WEDNESDAY, MAY 15
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Finance Committee
9:00am – 10:15am
Eitan Berglas School of Economics
Fredy and Jetty Strauss, Argentina, Conference Room (101)
Funds and Trusts Committee
10:15am – 11:30am
Eitan Berglas School of Economics
Fredy and Jetty Strauss, Argentina, Conference Room (101)
TAU Global Campaign Cabinet Meeting
10:30am – 11:45am
By invitation only
Presidents of Friends Associations Leadership Meeting
12:00pm – 3:00pm
By invitation only
Student Affairs Committee
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Eitan Berglas School of Economics
Fredy and Jetty Strauss, Argentina, Conference Room (101)
Campus Development and Maintenance Committee
2:15pm – 3:45pm
Porter School of Environmental Studies Building
Capsule (221)
President’s Circle Dinner
7:00pm
By invitation only
THURSDAY, MAY 16
First Assembly of the Board of Governors
9:00am – 10:45am
Isaac and Rosa Gilman Building
Berger Hall (223)
Chair: Prof. Jacob A. Frenkel, Chairman of the Board of Governors
Opening Remarks, Prof. Jacob A. Frenkel
State of the University, Prof. Joseph Klafter, President
Welcoming New Governors
State of the Student Union, Mr. Rom Tene, Chairman, Student Union
Symposium
Breaking Barriers: A Glimpse into Our Innovation Ecosystem
Co-Chairs: Prof. Yaron Oz, Rector
Dr. Stuart Feldman, Chief Scientist, Schmidt Futures
Electrophysiology Meets Printed Electronics: The Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship
Prof. Yael Hanein, Director, Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology; School of Electrical Engineering, Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering
Prof. Yossi Yovel, Head and Founder, Bat Lab for Neuro-Ecology, Senior Lecturer, School of Zoology,
George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences
The New Industrial Age: Cities in Revolution
Prof. Tali Hatuka, Head and Founder, Laboratory of Contemporary Urban Design, Porter School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences
Singing a Home: Music and Social Action
Dr. Ofer Gazit, Buchmann-Mehta School of Music, David and Yolanda Katz Faculty of the Arts
11:15am – 12:45pm
George S. Wise Senate Building
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium
Welcome Lunch
By invitation only
12:45pm – 2:00pm
Inauguration of the Hogeg Blockchain Research Institute
George S. Wise Senate Building
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium
2:15pm – 3:00pm
Inauguration of the Dr. Garry Rayant and Dr. Kathy Fields-Rayant
Minducate Learning Innovation Research Fund
George S. Wise Senate Building
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium
3:15pm – 4:00pm
HONORARY DEGREES CONFERMENT CEREMONY
DOCTOR PHILOSOPHIAE HONORIS CAUSA
7:00 pm
Welcome Reception
Kuky and Sergio Grosskopf Family Foyer
Ceremony
8:00 pm
2019 Recipients
George S. Wise Medal
Dr. Axel A. Weber, Germany, Chairman UBS Group; Former President Deutsche Bundesbank;
Former Member Governing Council of the European Central Bank
Honorary Doctors
Mr. Sylvan Adams, Israel/Canada, Philanthropist
Prof. Adrian R. Krainer, USA/Uruguay, Biochemist and Molecular Geneticist
Dr. Shlomo Markel, Israel, Vice President, Broadcom Inc.
