About the Conference

The Jerusalem Conference provides a unique annual forum for the discussion of Israel's national priorities, social values, and aspirations. Every year the Jerusalem Conference hosts key figures and policy makers from Israel and around the world -- all leaders in the political, economic, academic, communal, security, military, and rabbinic spheres.

The 2009 Jerusalem Conference will focus on the "New Leadership and New Directions" that will emerge this year in Israel and the United States following their national elections.

This year, among the topics the Jerusalem Conference will explore will be Israel's regional security challenges, the international economic crisis, combating corruption, alternative sources of energy, the Middle East water crisis, and the unity of Jerusalem.

The speakers and audience of the Jerusalem Conference represent a broad spectrum of viewpoints and constituencies.

The Jerusalem Conference is dedicated to the promotion of Jewish heritage and values and to Israel's future as a viable, modern, democratic and Jewish state. The setting for the Jerusalem Conference – Mt. Scopus, Jerusalem – underscores the Conference's devotion to Israel's capital city