Morning Mainstage Session

Robert Kraft, founder, chairman and CEO of the Kraft Group, is a visionary entrepreneur, influential investor, and globally recognized philanthropist whose dynamic portfolio spans industries including paper and packaging, sports and entertainment, real estate development, and private investment. Kraft has devoted his life to philanthropy, with family giving exceeding $1 billion to causes ranging from education and healthcare to economic mobility and social justice. In response to rising hate across the country, he founded the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, now known as the Blue Square Alliance Against Hate, launching the groundbreaking Blue Square campaign, a national movement urging Americans to stand up against antisemitism and all forms of hate.

Emmanuel Acho is a three-time New York Times bestselling author, two-time Emmy Award-winning host, and creator of some of the most culturally resonant content in modern media. This fall, he returns with his boldest vision yet — SPEAKEASY: Sophisticated Sports Talk, a creator-native YouTube show launching September 4. Hosted by Acho and co-starring two-time Super Bowl Champion LeSean “Shady” McCoy and TikTok sensation Kieran Hickey-Semple (@carebearkieran), SPEAKEASY is the first fan-driven live sports afterparty blending athlete insight, celebrity drop-ins, DJ energy, and live fan interaction — all set inside a cinematic, bar-meets-lounge backdrop in West Hollywood.

Acho’s track record speaks for itself. He is the creator and host of Uncomfortable Conversations with Emmanuel Acho, executive produced by Oprah Winfrey.  What began as a digital series quickly amassed over 100 million views, sparked a national reckoning on race and empathy, and grew into a bestselling franchise under Oprah’s publishing imprint. The series earned Acho the Emmy for Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction Series, while his work as co-host of FS1’s SPEAK earned him the Emmy for Outstanding Emerging On-Air Talent.

A former NFL linebacker turned media trailblazer, Acho co-hosted FS1’s SPEAK and The Facility before launching SPEAKEASY. His NYT bestselling works include Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man, Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy, Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew (co-written with Noa Tishby). His viral TED Talk, “Why you should stop setting goals (yes, really)” stemming from his book, Illogical: Saying Yes to a Life Without Limits,” has garnered over 1 million views and speaks to his core belief: challenge convention to spark transformation.

After earning his undergraduate degree in Sports Management, Acho was drafted by the Cleveland Browns.  The next year, he was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles, where he spent most of his NFL career.  During the off-seasons, Emmanuel pursued a master’s degree in Sports Psychology at the University of Texas.  In his transition from the football field to broadcasting, Emmanuel became the youngest national football analyst and was recognized as a Forbes “30 under 30” honoree.  He is active within his family’s non-profit organization, Living Hope Christian Ministries, and successfully raised funds to build a hospital in rural Nigeria.

David M. Rubenstein is an investor, philanthropist, interviewer, author, and historian. He is Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest and most successful private investment firms. Established in 1987, Carlyle now manages $477 billion from 27 offices around the world.

Mr. Rubenstein is a Baltimore native and is the Chairman, CEO, and principal owner of Major League Baseball’s Baltimore Orioles.

A recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Mr. Rubenstein is Chairman of the Boards of the Council on Foreign Relations, the National Gallery of Art, the Economic Club of Washington, and the University of Chicago; a Trustee of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the Institute for Advanced Study, the Brookings Institution, and the World Economic Forum; an Emeritus Trustee of Johns Hopkins Medicine; and a Director of Moderna, Inc. and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, among other board seats.

Mr. Rubenstein is a leader in the area of Patriotic Philanthropy, having made transformative gifts for the restoration or repair of the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, Monticello, Montpelier, Mount Vernon, Arlington House, Iwo Jima Memorial, the Kennedy Center, the Smithsonian, the National Archives, the National Zoo, the Library of Congress, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Mr. Rubenstein has also provided to the U.S. government long-term loans of his rare copies of the Magna Carta, the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Emancipation Proclamation, the 13^th Amendment, the first map of the U.S. (Abel Buell map), and the first book printed in the U.S. (Bay Psalm Book).

Mr. Rubenstein is an original signer of The Giving Pledge; the host of The David Rubenstein Show, Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein, Longevity with David Rubenstein, and Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein; and the author of The American Story, How to Lead, The American Experiment, How to Invest, and The Highest Calling.

Jonathan A. Greenblatt is the CEO of ADL (Anti-Defamation League) and its sixth National Director. As chief executive of ADL, Jonathan leads all aspects of the world’s leading anti-hate organization. He is an accomplished entrepreneur and innovative leader with deep experience in the private, public and nonprofit sectors.

Since becoming CEO in July 2015, Greenblatt has modernized ADL while refocusing it on the mission it has had since its founding in 1913: to fight the defamation of the Jewish people, and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.

Under Greenblatt, ADL has modernized its operations, innovated its approaches to counter antisemitism from all sides and enhanced its efforts to combat extremism in all forms. During his tenure ADL rebooted its Center on Extremism that analyzes and monitors extremists and hate groups; launched “Never Is Now” the largest annual convening in the world focused on antisemitism and hate; created the Center for Technology and Society in Silicon Valley to fight the rising tide of online hate and harassment; developed the Sports Leadership Council to engage athletes, teams and leagues to confront bigotry and discrimination more effectively; and executed Stop Hate for Profit, the successful campaign that organized businesses, celebrities, nonprofits and policy makers to fight the rampant racism, antisemitism and extremism on Facebook.

In 2022, Greenblatt released It Could Happen Here, a book that sounds an alarm, warning that hate and systemic violence is gathering momentum in the United States – and that violence on a more catastrophic scale could be just around the corner.

Jonathan serves on numerous corporate and non-profit boards and has been recognized on multiple occasions for his leadership at ADL. Most recently, he was named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World of 2025. He has repeatedly been recognized as a NonProfit Times Top 50 nonprofit leader, was listed on Recode’s list of the top 100 people in business and technology, and was listed on both the Jerusalem Post’s Top 50 list of most influential Leaders in the global Jewish community and the Algemeiner’s Jewish 100.

Before ADL, Greenblatt served in the White House as Special Assistant to President Obama and Director of the Office of Social Innovation. He came to that role after a long career in business. In 2002, he co-founded Ethos Brands, the business that launched Ethos Water, a premium bottled water that helps children around the world access clean water. Ethos was acquired by Starbucks Coffee Company in 2005. Following the acquisition, Jonathan was named VP of Global Consumer Products at Starbucks and joined the board of the Starbucks Foundation.

In 2009, Jonathan founded All for Good (AFG), the largest database of volunteer opportunities on the Internet. Incubated at Google, AFG developed an innovative strategy to organize the world’s volunteer listings. AFG was acquired by Points of Light in 2011. Jonathan also served as CEO of GOOD Worldwide, a diversified media company and as an executive at REALTOR.com, joining the company as a product manager and eventually heading up its consumer products division. REALTOR went public in 1999 (HOMS) and was acquired by News Corp in 2014.

Jonathan has served as an adjunct faculty member at the Anderson School of Management at UCLA and as a senior fellow at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Jonathan graduated cum laude with a BA from Tufts University and earned his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.