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May 22, 2016 Marriott Marquis, Times Square New-York
8:00-9:00
Registration and Breakfast
9:00-9:30
Welcome by Steve Linde, outgoing Editor-in-Chief of The Jerusalem Post and Yaakov Katz, new Editor-in-Chief of The Jerusalem Post
9:50-10:00
Opening speech by JPost conference president Ronald S. Lauder, President of the World Jewish Congress
9:30-9:50
Minister of Education and Diaspora Affairs Naftali Bennett is interviewed by Steve Linde
10:00-10:15
Speech by MK Gilad Erdan, Minister of Public Security, Minister of Strategic Affairs and Public Diplomacy
10:15-10:50
Panel - The future of the Jewish people and the war against BDS Moderator: Caroline B. Glick Participants: Adam Milstein, Elazar Stern, Shalom Norman, Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, Rabbi Menachem Margolin
10:50-11:20
Michael Douglas, Actor, 2015 Genesis Prize laureate is interviewed by Steve Linde
11:20-11:55
Coffee break
11:55-12:10
Speech by Gila Gamliel, Minister for Social Equality
12:10-12:20
The legacy of Edgar Bronfman by Matthew Bronfman
12:20-12:35
Speech by Dennis Ross, co-chairman of JPPI\'s board and former special assistant to President Obama
12:35-12:50
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Renowned sex therapist, author and TV personality, talks about Israel and Judaism
12:50-13:00
Speech by Danny Danon, Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations
1:00-1:15
Special address by "The Green Prince" author Mosab Hassan Yousef
1:15-2:10
Festive lunch
2:10-2:20
Speech by Gideon Sa\'ar, Former Interior and Education Minister
2:20-3:00
Panel - Does the world have an answer to Islamic terror? Moderator: Yaakov Katz Participant: Caroline B. Glick, Dr. Anat Berko, Gabi Ashkenazi, Efraim Halevy, Malcolm Hoenlein
3:00-3:10
Speech by Ron Dermer, Israel\'s Ambassador to the United States
3:10-3:20
The Jerusalem Post 2016 Prize will be awarded to Mobileye for its revolutionary approach and life-saving technological breakthroughs
3:20-3:30
Speech by Yisrael Katz, Minister of Transportation and Intelligence
3:30-4:05
Panel - The Israeli Economy: Investment, Challenges and New Energy Moderator: Yaakov Katz Participants: Nili Shalev, Izzy Tapoohi, Prof. Efraim Chalamish, Keith Elliott
4:05-4:20
Performance by David Broza, Israeli singer and songwriter
4:20-4:35
Speech by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman
4:35-4:40
The Jerusalem Post Social Affairs Prize for 2016 - “Special in Uniform” Lt. Col Ariel Almog, Chairman of Special in Uniform Sergeant Roni Levi, Special in Uniform Yossi Kahana, Director, JNF Task Force on Disabilities
4:40-4:50
Speech by Brig. Gen. Uri Oron, Head of Intelligence Air Force
4:50-5:05
Speech by Caroline B. Glick, senior contributing editor of The Jerusalem Post
5:05-5:10
Special video address by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Singing of Hatikva led by David Serero

*The program is subject to change.

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