Second Herzliya Conference

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The Second Herzliya Conference took place on 16-18 December 2001.[1]

Agenda

Sunday, December 16, 2001

17:00 Reception

18:00 Opening Session: Transforming the National Agenda

Address of the President of Israel

The Record of the Balance

A Strategic Look at International Relations, Israel, and the Jewish People

The New Strategic Landscape

19:30 Dinner and Lighting of Hanukkah Candles

Lighting of the Eighth Hanukkah Candle

Musical Interlude

The International System in the Aftermath of September 11

Monday, December 17, 2001

08:30 – 10:30 Second Session: The International System and its Challenges

Chair: Prof. Ehud Sprinzak, Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy, and Strategy, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya


Defense Policy in the Face of Change in the International System – Maj. Gen. Uzi Dayan, Head of the National Security Council, Prime Minister’s Office

The Coming of the Global Leviathan – Prof. Yehezkel Dror, Department of Political Science, Hebrew University


Future Architectures for Israel’s Foreign Relations Task Force Report – MK Prof. Shlomo Ben-Ami, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs


Discussion

Opened by: Prof. Avishay Braverman, President, Ben-Gurion University


11:00 – 13:00 Third Session: The Balance and Future of the Peace Process

Chair: Avi Gil, Director-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs


The Balance Sheet of the Peace Process – MK Dan Meridor, Minister, Prime Minister’s Office

Unilateral Disengagement – A Comparative Analysis – Prof. Yael Tamir, Tel Aviv University

The Future of the Arab-Jewish Conflict – Dr. Itzhak Ravid, Center for Military Research, Rafael


Discussion

Opened by: Brig. Gen. (Res.) Effi Eitam; Prof. Arnon Sofer, Haifa University


13:00 Lunch

Chair: Mr. Felix Posen

The Security Dimension in a Policy of the Jewish People – Mr. Sallai Meridor, Chair, The Jewish Agency and the World Zionist Organization


14:30 – 16:00 Fourth Session: The Jewish World and National Strength

Chair: Prof. Moshe Kaveh, President, Bar-Ilan University

The Strengthening of the Post-Soviet Jewish Community and its Connection with Israel – MK Natan Sharansky, Minister of Housing and Construction

The Jewish People as a Strategic Asset – Task Force Report – Prof. Art Naparstek, Director, Overseas and Israel Pillar, United Jewish Communities of North America


Discussion

Opened by: Brig. Gen. (Res.) Israela Oron, Deputy Head, National Security Council, Prime Minister’s Office; Prof. David Harman, CEO, Teachlink.


16:30 – 18:30 Fifth Session: The Media Environment and its Implications

Chair: Mr. Shabtai Shavit, Former Head of the Mossad

Media and Policy in the Global Space – Prof. Yirmiyahu Yovel, Department of Philosophy, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the New School of Social Research, New York

Target Audiences, Public Opinion, and Foreign Policy - A Marketing Perspective – Prof. Jerry Wind, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya

Information Policy in the Information Age – Task Force Report – Mr. Nachman Shai, Chair of the Council, Israel Broadcasting Authority


Discussion

Opened by: MK Rabbi Michael Melchior, Deputy Foreign Minister; Mr. Gideon Saar, Cabinet Secretary


18:45 – Ms. Condoleezza Rice, National Security Advisor to the President of the United States (live via satellite)


19:30 Dinner

Greetings: Mr. Yosef Maiman, President, Merhav

Israeli Diplomacy in an Era of Change – MK Shimon Peres, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs



Tuesday, December 18, 2001

08:30 – 10:30 Sixth Session: National Security and the War against Terror

Chair: Maj. Gen. (Res.) Yitzhak Hoffi

Concepts of Security in a Time of Change – Mr. Haim Assa, Assa-Or

Deterrence Capability - Missions and Possibilities – Task Force Report – Lt. Gen. (Res.) Amnon Lipkin-Shahak

Deterring Rogue States – Prof. Stephen Rosen, Harvard University


Discussion

Opened by: Maj. Gen. Dr. Isaac Ben-Yisrael, Director, Defense R&D Directorate, Ministry of Defense; Mr. Dan Schueftan, Haifa University and Shalem Center


11:00 – 13:00 Seventh Session: Changing Security Concepts and Force Structure

Chair: Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amos Yaron, Director-General, Ministry of Defense

The Balance Sheet of the War – Lt. Gen. Shaul Mofaz, Chief of General Staff, IDF

Directions in Security Concepts and Force Structure – Maj. Gen. (Res.) Eitan Ben-Eliahu, President and CEO, East West Ventures Ltd, and Maj. Gen. (Res.) Ami Ayalon, Chair, Netafim Group


Discussion

Opened by: MK Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Chair, Knesset Subcommittee on Strategic Posture and Force Structure


13:00 Lunch

Chair: Mr. Yaakov Neeman

New National Priorities for Israel – Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, Former Prime Minister

14:30 – 16:30 Eighth Session: Foundations of National Security: Society, Education and Governance

Chair: Dr. Leora Meridor, Chair of the Board, Bezeq International Ltd., and Chair, Poalim Financial Markets and Investments

The Social Basis of National Security – Prof. Gabriel Ben-Dor, Chair, National Security Studies Center, Haifa University

Israel’s Strategic Defense Policy During the Fight Against Terror – Mr. Ehud Barak, Former Prime Minister and Minister of Defense

Nationalism and Education – Task Force Report – Dr. Zvi Zameret, Director, Ben-Zvi Foundation


Discussion

Opened by: MK Naomi Blumenthal, Deputy Minister of National Infrastructure; Mr. Mordechai Avisrur, Mayor of Yeruham


17:00 -19:00 Ninth Session: Economic Viability and National Security

Chair: Dan Halperin, CEO, Iptich

Achieving Economic Strength – National, Political and Social Subsistence, Competitiveness and Accomplishment – Task Force Report – Dr. Orna Berry, Gemini Capital Fund

Changes in Market Structure and National Security – Prof. Avi Ben-Bassat, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Response: Mr. Yossi Sela, Gemini Capital Fund

The Defense Industry’s Contribution to the Israeli Economy – Dr. Yaakov Sheinin, CEO, Economic Models Ltd.

Response: Mr. Carmel Vernia, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Industry and Commerce

Pulling the Wagon Out of the Mud Without Breaking the Chain - Technological Change, Recession, and Inequality – Prof. Daniel Tsiddon, Department of Economics, Tel Aviv University

Response: Mr. Elisha Yanay, Vice-President, Motorola Inc.


Discussion

Opened by: Mr. Imri Tov, Tel-Aviv University; Dr. Rafi Melnick, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya


19:00 – 19:30 Closing Session and Gala Dinner

Chair: Ambassador Zalman Shoval

Greetings: Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder

Dynamic Defense Strategies in the Current Middle East Reality – MK Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, Minister of Defense

Realigning Government – Prof. Uriel Reichman, President, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya

Summation – Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair and Director, Institute of Policy and Strategy, Lauder School of Government, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya.[2]

Notes

  1. The 2nd Conference - 2001, herzliyaconference.org, accessed 7 June 2012.
  2. Conference Schedule, The Second Conference - 2001, herzliyaconference.org, accessed 7 June 2012.