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*Amb. [[John Bolton]], Former US Ambassador to the United Nations | *Amb. [[John Bolton]], Former US Ambassador to the United Nations | ||
*Mr. [[Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff]], Senior Director for Policy Programs, [[German Marshall Fund of the United States]] | *Mr. [[Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff]], Senior Director for Policy Programs, [[German Marshall Fund of the United States]] | ||
| − | *Amb. [[Zalman Shoval]] | + | *Amb. [[Zalman Shoval]], Chairman, [[Friends of the Institute for Policy and Strategy]], IDC Herzliya; Former Ambassador of Israel to the US |
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*Mr. [[Thomas L. Friedman]], [[New York Times]] Columnist and Dr. [[Josef Joffe]], Editor-Publisher, [[Die Zeit]] | *Mr. [[Thomas L. Friedman]], [[New York Times]] Columnist and Dr. [[Josef Joffe]], Editor-Publisher, [[Die Zeit]] | ||
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| − | 08:15-10:00 Dealing with Asymmetric Islamic | + | 08:15-10:00 '''Dealing with Asymmetric Islamic Terrorism''' |
| − | Terrorism | + | *Chair: Dr. [[John Chipman]], Director General and Chief Executive, [[International Institute for Strategic Studies]] (IISS) |
| − | + | *Prof. [[Brahma Chellaney]], Professor of Strategic Studies, [[Centre for Policy Research]], New Delhi | |
| − | + | *Dr. [[Jamie Patrick Shea]], Director, Policy Planning, Office of the Secretary General, NATO | |
| − | Director General and Chief Executive, International Institute for | + | *Lt. Gen. (res.) [[Moshe (Bogie) Yaalon]], Former IDF Chief of Staff |
| − | Strategic Studies (IISS) | + | *Mr. [[Glenn Carle]], Former US Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Transnational |
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| − | + | *Mr. [[Matthew Mark Horn]], Co-Executive Director, [[American Jewish Congress]] | |
| − | Mr. Matthew Mark Horn | + | open discussion |
| − | Co-Executive Director, American Jewish Congress | + | |
| − | + | 10:00-11:30 '''Coping with Hamas: Lessons from Operation "Cast Lead"''' | |
| − | 10:00-11:30 Coping with Hamas: Lessons from | ||
| − | Operation "Cast Lead" | ||
| − | + | *Chair: Prof. [[Martin Kramer]], Senior Fellow, [[Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies]], Shalem Center | |
| − | Senior Fellow, Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies, Shalem Center | + | *Prof. Avraham Sela, Department of International Relations, Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| − | + | *MK Brig. Gen. (res.) [[Effie Eitam]], Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee | |
| − | Department of International Relations, Hebrew University of Jerusalem | + | *Dr. [[Anat Kurtz]], Senior Research Associate, [[Institute for National Security Studies]] |
| − | + | *Col. (Res.) [[Daniel Reizner]] , Former Head of the IDF International Law Department | |
| − | MK Brig. Gen. (res.) Effie Eitam | + | *MK Dr. [[Yuval Steinitz]], Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee |
| − | Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee | ||
| − | Dr. Anat Kurtz | ||
| − | Senior Research Associate, Institute for National Security Studies | ||
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| − | Former Head of the IDF International Law Department | ||
| − | MK Dr. Yuval Steinitz | ||
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| − | 11:45-13:15 Israel's Legitimacy under Attack – New Tools for | + | |
| − | Advocacy | + | 11:45-13:15 '''Israel's Legitimacy under Attack – New Tools for Advocacy''' |
| − | + | *Chair: Mr.[[Gidi Mark]], C.E.O [[Taglit-Birthright Israel]] | |
| − | + | *Mr. [[Isaac (Buji) Herzog]], Minister of Welfare and Social Services and Minister of the Diaspora, Society, and Fight Against Antisemitism | |
| − | + | *Mr. [[Ben-Dror Yemini]], [[Maariv]] | |
| − | Minister of Welfare and Social Services and Minister of the | + | *Dr. [[Boaz Mourad]], [[Insight Research Group]] |
| − | Diaspora, Society, and Fight Against Antisemitism | + | *Prof. [[Leonard Saxe]], Director of the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, Brandeis University |
| − | Mr. Ben-Dror Yemini | + | *Amb. [[Ron Prosor]], Ambassador of Israel to the UK |
| − | + | *Mr. [[David Horovitz]], Editor-in-Chief, The Jerusalem Post | |
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| − | Insight Research Group | + | 08:15-09:45 '''Why Do Israeli Students Fail? Can the Digital Revolution Change the Educational Reality?'' |
| − | + | *Chair: Dr. [[Shimshon Shoshani]], Former Director General of the Ministry of Education | |
| − | Director of the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, Brandeis | + | *Ms. [[Gila Ben-Har]], Director, Center for Educational Technology |
| − | University | + | *Mr. [[Yoram Yaacovi]], CTO, Microsoft Israel Development Center |
| − | + | *Mr. [[Meir Brand]], Google Israel Country Director | |
| − | + | *Prof. [[Michal Yerushalmy]], Faculty of Education, Haifa University | |
| − | Ambassador of Israel to the UK | + | *Prof. [[Yuli Tamir]], Minister of Education |
