The Twelve Interdisciplinary Conference, ORT Braude College 28-29 September 2016, Hagoshrim Hotel Keynote Speakers

Dr. Rivka Wadmany Shauman Vice Chair, Council for Higher Education Dr. Rivka Wadmany Shauman, received her PhD from University, Department of Education, is the Vice Chair of the Council for Higher Education. Previously she serve as the Head of Planning and development, Faculty of Arts & Media, the Kibbutzim College, Tel Aviv. Fields of expertise: digital pedagogy and the use of Information technologies in the classrooms.

Professor Rafael Beyar Chief Executive Officer & Director General, RAMBAM healthcare Campus Professor Rafael Beyar is the CEO and Director General of the Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa. Previously, he served as the Dean of the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine at the Technion as well as Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Medicine. Beyar was the Director of the Division of Invasive Cardiology at Rambam as well as a Visiting Professor at for several years.

Professor Meir Litvak Director, Center for Iranian Studies, Department of Middle Eastern and African History, Meir Litvak, received his Ph.D from Harvard, is a Professor at the Department of Middle Eastern History; Director of the Center for Iranian Studies and a senior research fellow at the Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies at Tel Aviv University. Fields of expertise: Modern Shi‘i and Iranian History and modern Islamic movements.

Mr. Nasri Said Founder & CEO, NGT- technology incubator Mr. Nasri Said serves as the Chief Executive Officer at New Generation Technology. Mr. Said is a Founder of New Generation Technology with 15 years of experience in screening, establishing, investing, and managing early-stage companies in the life sciences and medical devices, and supporting entrepreneurs in both the Arab and Jewish sectors.