One of the most exciting things about being in Washington is the opportunity to meet with so many people who are making a difference in our world. You'll get the chance to meet with and be inspired by many incredible individuals. Past speakers and workshop leaders include:

• Heather Booth, Midwest Academy
• Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN)
• Steve Culbertson, Youth Service America
• Matt Dorf, Rabinowitz/Dorf Communications
• Judith Helfand, documentary film maker
• Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld, Ohev Shalom Talmud Torah Congregation
• Avraham Infeld, Immediate Past President of Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life
• Jeremy Katz, White House Liaison to the Jewish Community
• Jonathan Kessler, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)
• Jonathan Kivell, Educated Consumer Project
• Dana Lande, Dayna Designs
• Michael Lieberman, Washington Counsel, Civil Rights Policy Planning Center, Anti-Defamation League
• Maury & Dave Litwak, Relatively Political
• Mark Mellman, The Mellman Group
• Avi Merestein, Patton Boggs
• Ruth Messinger, President of the American Jewish World Service
• Kadian Pow, Committee on Conscience
• Steve Rabinowitz, Rabinowitz/Dorf Communications
• Elizabeth Schrayer, former political director of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)
• Rabbi Sid Schwarz, PANIM: The Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values
• Michael Stoops, National Coalition for the Homeless
• Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
• Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, CLAL: The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership
• Carolyn Weiss, Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
• Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR)