Herzliya 2013

Herzliya 2013, the 13th annual Herzliya conference took place at the Dan Acadia Hotel in Herzliya from 11 to 14 March 2013.

Agenda

Plenary sessions

Monday, March 11, 2013

16:00 Herzliya Assembly INAUGURAL CEREMONY AND THE BALANCE OF ISRAEL’S NATIONAL SECURITY Welcome:

• Maj. Gen. (res.) Danny Rothschild, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy; Chair, Annual Herzliya Conference Series
• Greetings:
• Prof. Uriel Reichman, President and Founder, IDC Herzliya
• Mr. Yonatan Yasoor, Mayor of Herzliya
• Prof. Alex Mintz, Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya

The Herzliya Indices:

• Prof. Rafi Melnick, Provost, IDC Herzliya
• Prof. Gabriel Ben-Dor, School of Political Sciences, Haifa University

Israel's Foreign Relations Assessment:

• Amb. Raphael Barak, Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Herzliya Assessment:

• Maj. Gen. (res.) Danny Rothschild, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy; Chair, Annual Herzliya Conference Series
• MC: Mr. Jonathan Davis, Vice President for External Relations and Head of the Raphael Recanati International School, IDC Herzliya

18:00 Herzliya Assembly THE GLOBAL ECONOMY: IS THE CRISIS OVER? With:

• Prof. Axel Weber, Chairman of the Board, UBS; Fmr. President of the Deutsche Bundesbank
• Prof. Jacob Frenkel, Chairman, JPMorgan Chase International; Chairman, Board of Trusties, Group of Thirty (G-30); Fmr. Governor of the Bank of Israel.

19:15 Herzliya Assembly CHALLENGES TO ISRAEL’S NATIONAL SECURITY: IDF CHIEF OF STAFF

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

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

11:00 Herzliya Assembly CYBER SECURITY IN A BORDERLESS GLOBAL ARENA IN COOPERATION WITH ISRAEL NATIONAL CYBER BUREAU,PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE AND THE YUVAL NE’EMAN WORKSHOP,TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY

• Opening Remarks: Dr. Eviatar Matania, Head, Israel National Cyber Bureau, Prime Minister’s Office
• Chair: Prof. Maj. Gen. (res.) Isaac Ben-Israel, Yuval Ne’eman Workshop, Tel-Aviv University; Chairman, Israel National Council for Research and Development – Ministry of Science & Technology
• Mr. Avi Hasson, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Industry, Trade & Labor
• Adv. Yoram Hacohen, Head, Law, Information & Technology Authority, Ministry of Justice
• Dr. Dorit Dor, VP of Products, CheckPoint
• Mr. Adi Sharabani, CEO & Co- Founder Skycure
• Concluding Remarks: Maj. Gen. (Res.) Udi Shani, Director General, Ministry of Defense

11:00 Nof Yam Assembly ISRAEL’S RIGHT OF SELF-DEFENSE: STRATEGIC, MORAL, AND LEGAL CONSTRAINTS

• Prof. Maj. Gen. (res.) Yishai Beer, Radzyner School of Law, IDC Herzliya; Fmr. President of the IDF Military Court of Appeals
• Prof. Moshe Halbertal, Radzyner School of Law, IDC Herzliya; Gruss Professor of Law, NYU Law School
• Maj. Gen. (res.) Dan Harel, Fmr. Deputy Chief of the IDF General Staff
• Dr. Eliav Lieblich, Radzyner School of Law, IDC Herzliya
• Moderator: Mr. Amos Harel, Military Correspondent, Haaretz

12:45 Herzliya Assembly MEDIA & DEMOCRACY IN THE ERA OF MULTIPLE SOURCES OF INFORMATION

• Dr. Noam Lemelstrich Latar, Dean, Sammy Ofer School of Communications, IDC Herzliya
• Dr. Yuval Karniel, Sammy Ofer School of Communications, IDC Herzliya
• Mr. Yoram Mokady, Vice President of content, HOT
• Ms. Ayelet Metzger, Acting Director General, The Second Television and Radio Authority
• Mr. Eden Bar Tal, Director General, Ministry of Communications
• Moderator: Mr. Roy Katz, Sammy Ofer School of Communications, IDC Herzliya

12:45 Nof Yam Assembly R&D PRIORITIES: WILL SOLAR ENERGY DELIVER? IN COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT,MINISTRY OF SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY

• Prof. Daniel Hershkowitz, Minister of Science and Technology
• Prof. Moti Hershkowitz, Vice-President and Dean for R&D, Ben-Gurion University; Chairman, National Committee for Energy R&D
• Prof. Arie Zaban, Head, Bar-Ilan’s Institute of Nanotechnology & Advanced Materials (BINA), Bar-Ilan University
• Mr. Dov Berger, Director of Solar Energy, Ormat Technologies Inc.
• Dr. Shlomo Wald, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Energy and Water
• Mr. Barry N. Breen, CEO 3GSolar Potovoltaics Ltd.

