PRE-BOG EVENTS
MONDAY, MAY 19
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM PLAQUE UNVEILING OF THE BARUCH TEGEGNE
SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR STUDENTS OF ETHIOPIAN DESCENT
Student Success Center, Eric Mitchell Student Center Building (2nd floor)
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PLAQUE UNVEILING FOR THE TURKIENICZ ISRAEL EDUCATION FUND
Student Success Center, Eric Mitchell Student Center Building (2nd floor)
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM AWARDING PRIZES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE: CELIA AND MARCOS MAUS PRIZE AND JORGE DEUTSCH PRIZE
Blavatnik School of Computer Science, Check Point Building (Room 420)
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM IRWIN COTLER INSTITUTE ANNUAL DEMOCRACY FORUM
Speaker: Hon. Justice Harry LaForme, Former Justice, Ontario Court of Appeal
Dan David Building (Room 003)
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
AWARD CEREMONY OF THE DR. JAIME CONSTANTINER
PRIZE IN JEWISH EDUCATION
Sharett Educational Sciences Building, Constantiner School of Education (Room 414)
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MIA AND MILE PINKAS
ACCESSIBLE LEARNING CENTER: EMPOWERING
SUCCESS, OVERCOMING CHALLENGES
Elias Sourasky Central Library, main floor. By invitation only
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM THE DOLANSKY CONFERENCE
A GLOBAL COMMITMENT: ADVANCING SUICIDE
RESEARCH, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION
SUPPORTED BY THE CHARLES, EVELYNE AND SANDRA DOLANSKY FOUNDATION
Speakers:
Mr. Jeffrey Katz CPA, President of the Charles, Evelyne and Sandra Dolansky Foundation
Prof. Yair Bar Haim, Head of the National Center for Traumatic Stress and Resilience; School of Psychological Sciences & Sagol School of Neuroscience
Prof. Amit Lazarov, Head of the Clinical Program at the School of Psychological Sciences & Head of the Dolansky Suicide Research and Prevention Program
Ms. Shani Lavi, Inaugural Dolansky Fellow, School of Psychological Sciences & Dolansky Suicide Research and Prevention Program
Dan David Building (Room 003)
4:00 PM – 6:30 PM SPECIAL ISRAELI PREMIERE OF THE DOCUMENTARY “AMONG NEIGHBORS”
WINNER OF THE WARSAW JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL & WINNER OF VARIETY MAGAZINE’S ENVISION AWARD
Bnei Zion Hall, ANU–Museum of the Jewish People
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM NEW GOVERNORS MEET AND GREET
By invitation only
TUESDAY, MAY 20
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM FINANCE COMMITTEE
Yehiel Ben-Zvi Presidential Conference Room (Room 308)
Guttmann Administration Building
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM STUDENTS COMMITTEE
Eitan Berglas School of Economics (Room 101)
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM ANNUAL MEETING OF THE DRIMMER-FISCHLER FAMILY
STEM CELL CORE LABORATORY FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
Cohen-Porter United Kingdom Building of Life Sciences/ Britannia (Room 006)
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM AWARDING OF THE SERGIO GRYWAC ANNUAL PRIZE FOR JEWISH-ARAB RELATIONS IN THE STATE OF ISRAEL
Gershon H. Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences, Peretz Naftali Building (Room 021)
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM FUNDS AND TRUSTS COMMITTEE
Yehiel Ben-Zvi Presidential Conference Room (Room 308)
Guttmann Administration Building
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM EQUITY AND DIVERSITY COMMITTEE
Eitan Berglas School of Economics (Room 101)
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE
Guttmann Administration Building
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM ACADEMIC COMMITTEE
Yehiel Ben-Zvi Presidential Conference Room (Room 308)
Guttmann Administration Building
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM AWARDING CEREMONY OF FELLOWSHIPS OF THE PRAJS-DRIMMER INSTITUTE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANTI-DEGENERATIVE DRUGS
RECEPTION: Smolarz Family Building, Sergio Boim Honigsfeld
Entrance Plaza
CEREMONY: Cohen-Porter United Kingdom Building of Life Sciences / Britannia, (Room 005)
1:45 PM – 3:15 PM LEADERSHIP MEETING
By invitation only
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
INAUGURATION OF THE LESTER AND SALLY ENTIN
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES HONOR WALL
ESTABLISHED IN TRIBUTE TO OUR LONGSTANDING
GENEROUS DONORS AND FRIENDS
Isaac and Rosa Gilman Building, Second Floor
THURSDAY, MAY 22
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM AWARDING OF THE MICHEL GELRUBIN PRIZE IN ARCHITECTURE FOR 2025
Dan David Building (Hall 002 )
BOG EVENTS
TUESDAY | MAY 20
By invitation only 6:00 PM
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE DINNER
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21
9:00 AM GOOD MORNING GATHERING
Laura Schwarz-Kipp Rotunda, George S. Wise Senate Building
9:30 AM OPENING PLENARY
Chair: Ms. Dafna Meitar Nechmad, Chairwoman of the Board of Governors
We Remember
Greetings from the Chairwoman of the Board of Governors
Welcoming New Governors
Greetings from the Campaign Chair
Dr. Anita Friedman
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building
10:15 AM BREAK
10:45 AM STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY
Prof. Ariel Porat, President
Open Discussion
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building
11:45 AM LAB TOURS: SEE OUR RESEARCH UP CLOSE
A rare opportunity to visit some of the world’s most innovative laboratories and see cutting-edge science in action
* Please bring comfortable shoes for walking around campus
1:45 PM LUNCH
Sarita and Noel Werthein Senate Plaza, adjacent to the George S. Wise Senate Building
3:00 PM IS SPARKING IDEAS ENOUGH? TAU’S SURPRISING APPROACH TO ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP
MC: Prof. Moshe Zviran, Chief Entrepreneurship and Innovation Officer, Head of the Bloomberg Sagol Center for City Leadership, Coller School of Management, TAU
Dr. Eyal Benjamin (PhD), Head of Coller Institute of Venture and Dan Launchpad
Ms. Heli (Rachel) Ben Nun, Entrepreneur, founder, CEO, Director and Chairman
Mr. Dan Holzmann, Entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist
Ms. Hilla Ovil-Brenner, Founder and CEO of “Yazamiyot”–Women
Entrepreneurs; Investor and Mentor
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building
4:15 PM CELEBRATING THE LAUNCH OF THE WEISFELD FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ANIMAL HABITAT INITIATIVE UPGRADING THE ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH GARDEN, ENHANCING ANIMAL WELFARE AND FACILITATING THE ZOO’S REOPENING TO THE PUBLIC
I. Meier Segals Garden for Zoological Research
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21
7:30 PM RECEPTION
Kuky and Sergio Grosskopf Family Foyer
8:30 PM CEREMONY
Miriam and Adolfo Smolarz Auditorium
LAUREATES
HONORARY DOCTORATE
Dr. Yael Admi, ISRAEL
Co-founder of Women Wage Peace
Ms. Danna Azrieli, ISRAEL/CANADA
Chair of the Azrieli Group and of the Azrieli Foundation Israel
Mr. Thomas L. Friedman, USA
Author, reporter and New York Times columnist
Mr. Jonathan R. Goodman, CANADA
Executive Chairman, Knight Therapeutics Inc.
