08:30 Bus departs for the Sde Boker campus
Sde Boker Campus
9:00 BGU Shark Tank: Innovation for Impact
Student entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to a panel of “sharks”
Sharks: Karen Basian, Lionel Halpérin, Lisa Scheller, Osi Sessler
Moderator: Dana Gavish, Head, Yazamut 360 Entrepreneurship Center
George Evens Family Auditorium
10:15 AMA with Nas Daily
Engage with Nas Daily (Nuseir Yassin), honorary PhD recipient and one of the world’s most influential content creators, in an interactive “Ask Me Anything” session for guests and
students
Moderator: Noa Dekel, Chair of the BGU Student Union
George Evens Family Auditorium
11:00 Step into Science
Join live experiments in breakout lab sessions
12:00 Lunch with students
Esther and Michel Halpérin Student Center
13:15 New Frontiers in Science: Interdisciplinary Research Showcase
Inspiring glimpse into the future with BGU researchers:
Dr. Alex Brodsky, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Prof. Tamar Makov, Dept. of Management
Prof. Debbie Toiber, Dept. of Life Sciences
Dr. Benjamin Palmer, Dept. of Chemistry
George Evens Family Auditorium
14:10 Empowering Leaders in Action
Get to know students and alumni of the Mandel Social Leadership Program making an impact
Moderator: Prof. Moriah Ellen, Dept. of Health Policy and Management
With: Alaa Abu Ghalioun, Michal Manhaimer, Liran Levy, Natali Getahon
George Evens Family Auditorium
14:50 Closing Remarks by President Prof. Daniel Chamovitz
George Evens Family Auditorium
15:15 Bus departs for the hotel
18:20 Bus departs for Ramon Crater
19:00 Under the Stars: A Magical Musical Evening
Exciting closing event with BGU students and entertainment by award winning world-music artist Mark Eliyahu
Khan HaGeves, Ramon Crater