Justice Hanan Melcer is the former Deputy President of the Supreme Court of Israel. Before his appointment to the Court, he founded Melcer & Co., a leading law firm specializing in public law, communications law, infrastructure law and commercial law, and was involved in the legal aspects of major infrastructure projects in Israel, including the Cross-Israel Highway, Ben-Gurion Airport Terminal 2000, the underwater communications cable initiative, the Israeli civil satellite initiative, and the Tel Aviv light rail project. He also lectured at leading law faculties in Israel. [Read More]

Professor Arie Reich is Vice Rector of Bar-Ilan University, former Dean of the Faculty of Law, and Jean Monnet Professor of EU Law and Institutions. He is an experienced arbitrator, particularly in international disputes, and has served on multiple World Trade Organization dispute settlement panels, on the ICSID Panel of Conciliators and Arbitrators, and as a standing arbitrator in the Tel Aviv Red Line project. He specializes in international economic law, European Union law and arbitration, and has authored more than 50 academic books and articles. [Read More]

Benjamin Zelmanovich is an expert in planning and construction law. Since 2016 he has served as Chairman of the Board of Appeals under the Planning and Construction Law, hearing appeals relating to licensing, taxation, economic issues and appraisal aspects of construction and infrastructure projects. He previously served in legal planning roles at the Ministry of Interior and advised planning bodies including the National Infrastructure Committee. He teaches planning and construction law and holds an LL.B. from Tel Aviv University. [Read More]

Professor Galit Cohen-Blankshtain heads the Federmann School of Public Policy and Governance and is a member of the Department of Geography at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She earned her Ph.D. from the Free University of Amsterdam and completed postdoctoral research at Harvard Kennedy School. Her research focuses on transport policy, urban policy, environmental policy and public participation in policy processes. [Read More]

Hussam Bishara is Chairman of the Board of TransIsrael Ltd., the governmental company responsible for nationwide transportation projects, including roads, rail and the Haifa–Nazareth light rail project. He previously served as Chairman of the Board of Israel Railways and is a partner at RSM Schiff Hazenfratz & Co. He holds bachelor’s degrees in Accounting and Economics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and lectures in professional forums on auditing and accounting. [Read More]

Judge Iris Soroker served as a judge of the Magistrates Court in Rishon LeZion from 2003 to 2016. She dealt with a wide range of civil and commercial disputes, including contractual disputes, real estate, torts, banking, insurance, construction and disputes between contractors. Today she serves as an arbitrator and mediator, heads the Heth Academic Research Center of Competition and Regulation at the College of Management, and lectures at its law school. She holds a Doctor of Laws degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. [Read More]

Major General Kamil Abu Rukun is a retired IDF Major General. In his last role he served as Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories and as a member of the IDF General Staff, with responsibility for infrastructure, housing planning, land allocation and planning committees. Prior to that he served as Head of the Civil Administration in the West Bank. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Middle Eastern Studies and a master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Haifa, and also completed director training at the Israeli Center for Management. [Read More]

Orit Sonn served as Deputy State Attorney, Civil Division, where she led and represented the State of Israel in a broad range of civil proceedings, including matters relating to construction and tenders. Her work included public-resource allocation, land policy, tort liability of public bodies, commercial litigation, administrative petitions and complex infrastructure arbitration proceedings. She was also recognized as a notable public service officer. [Read More]

Noa Oren is a senior infrastructure executive with extensive experience in managing national infrastructure mega-projects across sea, air and land in Israel. She holds a BSc in Civil Engineering from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology and an MBA from the Open University. Most recently, she served as Deputy CEO - Metro at NTA - Metropolitan Mass Transit System Ltd., overseeing a national project with an estimated budget of USD 50 billion. Previously, she served as Vice President of the New Ports at Israel Ports Company, where she concurrently led two landmark national infrastructure projects: the South Port in Ashdod and the Bay Port in Haifa, with a combined budget of approximately USD 2 billion. She specializes in leading complex processes of design and construction with a holistic vision. Oren is a subject matter expert in international tenders, large-scale budgets, resolving complex bottlenecks with a strong emphasis on quality, schedule, and budget performance. [Read More]

Orna Hozman Bechor is a senior public-sector executive and experienced director who has served as CEO of four government ministries. She has extensive experience in managing large budgets and complex public projects, with deep expertise in regulation, strategic planning and risk management. Since 2017 she has served as Chairwoman of Ashdod Port. [Read More]

Oskar Abo-Razak is a tax partner at PwC. He previously served as Director General of the Ministry of Interior, Chairman of the National Planning and Construction Council and Deputy Director of the Tax Authority. Since 2005 he has served as Chairman of the Real Estate Appraiser Examinations Committee at the Ministry of Justice. He lectures on taxation, has published books on tax law, and holds a master’s degree in Public Policy from the Hebrew University and a bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences from the Open University. [Read More]

Professor Rachelle Alterman is Emeritus Professor of Urban Planning and Law at the Technion and a senior researcher at the Neaman Institute. She is the founding president of the International Academic Association on Planning, Law and Property Rights and an honorary member of the Association of European Schools of Planning. Her research and extensive publications focus on comparative planning law, property rights, land policy and housing, and her expertise is frequently sought by public bodies and international organizations. [Read More]

Rony Hizkiyahu served as Accountant General at the Ministry of Finance from 2017 to 2020. Before that he held senior positions in both the public and private sectors, including Chairman of the First International Bank and Supervisor of Banks at the Bank of Israel. He began his career at Bank Hapoalim and later served as CEO of Maritime Bank and as EVP and Head of the Business Division at Discount Bank. He holds a B.Sc. in Industrial and Management Engineering from Ben-Gurion University. [Read More]

Shmuel Slavin is the founder and chairman of Sella Capital. He served as economic adviser to Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, Director General of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, and later Director General of the Ministry of Finance. He also chaired the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Council, served as a public representative in the labour courts and acted as an arbitrator in disputes involving the state. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and International Relations and an MBA from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. [Read More]

Professor Tomer Broude holds the Bessie and Michael Greenblatt QC Chair in Public and International Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Law and Department of International Relations. He specializes in public international law, international economic law, dispute settlement and human rights. He is an editor of leading academic publications and serves on the rosters of panelists and arbitrators under several international agreements. He holds an LL.B. and a B.A. from the Hebrew University and an S.J.D. from the University of Toronto. [Read More]

Udi Adiri is CEO for Transportation, Energy and Automotive at the Blilious Group. He previously served as Director General of Israel’s Ministry of Energy and, before that, as Deputy Director of Budgets at the Ministry of Finance with responsibility for infrastructure sectors. His public-sector work included major energy, transport, ports and water reforms, as well as leadership of strategic energy policy processes. He holds degrees from Tel Aviv University and Harvard University. [Read More]