June 03, 2008

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tuesday Morning Plenary

• The Honorable Mitch McConnell (R-KY)

  Republican Leader, United States Senate

• The Honorable Condoleezza Rice

  Secretary of State, United States Department of State

• Mr. Howard Kohr

  Executive Director, AIPAC

• Mr. Eli Amir

  Renowned Israeli Author

• The Honorable Barbara Ballard (D-KS)

  Kansas State House of Representatives

• The Honorable Ted Deutch (D-FL)

  Florida State Senate

• The Honorable Joshua Mandel (R-OH)

  Ohio State Senate

• Mr. Art Macias

  Director, Arizona State Lottery, Board Member, Arizona Latino Research Enterprise

• Pastor Philip Morris

  Senior Pastor, Parkway Church of God, Sevierville, Tennessee

• Mr. and Mrs. Amnon and Katie Rodan

  AIPAC Activists

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Breakout Sessions Track IV

Israel Today - Economic Security: Israel's Other Defense Line

Israel is a small dynamo at the forefront of the global economy. Examine how economic success has enabled Israel to thrive, and how critical it will be to ensuring its long-term security.

• Mr. Ron Dermer

  Minister of Economic Affairs, Embassy of Israel

• Ms. Leslie Mirchin

  Director of Policy and Research, Jerusalem Office, AIPAC

• Mr. Steven Schoenfeld

  Chief Investment Strategist, Northern Trust Global Investments

Israel Today - Guarding the Home Front: How America and Israel Are Working Together to Keep Us Safe

Senior officials from three different levels of the U.S. government - each charged with the responsibility to protect the United States - assess America’s preparedness to deal with terrorist threats and explore how America and Israel are cooperating to protect their citizens.

• Mr. Matthew Bettenhausen

  Director, California Governor's Homeland Security Office

• Sheriff Michael Brown

  Sheriff, Bedford County, Virginia

• The Honorable Chris Shays (R-CT)

  Member, Homeland Security Committee, United States House of Representatives

Israel Today - Israel: Incubator of Innovation

Your computer, your cell phone, almost every piece of technology you own has a piece of Israeli innovation in it. Learn how far the Jewish state has come from making the desert bloom.

• Mr. Jonathan Medved

  Founder and CEO, Vringo, Inc.

• Mr. Larry Weinberg

  Executive Vice President, Israel 21c

Israel Today - Israel: Repairing the World

Israel can be found on the farms of China, in the hospitals of Africa and in the parliaments of new democracies around the world. Learn how Israel is sharing it's expertise, with nations around the world.

• Ambassador Haim Divon

  Deputy Director General, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Head of Mashav Center for International Cooperation

• Dr. Gerald Nkwocha

  Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Federal Medical Center, Umahia, Abia State, Nigeria

• Ms. Devorah Patt

  Missions Director, Jerusalem Office, AIPAC

Israel Today - Israel Today: Acceptance, Rejection or Ambivalence?

Since its founding in 1948, the Jewish State's very legitimacy has been constantly called into question. Explore the causes and consequences of how the world sees Israel.

• Mr. David Hatchwell

  President, Excem Group, Spain

• Dr. Gregg Rickman

  Special Envoy to Monitor Anti-Semitism, United States Department of State

• Mr. Daniel Taub

  Principal Deputy Legal Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israel

Israel Today - Keeping Israel Strong: What Will It Take?

Surrounded by hostile enemies, Israel has had to rely on its military to ensure its survival. Informed defense experts assess what the IDF needs to succeed.

• Dr. Marvin Feuer

  Director, Policy and Government Affairs, AIPAC

• Mr. Amos Harel

  Military Correspondent, Ha'aretz

• The Honorable Ephraim Sneh

  Former Deputy Defense Minister, Member of Knesset, Labor

Israel Today - Party Politics, Israeli Style

Israeli political experts from three top parties offer candid anecdotes and first hand observations about Israel's reliably dynamic scene.

• The Honorable Yohanan Plesner

  Member of Knesset, Kadima

• The Honorable Yuval Steinitz

  Member of Knesset, Likud

• Ms. Einat Wilf

  Former Policy Advisor to Shimon Peres, Labor

• Ms. Wendy Senor Singer

  Director, Jerusalem Office, AIPAC

Israel Today - Passage to India: Israel and America's Growing Relations with the Subcontinent

India maintains strong ties to the United States and does $3 billion in annual trade with Israel. What does the future hold for the three allies who share a commitment to democracy, vital strategic interests and long-term economic goals?

• Mr. Jeffrey Colman

  Deputy Director, Policy and Government Affairs, AIPAC

• Dr. Stephen Cohen

  Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, Brookings Institution

• Ambassador Raminder Jassal

  Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India

Israel Today - The U.S.-Israel Defense Relationship: Building a Lasting Legacy for the 21st Century

From sharing intelligence to counterterrorism tactics, the U.S.-Israel relationship is vital. Delve deeply into the ways the two allies are working in unison to protect their citizens.

• Lt. Col. (Ret.) William Cowan

  Military Analyst, FOX News

• The Honorable Mark Kirk (R-IL)

  Member, Appropriations Committee, United States House of Representatives

• Mr. Jeff Kuhnreich

  Deputy Director, Policy and Government Affairs, AIPAC

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Breakout Sessions Track V

Briefing Theater - Is Israel a Strategic Asset to America or a Dangerous Liability?

