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===WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2004=== | ===WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2004=== | ||
| − | Upgrading Israel's International Status and Strengthening its Strategic Partnerships | + | '''Upgrading Israel's International Status and Strengthening its Strategic Partnerships''' |
08:00 Morning Sessions | 08:00 Morning Sessions | ||
| − | Upgrading the Strategic Partnership with the U.S. | + | '''Upgrading the Strategic Partnership with the U.S.''' |
| − | "Re-Energizing U.S.-Israeli Special Relations" | + | '''"Re-Energizing U.S.-Israeli Special Relations"''' |
| − | Col. Dr. Eran Lerman, Director General, Israel and Middle East Office, American Jewish Committee | + | *Col. Dr. [[Eran Lerman]], Director General, Israel and Middle East Office, [[American Jewish Committee]] |
| − | "A Defense Treaty with the United States?" | + | '''"A Defense Treaty with the United States?"''' |
| − | Prof. Amnon Rubinstein, Dean, Radzyner School of Law, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya | + | *Prof. [[Amnon Rubinstein]], Dean, [[Radzyner School of Law]], Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya |
| − | Countering the Anti-Israel Campaign | + | '''Countering the Anti-Israel Campaign''' |
| − | Chair: Shula Bahat, Associate Executive Director, American Jewish Committee | + | *Chair: [[Shula Bahat]], Associate Executive Director, [[American Jewish Committee]] |
| − | "Reconstructing the Myth of Zionist Racism" | + | '''"Reconstructing the Myth of Zionist Racism"'' |
| − | Prof. Robert Wistrich, Head, Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Anti-Semitism, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | + | *Prof. [[Robert Wistrich]], Head, Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Anti-Semitism, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| − | "Israel and the World: Getting the Message Right" | + | '''"Israel and the World: Getting the Message Right"''' |
| − | Dr. Frank I. Luntz, President, Luntz Research Companies | + | *Dr. [[Frank I. Luntz]], President, Luntz Research Companies |
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| + | '''"Coping with the United Nations"''' | ||
| + | *Prof. [[Anne Bayefsky]], Senior Fellow, [[Hudson Institute]] | ||
Discussion | Discussion | ||
Coffee break | Coffee break | ||
| + | '''"National Security Policy from a Foreign Policy Perspective"''' | ||
| + | *Ambassador [[Ron Prosor]], Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | ||
| − | + | '''Deepening Israel-EU Relations''' | |
| − | + | *Chair: Ambassador [[Ran Curiel]], Deputy Director-General for Western Europe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
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| − | + | '''"Israel's European Option"''' | |
| − | + | *Ambassador [[Marc Otte]], European Union Special Representative to the Middle East Peace Process, Council of the European Union | |
| − | Deepening Israel-EU Relations | + | *Ambassador Dr. [[Janusz Reiter]], President, Center for International Relations, Warsaw, Poland |
| − | Chair: Ambassador Ran Curiel, Deputy Director-General for Western Europe, | ||
| − | Ministry of Foreign Affairs | ||
| − | "Israel's European Option" | ||
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| − | Ambassador Marc Otte, European Union Special Representative to the Middle East Peace Process, Council of the European Union | ||
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| − | Ambassador Dr. Janusz Reiter, President, Center for International Relations, | ||
| − | Warsaw, Poland | ||
| − | "A Transatlantic Perspective of EU-Israel Relations" | + | '''"A Transatlantic Perspective of EU-Israel Relations"''' |
| − | Karsten D. Voigt, Coordinator for German-American Cooperation, Federal Foreign Office, Germany | + | *[[Karsten D. Voigt]], Coordinator for German-American Cooperation, Federal Foreign Office, Germany |
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Discussion | Discussion | ||
| − | Israel and the Euro-Atlantic Community - Upgrading Relations with NATO | + | |
| − | Chair: Ambassador Dr. Oded Eran, Israeli Ambassador to the European Union | + | '''Israel and the Euro-Atlantic Community - Upgrading Relations with NATO''' |
| − | + | *Chair: Ambassador Dr. [[Oded Eran]], Israeli Ambassador to the European Union | |
| − | Dr. Ronald D. Asmus, Senior Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States | + | *Dr. [[Ronald D. Asmus]], Senior Transatlantic Fellow, [[German Marshall Fund of the United States]] |