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| − | Mr. David Horovitz | + | |
| − | Editor-in-Chief, The Jerusalem Post | + | 09:45-11:00 '''Economic Concepts for Higher Education''' |
| − | + | *Chair: Mr. [[Dror Strum]], President, The Israeli Institute for Economic Planning | |
| − | + | *Dr. [[Yaacov Sheinin]], CEO, Economic Models | |
| + | *Mr. [[Avraham Shochat]], Former Minister of Finance; Chairman of the Shochat Commission on Higher Education | ||
| + | *Prof. [[Hagit Messer-Yaron]], President, The Open University | ||
| + | *Maj. Gen. [[Avi Zamir]], Head of Personnel Branch, IDF | ||
| + | *Prof. [[Yuli Tamir]], Minister of Education | ||
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| − | + | 11:20-12:35 '''R&D National Policy: Higher Education – Moving from Basic Science to R&D''' | |
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| − | + | *Chairs: Prof. [[Oded Abramsky]], Chairman, National Council for Research and Civilian Development | |
| − | + | *Prof. [[Menahem Yaari]], President, Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities | |
| − | + | *Moderator: Prof. [[Rivka Carmi]], President, Ben-Gurion University | |
| − | + | *Mr. [[Guri Zilka]], Advisor, National Council for Research and Development; Former Director of Council for Higher Education | |
| − | + | *Prof. [[Mina Teicher]], Chair, National Committee for International R&D Relations, National Council for Research and Development | |
| − | + | *Dr. [[Lea Nass]], Former Chair of the Science and Technology committee | |
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| − | Prof. Menahem Yaari | ||
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| − | Chair, National Committee for International R&D Relations, National | ||
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| − | 14:00-15:15 Jumpstarting the Israeli-Palestinian | + | 14:00-15:15 '''Jumpstarting the Israeli-Palestinian Process: Economic Initiatives and Political Derivatives''' |
| − | Process: Economic Initiatives and Political | + | *Chair: Sir [[Ronald Cohen]], Chairman, The [[Portland Trust]] |
| − | Derivatives | + | *Dr. [[Robert Danin]], Head of Mission, Quartet Representative to the Middle East |
| − | + | *Dr. [[Maher S. El-Kurd]], Chairman of the [[PLO Economic Committee]] | |
| − | + | *Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Danny Rothschild]], President, [[Council for Peace and Security]] | |
| − | + | *Amb. [[Irit Ben-Abba]],Deputy Director General for Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| − | + | *Dr. [[Shavit Matias]], Deputy Attorney General, in charge of International Issues | |
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| − | Amb. Irit Ben-Abba | ||
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| − | + | 15:30-17:00 '''A Matter of Historic Justice: Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries''' | |
| − | 15:30-17:00 A Matter of Historic Justice: Jewish | + | *Chair: Dr. [[Avi Bitzur]], Director General, Ministry for Pensioners' Affairs; Specialist for Home Front Defense, Bar-Ilan University |
| − | Refugees from Arab Countries | + | *Mr. [[Raffi Eitan]], Minister for Pensioners' Affairs, also in charge of Restitution of Jewish Rights and Assets |
| − | + | *Ms. [[Rachel Machtiger]], Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; [[Atlantic Forum of Israel]] | |
| − | + | *Dr. [[Zvi Zameret]], Director, The Ben Zvi Institute | |
| − | Director General, Ministry for Pensioners' Affairs; Specialist for Home | + | *Mr. [[Edwin Shuker]], President,Justice for Jews from Arab Countries |
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| − | + | 13:20-14:45 '''From R&D to Commercial and Economic Application as Part of National Policy''' | |
| − | Minister for Pensioners' Affairs, also in charge of Restitution of Jewish | + | *Chairs: Prof. [[Oded Abramsky]], Chairman, National Council for Research and Civilian Development |
| − | Rights and Assets | + | *Prof. [[Menahem Yaari]], President, Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities |
| − | + | *Moderator: Prof. [[Leah Boehm]], Member, National Council for Research and Development; Chief Scientist, [[Israel Aerospace Industries]] | |
| − | + | *Prof. [[Moshe Oron]], Chief Scientist, KiloLambda, National Council for Research and Development | |
| − | Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC | + | *Dr. [[Eli Opper]], Chief Scientist, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor |
| − | Herzliya; Atlantic Forum of Israel | + | *Prof. [[Zvi Eckstein]], Deputy Governor, Bank of Israel |
| − | + | *Mr. [[Yigal Erlich]],Deputy Chairman, National Council for Research and Civilian Development; President, Yozma | |
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| − | + | *Mr. [[Ghaleb Majadle]], Minister of Science, Culture and Sports | |
| − | Mr. Edwin Shuker | ||
| − | President,Justice for Jews from Arab Countries | ||
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| − | + | 15:00-16:30 '''Global Jewish Peoplehood: Metrics and Policies''' | |
| − | + | *Chair: Mr. [[Leonid Nevzlin]], Chairman, Nadav Fund | |
