Program

Board of Governors 2014

Tel Aviv University Thursday, May 15-18 THURSDAY, MAY 15

8:30AM – 9:50AM Friends Associations Leadership Meeting Eitan Berglas School of Economics, Fredy and Jetty Strauss Conference Room (101)

10:00AM Arrive at Bar-Shira Auditorium for security check before Prime Minister’s event

11:30AM - 12:30PM Conferral by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the Prime Minister’s Award for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Due to security requirements, kindly arrive at the auditorium by 10:00AM Bar-Shira Auditorium *Pre-registration required

12:45PM – 1:45PM Welcome Lunch Hosted by the Chairman of the Board of Governors and President, University Please present your invitation at the entrance Dan David Building, Garden Terrace, second floor 2:00PM – 3:15PM Economic Symposium How to Build a Strong Economy: Key Ingredients Chair: Prof. Jacob A. Frenkel, Chairman, Board of Governors, ; former Governor, Bank of Prof. Manuel Trajtenberg, Chair of the Planning and Budgeting Committee of the Council for Higher Education in Israel; former Chair of the Israeli National Economic Council; Professor of Economics, TAU Mr. Ronnie C. Chan, Chairman, Hang Lung Group and Hang Lung Properties, Hong Kong Mr. Gil Shwed, Founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Israel

Trubowicz Building, Buchmann Faculty of Law, Malka Brender Hall of Justice

3:30PM – 4:15PM Inauguration of the Irwin G. Beutel Entrance Hall, Montreal, Canada Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Dean’s Conference Room (203)

3:30PM – 4:00PM Sign Unveiling Richard and Debra Sincere Tel Aviv University Project in Middle Eastern Studies Isaac and Rosa Gilman Building, Moshe Dayan Center Library (452)

Registration for the 2014 Board of Governors Meeting Carlton Tel Aviv Hotel Online Reservations Carlton Tel Aviv Hotel Registration Form HONORARY DEGREES CONFERMENT CEREMONY Doctor Philosophae Honoris Causa

6:45PM – 7:45PM President’s Circle Reception By invitation only

6:45PM – 7:45PM Welcome Reception Kuky and Sergio Grosskopf Family Foyer

8:00PM – 9:30PM Ceremony

2014 Honorary Doctorate Recipients:

HE Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Brazil Mr. Ronnie C. Chan, Hong Kong Ms. Agi Mishol, Israel Ms. Paulina Luisa Mizrahi de Deutsch, Argentina Mrs. Millie Phillips, Australia Prof. David Sankoff, Canada Mr. Gil Shwed, Israel Prof. Paul Zimmet, Australia

2014 Honorary Fellowship Recipient: Cameri Theater of Tel Aviv

Response on behalf of the recipients: HE Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former President of Brazil

Musical Interlude 70 Years of Musicals at the Cameri Theater of Tel Aviv From He Walked Through the Fields to Kazablan: A Medley Performed by: Cameri Theater Young Singers Miriam and Adolfo Smolarz Auditorium

Ceremony will be broadcast live: http://video.tau.ac.il/Board-of-Governors-14 9:30PM – 11:00PM Festive Celebration Celebrate the opening of the 2014 Board of Governors meeting with music, dancing and cocktails Kuky and Sergio Grosskopf Family Foyer

Dress code: Dark suit Please present your invitation at the entrance

FRIDAY, MAY 16

8:00AM – 8:45AM Finance Committee Meeting Itzhak Alfred Guttmann Administration Building (308)

8:45AM – 9:30AM Funds and Trusts Committee Meeting Itzhak Alfred Guttmann Administration Building (308)

9:45AM – 10:30AM Inauguration of the Varda and Boaz Dotan Research Center in Hemato-Oncology Trubowicz Building, Buchmann Faculty of Law, J. Kagan Hall (100)

10:45AM – 12:30PM First Plenary Session Prof. Jacob A. Frenkel, Chairman, Board of Governors Prof. Joseph Klafter, President Dr. Giora Yaron, Chairman, Executive Council Prof. Aron Shai, Rector Mr. Gilad Arditi, Chairman, Student Union

Ratification of the President Nominations Committee Report and Resolutions Introducing Our New Governors Q&A Trubowicz Building, Buchmann Faculty of Law, Malka Brender Hall of Justice

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1:45PM – 2:45PM Awarding of the Hugo Ramniceanu Prize in Economics for 2014 Prize Recipients: Mr. Noam Bardin, Mr. Uri Levine, Mr. Ehud Shabtai, Mr. Amir Shinar, founders and developers of Waze Ltd.