| − | + | *Ambassador Sir [[Peter Ricketts]] KCMG, NATO Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom | |
| − | Ambassador Sir Peter Ricketts KCMG, NATO Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom | + | *[[Bruce P. Jackson]], President, Project on Transitional Democracies |
| − | + | *[[Dietmar Nietan]], Member of Bundestag, Germany | |
| − | Bruce P. Jackson, President, Project on Transitional Democracies | + | *Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Matan Vilnai]], Member of Knesset |
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| − | Dietmar Nietan, Member of Bundestag, | ||
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| − | Maj. Gen. (res.) Matan Vilnai, Member of Knesset | ||
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Discussion | Discussion | ||
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Lunch | Lunch | ||
| − | + | '''"A New World Order: Global Government Networks"''' | |
| − | + | *Prof. [[Anne-Marie Slaughter]], Dean, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University | |
| − | "A New World Order: Global Government Networks" | ||
| − | Prof. Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University | ||
| + | 15:00 Afternoon Sessions | ||
| + | '''Trends and Continuity in the Jewish World''' | ||
| + | *Amb. [[Avi Pazner]], World Chairman, Keren Hayesod - UIA | ||
| + | *Chair: [[Sallai Meridor]], Chairman of the Executive, [[Jewish Agency for Israel]] and the [[World Zionist Organization]] | ||
| + | '''"The Future of the Jewish People”''' | ||
| − | + | '''"Bringing Judaism Closer"''' | |
| − | + | *Rabbi [[Chaim Druckman]], Director, Conversion Administration, Prime Minister's Office | |
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| − | + | '''"A Turning Point in the Identity of European Jewry"''' | |
| − | + | *Prof. [[Shmuel Trigano]], Universite de Paris, France | |
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| − | "A Turning Point in the Identity of European Jewry" | ||
| − | Prof. Shmuel Trigano, | ||
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| + | '''“North American Jewry, Quo Vadis?"''' | ||
| + | *Mr. [[Marc Gold]], Associate Member, Board of Governors, Jewish Agency for Israel; Member of Keren Hayesod/ United Israel Appeal | ||
Discussion | Discussion | ||
| − | Soft Power Within the Jewish People | + | '''Soft Power Within the Jewish People''' |
| − | "The Soft Power of the Jewish People" | + | '''"The Soft Power of the Jewish People"''' |
| − | Adv. Yitzhak Molho, Jewish People Policy Planning Institute | + | *Adv. [[Yitzhak Molho]], [[Jewish People Policy Planning Institute]] |
| − | "Strategies to Augment the Soft Power of the Jewish People" | + | '''"Strategies to Augment the Soft Power of the Jewish People"''' |
| − | Prof. Yehezkel Dror, Founding President, Jewish People Policy Planning Institute | + | *Prof. [[Yehezkel Dror]], Founding President, [[Jewish People Policy Planning Institute]] |
| − | "Science As a Source of Jewish Strength" | + | '''"Science As a Source of Jewish Strength"''' |
| − | Prof. Moshe Kaveh, President, Bar-Ilan University | + | *Prof. [[Moshe Kaveh]], President, Bar-Ilan University |
| − | "The American Jewish Communities as a Strategic Network" | + | '''"The American Jewish Communities as a Strategic Network"''' |
| − | Brig. Gen. (res.) Nachman Shai, Senior Vice President and Director General, | + | *Brig. Gen. (res.) [[Nachman Shai]], Senior Vice President and Director General, [[United Jewish Communities Israel]] |
| − | United Jewish Communities Israel | ||
| − | “A Council for Dialogue – the Jews and Israel” | + | '''“A Council for Dialogue – the Jews and Israel”''' |
| − | Ambassador Gad Yaacobi | + | *Ambassador [[Gad Yaacobi]] |
| + | Discussion | ||
| − | + | Coffee break | |
| − | + | 16:45 ''''Solidifying Israel-Diaspora Connections''' | |
| − | 16:45 Solidifying Israel-Diaspora Connections | + | *Chair: [[Natan Sharansky]], Minister for Diaspora and Jerusalem Affairs |
| − | Chair: Natan Sharansky, Minister for Diaspora and Jerusalem Affairs | + | '''"Israel-Diaspora Relations: Taglit birthright israel As a Model"''' |
| − | "Israel-Diaspora Relations: Taglit birthright israel As a Model" | + | *Dr. [[Shimshon Shoshani]], Director, [[Taglit birthright israel]] |
| − | Dr. Shimshon Shoshani, Director, Taglit birthright israel | ||
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| + | '''"Ten Days to Launch a Life-long Connection to Israel: The Impact of Taglit birthright israel"''' | ||
