The Israeli Conservatism Conference - AGENDA May 16, 2019

8:30- Registration and Light Refreshments 9:30 am 9:30- Introduction 9:45 Sara Haetzni-Cohen, Emcee 9:45- The Marketplace of Ideas and Israeli Conservatism 10:10 Roger Hertog 10:10- Jewish Ideas that Built the World: Faith, Freedom, and Family 10:40 Dr. Yoram Hazony 10:40- Progressivism and the Strange Death of Europe 11:35 + Discussion with Amit Segal 11:35- Postmodernism, PC, and Freeing Israeli Discourse 12:15 Rotem Sella moderates Dr. Ronen Shoval, Dr. Gadi Taub 12:15- Lunch 1:30 1:30- 2030: Identity Politics: Governing for Liberty: 2:30 Deregulation, Growth, Community Interest or Balances of Power and Prosperity National Fracture? Erel Segal: Avi Bell, Gil Meir Rubin: Dr. Amatzia Sagi Barmak: Hadas Bringer, Elad Malka Samkai, Eyal Gabbai, Lanciano, Avrum Shlomo Maoz Tomer, Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer 2:45- Educating for Conservatism and the A Great State vs. A Big 3:45 pm Excellence Culture Government Eran Bar-Tal: Ricky Emily Amroussi Irit Erez Tadmor: Rabbi Maman, Amichai Chikli, Linor, Yoav Sorek, Beny Chaim Navon, Rabbi Mosher “Kinley” Tur- Ziffer Amichai Eliyahu, On Paz Rifman 3:45- Break 4:15 4:15- The Nation, the State, and the Freedom to Prosper 4:40 Dr. Ran Baratz 4:40- Stories from the Field: Advancing Conservative Ideas 5:25 Dr. Moshe Koppel: Simcha Rothman, Yonatan Yakubowitz, Alon Tuval, Neta Dror 5:25- Award Ceremony for Hashiloach Magazine 5:35 5:35- The Aims of the Israeli Conservative Movement 6:00 Amiad Cohen Happy Hour Emcee: Sara HaEtzni-Cohen

Speaker Biographies

Morning Speakers Roger Businessman, philanthropist, chairman of the Tikvah Fund and Hertog Hertog Foundation. Dr. Yoram President of the Herzl Institute in , and the founder and former Hazony head of the Shalem Center. Douglas Author and journalist, author of “The Strange Death of Europe: Murray Immigration, Identity, Islam.” Amit Segal Leading Israeli journalist, columnist, news anchor and radio broadcaster. Rotem Publisher of Sella-Meir Books. Former political economy and financial Sella market correspondent for The Marker and . Dr. Gadi Journalist, publicist playwright and author. Teaches Media and Public Taub Policy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, CMAS and IDC. Dr. Ronen Writer, co-founder of the Im-Tirzu national youth movement and former Shoval chairman of Professors for a Strong Israel. Conservatism and Culture Breakout Emily Prominent author, journalist, columnist and radio broadcaster. Amroussi Irit Linor Israeli author, translator, playwright, director, publicist and radio broadcaster. Yoav Sorek Editor-in-Chief of Hashiloach, formerly an editor at and the originator of its Shabbat section. Benny Author, poet and journalist, editor of newspaper’s “Literature and Ziffer Culture” section. A Great State vs. A Big Government Erez Publicist and radio broadcaster, author of Why You Vote Right But Get Tadmor Left, and co-founder of Im Tirzu. Rabbi Author, Jewish Studies teacher at Lindenbaum seminary and Herzog Chaim College, and head of the Tikvah program for educators. Navon On Rifman Managing director in charge of educational programming and outreach for HaSHomer Hachadash. Rabbi The founder and chairman of the Association of Community Rabbis in Amichai Israel, educator and social innovator in the national-religious/rabbinical Eliyahu world. Governing for Liberty: Balance of Power Erel Segal Accomplished journalist, satirist, publicist, columnist and radio broadcaster. Avi Bell Professor of Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of San-Diego, senior fellow at Kohelet Public Policy Forum. Dean of Tikvah law summer seminar. Gil Bringer Former senior aide to Minister of Justice, including legislative advising, speech-writing, judicial nominations. Teaches a clinic in legislation and law. Elad Malka Member of Jerusalem’s city council and director of Israel’s Media Watch. Writes often on giving local authorities more resources and autonomy. Educating for Excellence Eran Bar- Prominent journalist and editor. Teaches economics at Bar-Ilan University Tal and program manager at The Israel Center for Social & Economic Progress. Ricky Kohelet research fellow, founder of a new grassroots coalition meant to Maman mobilize parents to take control in the Israeli educational system. Founder of Tacharut. Amichai Founder and head of the Tavor mechina and all associated programs (one Chikli of the most elite in Israel). Former candidate for the New Right. Writing a book on Israeli and Jewish culture and identity. Death by Identity Politics Sagi Assistant editor at Hashiloach and Tikvah research fellow. Doctoral Barmak student in Anglo-conservative thought. Co-founder of the Exodus program. Avrum Tikvah alumnus, Kohelet fellow, involved in multiple NGO’s related to the Tomer free market. Wrote a seminal Hashiloach piece regarding , nationalism, and the conflict with identity politics. Hadas Doctoral student in political economy with a specialization in immigration Lanciano policy. Lectures on topics including the evolution of feminist thought and its impact in society. Rabbi Head of the Tikvah Fund’s Hareidi education division in Israel and editor- Yehoshua in-chief of Tzarich Iyun online journal. Pfeffer Israel 2030: Deregulation, Growth, and Prosperity Meir Rubin Director of the Kohelet Public Policy Forum. Dr. Amatzia Chairman of BeTzeDek, founder and director of ‘Samkai Business Samkai Strategy’, journalist and lecturer. Eyal Former director of the Israeli PMO involved in privatizing Israeli economy, Gabbai has previously run the public teachers’ pension fund, and now heads an Israeli health insurance cooperative. Also involved in the private sector. Shlomo Lecturer in the field of economics and finance, analyst, and director of 15 Maoz public companies in Israel. Served for ten years as the chief economist of the investment firm “Excellence Nessuah.” The Nation, the State and the Freedom to Propser Dr. Ran Founding editor of the conservative news site Mida, teaches philosophy, Baratz history, and Zionist thought. Boots on the Ground Dr. Moshe Professor of Computer Science at Bar-Ilan University and Chairman of the Koppel Kohelet Public Policy Forum. Adi Arbel The head of the Forum for Civil Society, formerly senior staff at the Institute for Zionist Strategies, community organizer of the right-wing NGO’s. Yonatan Founder of the Israel Immigration Policy Center. Yakubowitz Alon Tuval Co-founder and current head of Tacharut, working to expose and minimize union power. Neta Dror Social media marketer and consultant, artist and photographer, and founder of “HaLiberaliot” – a growing free-market womens’ group online. Simcha Research Coordinator at the Center for Democracy and Governance. Rothman Closing Address Amiad Director of the Tikvah Fund – Israel, publisher of Hashiloach Journal and Cohen business entrepreneur in the field of hi-tech security systems. Emcee Sara Director of MyIsrael, and writer and media personality on the Israeli Right. Haetzni- Cohen