Eleventh Annual Herzliya Conference

The Eleventh Annual Herzliya Conference was held on 6-9 February 2011 at the IDC Herzliya.

Sunday, February 6 2011

The Balance of Israel's National Security: The National Assessments

14:30-15:30

• Opening Remarks: Maj. Gen. (res.) Danny Rothschild, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Chair, Annual Herzliya Conference Series
• Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel, Head of Plans and Policy Directorate, IDF
• Amb. Rafi Barak, Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Balance of Israel's National Security: The Herzliya Indices

15:30-16:30

• MK Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Minister of Finance
• MK Isaac Herzog, Fmr. Minister of Social Affairs and Social Services
• Prof. Rafi Melnick, Provost, IDC Herzliya
• Prof. Gabriel Ben-Dor, Haifa University

Inaugural Ceremony

16:45-19:00

• Introduction: Mr. Tommy Steiner, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
• Greetings: Ms. Yael German, Mayor of Herzliya
• Introduction: Prof. Uriel Reichman, President, IDC Herzliya
• Keynote Address: H.E. Shimon Peres, President of the State of Israel
• Prof. Alex Mintz, Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
• Herzliya Assessment: Maj. Gen. (res.) Danny Rothschild, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Chair, Annual Herzliya Conference Series

"The US and the Future of the Global Economic System”

• Introductory Remarks: Prof. Jacob Frenkel, Chairman, JPMorgan Chase International; Chairman, Group of Thirty (G-30); Fmr. Governor

of the Bank of Israel.

• Keynote Address: Hon. Prof. Lawrence Summers, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; Fmr. Assistant to the US President for Economic Policy and Director of the National Economic Council; Fmr. US Secretary of the Treasury; Fmr. President of Harvard University

Shared Strategic Challenges: Panel of Defense Ministers'

• 19:45

In cooperation with the European Friends of Israel (EFI)

• Introduction: Mr. Tommy Steiner, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
• Greetings: Mr. Elmar Brok, MEP, Chairman, European Parliament Delegation for Relations with the United States
• MK Maj. Gen. (res.) Matan Vilnai, Minister of Homefront Defense
• Rt. Hon. Dr. Liam Fox, MP, Secretary of State for Defence, UK
• Hon. Dr. Alexandr Vondra, Senator, Minister of Defense, Czech Republic
• Hon. Dr. Csaba Hende, Minister of Defense, Republic of Hungary

Preliminary Program Monday, February 7, 2011

10:00-10:30

• Introduction: Mr. Israel Makov, Chairman of the Board, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
• Keynote Address: MK Tzipi Livni, Chairperson of Kadima Party, Head of the Opposition; Fmr. Minister of Foreign Affairs

The Herzliya Debate: Can the World Live with a Nuclear Iran?

10:30-11:30

• Ms. Danielle Pletka, Vice President, Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
• Mr. Brian Katulis, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
• Brig. Gen. (res.) Dr. Ephraim Sneh, Fmr. Deputy Minister of Defense; Chair, S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue, Netanya Academic College
• Mr. Efraim Halevy, Fmr. Head of the Mossad; Director of the Shasha Center for Strategic Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• Moderator: Dr. Manfred Bleskin, Journalist and News Presenter, German News Television

From Da'wa to Jihad: The Nexus of Indoctrination and Violence

11:45-13:15

• Dr. Shmuel Bar, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
• Ms. Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Fellow Resident, American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
• Ms. Judith Miller, Contributing Editor, City Journal, US
• Dr. Boaz Ganor, Executive Director, International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), IDC Herzliya

The New Global Balance of Power: The Shift to the East

11:45-13:15

• Amb. Bilahari Kausikan, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
• Dr. PANG Zhongying, Director, Centre on the New Global Governance, People's University of China (Renmin)
• Ms. Indrani Bagchi, Diplomatic Editor, The Times of India
• Prof. Yaacov Vertzberger, Department of International Relations, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• Moderator: Mr. Arad Nir, Channel 2

All the Eggs in One Basket? America's Place in Israel's Foreign Policy

14:00-15:30

• MK Amb. Daniel Ayalon, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Amb. Zalman Shoval, Fmr. Ambassador of Israel to the US
• Prof. Gabriela Shalev, Fmr. Permanent Representative of Israel to the UN; Ono Academic College
• Mr. Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman, [[Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish

Organizations]]

• Moderator: Mr. Arnon Perlman

Latin America: The Growing Economic Locomotive

14:00-15:30

• Dr. José de Gregorio, Governor, Central Bank of Chile
• Amb. Clifford M. Sobel, Fmr. US Ambassador to Brazil
• Prof. Mario Sznajder, Chair, Department of Political Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• Dr. Luis F. Rubio, President, Center of Research for Development (CIDAC), Mexico
• Prof. Rafi Melnick, Provost, IDC Herzliya

Multiple Jewish Identities: Celebrating Pluralism, Maintaining Cohesiveness

14:00-15:30

• Prof. Mikhail Chlenov, Secretary General, Euro-Asian Jewish Congress, Russia
• Prof. Jonathan Webber, UNESCO Chair in Jewish and Interfaith Studies, University of Birmingham, UK
• Dr. Ruth Calderon, Founder and Executive Director, Alma – Home for Hebrew Culture
• Rabbi Dr. [[Benjamin (Benny) Lau], Director of Jerusalem's Center for Judaism and Society,
• Beit Morasha; Rabbi of the Ramban Synagogue in Jerusalem
• Moderator: Mr. Nadav Peri, Channel 10

Herzl Award Laureate Keynote Address

15:45-17:30

• Presentation of Award and Introduction: MK Benjamin (Fuad) Ben-Eliezer, Fmr. Minister of

Industry, Trade, and Labor

• Keynote Address: Dr. Alexander Mashkevich, President, Euro-Asian Jewish Congress, Russia

Securing the Future of Israel and the Jewish People

• Sir Ronald Cohen, Chairman, Portland Trust
• Mr. Mick Davis, Chairman, UK Jewish Leadership Council (JLC); Chairman, [[United Jewish Israel

Appeal]] (UJIA)

• Amb. Dan Gillerman, Chairman, Markstone Israel; Fmr. Permanent Representative of Israel to the UN
• Mr. Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish

Organizations

• Mr. Nathan Sharansky, Chairman of the Executive, Jewish Agency for Israel

Rediscovering the Silk Road: Developing Israel's Trade with Asia

16:00-17:30

• Mr. Israel Makov, Chairman of the Board, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
• Mr. Boaz Hirsch, Deputy Director General and Director, Foreign Trade Administration, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor
• Dr. Orna Berry, Vice President, global EMC; CEO, EMC Israel; Chairwoman, Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce
• Mr. Clyde Prestowitz, Founder and President, Economic Strategy Institute, US
• Mr. Tobby Simon, CEO, Synergia - Business Beyond Borders, India
• Mr. Uriel Lynn, President, Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce
• Concluding Remarks: MK Benjamin (Fuad) Ben-Eliezer, Fmr. Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor

Future Warfare and Battlefield: Implications for Force Structure

16:00-17:30

• Maj. Gen. (res.) Eitan Ben Eliyahu, Fmr. Commander of the Air Force Brig. Gen. Axel Binder, Commander of the

Bundeswehr Transformation Centre, Germany

• Dr. Bruno Tertrais, Senior Research Fellow, Fondation pour la Recherche Strategique (FRS), France.
• Dr. Dov Zakheim, Senior Fellow, CNA Corporation, US
• Dr. Dan Schueftan, Director of the National Security Studies Center, University of Haifa.
• Moderator: Ms. Tallie Lipkin-Shahak, IDF Army Radio

Keynote Address

18:00

• Introductory Remarks: Amb. Ronald S. Lauder, President, World Jewish Congress
• Keynote Address: Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, IDF Chief of General Staff

=The Broader Middle East Game: The US, Europe and Regional Stability

19:45

• Keynote Address: Gen. (ret.) James L. Jones, Fmr. US National Security Advisor; Fmr. Commander, US European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe
• Mr. Francis Delon, Secretary General for Defence and National Security, France
• Ms. Mary-Beth Long, Fmr. US Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
• Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilead, Director, Political-Military Bureau, Ministry of Defense
• Moderator: Mr. Yoav Limor, Chief Defense Correspondent, Channel 1

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Is Israel Losing Europe?