| + | *Prof. [[Leonard Saxe]], Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University | ||
| + | *Brig. Gen. [[Ilan Harari]], Chief Education Officer, IDF | ||
Discussion | Discussion | ||
| − | Culture and Education in the Jewish World | + | '''Culture and Education in the Jewish World''' |
| + | *Chair: [[Tzipi Livni]], Minister of Justice, Minister of Absorption and Housing, Minister of Construction | ||
| + | '''"The People of Israel or the Israeli People"''' | ||
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| + | '''"Jewish Heritage Education"''' | ||
| + | *Prof. [[Aliza Shenhar]], President, Emek Yezreel College | ||
| − | + | '''"Sea Change in the Jewish Consciousness of Secular Youth in the Last Decade"''' | |
| − | + | *[[Ehud Prawer]], Deputy Head of the National Security Council for Domestic Policy | |
| − | + | '''"Jewish Education in American Universities"''' | |
| + | *[[Daniel Posen]], Managing Director, Posen Foundation | ||
| − | "Jewish | + | '''"The Dovrat Report and the Future of the Jewish People"'' |
| − | + | *Dr. [[Zvi Zameret]], Director General, Yad Ben Zvi | |
| − | " | + | '''"A Cultural, Qualitative Dimension"''' |
| − | + | *[[Yitzchak Livni]], Chairman, Channel 2 News Company | |
| − | " | + | '''"The Coalition Committee on Civil Marriages"''' |
| − | + | *[[Ronnie Bar-On]], Member of Knesset, Chairman, Knesset House Committee | |
| − | + | '''"Science as a Source of Jewish Strength"''' | |
| − | + | *Prof. [[Moshe Kaveh]], President, Bar-Ilan University | |
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| − | "Science as a Source of Jewish Strength" | ||
| − | Prof. Moshe Kaveh, President, Bar-Ilan University | ||
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| + | '''"The American Jewish Communities as a Strategic Network"''' | ||
| + | *Brig. Gen. (res.) [[Nachman Shai]], Senior Vice President and Director General, United Jewish Communities Israel | ||
| − | + | '''“A Council for Dialogue – the Jews and Israel”''' | |
| − | + | *Ambassador [[Gad Yaacobi]] | |
| − | + | Discussion | |
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| − | Discussion | ||
20:00 Dinner | 20:00 Dinner | ||
| − | "Domestic Policy and Foreign Policy in a Changing World" | + | '''"Domestic Policy and Foreign Policy in a Changing World"''' |
| − | Ambassador Zalman Shoval, Chairman, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya | + | *Ambassador [[Zalman Shoval]], Chairman, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya |
| − | + | *[[Silvan Shalom]], Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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| − | Silvan Shalom, Minister of Foreign Affairs | ||
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| + | '''Awarding of a Scholarship Award in memory of the late Ehud Sprinzak''', by [[Eti Livni]], Member of Knesset | ||
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===THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2004=== | ===THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2004=== | ||
Revision as of 00:38, 7 June 2012
The Fifth Herzliya Conference took place on 13-16 December 2004.[1]
Contents
Agenda
MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2004
Strategic Shifts and the Balance of National Security
07:00 Registration 08:00 Morning Sessions Opening of the Fifth Herzliya Conference "Defining the National Agenda"
- Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair and Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
"From State to Community Council"
- Avraham Bigger, Deputy Chairman, Caesarea Foundation Edmund Benjamin de Rothschild
"The Record of the Herzliya Conferences"
- Brig. Gen. (Res.) Amos Gilboa
The “Herzliya Indices”and the Balance of National Security "Assessing Israel's National Security"
- Maj. Gen. (res.) Giora Eiland, Head of the National Security Council, Prime Minister’s Office
"The Herzliya Indices" – A Task Force Report
- Prof. Rafi Melnick, Dean, The Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
"The Social Component of National Security" – A Task Force Report
- Prof. Gabriel Ben-Dor, Director, National Security Studies Center, University of Haifa
Discussion
Society, Media, and Governance
- Ehud Olmert, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Industry, Trade, Employment and Communications
A Media Roundtable Discussion "Media and State, Media and Wealth: Reciprocal Relations"
- Chair: Dan Shilon, Television and Radio Newscaster; Editor-in-Charge, Koteret
