Twelfth Herzliya Conference

The Twelfth Herzliya Conference took place from 30 January to 2 February 2012 at the campus of the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, in Israel.

Agenda and Program

In The Eye of Storms: Israel & the Middle East Herzliya Plenary Sessions (January 31-February 2)

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

16:00 Herzliya Aud. Inaugural Ceremony: The Balance of Israel's National Security' Welcome:

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

Opening Remarks:

• Prof. Alex Mintz, Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Editor-in- Chief, Political Psycholog

Herzliya Indices:

• Prof. Rafi Melnick, Provost, IDC Herzliya
• Prof. Gabriel Ben-Dor, Haifa University

The Herzliya Assessment: Maj. Gen. (res.) Danny Rothschild, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy; Chair, Annual Herzliya Conference Series Introduction:

• Prof. Rafi Melnick, Provost, IDC Herzliya

Keynote Address:

• H.E. Shimon Peres, President of the State of Israel

MC:

• Mr. Jonathan Davis, Vice President for External Relations and Head of the Raphael Recanati International School, IDC Herzliya

18:30 Herzliya Aud. Keynote Address:

• HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan (via live video conference)

19:00 Herzliya Aud. The Future of the Global Economy Introduction:

• Mr. Chairman, Richard D. Heideman, International Advisory Board of the Herzliya Conference

Interview with:

• The Honorable Robert B. Zoellick, President of the World Bank

Moderator:

• Dr. Josef Joffe, Publisher-Editor, Die Zeit; Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Marc & Anita Abramowitz Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University

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Introduction:

• Mr. Mark Isakowitz, President, Fierce, Isakowitz & Blalock

Keynote Address:

• The Honorable George A. Papandreou, Fmr. Prime Minister of Greece

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

09:00-09:45 Herzliya Aud. Contemporary Challenges

Introduction:

• Dr. Boaz Ganor, Ronald Lauder Chair in Counter Terrorism; Executive Director, International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT); Deputy Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy

Keynote Address:

• MK Tzipi Livni, Head of the Opposition; Fmr. Minister of Foreign Affairs

09:45-11:15 Herzliya Aud. It's the Economy: The US and Europe in the Global Marketplace

• Prof. Jacob Frenkel, Chairman, JPMorgan Chase International; Chairman, Group of Thirty (G-30); Fmr. Governor of the Bank of Israel
• Dr. ZHU Min, Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund; Fmr. Deputy Governor of the People's Bank of China
• Ms. Abby Joseph Cohen, President, Global Markets Institute and Senior Investment Strategist, Goldman Sachs
• Prof. Niall Ferguson, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History, Harvard University
• Moderator: Mr. Sever Plocker, Yedioth Ahronoth

10:00-11:30 Chais Aud. Women in National Security: An International Perspective' In Cooperation with The Institute for Inclusive Security

• Hon. Dr. Marta Lucia Ramirez de Rincon, Fmr. Minister of Defense of Colombia
• Hon. Elisabeth Rehn, Fmr. Minister of Defense of Finland
• Ms. Danielle Pletka, Vice President, Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
• Lt. Gen. (ret.) Orit Adato, Fmr. Commissioner of the Israeli Prison Service
• Dr. Ofra Graicer, Center for Intelligence Research, IDF
• Moderator: Ms. Lea Landman, Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Acting Executive Director, WIIS Israel

11:30-13:00 Herzliya Aud. Israel and the Global Economy: The Gathering Storm

• Prof. Rafi Melnick, Provost, IDC Herzliya
• Mr. Israel Makov, Chairman of the Board, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC
• Dr. Yossi Bachar, Chairman of the Board, Israel Discount Bank
• Mr. Sharon Kedmi, Director General, Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Labor
• Mr. Doron Cohen, Acting Director General, Ministry of Finance
• Ms. Ayelet Nir, Chief Economist and Strategist, Psagot Investment House
• Moderator: Ms. Stella Korin-Lieber, Globes

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• Prof. Stanley Fischer, Governor, Bank of Israel

11:30-13:00 Chais Aud. No Peace, No Process: Israel-Palestinian Relations

• Hon. Robert Wexler, President, S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace
• Dr. Robert Danin, Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
• Mr. Jacob Perry, Chairman of the Board, Mizrahi Tefahot Bank; Fmr. Head of Israel Security Agency
• Amb. Dr. Dore Gold, President, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
• Mr. Adi Mintz, Fmr. Chairman, Yesha Council
• Moderator: Ms. Tamar Ish-Shalom, Channel 10

13:45-15:15 Herzliya Aud. Governing Israel's Economy: Social Justice vs. Capitalism

• Prof. Zvi Eckstein, Dean, School of Economics, IDC Herzliya
• Prof. Dan Ben-David, Executive Director, Taub Center for Social Policy Studies; Department of Public Policy, Tel-Aviv University
• MK Amir Peretz, Fmr. Chairman of the Histadrut Labor Union
• Mr. Dan Propper, Chairman, Osem Group
• Ms. Basha'er Fahoum-Jayousi, Chairwoman of the Board, Jewish-Arab Center, University of Haifa
• Mr. Daniel Doron, Founder & Director, Israel Center for Social and Economic Progress
• Moderator: Mr. Nehemia Shtrasler, Haaretz

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• MK Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Minister of Finance

Israel – A Strategic Asset for the United States? 13:45-15:15 Chais Aud.

• MK Amb. Daniel Ayalon, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Amb. Daniel Shapiro, Ambassador of the United States to Israel
• Prof. Uzi Arad, Fmr. National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister; Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy, and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
• Amb. Robert D. Blackwill, Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
• Amb. Alon Pinkas, Fmr. Consul General of Israel in New York
• Moderator: Ms. Tali Lipkin-Shahak, IDF Radio

Oil @$250: The Herzliya Game Debrief 13:45-15:15 Arazi Aud.

• Mr. Yossie Hollander, Chairman, Israeli Institute for Economic Planning
• Sir Mark Allen, CMG, Senior Advisor for British Petroleum (BP); Senior Associate Member, St. Antony's College, Oxford University
• Dr. Brenda Shaffer, School of Political Science, Haifa University
• Mr. Aad van Bohemen, Head, Emergency Policy Division, International Energy Agency
• Prof. ZHOU Dadi, Founding Director, Beijing Energy Efficiency Center (BECon), Energy Research Institute (ERI), National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China
• Mr. R. James Woolsey, Chairman, Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD); Fmr. Director of the Central Intelligence

15:30-17:00 Herzliya Aud. Post Social Protest: New Media, Citizen Empowerment and Policy-Making

• MK Michael Eitan, Minister of Improvement of Government Services
• Mr. Peter Fritz, Group Managing Director, Global Access Partners, Australia
• Dr. Noam Lemelstrich-Latar, Dean, Ofer School of Communications, IDC Herzliya
• Dr. Oren Zuckerman, Ofer School of Communications, IDC Herzliya
• Ms. Stav Shaffir, #J14
• Mr. Lior Chorev, Founding Partner, Euro Israel Group
• Moderator: Ms. Dana Weiss, Channel 2 News

15:30-17:00 Chais Aud. Facing Delegitimization and Anti-Semitism: Do Israeli Policies affect the State of Jewish Diaspora?

• MK Yuli Edelstein, Minister of Public Information and Diaspora
• MK Isaac Herzog, Fmr. Minister of the Diaspora, Society and Fight against Anti-Semitism
• Mr. Dan Diker, Secretary General, World Jewish Congress
• Mr. Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations
• Mr. Claude Kandiyoti, Fmr. Publisher, Contact J
• Moderator: Ms. Tamar Shchory, Vice President, World Jewish Congress

15:30-17:00 Arazi Aud. The Strategic Implications of the Global Economic Crisis: The Rise of Asia?

• Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament; Fmr. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of India
• Amb. Vanu Gopala Menon, Deputy Secretary (Asia-Pacific), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
• Prof. Chung Min Lee, Dean, Graduate School of International Relations, Yonsei University, Republic of Korea
• Dr. Vyacheslav Nikonov, President, The Unity of Russia Foundation; Executive Director, The Rusky Mir Foundation
• Prof. François Heisbourg, Chairman, International Institute for Strategic Studies; Special Advisor, Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique (FRS)
• Prof. Aron Shai, Rector, Tel Aviv University
• Moderator: Mr. Arnon Perlman

17:15-18:45 Herzliya Aud. Israel and the West: A Ministerial Discussion

• Hon. John Baird, PC, MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada
• Hon. Karel Schwarzenberg, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
• MK Silvan Shalom, Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Development and the Development of the Negev and the Galilee
• Moderator: Dr. Constanze Stelzenmüller, Senior Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the US

17:15-18:45 Chais Aud. Market Concentration and Competitiveness: Toward a Level Playing Field? Opening Remarks:

• Mr. Haim Shani, Fmr. Director-General, Ministry of Finance; Chairman, Committee on Increasing Competitiveness in the Economy

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• Mr. Dror Strum, President, Israeli Institute for Economic Planning
• Mr. Nathan Hetz, President and CEO, Alony Hetz Properties and Investments
• Prof. Amir Barnea, Arison School of Business, IDC Herzliya
• Mr. Ram Caspi, Managing Partner, Caspi & Co.
• Moderator: Mr. Eytan Avriel, Editor, TheMarker's Website

19:15 Herzliya Aud. Zionism in the 21st Century Opening Remarks:

• Mr. Efi Stenzler, Chairman, KKL-JNF

Introduction: Mr. Israel Makov, Chairman of the Board, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Keynote Speaker:

• Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, Chief of the IDF General Staff

20:30 Herzliya Aud. Reception In honor of the 110th Anniversary of the Keren Kayemeth Le'Israel-Jewish National Fund by special invitation only

Thursday, February 2, 2012

09:00-09:30 Herzliya Aud. Opening Briefing

• Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, Director of Military Intelligence, IDF

09:30-11:00 Herzliya Aud.

Ethics, Auditing and Governance Performance

• Judge Micha Lindenstrauss, State Comptroller and Ombudsman

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• Mr. Boaz Aner, Acting Director-General, State Comptroller's Office
• Mr. Eliad Shraga, Chairman, Movement for Quality Government in Israel
• Mr. Ruvik Danilovich, Mayor of Beersheba
• Ms. Efrat Duvdevani, Director General, Office of the President of the State of Israel
• Moderator: Mr. Nadav Perry, Channel 10

09:45-11:15 Chais Aud. The Rise of Political Islam Across the Middle East: Arab Spring or Islamist Winter

• Mr. Riad al Khouri, Member of the International Council, Questscope, Amman, Jordan
• Mr. Salman Shaikh, Director, Brookings Doha Center
• Dr. Mira Tzoreff, Research Fellow, Moshe Dayan Center for Middle East and African Studies; Department of Middle Eastern and African History, Tel Aviv University
• Mr. Tony Badran, Research Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD)
• Prof. Eyal Zisser, Dean, Lester and Sally Entin Faculty of Humanities, Tel Aviv University
• Ms. Smadar Perry, Middle East Editor, Yedioth Ahronoth
• Moderator: Mr. Judith Miller, Adjunct Fellow, Manhattan Institute

09:45-11:15 Arazi Aud. Keep or Export? The Gas Findings and Israel's Energy Independence

• MK Dr. Uzi Landau, Minister of National Infrastructures

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• Mr. Yossie Hollander, Chairman, Israeli Institute for Economic Planning
• Maj. Gen. (res.) Yiftach Ron-Tal, Chairman of the Board, Israel Electric Corporation
• Mr. Yossi Abu, CEO, Delek Drilling
• Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Yaron, Chairman, Eilat-Ashkelon Pipeline Co.
• Mr. Nick Butler, Visiting Fellow and Chair, King's Policy Institutes, King's College; Fmr. BP Group Vice President for Strategy and Policy Development
• Mr. Hezi Kugler, CEO, Adira Energy; Fmr. Director General, Ministry of National Infrastructures

11:00-12:30 Herzliya Aud. Cyber Warfare: From Theory to Practice In cooperation with The National Council for Research and Development – The Ministry of Science & Technology and The Yuval Ne'eman Workshop for Science, Technology and Security, Tel Aviv University

• Prof. Maj. Gen. (res.) Itzhak Ben-Israel, Tel-Aviv University; Chairman, Israel National Council for Research and Development – Ministry of Science & Technology
• Mr. Curt Aubley, VP/CTO Cyber Security & NexGen Innovation, Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Services
• Brig. Gen. (res.) Yair Cohen, Senior Director ICS, Elbit Systems
• Ms. Michal Blumenstyk-Braverman, General Manager, RSA Israel
• Mr. Adi Sharabani, Security Architect and Strategist, IBM

11:15-12:45 Chais Aud. The Ticking Clock: Dissuading and Containing Iran's Strategic Ambitions

• MK Lt. Gen. (res.) Moshe Ya'alon, Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Strategic Affairs

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• Dr. Shmuel Bar, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
• Prof. Shahram Chubin, Non-Resident Senior Associate, Carnegie Nuclear Policy Program
• Ms. Danielle Pletka, Vice President, Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
• Mr. Efraim Halevy, Fmr. Head of the Mossad
• Moderator: Mr. Ron Ben-Yishai, Yedioth Ahronoth/YNET News

11:15-12:30 Arazi Aud. Galilee: Setting Priorities for Regional Development

• Brig. Gen. (res.) Eival Gilady, Chairman, Western Galilee College
• Mr. Aharon Valency, Mayor of the Upper Galilee Regional Council
• Mr. Adi Eldar, Mayor of Karmiel
• Mr. Nahed Khazem, Mayor of Shfaram
• Ms. Orna Hozman-Bechor, Director General, Ministry of Development of the Negev and the Galilee
• Mr. Natie Shevel, MBE, Regional Director for Israel, UJIA UK

13:30-14:45 Herzliya Aud. The Future of Israel's Higher Education

• Prof. Dan Shechtman, Philip Tobias Professor of Materials Science, Technion; 2011 Nobel Prize Laureate
• Prof. Amnon Rubinstein, Radzyner School of Law; Fmr. President, IDC Herzliya; Israel Prize Laureate
• Prof. Aaron Ben-Ze'ev, President, University of Haifa
• Prof. Menahem Yaari, Center for the Study of Rationality, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• Prof. Mordechai Sokolov, President, Afeka – Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering
• Moderator: Dr. Ayelet Ben-Ezer, Vice President for Student Affairs, IDC Herzliya

13:30-14:45 Chais Aud. The Strategic Roles of the US, Europe and NATO in the Middle East

• MdB. Christian Schmidt, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Defense of Germany
• MdB. Cem Özdemir, Co-Chair, German Green Party
• Mr. James Appathurai, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy
• Hon. Dr. Dov S. Zakheim, Senior Fellow CNA; Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies; former Under Secretary of Defense
• Moderator: Mr. Tommy Steiner, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya

15:00-16:15 Chais Aud. Israeli R&D and the Global Marketplace In cooperation with The National Council for Research and Development – The Ministry of Science & Technology

• Prof. Maj. Gen. (res.) Itzhak Ben-Israel, Tel-Aviv University; Chairman, Israel National Council for Research and Development – Ministry of Science & Technology
• Prof. Ruth Arnon, President, Israel Academy for Sciences and Humanities
• Mr. Haim Shani, Fmr. Director-General, Ministry of Finance; Fmr. President & CEO Nice Systems
• Mr. Avi Hasson, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Labor
• Mr. Ophir Shoham, Director, Directorate for Research and Development, Ministry of Defense
• Dr. Yosi Ben-Dov, CEO, Time To Know
• Mr. Shlomo Herskowic, Israel National Council for Research and Development – Ministry of Science & Technology

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• MK Prof. Daniel Hershkowitz, Minister of Science and Technology

15:00-16:15 Arazi Aud. The Shifting Balance of Power: Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt and Turkey in a Different Middle East In cooperation with The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

• Amb. Edward P. Djerejian, Founding Director, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
• Dr. David Gordon, Head of Research and Director, Global Macro Eurasia Group; Fmr. Vice Chairman, US National Intelligence Council
• Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Michael Herzog, International Fellow, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy; former chief of staff to Israel's minister of defense
• Dr. Bruno Tertrais, Senior Research Fellow, Fondation pour la recherche stratégique (FRS)
• Dr. Israel Elad-Altman, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
• Mr. Adam Ward, Director of Studies, International Institute for Strategic Studies

16:15-17:30 Chais Aud. 'Divine Law vs. Human Law: where is Israel's Society Headed?

• Prof. Amnon Rubinstein, Radzyner School of Law; Fmr. President, IDC Herzliya; Israel Prize Laureate
• Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Pappenheim, Fmr. Editor of "Ha'Eda Ha'Cherdit" Bulletin
• Mr. Dani Dayan, Chairman, Yesha Council
• Maj. Gen. (ret.) Alik Ron, Fmr. Commander of Israel Police Northern Command
• MK Zahava Gal-On, New Movement – Meretz
• Moderator: Ms. Dana Weiss, Channel 2 News

18:00-20:00 Herzliya Aud. In the Eye of Storms: Israel's National Security in a Different Middle East

• Maj. Gen. (res.) Danny Rothschild, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy; Chair, Annual Herzliya Conference
• Lt. Gen. (res.) Danny Haloutz, Fmr. Chief of IDF General Staff
• Prof. Shlomo Avineri, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Fmr. Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Maj. Gen. (res.) Ilan Biran, Chairman of the Board, RAFAEL – Advanced Defense Systems; Fmr. Director General of the Ministry of Defense
• Mr. David Brodet, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bank Leumi Le-Israel
• Moderator: Mr. Yoav Limor, Yisrael Hayom and Channel 2

Keynote Address:

• MK Lt. Gen. (res.) Ehud Barak, Minister of Defense

20:00-20:45 Herzliya Aud. The Herzliya Address

Keynote Address:

• H.E. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations

Envoi:

• Prof. Rafi Melnick, Provost, IDC Herzliya
• Maj. Gen. (res.) Danny Rothschild, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy; Chair, Annual Herzliya Conference

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 the Herzliya Roundtable sessions is only open to EXECUTIVE and GOLD EXECUTIVE PARTICIPANTS or by personal and separate invitation.

Monday, January 30

09:00-12:00 Herzliya Lounge Short-Term Scenarios for the Middle East Chair:

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

Discussants:

• Sir Mark Allen, CMG, Senior Advisor for British Petroleum (BP); Senior Associate Member, St. Antony's College, Oxford University
• Prof. Martin Kramer, Senior Fellow, Shalem Center
• Mr. Riad al Khouri, Member of the International Council, Questscope, Amman, Jordan
• Amb. Edward P. Djerejian, Founding Director, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
• Dr. David Gordon, Head of Research and Director, Global Macro Eurasia Group; Fmr. Vice Chairman, US National Intelligence Council

09:00-13:00 Round Table C110 Toward a New European Strategy for the Middle East Chair:

• Mr. Ralf Fücks, President, Heinrich Böll Foundation

Discussants:

• Mr. Cem Özdemir, Co-Chair, German Green Party
• Amb. Dr. Oded Eran, Institute for National Security Studies
• Sir Michael Leigh, KCMG, Consultant and Senior Advisor, Transatlantic Center Brussels, German Marshall Fund of the United States
• Dr. Constanze Stelzenmüller, Senior Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the US
• Dr. Bruno Tertrais, Senior Research Fellow, Fondation pour la recherche stratégique (FRS)
• Mr. Tommy Steiner, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya

13:00-16:00 Herzliya Lounge Middle East 2020: Scenarios for the Coming Decade and Beyond Chair:

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

Discussants:

• Dr. Gal Luft, Executive Director, Institute for the Analyses of Global Security (IAGS)
• Dr. Vyacheslav Nikonov, President, The Unity of Russia Foundation; Executive Director, The Rusky Mir Foundation
• Hon. Dr. Dov S. Zakheim, Senior Fellow CNA; Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies; former Under Secretary of Defense
• Dr. Dan Schueftan, Director, National Security Studies Center, University of Haifa
• Mr. R. James Woolsey, Chairman, Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD); Fmr. Director of the Central Intelligence
• Mr. Riad al Khouri, Member of the International Council, Questscope, Amman, Jordan

13:30-16:00 Round Table C110 Advancing Israel's Diplomatic Normalization in the International Community Chair:

• Amb. Zalman Shoval, Fmr. Ambassador of Israel to the US

Discussants:

• Amb. Ron Prosor, Permanent Representative of Israel to the UN
• Amb. Dan Gillerman, Chairman, Markstone Capital Group; Fmr. Permanent Representative of Israel to the UN
• Mr. Dan Diker, Secretary General, World Jewish Congress
• Mr. Richard D. Heideman, Chairman, International Advisory Board of the Herzliya Conference
• Dr. Jürgen Rüttgers, Fmr. Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia
• Hon. Prof. Irwin Cotler, PC, OC, MP; Fmr. Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
• Ms. Lorna Fitzsimons, CEO, Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre (BICOM); Senior Visiting Fellow, UK Defence Academy

Amb. Michael Žantovský, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United Kingdom

16:30-18:30 Aquarium Lounge Iran: Will Sanctions Work? Chair:

• Brig. Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, Director-General, Ministry of Strategic Affairs

Discussants:

• Dr. Josef Joffe, Publisher-Editor, Die Zeit; Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Marc & Anita Abramowitz Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
• Mr. Robert McNally, President, Rapidan Group
• Mr. Ash Jain, Visiting Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
• Dr. Oded Brosh, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
• Dr. Emanuele Ottolenghi, Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
• Dr. Jean-Loup Samaan, Faculty Adviser, NATO Defense College (NDC)
• Mr. Amir Abbas Fakhravar, Secretary General, The Confederation of Iranian Students (CIS)

16:30-18:30 Round Table C110 Shift to the East? Can Asian Powers Play a Role in the Middle East? Chairs:

• Mr. Doron Bergerbest-Eilon, President & CEO, ASERO Worldwide
• Mr. Tommy Steiner, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya

Discussants: Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament; Fmr. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of India

• Amb. Vanu Gopala Menon, Deputy Secretary (Asia-Pacific), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
• Prof. Chung Min Lee, Dean Graduate School of International Relations, Yonsei University
• Prof. Yaacov Vertzberger, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• Ms. Carice Witte, Executive Director, Sino-Israel Global Network & Academic Leadership (SIGNAL)
• Dr. Yoram Evron, Research Fellow, Institute for National Security Studies; Department of Asian Studies, University of Haifa

16:30-18:30 Round Table C228 The Libel and Slander Act: Should the professional investigative media fear the new amendments? Chair:

• Dr. Yuval Karniel, Ofer School of Communications, IDC Herzliya

Discussants:

• Mr. Ben Dror Yemini, Senior Journalist, Maariv
• Ms. Ayala Hasson, Political Commentator, Channel 1
• Mr. Yossi Bar-Mocha, CEO, Tel Aviv Journalists Association
• Mr. Arik Bachar, Secretary General, Israeli Press Council
• Mr. Ilan Bombach, Legal Advisor to the Tel Aviv Journalists' Association; Member, Israeli Press Council
• Dr. Tamar Gidron, Former Dean, Faculty of Law, College of Management
• Dr. Aviad Hacohen, Dean, "Sha'arei Mishpat" Law School; Faculty of Law, Hebrew University; The Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem
• Mr. Moshe Negbi, Journalist and Legal Affairs Pundit, Channel 1
• MK Dr. Nachman Shai, Member of Knesset, Kadima
• Mr. Uri Shinar, CEO, AniBoom; Fmr. President & CEO of Keshet
• Mr. Menashe Raz, Journalist; Kinneret College
• Judge (ret.) Edna Kaplan-Hagler, Fmr. Deputy President of the Tel Aviv- Jaffa District Court
• MK Nino Abesadze, Member of Knesset, Kadima
• Dr. Noam Lemelshtrich-Latar, Dean, Sammy Ofer School of Communications, IDC Herzliya; Chairman, Israel Communication Association

Tuesday, January 31

09:00-14:00 Herzliya Lounge The 2012 Herzliya Game: Oil @US$250 Control Group:

• Mr. Yossie Hollander, Chairman, Israeli Institute for Economic Planning
• Maj. Gen. (res.) Danny Rothschild, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy; Chair, Annual Herzliya Conference Series
• Mr. Aad van Bohemen, Head, Emergency Policy Division, International Energy Agency
• Mr. Nick Butler, Visiting Fellow and Chair, King's Policy Institutes, King's College; Fmr. BP Group Vice President for Strategy and Policy Development
• Dr. Gal Luft, Executive Director, Institute for the Analyses of Global Security (IAGS)
• Mr. Ori Slonim, Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy

USA

• Mr. R. James Woolsey, Chairman, Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD); Fmr. Director of the Central Intelligence
• Mr. Robert McNally, President, Rapidan Group

China:

• Prof. ZHOU Dadi, Founding Director, Beijing Energy Efficiency Center (BECon), Energy Research Institute (ERI), National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China

Saudi Arabia and GCC:

• Sir Mark Allen, CMG, Senior Advisor for British Petroleum (BP); Senior Associate Member, St. Antony's College, Oxford University
• Amb. Edward P. Djerejian, Founding Director, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University

Russia:

• Dr. Vyacheslav Nikonov, President, The Unity of Russia Foundation; Executive Director, The Rusky Mir Foundation
• Dr. Brenda Shaffer, School of Political Science, Haifa University

Iran:

• Prof. Shahram Chubin, Non-Resident Senior Associate, Carnegie Nuclear Policy Program
• Dr. Shmuel Bar, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya

Europe (EU/NATO & EU-3 Germany, UK, France):

• Sir Michael Leigh, KCMG, Consultant and Senior Advisor, Transatlantic Center Brussels, German Marshall Fund of the United States
• Dr. Constanze Stelzenmüller, Senior Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the US
• Brig. Benjamin W. Barry, Senior Fellow for Land Warfare, International Institute for Strategic Studies

Moderators:

• Dr. Josef Joffe, Publisher-Editor, Die Zeit; Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Marc & Anita Abramowitz Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
• Mr. Tommy Steiner, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya

Wednesday, February 1

08:00-09:30 Round Table C228 The Future of Long-Term Savings and Pensions in Israel Chair:

• Prof. Amir Barnea, Arison School of Business, IDC Herzliya

Discussants:

• Prof. Oded Sarig, Commissioner of Financial, Savings, and Insurance Markets, Ministry of Finance
• MK Haim Katz, Chairman, Knesset Labor, Welfare and Health Committee
• Ms. Hanna Pri-Zan, Deputy CEO, Member of the Board of Management and Head of Client Asset Management, Bank Hapoalim
• Mr. Benny Sheizaf, Chairman, Shekel Group
• Mr. Meir Uzan, Fmr. Chairman, Shekel Group
• Mr. Ronen Tov, CEO, Psagot Investment House
• Prof. Arie Melnik, Department of Economics, University of Haifa

10:00-12:30 Aquarium Lounge Cyber Warfare and Security in Social Networks In cooperation with The National Council for Research and Development – The Ministry of Science & Technology and The Yuval Ne'eman Workshop for Science, Technology and Security, Tel Aviv University Chair:

• Prof. Maj. Gen. (res.) Itzhak Ben-Israel, Head, Yuval Ne'eman Workshop for Science, Technology and Security, Tel-Aviv University; Chairman, Israel National Council for Research and Development – Ministry of Science & Technology

Discussants:

• Mr. Yehuda Zisapel, RAD-Bynet Group
• Ms. Keren Elazari, Cyber Security Product Manager, Verint*
• Dr. Haim Assa, Research Fellow, Yuval Ne'eman Workshop for Science, Technology and Security, Tel Aviv University
• Dr. Tal Pavel, Research Fellow, Yuval Ne'eman Workshop for Science, Technology and Security, Tel Aviv University; Netanya Academic College; Ariel University Center of Samaria
• Mr. Yoav Pridor, CEO, Buzzilla
• Mr. Gadi Evron, Research Fellow, Yuval Ne'eman Workshop for Science, Technology and Security, Tel Aviv University
• Dr. Roni Potasman, Vice President for R&D, RAFAEL – Advanced Defense Systems
• Mr. Lior Tabansky, Research Fellow, Yuval Ne'eman Workshop for Science, Technology and Security, Tel Aviv University; Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)
• Mr. Eyal Udassin, Co-Founder and CTO, C4 Security
• Mr. David Nordell, Founder & CEO, New Global Markets; Institute for the Study of Asymmetric Conflict

10:00-12:30 Round Table C110 The Nexus of Terror and Crime: Policy Implications Chair:

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

Discussants:

• Mr. William F. Wechsler, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics and Global Threats
• Dr. David Asher, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security

16:00-18:30 Round Table C110 Strategy and Deterrence in the Arab and Muslim World Chair:

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

Discussants:

• Maj. Gen. (ret.) Ashok Kumar Mehta, Fmr. Director for Security and Political Risk Analysis, India
• Hon. Dr. Dov S. Zakheim, Senior Fellow CNA; Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies
• former Under Secretary of Defense Ms. Rachel Machtiger, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya

Special Events

Participation in the special events of the Herzliya Conference is only open to EXECUTIVE and GOLD EXECUTIVE PARTICIPANTS or by personal and separate invitation.

Sunday, January 29

19:30 Daniel Hotel, Herzliya Reception in Honor of the International Participants of the 2012 Herzliya Conference Hosted by The Israel Forever Foundation Greetings:

• Dr. Elana Yael Heideman, Director, Israel Forever Foundation
• Maj. Gen. (res.) Danny Rothschild, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy; Chair, Annual Herzliya Conference Series
• Prof. Rafi Melnick, Provost, IDC Herzliya

Monday, January 30

19:00 On Leadership With the participation of the Alumni of IDC Herzliya's Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy

Greetings:

• Prof. Rafi Melnick, Provost, IDC Herzliya
• Prof. Alex Mintz, Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Editor-in-Chief, Political Psychology
• Mr. Tzach Borovich, Lauder School Alumnus

Keynote Addresses:

• Hon. John Baird, PC, MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada
• Prof. Clarence B. Jones, Scholar in Residence, Stanford University

Concluding Remarks:

• Dr. Boaz Ganor, Ronald Lauder Chair in Counter Terrorism; Executive Director, International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT); Deputy Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy

Followed by a cocktail reception

Tuesday, January 31

19:45 The Official Opening Cocktail Reception of the 2012 Herzliya Conference.

Wednesday, February 1

20:30 Reception In honor of the 110th Anniversary of the Keren Kayemeth Le'Israel-Jewish National Fund by special invitation only

External resources

• Address by Minister Baird at 12th Annual Herzliya Conference, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, 30 January 2012.
• Martin Kramer, Middle East scenarios (well, not really…), Sandbox, 31 January 2012.
• Gabe Kahn, PFLP Slams Arab Participation in Herzliya Conference, israelnationalnews.com, 1 February 2012.
• Harriet Sherwood, Israel military chief: Iran bomb plans must be disrupted, The Guardian, 2 February 2012.
• Harriet Sherwood, Israel defence minister warns it may soon be too late for Iran military strike, The Guardian, 2 February 2012.
• Clarence B. Jones, The Normality of the Unexpected, Huffington Post, 8 February 2012.
• Mitch Ginsburg, How Iran could get carte blanche in the Middle East — without a nuclear weapon, Times of Israel, 29 August 2012.