Focal Point 2020 will take place virtually on October 14-15, 2020

Please join us live at the following times:

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM EDT

3:00 PM - 8:00 PM UK

5:00 PM - 10:00 PM ISRAEL

Join us for regional meet-ups (either virtually or in person) on October 14 in the evening (US) / October 15 in the morning (Europe & Israel).

We are excited to offer an array of sessions that will deepen attendees' understanding of global Jewish service and international development in our new reality, expand their skills, and envision a future in which the Jewish community deepens its commitment to global issues.

Please note that the schedule is subject to change. We will add additional speakers as they are confirmed.  All times listed here are in Eastern Time.   

Session Name

Time

Speakers

Opening Plenary:

Building Back Better: Strategies for a More Sustainable Future

10:00AM - 11:20 AM

Robert Bank (moderator)
Sasha Chanoff
Michelle Nunn
Dr. Dvora Joseph Davey 
Praneeta Kapur 

Networking Rounds: Who's In The Room?

11:20AM - 11:50AM

TBD

Break

11:50AM - 12:00PM

  

Funders Forum
(Invite-only)

12:00PM - 1:00PM

Shoshana Boyd-Gelfand (moderator)
Lisa Eisen
Michal Bruck
Yotam Polizer
Sarah Eisenman

Rabbis Forum
(Invite-only)

12:00PM - 1:00PM

Joe Gindi (moderator)
Rabbi Avidan Freedman
Rabbi Salem Pearce
Rabbi David Englander

Five Global Issues in Fifty Minutes

12:00PM - 1:00PM

Josh Yudkin (moderator)
Rabbi Jennie Rosenn 
Melanie Nezer 
Avital Sandler-Loeff 
Dr. Dorit Nitzan 
Ekaterina Mitiaev

Engaging World Jewry with Israel's International Development Sector:
The Potential and the Pitfalls

12:00PM - 1:00PM

Robin Moss (moderator)
Mandie Winston
Tal Becker
Aviva Klompas

Addressing Power Dynamics, Saviorism & Racial Justice in
Global Development  

12:00PM - 1:00PM

Hannah Gaventa (moderator)
Kennedy Odede
Thaiza Dias

Break

1:00PM - 1:15PM

  

Storytelling and Messaging for This Moment

1:15PM - 2:20PM

Ethan Schwartz (moderator)
Mark Leon Goldberg
Sofi Hersher 

Global Giving: Practical Tips & Tools for New Ways of Charitable Giving

1:15PM - 2:20PM

Liz Fisher
Sasha Raskin Yin 
Amy Weiss
Joy Sisisky

What Funders Want: An Open Conversation

1:15PM - 2:20PM

Laurie Franz

From Development to Aid: Best Practices in

Making the Shift During a Crisis

1:15PM - 2:20PM

Ophelie Namiech

Virtual Service & Travel: Connection, Innovation

& Lessons Learned

1:15PM - 2:20PM

Andrew Belinfante (moderator)
Arielle Sokoloff
Brandon Blache-Cohen
Miranda Rosenblum

Break

2:20PM - 2:30PM

  

Community Debrief & Updates

2:30PM - 2:40PM

  

OLAM Talks: Doses of Jewish Inspiration

2:40PM - 3:00PM

Rabbi David Jaffe
Rabba Yaffa Epstein
Dr. Georgette Bennett
Rabbi Yedidya Sinclair

Session Name

Time

Speakers

Regional Networking Lunch Hour: Israel                                                        

6:00AM - 7:00AM

  

Regional Networking Lunch Hour: UK & Europe

7:00AM - 8:00AM

  

Keynote Address:
For Whom Are We Responsible? Competing Priorities in a COVID-19 Reality

10:00AM-10:15 AM

Chief Rabbi Mirvis

Plenary:
Pause With Purpose: The Future of Impactful Global Service
This plenary is in partnership with Shalom Corps.

10:15AM - 11:20AM

Aviva Steinberger (moderator)
Ruth Messinger
Yonatan Bram
Annie Levy
Mayan Gafin

Break

11:20AM - 11:30AM

  

Open Space Technology: Bring Us Your Ideas!

11:30AM - 1:00PM

  

Break

1:00PM - 1:15PM

  

Closing Plenary:

Focus Forward: Voices of Young Changemakers

1:15PM - 2:30PM

George Rosenfeld
Dr. Analucía Lopezrevoredo

Closing Focal Point

2:30PM - 3:00PM

  

Regional Networking Happy Hour: North & South America

5:00PM - 6:00PM

  

Stay tuned for more information about Focal Point’s agenda.