Chairs
Jewish National Fund-USA President, Dr. Sol Lizerbram
Jewish National Fund-USA Chairman of the Board, Jeffrey Levine
Honorary Chair
Jewish National Fund-USA Chair Emeritus, Ronald S. Lauder
Program Outline
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30
12:00 pm
Registration Opens
Expo Opens
4:00 – 5:30 pm
Welcome Reception for President's, Negev, King Solomon Society and World Chairman's Council Members (by invitation)
8:00 – 9:30 pm
Opening Event Celebrating Israel at 75
• Special Guest: Ambassador Gilad Erdan, Israel's Permanent Representative to the United Nations
• Welcoming Remarks: Jared Polis, Governor of Colorado
9:30 – 10:30 pm
Dessert Reception
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1
9:15 – 10:45 am
Plenary: Israel, A Nation of Start-up People
Confirmed Speakers (Others TBA):
• Erel N. Margalit, PhD, Founder and Executive Chairman, Jerusalem Venture Partners
• Gidi Grinstein, President and Founder, Reut Institute
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions
• Israelcast Live
○ Steven Shalowitz, Host
• Let There Be Water, Energy and Food
○ Dr. Sharon B. Megdal, Director Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona
○ (Others TBA)
• Building Your Zionist Identity
○ Shahar Azani, Speaker, Author, and Thought Leader
• Aliyah Through the Ages
12:45 – 2:15 pm
Sapphire Society Luncheon (by invitation)
Speaker: Leah Soibel, Founder and CEO, Fuente Latina
JNFuture Roots Society Luncheon (by invitation)
Speaker: Yuval David, Actor, Filmmaker, News Commentator, and Jewish Activist
2:30 – 4:00 pm
Concurrent Sessions
• The Branding of a Nation
○ Ido Aharoni Aronoff, Senior Member of the Faculty, Coller School of Management, Tel Aviv University
• Countering Anti-Zionism Campaigns on Campus (how they’re developed and offering tools in response)
○ Jacob Baime, CEO, Israel on Campus Coalition
○ (Others TBA)
• Israelcast Live
○ Steven Shalowitz, Host
• Other Sessions TBA
4:30 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Services
6:00 pm
Shabbat Dinner Followed By Dessert Reception
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2
Expo Open All Day
8:45 am
Shabbat Services
10:30 – 11:45 am
Concurrent Sessions
• Shabbat Learning Session
• Winning the Global Media War
• Dispatches from the Front Lines: A Conversation with Jewish Campus Professionals
12:30 – 1:30 pm
Professional Affinity Group Lunch
Grab lunch and meet like‑minded professionals...Lawyers for Israel, Real Estate for Israel, Finance for Israel, and Healthcare for Israel
2:00 – 3:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions
• Shabbat Learning Session
• Anti-Semitism Then and Now
• Israel’s Diplomacy on the Global Stage
○ Shahar Azani, Speaker, Author, and Thought Leader
3:45 – 5:15 pm
Plenary: You Don’t Have to be Jewish to Stand Up for Israel
Moderator: Virag Gulyas, Advocate for Jewish Civil Rights
Confirmed Panelist (Others TBA):
• Leah Soibel, Founder and CEO, Fuente Latina
• Mehrpad Moattari, Caravan for Democracy Alumnus
5:15 pm
Havdallah
8:00 pm
Evening Of Entertainment
Featuring: Alex Edelman, Award-Winning Stand-Up Comedian
10:00 pm
After Parties for JNFutures, College Students and High School Students
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3
Expo Open All Day
9:30 – 11:00 am
Concurrent Sessions
• The Branding of a Nation
○ Ido Aharoni Aronoff, Senior Member of the Faculty, Coller School of Managment, Tel Aviv University
• More than a Prayer: The Centrality of Israel in Synagogues Today
• Israeli TV shows streaming all over the world and how that might impact the view of Israel and Israelis
• Aliyah Through the Ages
• Creative Advocacy
○ Yuval David, Actor, Filmmaker, News Commentator, and Jewish Activist
11:15 am – 12:30 pm
Closing Plenary: On the Streets of Israel
Guest Speaker (invited): Isaac Herzog, President of Israel
2:00 – 6:00 pm
Task Force And Committee Meetings