- Yaacov Achimeir, Foreign Reports Magazine, IBA Channel 1
- Col. Avi Benayahu, Commander, IDF Radio
- Ben Caspit, Ma'ariv Daily Newspaper
- Dr. Ilana Dayan, Anchor, Uvda Current Affairs Program, Channel 2
- Jacob Eilon, Nightly News Anchor, Channel 10 Network News
- Yoel Esteron, Ha'aretz Daily Newspaper
- Sever Plotzker, Chief Economic Editor, Yedioth Ahronoth Daily Newspaper
- Mordechai Sklar, Director-General, The Second Authority for Television and Radio
- Chaim Yavin, Anchor, Israel Television Channel 1
Discussion
Coffee break
National Intelligence and Decision-Making at the Top
- Chair: Adv. Dalia Rabin-Pelossof, Chair of the Executive Committee, The Yitzhak Rabin Center for Israel Studies
"National Intelligence - Lessons Learned and Future Challenges"
- Prof. Phillip Zelikow, Executive Director, 9/11 Commission, Director of the Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia
"National Security Councils – A Comparative Perspective"
- Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair and Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
"Legislative Proposals for the National Security Council Law"
- Dr. Yehuda Ben-Meir, Law Offices of Lipa, Meir and Partners
- Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Member of Knesset, Chairman, Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
Discussion Lunch
"Future Directions in American Foreign Policy"
- Amb. Dr. Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations
14:30 Afternoon Sessions
- Lt. Gen. (res.) Shaul Mofaz, Minister of Defense
Nuclear Proliferation
- Chair: Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair and Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
"The Second Nuclear Age – A New Look at Arms Control and Counterproliferation"
- Prof. Paul Bracken, School of Management, Department of Political Science, Yale University
"Iran's Nuclear Posture"
- Prof. Shahram Chubin, Director of Research, Geneva Center for Security Policy
"India's Strategic Role in the Global Arena"
- General (Retd.) Ved Prakash Malik, President, Observer Research Foundation Institute of Security Studies, India
- Dr. Ariel (Eli) Levite, Principle Deputy Director General (Policy), Israel Atomic Energy Commission
Discussion
Global Trends and Strategic Changes
"Global Trends – An American Perspective"
- Ambassador Dr. Robert D. Blackwill, President, Barbour Griffith and Rogers International; Former Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Planning and Presidential Envoy to Iraq
- Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns, United States Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council
- Max Boot, Olin Senior Fellow, National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
"The Rise of Asia"
- Stanley O. Roth, Vice President, Asia International Relations, Boeing Company
"Global Trends – A European Perspective"
- Prof. Francois Heisbourg, Directeur, Fondation pour la Recherche Strategique, France
Discussion
- Lt. Gen. Moshe Ya’alon, Chief of General Staff, IDF
Dinner
20:00 Opening Ceremony
Lighting of the 7th Hanukah Candle
- Prof. Uriel Reichman, President, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
- Yael German, Mayor of Herzliya
- H.E. Moshe Katzav, President of the State of Israel
- Awarding of The Friendship Prizes by Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, President, The International Fellowship of Christian and Jews (Hakeren L’yedidut, Israel)
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2004
Harnessing Social and Economic Resources – National Strategies 08:00 Morning Session
Human and Social Resources – Comparative Indices
- Chair: Prof. Rafi Melnick, Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
"Measuring Scientific-Technological Progress in Israel"
- Prof. Baruch Raz, Director, MTN Technology Ltd.
"Women in the Labor Force Scene – Checks and Balances"
- Dr. Linda Efroni, Lawyer, Economist and Expert on the Labor Markets
"Improving Social Indices"
- Dr. Daniel Gottlieb, Senior Advisor to the Governor, Bank of Israel
"Defining and Quantifying Poverty"
- Prof. Jack Habib, Director, Myers JDC Brookdale Institute
Discussion
Government and Civic Society: Allocating Responsibilities
- Chair: Prof. Yuli Tamir, Member of Knesset
"Who is Responsible? The State and Civic Society" – A Task Force Report
"The National Friendship Foundation as a Model for Enlarging State Funding Through the Influence of NGO s"
- Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, President, International Fellowship of Christian and Jews, U.S.A.
