June 5 | Gotham Hall
Doors open at 7:30 a.m. | Event begins at 8:45 a.m.
Networking Happy Hour at 5 p.m.
Watch Live on jpost.com
The State of Israel is celebrating its 75th birthday.
The Jerusalem Post invites you to be a part of the celebration in the boundless city of New York! Join the country’s top diplomats and politicians, entertainers, high-tech innovators and thought leaders for this exciting event.
Speakers:
Ronald S. Lauder
President of the World Jewish Congress & President of the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference
Nir Barkat
BENNY GANTZ
Chairman,
National Unity Party
Ofir Akunis
Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology
Amichai Chikli
Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Social Equality
Ofir Sofer
Minister of Aliyah and Integration
Meir Porush
Ben Cardin
U.S. Senator, Maryland
JAMES LANKFORD
U.S. Senator, Oklahoma
Dana Stroul
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East
US Department of Defense
Andrew Miller
Moshe Lion
Eric Adams
Mayor, New York City
ISRAEL NITZAN
Acting Consul General,
Consulate General of Israel in New York
SYLVAN ADAMS
Businessman and Philanthropist Strengthening Israel’s Global Image
Avi Mayer
The Jerusalem Post
Michael Herzog
Israeli Ambassador to the United States
Khazar Ibrahim
Azerbaijan Ambassador to the United States
Gilad Erdan
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations
Reza Pahlavi
Crown Prince of Iran
(VIP Gala only)
Ofer Yannay
Nofar Energy
Uzi Yemin
Salman Zarka
IFAT OVADIA-LUSKI
Ronnie Vinnikov
Eitan Neishlos
Ehud Olmert
Ayelet Shaked
REVITAL SWID
Former Member of Knesset
Matanyahu Englman
Maayan Hoffman
Deputy CEO – Strategy & Innovation
The Jerusalem Post
MARK WILF
Chairman of the Board of Governors
The Jewish Agency for Israel
YAAKOV HAGOEL
Chairman, World Zionist Organization
Avi Cohen Scali
Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism, Director General
Adv. Avichai Kahana
Director General, Ministry of Aliyah and Integration
David Siegel
President, FELNET
Omri Attar
COO, ELNET
Jonathan Greenblatt
CEO and National Director, ADL
Dani Dayan
Chairman, Yad Vashem
RABBI ARI LAMM
CEO, Bnai Zion
Nitsana Darshan-Leitner
President, Shurat HaDin
Doug Seserman
Chief Executive Officer
Americans for Ben-Gurion University
Prof. Ami Moyal
President, Afeka, The Academic College of Engineering in Tel Aviv
Moti Kahana
URI SHACHAM
Magen David Adom
Eli Beer
Rabbi Erica Gerson
Batya Widawsky
Nazir Aweida
MARC CAVALIERE
EL AL Israel Airlines
Sharon Brownstone
EL AL Israel Airlines
Rabbi Yehoshua Fass
Laura Ben-David
Olah 2002
Lynn Martin
President, NYSE Group
Andrew Kimball
President & CEO
New York City Economic Development Corporation
Mark S. Levenson
Co-Chair
New Jersey-Israel Commission
Tomer Cohen
Guy Franklin
Shlomit Malka
Brachie Sprung
aMoon Fund
Amir Elichai
Founder, CEO and Chairman at Carbyne
Liron Wand
Mike Sweetney
New York Knicks
Tamir Goodman
The “Jewish Jordan”
Liron Fanan
Elon Gold
Eric Gertler
Itzik Ozer
The Jerusalem Development Authority
Khaled Abu Toameh
Palestinian Affairs Correspondent, The Jerusalem Post
ZVIKA KLEIN
Jewish World Analyst
The Jerusalem Post
Lahav Harkov
Diplomatic Correspondent
The Jerusalem Post
About Gotham Hall
1356 Broadway, New York
Enter a world where style meets sophistication. Gotham Hall is an iconic Midtown event space. Constructed in 1922-24 as The Greenwich Savings Bank building, Gotham Hall is one of the refined examples in the impressive corpus of bank buildings from the firm of York and Sawyer, both architects, initially employed by McKim, Mead, & White. View photo gallery.
