ON THE AGENDA: STATUS UPDATE ON ANTI-SEMITISM IN EUROPE, RESPONDING TO
CYBERHATE; CHALLENGES TO ISRAEL'S SECURITY, LGBT ISSUES, AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN
AMERICA
Speakers to include Ambassador Ron Dermer, Charles Ramsey,
Ruth Marcus, Jeffrey Goldberg, Wade
Henderson and Jonathan Greenblatt
WHO: Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
WHAT: ADL National Leadership Summit
WHERE: Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington,
D.C.
WHEN: Sunday, May 15 – Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Nearly 500 ADL leaders and Jewish activists from across the country will gather for the ADL Shana Amy Glass National
Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., to hear from administration officials, policy
experts, journalists, pundits, members of Congress, and others.
THE FOLLOWING EVENTS WILL BE OPEN TO THE MEDIA:
SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2016
2:30 P.M.
Grand Ballroom
MY ADL STORY
- Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO
- Roza Alchanati, ADL Partners Against Anti-Semitism participant; Board Member, Jewish Youth of Athens, Greece
- Omar Hossino, Director of Public Relations and Outreach, Syrian American Council
- Hilary O. Shelton, Washington Bureau Director & Senior Vice President for
Advocacy, NAACP
- Carl S. Gramlick, Director, Operations Coordination Division, U.S. Dept. of Homeland
Security
- Eric & Linda Horodas, ADL Leaders from San
Francisco
7:30 P.M.
Grand Ballroom
Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down on Internet Hate? Experts Decide
- Patricia Cartes, Head of Global Policy Outreach, Twitter
- Danielle Citron, Lois K. Macht Research Professor & Professor of Law,
University of Maryland Carey School of Law
- David Post, Contributor, Volokh Conspiracy
- Kaitlin Sullivan, Associate Manager of Product Policy, Facebook
Moderator: Deborah M. Lauter, ADL Senior Vice President, Policy &
Programs
MONDAY, MAY 16, 2016
8:30
A.M.
Grand Ballroom
Newsmaker Interview: View from the Knesset
- Yair Lapid, Chairman of the Yesh Atid Party, Israeli Knesset
Interviewed by Jeffrey Goldberg, National Reporter, The Atlantic Magazine
10:00 A.M.: CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS:
District Ballroom -- Answering the Toughest Questions About Israel
- Kenneth Jacobson, ADL Deputy National Director
- David Sandmel, ADL Director of Interfaith Affairs
Georgia Room -- Balancing LGBT and Women's Rights and Religious Freedom: It's
Not a Zero-Sum Game
- Leila Abolfazli, Senior Counsel, Reproductive Rights and Health Program, National
Women's Law Center
- K. Hollyn Hollman, General Counsel, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious
Liberty
- David Stacy, Government Affairs Director, Human Rights Campaign
- Michael Lieberman, ADL Washington Counsel
Rhode Island Room -- Ending Mass Incarceration: A Legislative and Moral
Imperative
- Roy Austin, Deputy Assistant to President Obama and Director of the White House
Office of Urban Affairs, Justice and Opportunity
- Glenn Martin, Founder and President, JustLeadership
USA
- Nicole Austin-Hillery, Director and Counsel, Brennan Center Washington Office
- Lauren Jones, ADL National Civil Rights Counsel
East Room -- Understanding the Appeal and Effects of Terrorist Propaganda
- Dr. David Webber, Postdoctoral Associate, Psychology Department, University of Maryland
- Scott Gerber, Founder and Partner, Vrge Strategies
- Oren Segal, Director, ADL Center on Extremism
- Lauren Steinberg, Terrorism Analyst, ADL Center on Extremism
State Room -- Force to Flee: Responding to the Refugee Crisis
- Omar Hossino, Director of Public Relations and Outreach, Syrian American Council
- Jen Smyers, Associate Director, Immigration and Refugee Policy, Church World
Service
- Mindy Reinstein, Deputy Director, ADL Government Relations, Advocacy & Community
Engagement
11:45 A.M.
Grand Ballroom
U.S.-Israel Relations: Looking Forward
- Ambassador Ron Dermer, Israel's Ambassador to
the United States
12:15 P.M.
Grand Ballroom
Presentation of ADL William & Naomi Gorowitz Institute Service Award to
- Charles H. Ramsey, Former Police Commissioner, Philadelphia Police Department
Presented by: Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO
1:00 P.M.
Grand Ballroom
ADL Issues in the 2016 Election and the Political Debate
- Ruth Marcus, Columnist, The Washington Post
- Other speakers TBD
Moderator: Stacy Burdett, ADL Vice President of Government Relations, Advocacy &
Community Engagement
6:00 P.M.
Grand Ballroom
Anti-Semitism in Europe: Fighting Back
- Roza Alchanati, ADL Partners Against Anti-Semitism Participant; Board Member, Jewish Youth of
Athens, Greece
- Yonathan Arfi, Vice President, CRIF, France
- Rabbi Joav Melchior, Rabbi of Oslo
- Nuno Wahnon Martins, Director of European Affairs, European Jewish Congress
Moderator: Rebecca Shimoni-Stoil, Washington, D.C.
Correspondent, Times of Israel
8:00 P.M.
Grand Ballroom
ADL and Reut Partnership: Forward Progress in the Fight Against BDS
- Gidi Grinstein, Founder, The Reut Institute
- Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO
TUESDAY, MAY 17,
2016
12:00 NOON
Grand
Ballroom
Presentation of The ADL Securing Justice Award to
- Wade Henderson, President and CEO of The Leadership
Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference Education Fund
12:30 P.M.
Grand Ballroom
The Charge Ahead in the Fight for Equality and Fair Treatment for All
- Rea Carey, Executive Director, National LGBTQ Task Force
- Vanita Gupta, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Dept. of Justice
- Farhana Khera, Executive Director, Muslim Advocates
- Seth M. Marnin, ADL Vice President, Civil Rights
EDITORS NOTE: Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO and other
ADL leaders and experts will be available for interviews upon request. For more information or to schedule an interview, contact
ADL Media Relations at (212) 885-7749 or adlmedia@adl.org.
The Anti-Defamation League, founded in 1913, is the world's
leading organization fighting anti-Semitism through programs and services that counteract hatred, prejudice and bigotry.
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May 15-17:
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Press Office: New Jersey Room
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