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AJPA 2026 Annual Conference Agenda
Tuesday, June 2 — Friday, June 5, 2026
All times listed below are EST.
This is a draft agenda and is subject to change.
Tuesday, June 2
Welcome Reception
Location: Hilton Garden Inn Long Island City New York
Wednesday, June 3
Location: UJA-Federation of New York
9:00 am - 10:05 am
Breakfast
Opening Session: American Jewry at 250 years, How Did We Get Here?
Speaker: Pamela Nadell, historian, researcher, and author
10:05 am - 10:15 am
Networking Break
10:15 am - 11:05 am
Editorial Breakout Session: Jewish Institutions: How Can They Thrive Going Forward?
10:15 am - 12:00 pm
Business Breakout Session: Setting Your Strategy Bootcamp
Speaker: Alison Go
11:05 am - 11:15 am
Networking Break
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Editorial Breakout Session: The Future of Jewish Community: Engaging Gen Z and Millennials
12:00 pm - 12:25 pm
Newsmaker Moment
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Lunch at UJA-Federation of New York
1:15 pm - 2:05 pm
Editorial Breakout Session: Israel's Role in the Future of American Jewish Life
1:15 pm - 2:05 pm
Business Breakout Session: Unlocking the Revenue Potential of Community-Building
Speakers: Kevin S. Adelstein, President, Publisher and CEO, Cleveland Jewish News
Rebecca Phillips, Publisher, 70 Faces Media
2:05 pm - 2:20 pm
Newsmaker Moment
2:20 pm - 2:30 pm
Networking Break
2:30 pm - 3:25 pm
Editorial Breakout Session: Jewish Cultural Identity: The View From Broadway
2:30 pm - 3:25 pm
Business Breakout Session: Industry View
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Networking Event at JCC of Manhattan
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Executive Committee Dinner (By Invitation Only)
Thursday, June 4
Location: Center for Jewish History
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Breakfast
General Session: New York Politics
10:00 am - 10:45 am
Editorial Breakout Session
10:00 am - 10:45 am
Business Breakout Session: Telling Our Story at a Time of Upheaval
Speakers: Geoff Schiller, Chief Revenue Officer of Vox Media
Howard Mittman, Former CEO of Bleecher Report
10:45 am - 11:00 am
Networking Break
11:00 am - 11:45 am
General Membership Meeting
11:45 am - 12:30 pm
General Session: Orthodox/Haredi Media
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Lunch at the Center for Jewish History
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm
Editorial Breakout Session: Jewish Cultural Identity: Telling Stories Through Food
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm
Business Breakout Session: Selling Value When Price is the Advertisers' Only Focus
Speaker: Ryan Dohrn, Emmy winning sales and leadership motivational speaker
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Newsmaker Moment
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Networking Break
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Insights from the Center for Jewish History
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Editorial Breakout Session
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Business Breakout Session: 7 Ways Not to Get Ghosted After a Great Advertiser Meeting
Speaker: Ryan Dohrn, Emmy winning sales and leadership motivational speaker
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Tour of the Center for Jewish History
Friday, June 5
Site Visit/Field Trip