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6:00pm
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE DINNER
By invitation only
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9:00am
GOOD MORNING GATHERING
Laura Schwarz-Kipp Rotunda, George S. Wise Senate Building9:30amOPENING PLENARY
Chair: Ms. Dafna Meitar Nechmad, Chairwoman of the Board of Governors
9:30amOPENING PLENARY
We Remember
Greetings from the Chairwoman of the Board of Governors,
Ms. Dafna Meitar-NechmadWelcoming New Governors
Greetings from the Campaign Chair
Dr. Anita FriedmanRaya and Joseph Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate BuildingWednesday
21/05/25
Raya and Joseph Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building10:15amBREAK
10:45amSTATE OF THE UNIVERSITY
Prof. Ariel Porat, President
Raya and Joseph Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building11:45pmLAB TOURS: SEE OUR RESEARCH UP CLOSE
A RARE OPPROTUNITY TO VISIT SOME OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE LABRATORIES IN THE WORLD AND SEE CUTTING-EDGE SCIENCE IN ACTION
*Please bring comfortable shoes for walking around campus
Laura Schwarz-Kipp Rotunda, George S. Wise Senate Building1:45pmLUNCH
The Sarita and Noel Werthein Senate Plaza, adjacent to the George S. Wise Senate Building3:00pmIS SPARKING IDEAS ENOUGH?
TAU’S SURPRISING APPROACH TO ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP
3:00pmIS SPARKING IDEAS ENOUGH?
MC: Prof. Moshe Zviran, Chief Entrepreneurship and Innovation Officer, Head of the Bloomberg Sagol Initiative for City Leadership, Coller School of Management, TAU
Ms. Tami Bronner, General Partner at Vertex Ventures Israel, TAU Alumna
Mr. Dan Holzmann, Entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist
Ms. Hilla Ovil-Brenner, Founder and CEO of “Yazamiyot” – Women Entrepreneurs, Investor and Mentor
Raya and Joseph Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate BuildingWednesday
21/05/25
Raya and Joseph Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building4:15pmCELEBRATING THE LAUNCH OF THE WEISFELD FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ANIMAL HABITAT INITIATIVE
Upgrading the Zoological Research Garden, enhancing animal welfare and facilitating the zoo’s reopening to the public
I. Meier Segals Garden for Zoological Research7:30pmHONORARY DEGREES CONFERMENT CEREMONY 2025 – RECEPTION
Kuky and Sergio Grosskopf Family Foyer8:30pmHONORARY DEGREES CONFERMENT CEREMONY 2025
TAU IS PROUD TO HONOR OUR 2025 RECIPIENTS
8:30pmHONORARY DEGREES CONFERMENT CEREMONY 2025
HONORARY DEGREES CONFERMENT CEREMONY 2025
LAUREATES
HONORARY DOCTORATE
Dr. Yael Admi, ISRAEL
Co-founder of Women Wage Peace
Ms. Danna Azrieli, ISRAEL/CANADA
Chair of the Azrieli Group and of the Azrieli Foundation Israel
Mr. Thomas Friedman, USA
Author, reporter and New York Times columnist
Mr. Jonathan R. Goodman, CANADA
Executive Chairman, Knight Therapeutics Inc.
Mr. Yair Hamburger, ISRAEL
Chairman, Harel Insurance & Finance Group
Mr. Gideon Hamburger, ISRAEL
President, Harel Insurance & Finance Group
Mr. Dan Holzmann, SWITZERLAND
Entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist
Prof. Stephen (Steve) Quake, USA
Lee Otterson Professor of Bioengineering and Professor of Applied Physics, Stanford University
Prof. Miranda Schreurs, GERMANY
Professor of Environmental and Climate Policy, Technical University of Munich
HONORARY FELLOWSHIP
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Miriam and Adolfo Smolarz AuditoriumWednesday
21/05/25
Miriam and Adolfo Smolarz Auditorium -
8:30am
GOOD MORNING GATHERING
Laura Schwarz-Kipp Rotunda, George S. Wise Senate Building9:00amGREENER FUTURE: AN EXPERIENTIAL JOURNEY INTO ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION
Academic Symposium in Memory of Yehiel Ben-Zvi
ENJOY A HANDS-ON ENCOUNTER WITH SOME OF TAU’S MOST EXCITING RESEARCH ON THE ENVIROMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY
MC: Prof. Noga Kronfeld -Schor, Chair, the New Environmental School (NES), School of Zoology, TAU. Chairwoman, the National Council for Civilian Research and Development
Special Guest: Mr. Jeff Hart, Executive Chair, Climate Solutions Prize, Montreal, Canada
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building10:00amBREAK
10:30amHOW SHOULD ISRAEL NAVIGATE A POST-OCT. 7TH WORLD?
