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The Pinsker Centre has hosted over 160 public events and webinars since February 2016, featuring 57 speakers from a range of professional, personal and academic backgrounds, who all hold several different perspectives. All events are appropriately chaired for balance.

Speaker
Dan Meridor
Biography
Former Deputy Prime Minister of Israel
Campuses Visited
Oxford University (2018)
Kings College London (2018)
Durham University (2018 & 2022)
Cambridge University (2022)
London Universities (2022)
Speaker
Richard Goldberg
Biography
Senior advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, former Director for Countering Iranian Weapons of Mass Destruction for the White House NSC
Campuses Visited
University of London (2023)
St. Andrew's University (2023)
Durham University (2023)
Pinsker Centre Roundtable in Parliament (2023)


Speaker
Lord Walney
Biography
Member of the House of Lords, Crossbench Peer
Campuses Visited
Oxford University (2023)
Glasgow University (2023)
Edinburgh University (2023)
Speaker
Mick Mulvaney
Biography
Former White House Chief of Staff
Campuses Visited
Cambridge University (2022)
Oxford University (2022)
London Universities (2022)
Speaker
Sean Pinner
Biography
Sean fought with the Ukrainian Army in 2022, was captured by the Russian forces during the siege of Mariupol and was sentenced to death. Later Sean was exchanged in a prisoner swap. Awarded "Order of Courage, 3rd Degree" by President Zelensky.
Campuses Visited
Durham University (2023)
Bristol University (2023)
University of London (2023)

Speaker
Tom Tugendhat MP
Biography
Member of Parliament from the Conservative Party
Campuses Visited
University of Bristol (2021)

Speaker
Bob Blackman MP
Biography
Member of Parliament from the Conservative Party
Events
Pinsker Centre Conservative Party Conference Panel (2022)
Parliamentary Roundtable (2023)



Speaker
Ofir Akunis
Biography
Former Israeli Minister of Regional
Cooperation
Campuses Visited
Oxford University (2018)
Kings College London (2018)
Durham University (2018 & 2022)
Cambridge University (2022)
London Universities (2022)

Speaker
Alexander Downer
Biography
Former Foreign Minister of Australia
Events
Pinsker Centre Conservative Party Conference Panel (2022)
UCL (2022)
Durham University (2022)
Fellowship Seminar (2023)

Speaker
Yossi Kuperwasser
Biography
Former Head of the Research Division in the IDF
Campuses Visited
Bristol University (2019)
London Universities (2019)
Oxford and Cambridge Israel Trip (2022)
Speaker
The Hon John Baird P.C.
Biography
Former Foreign Minister of Canada
Campuses Visited
University College London (2018, 2020 & 2022)
Oxford University (2018 & 2022)
Cambridge University (2018)
Durham University (2022)
Birmingham University (2020)
Bristol University (2020 & 2022)


Speaker
Colonel Richard Kemp CBE
Biography
Former Commander of British Forces in
Afghanistan and former Chair of COBRA
Campuses Visited
University College London (2016 & 2017)
Oxford University (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2021)
Durham University (2017 and 2018)
Cambridge University (2018)
Birmingham University (2020)
Bristol University (2020, 2021 & 2023)
Speaker
Robert Greenway
Biography
Robert is a fellow at Hudson Institute and executive director of the Abraham Accords Peace Institute. Previously, he was responsible for US government policy in the Middle East and North Africa on the National Security Council
Campuses Visited
Pinsker Centre Policy Fellowship Seminar (2022)

Speaker
Grisha Yakubovich
Biography
Former Head of the Civil Department for the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (C.O.G.A.T.)
Events
Oxford and Cambridge Israel Trip (2022) Durham University (2023)
Fellowship Seminar (2023)
Oxford University (2023)
Cambridge University (2023)


Speaker
Sharren Haskel MK
Biography
Former Deputy Speaker of the Israeli Parliament
Campuses Visited
Kings College London (2018)
Oxford University (2018)
Sussex University (2018)
Birmingham University (2018)
Cambridge University via webinar (2020)
Oxford and Cambridge Israel Trip (2022)
Speaker
Ed Husain
Biography
Former Advisor to Tony Blair, historian of
Islam and Muslim philosopher
Campuses Visited
Oxford University (2020)
University College London via webinar (2020)


Speaker
H.E. Ehud Olmert
Biography
Former Prime Minister of the State of Israel
Campuses Visited
Cambridge University (2018)
University College London (2018)

Speaker
Bill Kristol
Biography
Former Chief of Staff to the Vice President
of the United States and founding Editor of
the Weekly Standard
Campuses Visited
Cambridge University (2017)
Kings College London (2017)
Oxford University (2017)
Speaker
Dr Melanie Garson
Biography
Teaching Fellow in International Security
and Conflict Resolution
at University College London (UCL)
Events at UCL
in conversation with
Maj. General Amos Yadlin (2017)
in conversation with
Sir Malcolm Rifkind,
HE Ehud Olmert and
the Hon John Baird (2018)
in conversation with Dr. Nir Boms,
Professor Asher Susser and Brigadier
General Dr. Efraim Sneh (2019)
in conversation with The Hon John
Baird P.C., General H.R. McMaster,
Lord Walney, Ambassador Danny Dayan,
Brigadier General Yossi Kuperwasser
and Ambassador Elan Carr (2020)



Speaker
Rep. Liz Cheney
Biography
Member of Congress (R) for Wyoming
Campuses Visited
Policy Fellowship Roundtable (2022)
Speaker
Elliott Abrams
Biography
Former Deputy US National Security Advisor
Campuses Visited
Cambridge University (2022)
Bristol University (2022)
University College London (2021 & 2022)
Stowe School (2022)

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Speaker
Rep. Josh Gottheimer
Biography
Member of Congress (D) for New Jersey
Campuses Visited
Policy Fellowship Roundtable (2022)

Speaker
Senator Tom Cotton
Biography
US Senator (R) for Arkansas
Campuses Visited
Policy Fellowship Roundtable (2022)
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