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Young Global Leaders Converge at Summit

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June 11, 2011

Ahh… #traveling!

I am sitting in the Philly airport, en route to the ROI Global Summit of Young Jewish Innovators being held in Jerusalem.  As referenced in a recent ” title=”Lynn Schusterman” target=”_blank”>Lynn Schusterman, an American Jewish philanthropist, in partnership with ” title=”DJNovaJade.com – Israel Journal” target=”_blank”>pre, during and post the adventure.  I recant how while in Israel in 2010, I truly felt the energy of history. At such a critical turning point in my life and career, I also become grounded in my passion and my destiny to be the best Artist I could be, with a voice within media outlets to share my dialogue and comparative notes while also finding creative ways to help foster, nurture and support my peers in my residence of Los Angeles and globally.  I must say that since setting clear intentions for my goals in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv while on Taglit-Birthright Israel, I have been blessed with a wave of creative milestones, one of which is the reason why I am heading to this year’s ROI Global Summit (ie. GenToGen – ” title=”Facebook – GenToGen” target=”_blank”>Facebook, ” title=”Birthright Israel NEXT Community Engagement Fellows” target=”_blank”>Birthright Israel NEXT COmmunity Engagement Fellowship with me, Heather Wilk (twitter, ” title=”Twitter @djnovajade” target=”_blank”>@djnovajade) and check ” title=”Friendfactor.Org” target=”_blank”>Friendfactor.  Involved and behind high profile lobbying for equal marriage legislation in NY State, and has been incredibly effective mobilizing friends – gay and straight – to overturn discriminatory laws throughout the US.

Heather Wilk.  Owns cause-related marketing company, ” title=”English Version” target=”_blank”>English Version). He is also Art Director for Balabasta, the wonderful festival in Jerusalem’s Machane Yehuda market, opening July 4, and a project of Jerusalem Season of Culture. He is active in Awakening, the young people’s movement in Jerusalem that promotes ways to retain young adults and professionals in Jerusalem. His number one project is Urban Edges, artists creating plastic arts in the streets of central Jerusalem.

Malki Rose, from Melbourne, is founding a chapter of ” title=”click here – ROI SUMMIT PARTICIPANTS” target=”_blank”>click here.

Contact:
Sara Averick, Israel: 052-867-4966 or sara@leadstoryplus.com
Jose Rosenfeld, Israel: 052-287-7646 or jose@leadstoryplus.com
Toby Dershowitz, USA: 202-250-6104 or toby@dershowitzgroup.com

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