Moderator:

• Ms. Zviya Baron, Principal PetroQuantum B.V.; Advisor to the National Committee for Energy R&D, National Council for Research and Development

12:45 Accadino Assembly REDEFINING RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE, CITIZENS, AND THE CORPORATE SECTOR

• Mr. Oved Yehezkel, CEO, T.A.R.A. Consulting Group; Fmr. Secretary of the Cabinet at the Prime Minister’s Office
• Mr. Eli Hurvitz, Executive Director, Trump Foundation
• Brig. Gen. (Res.) Eival Gilady, Chairman, Western Galilee College
• Brig. Gen. (Res.) Prof. Joshua (Shuki) Shemer, Chairman, Assuta Medical Centers; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University
• Dr. Michal Hemo-Lotem, Director General, JDC Institute for Leadership and Governance
• Mr. Eyal Gabbai, Managing Partner, RGB Equity; Fmr. Director General of the Prime Minister’s Office

14:30 Herzliya Assembly 14:30 CYBER, SOCIAL NETWORKS & THE TRANSFORMATION OF POLITICSIN COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH &DEVELOPMENT,MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND THE YUVAL NE’EMAN WORKSHOP, TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY

• Chair: Prof. Maj. Gen. (res.) Isaac Ben-Israel, Yuval Ne’eman Workshop, Tel-Aviv University; Chairman, Israel National Council

for Research and Development – Ministry of Science & Technology

• Dr. Chiara de Franco, Research Fellow, Department of War Studies, King’s College London
• Mr. Noy Alooshe, Musician and Media Artist
• Ms. Keren Elazari, Computer Security Expert
• Mr. Sam Graham-Felsen, Barack Obama’s 2008 Campaign Chief Blogger
• Mr. Eden Shochat, General Partner, Genesis

Nof Yam Assembly 14:30 THE GAS TREASURE: DEVELOPING ISRAEL’S INDUSTRY AND TRANSPORTATION

• Mr. Yossie Hollander, Chairman, Israeli Institute for Economic Planning
• Dr. Gilead Fortuna, Senior Research Fellow, Samuel Neaman Institute, Technion
• Mr. Gil Dankner, Chairman, Dor Chemicals
• Mr. Danny Ben-Ner, CEO, Ten Petroleum Company
• Dr. Shlomo Wald, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Energy and Water
• Moderator: Avi Bareli, The Marker

14:30 Accadino Assembly WOMEN ECONOMIC RESILIENCE

• Chair: Prof. Sharon Rabin-Margaliot, Dean, Radzyner School of Law, IDC Herzliya
• Ms. Vered Pear Swid, Head, Authority for the Advancement of the Status of Women, Prime Minister’s Office
• Ms. Ilana Fahima, Vice President for Human Resources, Teva Pharmaceuticals
• Adv. Ina Soltanovich-David, Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner, Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Labor
• Ms. Yafit Alfandari, Head, Consumption and Finance Sector and Coordinator of Gender Statistics, Central Bureau of Statistics
• Dr. Tali Regev, School of Economics, IDC Herzliya

16:15 Herzliya Assembly IS THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN IMPASSE BREAKABLE? Opening Remarks: MK Tzipi Livni, Chairman of the Hatnua Party

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Dr. Robert Danin, Eni Enrico Mattie Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies, Council on Foreign Relations Prof. Shlomo Avineri, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Fmr. Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Brig. Gen. (Res.) Michael Herzog, Milton Fine International Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy Dr. Yoaz Hendel, Chairman, Institute for Zionist Strategy Maj. Gen. (res.) Nati Sharoni, President, Council for Peace and Security Mr. Dani Dayan, Former Chairman, Yesha Council Moderator: Mr. Barak Ravid, Diplomatic Correspondent, Haaretz 16:30 Nof Yam Assembly A MATTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY: PERSONAL SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT Opening Remarks: Commissioner Yohanan Danino, Inspector General of the Israel Police

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Commissioner (Ret.) Shlomo Aharonishky, Fmr. Inspector General of the Israel Police Mr. Meir Nitzan, Chairman, Lod Municipal Appointed Committee Mr. Yehuda Shaffer, Deputy State Attorney (Financial Enforcement) Prof. Moshe Barniv, Radzyner School of Law, IDC Moderator: Mr. Menashe Raz 18:30 Herzliya Assembly ZIONISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY Opening Remarks: Mr. Efi Stenzler, Chairman, KKL-JNF Speakers: Mr. Natan Sharansky, Chairman, Jewish Agency for Israel

Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv-Jaffa; Fmr. Chief Rabbi of Israel 
Prof. Uriel Reichman, President and Founder, IDC Herzliya 

Moderator: Mr. Jonathan Davis, Vice President for External Relations and Head of the Raphael Recanati International School, IDC Herzliya 20:00 Exodus Hall RECEPTION In honor of the Keren Kayemeth Le'Israel-Jewish National Fund