"Philanthropy Cannot Replace the State"
"Sderot – A Case Study"
- Eli Moyal, Mayor of Sderot
"Distribution of Responsibility – An Industrialist's Point of View"
- Elisha Yanay, Chairman and General Manager, Motorola Israel
"National Partnership or Communal Paternalism – The Demise of the Welfare State?”
- Dr. Yigal Ben-Shalom, Director-General, National Insurance Institute of Israel
Discussion Coffee break
Social Security: A New Paradigm
- Chair: Dr. Yigal Ben-Shalom, Director-General, National Insurance Institute of Israel
"Social Security in Israel – A Proposal for Reform”
"Social Security in Israel – From Past to Future"
- Yael Andorn, Deputy Director, Budget Department, Ministry of Finance
"A New Deal in Israel?"
- Dr. Neri Horowitz, Head, Programs for Senior Civil Servants; Mandel Leadership Institute; Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Discussion
Sources for Future Economic Growth
- Chair: Yossi Hollander, Chairman of the Board, Jacada
"The Economic Model"
- Dr. Yacov Sheinin, President, Economic Models
"The High-Tech Industries"
- Elisha Yanay, Chairman and General Manager, Motorola Israel
"Biotechnology"
- Mr. Eli Hurvitz, Founder, Chairman of the Board, Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd.
"Global Services"
- Shlomi Fogel, CEO, Ampa Ltd.
Discussion
Lunch
- Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister of Finance
14:00 Afternoon Sessions
The Defense Industries
- Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Yaron, Director General, Ministry of Defense
"Future Structuring of Israel's Defense Industries"
- Maj. Gen. (res.) Herzle Bodinger, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, RADA Electronic Industries
"Israeli Defense Industries in the Global Arena"
- Joseph Ackerman, President and Director, Elbit Systems Ltd.
"The Role of the Mid-Size Defense Company"
- Mark S. Newman, Chairman, President and CEO, DRS Technologies, Inc.
"The Development and Acquisitions Factor in the Domestic Defense Budget"
- Col. (res.) Jacob Toren, Chairman, Rafael
Discussion
Developments in the Energy Sector "The Oil and Refineries Market"
- Ohad Marani, Director-General, Oil Refineries Ltd.
"Israel as a Two-Way Strategic Bridge for Oil Movement" – A Task Force Report
- Maj. Gen. (res.) Oren Shachor, President, Eilat-Ashkelon Pipeline Company
Discussion Coffee break
Removing the Barriers in the Financial Markets
- Chair: Prof. Amir Barnea, Founding Dean, Arison School of Business,The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
- Dr. Meir Sokoler, Deputy Governor, Bank of Israel
- Shaul Bronfeld, Managing Director, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
- Nir Gilad, Former Accountant General, Ministry of Finance; Deputy to Director General, Migdal
- Moshe Tery, Chairman, Israel Securities Authority
- Dr. Yaron Zelekha, Accountant General, Ministry of Finance
Discussion
National Policy Towards Israel’s Arab Community
- Chair: Ami Nahshon, President and CEO, The Abraham Fund Initiatives
"Barriers in the Implementation of the Government's Policy Towards the Arab Citizens of Israel”
- Dr. Elie Rekhess, Senior Research Fellow, Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University
"Socio-Economic Shifts Within Israeli Arab Society"
- Dr. Ramzi Halabi, Director-General, Arab Businessmen Club
- Dr. Hanna Swaid, Head, The Arab Center for Alternative Planning
- Yosef (Tommy) Lapid, Member of Knesset, Chairman of the Shinui Party
Discussion
20:00 Dinner
Lighting of the 8th Hanukah Candle
- Sir Ronald Cohen, Founding Partner and Chairman, Apax Partners Worldwide LLP
- Shimon Peres, Member of Knesset, former Prime Minister
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2004
Upgrading Israel's International Status and Strengthening its Strategic Partnerships 08:00 Morning Sessions Upgrading the Strategic Partnership with the U.S. "Re-Energizing U.S.-Israeli Special Relations"
- Col. Dr. Eran Lerman, Director General, Israel and Middle East Office, American Jewish Committee
"A Defense Treaty with the United States?"
