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COHORTS
PAST GATHERING
BOSTON: NETWORK OF INDUSTRY LEADERS
November 3-6, 2016
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
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David Manchester
The Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies
Research Analyst
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Andrew Gilman
GTM
Strategist, Growth Advisor, and Marketing Leader
Michael Bohnen
Adelson Family Foundation
President
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Benjamin Sigel
Mintz Levine
Director of Communications & Community Relations
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Eric Walk
Perficient
Lead Technical Consultant
Rebecca Liebman
LearnLux
Co-founder & CEO
PARTNERS