Awarding of the Hugo and Valerie Ramniceanu Scholarship in Economics

Trubowicz Building, Buchmann Faculty of Law, Malka Brender Hall of Justice

6:00PM – 7:00PM Sunset Cocktail Reception by the Sea Carlton Tel Aviv Hotel

8:00PM Shabbat Home Hospitality Overseas Governors and guests enjoy Shabbat dinner in an intimate Israeli home atmosphere

SATURDAY, MAY 17

8:15PM – 11:00PM Gala Opening The Porter School of Environmental Studies Building By invitation only

SUNDAY, MAY 18

9:00AM – 10:15AM The Annual John Gandel Symposium on the Middle East

Keynote Lecture Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, Chief of Staff, * *Subject to unforeseen changes Panel Discussion Iran: What You See and What You Donʼt

Knesset Member Shaul Mofaz, Former Minister of Defense Ms. Sima Shine, Head, Strategic Division, Israel Ministry of Strategic Affairs Dr. Liora Hendelman-Baavur, Department of Middle Eastern and African History, TAU Chair: Prof. Meir Litvak, Director, Alliance Center for Iranian Studies, TAU

Trubowicz Building, Buchmann Faculty of Law, Malka Brender Hall of Justice By invitation only

10:30AM – 12:30PM SECOND PLENARY SESSION Awarding of the Kadar Family Prize for Outstanding Researchers

TAU Talks TAU scholars inspire us with their scientific journeys

Committee Reports and Resolutions Trubowicz Building, Buchmann Faculty of Law, Malka Brender Hall of Justice

12:30PM – 1:30PM Lunch Please present your invitation at the entrance Dan David Building, Garden Terrace, second floor

12:45PM - 1:15PM Sign Unveiling in honor of Dr. Ernest Baden in Recognition of His Generous Support for the Advancement of Medical Research Sackler Faculty of Medicine, second floor

2:00PM – 2:30PM Inauguration of the Rothstein-Williamowsky Post-Graduate Clinics donated by Alpha Omega International Dental Fraternity Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, entrance

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3:30PM – 4:15PM Philanthropy and its Role in Social and Economic Policy Mr. Andrés Spokoiny, President and CEO, Jewish Funders Network Trubowicz Building, Buchmann Faculty of Law, J. Kagan Hall (Room 100)

6:45PM – 8:00PM THE 2014 DAN DAVID PRIZE RECEPTION AND AWARD CEREMONY Reception

8:00PM – 10:00PM Award Ceremony

Laureates: Past Time Dimension – History and Memory Mr. Krzysztof Czyzewski, Borderland Foundation, Poland Mr. Pierre Nora, Editions Gallimard, France Prof. Saul Friedlander, UCLA, USA

Present Time Dimension – Combatting Memory Loss Prof. John A. Hardy, University College London, Great Britain Prof. Peter St. George-Hyslop, University of Cambridge, Great Britain; University of Toronto, Canada Prof. Brenda Milner, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Canada

Future Time Dimension – Artificial Intelligence, The Digital Mind Prof. Marvin Minsky, MIT, USA

Reception in the Kuky and Sergio Grosskopf Family Foyer Ceremony in the Miriam and Adolfo Smolarz Auditorium

Dress code: Dark suit By invitation only Board of Governors Hospitality Desk on campus George S. Wise Senate Building Laura Schwarz-Kipp Rotunda Tel Aviv University campus Tel: 03–6407551; 6407552; 6407553 Board of Governors Hospitality Desk at the Carlton Tel Aviv Hotel on the Beach Official hotel of the 2014 Board of Governors 10 Eliezer Peri St., Tel Aviv 63573, ISRAEL Tel: +972-3-5201817 Fax: +972-3-5201877

All Board of Governors events are held in English unless otherwise indicated We look forward to seeing you

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