Program:
7:30-9:00
Registration and Breakfast
9:00-9:10
Welcome by Yaakov Katz, Editor-in-Chief of The Jerusalem Post
9:10-9:15
Dani Dayan, Consul General of Israel in New York
9:15-9:25
Israel Katz, Transportation and Intelligence Minister and Security Cabinet Member
9:25-9:35
The Jerusalem Post Conference President  Ronald S. Lauder, President of the World Jewish Congress
9:35-9:45
Greetings from Daniel Atar, Chairman of KKL
9:45-9:55
Yoav Galant, Minister of Construction and Housing
Award ceremony to mark the opening of the new Assuta hospital, the newest hospital built in Israel in 40 years.
9:55-10:00
Prof. Joshua (Shuki) Shemer, MD, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Assuta Medical Centers Network
10:00-10:10
Prof. Ari Shamiss, MD, CEO, Assuta Medical Centers Network
10:10-10:25
Ben Cardin, United States Senator (D) from Maryland, interviewed by The Jerusalem Post's Lahav Harkov
10:25-10:35
Award presentation to Charles Bronfman, co-founder of Taglit-Birthright Israel
10:35-10:55
Avigdor Liberman, Defense Minister, interview by Yaakov Katz
10:55-11:05
Award for Inspiring Innovation to Tel Aviv University, represented by Prof. Joseph Klafter, President of Tel Aviv University
11:05-11:12
Benjamin Levy, CEO of Mosaic United
11:12-11:45
Panel - Can We Work Together to Engage Students on Campus? An Inside look with Mosaic United (by Ministry of Diaspora Affairs)
Moderator: Benjamin Levy, CEO of Mosaic United
Participants: Emily Halpern, Hillel International, Devon Smith, Chabad on Campus International and Caroline Stern, Olami United .
Mosaic United  Certificate of Recognition for Exceptional Service to the Jewish People on Campus Will be given by Naftali Bennett - Minister of Education and Diaspora Affairs and by Ronald S. Lauder, President of the World Jewish Congress
Israel at 70 – What are the Diplomatic and Security Challenges Ahead?
11:45-12:00
A conversation between General (Ret.) Gabi Ashkenazi, former IDF Chief of General Staff and Chairman Of The Board of the Rashi Foundation and Ambassador Danny Danon, Permanent Representative of Israel to the UN, Moderated by Lahav Harkov
12:00-12:30
Coffee
12:30-12:40
Prof. Elhanan Bar-On MD, MPH Director of the Israel Center for Disaster Medicine and Humanitarian Response at Sheba Medical Center - Tel Hashomer
12:40-12:50
Tzachi Hanegbi, Minister for Regional Cooperation
12:50-13:00
Award presentation to the EMET Prize Director, Ilana Ashkenazi, for Promoting Excellence Among Women in Israel, by The Jerusalem Report Editor Steve Linde
13:00-13:10
Gordon Robertson, CEO, Christian Broadcasting Network
13:10-13:25
Ehud Olmert, Former prime minister (2006-2009), interviewed by Yaakov Katz
13:25-13:45
Panel - Israel’s Economy at 70 - Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Social Advancement
Moderator: Dr. Efraim Chalamish,  Law and Business Professor
Participants: Gabriel Hamani, CEO, BHI, Yoram Elgrabli, General Manager, North and Central America EL AL Israel Airlines, Uri Levin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Israel Discount Bank of New York and Inon Elroy, Economic Minister to North America
13:45-14:45
Lunch
14:45-14:55
Amit Deri, Co-founder and Executive Director of Reservists on Duty
14:55-15:05
Prof. Ronni Gamzu, CEO of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
15:05-15:20
Roseanne Barr, actress, comedian, writer and television producer, interviewed by Dana Weiss
15:20-15:30
  Haim Bibas, Chairman of the Federation of Local Authorities in Israel
15:30- 15:40
Osnat Levtzion-Korach, Director General Yitzhak Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Harofeh campus)- Being Under Pressure - The Oxygen Path
15:40-15:50
Lindsey Graham, United States Senator (R) from South Carolina
15:50-15:55
Interview and Greetings from Bini Zomer, Vice President Regional Affairs, Noble Energy
15:55-16:05
Gila Gamliel, Minister for Social Equality
16:05-16:20
Debate between Caroline Glick, Senior Contributing Editor of The Jerusalem Post, and Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz Senior Columnist
16:20-16:27
Gideon Sa'ar, Former minister and Security Cabinet member
16:27-16:37
Caroline Glick, Senior Contributing Editor of The Jerusalem Post
16:37-16:47
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Renowned Sex Therapist, author and TV personality in a conversation about Israel and Judaism with Steve Linde
16:47-17:02
Anthony Scaramucci, Former White House communications director, interviewed by Yaakov Katz
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