Eli Hurvitz Conference on Economics and Society for 2021 The Israel Democracy Institute

Conference Program

Eli Hurvitz Conference on Economy & Society

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June 21st
June 22nd

09:00-10:00

Opening

09:00-09:30 | Gathering

09:30-09:40 | Greetings

Isaac Herzog, President of the State of Israel

Naftali Bennett, Prime Minister of the State of Israel

09:40-10:00 | Opening Remarks

Yohanan Plesner, President, Israel Democracy Institute (IDI)

Avigdor Liberman, Minister of Finance

Morning Session 10:00-12:40

Economic Strategy for Inclusive Growth

Opening Remarks

Yohanan Plesner, Session Chair, President, IDI

Conference chairs: Israel’s Macroeconomic Challenges

Prof. Eugene Kandel

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Chair of Start-Up Nation Policy Institute

Prof. Karnit Flug

Vice President for Research & William Davidson Senior Fellow for Economic Policy, IDI; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Former Governor of the Bank of Israel

Opening Discussion

Ram Blinkov

Director General, Ministry of Finance

Yogev Gradus

Commissioner for Budgets, Ministry of Finance

Prof. Michel Strawczynski

Director of Research Department, Bank of Israel

Shira Greenberg

Chief Economist, Ministry of Finance

Open Discussion

11:15-11:45 | Break

Dr. Ami Applebaum

Chair of the Board of Israel Innovation Authority

Anat Guetta

Chair of the Israel Securities Authority

Dr. Moshe Bareket

Director General, Israel Capital Markets, Insurance and Saving Authority, Ministry of Finance

Dr. Ron Tomer

President, Manufacturers Association of Israel

Dubi Amitai

Chair, Presidium of Israeli Business Organizations

Open Discussion

MK Alex Kushnir

Chair of Knesset Finance Committee, Yisrael Beiteinu Party

12:40–13:00 | Address by the Governor of the Bank of Israel, Prof. Amir Yaron

13:00-14:00 | Lunch

Afternoon Session 14:00-15:40

Expanding the Concept of Innovation as a Growth Accelerator and for Reducing Productivity Gaps

Opening Remarks: Expanding the Concept of Innovation

Michal Fink, Session Chair, Deputy Director General for Strategy and Policy Planning, Ministry of Economy and Industry

R&D is Not Enough

Adv. Rita Golstein-Galperin, Head, Public Sector Reform Program, IDI

Opening Discussion

Dr. Ron Malka

Director General, Ministry of Economy and Industry

Naama Kaufman Pass

Director General, Ministry of Agriculture

Tom Dan

Deputy Director General, Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology

Insights from the Field

Nili Shalev

Incoming CEO, Export Institute

Avi Hasson

CEO, Start-Up Nation Central

Adv. Amnon Merhav

CEO, Israel Builders Association

Yair Bitton

CEO, DHL Express, Israel

Discussion on Possible Policy Steps

Yuval Admon

Deputy Head, the National Economic Council

Dr. Shmuel Abramson

Senior Deputy to Chief Economist, Ministry of Finance

Shira Berliner

High-Tech Employment Director, Ministry of Economy and Industry

Naomi Heiman-Reish

Senior Deputy Director, the Small and Medium Business Agency, Ministry of Economy and Industry

Open Discussion

MK Michael Biton

Chair, Knesset Economic Affairs Committee, Blue and White Party

15:40-16:00 | Break

Afternoon Session 16:00-18:30

Promoting Climate Initiatives in Israel

Opening Remarks - Session Chairs

Barriers and Opportunities for Climate Innovation – Insights from the Field

Daphna Aviram-Nitzan, Director, Center for Governance and the Economy, IDI

Promoting a Climate Innovation Ecosystem

Dr. Jonathan Menuhin, Executive Director, Israel Innovation Institute

Tamar Zandberg

Minister of Environmental Protection

Karine Elharrar

Minister of Energy

Orit Farkash-Hacohen

Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology

Government Actions for Promoting Climate Innovation

Yair Pines

Director General, Prime Minister’s Office

Galit Cohen

Director General, Ministry of Environmental Protection

Hilla Haddad Chemlnik

Director General, Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology

Lior Shilat

Director General, Ministry of Energy

CPA Yahli Rotenberg

Accountant General, Ministry of Finance

Climate Entrepreneurs Report from the Field

Avi Brenmiller

Chair and CEO, Brenmiller Energy

Ofir Ben Nun Steinberg

Chair, Nostromo Energy

Irit Fidel

CEO, Fidelity Energy Consulting

Dr. Tareq Abu Hamed

CEO, Arava Institute

Open Discussion

09:00-09:45

2nd Day Opening

09:00-09:30 | Gathering

09:30-09:45 | Opening Remarks

Benny Gantz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense

Morning Session 09:45-12:45

The Challenges of the New Labor Market

Opening Remarks

Prof. Karnit Flug

Session Chair, Vice President for Research & William Davidson Senior Fellow for Economic Policy, IDI; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Former Governor of the Bank of Israel

