The UJA Federation of New York Wall Street Dinner

With the help of Empire, Hilton Midtown UJA Federation of New York recently hosted their Annual Wall Street Dinner at the Hilton Midtown in New York City for over 1,900 attendees.

This year’s dinner honored Vice-President and Co-Founder of BlackRock, Barbara Novick, the first woman to receive the Gustave L. Levy Award; Co-Chief Investment Officer and Head of Real Estate, of Angelo Gordon; and Adam R. Schwartz, who received the Alan C. Greenberg Young Leadership Award. The evening also featured remarks from Keynote speaker, Andrew Ross Sorkin, financial columnist at the New York Times, as well as Lloyd Blankfein, Dan Och, Suzanne Peck, David Moore, John Paulson, Michael Gordon, Stacy Bash-Polley, and Rob Kapito.

Upon arrival at the New York Hilton, guests were greeted by staff holding UJA-branded paddles, along with a giant LED wall featuring the evenings honorees and keynote speaker. Once passing through registration, guests entered their receptions, which showcased the UJA brand and impactful signage featuring their “Stand Up. Stand Together” campaign. Guests then made their way into the elegant Grand Ballroom banquet hall featuring an attention-grabbing branded Dais set up at the front of the room.

Following the stage program, guests proceeded to the afterparty, dancing to a live set by DJ Taela Noemi, experiencing unbelievable slight-of-hand magic by Doug McKenzie, and enjoying desserts in the transformed cocktail space. Dessert stations and candy bars lined the room while partygoers played VR games, competed in a card toss for exclusive prizes, and posed in the photo booth. This year’s Wall Street Dinner raised over $31 million to tackle many of the major challenges facing people in need in New York, in Israel, and worldwide. Empire was proud to work closely with the UJA Federation and Wall Street Division to deliver a lively and memorable evening.