BBYO INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION

SPEAKERS & GUESTS

Bringing the Best for the Best

At IC 2026, BBYO will bring together changemakers from all walks of life to inspire the next generation of Jewish teen leaders. Check out who is joining us in Philadelphia.

Featured Speakers

BBYO Alum

Josh

Balser

Humanitarian, AZA Alumnus of the Year

Adam

Boro

Content Creator, Filmmaker, and Spontaneous Adventurer

BBYO Alum

Rabbi

Angela

Buchdahl

Rabbi, Central Synagogue

Chris

Campbell

The Babka King

Rabbi

Elliot

Cosgrove

Rabbi, Park Avenue Synagogue

Tyler

Downs

Two-Time U.S. Olympian and NCAA Champion Diver

Harry

Enten

Chief Data Analyst, CNN

Jonathan

Greenblatt

CEO, Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

Zach

Guarino

Podcaster and Content Creator, The Bread Basket

Danny

Guarino

Podcaster and Content Creator, The Bread Basket

Chaz

Howard

University Chaplain and Vice President for Social Equity & Community, University of Pennsylvania

Gadeer

Kamal Mreeh

Israeli Druze Leader, Former Member of Knesset

Marjan

Keypour Greenblatt

Founder, Alliance for Rights of All Minorities (ARAM)

Zach

King

Filmmaker and Content Creator

BBYO Alum

Annie

Laks

SVP, Creative Content, Shondaland

Melissa

Lantsman

Member of Parliament for Thornhill and Deputy Leader, Conservative Party of Canada

Yoel

Levy

The Jewish Fitness Coach

Jordan

Mailata

Captain and Offensive Tackle, Philadelphia Eagles

Reverend

Marshall

Mitchell

Pastor, Salem Baptist Church

Sandra

Okuboyejo

Performer, Hamilton

Stephanie

Park

Performer, Hamilton

QCP

Celebrity Chef, Cookbook Author, and Content Creator

Olivia

Raykhman

2nd Lieutenant, United States Air Force

Rabbanit

Leah

Sarna

Rabbanit, Kehillat Sha'arei Orah and the International Beit Din

Lily

Sassani

Pittsburgh Girl Scout and Founder of the Holocaust Education Girl Scout Patch Program

BBYO Alum

William (Bill)

Schrimmer

Distinguished 102-year-old Alumnus

Dan

Senor

Call Me Back Podcast

BBYO Alum

Jason

Sklar

Comedian, Sklar Brothers

BBYO Alum

Randy

Sklar

Comedian, Sklar Brothers

Michael

Solomonov

Celebrity Chef

BBYO Alum

Jackie

Tohn

Actress, BBG Alumna of the Year

Voltaire

Wade-Greene

Performer, Hamilton

BBYO Alum

Omer

Wenkert

Maccabi Tzair: Israel Alumnus

Rebel

Wilson

Actress, Comedian, and Producer

Video Addresses

BBYO Alum

H.E. Isaac

Herzog

President, State of Israel

BBYO Alum

Robert

Kraft

Chairman and CEO, Kraft Group and Founder of the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism

Musical Performers

Ian

Asher

Natasha

Bedingfield

Loud

Luxury

Quavo

Speakers

Kristen

Abbott

Pals for Life

Stephanie

Africk

Honest Reporting

Jacki

Alexander

Honest Reporting

Amber Lynn

(Amberella)

