We Remember
Greetings from the Chairwoman of the Board of Governors, Ms. Dafna Meitar-Nechmad
Welcoming New Governors
Greetings from the Campaign Chair, Dr. Anita Friedman
State of the University
Prof. Ariel Porat, President
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
HONORARY DOCTORATE 2025
Dr. Yael Admi, ISRAEL
Co-founder of Women Wage Peace
Ms. Dana 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
Enjoy a hands-on encounter with some of TAU’s most exciting research on the environment, climate change, and sustainability
Mr. Thomas Friedman, internationally renowned author, reporter, and columnist; Recipient of three Pulitzer Prizes, TAU Honorary Doctor
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 Mechanical Metal Systems
A leading Israeli metalworking company providing solutions for integrated and technologically complex projects
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
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
This renowned annual event will analyze the fallout, lessons learned, and anticipated future of Israel following the war in Gaza and Lebanon
PART I
KADAR FAMILY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING RESEARCH
Presentations by the 2025 Award Recipients
Chair: Prof. Dan Peer, Vice President for Research and Development
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
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
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Ms. Dafna Meitar-Nechmad
Open Discussion
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