MONDAY, OCTOBER 26

8:00am - Briefing for Hill Team Leaders (Lafayette Park/Farragut Square)

9:00am to 10:30am - BREAKOUT SESSIONS

1. AMERICANS FOR PEACE NOW PRESENTS: West Bank Settlements: Obstacles on the Road to Peace - A View From the Ground and From the Diplomatic Arena (Lafayette Park/Farragut Square)
   Akiva Eldar, Chief Political Columnist and Editorial Writer, Ha'aretz
   Scott Lasensky, Senior Research Associate, Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention, United States Institute of Peace
   Hagit Ofran, Director, Settlement Watch, a project of Peace Now
   Moderator: Ori Nir, Spokesman, Americans For Peace Now
   
   
2. The Maze: Navigating Foreign and National Security Policy Through the Knesset (Constitution CD)
   Ami Ayalon, Former Member of Knesset; Former Head of the Shin Bet
   Shlomo Molla, Member of Knesset (Kadima)
   Yuli Tamir, Deputy Speaker of the Knesset (Labor); Former Minister of Immigrant Absorption
   Moderator: Colette Avital, Former Israeli Consul General in New York; Former Member of Knesset (Labor)
   
   
3. The Need for a Regional Comprehensive Approach to the Israeli Palestinian Conflict (Independence HI)
   Prince Zeid Ra'ad Al-Hussein, Ambassador of Jordan 
   Shlomo Ben Ami, Former Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs and Public Security
   Alvaro de Soto, Former Chief Middle East Envoy, United Nations
   Moderator: Ambassador Phillip Wilcox, President, Foundation for Middle East Peace; former U.S. Consul General in Jerusalem
   
   
4. Examining the Jewish Social Justice/Israel Divide (Independence FG)
   Alana Alpert, Rabbinical student, Hebrew College; Former Recipient, 2008 AJWS Dvar Tzedek Torah Commentary: Lisa Goldberg Memorial Writers' Fellowship
   Elissa Barrett, Executive Director, Progressive Jewish Alliance
   Jacob Feinspan, Executive Director, Jews United for Justice
   Moderator: Rabbi Jennie Rosenn, Program Director, The Nathan Cummings Foundation
   
   
5. THEATER J AND J STREET PRESENT: Culture as a Tool For Change - Theater (McPherson Square)
   Ari Roth, Artistic Director, Theater J
   Actors from Theater J 

10:45am to 12:15pm - BREAKOUT SESSIONS

1. The American Left and Israel (Independence HI)
   J.J. Goldberg, Editorial Director, The Forward
   Michelle Goldberg, Author, Kingdom Coming
   Ezra Klein, Staff Reporter, The Washington Post
   Moderator: Katrina vanden Heuvel, Editor, The Nation
   
   
2. Where Has Israeli Peace Activism Gone? (Independence CD)
   Dana Agmon, Director of Major Gifts, OneVoice
   Ronit Avni, Founder and Executive Director, Just Vision
   Hagit Ofran, Director, Settlement Watch, a project of Peace Now
   Moderator: Didi Remez, Senior Partner, BenOr Consulting
   
   
3. Israel's Social and Domestic Challenges - Yes, They Also Exist (Independence FG)
   Nitzan Horowitz, Member of Knesset (New Movement - Meretz)
   Amir Peretz, Member of Knesset (Labor); Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense
   Meir Sheetrit, Member of Knesset (Kadima); Former Finance Minister; Former Interior Minister
   Moderator: Avshalom Vilan, Former Member of Knesset (Meretz)
   
   
4. How Jews, Christians and Muslims Can Work Together For Peace (Lafayette Park/Farragut Square)
   Greg Khalil, President and Co-Founder, The Kairos Project
   Salam Al-Marayati, Executive Director, Muslim Public Affairs Council
   Mark Pelavin, Associate Director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
   Maureen Shea, Former Director, Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations; Former Churches For Middle East Peace Chair
   Moderator: Ron Young, Co-Founder, National Interreligious Leadership Initiative for Peace
   
