CELEBRATE THE FACES OF ISRAEL
Thursday, April 27 at 9 a.m.
This event is sold out. You’ll be able to watch it live on jpost.com.
Speakers:
Isaac Herzog
President of the State of Israel
Moshe Lion
Mayor of Jerusalem
Ron DeSantis
Governor of Florida
THOMAS NIDES
US Ambassador to Israel
Larry Mizel
Chairman, The Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem
David Friedman
Former US Ambassador to Israel
SYLVAN ADAMS
Businessman and Philanthropist Strengthening Israel’s Global Image
Rabbi Marvin Hier
Founder, The Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem
Avi Mayer
Editor-in-Chief, The Jerusalem Post
MK Mansour Abbas
Chair of United Arab List (Ra’am)
Gaby Portnoy
Head, National Cyber Directorate
Sagy Bar
CEO, Cyber Education Center, Rashi Foundation
Orit Tatarsky
Director, Capacity Building Center, Israel National Cyber Directorate
Prof. Yisrael Aumann
Nobel Prize Laureate, Economics
Prof. Michal Schwartz
Israel Prize Laureate, Life Sciences
Prof. Dan Shechtman
Nobel Prize Laureate, Chemistry
Yael Eckstein
CEO, International Fellowship of Christians and Jews
Ofra Strauss
Chairperson, Strauss Group
Eyal Waldman
Chairman Waldo Holdings & Former President and CEO Mellanox, Acquired by Nvidia
Lana Zahar
Vice President of International Business, AlArz Tahini
Maayan Hoffman
Deputy CEO – Strategy & Innovation, The Jerusalem Post
Hooman Khalili
Creative Director and DJ, Producer of the Woman Life Freedom Murals Project
Robert Singer
Chairman, Alumot Or
Sonia Gomes de Mesquita
Deputy Chair and the Donor Family’s Representative, SASA Setton
Oren Hazan
Hindy Najman
Oriel and Laing Professor of Interpretation of Holy Scripture, and Founder of the Oriel Centre for Study of the Bible
Shifaa Abosiam
Unistream Entrepreneurship Center, Rahat
Raneen Altore
Unistream Entrepreneurship Center, Rahat
Aviel Biton
Unistream Entrepreneurship Center, Be’er Sheva – Altshuler Shaham
Lian Sheinfeld
Unistream Entrepreneurship Center, Be’er Sheva – Altshuler Shaham
Libby Matskovsky
Unistream Entrepreneurship Center, Netanya
Ariel Wengiel
Unistream Entrepreneurship Center, Netanya
Steve Linde
Editor-in-Chief, The Jerusalem Report
Tamar Uriel-Beeri
Managing Editor, jpost.com
Khaled Abu Toameh
Palestinian Affairs Correspondent, The Jerusalem Post
Zvika Klein
Jewish World Correspondent, The Jerusalem Post
Yonah Jeremy Bob
Military and Intelligence Correspondent, The Jerusalem Post
Program
-
9:10 Video: Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem
-
9:15 Opening RemarksAvi Mayer, Editor-in-Chief, The Jerusalem Post
-
9:20 Larry MizelChairman, Museum of Tolerance
-
9:30 Introduction: Norman BrownsteinFounder and Chairman, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP | Speech: Isaac Herzog, President of the State of Israel
-
9:40 Moshe LionMayor of Jerusalem
-
9:50 Sylvan AdamsBusinessman and Philanthropist Strengthening Israel’s Image
-
9:55 Ron DeSantisGovernor of Florida
-
10:15 Rabbi Marvin HierFounder, Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem
-
10:30 MK Mansour AbbasIn conversation with Khaled Abu Toameh, Palestinian Affairs Correspondent, The Jerusalem Post
-
10:45 Panel: Israeli Pioneers Impacting the World• Prof. Yisrael Aumann, Nobel Prize Laureate, Economics (2005)
• Prof. Dan Shechtman, Nobel Prize Laureate, Chemistry (2011)
• Prof. Michal Schwartz, Israel Prize Laureate, Life Sciences (2023)
Moderated by Maayan Hoffman, Deputy CEO – Strategy & Innovation, The Jerusalem Post -
11:00 Coffee Break
-
11:30 Humanitarian AwardYael Eckstein, CEO, International Fellowship of Christians & Jews
-
11:45 US-Israeli Relations in a New Era• Thomas Nides, US Ambassador to Israel
• David Friedman, Former US Ambassador to Israel
In conversation with Avi Mayer, Editor-in-Chief, The Jerusalem Post -
12:00 Hindy NajmanOriel and Laing Professor of Interpretation of Holy Scripture, and Founder of the Oriel Centre for Study of the Bible
-
12:10 The Biggest Cybersecurity Threats in Israel TodayGabi Portnoy, Head, National Cyber Directorate
In conversation with Yonah Jeremy Bob, Military and Intelligence Correspondent, The Jerusalem Post -
12:20 Equal Opportunities Via Cyber and Tech Education• Sagy Bar, CEO, Cyber Education Center, Rashi Foundation
• U., Commander “Echo 8200”
• Orit Tatarsky, Director, Capacity Building Center, Israel National Cyber Directorate
In conversation with Steve Linde, Editor-in-Chief, The Jerusalem Report -
12:35 Educating for an Inclusive Future• Robert Singer, Chairman, Alumot Or
• Sonia Gomes de Mesquita, Deputy Chair and the Donor Family’s Representative, SASA Setton
Moderated by Zvika Klein, Jewish World Correspondent, The Jerusalem Post -
12:50 Redefining Diversity in Business• Lana Zaher, Former Vice President of International Business, AlArz Tahini
• Ofra Strauss, Chairperson, The Strauss Group
• Eyal Waldman, Founder, Waldo Holdings & Former President and CEO Mellanox, Acquired by Nvidia
In conversation with Maayan Hoffman, Deputy CEO – Strategy & Innovation, The Jerusalem Post -
13:05 Innovation and Technology in the PeripheryRaneen Altore and Shifaa Abosiam: Unistream Entrepreneurship Center, Rahat | A smart key for locking the house
Aviel Biton and Lian Sheinfeld: Unistream Entrepreneurship Center, Be’er Sheva – Altshuler Shaham | An auxiliary device intended to help people who face a physical disability and move around with the help of a wheelchair
Libby Matskovsky and Ariel Wengiel: Unistream Entrepreneurship Center, Netanya | A smart bracelet set to prevent children from moving away and losing their parents -
13:20:The Future of City LeadershipOren Hazan, Member of the 20th Knesset and Former Deputy Speaker of the Israeli Knesset
Assaf Harel, Mayoral Candidate, Tel Aviv-Yafo
In conversation with Tamar Uriel-Beeri, Managing Editor, JPost.com -
13:35 Woman Life FreedomHooman Khalili, Creative Director and DJ, Producer of the Woman Life Freedom Murals Project
In conversation with Tamar Uriel-Beeri, Managing Editor, Jpost.com -
13:55: Documenting Israel - Visions of 75 YearsAnna Patricia Kahn, Curator
-
14:00: Lunch
Previous Events
This event is free and open to the public via RSVP. Please click here to register.
Questions: conference@jpost.com