Former Vice Presidential Candidate Jack Kemp was the honorary guest of the Chamber February 21, 2006. Mr. Kemp headed a U.S. financial services and investment delegation to Israel.
Mr. Kemp and members of the mission joined the Chamber for dinner at Maganda Restaurant in Tel Aviv.
The delegation included:
* Honorable Jack Kemp, CEO, Kemp Partners
* Ambassador Uri Bar-Ner, Special Advisor & Consultant to the President, America-Israel Friendship League
* George Biancardi, Practice Leader-Financial Institution Industry Marsh, Inc.
* Sylvia Bigio, Sandell Asset Management Corp.
* Daniel Dauber, Managing Director, York Capital Management
* Todd Fisher, Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
* Montieth M. Illingworth, Head of Office, Gavin Anderson & Company
* Gol Kalev
* Paul M. Kaplan, Esq., Partner, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
* Kassahun Kebede Chairman, Panton Capital Group
8 Ricardo Litvak, Managing Director, Investments, Wachovia Securities-NY Latin Amer. Group
* Zohar Peri, Economic Minister to North America, Government of Israel, Economic Mission
* Robin B. Reif, Senior Vice President, Jack Morton Worldwide
* Andrew B. Scherr, Director, Fortis Financial Services LLC
Chamber Participants included:
* Amb. Zalman Shoval, President of the Chamber
* Ruth Arad, Head of Risk Management, Bank Leumi
* Avihu Ben-Nun, Chairman, Universal Motors Israel
* Tamar Guy, Executive Director of the Chamber
* Dan Halpern, Co-CEO, Iftic
* Daniel Furman, CEO, Arba Finance Company
* Dan Propper, CEO, Osem Food Industries
* Ruby Shamir, Executive Director - Israel Office, America-Israel Friendship League
Photos from the event can be viewed below:
