The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference 2019: Program

8:00-9:00

Registration and Breakfast

9:00-9:20

Welcome by Yaakov Katz, Editor-in-Chief of The Jerusalem Post

9:20-9:30

Dani Dayan, Consul General of Israel in New York

9:30-9:40

Israel Katz, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Transportation, Minister of Intelligence, Member of the Security Cabinet

9:40-9:50

Ronald S. Lauder, President of the World Jewish Congress and Former US Ambassador to Austria

9:50-10:05

Eliot Engel, U.S. Congressman, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Interviewed by Yaakov Katz

10:05-10:10

Greetings from Daniel Atar, Chairman of KKL

10:10-10:20

Dr. Mike Evans, Founder of Friends of Zion Heritage Center

10:20-10:30

Bruce Buck, Chelsea FC Chairman, Interviewed by Jerusalem Report Editor Steve Linde

10:30-10:45

Ayelet Shaked, Former Justice Minister, Interviewed by Dana Weiss Chief Political Analyst at Channel 12 News and Host of "Saturday Night with Dana Weiss"

10:45-11:00

Jason D. Greenblatt, Assistant to the 45th President & Special Representative for International Negotiations, Interviewed by Yaakov Katz

11:00-11:40

Coffee Break

11:40-12:05

Panel - How to Keep Israel's Economy Growing Moderator: Prof. Efraim Chalamish, Law and Business Professor, JPost OpEd contributor Participants: Uri Levin President and Chief Executive Officer, Israel Discount Bank of New York, Yoram Elgrabli, Vice President North and Central America EL AL Israel Airlines, Inon Elroy, Israeli Economic Minister to North America, Oded Har-Even, Partner & Managing Director ZAG/Sullivan International Law Firm

12:05-12:15

Shmulik Zysman, Founder & Managing Director ZAG/Sullivan International Law Firm, Interviewed by Steve Linde

12:15-12:25

Ofir Akunis, Minister of Science and Technology

12:25-12:35

Danny Danon, Israel’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations

12:35-12:45

Tzachi Hanegbi, Minister for Regional Cooperation

12:45-12:55

Dario Werthein, Chair, World ORT Board of Trustees Avi Ganon, Director General & CEO, World ORT

12:55-13:10

Ehud Olmert, Prime Minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009, Interviewed by Yaakov Katz

13:10-13:20

Prof. Ofer Merin, Director General of Shaare Zedek Medical Center – Jerusalem

13:20-14:20

Lunch

14:20-14:30

Judah Samet, Businessman, Speaker, and Holocaust survivor, Interviewed by Steve Linde

14:30-15:05

Panel - Can Antisemitism be Stopped or are Pittsburgh and Poway the New Normal? Moderator: Steve Linde, Editor of The Jerusalem Report Participant: Raymond W. Kelly Former NYC Police Commissioner, Bruce Buck, Chelsea FC Chairman, Brooke Goldstein, Founder & Executive Director of the Lawfare Project, Doron Horowitz, Senior National Security Advisor of the Secure Community Network, Caroline B. Glick, Senior Contributing Editor of The Jerusalem Post

15:05-15:15

Prof. Rafi Beyar, President, International Friends Organizations, Rambam Health Care Campus

15:15-15:25

Prof. Yaffa Zilbershats, Chair, The Planning and Budgeting Committee Council for Higher Education

15:25-15:35

Gilad Erdan, Minister of Public Security and Minister of Strategic Affairs

15:35-15:45

Special Tribute to Israel's Ministry of Strategic Affairs & the Digitell network for pro-Israel Online Activism

15:45-16:05

The Green Prince - Mosab Hassan Yousef, Author, 'Son of Hamas'

16:05-16:15

Dr. Yechiel M. Leiter, Senior Fellow, Kohelet Policy Forum, CEO, Veresta-Group

16:15-16:25

Tzipi Hotovely, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs

16:25-16:35

Nir Barkat, MK Likud Party and former Mayor of Jerusalem, Interviewed by Steve Linde

16:35-16:45

Caroline B. Glick, Senior Contributing Editor of The Jerusalem Post