5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
L’Chaim /
Doors Open
5:30 PM -6:00 PM
Optional Kabbalat Shabbat Services /
Led by Jason Basri (2014)
6:15 PM -6:25 PM
Opening Remarks /
Idit Rubin (Executive Director, Birthright Israel Excel
6:25 PM - 6:30 PM
Parsha Interpretation /
Josh Ettinger (2021)
6:30 PM - 6:40 PM
Prayers / Candle Lighting /
Jacob Berman (2018) & Josh Berman (2020)
6:45 PM - 9:00 PM
Shabbat Dinner
9:00 PM onwards
Optional: Drinks at Nearby Bar
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Breakfast
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Welcome Address /
Summit Chairs: Shula Horton (2021), Noah Chaikof (2017), Ryan Berger (2019)
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Global Board Updates /
Global Board Chair and Vice Chair, Sophie Dezen (2016) and Sam Merrick (2019); Israeli Chair, Nethaniel Meron (2015)
10:30 AM - 11:25 AM
Bearing Witness to October 7th /
Gal Bukshpan, Excel 2021 and Nova Festival Survivor; Alana Zeitchik, Hostage Advocate and CEO of the Narrow Bridge Project
11:35 AM - 12:10 PM
Jewish and Israel-Focused Panels /
Led by Excel Fellows
12:20 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:10 PM - 1:55 PM
The Past and Future of Birthright and Excel /
Gidi Mark, International CEO, Taglit Birthright Israel; Yoram Tietz, Chair, Birthright Israel Excel; Laurie Blitzer, Chair, Birthright Israel Excel; Tova Dorfman, Executive Director, Steinhardt Family Foundation and President, WZO
2:05 PM - 2:35 PM
Peer to Peer Workshops /
Led by Excel Fellows
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Industry-Focused Panels /
Led by Excel Fellows
3:40 PM - 4:30 PM
Keynote: Turning Trauma into Triumph /
Ali Truwit, Excel 2021, 2x Paralympic Medalist; Erica Keswin, Bestselling Author
4:30 PM - 8:45 PM
Break
8:45 PM - 9:15 PM
Havdalah
9:15 PM - 12:00 AM
Soirée
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Breakfast & Headshots
10:00 AM - 10:05 AM
Opening Remarks
10:05 AM - 10:50 AM
Keynote: Standing Up for Israel through Advocacy and Investment /
Shaun Maguire, Partner at Sequoia Capital
11:00 AM - 11:40 AM
War Update: Geopolitical Implications for the Present & Future /
Nadav Eyal, Leading Journalist and Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia SIPA; Chanan Weissman, Director of SAPIR Institute
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM - 1:10 PM
Giving Back to Excel /
Dan Gelfarb, Development Chair
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM
Keynote: Israeli Resilience /
Dan Senor, Bestselling Author and Business Leader
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Excel Success Story /
David Feldman (2019), Erez Agmon (2020), Yoram Tietz (Excel Chair)
2:25 PM - 3:05 PM
Networking Breakout Rooms
2:25 PM - 3:05 PM
Reception for Excel Parents
3:15 PM - 3:55 PM
Keynote: The Intersection of Diplomacy and Business /
Tom Nides, Vice Chairman of Strategy and Client Relations at Blackstone & U.S. Ambassador to Israel from 2021-2023
3:55 PM - 4:05 PM
Raffles
4:05 PM - 4:15 PM
Closing Remarks /
Brittany Levy and Zev Scherl, Excel Community Directors
4:30 PM
Program Ends