10:00-11:15

• MK Silvan Shalom, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Cooperation and Minister of the Development of the Negev and Galilee
• Hon. Prof. Uri Rosenthal, Minister of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands
• Mr. Michael Dugher, MP, UK Shadow Defence Minister
• Dr. Jürgen Rüttgers, Fmr. Minister President, North-Rein Westphalen, Germany
• Moderator: Dr. Josef Joffe, Publisher-Editor, Die Zeit, Germany

At Peak Oil: Strategic Implications for the World and Israel

11:30-13:15

• Brig. Gen. Axel Binder, Commander of the Bundeswehr Transformation Centre, Germany
• Mr. R. James Woolsey, Chairman, Woolsey Partners LLC; Fmr. Director of the CIA
• Mr. Yossie Hollander, Chairman, Israeli Institute for Economic Planning
• Mr. David Hobbs, Chief Energy Strategist, IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA), US
• Dr. Brenda Shaffer, School of Political Sciences, University of Haifa
• Mr. Shaul Zemach, Director General, Ministry of National Infrastructures
• Moderator: Mr. Sam Kiley, Security Editor, Sky News

Security in Cyberspace

11:30-13:00

• Maj. Gen. (res.) Prof. Itzhak Ben-Israel, Chairman, Israel National Council for Research and Development; Tel-Aviv University
• Hon. Douglas Andrew Smith, US Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for the Private Sector
• Dr. Martin Libicki, Senior Management Scientist, RAND Corporation, US
• Ms. Deborah Hausen-Couriel, Yuval Ne’eman Tel Aviv Workshop for Science, Technology and Security
• Brig. Gen. (res.) Nitzan Nuriel, Head, Counter-Terrorism Bureau, National Security Council, Prime Minister's Office
• Brig. Gen. (res.) Yair Cohen, Senior Director ICS, Elbit Systems Ltd.

New Media as a Strategic Weapon

14:00-15:30

• Dr. Yossi Vardi, Chairman, International Technologies
• Brig. Gen. Avi Benayahu, IDF Spokesperson
• Dr. Noam Lemelstrich Latar, Dean, Ofer School of Communications, IDC Herzliya
• Honorary Chair: Mr. Vladimir Gusinsky, Founder, Media-Most

Israel's Role in Reducing Global Oil Dependency

14:00-15:30

• Prof. Eugene Kandel, Head, National Economic Council, Prime Minister's Office
• Prof. Moti Hershkowitz, Vice-President and Dean for R&D, Department of Chemical Engineering, Ben Gurion University of the Negev
• Dr. Sass Somekh, Founder, Musea Ventures, US
• Mr. Ariel (Aik) Rosenberg, Chairman, Metal-Tech Ltd.
• Dr. Gal Luft, Executive Director, Institute for the Analyses of Global Security (IAGS)
• Moderator: Mr. Yossie Hollander, Chairman, Israeli Institute for Economic Planning

===Turmoil in the Middle East: Economic Implications for Israel 14:00-15:15

• Prof. Rafi Melnick, Provost, IDC Herzliya
• Mr. David Brodet, Chair, Board of Directors, Bank Leumi
• Brig. Gen. (res.) Pinchas Buchris, Fmr. Director General, Ministry of Defense
• Prof. Amir Barnea, Founding Dean, Arison School of Business, IDC Herzliya
• Dr. Gil Bafman, Chief Economist, Bank Leumi

Turkey - Cause for Concern?

15:45-17:15

• Dr. Michael Leigh, Director General for Enlargement, European Commission
• Prof. Barry Rubin, Head, GLORIA Center, IDC Herzliya
• Dr. Constanze Stelzenmüller, Senior Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund, Germany
• Prof. Soli Özel, Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Bilgi University, Turkey
• Dr. Ariel Cohen, Senior Research Fellow, Heritage Foundation, US
• Moderator: Dr. Kenneth R. Weinstein, CEO, Hudson Institute, US