| − | + | *Prof. [[Yoav Shoham]], Stanford University | |
| − | + | *Prof. [[Ephraim Ya'ar]], Head of the Program in Mediation and Conflict Resolution, Tel Aviv University | |
| − | + | *Prof. [[Steven M. Cohen]], Jewish Institute of Religion, Hebrew Union College | |
| − | + | *Dr. [[Shlomi Ravid]], Director, International School for Jewish Peoplehood Studies, Beit-Hatefutsot | |
| − | + | *Prof. [[Yehezkel Dror]], Former Founding President, Jewish People Policy Planning Institute | |
| − | + | *Dr. [[Misha Galperin]], Executive Vice President and CEO, The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington | |
| − | + | *Prof. [[Na'ama Sabar Ben-Yehoshua]], Head of the unit for Jewish peopelhood studies, School of Education, Tel Aviv University | |
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| − | 15:00-16:30 Global Jewish Peoplehood: Metrics | ||
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| − | Prof. Ephraim Ya'ar | ||
| − | Head of the Program in Mediation and Conflict Resolution, Tel | ||
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| − | Prof. Steven M. Cohen | ||
| − | Jewish Institute of Religion, Hebrew Union College | ||
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| − | Dr. Shlomi Ravid | ||
| − | Director, International School for Jewish Peoplehood Studies, | ||
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| − | Former Founding President, Jewish People Policy Planning | ||
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| − | Executive Vice President and CEO, The Jewish Federation of | ||
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| − | 17:15-18:00 Prime Ministerial Candidate's "Herzliya Address" | + | 17:15-18:00 '''Prime Ministerial Candidate's "Herzliya Address"''' |
| − | + | *Chair: Prof. [[Alex Mintz]], Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC | |
| − | + | *Lt. Gen. (res.) [[Ehud Barak]], Minister of Defense and Former Prime Minister | |
| − | Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC | ||
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| − | Lt. Gen. (res.) Ehud Barak | ||
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| − | 18:00-19:30 The Syrian Tier and Regional Statecraft | + | 18:00-19:30 '''The Syrian Tier and Regional Statecraft''' |
| − | + | *Chair: Dr. [[Israel Elad-Altman]], Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya | |
| − | + | *Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Dani Yatom]], Former Head of the [[Mossad]] | |
| − | Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya | + | *Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Giora Eiland]], Former Head of the [[National Security Council]] |
| − | + | *Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Yaakov Amidror]], Deputy President, [[Lander Institute ]] | |
| − | + | *Dr. [[Shmuel Bar]], Director of Studies, The Institute of Policy and Strategy, IDC, Herzliya | |
| − | + | *Dr. [[Dan Schueftan]], Deputy Director, National Security Studies Centre, Haifa University | |
| − | + | *Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Amos Gilead]], Head, Politico-Military Bureau, Ministry of Defense | |
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| − | Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilead | ||
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| − | 20:30-22:00 Europe on the World Stage | + | 18:00-19:30 '''National Sustainability and Israel's Green Safety Net''' |
| − | + | *Chair: Mr. [[Effi Stenzler]], Chairman of the Board, [[Jewish National Fund]] | |
| − | Chair: Amb. Michael Zantovsky | + | *Prof. [[Uri Shani]], Director, Water Authority |
| − | Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Israel | + | *Prof. [[Yakov Karni]], CTO, HelioFocus Ltd. |
| − | + | *Prof. [[Yael Moriah]], Faculty of Architecture, The Technion Institute | |
| − | + | *Mr [[Shamai Assif]], Head of the Planning Administration, Ministry of Interior | |
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| − | Director General and Chief Executive, International Institute for | + | 20:30-22:00 '''Europe on the World Stage'''' |
| − | Strategic Studies (IISS) | + | *Chair: Amb. [[Michael Zantovsky]], Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Israel |
| − | + | *President [[José María Aznar]], Former Prime Minister of Spain | |
| − | + | *Dr. [[John Chipman]], Director General and Chief Executive, [[International Institute for Strategic Studies]] (IISS) | |
| − | Editor-Publisher, Die Zeit | + | *Dr. [[Josef Joffe]],Editor-Publisher, [[Die Zeit]] |
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| + | '''The David Sling Project''' | ||
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| + | 8:15-10:15 '''Iran on the Nuclear Threshold''' – '''Feasability of Prevention and of Deterrence''' | ||
| + | *Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) [[David Ivry]] President, Boeing Israel; Former Head of the National Security Council | ||
| + | * Prof. [[Scott Sagan]] Co-Director, [[Center for International Security and Cooperation]] (CISAC), Stanford University | ||
