COHORTS

PAST GATHERING

BOSTON: NETWORK OF INDUSTRY LEADERS
November 3-6, 2016

From the Seaport to Cambridge

Boston is known for its place at the forefront of American History, elite academic institutions, and beautiful brick-laden brownstones. Boston is also a leader in global innovation, career opportunities, numerous Israeli startups and a tapestry of diverse Jewish life.

This four day, three night experience is specifically designed to provide IACT Hillel Birthright alumni an opportunity to immerse themselves in the innovative Boston community and gain the critical skills and connections that top employers are looking for. Participating in this experience will help you on your path to personal and career advancement, as well as connect you to our Jewish ecosystem for a competitive advantage moving forward.

AGENDA

THURSDAY

5:00 pm: Meet @ Hotel

6:30-8:30 pm: Dinner and facilitated conversation with Career Up Industry Leaders.

Headline speaker Jeffrey Glass, CEO Starting Five Partners, "“How My Great Grandma Yetta, taught me everything (and more) that I needed to be a tech entrepreneur”

FRIDAY

10am-11am: Sit-down with Stas Gayshan @ Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC)

11am-12pm: Conversations with Career Up Now Industry Leaders
@ CIC

12-1pm: Lunch @ CIC

1:30-2:30 pm: Small group interviews with Career Up Industry Leaders

3:30 pm: Free time/prepare for Shabbat

7 pm: Services @ Tremont Shul

8:30 pm: Shabbat dinner

SATURDAY

9:30 am: Giving Circle
(an event to build community, as well as personal and professional networks)

1pm-3 pm: Social action project

4pm-7pm: Free Time

7 pm: Holocaust Memorial walk followed by Havdallah

7:45 pm: Dinner

SUNDAY

10:00 am: Sunday morning chat with Career Up Now Industry Leaders including:

Eugene Buff, Innovation Broker, Lecturer, and President/Founder Primary Care Innovation Consulting speaks on "Considering an Innovative Future"

11:30 am: Debriefing and Goodbyes

MENTORS FOR THE GATHERING

Josh Fialkoff

ForwardJump

Marketing

CEO

Stas Gayshan

Cambridge Innovation Center

Founder & Managing Director

Meggan Levine

Gin and Jews

Mike Morgenstern

OpenView Venture Partners

Analyst

Eugene Buff

Innovation Broker

Jeffrey Glass

StartingFive

CEO

David Manchester

The Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies

Research Analyst

Andrew Gilman

GTM

Strategist, Growth Advisor, and Marketing Leader

Michael Bohnen

Adelson Family Foundation

President

Benjamin Sigel

Mintz Levine

Director of Communications & Community Relations

Eric Walk

Perficient

Lead Technical Consultant

Rebecca Liebman

LearnLux

Co-founder & CEO

PARTNERS