The Convening 2026
From Wake-Up Call
to ActionWomen Confronting
the Business of Hate
WHY THIS CONVENING? WHY NOW?
What happens when hate becomes a business—and diminishing women becomes profitable?
This year, we will delve into the ecosystem spreading—and profiting from—misogyny, antisemitism, and hate. Hear directly from women on the frontlines and explore how Jewish women are leveraging their leadership, philanthropy, and collective action to fight back.
What does this moment demand of women’s leadership—and what can we do together?
Join more than 200 Jewish women leaders, philanthropists, and advocates at Elluminate’s 2026 Convening to tackle some of today’s most pressing challenges and help shape the path forward.
COME FOR THE CONVERSATION AND CONNECTIONS
LEAVE INSPIRED TO ACT
Leave with a deeper understanding of the forces shaping this moment, connections with extraordinary women leading change, and ideas and tools to make a difference—individually and collectively.
Featured Keynote Speaker
Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss
Founding Director & Chief Vision Officer of the Polarization and Extremism Research & Innovation Lab (PERIL) at American University
Keynote: Standing Up in an Age of Extremism
“A leading scholar in the study of extremism, radicalization, and polarization, she is the author of several books, most recently Man Up: The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism”
–Princeton University Press, 2025
Featured Speaker
Dr. Miriam Eve Mora
Managing Director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute at the University of Michigan
Dr. Miriam Eve Mora is a historian of American immigration and ethnic history, with a focus on Jewish American gender identity. In 2024, she published her first book, Carrying a Big Schtick: Jewish Acculturation and Masculinity in the Twentieth Century. She is currently working on a project on Antisemitism, Jews, and the Manosphere.
Featured Speaker
Kristina Wilfore
Director of Innovation & Global Projects at Reset.tech
Kristina Wilfore is an internationally recognized expert on election integrity, information warfare, and tech accountability, with more than 25 years of experience. She recently co-authored The Grift Economy, How Young Men Are Being Sold Fake Belonging and Fake Wealth Online documenting how platform recommender systems and creator-monetization incentives have built a profitable market in manufactured male grievances.
EXPLORE THE DAY
Featured Conversations + Interactive Table Discussions
Understand how misogyny, antisemitism, technology, influence, and profit intersect—and why these forces matter for women and Jewish communities.
See how women are confronting exclusion and injustice, protecting rights, strengthening communities, and developing solutions on the ground.
Explore what is fueling extremism and what we can do to challenge hate, misinformation, and division.
Explore how leadership, philanthropy, relationships, and collective action can advance solutions and create lasting impact.
WOMEN ON THE FRONTLINES
MEET THE EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN OF THE COLLECTIVE
Connect with the visionary Jewish women nonprofit CEOs participating in The Collective, Elluminate’s signature leadership advancement program. These women are leading social change across the United States, Israel, and beyond.
Shana Aaronson
Executive Director
Magen for Jewish Communities
Israel
Jamie Krass
President and CEO
Keshet
USA
Naomi Ackerman
Executive Director
Advot
USA
Meredith Polsky
Executive Director
Matan
USA
Yael Boim-Fein
Executive Director
The Institute for Gender Equity in Education
Israel
Rabbi Margie
Klein Ronkin
Executive Director
Essex County Community Organization
USA
Andrea Friedman
Executive Director
Vision First
USA
Judith Rosenbaum
CEO
Jewish Women’s Archive
USA
Yael Hasson
Executive Director
Adva Center
Israel
Shelly Blatt Zak
CEO
The Rackman Center
Israel
Connection is Part of the experience
MORE THAN A CONFERENCE
Meet women leading change. Exchange ideas. Build relationships. Discover new opportunities to engage, collaborate, and act.
The Convening brings together Jewish women leaders, philanthropists, advocates, and allies who care deeply about the issues shaping our world—and what we can do about them.
The Convening 2026
FROM WAKE-UP CALL
TO ACTIONBE PART OF THE CONVERSATION.
BE PART OF WHAT COMES NEXT.
9:00 AM–4:00 PM • December 2, 2026 • New York City
The Convening 2026
BECOME A SPONSOR!
Each year, sponsorship contributions from generous donors like you enable Elluminate to offer robust programming at the Convening. To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Senior Development Officer, Michey Singer, at [email protected]
If you can’t join us on December 2nd, but you would like to support our work, please visit our donation page.