Watch the conference here
Watch Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's keynote speech live on Tuesday at 8pm; Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahy on Wednesday at 6pm; and President-elect Shimon Peres on Thursday at 4pm. Tuesday morning's session (10am till 2.30pm) will also be on video, including speeches from Ambassador Dennis Ross, Professor Irwin Cotler and Professor Yehezkel Dror. On Wednesday at 12.30pm Professor Jehuda Reinharz's lunch address will be on video. The conference's final plenary session on Thursday at 3pm will also be on live video, as will that morning's earlier plenary session at 11am. All times Israel time.
Tuesday, July 10
10:00 – Opening Plenary Session
Welcome, Mr. Avinoam Bar-Yosef, JPPPI
Keynote Address
Ambassador Dennis Ross, "Strategic Thinking for the Jewish People"
Professor Irwin Cotler, "The Gathering Storm"
13:00 – Lunch and Plenary Session
Professor Yehezkel Dror, "The Jewish People in an Era of Ruptures"
Respondent: TBA (Possibly: Mortimer Zuckerman)
19:15-21:15 – Dinner and Plenary Session
Introduction, Mr. Lester Crown, JPPPI
Keynote Address:
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, "My Vision for the Future of the Jewish People and Israel-Diaspora Relations" (tentative title)
Wednesday, July 11
12: 30-14:30 Plenary Session
Professor Jehuda Reinharz, "The Balfour Declaration: Then and Now"
18:00 – 20:00 Dinner and Plenary Session
Introduction, Mr. Mortimer B. Zuckerman, Editor-in-Chief, U.S. News & World Report
Benjamin Netanyahu, MK, Chairman of the Opposition
Thursday, July 12
11:00 – 12:45 Plenary Session
Presentation by Working Group chairs of recommendations and prioritizations
15:00 – 16:00 Final Plenary Session
Ambassador Dennis Ross, "Policy Recommendations: Analysis and Priorities" Discussion
16:00 –17:30 Closing
Introduction, Mr. Zeev Bielski, Chairman, Jewish Agency Executive
Shimon Peres, President-elect of the State of Israel
