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