. As an African American feminist theologian, she speaks for a sector of society that is frequently invisible.
Political Impressionist
Morris uses satire to impersonate today's most prominent personalities in politics and pop culture. Creating a one-man press conference, the "living cartoon" has become a favored guest on multiple shows.
Journalist & Author
Judith Newman is the author of the bestseller To Siri With Love, a collection of illuminating stories about life with a fourteen-year-old boy with autism.
Bestselling Author, Podcaster, Publisher, Bookstore Owner, Editor of On Being Jewish Now & “NYC’s Most Powerful Book-fluencer”
Zibby Owens is the bestselling author and editor of six books including Blank, Bookends, Princess Charming, and On Being Jewish Now, which has spent 27 weeks on the USA Today bestseller list.
Centenarian Expert
Physician and researcher Dr. Perls is one of the world's leading experts on the science of living 110 years and beyond. Based at Boston University, he directs the largest study of centenarians in the world.
Branding Strategist & Author
Michelle Poler is a creative and passionate social entrepreneur, keynote speaker, fear facer, branding strategist and author of Hello, Fears: Crush Your Comfort Zone and Become Who You’re Meant to Be.