Employment in the Arab Sector

15:45-17:15

• Mr. Mohammad Darawshe, Co-Executive Director, The Abraham Fund Initiatives
• Dr. Masad Barhoum, Manager, Nahariya Hospital
• Mr. Sharon Kedmi, Director General, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor
• Mr. Ayman Saif, Director, Economic Development Authority in the Minority, Sector, Prime Minister’s Office
• Brig. Gen. (res.) Eival Giladi, Director, Portland Trust Israel
• Ms. Evelyn Collins, Chief Executive, Equality Commission, Northern Ireland

Research and Development as an Ecosystem: Government, Industry, and Universities

15:30-17:15

• Maj. Gen. (res.) Prof. Itzhak Ben-Israel, Chairman, Israel National Council for Research and Development; Tel-Aviv University
• Prof. Eugene Kandel, Head, National Economic Council, Prime Minister's Office
• Mr. Avi Hasson, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor
• Dr. Yossi Vardi, Chairman, International Technologies
• Brig. Gen. (res.) Uzi Eilam, Fmr. Head of Research and Development Directorate, Ministry of Defense
• Concluding Remarks: MK Prof. Daniel Hershkowitz, Minister of Science and Technology

=On Criticism and Prejudice: The Arab-Israeli Conflict and the Assault on Israel's Legitimacy

17:30-19:00

• MK Dr. Nachman Shai, Kadima Party
• Mr. Tommy Steiner, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
• Ms. Brooke M. Goldstein, Director, The Lawfare Project, US
• Mr. Dan Diker, Secretary General Designate of the World Jewish Congress
• Ms. Lorna Fitzsimons, CEO, BICOM, UK
• Amb. Ron Prosor, Ambassador of the State of Israel to the UK
• Moderator: Mr. Gilad Adin, Samy Offer School of Communications, IDC Herzliya
• Concluding Remarks: MK Lt. Gen. (res.) Moshe Ya'alon, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Strategic Affairs

Women Empowerment and Leadership – The Y Factor

17:30-19:00

• Amb. Nancy Brinker, Founder and CEO, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, US
• Hon. Dr. Ursula Plassnik, Fmr. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria; Special Envoy for International Women's Issues
• Ms. Nehama Ronen, Chairman, Maman Cargo Terminals and Handling Ltd.; Fmr. Director General, Ministry of the Environmental Protection; Fmr. Member of the Knesset
• Ms. Alona Barkat, Owner and Chairperson, Hapoel Beer Sheva
• Ms. Indrani Bagchi, Diplomatic Editor, The Times of India
• Col. (res.) Ahuva Yanai, CEO, Matan – Investing in the Community
• Ms. Efrat Duvdevani, Director General, Office of the President
• Moderator: Prof. Galia Golan, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya

Online Learning: Leverage for Economic Growth and Alleviating Socio-Economic Polarization

17:30-19:00

• Introductory Remarks: MK Gideon Sa'ar, Minister of Education
• Hon. Bob Wise, President, Alliance for Excellent Education; Fmr. Governor of West Virginia
• Mr. Michael Yutrzenka, Senior Director, Education and Economic Development, Cisco
• Ms. Gila Ben-Har, CEO, Center for Educational Technology
• Prof. Hagit Messer-Yaron, President, Open University
• Dr. Ofer Rimon, Director for Science and Information, Ministry of Education
• Adv. Ariel Deri, Executive Director, Haredi College of Jerusalem
• Dr. Khaled Abu-Asbah, Director, Massar Institute for Research, Planning and Educational Counseling
• Dr. Ofer Rimon, Acting Director, Science and Technology Administration, Ministry of Education
• Moderator: Mr. Menashe Raz, Journalist

Challenges to Global Economic Governance: Trade and Monetary Aspects

19:45

• Keynote Address: Prof. Stanley Fischer, Governor, Bank of Israel
• Dr. José de Gregorio, Governor, Central Bank of Chile
• Amb. Miriam E. Sapiro, Deputy US Trade Representative
• Dr. Yossi Bachar, Chairman, Board of Directors, Bank Discount
• Moderator: Mr. Eytan Avriel, Editor, TheMarker Online
• Concluding Address: Hon. Prof. Giulio Tremonti, Minister of Finance and Economy of Italy

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

The Peace Process – Quo Vadis?