| + | *Amb. [[Yossi Gal]] Senior Deputy Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | ||
| + | *Dr. [[Bruno Tertrais]] Senior Research Fellow, [[Fondation pour la Recherche Strategique]] (FRS) | ||
| + | *Dr. [[Michael Makovsky]] Foreign Policy Director, [[Bipartisan Policy Center]] | ||
| + | *MK Gen. (res.) Prof. [[Isaac Ben-Israel]] Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee | ||
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| + | 10:30-12:15 '''Nuclear Proliferation and Arms Control Initiatives''' | ||
| + | *Chair: Dr. [[Ariel Levite]] Senior Associate, [[Carnegie Endowment for International Peace]] | ||
| + | *Mr. [[Jonathan S. Paris]] Adjunct Fellow, [[Hudson Institute]] | ||
| + | *Dr. Oded Brosh Senior Research Fellow, The[[ Institute for Policy and Strategy]], IDC, Herzliya | ||
| + | *Mr. [[Sverre Lodgaard]] Senior Research Fellow, NUPI and former Director of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research | ||
| + | *Gen. Vladimir Dvorkin Principal Researcher, IMEMO, Russian Academy of Sciences | ||
| + | *Amb. David Danieli Deputy Director General for Policy, [[Israel Atomic Energy Commission]] | ||
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| + | 8:15-10:00 '''Energy, Security and Global Geopolitics''' | ||
| + | *Chair: Dr. [[Sass Somekh]], Founder, [[Musea Ventures]] | ||
| + | *Dr. [[Ed Morse]], Managing Director and Chief Economist, [[LCM Commodities]] | ||
| + | *Mr. [[R. James Woolsey]] Venture Partner with [[VantagePoint]]; Former US Director of Central Intelligence | ||
| + | *Dr. [[Jamie Patrick Shea]], Director, Policy Planning, Office of the Secretary General, NATO | ||
| + | *Dr. [[Brenda Shaffer]] Energy Management and Policy Program, University of Haifa | ||
| + | *Dr. [[David Wurmser]] Director, [[Delphi Global Analysis]]; Former Senior Advisor on National Security Affairs to the US Vice President | ||
| + | *Mr. [[Yossie Hollander]], Chairman, The Institute for Israeli Economic Planning | ||
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| + | 10:30-12:15 '''The World Economic Crisis: Recalibrating Financial Risk Management and Regulation''' | ||
| + | *Chair: Mr. [[L. Jack Staley]],President, [[Stanford Group (Suisse)]] | ||
| + | *Prof. [[Jacob Frenkel]], Former Governor of the Bank of Israel; Chairman, Group of Thirty (G-30); Vice Chairman, [[American International Group]] (AIG) | ||
| + | *Mr. [[Michael G. Oxley]], Vice Chairman, [[NASDAQ Stock Market]]; Former Chairman of the US House of Representatives' Financial Services Committee | ||
| + | *Dr. [[Stephen J. Canner]], Vice President, Investment and Financial Services, [[US Council for International Business]] | ||
| + | *Ms. [[Joanne Thornton]], Senior Vice President, Policy Research, Stanford Group Company | ||
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| − | + | 13:00-14:30 '''Israel's Financial Governance: Recalibrating Financial Risk Management and Regulation''' | |
| − | + | *Chair: Mr. [[Shlomo Zohar]], Chairman of the Board of Directors, [[Discount Bank]] | |
| − | + | *Prof. [[Amir Barnea]], Arison School of Business, IDC Herzliya | |
| − | + | *Mr. [[Rony Hizkiyahu]], Supervisor of the Banks, Bank of Israel | |
| − | + | *Mr. [[Yadin Antebi]], Commissioner of Capital Markets, Insurance and Savings, Ministry of Finance | |
| − | + | *Mr. [[Zvi Ziv]],CEO, [[Bank Hapoalim]] | |
| − | + | *Mr. [[Zvi Lubetzky]], Chairman, IBI Investments House | |
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| − | + | *Chair: Mr. [[Yossie Hollander]], Chairman, The Institute for Israeli Economic Planning | |
| − | + | *Prof. [[Manuel Trajtenberg]], Head of the National Economic Council, Prime Minister's Office | |
| − | + | *Dr. [[Yaacov Sheinin]], CEO, Economic Models | |
| − | + | *Prof. [[Avishay Braverman]], Chairman of the Knesset Finance Committee | |
| − | + | *Mr. [[Yarom Ariav]],Director General, Minister of Finance | |
| − | + | *Mr. [[Israel Makov]], Chairman of the Board of Directors, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya | |
| − | + | *Mr. [[Gidi Grinstein]], President, [[Reut Institute]] | |
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| − | + | 13:00-14:45 Risk Sharing: '''Bolstering Israel's Strategic Partnerships''' | |
| − | + | *Chair: Amb. Dr. [[Oded Eran]], Director, [[Institute for National Security Studies]]; [[Atlantic Forum of Israel]] | |
| − | + | *Dr. [[Bruno Tertrais]], Senior Research Fellow, [[Fondation pour la Recherche Strategique]], (FRS) | |
| − | + | *Mr. [[Christian Schmidt]], MdB, Parliamentary State Secretary Federal Ministry for Defense, Germany | |
| − | + | *Mr. [[Ralf Fuecks]], President, Heinrich Boll Foundation | |
| − | + | *Mr. [[Rafael Bardají]], Director of International Policy, FAES Fundacion | |
| − | + | *Mr [[Tommy Steiner]], Senior Research Fellow , The Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC, Herzliya | |
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| − | + | 15:00-16:30 '''Passive and Active Defense Options to Cope with Strategic Threats''' | |
| − | + | *Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Herzle Bodinger]], Chairman of the Board, IMDA; Former Commander of the Israeli Air Force | |
| − | and | + | *Mr [[Uzi Rubin]], CEO, [[Rubinkon]] |
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| − | + | *Mr. [[Michael D. Brown]], Former US Under Secretary of Homeland Security, Emergency Preparedness and Response | |
| − | + | *Dr. [[Avi Bitzur]], Director General, Ministry for Pensioners' Affairs; Specialist for Home Front Defense, Bar-Ilan University | |
| − | + | *Dr. [[Max Singer]], Senior Research Fellow, [[BESA Center for Strategic Studies]], Bar-Ilan University | |
| − | + | *Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Matan Vilnai]], Deputy Minister of Defense | |
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Latest revision as of 18:31, 30 October 2012
The Ninth Herzliya Conference took place at the IDC Herzliya on 2-4 February 2009.[1]
Contents
Program
Monday , February 2, 2009
08:15-09:30 The Security Dimension
- Chair: MK Tzachi Hanegbi, Chairman, Knesset Foreign Affairs & Defense Committee
- Mr. Dan Meridor ,Former Member of the Cabinet; Chairman of the National Security Doctrine Commission
- Brig. Gen. (res.) Dr. Ephraim Sneh, Former Deputy Minister of Defense
- Prof. Uzi Arad, Chairman, Herzliya Conference
open discussion
09:30-11:00 The Foreign Relations Dimension
- Chair: Mr. Aaron Abramovich
- Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Amb. Yossi Gal
- Senior Deputy Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Naor Gilon, Director, Bureau for International Affairs, Center for Policy Research, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Mr. Eran Etzion, Director, Policy Planning Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
open discussion
08:15-09:45 The Societal Dimension
- Chair: Col. (res.) Ahuva Yanai, CEO, Matan
- Mr. Isaac (Buji) Herzog, Minister of Welfare and Social Services and Minister of the Diaspora, Society, and Fight Against Antisemitism
- Mr. Nahum Itzkovich, Director General, Ministry of Welfare and Social Services
- Prof. Mooli Lahad, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Tel-Hai Academic College
open discussion
09:45 -10:00 Mr. Eliyahu Yishai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor
10:00 -11:00 The Economic Dimension
- Chair: Mr. Eli Hurvitz, Chairman, Board of Directors, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
- Prof. Rafi Melnick, Provost, IDC Herzliya
- Dr. Karnit Flug, Director, Research Department, Bank of Israel
- Mr. Roni Bar-On, Minister of Finance
open discussion
The Balance of Israel' s National Security 11:15-12:45 Formal Opening
- Chair: Prof. Uzi Arad, Chairman, Herzliya Conference
- Greetings: Prof. Uriel Reichman,President, IDC Herzliya
- Ms. Yael German, Mayor of Herzliya
- Mr. Shimon Peres, President of the State of Israel
The Balance of Israel's National Security and the 2009 "Herzliya Indices"
- Prof. Rafi Melnick, Provost, IDC Herzliya
- Prof. Gabriel Ben-Dor, Head, School of Political Sciences, Haifa University
- Maj. Gen. (res.) Uzi Dayan, President, Sderot Conference for Society
13:30-15:00 The Negev as the New Frontier: Re-prioritizing its Development
- Chair: Amb. Ronald S. Lauder, President, World Jewish Congress
- Prof. Alex Mintz, Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy, and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
- Prof. Avishay Braverman, Chairman of the Knesset Finance Committee
- Mr. Eitan Wertheimer, Chairman of the Board, "Daroma"
- Mr. Zeev Bielski, Chairman of the Executive Jewish Agency for Israel and the WZO
- Mr. Ofer Isseroff, Director, "Daroma"; Regional Director, Jewish Agency for Israel
open discussion
15:15-17:00 Perspectives on the Changing Global Landscape
- Chair: Sir Michael Pakenham, Former Chairman of the UK Joint Intelligence Committee
- Amb. Igor S. Neverov, Director, North American Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
- Prof. Brahma Chellaney, Professor of Strategic Studies, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi
- Amb. John Bolton, Former US Ambassador to the United Nations
- Mr. Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff, Senior Director for Policy Programs, German Marshall Fund of the United States
- Amb. Zalman Shoval, Chairman, Friends of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Former Ambassador of Israel to the US
open discussion
15:00-16:30 Are Mixed Cities the Face of the Future for Israel?
- Chair: Prof. Aliza Shenhar
- President, Emek Yezreel College
- Mr. Amnon Be'eri-Sulitzeanu, Co-Executive Director, Abraham Fund
- Prof. Rassem Khamaisi, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Haifa University
- Mr. Kamel Agbaria, Chairman, Neighborhood Committee, Jaffa Arab Quarter
- Mr. Shimon Gafsou, Mayor, Nazareth-Ilit
- Prof. Amnon Rubinstein, IDC Herzliya
open discussion
17:15-18:00 Prime Ministerial Candidate's "Herzliya Address"
- Chair: Mr. Israel Makov, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
- Ms. Tzipi Livni, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
18:00-19:30 Can European-Israeli Relations be Decoupled from the Palestinian Issue?