Philadelphia Street Art

Jonah

Anderson

Policy Analyst, Governor Matt Meyers Office

Erik

Angel

Comedy for Peace

Stav

Appel

Ayin Press, Author

Jay

Aronson

Carnegie Mellon University

BBYO Alum

Matt

Bachmann

Wandering Bear Coffee

BBYO Alum

Stephanie

Bachus

ChaiSociety

BBYO Alum

Gabbi

Baker

Hinge

BBYO Alum

Geoffrey

Balon

Judge for the City of Mesa, Arizona

Michael

Barkann

NBC Sports

Jackie

Barzvi

Belly Dancing With Jackie

BBYO Alum

David

Belsky

Good Rebellion

BBYO Alum

Joey

Bendah

Google

Rom

Ben Eliyahu

Purity Project

Amanda

Berman

Zioness

BBYO Alum

Elizabeth

Berman

The Rock-It Company

Luke

Berryman

The Ninth Candle

Ari

Beser

Photographer

Erin

Blank

Keystone Mascots

BBYO Alum

Seth

Bluestein

Commissioner of the City of Philadelphia

Katie

Blunt

Comedy For Peace

BBYO Alum

Alex

Bolotovsky

J Leaders

Randi

Boyette

Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

Yoni

Brook

Holding Liat

BBYO Alum

Mandi

Bucceroni

Immigration Attorney, Reger Rizzo & Darnall LLP

Vondell

Burns

Thankless Production LLC

Sara

Byala

Global Documentary Institute, University of Pennsylvania

Galit

Chait-Moracci

Head Coach and Olympian, Team Israel

Dave

Clementi

Colonel, Unites States Air Force & DARPA

Jennifer

Coatsworth

Partner, Margolis Edelstein

Bryan

Cohen

Jewish Business Network

BBYO Alum

Jude

Cohen

Freelance Marketing

Kobi

Cohen

WZO Zionist Salon

Yuval

Cohen

Philadelphia Ballet

Jessica

Cook

Psychotherapist

Ashley

Craven

Photographer

Dalia

Cusnir

The Jewish Agency for Israel

Yirmiyahu

Danzig

Educator-Activist

Peter

Decherney

University of Pennsylvania

Gal

De Paz

Singer

BBYO Alum

Bobby

Dishell

Cloudbreak Energy

Isgav

Dotan

Izzy Crizzy

Andrew

Douglas

Bryn Mawr Film Institute

BBYO Alum

Larry

Dubinski

The Franklin Institute

BBYO Alum

Jess

Edelson

The Cohen Group

BBYO Alum

Mitchell

Edelson

Jefferson Abington Hospital

BBYO Alum

Sarah

Edelson

CitiBank

Ami

Eden

70 Faces Media

Ezra

Edmond

Producer, Writer, and Director

Miriam

Ehrlich

Adamah

BBYO Alum

Zach

Epstein

Aspen Institute

Nia

Eubanks-Dixon

Creative Praxis

Adina

Fagelston

The Jewish Agency for Israel

Erica

Ferraro

Playfly Sports

Jennifer

Ferris-Glick

Above to Below

Zoe

Fertik

Israel and Torah Educator

BBYO Alum

Ben

Fish

Fish Innovation Group

DeAndra

Forde

Drexel Food Lab

Jacob

Foster

Scout Platoon Leader, United States Military Academy West Point

Ahmed

Fouad Alkhatib

Realign for Palestine

Rabbi

Eli

Freedman

Rabbi, Congregation Rodeph Shalom

Ariel

Frenkel

The Emma Lazarus Institute

BBYO Alum

Nikki

Fried

Florida Democratic Party

Josh

Friedlander

Jams by Josh

Stephen

Garrell

Philadelphia Flyers

Jonah

Ginsberg

Blue Square Alliance Jewish Athlete Ambassador, New York University, Wrestling

BBYO Alum

Nicholas

Ginsberg

Morgan Stanley

BBYO Alum

Jeff

Glauser

Glausangeles Inc.

Ayala

Goffin

Muhlenberg College

BBYO Alum

Jeff

Gold

ZS Associates

Harrison

Goldenberg

Blue Square Alliance Jewish Athlete Ambassador, Columbia University, Track and Field

BBYO Alum

Shelby

Goldfaden

M.M.LaFleur

BBYO Alum

Sheera

Goren

Founder and CEO, Zygo

Rabbi

Gabriel (Gabe)

Greenberg

Hillel at University of Pennsylvania

Rachel

Greenberg

Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

BBYO Alum

Brett

Gursky

Magic Hour

Jack

Hally

Seventy Six Capital; Sports Tech Venture Capital

BBYO Alum

Ruth

Halpern

Tru Partnership

Yoni

Hammerman

World Jewish Congress (WJC)

BBYO Alum

Hannah

Hauptman

Carmichael Lynch

Jessica

Herrmann

Repair the World

Kenny

Holdsman

Co-Founder & CEO, Philadelphia Youth Basketball

Elana

Horowitz

Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders

Bethany

Housman

Philadelphia Zoo

Sarah

Hurwitz

Author

Shira

Ichilov

Team Israel Champion Ice Dancer

Rachel

Jacoby Rosenfield

Shalom Hartman of North America

Chanda

Jones

Chanda Jones Photography

Emily

Jones

Cradles 2 Crayons Philadelphia

Samm

Kaiser

Adamah

Jeff

Kaplan

COO, Co-Founder, KHK Games; Former Comcast, Barstool

BBYO Alum

Lauren

Keats

New York State Department of Health

Chad

Kennedy

Lifetime Television Network

BBYO Alum

Seth

Kessler

GapWell

Jonas

Keusch

Israel Lacrosse & Chestnut Hill College Lacrosse

Neriya

Kfir

Israel-IS

Mandi

Kidd

Philly Goat Project

David

Kirschner

Justice of the New York State Supreme Court

Jeffrey

Kirschner

Literatti

Kimberly

Klayman

Partner, Ballard Spahr

BBYO Alum

Todd

Kornblit

Tennessee Titans

Charlie

Kramer

Charlie Kramer Vision

Karen

Krivit

Philly Goat Project

Tamir

Kuperman

Team Israel Figure Skater

Aviv

Kurnas

Israel-IS

Aviv

Landau

University of Pennsylvania

Rue

Landau

Councilmember, Philadelphia City Council

Meredith

Levick

Repair the World

Eitan

Levine

Comedian and Influencer

Amanda

Litman

Run For Something

BBYO Alum

Sean

Lynch

BBYO Alumni Council

BBYO Alum

Sydney

Maisel-Straitman

Commonwealth Packaging Company

Jakir

Manela

Adamah

Addie

Martelli

Alex's Lemonade Stand

Cristina

Martinez

Chef and Entrepreneur

Rodney

McLeod Jr.