10:00-11:30

• Lt. Gen. (res.) Shaul Mofaz, Chairman, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
• Hon. Robert Wexler, President, S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace, US
• Prof. Shlomo Avineri, Department of Political Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Fmr. Director

General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• Mr. Israel Harel, Chairman, Institute for Zionist Strategy
• Brig. Gen. (res.) Michael (Mike) Herzog, The Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI); Fmr. Envoy of the Prime

Minister and the Defense Minister for the Peace Process

• Moderator: Mr. Raviv Druker, Political Analyst, Channel 10

Dilemmas in US Policy in the Middle East: Stability vs. Democracy?

11:45-13:30

• Mr. Brian Katulis, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
• Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror, Vice President, Jerusalem Academic Center, Lander Institute
• Dr. David Gordon, Head of Research and Director, Global Macro Analysis, Eurasia Group; Fmr. Vice Chairman, US National Intelligence Council (NIC)
• Prof. Martin Kramer, Senior Fellow, Shalem Center
• Dr. Peter Berkowitz, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
• Dr. Shmuel Bar, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya

Bringing Down Socio-Economic Inequalities: The Government's Strategic Challenge

11:45-13:30

• Prof. Zvi Eckstein, Deputy Governor, Bank of Israel
• Mr. Sharon Kedmi, Director General, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor
• Ms. Esther Dominissini, Director General, National Insurance Institute
• Mr. Nahum Itzkovitz, Director General, [[Ministry of Social Affairs

and Social Services]]

• Ms. Orna Hozman-Bechor, Director General, Ministry for the Development of the Negev and the Galilee and the Ministry for Regional Development
• Dr. Shimshon Shoshani, Director General, Ministry of Education
• Mr. Moshe Bar Siman Tov, Deputy Director, Budgeting Division, Ministry of Finance
• Moderator: Mr. Sever Plotzker, Chief Economic Commentator, Yedioth Aharonoth

Streets Rule? Middle East Domestic Instability and Regional Implications

14:30-16:00

• Mr. Riad al Khouri, Member of the International Council, Questscope, Amman, Jordan
• Dr. Israel Elad-Altman, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
• Mr. Sherif El Diwany, Senior Director, Middle East and North Africa, World Economic Forum, Switzerland
• Ms. Judith Miller, Contributing Editor, City Journal, US
• Mr. Salman Shaikh, Director, Brookings Doha Center, Qatar; Fellow, [[Saban Center for Middle East

Policy]], Brookings Institution

• Moderator: Ms. Smadar Perry, Middle East Editor, Yediot Aharonot

Binding the Ties: Leveraging the Israel Experience Programs among the World Jewish Young Generations

14:30-16:00

• Ms. Amira Aharonovitz, Head of the Strategic Division, Jewish Agency for Israel
• Mr. Eyal Dagan, Head of Diaspora Affairs, Ministry of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs
• Ms. Michal Frank, Head of the Department for Policy Implementation, Prime Minister’s Office
• Ms. Ayelet Shilo-Tamir, CEO, Masa Israel
• Mr. Gideon Shavit, Chairman, Lapid Coalition
• Moderator: Mr. Jonathan Davis, Vice President for External Relations and Head of the [[Raphael

Recanati International School]], IDC Herzliya

Governance and Competitiveness: Enhancing Performance and Uncorking Bureaucratic Bottlenecks

14:30-16:00

• MK Dr. Uzi Landau, Minister of National Infrastructures
• Mr. Shouky Oren, Accountant General, Ministry of Finance
• Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Yaron, Chairman, Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Co (EAPC)
• Mr. Dror Strum, Director, Israeli Institute for Economic Planning
• Ram Belinkov, Fmr. Director of the Budget, Ministry of Finance; Fmr. Direct General, Ministry of Interior
• Adv. Noga Rubinstein, Chief Legal Advisor, Ministry of Communication

Taking a Toll? International Sanctions and Iran's Domestic Arena

16:30-18:00

• Dr. Shmuel Bar, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
• Mr. Mehdi Khalaji, Next Generation Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy, US
• Dr. Patrick Clawson, Deputy Director for Research, Washington Institute for Near East Policy, US
• Mr. Meir Javedanfar, Founder of Middle East Economic and Political Analysis Company (MEEPAS)
• Mr. Mark Dubowitz, Executive Director, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, US
• Moderator: Mr. Richard D. Heideman, Chairman, International Advisory Board of the Herzliya Conference
• Concluding Remarks: Hon. Haley Barbour, Governor of Mississippi

Keynote Address

18:00-18:45

• Introductory Remarks: Mr. Tommy Steiner, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
• Keynote Address: H.E. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Secretary General of NATO

Concluding Session: A New Middle East?

