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8:00-9:00 Reception and Registration

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9:00-9:30 Opening & Welcome

Nir Barkat, Mayor of Jerusalem

MK Erel Margalit (Labor)

Avi Hasson, the Chief Scientist of the Israeli Ministry of Economy

Racheli Ganot, Chairperson, Haredi High- tech Forum, CEO of Rachip

 

9:30-10:30 First Plenary - Haredim in High-Tech: Business Opportunity or Nationwide Challenge?

Shlomo Peeri, Cisco Video Technologies Israel Ltd. (Former NDS), HR Director Global Engineering

Vered Mor, CEO Ravtec

Prof. Yaakov Neeman, Herzog Fox & Neeman Law Firm, former Israeli Minister of Finance and Minister of Justice.

Revital Bitan - Corporate Social Responsibility manager - Intel Israel

Racheli Ganot, Chairperson, Haredi High- tech Forum, CEO of Rachip

Moderator: Guy Grimland, Spokesman, Intel Israel

 

10:30-11:30 Second Plenary – Will there be a Haredi Exit?

Kobi Rozengarten, General Partner, JVP

Jeremie Berrebi, Co–founder, Kima Ventures

Mayer Gniwisch, Entrepreneur and Investor Co-founder, ice.com

Sari Roth, Founder and CEO Callme

Yitzik Krombi, Chair, Haredi High- Tech Forum, C.E.O iSale

Miri Yoskowitz, KPMG

Moderator: Uri Orbach, Calcalist

 

11:30-12:30 Third Plenary- Haredim and Higher Education

Introduction - Nathan Kendler, Director of "Haredis in Academics" program, 'Yedidut Toronto' Fund

Prof. Chaiim Sukenic, President, Jerusalem College of Technology

Prof. Malka Schaps, Dean, Exact Science Faculty, Bar Ilan University

Prof. Arnon Bentur, Former Director, the Technion, founder of the Haredi Program at the Technion

Prof. Dudi Schvartz, Rector, Ono Academic College

Mrs. Adina Bar Shalom, Founder, Haredi College in Jerusalem

Moderator: Tal Schneider, The Plog, Political Blog

 

12:30-13:00 Lunch Break

 

13:00-14:00 Fourth plenary- The Government and the Haredim- Talk or Action?

MK Erel Margalit (Labor)

MK Yariv Levin (Coalition Whip)

MK Moshe Gafni (United Torah Judaism)

MK Ayelet Shaked (Jewish Home)

Moderator: Sivan Rahav Meir, Channel 2

 

14:00-15:00 Haredi Startup competition

Judges Panel:

Dr. Nimrod Kozlovski, Partner, JVP

Uri Adoni, Partner, JVP

Ehud Lev, Partner, KPMG

Itzik Ozer, Jerusalem Development Authority

Eldad Arbel, Bank Hapoalim, CTO, Audit Division

 

 

 

15:00-17:00 Entrepreneurship Workshops for the General Public