Mr. Yair Hamburger, ISRAEL
Chairman, Harel Insurance & Finance Group
Mr. Gideon Hamburger, ISRAEL
President, Harel Insurance & Finance Group
Mr. Dan Holzmann, SWITZERLAND
Entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist
Prof. Stephen (Steve) Quake, USA
Lee Otterson Professor of Bioengineering and Professor of Applied Physics, Stanford University
Prof. Miranda A. Schreurs, GERMANY
Professor of Environmental and Climate Policy, Technical University of Munich
HONORARY FELLOWSHIP
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
THURSDAY, MAY 22
8:30 AM GOOD MORNING GATHERING
Laura Schwarz-Kipp Rotunda, George S. Wise Senate Building
9:00 AM GREENER FUTURE: AN EXPERIENTIAL JOURNEY INTO ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION
ACADEMIC SYMPOSIUM IN MEMORY OF YEHIEL BEN-ZVI
Enjoy a hands-on encounter with some of TAU’s most exciting research on the environment, climate change and sustainability
MC: Prof. Noga Kronfeld-Schor, Chair of the New Environmental School, School of Zoology, TAU; Chairwoman, National Council for Civilian Research and Development
Special Guest: Mr. Jeff Hart, Executive Chair, Climate Solutions Prize, Montreal, Canada
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building
10:00 AM BREAK
10:30 AM HOW SHOULD ISRAEL NAVIGATE A POST-OCT. 7 WORLD?
MC: Ms. Lucy Aharish, Israeli journalist, news anchor, television host, and actress
Mr. Thomas Friedman, internationally renowned author, reporter, and columnist; Recipient of three Pulitzer Prizes; TAU Honorary Doctor
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building
11:30 AM BREAK
12:00 PM BEYOND THE CLASSROOM:
STUDENT COMMUNITY IMPACT STORIES
MEET UNDERGRADUATES PARTICIPATING IN “TAU IMPACT,”
A PROGRAM THAT PROMOTES SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH WORKSHOPS COMBINING ACADEMIC KNOWLEDGE WITH FIELDWORK IN OVER 100 NGOS.
Three small group sessions will be run simultaneously to enable you to have up-close-and-personal talks with the students
Dan David Building–Austria Floor (1st floor):
– Room 104
– Room 106
– Seminar Room in Memory of Mrs. Margit Thorn Vienna (110)
1:15 PM LUNCH
Sarita and Noel Werthein Senate Plaza, adjacent to the George S. Wise Senate Building
2:30 PM AWARDING OF THE 2025 HUGO RAMNICEANU PRIZE IN ECONOMICS
Prize Recipients: Manufacturers located on Israel’s northern border
Plasan Sasa
A global leader in the development and manufacture of ballistic protection systems for vehicles, aircraft and ships
Shimoni Michael Metal Enterprises
A leading Israeli metalworking company providing solutions for integrated and technologically complex projects
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building
4:00 PM INAUGURATION OF THE GOODMAN FELLOWS PROGRAM:
AN INITIATIVE TO INCREASE UNIVERSITY ACCESS FOR ISRAELIS OF ETHIOPIAN DESCENT
LED BY THE MORRIS & ROSALIND GOODMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION, CANADA
FEATURING
BREAKING BOUNDARIES THROUGH EDUCATION: A CONVERSATION ON TAU’S ISRAELI-ETHIOPIAN STUDENT
COMMUNITY
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building
7:30 PM “A TASTE OF ISRAEL”
JOIN US IN A CELEBRATION OF ISRAELI CULTURE AND ENJOY SINGING, DANCING, AND FUN LOCAL FOOD!