- Chair: Amb. Raphael Barak, Deputy Director General for Western Europe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Mr. Tomas Pojar, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Czech Republic
- Mr. Thomas Oppermann, MdB, Deputy Chairman, SPD Parliamentary Group, Germany
- Dr. Liam Fox, MP, Shadow Defense Secretary, United Kingdom
- Amb. Avi Primor, Director, Center for European Studies, IDC, Herzliya
- Amb. Marc Otte, European Union Special Representative to the Middle East Peace Process
open discussion
18:00-19:15 Multi-Faceted Jerusalem
- Chair: Dr. Gavriel Barkay, Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology, Bar-Ilan University
- Father Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Custos of the Holy Land
- Prof. Yossi Shilhav, Department of Geography, Bar-Ilan University
- Dr. Dore Gold, President, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
- Mr. Hanna Siniora, Co-CEO IPCRI
open discussion
19:15-19:30 MK Avigdor Liberman, Chairman, Yisrael Beitenu
20:30-22:30 Change of Guard and the Future of US World Leadership
- Chair: Prof. Herbert London, President, Hudson Institute
- Amb. John Bolton, Former US Ambassador to the United Nations
- Mr. R. James Woolsey, Venture Partner with VantagePoint; Former US Director of Central Intelligence
- Mr. Richard Gordon, President, American Jewish Congress
- Amb. Alfred H. Moses, Chair, UN Watch; Partner & Senior Counsel, Covington & Burling LLP; Honorary President, American Jewish Committee
open discussion
Conversation between:
- Mr. Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times Columnist and Dr. Josef Joffe, Editor-Publisher, Die Zeit
Tuesday , February 3, 2009
08:15-10:00 Dealing with Asymmetric Islamic Terrorism
- Chair: Dr. John Chipman, Director General and Chief Executive, International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
- Prof. Brahma Chellaney, Professor of Strategic Studies, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi
- Dr. Jamie Patrick Shea, Director, Policy Planning, Office of the Secretary General, NATO
- Lt. Gen. (res.) Moshe (Bogie) Yaalon, Former IDF Chief of Staff
- Mr. Glenn Carle, Former US Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Transnational
Threats
- Mr. Matthew Mark Horn, Co-Executive Director, American Jewish Congress
open discussion
10:00-11:30 Coping with Hamas: Lessons from Operation "Cast Lead"
- Chair: Prof. Martin Kramer, Senior Fellow, Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies, Shalem Center
- Prof. Avraham Sela, Department of International Relations, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- MK Brig. Gen. (res.) Effie Eitam, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
- Dr. Anat Kurtz, Senior Research Associate, Institute for National Security Studies
- Col. (Res.) Daniel Reizner , Former Head of the IDF International Law Department
- MK Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
open discussion
11:45-13:15 Israel's Legitimacy under Attack – New Tools for Advocacy
- Chair: Mr.Gidi Mark, C.E.O Taglit-Birthright Israel
- Mr. Isaac (Buji) Herzog, Minister of Welfare and Social Services and Minister of the Diaspora, Society, and Fight Against Antisemitism
- Mr. Ben-Dror Yemini, Maariv
- Dr. Boaz Mourad, Insight Research Group
- Prof. Leonard Saxe, Director of the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, Brandeis University
- Amb. Ron Prosor, Ambassador of Israel to the UK
- Mr. David Horovitz, Editor-in-Chief, The Jerusalem Post
open discussion
08:15-09:45 'Why Do Israeli Students Fail? Can the Digital Revolution Change the Educational Reality?
- Chair: Dr. Shimshon Shoshani, Former Director General of the Ministry of Education
- Ms. Gila Ben-Har, Director, Center for Educational Technology
- Mr. Yoram Yaacovi, CTO, Microsoft Israel Development Center
- Mr. Meir Brand, Google Israel Country Director
- Prof. Michal Yerushalmy, Faculty of Education, Haifa University
- Prof. Yuli Tamir, Minister of Education
open discussion
09:45-11:00 Economic Concepts for Higher Education
- Chair: Mr. Dror Strum, President, The Israeli Institute for Economic Planning
- Dr. Yaacov Sheinin, CEO, Economic Models
- Mr. Avraham Shochat, Former Minister of Finance; Chairman of the Shochat Commission on Higher Education
- Prof. Hagit Messer-Yaron, President, The Open University
- Maj. Gen. Avi Zamir, Head of Personnel Branch, IDF
- Prof. Yuli Tamir, Minister of Education
open discussion
11:20-12:35 R&D National Policy: Higher Education – Moving from Basic Science to R&D
- Chairs: Prof. Oded Abramsky, Chairman, National Council for Research and Civilian Development
- Prof. Menahem Yaari, President, Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
- Moderator: Prof. Rivka Carmi, President, Ben-Gurion University
- Mr. Guri Zilka, Advisor, National Council for Research and Development; Former Director of Council for Higher Education
- Prof. Mina Teicher, Chair, National Committee for International R&D Relations, National Council for Research and Development
- Dr. Lea Nass, Former Chair of the Science and Technology committee
open discussion
14:00-15:15 Jumpstarting the Israeli-Palestinian Process: Economic Initiatives and Political Derivatives
- Chair: Sir Ronald Cohen, Chairman, The Portland Trust
- Dr. Robert Danin, Head of Mission, Quartet Representative to the Middle East
- Dr. Maher S. El-Kurd, Chairman of the PLO Economic Committee
- Maj. Gen. (res.) Danny Rothschild, President, Council for Peace and Security
- Amb. Irit Ben-Abba,Deputy Director General for Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Dr. Shavit Matias, Deputy Attorney General, in charge of International Issues
open discussion
15:30-17:00 A Matter of Historic Justice: Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries
- Chair: Dr. Avi Bitzur, Director General, Ministry for Pensioners' Affairs; Specialist for Home Front Defense, Bar-Ilan University
- Mr. Raffi Eitan, Minister for Pensioners' Affairs, also in charge of Restitution of Jewish Rights and Assets
- Ms. Rachel Machtiger, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Atlantic Forum of Israel
- Dr. Zvi Zameret, Director, The Ben Zvi Institute
- Mr. Edwin Shuker, President,Justice for Jews from Arab Countries
open discussion
13:20-14:45 From R&D to Commercial and Economic Application as Part of National Policy
- Chairs: Prof. Oded Abramsky, Chairman, National Council for Research and Civilian Development
- Prof. Menahem Yaari, President, Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
- Moderator: Prof. Leah Boehm, Member, National Council for Research and Development; Chief Scientist, Israel Aerospace Industries
- Prof. Moshe Oron, Chief Scientist, KiloLambda, National Council for Research and Development
- Dr. Eli Opper, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor
- Prof. Zvi Eckstein, Deputy Governor, Bank of Israel
- Mr. Yigal Erlich,Deputy Chairman, National Council for Research and Civilian Development; President, Yozma
open discussion
- Mr. Ghaleb Majadle, Minister of Science, Culture and Sports
15:00-16:30 Global Jewish Peoplehood: Metrics and Policies
- Chair: Mr. Leonid Nevzlin, Chairman, Nadav Fund
- Prof. Yoav Shoham, Stanford University
- Prof. Ephraim Ya'ar, Head of the Program in Mediation and Conflict Resolution, Tel Aviv University
- Prof. Steven M. Cohen, Jewish Institute of Religion, Hebrew Union College
- Dr. Shlomi Ravid, Director, International School for Jewish Peoplehood Studies, Beit-Hatefutsot
- Prof. Yehezkel Dror, Former Founding President, Jewish People Policy Planning Institute
- Dr. Misha Galperin, Executive Vice President and CEO, The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington
- Prof. Na'ama Sabar Ben-Yehoshua, Head of the unit for Jewish peopelhood studies, School of Education, Tel Aviv University
open discussion
17:15-18:00 Prime Ministerial Candidate's "Herzliya Address"
- Chair: Prof. Alex Mintz, Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC
- Lt. Gen. (res.) Ehud Barak, Minister of Defense and Former Prime Minister
18:00-19:30 The Syrian Tier and Regional Statecraft
- Chair: Dr. Israel Elad-Altman, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
- Maj. Gen. (res.) Dani Yatom, Former Head of the Mossad
- Maj. Gen. (res.) Giora Eiland, Former Head of the National Security Council
- Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror, Deputy President, Lander Institute
- Dr. Shmuel Bar, Director of Studies, The Institute of Policy and Strategy, IDC, Herzliya
- Dr. Dan Schueftan, Deputy Director, National Security Studies Centre, Haifa University
- Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilead, Head, Politico-Military Bureau, Ministry of Defense
open discussion
18:00-19:30 National Sustainability and Israel's Green Safety Net
- Chair: Mr. Effi Stenzler, Chairman of the Board, Jewish National Fund
- Prof. Uri Shani, Director, Water Authority
- Prof. Yakov Karni, CTO, HelioFocus Ltd.
- Prof. Yael Moriah, Faculty of Architecture, The Technion Institute
- Mr Shamai Assif, Head of the Planning Administration, Ministry of Interior
open discussion
20:30-22:00 Europe on the World Stage'
- Chair: Amb. Michael Zantovsky, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Israel
- President José María Aznar, Former Prime Minister of Spain
- Dr. John Chipman, Director General and Chief Executive, International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
- Dr. Josef Joffe,Editor-Publisher, Die Zeit
open discussion
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
The David Sling Project
8:15-10:15 Iran on the Nuclear Threshold – Feasability of Prevention and of Deterrence
- Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) David Ivry President, Boeing Israel; Former Head of the National Security Council
- Prof. Scott Sagan Co-Director, Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), Stanford University
- Amb. Yossi Gal Senior Deputy Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Dr. Bruno Tertrais Senior Research Fellow, Fondation pour la Recherche Strategique (FRS)
- Dr. Michael Makovsky Foreign Policy Director, Bipartisan Policy Center
- MK Gen. (res.) Prof. Isaac Ben-Israel Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
open discussion
10:30-12:15 Nuclear Proliferation and Arms Control Initiatives
- Chair: Dr. Ariel Levite Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Mr. Jonathan S. Paris Adjunct Fellow, Hudson Institute
- Dr. Oded Brosh Senior Research Fellow, TheInstitute for Policy and Strategy, IDC, Herzliya
- Mr. Sverre Lodgaard Senior Research Fellow, NUPI and former Director of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
- Gen. Vladimir Dvorkin Principal Researcher, IMEMO, Russian Academy of Sciences
- Amb. David Danieli Deputy Director General for Policy, Israel Atomic Energy Commission
open discussion
8:15-10:00 Energy, Security and Global Geopolitics
- Chair: Dr. Sass Somekh, Founder, Musea Ventures
- Dr. Ed Morse, Managing Director and Chief Economist, LCM Commodities
- Mr. R. James Woolsey Venture Partner with VantagePoint; Former US Director of Central Intelligence
- Dr. Jamie Patrick Shea, Director, Policy Planning, Office of the Secretary General, NATO
- Dr. Brenda Shaffer Energy Management and Policy Program, University of Haifa
- Dr. David Wurmser Director, Delphi Global Analysis; Former Senior Advisor on National Security Affairs to the US Vice President
- Mr. Yossie Hollander, Chairman, The Institute for Israeli Economic Planning
open discussion
10:30-12:15 The World Economic Crisis: Recalibrating Financial Risk Management and Regulation
- Chair: Mr. L. Jack Staley,President, Stanford Group (Suisse)
- Prof. Jacob Frenkel, Former Governor of the Bank of Israel; Chairman, Group of Thirty (G-30); Vice Chairman, American International Group (AIG)
- Mr. Michael G. Oxley, Vice Chairman, NASDAQ Stock Market; Former Chairman of the US House of Representatives' Financial Services Committee
- Dr. Stephen J. Canner, Vice President, Investment and Financial Services, US Council for International Business
- Ms. Joanne Thornton, Senior Vice President, Policy Research, Stanford Group Company
open discussion
13:00-14:30 Israel's Financial Governance: Recalibrating Financial Risk Management and Regulation
- Chair: Mr. Shlomo Zohar, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Discount Bank
- Prof. Amir Barnea, Arison School of Business, IDC Herzliya
- Mr. Rony Hizkiyahu, Supervisor of the Banks, Bank of Israel
- Mr. Yadin Antebi, Commissioner of Capital Markets, Insurance and Savings, Ministry of Finance
- Mr. Zvi Ziv,CEO, Bank Hapoalim
- Mr. Zvi Lubetzky, Chairman, IBI Investments House
open discussion
14:45-17:00 Weathering the Storm: Israel and the World Economic Crisis
- Chair: Mr. Yossie Hollander, Chairman, The Institute for Israeli Economic Planning
- Prof. Manuel Trajtenberg, Head of the National Economic Council, Prime Minister's Office
- Dr. Yaacov Sheinin, CEO, Economic Models
- Prof. Avishay Braverman, Chairman of the Knesset Finance Committee
- Mr. Yarom Ariav,Director General, Minister of Finance
- Mr. Israel Makov, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
- Mr. Gidi Grinstein, President, Reut Institute
open discussion
- Prof. Stanley Fischer, Governor, Bank of Israel
13:00-14:45 Risk Sharing: Bolstering Israel's Strategic Partnerships
- Chair: Amb. Dr. Oded Eran, Director, Institute for National Security Studies; Atlantic Forum of Israel
- Dr. Bruno Tertrais, Senior Research Fellow, Fondation pour la Recherche Strategique, (FRS)
- Mr. Christian Schmidt, MdB, Parliamentary State Secretary Federal Ministry for Defense, Germany
- Mr. Ralf Fuecks, President, Heinrich Boll Foundation
- Mr. Rafael Bardají, Director of International Policy, FAES Fundacion
- Mr Tommy Steiner, Senior Research Fellow , The Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC, Herzliya
open discussion
- Lt. Gen. (res.) Shaul Mofaz Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Transport and Road Safety; Responsible for the Strategic Dialogue
15:00-16:30 Passive and Active Defense Options to Cope with Strategic Threats
- Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) Herzle Bodinger, Chairman of the Board, IMDA; Former Commander of the Israeli Air Force
- Mr Uzi Rubin, CEO, Rubinkon
- Brig. Gen. (res.) Yair Dori, Former Commander, Anti-Aircraft Warfare
- Mr. Michael D. Brown, Former US Under Secretary of Homeland Security, Emergency Preparedness and Response
- Dr. Avi Bitzur, Director General, Ministry for Pensioners' Affairs; Specialist for Home Front Defense, Bar-Ilan University
- Dr. Max Singer, Senior Research Fellow, BESA Center for Strategic Studies, Bar-Ilan University
- Maj. Gen. (res.) Matan Vilnai, Deputy Minister of Defense
open discussion
17:00-17:45 Prime Ministerial Candidate's "Herzliya Address"
- Chair: Amb. Zalman Shoval, Chairman, Friends of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Former Ambassador of Israel to the US
- Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, Head of the Opposition and Former Prime Minister
18:00-19:30 Reconnecting Israel with its Expatriates
- Chair: MK Brig. Gen. (Res.) Amira Dotan, Chairperson, Subcommittee for Foreign Affairs and Public Diplomacy
- Mr. Erez Halfon, Director General, Ministry of Immigrant Absorption
- Prof. Zaki Shalom, The Zionist Council In Israel
- Ms. Shulamit Aloni, Former Minister of Education and Culture
- Prof. Moshe Oron, Chief Scientist, KiloLambd; National Council for Research and Development
- MK Avshalom (Abu) Vilan, Member, Internal Affairs and Environment Committee
- Mr. Mano Geva, CEO, Midgam Research and Consulting; Chairman of Israel Research Institutes Association
open discussion
18:00-19:30 The Imperative for Government Reform
- Chair: Gad Zeevi, CEO, Japan Auto
- Prof. Uriel Reichman, Founder and President, IDC Herzliya
- Mr. Dror Strum, President, The Israeli Institute for Economic Planning
- Mr. Haim Ramon Vice Premier and Minister in the Prime Minister's Office
- MK Gideon Sa'ar, Chairman, Likud Parliamentary Group
- Mr Raanan Dinur, Director General, Prime Minister's Office
- Mr. Sami Friedrich, Chairman, Shaldor Inc.
open discussion
20:15-22:00 Concluding Session
- Chair: Prof. Uriel Reichman, Founder and President, IDC Herzliya
- Amb. Ronald S. Lauder, President, World Jewish Congress
- Prof. Uzi Arad, Chairman, Herzliya Conference
- Prof. Shlomo Ben-Ami, IDC Herzliya
- Prof. Ruth Gavison Founding President, Metzilah Center[2]
Notes
- ↑ Conference Conclusions: The Ninth Herzliya Conference, Institute for Policy and Strategy, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, p.58.
- ↑ Program, the 9th Herzliya Conference 2009, herzliyaconference.org, accessed 21 May 2012.
