Conference program
9:30-8:30
Registration and Gathering
10:10-09:30
Opening Remarks
President Yitzhak Hertsog
Amos Rabin, Chairman of Havatselet
Michal Sela, CEO of Givat Haviva
Mohammad Darawshe, Director of Strategy at Givat Haviva
10:20-10:00
Shared Society: From Vision to Practice
Alumni of the "Through Other Eyes" Program:
Shir Shila and Sami Muayyad Asmar
11:10-10:50
Moderated Conversations
Yair Golan, Leader of the Democrats party
Mansour Abbas, Leader of the United Arab List
11:45-10:50
Presentation of the Givat Haviva Partnership Index
Findings presented by Manu Geva, Founder and CEO, Midgam Research Institute
Discussants of the survey results:
Ayman Odeh, Leader of Hadash Party
Prof. Muna Maroun, Rector of the University of Haifa
Sammy Samouha, Professor Emeritus at the University of Haifa
12:15-11:45
Coffee Break
12:35-12:15
From Crisis to Growth
MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni, Chair of Degel HaTorah (United Torah Judaism)
Dr. Ahmad Tibi, Leader of Ta'al
In a joint dialogue with Michal Sela, CEO of Givat Haviva.
13:10-12:35
Opportunities in Shared Economy Panel discussion moderated by Mohammad Darawshe, Director of Strategy at Givat Haviva
Talal Al-Qrinawi, Mayor of Rahat
MK Naama Lazimi, the Democrats Party
Saleema Sliman, Deputy Head of the Economic Development Authority and Head of the Large Department for Local Authorities in the Arab Community
Elah Elqalei, Chairperson of IBI Mutual Funds, and Board Member of the New Israel Fund, Al-Fanar, and Al-Bayader
14:00-13:10
Rebuilding the Social Fabric and Renewing Hope for Shared Society
Panel Opening Remarks
Jonathan Lack, Executive director, friends of Giva’t Haviva, USA
Panel moderated by Eran Zinger, host of the program "Merkhavit" on Kan Reshet Bet
MK Gilad Kariv, the Democarts Party
Nizar Abu Aqil, Mayor of A'ra-A'ra'ara
Ola Najami Yousef, Director of the Jewish-Arab Center for Peace in Givat Haviva
Husam Diab, Senior Supervisor - Senior Division for Education in the Arab and Bedouin Society
15:00-14:00
Lunch
16:00-15:00
Parallel Sessions
Session in English:
International Perspectives on the Peace Process
Chair: Mohammad Darawshe
Panelists: Bernard Guetta, Dr. Ran Kuttner, Younited Students
The Givat Haviva Alumni Network Session
Featuring Alumni and Future Pathways for Action