   
5. NEW ISRAEL FUND PRESENTS: Setting the Stage for Peace: The Fight for Democratic Values (Franklin Square)
   Hagai El-Ad, Executive Director, The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI)
   Akiva Eldar, Chief Political Columnist and Editorial Writer, Ha'aretz
   Rachel Liel, Executive Director, New Israel Fund Israel
   Moderator: Larry Garber, Former CEO, New Israel Fund
   
   
6. THEATER J AND J STREET PRESENT: Culture as a Tool for Change - Popular Media (McPherson Square)
   John Marks, President and Founder, Search for Common Ground

12:30pm to 1:30pm - LUNCH

1:30pm to 3:15pm - PLENARY SESSION: Jewish Community Town Hall (Independence Ballroom)
Jeremy Ben-Ami, Executive Director, J Street
Rabbi Eric Yoffie, President, The Union for Reform Judaism
Moderator: Jane Eisner, Editor, The Forward

3:30pm to 4:45pm - BREAKOUT SESSIONS

1. Iran: Is Diplomacy Working? (Lafayette Park/Farragut Square)
   Hillary Mann Leverett, CEO, STRATEGA
   Trita Parsi, Founder and President, National Iranian American Council
   Brian Finlay, Senior Associate, The Henry L. Stimson Center
   Moderator: Toni G. Verstandig, Director of Middle East Programs, The Aspen Institute
   
   
2. Human Rights in Israel (Independence FG)
   Rabbi Arik Ascherman, Executive Director, Rabbis for Human Rights
   Oded Na'aman, Breaking the Silence
   Uri Zaki, USA Representative, B'tselem
   Professor David Kretzmer, Emeritus Professor of International Law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Co-Chair, Executive Board, B'Tselem, The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories
   Moderator: Aaron Back, Director, Ford Israel Fund
   
   
3. How We Stop Talking to Ourselves: Innovative Ways to Broaden the Conversation (Constitution CD)
   Ronit Avni, Founder and Executive Director, Just Vision
   Malka Fenyvesi, Director of Interfaith Programming/NewGround Co-Director, Progressive Jewish Alliance
   Rabbi Melissa Weintraub, Co-founder and Co-Executive Director, Encounter
   Moderator: Shawn Landres, Co-Founder and CEO, Jumpstart
   
   
4. Israel on Campus (Franklin Square)
   Ralph Hexter, President, Hampshire College
   Aimee Mayer, Member, J Street U Student Board of Directors; President, University of Maryland J Street U
   David Shneer, Associate Professor of History; Director, Program in Jewish Studies, University of Colorado at Boulder
   Dr. Bernard Steinberg, President and Executive Director, Harvard Hillel
   Moderator: Chaya Rubin, Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology, Yeshiva University
   
   
5. Palestinian Economic Development: Path to Peace or Diversion? (Independence HI)
   C. Ross Anthony, Ph.D., Senior Economist, RAND Corporation
   Bassim Khoury, Minister of National Economy, Palestinian Authority
   Ron Pundak, Director General, Peres Center for Peace
   Douglas Suisman, Principal Architect, Suisman Urban Design
   Moderator: Bernard Avishai, Business Consultant; Author
   
   
6. THEATER J AND J STREET PRESENT: Culture as a Tool for Change - Storytelling - A Land Twice Promised (McPherson Square)
   Noa Baum, Storyteller  

5:00pm to 6:15pm - PLENARY SESSION: View From the Hill: Congress and the US-Israel Relationship (Independence Ballroom)
Representative Charles Boustany (LA-07)
Representative Bob Filner (CA-51)
Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09)
Representative Steven Cohen (TN-09)
Representative Jared Polis (CO-02)
Moderator: Bob Franken, Former CNN Correspondent

8:00pm -  Rocking the Status Quo Party (Independence Ballroom)
Featuring Music by Soulico
Open to all participants

8:00pm  - Reception in Celebration of Brit Tzedek v' Shalom (Lafayette Park/Farragut Square)
Open to all participants