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

11:00 Herzliya Assembly AHEAD OF PRESIDENT OBAMA’S VISIT TO ISRAEL: US-ISRAEL RELATIONS –QUO VADIS? H.E. Daniel B. Shapiro, Ambassador of the US to Israel Amb. Dr. Dore Gold, President, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs The Honorable Dr. Dov S. Zakheim, Senior Fellow, CNA Corporation; Senior Adviser, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Fmr. US Undersecretary of Defense Amb. Danny Ayalon; Fmr. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Fmr. Ambassador of Israel to the US Moderator: Nadav Eyal, Channel 10 12:30 Herzliya Assembly MAJOR TRENDS IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS Chair: Prof. Jacob Frenkel, Chairman, JPMorgan Chase International; Chairman, Board of Trusties, Group of Thirty (G-30); Fmr. Governor of the Bank of Israel Prof. Niu Tiehang, Senior Research Fellow & Editor-in-Chief of Globalization Journal, Centre of International Economic Exchanges Mr. Andrew Sheng, President, Fung Global Institute; Fmr. Chairman of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Mr. Daniel J. Arbess, Partner, Perella Weinberg Partners; Portfolio Manager, PWP Xerion Funds

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IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ISRAELI ECONOMY Prof. Stanley Fischer, Governor of the Bank of Israel 14:00 Herzliya Assembly 14:00 Nof Yam Assembly A NEW MACRO-ECONOMIC STRATEGY FOR ISRAEL Prof. Rafi Melnick, Provost, IDC Herzliya Mr. Yair Seroussi, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Bank Hapoalim Prof. Eugene Kandel, Head of the National Economic Council, Prime Minister’s Office Mr. Aharon Fogel, Chairman, Migdal Insurance and Financial Holdings MK Prof. Avishay Braverman, Labor Party Moderator: Ms. Stella Korin-Lieber, Globes

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Concluding Remarks: Prof. Stanley Fischer, Governor of the Bank of Israel 14:00 Nof Yam Assembly THE US PIVOT TO ASIA AND THE GLOBAL BALANCE OF POWER: WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST? Dr. David Gordon, Head of Research and Director, Global Macro Eurasia Group; Fmr. Vice Chairman, US National Intelligence Council Amb. Bilahari Kausikan, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore Prof. Xu Jian, Senior Research Fellow, China Institute of International Studies Prof. Robert Ayson, Director, Center for Strategic Studies: New Zealand (CSS) Amb. Prof. Élie Barnavi, Scientific Advisor to the Museum of Europe; Fmr. Ambassador of Israel to France* Amb. Dan Gillerman, Chairman, Markstone Capital Group; Fmr. Ambassador of Israel to the UN Mr. Tommy Steiner, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya 15:30 Herzliya Assembly THE HERZLIYA CONSENSUS: PRIORITIZING NATIONAL BUDGET CUTS Prof. Rafi Melnick, Provost, IDC Herzliya Mr. Roni Bar-On, Fmr. Minister of Finance Mr. Doron Cohen, Director General, Ministry of Finance Mr. Yarom Ariav, Fmr. Director General of the Ministry of Finance Mr. Israel Makov, Chairman of the Board, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Prof. Leah Achdut, Senior Research Fellow, Van Leer Jerusalem Institute; School for Social Sciences and Management, Ruppin Academic Center

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Concluding Remarks: MK Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Minister of Finance 17:15 Herzliya Assembly EMERGING SECURITY CHALLENGES IN THE MIDDLE EAST: THE PROLIFERATION OF TERROR AND JIHAD Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Francis H. (Frank) Kearney, President, InsideSolutions LLC; Fmr. Deputy Director for Strategic Operational Planning, US National Counter-Terrorism Center Amb. Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman, Munich Security Conference The Honorable Jane Harman, Director, President & CEO, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Mr. R. James Woolsey, Chairman, Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD); Fmr. Director of the Central Intelligence Dr. Boaz Ganor, Deputy Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Founder & Executive Director, International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) Moderator: Mr. Arnon Perlman 17:00 Nof Yam Assembly IS ISRAEL EXPERIENCING A CREDIT CRUNCH? REFORMING ISRAEL’S CREDIT MARKETS Prof. Zvi Eckstein, Dean, School of Economics, IDC Herzliya Ms. Anat Levin, Head of Global Treasury and Member of the Board of Management, Bank Hapoalim Prof. Amir Barnea, Arison School of Business, IDC Herzliya Prof. Oded Sarig, Commissioner of Financial, Savings, and Insurance Markets, Ministry of Finance Prof. Daniel Tsiddon, Head, Capitol Market Division, Bank Leumi Moderator: Ms. Meirav Arlozorov, TheMarker 18:45 Herzliya Assembly KEYNOTE ADDRESS The Honorable Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy 19:00 Herzliya Assembly IRAN AND THE RED LINE: TIME FOR SWORD OR TIME FOR DIPLOMACY? Amb. Jacques Audibert, Director General for Political and Security Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France The Honorable Rudy deLeon, Vice President for National Security and International Policy, Center for American Progress; Fmr. US Deputy Secretary of Defense The Honorable Mary Beth Long, Fmr. US Undersecretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Ms. Danielle Pletka, Vice President, Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) Dr. Liang Yabin, Research Fellow, Institute for International Strategic Studies, Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party Prof. Uzi Arad, Fmr. National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister; Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya 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