Mr. Thomas Friedman, internationally renowned author, reporter, and columnist; Recipient of three Pulitzer Prizes, TAU Honorary Doctor
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building11:30amBREAK
12:00pmBEYOND THE CLASSROOM: STUDENT COMMUNITY IMPACT STORIES
Meet undergraduates participating in “TAU Impact,” a program that promotes social responsibility through workshops combining academic knowledge with fieldwork in over 100 NGOs.
THREE SMALL GROUP SESSIONS WILL BE RUN SIMULTANEOUSLY TO ENABLE YOU TO HAVE UP-CLOSE-AND-PERSONAL TALKS WITH THE STUDENTS.
12:00pmBEYOND THE CLASSROOM: STUDENT COMMUNITY IMPACT STORIES
Meet undergraduates participating in “TAU Impact,” a program that promotes social responsibility through workshops combining academic knowledge with fieldwork in over 100 NGOs.
Dan David Building – Austria Floor (1st floor):
– Room 104
– Room 106
– Seminar Room in Memory of Mrs. Margit Thorn Vienna (110)
Dan David Building – Austria Floor (1st floor):Thursday
22/05/25
Dan David Building – Austria Floor (1st floor):1:15pmLUNCH
The Sarita and Noel Werthein Senate Plaza, adjacent to the George S. Wise Senate Building2:30pmAWARDING OF THE 2025 HUGO RAMNICEANU PRIZE IN ECONOMICS
Prize Recipients: Manufacturers located on Israel’s northern border
2:30pmAWARDING OF THE 2025 HUGO RAMNICEANU PRIZE IN ECONOMICS
Prize Recipients: Manufacturers located on Israel’s northern border
Plasan Sasa
A global leader in the development and manufacture of ballistic protection systems for vehicles, aircraft and ships
Shimoni Michael Metal Enterprises
A leading Israeli metalworking company providing solutions for integrated and technologically complex projects
Raya and Joseph Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate BuildingThursday
22/05/25
Raya and Joseph Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building4:00pmINAUGURATION OF THE GOODMAN FELLOWS PROGRAM: AN INITIATIVE TO INCREASE UNIVERSITY ACCESS FOR ISRAELIS OF ETHIOPIAN DESCENT.
LED BY THE MORRIS & ROSALIND GOODMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION, CANADA
FEATURING BREAKING BOUNDARIES THROUGH EDUCATION: A CONVERSATION ON TAU’S
ISRAELI-ETHIOPIAN STUDENT COMMUNITY
Moderator: Ms. Yaffa Tegegne, Human Rights Advocate and Tel Aviv University Board of Governor
4:00pmINAUGURATION OF THE GOODMAN FELLOWS PROGRAM: AN INITIATIVE TO INCREASE UNIVERSITY ACCESS FOR ISRAELIS OF ETHIOPIAN DESCENT.
LED BY THE MORRIS & ROSALIND GOODMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION, CANADA
FEATURING BREAKING BOUNDARIES THROUGH EDUCATION: A CONVERSATION ON TAU’S
ISRAELI-ETHIOPIAN STUDENT COMMUNITY
Opening Remarks: Mr. Gideon Belete, TAU Alumni
Mr. Jonathan Ross Goodman, Executive Chairman, Knight Therapeutics Inc.
