Doors open at 7:30 a.m. | Event begins at 8:45 a.m.
Networking Happy Hour at 5 p.m.
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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.
President of the World Jewish Congress & President of the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference
Chairman,
National Unity Party
Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology
Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Social Equality
Minister of Aliyah and Integration
U.S. Senator, Maryland
U.S. Senator, Oklahoma
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East
US Department of Defense
Mayor, New York City
Acting Consul General,
Consulate General of Israel in New York
Businessman and Philanthropist Strengthening Israel’s Global Image
Israeli Ambassador to the United States
Azerbaijan Ambassador to the United States
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations
Crown Prince of Iran
(VIP Gala only)
Deputy CEO – Strategy & Innovation
The Jerusalem Post
Chairman of the Board of Governors
The Jewish Agency for Israel
Chairman, World Zionist Organization
President, FELNET
COO, ELNET
CEO and National Director, ADL
Chairman, Yad Vashem
CEO, Bnai Zion
President, Shurat HaDin
Chief Executive Officer
Americans for Ben-Gurion University
President, Afeka, The Academic College of Engineering in Tel Aviv
President, NYSE Group
President & CEO
New York City Economic Development Corporation
Co-Chair
New Jersey-Israel Commission
Founder, CEO and Chairman at Carbyne
Palestinian Affairs Correspondent, The Jerusalem Post
Jewish World Analyst
The Jerusalem Post
Diplomatic Correspondent
The Jerusalem Post
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.
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
Sharon Brownstone, General Counsel & Strategic Partnerships, EL AL Israel Airlines, in conversation with Lahav Harkov, Diplomatic Correspondent, The Jerusalem Post
Sylvan Adams, Businessman and Philanthropist Strengthening Israel’s Global Image, in conversation with Avi Mayer, Editor-in-Chief, 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 – from podium
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
Erica Gerson, Board Member, United Hatzalah
Eli Beer, 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
Eric Adams, Mayor, New York City
Yaakov Hagoel, Chairman, World Zionist Organization
Networking Break
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
Ifat Ovadia-Luski, Chairperson, KKL-JNF
Prof. Salman Zarka, Director General, Ziv Medical Center, in conversation with Maayan Hoffman, Deputy CEO – Strategy & Innovation
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
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
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
Michael Herzog, Israeli Ambassador to the United States
Moderated by 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
Ofer Yannay, Founder & Chairman, Nofar Energy
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
Uri Shacham, Chief of Staff, Magen David Adom
Amir Elichai, Founder, CEO and Chairman, Carbyne
Moderated by Maayan Hoffman, Deputy CEO – Strategy & Innovation
David Siegel, President, FELNET
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 Khaled Abu Toameh, Palestinian Affairs Correspondent, 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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