Start-Up Nation turns Unicorn Country
The Desert is Blooming: Agriculture, Water and Energy Technology
The Future of Healthcare
What will the Middle East look like in 2032?
The Future of Judaism in the Jewish State
Israel’s Security: Past, Present and Future
Tikkun olam meets Start-up Nation
Program
Opening Remarks: Avi Mayer, Editor-in-Chief, The Jerusalem Post
Moshe Lion, Mayor of Jerusalem
Ronald S. Lauder, President of the World Jewish Congress & President of the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference (video address)
Benny Gantz, Chairman, National Unity Party
Sylvan Adams, Businessman and Philanthropist Strengthening Israel’s Global Image, in conversation with Avi Mayer, Editor-in-Chief, The Jerusalem Post
Sharon Brownstone, General Counsel & Strategic Partnerships, EL AL Israel Airlines, in conversation with Lahav Harkov, Diplomatic Correspondent, The Jerusalem Post
Decades of Aliyah – Challenges & Opportunities
- Rabbi Yehoshua Fass, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Nefesh B’Nefesh
- Laura Ben-David, Photographer & Marketing Consultant, 2002 Olah
- Marc Cavaliere, Senior Vice President – The Americas, EL AL Israel Airlines
- Adv. Avichai Kahana, Director General, Ministry of Aliyah and Integration
- Moderated by Zvika Klein, Jewish World Analyst, The Jerusalem Post
H.E. Khazar Ibrahim, Azerbaijan Ambassador to the United States, in conversation with Maayan Hoffman, Deputy CEO – Strategy & Innovation, The Jerusalem Post
Humanity First: Muslims, Jews Saving Lives
- Rabbi Erica Gerson, Board Member, United Hatzalah
- Eli Beer, Founder & President, United Hatzalah
- Batya Widawsky, Hatzalah Volunteer
- Nazir Aweida, Hatzalah Volunteer
- Moderated by Maayan Hoffman, Deputy CEO – Strategy & Innovation, The Jerusalem Post
Dana Stroul, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East, US Department of Defense, in conversation with Lahav Harkov, Diplomatic Correspondent, The Jerusalem Post
Meir Porush, Minister of Jerusalem and Jewish Tradition
Yaakov Hagoel, Chairman, World Zionist Organization
Yizhak Vaknin, Co-Chairman, KKL-JNF
Ofer Yannay, Founder & Chairman, Nofar Energy
Eric Adams, Mayor, New York City
Prof. Salman Zarka, Director General, Ziv Medical Center
Uzi Yemin, Chairman of the Board, Delek US Holdings in conversation with Maayan Hoffman, Deputy CEO, Strategy & Innovation, The Jerusalem Post
TedTalk: Prof. Ami Moyal, President, Afeka Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering
Israel Inside Out
- Amichai Chikli, Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Social Equality
- Ofir Sofer, Minister of Aliyah & Integration
- Moderated by Zvika Klein, Jewish World Analyst, The Jerusalem Post
David Siegel, President, FELNET
Ehud Olmert, Former Prime Minister of Israel, in conversation with Avi Mayer, Editor-in-Chief, The Jerusalem Post
Eitan Neishlos, Founder & President of Neishlos Foundation & Neishlos Capital
Ayelet Shaked, Vice Chairman at Karden, Former Minister of Interior, in conversation with Khaled Abu Toameh, Diplomatic Correspondent, The Jerusalem Post
21st Century Zionism: How to Talk About Israel in 2023
- Moti Kahana, CEO, GDC Logistics & Rescuer of Jews from War-Torn Countries
- Omri Attar, COO, ELNET
- Doug Seserman, CEO, Americans for Ben-Gurion University
- Rabbi Ari Lamm, CEO, Bnai Zion
- In conversation with Zvika Klein, Jewish World Analyst, The Jerusalem Post
Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and National Director, Anti-Defamation League in conversation with Avi Mayer, Editor-in-Chief, The Jerusalem Post
Dani Dayan, Chairman, Yad Vashem, in conversation with Zvika Klein, Jewish World Analyst, The Jerusalem Post
Comedian Elon Gold
Sporting Israel
- Mike Sweetney, Former NBA Player, New York Knicks
- Tamir Goodman, Former Pro-basketball Player, The “Jewish Jordan”
- Liron Fanan, Cleveland Charge Assistant GM, Cleveland Cavaliers Scout
- Moderated by Lee Igel, Clinical Professor, NYU Tisch Institute for Global Sport
Red State, Blue State and the Jewish State
- Ben Cardin, US Senator, Maryland (D)
- James Lankford, US Senator, Oklahoma (R)
- Moderated by Avi Mayer, Editor-in-Chief, The Jerusalem Post
U.S.-Israel Relations in a Biden & Netanyahu Era
- Andrew Miller, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Israeli-Palestinian Affairs, US Department of State, in conversation with Avi Mayer, Editor-in-Chief, The Jerusalem Post
Gilad Erdan, Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, in conversation with Lahav Harkov, Diplomatic Correspondent, The Jerusalem Post
Matanyahu Englman, Comptroller, in conversation with Khaled Abu Toameh, Palestinian Affairs Correspondent, The Jerusalem Post
Nir Barkat, Economy Minister, in conversation with Maayan Hoffman, Deputy CEO – Strategy & Innovation, The Jerusalem Post
Innovation 2023: Where America is Heading & How Israel Fits In
- Lynn Martin, President, NYSE Group
- Andrew Kimball, President & CEO, NYCEDC
- Mark S. Levenson, Co-Chair, New Jersey-Israel Commission
- Moderated by Guy Franklin, Founder, Israeli Mapped in NY Ventures
KKL-JNF’s Fight Against the Climate Crisis
Presentation by Ronnie Vinnikov, Head of Resource Development and External Affairs Division, CDO, KKL-JNF
AI to Save Lives: Medical Innovations
- Brachie Sprung, Chief Communications Officer & Head of Investor Relations, aMoon Fund
- Aryeh Myers, Senior Paramedic and Liaison with the International Relations Department, Magen David Adom
- Amir Elichai, Founder, CEO and Chairman, Carbyne
- Moderated by Maayan Hoffman, Deputy CEO – Strategy & Innovation
Our Global Jewish Family
- Avi Cohen Scali, Director General, Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism
- Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, President, Shurat HaDin
- Moderated by Zvika Klein, Jewish World Analyst, The Jerusalem Post
Mark Wilf, Chairman of the Board of Governors, The Jewish Agency for Israel
Revital Swid, Lawyer and Mediator, Former Member of Knesset, in conversation with Lahav Harkov, Diplomatic Correspondent, The Jerusalem Post
Ofir Akunis, Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, in conversation with Maayan Hoffman, Deputy CEO – Strategy & Innovation, The Jerusalem Post
From Valuation to Value: Investment Climate 2023
- Noa Kolp, SVP, Head of Technology Banking – IDB Bank
- Liron Wand, Venture Partner, Pitango Growth
- Eric Gertler, Executive Chairman & CEO, U.S. News & World Report
- Tomer Cohen, Chief Product Officer, LinkedIn
- Moderated by Khaled Abu Toameh, Palestinian Affairs Correspondent, The Jerusalem Post
Shlomit Malka, Co-Founder & CEO, Happ in conversation with Guy Franklin, Founder, Israeli Mapped in NY Ventures
Networking Happy Hour
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