First Annual Kulanana Conference

Society of Kulanana The Vision of a society In Israel based on the principles of Kulanana: Citizenship, Diversity and Fairness We are pleased to invite you to participate in the first annual conference of the Kulanana initiative. The conference will take place at Ruth Daniel Residence, 47 Jerusalem Boulevard, Jaffa On March 18th, 2012, from 9:30 to 16:00 Conference Program 9:30-10:00- Gathering and registration 10:00-10:45 - Opening remarks and welcome Michele Dastin-van Rijn -Cultural Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv Rani Haj-Yahia-Board member, Merchavim Institute Paul Hunt -Canadian Ambassador to the State of Israel Jean Judes, MSW -Executive Director, Beit Issie Shapiro Riad Kabha -Director of Jewish-Arab center, Givat Haviva 10:45-11 :45 -1st Panel -Fair education in a diverse society Chair-Gila Ben-Har. CEO, The Center for Educational Technology (CET) Eli Hurvitz -Executive Director at The Trump Foundation Shula Mula -Chair, the Israeli Association for Ethiopian Jews, Educator Prof. Daoud Bshouty-Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology Dr. Noah Hayot -Director of the Yakov Herzog Center, Chair of the the Israeli Batei-Midrash network 11:45 -12:45-2nd Panel-"Economic Prosperity and Social Welfare" Chair - Ibrahim Abu-Shindi -Executive Director, Arab-Jewish Community Center Wael Khareim -CEO, Arab Business Center llan Halperin -Planning Director, Commission on the Jewish People, UJA-Federation of New York -Israel Office Ziona Kenig -Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner Guy Rolnik-Founder and Editor-in-Chief, TheMarker, Deputy Publisher of Haaretz Group 12:45-13:30-Light Lunch 13:45-14:30-What have we learned so far from the partnership in Kulanana? David Maharat -Director, The Steering Center for Ethiopian Immigrants in the Education System Sajed Haj -Yihya -Founder and Director, Tishrin Shlomit Naim -Naor -Deputy Director, Melitz Esti Halperin -Deputy Director of Education, Merchavim Dr. Rachel Shapiro-Founder and Chairperson, "Educational Bridge" -Israeli Organization to empower the child, family and community 14:30-15:30-3rd Panel -"A fair and multi-faceted media" Chair -Anat Saragusti, Journalist, Executive Director, Agenda -Israeli Center for Strategic Communications Jafar Farah -Entrepreneur of the dedicated Arab channel "Hela TV" and founder Bisan -Communications -Production and Consulting Yehuda Meshi -Zahav, Chairman, Zaka-Search and Rescue Menashe Sam ira -CEO, Second Authority for Television and Radio Ksenia Svetlova -Arab Affairs correspondent, Channel 9 in Russian