Professor Neta Ziv, Vice President for Equity, Diversity and Community at TAU
The Hon. Pnina Tamano-Shata, Member of the Knesset and former Minister of Immigrant Absorption
Mr. Shlomo Vobgan, TAU Student (TBC)
3:30 pm-4:00 pm
Welcome and Refreshments
Laura Schwarz-Kipp Rotunda, George S. Wise Senate Building
4:00 pm- 5:00 pm
Panel Discussion and Inauguration
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate BuildingThursday
22/05/25
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building7:30pm“A TASTE OF ISRAEL”
JOIN US IN A CELEBRATION OF ISRAELI CULTURE AND ENJOY SINGING, DANCING, AND FUN LOCAL FOOD!
* Please bring comfortable shoes
Plaza Between the Check Point Building, Cymbalista Jewish Heritage Center and Gilman Building of Humanities -
9:00am
GOOD MORNING GATHERING
Laura Schwarz-Kipp Rotunda, George S. Wise Senate Building9:30amGANDEL FORUM ON THE MIDDLE EAST
THIS RENOWED ANNUAL EVENT WILL ANALYZE THE FALLOUT, LESSONS LEARNED, AND ANTICIPATED FUTURE OF ISRAEL FOLLOWING THE WAR IN GAZA AND LEBANON
MC: Colonel (res.) Dr. Michael Milstein, Head of the Palestinian Studies Forum at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building10:30amBREAK
11:00amSECOND PLENARY PART I
KADAR FAMILY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING RESEARCH
PRESENTATIONS BY THE 2025 AWARD RECIPIENTS
Chair: Prof. Dan Peer, Vice President for Research and Development
11:00amSECOND PLENARY PART I
2025 Award Recipients:
Prof. Gal Oestreicher-Singer, Coller School of Management
Dr. Doron Shabat, School of Chemistry, Raymond & Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences
Prof. Pavel Ginzburg, School of Electrical Engineering, Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering
Prof. Liad Mudrik, School of Psychological Sciences, Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences, and Sagol School of Neuroscience
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate BuildingFriday
23/05/25
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building11:30 amSECOND PLENARY PART II
Chair: Ms. Dafna Meitar Nechmad, Chairwoman of the Board of Governors
Committee Reports and Resolutions
State of the Student Union
Ms. Daniel Zilber, Chairperson of the Student Union
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building12:00pmBREAK
12:30pmCREATIVITY IN ISRAEL AFTER OCT. 7
GIVING ARTISTIC SHAPE TO TRAUMA
12:30pmCREATIVITY IN ISRAEL AFTER OCT. 7
Talks by leading artists:
Mr. Ziv Koren, Award-winning Israeli Renowned Photojournalist
Mr. Guy Morad, Renowned illustrator, comic artist, and caricaturist
Mr. Yariv Mozer, Award-winning Filmmaker (“We Will Dance Again”) and alumnus of TAU’s Tisch School of Film and Television, Yolanda and David Katz Faculty of the Arts
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate BuildingFriday
23/05/25
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building1:30pmINAUGURATION OF THE NEW HOME OF THE EDMOND AND LILY SAFRA CENTER FOR ETHICS
New building of the Buchmann Faculty of Law
New building of the Buchmann Faculty of Law2:15pmLUNCH
The Sarita and Noel Werthein Senate Plaza, adjacent to the George S. Wise Senate Building7:30pmTAU FAMILY SHABBAT DINNER
ENJOY FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER WITH YOUR FELLOW GOVERNOR.
Transportation will be available from the Hilton Hotel
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FREE EVENING – LOCAL FRIENDS ASSOCIATIONS GATHERING
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7:00am
POST-BOG TRIP
SOLIDARITY TOUR TO ISRAEL’S RECOVERING COMMUNITIES IN THE NORTH
THIS WILL INCLUDE VISITS TO CLOSED MILITARY ZONES AND HISTORICAL SITES WITH THE GUIDANCE OF TAU EXPERTS, TOURS OF LOCAL FACTORIES AND BUSINESSES, AND MEETINGS WITH RESIDENTS, SUCH AS FARMARS WHOSE LIVELIHOODS HAVE BEEN NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY THE WAR
The tour is intended for Governors only. Space is limited and registration will be on a first come first served basis.
Departure is from the Hilton Hotel