GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INVESTING IN ISRAELI ASSETS
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Time: 5:30 – 8:30
Location: Burns & Levinson
125 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02110-1624
5:30 – Reception and networking (Dietary Rules will be observed)
6:30 – Program
Welcoming Remarks:
Nadav Tamir
Israel Consul General to New England
Speakers:
Dr. Bruce Magid
Dean of Brandeis International Business School
Yair Shiran
Economic Minister to North America
Clifford Goldstein
Chairman of the Board – Amidex Funds Inc.
DR. BRUCE MAGID
Bruce R. Magid, Ph.D., is the dean of Brandeis International Business School (IBS). Magid holds the Martin and Ahuva Gross Chair in Financial Markets and Institutions. He serves as Treasurer and member of the Board of the Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment and is also Co-Chair of the NASULGC Sloan National Commission on Online Learning. Dr. Magid brings both academic leadership and professional practice to IBS. He provided leadership as a managing director and senior vice president at Bank of America, where he served for twenty-one years. Over his career, Magid has been senior advisor to the Minister of Planning of the Republic of Venezuela, developed and taught executive education courses, and he has been a recipient of a U.S. Department of Education grant.
YAIR SHIRAN
Under the leadership of Yair Shiran, the Economic Minister to North America, the Economic Mission of Israel strives to promote trade, as well as economic, technological and investment cooperation between Israel and the United States. Serving in key positions both in Israel and abroad, Mr. Shiran has extensive experience in international trade and global economic affairs. Before assuming the post in New York Mr. Shiran served as the Chief Trade Negotiator and Israel’s representative to the World Trade Organization in Geneva. Mr. Shiran retired from the Israeli Defense Forces with the rank of Captain, having served as a Company Commander in the Israeli Paratroopers and in the IDF officers’ training academy.
CLIFFORD GOLDSTEIN
Clifford A. Goldstein, Chairman of the Board, AMIDEX Funds, Inc. A summa cum laude graduate of Temple University and Temple University Law School, Mr. Goldstein practiced Commercial Law at America’s oldest law firm until 1991 when he founded his own firm, Weber Goldstein Greenberg and Gallagher. Mr. Goldstein is a frequent guest on CNBC, CBS Marketwatch, Fox News and CNN, commenting on the Israeli economy and Israeli stocks. Mr. Goldstein is an Executive Consultant to the Chartwell Law Offices, LLP, in Valley Forge, PA, and serves on the Executive Committee of Camp Ramah in the Poconos and the America-Israel Chamber of Commerce.
