Conference Lectures - 6 November

Conference Materials

Thursday, 06/11/2025 | Topic: Emergency and Recovery

Opening Remarks and Greetings, 06/11/2025

Speakers:
  • Amb. (Ret.) Yossi Gal, Vice President for Advancement and External Relations,
    the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
  • Prof. Shaul Shenhav, Vice Dean for Engagement and Impact; Member of the
    Academic Committee of the James J. Shasha Center for Strategic Studies,
    the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
  • Prof. Gilad Rosen, Chair of the Academic Committee, James J. Shasha
    Center for Strategic Studies; Head of the Department of Geography,
    the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Lecture by Prof. Limor Samimian-Darash

Prof. Limor Samimian-Darash, Head of the James J. Shasha Center,
the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
“On the Civil Emergency Preparedness Project”

Keynote Lecture by Minister Ze’ev Elkin

Keynote Lecture: Minister Ze’ev Elkin, Minister in the Ministry of Finance,
responsible for the rehabilitation of the South and the North in Israel.
“Rehabilitating the South and the North in Israel”

Between Emergency and Recovery: International and Local Patterns

Academic Panel: “Between Emergency and Recovery – International and Local Patterns”
  • Dr. Renana Atia, Post-Doctoral Fellow, the James J. Shasha Center for Strategic Studies,
    the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
    “International Models for Emergency Management – A Comparative Review”
  • Reut Shafrir, Ph.D. candidate, the Department of Sociology, the Hebrew University
    of Jerusalem.
    “Distributed Civil Preparedness during the Iron Swords War”
  • Dr. Iris Posklinsky, Post-Doctoral Fellow, the James J. Shasha Center for Strategic
    Studies, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
    “Patterns of Community Recovery in Northern Israel”
  • Dr. Yigal David, Senior Faculty Member, School of Industrial Engineering and
    Management, founder and co-director of the Design Factory Center, Shenkar.
    “Multidisciplinary Recovery Strategies in a Joint Research Project of the Merkaha and Shenkar”
Discussant: Prof. Johnny Gal, Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare,
the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Head of the Welfare Policy Program at the Taub Center
for Social Policy Studies in Israel.

Keynote Lecture by Prof. Daniel Aldrich

Keynote Lecture: Prof. Daniel Aldrich, Dean's Professor of Resilience,
Director of the Resilience Studies Program at Northeastern University, Boston;
Co-Director of the Global Resilience Institute.
 “Invisible but Indispensable: Social Capital’s Role in Recovery and Rehabilitation”

Q&A with Prof. Daniel Aldrich and Dr. Iris Posklinsky

Policy and Practice Panel: Between Emergency and Rehabilitation
  • Brig. Gen. (Res.) Bezalel Treiber, Former Head of the National Emergency Authority (RAHEL).
    “Preparedness Policy for Civil Emergency”
  • Shira Goldberg, Director of the Municipal Planning Policy, Department at the Ministry of the Interior:
    “Aspects of Long-Term Recovery”
  • Limor Musayel, Director of the Community Social Work Service at the Ministry of Welfare.
    “Community Recovery from October 7th to Present”
Moderator: Dr. Iris Posklinsky, Fellow at the James J. Shasha Center for Strategic Studies,
the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.