In this state-of-the-art multimedia presentation, one of AIPAC's leading security experts explores the evolution of the U.S.-Israel strategic relationship and why Israel continues to be an asset to America.

• Ambassador Brad Gordon

  Director, Policy and Government Affairs, AIPAC

Briefing Theater - Jerusalem: Whose City Is It Anyway?

Jerusalem is treasured by the world's three great monotheistic religions, but the Holy City's Jewish connection and centrality to Israel's identity is unique. Through the power of multimedia, depart on a walking tour that unearths Jerusalem's Jewish history and forecasts its future.

• Mr. David Kreizelman

  Foreign Policy Associate, Jerusalem Office, AIPAC

Briefing Theater - The U.S.-Israel Relationship: Does America Really Benefit?

In this one-of-a-kind multimedia production one of AIPAC's top lobbyists provides an insider's perspectives on how the U.S.-Israel alliance is built and where it is headed.

• Mr. Charles Perkins

  Assistant Director, Policy and Government Affairs, AIPAC

Israel Today - Economic Security: Israel's Other Defense Line

Israel is a small dynamo at the forefront of the global economy. Examine how economic success has enabled Israel to thrive, and how critical it will be to ensuring its long-term security.

• Mr. Ron Dermer

  Minister of Economic Affairs, Embassy of Israel

• Ms. Leslie Mirchin

  Director of Policy and Research, Jerusalem Office, AIPAC

• Mr. Steven Schoenfeld

  Chief Investment Strategist, Northern Trust Global Investments

Israel Today - Guarding the Home Front: How America and Israel Are Working Together to Keep Us Safe

Senior officials from three different levels of the U.S. government - each charged with the responsibility to protect the United States - assess America’s preparedness to deal with terrorist threats and explore how America and Israel are cooperating to protect their citizens.

• Mr. Matthew Bettenhausen

  Director, California Governor's Homeland Security Office

• Sheriff Michael Brown

  Sheriff, Bedford County, Virginia

• The Honorable Chris Shays (R-CT)

  Member, Homeland Security Committee, United States House of Representatives

Israel Today - Israel: Incubator of Innovation

Your computer, your cell phone, almost every piece of technology you own has a piece of Israeli innovation in it. Learn how far the Jewish state has come from making the desert bloom.

• Mr. Jonathan Medved

  Founder and CEO, Vringo, Inc.

• Mr. Larry Weinberg

  Executive Vice President, Israel 21c

Israel Today - Israel: Repairing the World

Israel can be found on the farms of China, in the hospitals of Africa and in the parliaments of new democracies around the world. Learn how Israel is sharing it's expertise, with nations around the world.

• Ambassador Haim Divon

  Deputy Director General, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Head of Mashav Center for International Cooperation

• Dr. Gerald Nkwocha

  Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Federal Medical Center, Umahia, Abia State, Nigeria

Israel Today - Israel Today: Acceptance, Rejection or Ambivalence?

Since its founding in 1948, the Jewish state's very legitimacy has been constantly called into question. Explore the causes and consequences of how the world sees Israel.

• Mr. David Hatchwell

  President, Excem Group, Spain

• Dr. Gregg Rickman

  Special Envoy to Monitor Anti-Semitism, United States Department of State

• Mr. Daniel Taub

  Principal Deputy Legal Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israel

Israel Today - Keeping Israel Strong: What Will It Take?

Surrounded by hostile enemies, Israel has had to rely on its military to ensure its survival. Informed defense experts assess what the IDF needs to succeed.

• Dr. Marvin Feuer

  Director, Policy and Government Affairs, AIPAC

• Mr. Amos Harel

  Military Correspondent, Ha'aretz

• The Honorable Ephraim Sneh

  Former Deputy Defense Minister, Member of Knesset, Labor

Israel Today - Party Politics, Israeli Style

Israeli political experts from three top parties offer candid anecdotes and first hand observations about Israel's reliably dynamic scene.

• Ms. Wendy Senor Singer

  Director, Jerusalem Office, AIPAC

• The Honorable Yohanan Plesner

  Member of Knesset, Kadima

• The Honorable Yuval Steinitz

  Member of Knesset, Likud

• Ms. Einat Wilf

  Former Policy Advisor to Shimon Peres, Labor

Israel Today - Passage to India: Israel and America's Growing Relations with the Subcontinent

India maintains strong ties to the United States and does $3 billion in annual trade with Israel. What does the future hold for the three allies who share a commitment to democracy, vital strategic interests and long-term economic goals?

• Mr. Jeffrey Colman

  Deputy Director, Policy and Government Affairs, AIPAC

• Dr. Stephen Cohen

  Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, Brookings Institution

• Ambassador Raminder Jassal

  Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India

Israel Today - The U.S.-Israel Defense Relationship: Building a Lasting Legacy for the 21st Century

From sharing intelligence to counterterrorism tactics, the U.S.-Israel relationship is vital. Delve deeply into the ways the two allies are working in unison to protect their citizens.

• Lt. Col. (Ret.) William Cowan

  Military Analyst, FOX News

• The Honorable Mark Kirk (R-IL)

  Member, Appropriations Committee, United States House of Representatives

• Mr. Jeff Kuhnreich

  Deputy Director, Policy and Government Affairs, AIPAC

6:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Banquet

• The Honorable Ehud Olmert

  Prime Minister, Israel

• Mr. James Tisch

  Former Chairman, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations

• Ms. Chen Abrahams

  Resident, Sderot