Eleventh Annual Herzliya Conference

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The Eleventh Annual Herzliya Conference was held on 6-9 February 2011 at the IDC Herzliya.[1]

Contents

Sunday, February 6 2011

The Balance of Israel's National Security: The National Assessments

14:30-15:30

The Balance of Israel's National Security: The Herzliya Indices

15:30-16:30

Inaugural Ceremony

16:45-19:00

  • Introduction: Mr. Tommy Steiner, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
  • Greetings: Ms. Yael German, Mayor of Herzliya
  • Introduction: Prof. Uriel Reichman, President, IDC Herzliya
  • Keynote Address: H.E. Shimon Peres, President of the State of Israel
  • Prof. Alex Mintz, Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
  • Herzliya Assessment: Maj. Gen. (res.) Danny Rothschild, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Chair, Annual Herzliya Conference Series

"The US and the Future of the Global Economic System”

  • Introductory Remarks: Prof. Jacob Frenkel, Chairman, JPMorgan Chase International; Chairman, Group of Thirty (G-30); Fmr. Governor of the Bank of Israel.
  • Keynote Address: Hon. Prof. Lawrence Summers, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; Fmr. Assistant to the US President for Economic Policy and Director of the National Economic Council; Fmr. US Secretary of the Treasury; Fmr. President of Harvard University

Shared Strategic Challenges: Panel of Defense Ministers

  • 19:45

In cooperation with the European Friends of Israel (EFI)

  • Introduction: Mr. Tommy Steiner, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
  • Greetings: Mr. Elmar Brok, MEP, Chairman, European Parliament Delegation for Relations with the United States
  • MK Maj. Gen. (res.) Matan Vilnai, Minister of Homefront Defense
  • Rt. Hon. Dr. Liam Fox, MP, Secretary of State for Defence, UK
  • Hon. Dr. Alexandr Vondra, Senator, Minister of Defense, Czech Republic
  • Hon. Dr. Csaba Hende, Minister of Defense, Republic of Hungary

Preliminary Program Monday, February 7, 2011

10:00-10:30

  • Introduction: Mr. Israel Makov, Chairman of the Board, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
  • Keynote Address: MK Tzipi Livni, Chairperson of Kadima Party, Head of the Opposition; Fmr. Minister of Foreign Affairs

The Herzliya Debate: Can the World Live with a Nuclear Iran?

10:30-11:30

From Da'wa to Jihad: The Nexus of Indoctrination and Violence

11:45-13:15

The New Global Balance of Power: The Shift to the East

11:45-13:15

All the Eggs in One Basket? America's Place in Israel's Foreign Policy

14:00-15:30

Latin America: The Growing Economic Locomotive

14:00-15:30

Multiple Jewish Identities: Celebrating Pluralism, Maintaining Cohesiveness

14:00-15:30

  • Prof. Mikhail Chlenov, Secretary General, Euro-Asian Jewish Congress, Russia
  • Prof. Jonathan Webber, UNESCO Chair in Jewish and Interfaith Studies, University of Birmingham, UK
  • Dr. Ruth Calderon, Founder and Executive Director, Alma – Home for Hebrew Culture
  • Rabbi Dr. Benjamin (Benny) Lau, Director of Jerusalem's Center for Judaism and Society,
  • Beit Morasha; Rabbi of the Ramban Synagogue in Jerusalem
  • Moderator: Mr. Nadav Peri, Channel 10

Herzl Award Laureate Keynote Address

15:45-17:30

Securing the Future of Israel and the Jewish People

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Organizations

Rediscovering the Silk Road: Developing Israel's Trade with Asia

16:00-17:30

Future Warfare and Battlefield: Implications for Force Structure

16:00-17:30

  • Maj. Gen. (res.) Eitan Ben Eliyahu, Fmr. Commander of the Air Force Brig. Gen. Axel Binder, Commander of the

Bundeswehr Transformation Centre, Germany

Keynote Address

18:00

=The Broader Middle East Game: The US, Europe and Regional Stability

19:45

  • Keynote Address: Gen. (ret.) James L. Jones, Fmr. US National Security Advisor; Fmr. Commander, US European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe
  • Mr. Francis Delon, Secretary General for Defence and National Security, France
  • Ms. Mary-Beth Long, Fmr. US Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
  • Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilead, Director, Political-Military Bureau, Ministry of Defense
  • Moderator: Mr. Yoav Limor, Chief Defense Correspondent, Channel 1

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Is Israel Losing Europe?

10:00-11:15

  • MK Silvan Shalom, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Cooperation and Minister of the Development of the Negev and Galilee
  • Hon. Prof. Uri Rosenthal, Minister of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands
  • Mr. Michael Dugher, MP, UK Shadow Defence Minister
  • Dr. Jürgen Rüttgers, Fmr. Minister President, North-Rein Westphalen, Germany
  • Moderator: Dr. Josef Joffe, Publisher-Editor, Die Zeit, Germany

At Peak Oil: Strategic Implications for the World and Israel

11:30-13:15

Security in Cyberspace

11:30-13:00

New Media as a Strategic Weapon

14:00-15:30

Israel's Role in Reducing Global Oil Dependency

14:00-15:30

===Turmoil in the Middle East: Economic Implications for Israel 14:00-15:15


Turkey - Cause for Concern?

15:45-17:15

Employment in the Arab Sector

15:45-17:15

Research and Development as an Ecosystem: Government, Industry, and Universities

15:30-17:15

  • Maj. Gen. (res.) Prof. Itzhak Ben-Israel, Chairman, Israel National Council for Research and Development; Tel-Aviv University
  • Prof. Eugene Kandel, Head, National Economic Council, Prime Minister's Office
  • Mr. Avi Hasson, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor
  • Dr. Yossi Vardi, Chairman, International Technologies
  • Brig. Gen. (res.) Uzi Eilam, Fmr. Head of Research and Development Directorate, Ministry of Defense
  • Concluding Remarks: MK Prof. Daniel Hershkowitz, Minister of Science and Technology

=On Criticism and Prejudice: The Arab-Israeli Conflict and the Assault on Israel's Legitimacy

17:30-19:00

Women Empowerment and Leadership – The Y Factor

17:30-19:00

  • Amb. Nancy Brinker, Founder and CEO, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, US
  • Hon. Dr. Ursula Plassnik, Fmr. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria; Special Envoy for International Women's Issues
  • Ms. Nehama Ronen, Chairman, Maman Cargo Terminals and Handling Ltd.; Fmr. Director General, Ministry of the Environmental Protection; Fmr. Member of the Knesset
  • Ms. Alona Barkat, Owner and Chairperson, Hapoel Beer Sheva
  • Ms. Indrani Bagchi, Diplomatic Editor, The Times of India
  • Col. (res.) Ahuva Yanai, CEO, Matan – Investing in the Community
  • Ms. Efrat Duvdevani, Director General, Office of the President
  • