Eighth Herzliya Conference

The Eighth Herzliya Conference was held at the Knesset in Jerusalem and the Daniel Hotel in Herzliya on 20-23 January 2008.

Program

Sunday, January 20th

Knesset, Jerusalem 08:00 Entrance to the Knesset and Registration 09:30 Morning Sessions Assessing National Security – The Annual Update OPENING REMARKS–"TESTS OF ENDURANCE"

• Prof. Uzi Arad, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Chair, Herzliya Conference

THE BALANCE OF ISRAEL'S NATIONAL SECURITY – THE "HERZLIYA INDICES" IN ISRAEL’S 60TH YEAR

• Chair: MK Tzachi Hanegbi, Chairman, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
• Prof. Amir Barnea, Founding Dean, Arison School of Business, IDC Herzliya
• Ms. Lea Achdut, Van-Leer Jerusalem Institute
• Prof. Gabriel Ben-Dor, Head of the School of Political Sciences, University of Haifa
• Mr. Gideon Grinstein, Founder and President, Re’ut Institute

Discussion

• Maj. Gen. Ido Nechushtan, Head of Plans and Policy Directorate, IDF
• Mr. Joseph (Tommy) Lapid, Chairman, Yad Vashem Council

THE PATRIOTISM SURVEY IN ISRAEL’S 60TH YEAR

• Chair: Prof. Michael Oren, Senior Fellow, Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies, Shalem Center
• Prof. Ephraim Yaar, Head of the Program in Mediation and Conflict Resolution, Tel Aviv University
• Adv. Dalia Rabin, Chair, Yitzhak Rabin Center for Israel Studies
• Brig. Gen. Eli Shermeister, Chief Education & Youth Officer, IDF
• MK Brig. Gen. (res.) Effie Eitam, Member, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
• MK Avshalom (Abu) Vilan, Member, Knesset State Control Committee
• MK Gilad Erdan, Chairman, Knesset Economic Affairs Committee and Member of the Lobby for Jerusalem

13:00 Lunch 14:00 Afternoon Sessions Key Issues on the National Agenda BEYOND BALI: CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATIONAL SECURITY

• Introduction: Mr. Effi Stenzler, Chairman of the Board, Jewish National Fund
• Prof. Dan Yakir, Head of the Department of Environmental Sciences & Energy Research, Weizmann Institute of Science
• Dr. Shlomit Paz, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Haifa
• MK Ophir Pines-Paz, Chairman, Knesset Internal Affairs and Environment Committee

Discussion

• Introduction: Adv. Shraga Biran
• Prof. Bjorn Lomborg, Director, Copenhagen Consensus Center

THE WINOGRAD COMMISSION AND NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION-MAKING

• Chair: MK Amb. Colette Avital, Deputy Speaker of the Knesset
• Dr. Kori Schake, Deputy Director of Policy Planning, US Department of State; US Military Academy at West Point
• Adv. Dan Meridor, Former Minister of Justice and Minister of Finance; Former Chair, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense

Committee

• Maj. Gen. (res.) Uzi Dayan, Former National Security Advisor
• MK Gideon Sa’ar, Former Secretary to the Government

Discussion

• Justice Micha Lindenstrauss, State Comptroller and Ombudsman

THE HEART OF THE MATTER: JERUSALEM AS THE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL AND THE JEWISH PEOPLE

• Chair: MK Yuli Edelstein, Deputy Speaker of the Knesset
• Amb. Dr. Oded Eran, Israel Representative, World Jewish Congress
• Ms. Ora Achimeir, Director, Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies
• Dr. Eilat Mazar, Institute of Archeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Senior Fellow, Shalem Center
• Dr. Zvi Zameret, Director, Yad Ben-Zvi
• Prof. Zeev Segal, Tel Aviv University

Discussion 19:45 Opening Ceremony and Dinner Opening Address:

• Mrs. Dalia Itzik, Speaker of the Knesset

Addresses:

• Mr. Shimon Peres, President of the State of Israel
• Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, Chief of General Staff, IDF

Greetings:

• Prof. Uriel Reichman, Founding President, IDC Herzliya
• Mr. Natan Sharansky, Chairman, Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies, Shalem Center; Former Deputy Prime Minister

Moderator:

• Prof. Uzi Arad, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Chair, Herzliya Conference

Musical Interlude: The Camerata Jerusalem Orchestra – Conductor: Avner Biron

Monday, January 21st

Daniel Hotel, Herzliya 08:00-13:00 INTERNATIONAL HERZLIYA ROUNDTABLE: Deterrence in a Poly-Nuclear Middle East By invitation only 08:30 Morning Sessions National, Economic, and Social Challenges in the Global Era THE "HERZLIYA ACCORD" – PRIORITIZING ISRAEL'S SOCIAL NEEDS AND PROGRAMS

• Introduction: Mr. Zvi Ziv, CEO, Bank Hapoalim
• Presentation of the "Herzliya Accord" findings- Dr. Karnit Flug, Director, Research Department, Bank of Israel
• Panel Members: Prof. Manuel Trachtenberg, Mr. David Brodet, Dr. Daniel Gottlieb, Prof. Rafi Melnick (Academic Coordinator),
• Mr. Sever Plotzker, Dr. Yaacov Sheinin
• Advisors: Prof. Dov Chernichovsky, Mr. Kobi Haber, Dr. Miriam (Miki) Haran
• Ms. Naama Elefant, Herzliya Youth Forum Delegate
• MK Prof. Avishay Braverman, Member, Knesset Finance Committee
• Mr. Zeev Boim, Minister of Housing and Construction

Discussion

• Mr. Eliyahu Yishai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry, Trade, and Labor

ENGINES FOR GROWTH: ENERGIZING THE ISRAELI ECONOMY

• Chair: Adv. Dror Strum, Director, Israeli Center for Economic Planning
• Mr. Yossi Hollander, Chairman, Israeli Center for Economic Planning
• Prof. Zvi Eckstein, Deputy Governor, Bank of Israel; Eitan Berglas School of Economics, Tel-Aviv University
• Dr. Yacov Sheinin, CEO, Economic Models
• Mr. Shaul Tsemach, Director General, Ministry of Tourism

Discussion

• Discussant: Mr. Eli Gonen, President, Israel Hotel Association

THE ERA OF CREATIVE OPPORTUNITY

• Chair: Adv. Shraga Biran
• Introduction: Mr. Robert Rechnitz, Principal, Bomel Companies
• MK Benjamin Netanyahu, Leader of the Opposition; Former Prime Minister
• Prof. Bjorn Lomborg, Director, Copenhagen Consensus Center
• Mr. Simon Rosenberg, President, NDN

Discussion

• Prof. Stanley Fischer, Governor, Bank of Israel

14:00 Lunch Session

• Chair: Prof. Uzi Arad
• President José María Aznar, Former Prime Minister of Spain; President of FAES Fundación
• Secretary William Cohen, Chairman and CEO, Cohen Group; Former US Secretary of Defense

15:30 Afternoon Sessions GLOBAL ECONOMIC TRENDS AND PROCESSES

• Chair: Prof. Jacob Frenkel, Former Governor of the Bank of Israel; Chairman, Group of Thirty (G-30); Vice Chairman, American International Group (AIG)
• Mr. Thomas Donohue, President and CEO, US Chamber of Commerce
• Dr. Péter Medgyessy, Former Prime Minister of Hungary
• Mr. Ben J. Wattenberg, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

'ENERGY SECURITY AND POLICIES – NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONTEXTS

• Introduction: Mr. Robert McNally, Managing Director, Tudor Investment Corporation
• Ms. Ann Eggington, Head of Division for Europe, Middle East and Africa, International Energy Agency
• Maj. Gen. (res.) Oren Shachor, Chairman and President, Eilat-Ashkelon Pipeline Company

• Mr. Binyamin (Fuad) Ben Eliezer, Minister of National Infrastructures

Foreign Policy Challenges Against the Backdrop of Regional Developments ARAB-ISRAELI NEGOTIATIONS – FORECASTS FOR THE REGION

• Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilead, Director, Political-Military Bureau, Ministry of Defense
• Prof. Martin Kramer, Senior Fellow, Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies, Shalem Center
• Prof. Gideon Biger, Department of Geography and Human Environment, Tel Aviv University
• Mr. Lee Smith, Visiting Fellow, Hudson Institute

Discussion 20:00 Dinne

• Introduction: Ms. Shula Bahat, Associate Executive Director, American Jewish Committee
• Lt. Gen. (res.) Ehud Barak, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense; Former Prime Minister
• Mr. Maxime Verhagen, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands

21:30 “NIGHT OWLS” THE CHALLENGE OF RADICAL ISLAM In cooperation with the Atlantic Forum of Israel

• Chair: Dr. Boaz Ganor, Deputy Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
• Mr. Edward (Ted) M. Gistaro, US National Intelligence Officer for Transnational Threats
• Ms. Judith Miller, Adjunct Fellow, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
• Dr. Uzi Landau, Former Minister for Internal Security; Research Fellow, International Institute for Counter-Terrorism, IDC Herzliya
• Mr. Steven Emerson, Executive Director, Investigative Project on Terrorism
• Dr. Peter Ackerman, Chair, International Center on Nonviolent Conflict

Tuesday, January 22nd

Daniel Hotel, Herzliya 08:30 Morning Sessions NEGOTIATING THE FINAL STATUS AGREEMENT

• Introduction: Amb. Zalman Shoval, Chairman of the Board, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
• Amb. Robert Serry, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Envoy of the Secretary-General to the Quartet – a message from the UN Secretary General to the Herzliya Conference
• Lt. Gen. (res.) Moshe Ya’alon, Senior Fellow, Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies, Shalem Center
• Amb. Prof. Daniel Kurtzer, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University
• Sir Ronald Cohen, Chairman, Portland Trust
• Prof. Irwin Cotler, Member of Parliament, Canada
• Prof. Stephen D. Krasner, Department of Political Science, Stanford University
• Amb. Robert Serry, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process

Discussion THE ATLANTIC ALLIANCE AND THE BROADER MIDDLE EAST: AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN APPROACHES

• Introduction: Mr. Hermann Bünz, Director, Representative in Israel, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
• Mr. Peter Flory, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Defense Investment
• Amb. Dr. Robert Hunter, President, Atlantic Treaty Association; Senior Advisor, RAND Corporation
• Dr. Josef Joffe, Publisher and Editor, Die Zeit
• Col. (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman, Director, Israel and Middle East Office, American Jewish Committee
• Dr. Israel Elad-Altman, Senior Research Fellow, Atlantic Forum of Israel; Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya

Discussion 12:00 Lunch Session FROM THE OUTSIDE, LOOKING IN: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE MIDDLE EAST

• Chair: Mr. Natan Sharansky, Chairman, Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies, Shalem Center; Former Deputy Prime Minister
• Mr. Franco Frattini, Vice President, Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security, European Commission
• Prof. Li Zhaoxing, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, People’s Republic of China
• Dr. David Wurmser, Executive Member, Delphi Global Analysis Group & Former Senior Advisor for Middle East and Strategic Affairs to US Vice President

Presentation of the Herzl Awards by

• Brig. Gen. (res.) Pinchas Barel-Buchris, Director-General, Ministry of Defense

14:00 Afternoon Sessions The Iranian Nuclear Threat ASSESSING IRAN'S NUCLEAR INTENTIONS AND CAPABILITIES

• Chair: Adv. Aaron Abramovitch, Director-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Amb. John Bolton, Former US Ambassador to the United Nations
• Dr. Kori Schake, Deputy Director of Policy Planning, US Department of State
• Dr. Jon B. Alterman, Director, Middle East Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
• MK Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Member and Former Chairman, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee

Discussion CAN A NUCLEAR IRAN BE PREVENTED? '

• Chair: MK Maj. Gen. (res.) Prof. Isaac Ben-Israel, Member, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
• Mr. Norman Podhoretz, Editor-at-Large, Commentary Magazine
• Dr. Patrick Cronin, Director, Institute for National Strategic Studies
• Prof. François Heisbourg, Chairman, International Institute for Strategic Studies (France)
• MK Brig. Gen. Dr. Ephraim Sneh, Member, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee

Discussion CAN A NUCLEAR IRAN BE DETERRED?

• Chair: Prof. Alex Mintz, Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
• Maj. Gen. (res.) Matan Vilnai, Deputy Minister of Defense
• Dr. Adir Pridor, Head of the Institute for Industrial Mathematics
• Dr. Jerrold Post, Director, Political Psychology Program, George Washington University
• Dr. Shmuel Bar, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
• Dr. Oded Brosh, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya

Discussion

• Lt. Gen. (res.) Shaul Mofaz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transportation and Road Safety; in charge of Strategic Dialogues

20:00 Dinner

• Introduction: Prof. Herbert London, President, Hudson Institute
• Ms. Tzipi Livni, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Mr. Carl Bildt, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Former Prime Minister of Sweden

Presentation of the Herzl Awards by

• Mr. Lester Crown, President, Henry Crown & Co.
• Introduction: Mr. Robert H. Asher, Chairman, Society for Excellence through Education

21:30 “NIGHT OWLS” UPGRADING ISRAEL’S RELATIONS WITH THE ATLANTIC COMMUNITY In cooperation with the Atlantic Forum of Israel

• Chair: Amb. Michael Žantovský, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Israel and NATO Contact Point Ambassador
• Amb. Dan Gillerman, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations
• Mr. Rafael L. Bardají, Director, International Studies, FAES Fundación
• Mr. Tommy Steiner, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Atlantic Forum of Israel
• Mr. Matthew Mark Horn, National Policy Director, American Jewish Congress

Wednesday, January 23rd

Daniel Hotel, Herzliya 08:00-13:00 INTERNATIONAL HERZLIYA ROUNDTABLE: The Sunni-Shiite Rift – Origins and Strategic Implications By invitation only 08:30 Morning Sessions The Next 60 Years: Goals and Directions for Israel and the Jewish People PROMOTING EXCELLENCE AS A NATIONAL VALUE Introduction: Mr. Robert H. Asher, Chairman, Society for Excellence through Education Prof. Jehuda Reinharz, President, Brandeis University Mr. Tony Danker, McKinsey & Company’s Global Education Practice Mr. Hezki Arieli, Director-General, Society for Excellence through Education Mr. Miki Kesary, Director, Center for Excellence Enhancement Mr. Martin Kraar, President, Society for Excellence through Education – USA Prof. Daniel Zajfman, President, Weizmann Institute for Science Conclusions: Mr. Lester Crown, President, Henry Crown & Co. REFORMING EDUCATION AND HIGHER LEARNING Chair: Prof. Amnon Rubinstein, Former President, IDC Herzliya; Former Minister of Education Prof. Yuli Tamir, Minister of Education Prof. Menachem Yaari, President, Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities Dr. Shimshon Shoshani, CEO, Birthright-israel; Former Director-General Director of the Ministry of Education Prof. Zeev Tadmor, Chairman of the Board, Shmuel Ne'eman Institute, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology MK Limor Livnat, Former Minister of Education Prof. Zvi Galil, President, Tel Aviv University ARAB ISRAELIS AND NATIONAL SERVICE Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) David Ivry, President, Boeing Israel Dr. Reuven Gal, Prime Minister's Office Dr. Hanna Swaid, Member, Knesset's Economic Affairs Committee Prof. Sammy Smooha, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Haifa Mr. Nabil Ouda, Writer and Journalist Discussion 6 13:00 Lunch 14:00 Afternoon Sessions ISRAEL-DIASPORA RELATIONS Prof. Yehezkel Dror, Founding President, Jewish People Policy Planning Institute JEWISH SECULARISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY Chair: Prof. Gabriel Motzkin, Director, Van Leer Jerusalem Institute Prof. Yehuda Bauer, Academic Advisor, International Institute for Holocaust Research, Yad Vashem Prof. Menachem Brinker, Department of Jewish Thought, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Prof. Shmuel Feiner, Department of Jewish History, Bar-Ilan University Discussion Introduction: Mr. Felix Posen Mr. Amos Oz, Writer TRENDS IN THE CONNECTION OF THE DIASPORA'S YOUNG GENERATION TO ISRAEL Introduction: Mr. Gideon Mark, Birthright-israel Mr. Isaac Herzog, Minister of the Diaspora, Society, and Fight against Anti-Semitism Prof. Leonard Saxe, Director, Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, Brandeis University MK Prof. Menahem Ben-Sasson, Chair, Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee Discussion RETHINKING JEWISH PHILANTHROPY – INTERRELATIONS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND THE DIASPORA Introduction: Mr. Zeev Bielski, Chairman of the Executive, Jewish Agency for Israel and World Zionist Organization Dr. John Ruskay, Executive Vice President and CEO, UJA-Federation of New York Mr. Avi Naor, Chairman, “Or Yarok” – Association for Safer Driving in Israel; Member of the Executive, Jewish Agency for Israel Discussion GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR JEWISH-ARAB EQUALITY AND INTEGRATION Chair: MK Nadia Hilou, Chairperson, Knesset Committee on the Rights of the Child Introduction: Mr. Amnon Be'eri-Sulitzeanu, Executive Director, Abraham Fund Initiatives, Israel Mr. Muhammad Darawsha, Director, External Relations, Abraham Fund Initiatives, Israel Mr. Drew Haire, Head of the Community Relations Unit at the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister, Northern Ireland Prof. Shimon Shamir, Tel Aviv University Mr. Jafar Farah, Director, Mossawa Center Discussion Mr. Raanan Dinur, Director-General, Prime Minister's Office LAW, GOVERNANCE, AND NATIONAL SECURITY Justice Prof. Aharon Barak, Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; Radzyner School of Law, IDC Herzliya SUMMING UP: ENDURANCE FOREVER

 Prof. Uzi Arad ,Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Chair, Herzliya Conference

20:00 Closing Ceremony and Dinner Chair: Prof. Uriel Reichman, Founding President, IDC Herzliya Amb. Ronald S. Lauder, President, World Jewish Congress “Herzliya Address" – Mr. Ehud Olmert, Prime Minister

 Prof. Uzi Arad ,Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Chair, Herzliya Conference