The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference 2018 : Program

7:30-9:00

Registration and Breakfast

9:00-9:10

Welcome by Yaakov Katz, Editor-in-Chief of The Jerusalem Post

9:10-9:15

Dani Dayan, Consul General of Israel in New York

9:15-9:25

Israel Katz, Transportation and Intelligence Minister and Security Cabinet Member

9:25-9:35

The Jerusalem Post Conference President Ronald S. Lauder, President of the World Jewish Congress

9:35-9:45

Greetings from Daniel Atar, Chairman of KKL

9:45-9:55

Yoav Galant, Minister of Construction and Housing

Award ceremony to mark the opening of the new Assuta hospital, the newest hospital built in Israel in 40 years.

9:55-10:00

Prof. Joshua (Shuki) Shemer, MD, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Assuta Medical Centers Network

10:00-10:10

Prof. Ari Shamiss, MD, CEO, Assuta Medical Centers Network

10:10-10:25

Ben Cardin, United States Senator (D) from Maryland, interviewed by The Jerusalem Post\'s Lahav Harkov

10:25-10:35

Award presentation to Charles Bronfman, co-founder of Taglit-Birthright Israel

10:35-10:55

Avigdor Liberman, Defense Minister, interview by Yaakov Katz

10:55-11:05

Award for Inspiring Innovation to Tel Aviv University, represented by Prof. Joseph Klafter, President of Tel Aviv University

11:05-11:12

Benjamin Levy, CEO of Mosaic United

11:12-11:45

Panel - Can We Work Together to Engage Students on Campus? An Inside look with Mosaic United (by Ministry of Diaspora Affairs) Moderator: Benjamin Levy, CEO of Mosaic United Participants: Emily Halpern, Hillel International, Devon Smith, Chabad on Campus International and Caroline Stern, Olami United . Mosaic United Certificate of Recognition for Exceptional Service to the Jewish People on Campus Will be given by Naftali Bennett - Minister of Education and Diaspora Affairs and by Ronald S. Lauder, President of the World Jewish Congress

Israel at 70 – What are the Diplomatic and Security Challenges Ahead?

11:45-12:00

A conversation between General (Ret.) Gabi Ashkenazi, former IDF Chief of General Staff and Chairman Of The Board of the Rashi Foundation and Ambassador Danny Danon, Permanent Representative of Israel to the UN, Moderated by Lahav Harkov

12:00-12:30

Coffee Break

12:30-12:40

Prof. Elhanan Bar-On MD, MPH Director of the Israel Center for Disaster Medicine and Humanitarian Response at Sheba Medical Center - Tel Hashomer

12:40-12:50

Tzachi Hanegbi, Minister for Regional Cooperation

12:50-13:00

Award presentation to the EMET Prize Director, Ilana Ashkenazi, for Promoting Excellence Among Women in Israel, by The Jerusalem Report Editor Steve Linde

13:00-13:10

Gordon Robertson, CEO, Christian Broadcasting Network

13:10-13:25

Ehud Olmert, Former prime minister (2006-2009), interviewed by Yaakov Katz

13:25-13:45

Panel - Israel’s Economy at 70 - Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Social Advancement Moderator: Dr. Efraim Chalamish, Law and Business Professor Participants: Gabriel Hamani, CEO, BHI, Yoram Elgrabli, General Manager, North and Central America EL AL Israel Airlines, Uri Levin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Israel Discount Bank of New York and Inon Elroy, Economic Minister to North America

13:45-14:45

Lunch

14:45-14:55

Amit Deri, Co-founder and Executive Director of Reservists on Duty

14:55-15:05

Prof. Ronni Gamzu, CEO of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

15:05-15:20

Roseanne Barr, actress, comedian, writer and television producer, interviewed by Dana Weiss

15:20-15:30

Haim Bibas, Chairman of the Federation of Local Authorities in Israel

15:30- 15:40

Osnat Levtzion-Korach, Director General Yitzhak Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Harofeh campus)- Being Under Pressure - The Oxygen Path

15:40-15:50

Lindsey Graham, United States Senator (R) from South Carolina

15:50-15:55

Interview and Greetings from Bini Zomer, Vice President Regional Affairs, Noble Energy

15:55-16:05

Gila Gamliel, Minister for Social Equality

16:05-16:20

Debate between Caroline Glick, Senior Contributing Editor of The Jerusalem Post, and Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz Senior Columnist

16:20-16:27

Gideon Sa\'ar, Former minister and Security Cabinet member

16:37-16:47

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Renowned Sex Therapist, author and TV personality in a conversation about Israel and Judaism with Steve Linde

16:47-17:02

Anthony Scaramucci, Former White House communications director, interviewed by Yaakov Katz