Orna Barbivai

Minister of Economy and Industry

Intergenerational Mobility in the Labor Market

Prof. Karnit Flug

Changes in the Tasks and Skills Required of Workers in Israel

Prof. Yotam Margalit

Senior Fellow, IDI; Tel Aviv University

Comments from Israel Democracy Institute Researchers

Dr. Gilad Malach

Director, Ultra-Orthodox in Israel Program, IDI

Dr. Nasreen Haddad Haj-Yahya

Director, Arab Society in Israel Program, IDI

Ben Fargeon

Researcher, Arab Society in Israel Program, IDI

Opening Discussion

Tair Ifergan

Director General, Labor Branch, Ministry of Economy and Industry

Rami Garor

Director General, Israeli Employment Service

Yair Lapid

Alternate Prime Minister of Israel and Minister of Foreign Affairs

11:00-11:30 | Break

Hassan Tawafra

Director, Authority for Economic Development of Arab Society, Ministry of Social Equality

Yulia Eitan

Head of the Administration on Diversity in Employment, Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services

Voices from the Field

Einat Zinger-Dan

CEO, Business Roundtable Israel, Social Economic Forum

Hila Mukevisuis

Senior VP of Human Resources, Strauss Group

Zuri Dabush

CEO, Klil Industries

Rani Dudai

Director of JDC-Tevet

Tali Nir

CEO, 121 Engine for Social Change

Racheli Ibenboim

Partner and CEO TELEM: Project management for integrating the ultra-Orthodox in employment and education

The Connection between Labor Relations and Productivity

Mahmoud Rahman

Senior Deputy Director of Wage & Labor Agreements, Ministry of Finance

Adv. Michal Waxman Hili

Director of the Labor and Human Resources Division, Manufacturers’ Association of Israel

Adam Bloomberg

Deputy CEO for Economics, Histadrut General Federation of Labor and Education

Open Discussion

MK Nir Barkat

Likud

13:00-14:00 | Lunch

Afternoon Session 14:00-15:30

The Roles of the Education System from the Perspective of the Labor Market

Opening Remarks

Eli Hurvitz, Executive Director, Trump Foundation

Is the Education System preparing its Graduates for the Labor Market?

Prof. Karnit Flug

Vice President for Research & William Davidson Senior Fellow for Economic Policy, IDI; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Former Governor of the Bank of Israel

Prof. Zvi Eckstein

Dean, Tiomkin School of Economics, Head of the Aaron Economic Policy Institute, Reichman University

The Ministry of Education’s Strategic Plan for Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century

Dalit Stauber

Director General, Ministry of Education

Opening Discussion

Dedi Perlmutter

Former Intel Vice President, Chair of Inter-ministerial Team for Boosting Employment in High-Tech, Educational Entrepreneur

Dr. Tami Hoffman

Research Fellow, Education Policy, IDI

Dr. Adi Brender

Head, Macroeconomic and Policy Division, Bank of Israel

Eli Morgenstern

Education Coordinator, Budget Department, Ministry of Finance

Moshe Bachar

Senior VP to Director of Salary and Employment Agreements, Ministry of Finance

Voices from the Field

Hagar Yahav

CEO, BIZ Israel

Shirley Rimon Bracha

Director, Education Administration, Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality

Dr. Muhammed Khalaily

Researcher, Arab Society in Israel Program, IDI

Michal Zernowitski

Program Manager for Integration of the ultra-Orthodox, Berl Katznelson Foundation

Open Discussion

MK Moshe Gafni

United Torah Judaism Party

15:40-16:00 | Break

Afternoon Session 16:00-17:00

The Future of Science in Israel

Opening Remarks and Data Presentation

Prof. Eugene Kandel

Session Chair, Hebrew University, Jerusalem; Co-Chair of Start-Up Nation Policy Institute

Panel Moderated by Prof. Eugene Kandel

Prof. Peretz Lavie

Chair, National Council for Civilian Research and Development

Prof. David Harel

President of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities

Prof. Michal Feldman

Tel Aviv University, Committee Member: Report on the State of the Sciences in Israel, Israel Academy of Sciences

Sapir Ifergan

Coordinator of Technology and Higher Education, Budget Division, Ministry of Finance

Response

Prof. Yossi Makori

Chair of the Planning & Budgeting Committee