Speakers for 2020 Conference
Amiad Cohen
Amiad Cohen is the Director-General of the Tikvah Fund, Israel, and the publisher of the Hebrew-language intellectual journal, Hashiloach. He served for several years as the chief executive of his native settlement of Eli
Gil Bringer
Gil Bringer, LLD, was formerly a senior advisor to Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked where he was responsible for government and Knesset affairs. Bringer also served as the coordinator of the Ministerial Committee on Legislation and as the coordinator of the Shaked-Levin Governance Committee
Ronen Shoval
Dr. Ronen Shoval is the dean of the Tikvah Fund, Israel, and a researcher of political philosophy. He is a publicist, the co-founder of the Im-Tirzu movement, and a former chairman of Professors for a Strong Israel. Dr. Shoval is also the founder and the CEO of the hi-tech company AI-BLINK
Chaim Navon
Rabbi Chaim Navon is a research fellow at the Tikvah fFund, and a prolific author, thinker and publicist. He teaches Gemara, Halacha and Jewish thought in Yeshivat Har Etzion, Midreshet Lindenbaum, and Midreshet Nishmat
Sara Haetzni-cohen
Sara Haetzni-Cohen is chairwoman of the My Israel movement, a Zionist movement that promotes pro-Israel values and action by utilizing social networks and activism
Ricky Maman
Ricky Maman is a research fellow at the Kohelet Public Policy Forum. She is the Co-founder of “HaDor Haba – Parents for Free Choice of Education” and “Tacharut” – the Movement for the Freedom to Work.”
Aylana Meisel
Aylana Meisel is the Deputy Director-General of Tikvah Israel and the chair of the Israeli Forum for Law and Liberty. She has worked for Tikvah in the United States and Israel for the last nine years, assisting in mission development, strategy
Moshe Koppel
Professor Moshe Koppel is the founder and chairman of the Kohelet Policy Forum, and a member of the faculty of Computer Science at Bar Ilan University. He received his PhD in mathematics from Courant Institute and did post-doctoral work in the Institute for Advanced Studies in Princeton
Yoav Sorek
Yoav Sorek is the Editor-in-Chief of Hashiloach – The Israeli Journal of Thought and Public Policy, and the former founder and editor of the Shabbat cultural section of Makor Rishon. He is also the former founder and editor of the Segula historical journal
Yoram Hazony
Dr. Yoram Hazony is an Israeli philosopher, Bible scholar and political theorist. He is President of the Herzl Institute in Jerusalem, Chairman of the Edmund Burke Foundation and the founder and former head of the Shalem Academic Center in Jerusalem
Simcha Rotman
Simcha Rothman is an attorney, activist, and author. He is the founder of, and partner in, the Rothman-Lev law firm which specializes in public and constitutional law. Rothman also serves as the legal adviser to the Movement for Democracy and Governability
Ran Baratz
Dr. Ran Baratz served as the director of communications for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office between 2016-2017. Baratz conducts research on matters of national policy, chiefly security, economics and government
Galit Distal Atbaryan
Galit Distel Atbaryan is an author and publicist. She writes opinion pieces regularly for the Yisrael Hayom daily newspaper and her cultural and political commentary is regularly featured on the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation
Omer Moav
Omer Moav is a professor of economics at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, and at the University of Warwick, UK. His research relates to economic growth and development. He has received numerous awards for his work, including the Michael Landau Prize
Amit Segal
Amit Segal is the political correspondent for Israel’s Channel 2 News and a political columnist for Yediot Acharonot. He formerly served as political correspondent and radio host for Galei Tzahal
Charles Alan Murray
Charles A. Murray is an American political scientist, sociologist, and writer. He is the W.H. Brady Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank in Washington, D.C.
ERIC COHEN
Eric Cohen has been the Executive Director of the Tikvah Fund since 2007. He was the founder and remains Editor-at-Large of the New Atlantis, serves as the Executive Director of the Jewish Review of Books, and is the publisher of Mosaic Magazine
AKIVA BIGMAN
Akiva Bigman is the author of How Netanyahu Turned Israel into an Empire, and a writer for the Israeli daily, Yisrael Hayom. Bigman is an investigative journalist who was formerly the editor of Mida.
MICHAEL DORAN
Michael Doran is a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C. and is a specialist in Middle East security issues. In the administration of President George W. Bush
Mem Bernstein
Mem Bernstein – venture philanthropist – is the Chairman of The AVI CHAI Foundation, a leader in Jewish education; and a trustee of Keren Keshet – The Rainbow Foundation
Gadi Taub
Gadi Taub is an Israeli historian, journalist, publicist, screenwriter and author. He is a senior lecturer at in public policy and communications at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
YONATAN GREEN
Yonatan Green is the Executive Director of the Israeli Forum for Law and Liberty. He is a licensed attorney in Israel and the State of New York, and a graduate of the Hebrew University School of Law
ROI YOZEVITCH
Roi Yozevitch is an author, lecturer and multi-disciplinary researcher. He holds a doctorate in electrical engineering and computer science, and lectures on A.I. and learning skills at Ariel University
ELI GRONER
Eli Groner is the managing director of the Israeli branch of the KDT investment fund. He served as the executive director of Israel Prime Minister’s Office between the years 2015-2018
Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer
Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer heads Tikvah’s Haredi division, and is founding editor-in-chief of the groundbreaking Haredi journal Tzarich Iyun

יורם חזוני
ד”ר יורם חזוני הינו פילוסוף ישראלי, חוקר תנ”ך ותיאורטיקן פוליטי. הוא נשיא מכון הרצל, יו”ר מכון אדמונד ברק ומייסד ויו”ר לשעבר של המרכז האקדמי שלם…

אלענה מייזל
אלענה מייזל היא סמנכ”לית קרן תקווה בישראל ויו”ר הפורום למשפט וחירות. היא עבדה עבור קרן תקווה בארצות הברית וישראל במשך תשע השנים האחרונות…

רן ברץ
ד”ר רן ברץ כיהן בשנים 2017-2016 כראש מערך ההסברה בלשכת ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו. חוקר נושאי מדיניות לאומית שונים, ובעיקר ביטחון, כלכלה וממשל, ומרצה במוסדות אקדמיים וחינוכיים רבים….
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