On November 27th 2018, Shabtai hosted Anthony Ray Hinton, the Author of "The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row." Anthony was exonerated after 30 years on death row.

On Oct 31st 2022 Shabtai NYC hosted NYT Columnist Brett Stephens and Iranian/American Author Roya Hakakian to discuss the Revolution of Women in Iran and the failed Nuclear Deal brokered by the Obama Administration. Deseret News Editor, Hal Boyd, moderated the symposium.

On January 23rd 2024, Shabtai hosted former New York Times Jerusalem Bureau Chief/Current Editor in Chief of the Forward, Jodi Rudoren at the Anderson Mansion, for dinner and conversation with student leaders at Yale University.