Annual conference 2020

SHAPING THE JEWISH FUTURE

Politics | Populism | Pandemic

The Jerusalem Post presents its first virtual annual conference

The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference is one of the most important
political and diplomatic meetings of the Jewish world.

The Jerusalem Post has held a conference in New York City for the past eight years, bringing together thousands of American and Israeli citizens and leaders to discuss the alliance between Israel and the United States, as well as the diplomatic, economic and security challenges facing the State of Israel and the Jewish world.

This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference will be broadcast online on September 24, 2020 on
The Jerusalem Post website (jpost.com) and on our Facebook page.

This year, the conference will focus on the upcoming US presidential election and its impact on the alliance between Israel and the United States, as well as some of the other burning issues on Israel’s agenda.

Speakers

Tony Blair

Executive Chairman of the Tony Blair Institute and former UK Prime Minister

Reuven "Ruvi" Rivlin

10th President of Israel

Ronald S. Lauder

President of the World Jewish Congress and Former US Ambassador to Austria

David Friedman

US Ambassador to Israel

Prof. Leo Leiderman

Chief Economic Advisor, Bank Hapoalim

Bruce Buck

Chelsea FC Chairman

Daniel Atar

Chairman of KKL-JNF

Sylvan Adams

Philanthropist and businessman

Ted Cruz

Senator, American politician and attorney

Avi Berkowitz

Assistant to the President and Special representative for International Negotiations

Morgan Ortagus

State Department Spokesperson

Benny Gantz

Defense Minister

Dr. nimrod novik

Member of the Steering Committee, Commanders for Israel’s Security.

yair lapid

Leader of the Opposition, Chair of Yesh Atid-Telem

Matt Brooks

Executive Director of the Republican Jewish Coalition

Prof. Yechezkel Barenholz

Emet Prize winner 2020

Architect Bracha Chyutin

Emet Prize winner 2020

Dr. Ran Gozali

Executive vice president, head of Rafael’s land and naval systems division

Prof. Isaac Ben-Israel

Member of EMET Prize Award Committee

Eli Cohen

Minister of Intelligence, The State of Israel

Daniel Pomerantz

CEO, Honest Reporting

Yael Eckstein

President and CEO of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews

Johnnie Moore

Faith Advisor, US President Donald Trump

Rabbi Yehoshua Fass

Co-Founder & Executive Director, Nefesh B’ Nefesh

Prof. Eugene Kontorovich

Head of international law department at Kohelet

Halie Soifer

Executive Director of the Jewish Democratic Council of America

Dr. Ohad Karnieli

PhD, MBA – Founder & CEO at ADVA

Matan Vilnai

Chairman of the Commanders for Israel’s Security and former Deputy Chief of Staff

Major General Yitzhak Jerry Gershon

Habithonistim’s Leadership Team Member

Nickolay Mladenov

United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process

Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Michael Lurie

VP, head of Land Maneuver Systems directorate, Rafael

HAVA ZINGBOIM

Founder and CEO Hava Zingboim Cosmeceuticals

Eliot Engel

Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Dr. Shafir Botner

Director of the MDA paramedic school

Eilat Shinar

M.D, director of blood services for Magen David Adom

Anat Gold

Director of planning division, KKL-JNF

MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh

Member of Knesset for the Blue and White Party

Daniel B. Shapiro

Diplomat and former Ambassador of the US to the State of Israel.

yaakov katz

Editor-in-Chief

The Jerusalem Post

Jordana Cutler

Head of Public Policy for Facebook Israel and the Jewish Diaspora

Dan Marom

Faculty member, Hebrew University Business School

Karine Bolton

Director of International Relations Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL-JNF)

Why attend?

The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference is one of the premier political-diplomatic gatherings in the Jewish World

Top VIP speakers will be attending the confernce

The Jerusalem Post is the #1 English-language news website in the Jewish world with almost 1 million (!) daily visits

Strengthening the US-Israel alliance

Program

Welcome by Yaakov Katz, Editor-in-Chief of The Jerusalem Post
Greetings from Ronald S. Lauder, President of the World Jewish Congress
Greetings from the President of the State of Israel Reuven Rivlin
United States Ambassador to Israel David Friedman - Interviewed by Yaakov Katz
Sylvan Adams, Canadian-Israeli Philanthropist- Interviewed by Yaakov Katz, Editor-in-Chief, The Jerusalem Post
Israel's Economy in the Shadow of COVID-19

Prof. Leo Leiderman, Chief Economic Advisor, Bank Hapoalim
Tony Blair, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Interviewd by Yaakov Katz, Editor-in-Chief, The Jerusalem Post
Bringing Hope to the Periphery

