AFEKA CONFERENCE | 2020

AFEKA CONFERENCE | 2020

From Engineering Education to Educating Engineers – Vital Skills for Post-Corona Employability

July 20th | 15:00-18:00 | ONLINE EVENT

 

15:00 Greetings & Opening Remarks – Dana Weiss, Journalist

• Prof. Ami Moyal, President, Afeka College, Conference Chairman 
•  MK Amir Peretz, Minister of Economy
• Prof. Yaffa Zilbershats, Chairman of the Planning and Budgeting Committee,  Israel Council for Higher Education 

15:20 Industry Perspective – Post-Corona Employability

 Keynote Remarks – Yaniv Garty, VP & GM Intel Israel

15:30   Chair | Oded Rose, CEO, Israel-America Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM)

Panel 

• Yaniv Garty, VP & GM, Intel Israel 
• Daniel Melka, CEO, IBM Israel 
• Oren Sagi, General Manager, Cisco Israel 
• Dr. Amira Sharon, Executive VP Corporate CTO, Innovation and R&D, IAI

16:00  Open Stage Q&A: Dana Weiss, Journalist

16:10  Intermission 

16:15 Academia Perspective – Educating Engineers Keynote Remarks – Prof. Uri Sivan, President, Technion Israel Institute of Technology 

16:25   Prof. Arnon Bentur, Samuel Neaman Institute, Technion | The 2020 Forum Report

16:35   Chair | Prof. Ami Moyal, President, Afeka College 

Panel

• Prof. Rosa Azhari, President, Azrieli College of Engineering, Jerusalem 
• Dr. Naomi Beck, Deputy Director General for Strategy and International Affairs, Israel Council for Higher Education   
• Prof. Yossi Rosenwaks, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University 
• Prof. Uri Sivan, President, Technion Israel Institute of Technology

17:05   Open Stage Q&A: Dana Weiss, Journalist

17:15   Intermission

17:20    K12 Perspective – Engineering Education as a Basis for Problem Solving           
Keynote Remarks – Andreas Schleicher, OECD Director for Education & Skills 

17:30   Chair | Jan Morrison, Founder and Senior Partner, TIES – Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM 

Panel 

• Mohana Fares, Head of Nation-wide Programs, Israeli Ministry of Education 
• Stacy Klein-Gardner, ASEE K12 Founder and Chair, Vanderbilt University,     
• Harpeth Hall School for Girls 
• Dr. Maya Lugassi-Ben Hamo, Senior Executive of Pedagogy and Professional     Development,
• Beit Yatziv  Prof. Richard Keith Miller, Founding President, Olin College of Engineering

18:00 Open Stage Q&A: Dana Weiss, Journalist

18:10  Concluding Remarks   Mr. Alon Barnea, VP Development, Afeka College, Conference MC

18:15   Goodbye and Disconnect