Richard Hurowitz

Exploring the Unseen Impact: A Contrarian View on the Middle East, Ukraine, and Global Stability

This presentation will delve into a unique perspective on the geopolitical dynamics of the Middle East and Ukraine, and their broader implications on global geopolitical risk, inflation, and commodity markets. Drawing from direct insights and real information obtained from decision-makers in the region, this talk challenges mainstream media narratives. 

As a former member of the CFR US-Saudi task force, Richard Hurowitz offers an informed and contrarian viewpoint, underpinned by credible expertise. The discussion will highlight an optimistic forecast for peace in the Middle East sooner than anticipated, promising a potential economic boom that could beneficially impact Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United States, and beyond.

In the Garden of the Righteous: The Amazing Stories of the Very Few Who Risked Their Lives to Save Others During the Holocaust

Richard Hurowitz has heard it all. In this talk , he will share the inspirational stories of unknown heroes of the Holocaust, non-Jewish people who risked their lives to save their neighbors from the Nazis and the important lessons of how we can foster altruism, courage and kindness, make our society and organization better, and combat hatred and bigotry.

The Cities on the Hill: The Communities That Saved Their Jews from the Nazis

Focusing on the extraordinary nations – Denmark, Albania, Bulgaria, Finland – and places like the French town of Le Chambon or the Greek island of Zakynthos where Jewish survival rates were at or near 100%. Richard will discuss what made these places so extraordinary, how did they stand up to the Nazis, and what can we do to make any community, including a business, embrace altruism and be a more effective and impactful place.

Could the Holocaust Happen Again?: Fighting the Rise of the New Antisemitism and the Attack on the Liberal Order

Building for at least a decade, the post-October 7 world has unmarked a virulent anti-Semitism in elite institutions, university campuses and among the young progressive left to match or even eclipse that of the populist right. What lessons can we learn from the history of the Holocaust – since which there have been 40 genocides – to ensure the unthinkable does not happen again and how can we take inspiration from the Righteous to stand up for freedom, tolerance, free speech and liberal values even when those opposing these values wrap themselves in a cynical moral superiority. And how will things play out in the United States, in Europe and in the Middle East?