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, Former Minister of Finance; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs;
Former Managing Director, World Bank
Mr. Dilip Shanghvi, India, Founder and Managing Director, Sun Pharmaceutical
The Hon. Mrs. Laura Wolfson Townsley, UK, Chair, Wolfson Family Charitable Trust
Dr. Janet L. Yellen, USA, Former Chair, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System
Honorary Fellows
Mr. Richard Sincere, USA, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist; National Chairman of the Board of Directors,
American Friends of Tel Aviv University
Appleseeds Academy, Israel
President's Award
Mr. Yariv Bash, Mr. Kfir Damari and Mr. Yonatan Winetraub, Israel, Co-Founders, SpaceIL
Response on behalf of the recipients Dr. Janet L. Yellen
Musical and Artistic Director: Dr. Orit Wolf
Dress code: Dark suit
Ceremony will be broadcast live:http://video.tau.ac.il/Board-of-Governors-19
By invitation only
Pre-registration required
Miriam and Adolfo Smolarz Auditorium
FRIDAY, MAY 17
Inauguration of the Aufzien Family Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease
9:00am – 9:45am
George S. Wise Senate Building
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium
The Frenkel-Zuckerman Institute for Global Economics:
Annual Geopolitical Economic Symposium
Moderator: Prof. Jacob A. Frenkel, Chairman, TAU Board of Governors, Former Governor of the Bank of Israel
Dr. Janet L. Yellen, Former Chair, Board of Governors, US Federal Reserve System
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Former Nigerian Minister of Finance; Former Managing Director, World Bank
Dr. Axel A. Weber, Chairman UBS Group; Former President Deutsche Bundesbank; Former Member
Governing Council of the European Central Bank
11:00am – 1:00pm
George S. Wise Senate Building
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium
Lunch
1:00pm – 2:00pm
By invitation only
Awarding of the Hugo Ramniceanu Prize in Economics for 2019
Prize Recipient: Mr. Imad Telhami, Chairman, Babcom Centers
Awarding of the Hugo Ramniceanu Scholarship in Economics for 2019
2:15pm – 3:00pm
George S. Wise Senate Building
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium
*** FULLY BOOKED ***
TAU Family Shabbat Dinner
7:00pm
By invitation only
For overseas guests only
SATURDAY, MAY 18
Maestro Lahav Shani, Music Director Designate of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, will treat you to scintillating music under the stars in his first appearance conducting TAU's Buchmann-Mehta Symphony Orchestra
Program
Weber: Overture to the opera "Oberon"
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Tchaikovsky: Suite from the ballet "The Nutcracker"
Mussorgsky/Ravel: Selection from "Pictures at an Exhibition"
Soloist: Jonathan Senik
Stay on for a festive post-concert party as we soak up the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest Final with live-streaming
By invitation only
Pre-registration required
Jacob and Shoshana Schreiber Square, Tel Aviv University campus
Vehicle and pedestrian entrance to campus through Ramniceanu Gate (4), Dr. George S. Wise St.
Inauguration of the Check Point Building
and Dedication of Check Point Road
10:00am – 10:45am
Check Point Building, Auditorium
OPEN-AIR CONCERT AND EUROVISION
8:30pm
SUNDAY, MAY 19
Second Assembly of the Board of Governors Part I
Kadar Family Award for Outstanding Research
Presentations by the 2019 Recipients
Chair: Prof. Yoav Henis, Vice President for Research and Development
Prof. Danny Cohen-Or, Blavatnik School of Computer Science, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences
Prof. Tamar Herzig, Zvi Yavetz School of Historical Studies, Lester and Sally Entin Faculty of Humanities
Prof. Oded Rechavi, School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences
Dr. Ayala Arad, Coller School of Management
9:00am – 10:00am
George S. Wise Senate Building
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium
Second Assembly of the Board of Governors Part II
Chair: Prof. Jacob A. Frenkel, Chairman of the Board of Governors
Committee Reports and Resolutions
Chairman of the Executive Council, Mr. Eli Gelman
Ratification of Election of New President
Transition of Presidency
Greetings from Incoming President
10:15am – 12:00am
George S. Wise Senate Building
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium
Lunch
12:00pm – 1:15pm
By invitation only
Annual John Gandel Symposium on the Middle East:
Redefining the Military
1:15pm – 2:45pm
Moderator: Prof. Jacob A. Frenkel, Chairman of the Board of Governors
Co-Chairs: Mr. Eric J. Gertler, Executive Chairman, U.S. News & World Report & Trustee, Zuckerman Family Foundation
Mr. Andrew Cohen, Executive Chairman, Global Wealth Management, J.P. Morgan
MK Ofer Shelach, Kahol Lavan Political Party; Member, Security and Foreign Affairs Committee
Prof. Asher Susser, Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Lester and Sally Entin Faculty of Humanities
Prof. Moshe Reshef, Department of Geophysics, Porter School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences
Mr. Aviv Shapira, TAU Ventures, CEO XTEND, Extending reality beyond physical limits using advanced new media and flight technologies
George S. Wise Senate Building
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium
Dedication of the Yehuda Naftali Botanic Garden
Yehuda Naftali Botanic Garden, Klausner Street
3:00pm – 3:45pm
THE 2019 DAN DAVID PRIZE RECEPTION AND AWARD CEREMONY
IN THE PRESENCE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL,
REUVEN RIVLIN
6:45pm – 8:00pm
Welcome Reception
Kuky and Sergio Grosskopf Family Foyer
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Dress code: Dark suit
By invitation only
Miriam and Adolfo Smolarz Auditorium
Award Ceremony
Prizes will be conferred in three categories:
Past Time Dimension - Macro History
Prof. Kenneth Pomeranz, USA, University of Chicago
Prof. Sanjay Subrahmanyam, USA, University of California, Los Angeles
Present Time Dimension - Defending Democracy
Prof. Michael Ignatieff, Hungary, Central European University
Reporters Without Borders, France, International Organization
Future Time Dimension - Combating Climate Change
Ms. Christiana Figueres, UK, Global Optimism