- Prof. Amnon Rubinstein, Dean, Radzyner School of Law, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Countering the Anti-Israel Campaign
- Chair: Shula Bahat, Associate Executive Director, American Jewish Committee
'"Reconstructing the Myth of Zionist Racism"
- Prof. Robert Wistrich, Head, Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Anti-Semitism, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
"Israel and the World: Getting the Message Right"
- Dr. Frank I. Luntz, President, Luntz Research Companies
"Coping with the United Nations"
- Prof. Anne Bayefsky, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
Discussion
Coffee break
"National Security Policy from a Foreign Policy Perspective"
- Ambassador Ron Prosor, Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Deepening Israel-EU Relations
- Chair: Ambassador Ran Curiel, Deputy Director-General for Western Europe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
"Israel's European Option"
- Ambassador Marc Otte, European Union Special Representative to the Middle East Peace Process, Council of the European Union
- Ambassador Dr. Janusz Reiter, President, Center for International Relations, Warsaw, Poland
"A Transatlantic Perspective of EU-Israel Relations"
- Karsten D. Voigt, Coordinator for German-American Cooperation, Federal Foreign Office, Germany
Discussion
Israel and the Euro-Atlantic Community - Upgrading Relations with NATO
- Chair: Ambassador Dr. Oded Eran, Israeli Ambassador to the European Union
- Dr. Ronald D. Asmus, Senior Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States
- Ambassador Sir Peter Ricketts KCMG, NATO Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom
- Bruce P. Jackson, President, Project on Transitional Democracies
- Dietmar Nietan, Member of Bundestag, Germany
- Maj. Gen. (res.) Matan Vilnai, Member of Knesset
Discussion
Lunch
"A New World Order: Global Government Networks"
- Prof. Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University
15:00 Afternoon Sessions Trends and Continuity in the Jewish World
*Amb. Avi Pazner, World Chairman, Keren Hayesod - UIA
- Chair: Sallai Meridor, Chairman of the Executive, Jewish Agency for Israel and the World Zionist Organization
"The Future of the Jewish People”
"Bringing Judaism Closer"
- Rabbi Chaim Druckman, Director, Conversion Administration, Prime Minister's Office
"A Turning Point in the Identity of European Jewry"
- Prof. Shmuel Trigano, Universite de Paris, France
“North American Jewry, Quo Vadis?"
- Mr. Marc Gold, Associate Member, Board of Governors, Jewish Agency for Israel; Member of Keren Hayesod/ United Israel Appeal
Discussion Soft Power Within the Jewish People "The Soft Power of the Jewish People"
"Strategies to Augment the Soft Power of the Jewish People"
- Prof. Yehezkel Dror, Founding President, Jewish People Policy Planning Institute
"Science As a Source of Jewish Strength"
- Prof. Moshe Kaveh, President, Bar-Ilan University
"The American Jewish Communities as a Strategic Network"
- Brig. Gen. (res.) Nachman Shai, Senior Vice President and Director General, United Jewish Communities Israel
“A Council for Dialogue – the Jews and Israel”
- Ambassador Gad Yaacobi
Discussion
Coffee break
16:45 'Solidifying Israel-Diaspora Connections
- Chair: Natan Sharansky, Minister for Diaspora and Jerusalem Affairs
"Israel-Diaspora Relations: Taglit birthright israel As a Model"
- Dr. Shimshon Shoshani, Director, Taglit birthright israel
"Ten Days to Launch a Life-long Connection to Israel: The Impact of Taglit birthright israel"
- Prof. Leonard Saxe, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University
- Brig. Gen. Ilan Harari, Chief Education Officer, IDF
Discussion
Culture and Education in the Jewish World
- Chair: Tzipi Livni, Minister of Justice, Minister of Absorption and Housing, Minister of Construction
"The People of Israel or the Israeli People"
"Jewish Heritage Education"
- Prof. Aliza Shenhar, President, Emek Yezreel College
"Sea Change in the Jewish Consciousness of Secular Youth in the Last Decade"
- Ehud Prawer, Deputy Head of the National Security Council for Domestic Policy
"Jewish Education in American Universities"
- Daniel Posen, Managing Director, Posen Foundation
'"The Dovrat Report and the Future of the Jewish People"
- Dr. Zvi Zameret, Director General, Yad Ben Zvi
"A Cultural, Qualitative Dimension"
- Yitzchak Livni, Chairman, Channel 2 News Company
"The Coalition Committee on Civil Marriages"
- Ronnie Bar-On, Member of Knesset, Chairman, Knesset House Committee
"Science as a Source of Jewish Strength"
- Prof. Moshe Kaveh, President, Bar-Ilan University
"The American Jewish Communities as a Strategic Network"
- Brig. Gen. (res.) Nachman Shai, Senior Vice President and Director General, United Jewish Communities Israel
“A Council for Dialogue – the Jews and Israel”
- Ambassador Gad Yaacobi
Discussion
20:00 Dinner
"Domestic Policy and Foreign Policy in a Changing World"
- Ambassador Zalman Shoval, Chairman, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
- Silvan Shalom, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Awarding of a Scholarship Award in memory of the late Ehud Sprinzak, by Eti Livni, Member of Knesset
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2004
National Challenges and Alternative Strategies for the Arab-Israeli Process 08:00 Morning Sessions The National Challenge of Developing the Negev Chair: Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder " 'Blueprint Negev' – The Vision and the Reality"
"The Negev Facing a Major Breakthrough" Prof. Avishay Braverman, President, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
"Israel Railways Moving South" Moshe Leon, Chairman of the Board, Israel Railways
"Developing the Negev: From Stagnation to Action" Shmuel Rifman, Chairman, Regional Councils of the Negev
"Incorporating the Bedouins and Closing the Gaps: The Key to Realizing
Ben Gurion's Vision"
Talal Alkrinawi, Mayor of Rahat
"KKL - A Base for Joining Forces to Develop the Negev" Yehiel Leket, World Chairman, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael, Jewish National Fund
"Developing the Negev: Why We Will Succeed Today" Haim Blumenblat, CEO, “Daroma Eidan HaNegev”
Discussion The Road Map and the Disengagement Plan Chair: Dr. Israel Elad-Altman, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya "The Road Map" Adv. Dov Weissglas, Special Advisor, Prime Minister’s Office
"The Disengagement Plan as a Molding Force on the National Level" Col. (res.) Itamar Ya’ar, Deputy Head of the National Security Council for Defense Policy
Discussion
"International Security Involvement – The Conceptual Framework" Pinhas Meidan-Shani, expert on negotiation and conflict resolution
"The Disengagement: A Road to Peace" Ambassador Terje Rרd Larsen, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process
Coffee break Jordanian Alternatives Chair: Dr. Shmuel Bar, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Hani Al-Hassan
"Jordan as a Palestinian National State – A Base for a Regional Settlement" Binyamin Elon, Member of Knesset
"The Comeback of the Jordanian Optio – An Historical Perspective" Dr. Dan Shueftan, Center for National Security Studies, Haifa University
Gideon Sa’ar, Member of Knesset, Head of the Coalition
Frank J. Gaffney Jr., President and CEO, Center for Security Policy, Washington DC
Discussion
Lunch
Nicolas Sarkozy, President, Union pour le Mouvement Populaire, France
14:00 Afternoon Sessions
Bilateral Final Status Plans
Chair: Dr. Israel Elad-Altman, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
"Territorial and Population Swaps Between Israel and the Palestinians" Avigdor Liberman, Chairman, Israel Beteinu Party
"The Geneva Initiative" Dr. Yossi Beilin, Chairman, Yachad Party Yasser Abed Rabbo, Head of the Palestinian Peace Coalition, Member of the PLO Executive Committee
"The People’s Voice" Maj. Gen. (res.) Ami Ayalon, Chairman of the Board, Netafim Dr. Sari Nusseibeh, President, Al-Quds University
Thursday, December 16, 2004
Discussion
Lt.Gen. (res.) Ehud Barak, former Prime Minister
Coffee break
Final Status Plans: Multilateral Arrangements and Territorial Swaps
Chair: Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair, Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
"Multilateral Territorial Swaps – Geographic, Demographic and Economic Perspectives" Prof. Gideon Biger, Department of Geography, Tel Aviv University
Israel Harel, Columnist, Ha’aretz Daily Newspaper
Discussion
Lord George Weidenfeld of Chelsea
"The Future of Israel – A View From Abroad" Dr. Mathias Dצpfner, CEO and Head of Newspapers Division, Axel Springer, Germany Summing Up Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair, Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya Prof. Jerry (Yoram) Wind, Lauder Professor and Director, SEI Center for Advanced Studies in Management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania 20:00 Dinner Festive Closing Ceremony Prof. Uriel Reichman, President of The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder "The Herzliya Address"
Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of the State of Israel
Farewell: Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair, Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya.[2]
Notes
- ↑ The 5th Conference - 2004, herzliyaconference.org, accessed 6 June 2012.
- ↑ Conference Agenda, The 5th Conference - 2004], herzliyaconference.org, accessed 6 June 2012.