Former Philadelphia Eagles; ESPN and ACC Network

Chama

Mechtaly

The Emma Lazarus Institute

Bart

Mellits

Partner, Ballard Spahr

Don

Melnick

Israeli Krav Maga Cherry Hill, LLC

BBYO Alum

Max

Meyer

2M Athletics & Wharton Business School Hockey Club

Michael

Middleman

Freedom Mortgage

BBYO Alum

Meka

Millstone-Shroff

Board Member; Senior Advisor

Alessandra

Mora

Drexel Food Lab

BBYO Alum

Karen

Myers

NXT Up

Emily

Nadel

Adamah

Gideon

Nave

Wharton Business School

BBYO Alum

Rachel

Nevett

Blackstone

Mikhail 'Misha'

Nosovytskyi

Israel National Champion Figure Skater

Eliza

Orlins

The Legal Aid Society

BBYO Alum

Joanne

Pasternack

CEO, Oliver+Rose; Founder, Athletes' Voices; Former Golden State Warriors & San Francisco 49ers Exec

Jenny

Penkin

Artist

Mike

Podwal

Meta

Rachel

Pollack

PNT by Ray

Estee

Portnoy

Jump Management

BBYO Alum

Jeff

Rabhan

Bored-of-Ed

BBYO Alum

Jody

Rabhan

National Council of Jewish Women

BBYO Alum

Larry

Reicher

Hopper

Jake

Rosenberg

The Athletes Group & Former GM, Philadelphia Eagles

Jesse

Ruben

Singer/Songwriter

Gibran

Saleem

Comedy For Peace

Olivia

Santo

Second Lieutenant, United States Army

Jake

Sapon

Adamah

BBYO Alum

Ariane

Schaffer

Google Fiber

Michael

Schatz

Philadelphia Jewish History Tours

Don

Schillinger

Bounce Pickleball

Michael

Schreiber

Playfly Sports

Greg

Seltzer

Partner, Ballard Spahr

BBYO Alum

Jeremy

Sherman

Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

Rachel

Sherman

Drexel Food Lab

Eran

Shifris

Former Hapoel Tel Aviv Youth Academy

BBYO Alum

Dave

Silver

Founder, REC Philly

Jerry

Silverman

Food Tour

BBYO Alum

Wendy

Smith

University of Delaware

BBYO Alum

Joel

Snyder

Green Dot Public Schools

BBYO Alum

Mark

Snyder

Lake Orion Community Schools

BBYO Alum

Cooper

Sock

Izzy Crizzy

BBYO Alum

Odellya

Sohnis

Upsidedown Crab Bucket

Yoni

Stadlin

Adamah

Nicola

Straker

Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

Jordana

Swartz

Drexel University

Tapash

Artist

Andrew

Terkel

Be the Narrative

BBYO Alum

Jason

Toff

Things, Inc.

Jeremy

Treatman

Play by Play Sports Broadcasting Camps

Nani

Vazana

Millennial Ladino Songwriter

Gail

Weilheimer

Philadelphia District Court Judge

Amy

Weiss

Repair the World

Josh

Weiss

Author

Hannah

Westerman

Avenue West

Nicole

Wilkins

Graduate Athletic Training Program, University of Delaware

Michal

Yeshurun

World Jewish Congress (WJC)

Amy

Zitelman

Soom Foods

Idan

Zuker

Immaculata Basketball

Marc

Zumoff

Retired Philadelphia 76ers Play-by-Play Announcer, NBC Sports

Jewish Education Team

Sam

Aboudara

NJY Camps

Loen

Amer

Jewish Education Project

Brandon

Bernstein

Congregation Beth Shalom of Dekalb IL

Matthew

Ghan

URJ Camp Newman

Jordyn

Kay

Hillel International

BBYO Alum

Rabbi

Arielle

Krule

Luria Academy of Brooklyn

Kevin

Levin

Mem Global

Jacob

Lipkin

Jewish Theological Seminary

Rabbi

Alex

Malanych

Lafayette College

Ashley

Pratt

Hebrew College

Tamara

Settbon

Jewish Theological Seminary Rabbinic Fellow

Chaim

Steinberg

Pittsburgh Community Day School

Marissa

Tait

Beth Shalom, Rodef Shalom

Miriam

Tannenbaum

Midreshet Tehilla

BBYO Alum

Rabbi

Yoshi

Zweiback

Stephen Wise Temple and Wise School

Music Team

Cole

Banfill

IC Music Team

Mayta

Cohen

IC Music Team

Tema

Cohen

IC Music Team

BBYO Alum

Julie

Friedman

IC Music Team

Tori

Greene

IC Music Team

Michael

Harlow

IC Music Team

BBYO Alum

Andras

Himmler

IC Music Team

Nick

May

IC Music Team

Rabbi

Ben

Mazur

IC Music Team

Jay

Rapoport

IC Music Team

Emma

Rehfeld

IC Music Team

BBYO Alum

Julia

Sabra

IC Music Team

BBYO Alum

Eva

Stupca

IC Music Team

Deb

Winter

IC Music Team

Ofir

Zioni

IC Music Team