Discovery Day Program
MARCH 7–8, 2025
Hyatt Place Boca Raton, Boca Raton, FL
FRIDAY / MARCH 7
7:00 pm: Registration
7:30 pm: Dinner
(Please allow time for security)
SHABBAT WELCOME DINNER
B’nai Torah Congregation, Boca Raton
Join us for a festive Shabbat dinner featuring special guest Ofir Raviv, a TAU law student and IDF reservist, who will discuss her work with hostage families and balancing this with her academic studies
SATURDAY / MARCH 8
All events will take place in the 7th Floor Grand Ballroom at the Hyatt Place Boca Raton
9:00–9:45 am
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
10:00 am
WELCOME REMARKS
Professor Ariel Porat, President, Tel Aviv University
10:15–11:15 am
TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY LEGAL LEADERS
A panel discussion about the wide-ranging activities of TAU’s law clinics, featuring Professor Ariel Porat and Ofir Raviv, TAU Buchmann School of Law third-year student and IDF reservist. Moderated by Deedee Bitran, Senior Counsel and Director of Pro Bono Network, StandWithUs
11:30 am–12:30 pm
MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS CHANGING THE WORLD
Highlights of some of the groundbreaking and innovative medical research happening in labs across TAU’s campus, featuring Professor Noam Shomron, Head of the Functional Genomics Laboratory at TAU’s Medical School and Head of the Rare Genomics Institute–Israel
12:30–1:30 pm
BUFFET LUNCH IN LOBBY AREA
1:45–2:45 pm
ISRAEL AND THE MEDIA
Leading journalists and influencers discuss the current media landscape from print to online, how Israel is portrayed in the global media, and how to shift the narrative. Featuring David Kaufman, TAU alumnus and Features Editor-Writer at the New York Post, and Aliza Licht, advocate, award-winning marketer, and bestselling author. Moderator: Leslie Benitah, Milk & Honey, Blood & Tears, documentary filmmaker
3:00–4:00 pm
TERRORISM AND ANTISEMITISM
Featuring David Scharia, TAU alumnus and Director, Chief Branch of Counterterrorism, United Nations
4:15–5:15 pm
ENGINEERING INNOVATIONS: TECHNOLOGICAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO ISRAEL’S NATIONAL SECURITY
Featuring Roi Raich, TAU alumnus and Supervising Projects Engineer, TAU Faculty of Engineering
Program subject to change
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hotel reservations
There are a limited number of rooms available at the Hyatt Place Boca Raton at a special rate of $269 per night. To book the hotel, please click on the link above, enter your dates of stay, then hit the SEARCH button. You’ll then be offered the Tel Aviv University group rate. You may also register by calling (888) 492-8847 and asking for the Tel Aviv University rate or providing the code G-AMTA. Guests have up to 48 hours prior to arrival to cancel a reservation without penalty.