BBYO INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION 2022
We're bringing together change-makers from all walks of life to inspire the next generation of young leaders. This list of speakers represents the broad array of topics Alephs and B'nai B'rith Girls are most passionate about.
Explore the line-up of speakers and guests who joined us for IC 2022 below.
Trudy
Album*
Holocaust Survivor
Shadi
Altori
Tennis Coach, Israel Tennis & Education Centers
Imam
Abdullah
Antepli
Associate Professor of the Practice of Interfaith Relations, Duke University
Roman
Banks
Actor, Broadway
Zach
Banner
Offensive Tackle, Pittsburgh Steelers
Adir
Barbi
Tennis Coach, Israel Tennis & Education Centers
Eve
Barlow
Pop Culture Journalist
H.E.
Naftali
Bennett*
Prime Minister, State of Israel
Taylor
Bryant
Actress, Broadway
Rabbi
Angela
Buchdahl
Senior Rabbi, Central Synagogue of New York
John
Cardoza
Actor, Broadway
Alaqua
Cox
Actress
Steven
Cutts
Actor, Broadway
AJ
Dillon
Running Back, Green Bay Packers
Julian
Edelman*
Fmr. Wide Receiver, New England Patriots
Rabbi
Irving
Elson
Vice President/Director, JWB Jewish Chaplains Council
Nikki
Fried
Florida's 12th Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services (D)
Chaplain
Jordan
Hersh
Maryland Army National Guard
H.E.
Isaac
Herzog*
President, State of Israel
The Honorable
Larry
Hogan*
Governor of Maryland (R)
Kawsar
Isaqzai
New U.S. Resident from Afghanistan
Matthew
Jaffe
Sergeant, U.S Marine Corps
Rabbi
Tracy
Kaplowitz
Director of Operations, JWB Jewish Chaplains Council
Dr.
Mara
Karlin
Asst. Sec. of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities, US Dept. of Defense
Sheila
Katz
CEO, National Council of Jewish Women
Sophia
Kianni
Climate Activist
Josh
Kraft
President, Kraft Family Philanthropies
Yair
Lapid*
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Alternate Prime Minister, State of Israel
Amy Hillner
Larsen
Actress, Broadway
Mike
Leven
Founder, Leven Global Leadership Academy
Admiral
Rachel
Levine*
Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Simu
Liu
Actor and Writer
Karly
Matthews
Communications Director, The American Conservation Coalition
The Honorable
Jon
Ossoff*
Senator for Georgia (D)
Eric
Poindexter
Actor, Broadway
Yotam
Polizer
CEO, IsraAID
Mike
Posner
Grammy-Nominated Singer, Songwriter, Rapper and Record Producer
Josh
Rattet
Vice President, Global Footwear, Under Armour
Josh
Richards
Actor, Influencer, and Entrepreneur
Maya
Rockeymoore Cummings
Founder, President, and CEO, Global Policy Solutions LLC
Avi
Schiffmann
Internet Entrepreneur
Tara
Schuster
Best-selling Author, Playwright, and Television Executive
Dr.
Nachman
Shai*
Minister of Diaspora Affairs, State of Israel
Jurnee
Smollett
Emmy-Nominated Actress and Activist
Sami
Steigmann
Holocaust Survivor
Corey
Stern
Partner, Levy and Konigsberg Law
Chanan
Weissman
Jewish Liaison, The White House
*Denotes video address
Tai
Verdes
Steve
Aoki
Surfaces
Social
House
Alexis
Confer
March for Our Lives
Emily
Abbate
Hurdle Podcast
Kevin
Adler
Miracle Messages
Amy
Albertson
Social Media Coach & Jewish Advocate
Amram
Altzman
Keshet
Ashager
Araro
Battae - Ethiopian Israeli Heritage Center
Nate
Auerbach
Versus Creative
Michael
Austin
Musician
Ilana
Avergun
New York Yankees
Zo
Baker
Jewish Arts Educator
Orian
Bar
Lost Tribe Esports
Brittni
Barcase
Jewish Community Services
Rebecca
Barnholtz
Joe Vogel for Delegate
Rabbi
Hillel
Baron
Lubavitch Center
Jeffery
Bazemore
Baltimore Center Stage
Ariel
Behrman
Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
Hayvi
Bouzo
Yalla Productions
Hannah
Brencher Sheats
HB. Creative
David
Brown
Fallen Heroes Tattoo & Redemption Ink
Sharon
Buenos
Zikaron BaSalon
Efraim
Chalamish
World Jewish Congress
Callie
Chamberlain
Optum
Michal
Cohen
World Jewish Congress
Lani
Cooper
MOBOT Nation Inc
Melissa
Doman, MA
Melissa Doman LLC
Heather "Martini"
Dozier
The Movement Lab
Rabbi
Levi
Druk
Chabad Lubavitch of Downtown Baltimore
Ami
Eden
70 Faces Media
Abigail
Ellis
OpenDor Media
Fred
Emil Katz
Holocaust Survivor
Robby
Etzkin
The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
Rebecca
Frankel
St. Martin's Press
Paul
Galan
Holocaust Survivor
Panagis
Galiatsatos
