Tuesday, June 20
16:00 – 18:00 Capital and Culture Panel [Shamayim Hall]
Moderated by Moli Shapira, Galei Tzahal
Participants:
MK Ophir Pines-Paz, Minister of Science, Technology, Culture and Sports
MK Avigdor Itzchaky, Coalition Chairman
Tzippi Pines, Director, Beit Lessin Theater
Tamira Yardeni, Teddy Productions
Yoram Chatav, Screen Actors Guild Chairman
Joshua Sobol, Playwright
Erel Margalit, Jerusalem Venture Partners, founder of The Lab
Topics to be discussed: The State or Philanthropy: Who Is Responsible for Our National Culture? The Israeli Cultural Canon and the Influence of Capital
16:00 – 18:00 Capital and Sports Panel [Valentino Hall]
Moderated by Motti Bassok, Haaretz
Participants:
Loni Herzikovic, Maccabi Tel Aviv
Aryeh Maliniak, journalist and sport commentator
Uzi Baram, chairman of a strategic consulting firm
Noam Zvi, Deputy Chairman, Olympic Committee of Israel
Anat Draigor, coach, former captain of the Israeli Women's National Basketball team
Jackie Ben Zaken, owner, Ashdod soccer team
Topics to be discussed: Who is responsible for sports and its achievements – the state, philanthropists, or families? Should we abandon the traditional sport center model? Do we need sports regulation?
Gala Opening
18:30 Gathering and reception [Fourth floor balcony]
19:00 – 20:00 Dinner
20:00 – 21:30 Chair: MK Abraham Hirchson, Finance Minister
Guest of honor: Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics, Prof. Robert M. Solow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Introduction by Prof. Stanley Fischer, Governor of the Bank of Israel
Guest lecture: The Relationship between Poverty and Growth
21:30 Selection from the Cameri Theater production of Joshua Sobol’s Working Class Hero, directed by Oded Kotler
Wednesday, June 21
8:00 – 8:30 Arrival and registration
8:30 – 19:00 First session: Reducing Poverty in Israel: Formulation of Recommendations for a Multi-Year Plan [Mt. Scopus Hall]
8:30 – 9:10 Presentation of team recommendations: Dr. Momi Dahan, Israel Democracy Institute; School of Public Policy, Hebrew University
9:10 – 9:30 Comments: Prof. Robert M. Solow, Forum Guest, MIT
9:30 – 9:45 The Position of the Budget Division: Raviv Sobol, Deputy Budget Director, Ministry of Finance
9:45 – 11:15 Responses by prominent figures in the Israeli economy:
MK Eli Yishai, Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor
MK Prof. Yuli Tamir, Minister of Education
MK Benjamin Netanyahu, former Prime Minister and Finance Minister
Ofer Eini, Chairman of the New Histadrut
Shraga Brosh, Chairman of the Office for Coordination of Economic Organizations;
President of the Manufacturers Association of Israel
MK Yakov Litzman, Finance Committee Chairman
MK Silvan Shalom, former Finance Minister
Dr. Yigal Ben-Shalom, National Insurance Institute Director General
11:15 – 12:45 Plenary discussion: first round
12:45 – 13:00 MK Shimon Peres, Deputy Prime Minister
13:00 – 14:30 Finance Minister Session – MK Abraham Hirchson
Lunch [Shamayim Hall]
Finance Minister’s Speech:
An Economic Vision for the New Term
14:30 – 16:30 Plenary discussion: second round [Mt. Scopus Hall]
16:30 – 17:00 Coffee break
17:00 – 17:25 Analysis of the Media’s Coverage of Poverty, Prof. Gadi Wolfsfeld, Political Science and Communication departments, Hebrew