18:45-20:15

• Opening Remarks: Amb. Alexander Vershbow, US Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
• Lt. Gen. (res.) Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Chairman, Board of Directors, TAHAL Group; Fmr. Chief of the General Staff, IDF
• Maj. Gen. (res.) Danny Rothschild, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Chair, Annual Herzliya Conference Series
• Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin, Fmr. IDF Director of Military Intelligence
• Prof. Shlomo Avineri, Department of Political Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Fmr. Director General, Ministry of Foreign

Affairs

Concluding Remarks

20:15-20:45

• Prof. Uriel Reichman, President, IDC Herzliya
• Maj. Gen. (res.) Danny Rothschild, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Chair, Annual Herzliya Conference Series

Herzliya Roundtable Sessions

The Herzliya Roundtable sessions are intended to facilitate in-depth conversations on topical issues involving a limited number of senior-most practitioners and experts. Held under the Chatham House Rule, participation in these sessions is by invitation only.

The Challenge of Electro-Magnetic Pulses (EMP)

Chair:

• Dr. Shlomo Wald, Chief Scientist, Ministry of National Infrastructures

Discussants:

• Mr. John Kappenman, Member of the Advisory Board, The Electric Infrastructure Security Council, US
• Dr. John Lightstone, CFO, Advanced Fusion Systems, US
• Mr. Ferdinand (Andy) Joseph Metzger, Chief of Operational Survivability, US Strategic Command

The Iranian Challenge – Political Alternatives and Beyond

Chair:

• Dr. Shmuel Bar, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya

Discussants:

• Ms. Danielle Pletka, Vice President, Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute (AEI), US
• Dr. Gal Luft, Executive Director, Institute for the Analyses of Global Security (IAGS)
• Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilead, Director, Political-Military Bureau, Ministry of Defense

Addressing the Assault on Israel’s Legitimacy in Europe

• Chairs:
• Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Yosef Kuperwasser, Deputy Director-General, Ministry for Strategic Affairs
• Mr. Tommy Steiner, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya

Discussants:

• Mr. Philipp Missfelder, Member of the Bundestag
• Rt. Hon. John Spellar, MP, UK Shadow Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Mr. Robin Shepherd, Director of International Affairs, Henry Jackson Society
• Dr. Richard Prasquier, President, Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions (CRIF)
• Mr. Claude Kandiyoti, Publisher, Contact J
• Mr. Rafael Bardaji, International Policy Director, FAES Foundation

Radicalization and Counter - Radicalization in the Muslim World

• Chair: Dr. Shmuel Bar, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya

Discussants:

• Mr. Reuel Marc Gerecht, Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, US
• Dr. Israel Elad Altman, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
• Prof. Martin Kramer, Senior Fellow, Shalem Center
• Mr. Ehud Rosen, Bar-Ilan University

Going to Zero? Global and Regional Nuclear and WMD Disarmament Initiatives

• Chair: Dr. Oded Brosh, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya

Discussants:

• Dr. Josef Joffe, Editor, Die Zeit, Germany
• Dr. Ariel (Eli) Levite, Nonresident Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• Dr. Bruno Tertrais, Senior Research Fellow, Fondation pour la Recherche Strategique (FRS), France
• Dr. Emily Landau, Senior Research Associate, Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)

Not a Sealed Fate, nor Preordained: Israel's Online Image=

• Chair: Dr. Noam Lemelstrich Latar, Dean, Ofer School of Communications, IDC Herzliya

Discussants:

• Ms. Miri Eisin, Fmr. Foreign Media Advisor to the Prime Minister
• Mr. Rommey Hassman, Arison School of Business, IDC Herzliya
• Lt. Col. Avital Leibovich, IDF Spokesperson's Unit
• Mr. Lior Chorev, Founding Partner, Euro RSCG Israel Group
• Mr. David Saranga, Head, Department for Digital Diplomacy Initiatives, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Mr. Doron Avni, Policy and Government Relations Manager, Google Israel
• Mr. Uri Shinar, Founder and CEO, Aniboom
• Mr. John Ray, Middle East Correspondent, ITV News

NATO After the Lisbon Summit: Implications for the Middle East and Israel

• Chair: Amb. Luigi Mattiolo, Ambassador of Italy to Israel and NATO Contact Point Ambassador in Israel

Discussants:

• Amb. Dirk Brengelmann, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy
• Amb. Alexander Vershbow, US Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
• Amb. Dr. Oded Eran, Director of the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)
• Mr. Eran Etzion, Director of Policy Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Developing Israel's Relations with Asia-Pacific

Chairs:

• Amb. Ruth Kahanoff, Deputy Director General for Asia-Pacific, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Mr. Doron Bergerbest-Eilon, CEO and President, ASERO worldwide

Discussants:

• Amb. Bilahari Kausikan, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
• Mr. Tommy Steiner, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
• Mr. Tobby Simon, CEO, Synergia - Business Beyond Borders, India
• Mr. Mitsugu Saito, Councilor, National Security and Crisis Management, Cabinet Secretariat, Japan
• Ms. Indrani Bagchi, Diplomatic Editor, The Times of India

Warfare in the Missile Age

• Chair: Maj. Gen.(res.) Eitan Ben Eliyahu, Fmr. Commander of the Air Force

Discussant:

• Brig. Gen. (res.) Yosef Kuperwasser, Deputy Director-General, Ministry for Strategic Affairs

Embedding the Culture of Readiness in Homeland Defense and Civilian Crisis Management

• Chair: Mr. Gidi Grinstein, Founder and President, Reut Institute

Discussant:

• Hon. Douglas Andrew Smith, US Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for the Private Sector
• MK Zeev Bielski, Chair, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Subcommittee for the Examination of Home-Front Readiness

Cyberwarfare and Cybersecurity

• Chair: Prof. Maj. Gen. (res.) Itzhak Ben-Israel, Tel-Aviv University; Chairman, Israel National Council for Research and Development
• Discussant: Dr. Martin Libicki, Senior Management Scientist, RAND Corporation

Measuring Results in the Government and the Public Sector

• Chair: Mr. Arie Mientkavich, Deputy Chairman, Gazit Globe Ltd.

Discussants:

• Mr. Yekoutiel (Couty) Sabah, Director Research, Planning and Training Division, Ministry of Social Affairs and Services
• Mr. Ehud Praver, Head of Policy Planning, Prime Minister’s Office
• Dr. Steven Popper, Director, RAND Israel Initiative
• Brig. Gen. (res.) Pinchas Buchris, Fmr. Director General, Ministry of Defense
• Dr. Gal Alon, CEO, Insights: Decision Intelligence; Fmr Advisor for Strategic Development, Prime Minister's Office
• Ms. Tali Rosov, Measurement and Evaluation, Rashi Foundation

Jewish Russian Speakers in the World – Shared Challenges

• Chair: Mr. Haim Ben Yakov, Vice-President, Euro-Asia Jewish Congress

Discussants:

• Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, Chief Rabbi, Moscow
• Mr. Alexander Smukler, President, National Conference on Soviet

Jewry

• Dr. Matvey Chlenov, Advisor to the President, the World Congress of Russian Jewry
• Dr. Svetlana Jebrak, Board Member, Association of Jewish Students in Germany
• Ms. Naomi Ben Ami, Head, Nativ *
• Mr. Sergey Lagodinsky, Founder and Speaker, The Jewish Caucus, Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), Member of the Board of the Assembly of Representatives of the Jewish Community of Berlin
• Mr. Boruch Gorin, Spokesman, Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia
• Dr. Zeev Khanin, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Immigrant Absorption
• Dr. Aviva Zeltzer-Zubida, Director, Information, Planning and Evaluation Division, Jewish Agency for Israel

External Resources

• Herzliya2011 Preliminary Programme, herzliyaconference.org
• The 11th Conference - 2011, herzliyaconference.org