Third Annual Jewish-Arab Business conference - Foundation Office Israel
Symposium
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09:30-10:30 Arrival and registration
10:30-10:45 Welcoming remarks
Mr. Helmi Kittani, Director, The Center for Jewish-Arab Economic Development
Dr. Lars Hänsel, Representative of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Israel
Ms. Yael German, Mayor of Herzliya
Mr. Eytan Biderman, Chairman of the Board of Directors, The Center of Jewish-Arab Economic Development
10:45-11:05 Prof. Stanley Fischer, Governor of the Bank of Israel
11:05-12:00 The Missing 20%: The Arab Population and Israel's Economy – Exclusion and the Challenge of Integration
Moderator: Mr. Dror Sternschuss, Chairperson, Agenda - Israeli Center for Strategic Communications, The Economic Press and the Arab Sector
Dr. Khaled Abu Asbe, Director, Massar Institute for Social Research and Consulting
Mr. Samer Nachly, Nachly Coffee
Mr. Moshe Gavish, Chairman of the Board, Broadcasting Authority
Mr. Muhammad Abdallatif, Owner of the Um al-Fahm Mall, The Consumer in the Arab Sector
Mr. Dov Lautman, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Delta Galil Industries
12:05-12:25 Mr. Eli Yishai, Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor
12:25-13:15 All Beginnings are Hard: Difficulties in Entrepreneurship, Credit Barriers and Courting Investment
Moderator: Ms. Eman Kassem Sliman, Kol Israel in Arabic
Mr. Raanan Dinur, Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office
Mr. Oskar Abu Rizek, Kesselman & Kesselman - Price Waterhouse Coopers
Mr. Salim Laham, Chairman of the Association of Building Contractors in the North
Mr. Yehezkel Daskal, Director-General, Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce
Mr. Ka'ed Abu 'Ayash, Owner of Abu 'Ayash Brothers Construction
Mr. Jacob Tenenbaum, CEO Mercantile Discount Bank
13:15-14:15 Break
14:15-15:15 Initiatives, Joint Employment Zones, Funds, Incubators – A View to the Future
Moderator: Mr. Yoav Stern, Journalist, Ha'aretz
Mr. Tamim Yassin, CEO Obek Gas, Hi-Tech investor
Mr. Orni Petrushka, Hi-Tech entrepreneur, Board Member of The Abraham Fund Initiatives
Mr. Stef Wertheimer, Businessman, Founder of ISCAR Cutting Tools
Mr. Yoel Siegel, Strategic Planner
15:15-15:40 Mr. Meir Sheetrit, Minister of the Interior
15:40-16:05 Mr. Ghaleb Majadele, Minister of Science, Culture and Sports
16:10-17:00 Fitting Employment: The Challenge of Integration in Advanced Industries
Moderator: Mr. Dror Globerman, Technological Editor, Ma'ariv
Mr. Alon Bar-Shani, CEO HP-Indigo
Mr. Hanna Shaheen, Hardware Director, Intel
Mr. Eliezer Lavi, CEO Marvell Israel
Mr. Inas Said, Director for Central Europe, ECI Telecom Israel
17:00-17:15 Conclusion