Conference Program

8:00–9:00 Registration and Kosher Breakfast – Hotel Buffet

Part – Guest Speakers


 9:00–9:20     Introduction – Steve Linde – Editor-in-Chief of The Jerusalem Post
 9:20–9:40     Opening Speech – Ehud Olmert – Special Guest – Former Prime Minister
 9:40–10:00   Speech – Gabi Ashkenazi – Former Chief of Staff of the IDF
10:00–10:20  Speech – Danny Ayalon – Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister
10:20–10:40  Speech – Michael Oren – Israel's Ambassador to the United States
10:40–11:00  Speech – Ron Prosor – Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations
11:00–11:20  Speech – Prof. Alan M. Dershowitz – Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School
11:20–11:40  Speech – Meir Dagan Former Director of the "Mossad"
11:40–12:00  Speech – Caroline B. GlickJerusalem Post Senior Contributing Editor

12:00–2:00 Kosher Lunch – Hotel Buffet

Part – Meet the Special Guests, Writers and Editors of The Jerusalem Post

2:00–3:00












3:00–4:00











4:00–5:00
















First Panel – "Land for Peace?" : The Iranian Threat, The Arab Spring and The Arab-Israeli conflict.

Caroline B. Glick – Jerusalem Post Senior Contributing Editor


Panelists:
Ehud Olmert – Former Prime Minister
Gabi Ashkenazi – Former Chief of Staff of the IDF
Meir Dagan – Former Director of the "Mossad"
Danny Danon – Chairman of the Knesset Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs
Yaakov KatzJerusalem Post Military Affairs Reporter

Second Panel – The Meaning of Brotherhood: American Jewry's Relationship with the Jewish State

Moderator: David Brinn – Jerusalem Post Managing Editor

Panelists:
Danny Ayalon – Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister
Michael Oren – Israeli Ambassador to the US
Ron Prosor – Israeli ambassador to the United Nations
David Suissa – President of TRIBE Media Corp
Isi LeiblerJerusalem Post Columnist and Former Leader of Australian Jewry and the World Jewish Congress
Naomi RagenJerusalem Post Columnist and Author

Third Panel – The Media War Against the De-legitimization of Israel.

Moderator: Steve Linde – Editor-In-Chief of The Jerusalem Post

Panelists:
Prof. Alan M. Dershowitz – Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School
Malcolm Hoenlein – Executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations
Abraham Foxman – National Director of the Anti-Defamation League
Alon Pinkas – Former New York Consul General
Gil HoffmanJerusalem Post Political Reporter
Herb KeinonJerusalem Post Diplomatic Reporter


BREAK
Part - Band performance


6:30–7:30 Performance by IDF Band

* Kosher catering.
* Handicap accessible.
* The Hotel has a no-smoking policy. Smoking is strictly prohibited within all hotel areas.
* Limited seating for the buffet.
* The speakers list is not final and is subject to changes and amendments. The Jerusalem Post reserves    the right to update the guest speaker list from time to time. Please check this page for future updates    in the program.