Plaza between the Check Point Building, Cymbalista Jewish Heritage Center and Gilman Building of Humanities
* Please bring comfortable shoes
FRIDAY, MAY 23
9:00 AM GOOD MORNING GATHERING
Laura Schwarz-Kipp Rotunda, George S. Wise Senate Building
9:30 AM GANDEL FORUM ON THE MIDDLE EAST
This renowned annual event will analyze the fallout, lessons learned, and anticipated future of Israel following the war in Gaza and Lebanon
MC: Colonel (res.) Dr. Michael Milstein, Head of the Palestinian Studies
Forum at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies
Guest speaker: General Yoav Gallant
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building
10:30 AM BREAK
11:00 AM SECOND PLENARY PART I
KADAR FAMILY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING RESEARCH
Presentations by the 2025 Award Recipients
Chair: Prof. Dan Peer, Vice President for Research and Development
2025 Award Recipients:
Prof. Gal Oestreicher-Singer, Coller School of Management
Prof. Doron Shabat, School of Chemistry, Raymond & Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences
Prof. Pavel Ginzburg, School of Electrical Engineering, Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering
Prof. Liad Mudrik, School of Psychological Sciences, Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences, and Sagol School of Neuroscience
SECOND PLENARY PART II
Chair: Ms. Dafna Meitar Nechmad, Chairwoman of the Board of Governors
COMMITTEE REPORTS AND RESOLUTIONS
STATE OF THE STUDENT UNION
Ms. Daniel Zilber, Chairperson of the Student Union
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building
12:00 PM BREAK
12:30 PM CREATIVITY IN ISRAEL AFTER OCT. 7: GIVING ARTISTIC SHAPE TO TRAUMA
Ms. Dafna Meitar Nechmad, Chairwoman of the Board of Governors
Talks by leading artists:
Mr. Ziv Koren, award-winning Israeli photojournalist
Mr. Guy Morad, renowned illustrator, comic artist and caricaturist
Mr. Yariv Mozer, award-winning filmmaker (“We Will Dance Again”) and alumnus of TAU’s Tisch School of Film and Television, Yolanda and David
Katz Faculty of the Arts
Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium, George S. Wise Senate Building
1:30 PM INAUGURATION OF THE NEW HOME OF THE EDMOND AND LILY SAFRA CENTER FOR ETHICS
New building of the Buchmann Faculty of Law
2:15 PM LUNCH
Sarita and Noel Werthein Senate Plaza, adjacent to the George S. Wise Senate Building
7:30 PM TAU FAMILY SHABBAT DINNER
Enjoy Friday night dinner with your fellow Governors
Transportation will be available from the Hilton Hotel
SATURDAY, MAY 24
FREE EVENING – LOCAL FRIENDS ASSOCIATIONS GATHERING
SUNDAY, MAY 25
7:00 AM POST-BOG TRIP
SOLIDARITY TOUR TO ISRAEL’S RECOVERING COMMUNITIES IN THE NORTH
This will include visits to closed military zones and historical sites with the guidance of TAU experts, tours of local factories and businesses, and meetings with residents, such as farmers whose livelihoods have been negatively impacted by the war
The tour is intended for Governors only. Space is limited and registration will be on a first come first served basis.
Note: All information in this itinerary is accurate to the best of our knowledge, but changes can and do occur. This may be due to our efforts to improve the program for logistical reasons such as schedule changes, traffic conditions, government policies, or availability.
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Cohen-Porter Family United Kingdom Building (Britannia)
33 Wolfson Building of Mechanical Engineering
Green Building of Biotechnology
23 Peretz Naftali Building of Social Sciences 24 Moshe Sharett Building of Educational Sciences
25 W.A. Minkoff Building of Law
34 Wolfson Building of Electrical Engineering
Wladimir Schreiber Institute of Mathematics
Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, National Center for Biodiversity Studies
26 Buchmann Faculty of Law
35 Itzhak Alfred Guttmann Administration Building
27 George S. Wise Senate Building
36 Miriam and Adolfo Smolarz Auditorium
28 Raya and Josef Jaglom Auditorium
Yehuda Naftali Botanic Garden
37 Eitan Berglas School of Economics
Point Building
38 Marcelle Gordon University Club (Green House)
Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center and Rosa Gilman Building
School of Management–Recanati Building
Buchmann-Mehta School of Music
Bar-Shira Auditorium
Millie Phillips Student City
35 Itzhak Alfred Guttmann Administration Building 36 Miriam and Adolfo Smolarz Auditorium 37 Eitan Berglas School of Economics
Smolarz Family Building 41 Roman Abramovich Building for Nano and Quantum Science & Technology
29 Susan and Henry Samueli Engineering Building (Broadcom)
30 Dan David Building
38 Marcelle Gordon University Club (Green House)
39 Millie Phillips Student City
40 Smolarz Family Building
42 Coller School of Management – Lorry Lokey Building 43 Shenkar Physics Building
31 I. Meier Segals Garden for Zoological Research
41 Roman Abramovich Building for Nano and Quantum Science & Technology
42 Coller School of Management – Lorry Lokey Building
43 Shenkar Physics Building