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Roi
Gil
Lost Tribe Esports
Rabbi
Kelley
Gludt
Tifereth-Israel
Shelby
Goldfaden
M.M.LaFleur
Peri
Goodman
Lost Tribe Esports
Robbie
Gringras
For the Sake of Argument
Jen
Gross
Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
Yoni
Hammerman
World Jewish Congress
Ziva
Hassenfeld
Brandeis University
Ysabella
Hazan
Decolonized Judean
Micah
Hendler
Jerusalem Youth Chorus
Sadie
Hilf
Lost Tribe Esports
Sara
Himeles
OpenDor Media
DeAnna
Houston
Yoga Instructor
Nada
Jokhadar
Fitness Instructor
Shaul
Judelman
Roots-Shorashim-Judur
Lynne
Kahn
Baltimore Hunger Project
Adam
Kantor
Broadway Performance Group
Vlad
Khaykin
Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
Charlie
Lambropoulos
Startup Experience
Jacob
Lapidus
CAA
Ebony
Larry
B-360
Stefanie
Levenson
Lost Tribe Esports
Sara
Levenson
Lost Tribe Esports
Marni
Loffman
Songleader
Lauren
Maillian
LMB Group LLC
Oryan
Malul
Lost Tribe Esports
Reuven
Margrett
Pardes Center for Jewish Educators
Rachel
McGrain
Repair the World
Rob
McLeod
Baltimore Center Stage
Andrew
McNeill
Monumental Sports & Entertainment
Richard
Miles
Miles of Freedom
Adina
Miles-Sash
Flatbush Media
Meka
Millstone-Shroff
Board Director, Chief Executive, and Past International N'siah
Melissa
Mott
Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
Adi
Nahum
Rondine Cittadella della Pace
Lisa
Neiger
IPSY
Matthew
Nouriel
Instagram Creative
Melissa
Pardi
National Football League
Nati
Passow
Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action
Jamal
Pender
The Movement Lab
Andi
Perelman
Pittsburgh Penguins
Adena
Philips
Adena Philips Consulting
Simone
Phillips
Charm City Table
Daniel
Radomski
World Jewish Congress
Grace
Ramirez
Chef Grace Ramirez
Chaplain, Major
Steven
Rein
United States Air Force
Jennifer
Rudo
Jewish Community Services
Liza
Sakhaie
The Reflective
Topeka
Sam
The Ladies of Hope Ministries
Sigal
Sandaka
Jewish Agancy Israel Fellow
Emil
Sandoz-Rosado
B-360
Henrik
Scheel
Startup Experience Inc.
Nick
Schiner
Coalition Of Parents In Esports
Rebecca
Schneider
World Jewish Congress
Rabbi
Rabbi Dena
Shaffer
Jewish Teen Education and Engagement Funder Collaborative/JFNA
Alex
Shapero
MyZuzah
Justin
Shelby
REEA Global
Kara
Simon
Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
Sam
Sittenfield
Repair the World
Matan
Sivek
Israel Nature & Heritage Foundation of America
Hillel
Smith
Artist
Rebecca
Soffer
Modern Loss
Elizabeth
Softky
Miracle Messages
Diana
Solomon
4Front
Hannah
Spiegelman
A Sweet History
Rabbi
Brent
Spodek
Pardes North America
Jordan
Star
Bubuleh
Gabriel
Strauss
Student
Doron
Tamari
Brooklyn Nets
Daria
Tass
One Million Lobby
Jodi
Teitelman
Jewish Community Services - Baltimore
Josef
Teplow
GoodToday/Rebel
Rachael
Thompson
BBYO Advisor
Anna
Tignor
Loyola University Maryland
Partha
Unnava
Lasso
Mike
Uram
Pardes North America
Kimberly
Ureno
JCS
Joseph
Vogel
Candidate, Maryland House of Delegates
Jana
Webb
JOGA CORP
Noam
Weissman
OpenDor Media
Madi
Welder
One Love Foundation
Melissa
Werbow
Hill Havurah
Tony
Westbrook
Hillel at Washington University in St. Louis
Alyssa
Williamson
American Eagle Outfitters
Dr.
John L.
Withers II
Author & US State Department Diplomat
Linzee
Zalta
World Jewish Congress
Kim
Zoller
ID360
Rabbi
Benjamin
Azriel
Jewish Enrichment Team
Caleb
Bromberg
Jewish Enrichment Team
Michaela
Brown
Jewish Enrichment Team
Valerie
Brown
Jewish Enrichment Team
Yael
Eads
Jewish Enrichment Team
Larry
Ginsburg
Jewish Enrichment Team
Jordyn
Kay
Jewish Enrichment Team
Moshe
Lencer
Jewish Enrichment Team
Kevin Ary
Levin
Jewish Enrichment Team
Rabbi
David
Levy
Westchester Reform Temple
Rabbi
Miriam
Midlarsky Lichtenfeld
Jewish Enrichment Team
Eli
Pripas
Jewish Enrichment Team
Jennifer
Saber
Jewish Enrichment Team
Rabbi
Allen
Saks
Sunshine State Kosher
Annette
Saks
Jewish Enrichment Team
Rabbi
Jeffrey
Schrager
Jewish Enrichment Team
Jordyn
Steifman
Jewish Enrichment Team
Marissa
Tait
Congregation Beth Shalom
Dan
Lee
Songleader
Noah
Diamondstein
Songleader
Debra
Winter
Songleader
Brian
Margolis
Songleader
Rachel
Wolman
Songleader
Julie
Friedman
Songleader
Julia
Sabra
Songleader
Happie
Hoffman
Senior Songleader
