Schusterman Center for Israel Studies

Innovation in Israel: The Ilan Troen Lecture on Contemporary Israel Affairs

• Karnit Flug, Past Governor of the Bank of Israel
  in conversation with Lisa M. Lynch, Provost, Brandeis University
• Joining the conversation:
  Gideon Argov, General Partner, New Era Capital Partners
• Q&A Moderated by Alexander Kaye, the Karl, Harry, and Helen Stoll Assistant Professor in Israel Studies, Department of Middle Eastern and Judaic Studies, Brandeis University

Reception

Welcome
Jonathan D. Sarna, Director, Schusterman Center for Israel Studies;
University Professor and Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis University

Lecture: Innovation in Israel: Startup Nation—A Thoughtful Overview

• Erran Carmel, Professor, Kogod School of Business, American University

Break

Panel Discussion - How We Got Here: The Roots of Israeli Innovation

Moderator: Shayna Weiss, Associate Director, Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, Brandeis University 

• Aziz Kaddan, CEO and Co-founder of Myndlift
• Ilan Troen, Lopin Chair of Modern History, Emeritus, Ben-Gurion University; Stoll Family Chair in Israel Studies, Emeritus and Founding Director, Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, Brandeis University

Kosher Lunch

Presentation of the Brandeis Alumni Entrepreneurship Award to Ohad Elhelo
Kathryn Graddy, Dean, Brandeis International Business School; Fred and
Rita Richman Distinguished Professor in Economics, Brandeis University

Panel Discussion - Where We Are Going: The Future of Innovation in Israel

Moderator: Yehudah Mirsky, Professor Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, Brandeis University 

• Jacob Cohen, Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Master’s Programs, MIT Sloan School of Management
• Ohad Elhelo, Founder, Our Generation Speaks
• Shana Krakowski, Director, The Platform at Tel Aviv Global, Tel Aviv Yafo Municipality