2026 ANNUAL CONFERENCE AGENDA

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: The Jews at America 250: Where are we, how did we get here and where are we going?
Speakers: Pamela Nadell, historian, researcher, and author, GIdi Grinstein

10:05 am - 10:15 am
Networking Break

10:15 am - 11:05 am
Editorial Breakout Session: Jewish Institutions: What are they Good For? 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 Political Identity

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 - 9:15am
Breakfast
General Session: New York Politics

Speakers: Julie Menin

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 - 1:45 pm
Newsmaker Moment

1:45 pm - 2:30 pm
Editorial Breakout Session: Telling Jewish Stories Through Food and the Arts

1:45 pm - 2:30 pm
Business Breakout Session: Selling Value When Price is the Advertisers' Only Focus
Speaker: Ryan Dohrn, Emmy winning sales and leadership motivational speaker

2:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Networking Break

2:45 pm - 3:30 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

3:30  pm - 1:45 pm
Sponsored Session - Center for Jewish History

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Tour of the Center for Jewish History

6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
45th Annual Simon Rockower Awards Reception & Dinner Gala
Location: Center for Jewish History

Friday, June 5

Site Visit/Field Trip