Daniel Atar, Chairman of KKL-JNF - Interviewed by Steve Linde, , The Jerusalem Report
TedTalk

Karin Bolton-Laor, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael - Jewish National Fund
TedTalk

Dr. Dan Merom, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael - Jewish National Fund
TedTalk

Anat Gold, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael - Jewish National Fund
Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee - Interviewed by Yaakov Katz, Editor-in-Chief, The Jerusalem Post
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Interviewed by Herb Keinon Senior Contributing Editor, The Jerusalem Post
Red or Blue: The Jewish Vote

A debate featuring Matt Brooks, Executive Director of the Republican Jewish Coalition and Halie Soifer, Executive Director, Jewish Democratic Council of Americ - Herb Keinon, Senior Contributing Editor, The Jerusalem Post
Annexation vs. Sovereignty: Now, Later, Never?

Major General Matan Vilnai, Chairman of the Commanders for Israel’s Security and former Deputy Chief of Staff- Interviewed by Yaakov Katz, Editor-in-Chief, The Jerusalem Post
Panel: Annexation: Off the Table or Just Delayed?

Moderator - Herb Keinon, Senior Contributing Editor, The Jerusalem Post. Participants- Michal Cotler Wunsh, Knesset Member, Blue and White, Major General Yitzhak Gershon, Habithonistim’s Leadership Team Member, Prof.Eugene Kontorovich, Head of international law department at Kohelet
Israel's Security Politics

Benny Gantz, Alternate Prime Minister and Defense Minister - Interviewed by Yaakov Katz
Israel's Intelligent View of the Middle East

Eli Cohen, Minister of Intelligence - Interviewed by Seth Frantzman, Middle East Correspondent, The Jerusalem Post
The Jerusalem Post Award for Israel Innovation and Excellence

Hava Zingboim, Founder, H. Zingboim Cosmetics Ltd.- Interviewd by Lidar Gravé-Lazi, Freelance Journalist and Presenter
Dr. Ran Gozali, Executive Vice President, Rafael - Interviewed by Seth Frantzman
Dan Shapiro, former US ambssador to Israel and DNC platform committee member - Interviewed by Maayan Hoffman News Editor, The Jerusalem Post
Morgan Ortagus, U.S. State Department Spokesperson - Interviewed by Herb Keinon
Bruce Buck, Chairman, Chelsea FC- Interviewd by Yaakov Katz, Editor-in-Chief, The Jerusalem Post
Panel - Striving for Excellence: Emet Prize - Moderator - Maayan Hoffman

Participants: Arch. Bracha Chyutin, Winner of the EMET Prize for 2020, Prof. Yechezkel Barenholz, Winner of the EMET Prize for 2020, Prof. Isaac Ben-Israel, Member of EMET Prize Award Committee
On The Frontlines

Eilat Shinar, Head, Magen David Adom's Blood Services, Dr. Shafir Botner, Paramedic School Director, Magen David Adom- Interviewd by Maayan Hoffman, News Editor, The Jerusalem Post
Nickolay Mladenov, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process - Interviewed by Khaled Abu Toameh Arab Affairs Correspondent, The Jerusalem Post
TedTalk

Daniel Pomerantz, CEO, Honest Reporting
Avi Berkowitz, Assistant to President Donald Trump and Special Representative for International Negotiations -Interviewed by Yaakov Katz
The Evangelical Role in US Peacemaking

Moderator-Maayan Hoffman, News Editor, The Jerusalem Post Participants- Yael Eckstein, Chairperson, International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, Rev. Johnnie Moore, Faith Advisor, US President Donald Trump
Panel: The Israel-UAE deal - Consequences for A Changing Middle East

Moderator: Khaled Abu Toameh, Participants: Dr. Ebtesam al-Ketbi, President of the Emirates Policy Center (EPC) in Abu Dhabi and Dr. Nimrod Novik, Adviser to Commanders for Israel's Security
Panel- Disrupting Industries – Challenges for Integrating new Technology

Moderator: Steve Linde, Participants: Dr. Ohad Karnieli, CEO, ADVA and TBD, Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Michael Lurie VP, head of Land Maneuver Systems directorate Rafael
Aliyah in the Shadow of Coronavirus

Rabbi Yehoshua Fass, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Nefesh B' Nefesh- Interviewed by Yaakov Katz, Editor-in-Chief, The Jerusalem Post
Jordana Cutler, Public Policy Director of Facebook Israel and the Jewish Diaspora -Interviewed by Herb Keinon, Senior Contributing Editor, The Jerusalem Post
Opposition Leader and Yesh Atid-Telem Chairman Yair Lapid -Interviewed by Yaakov Katz, Editor-in-Chief, The Jerusalem Post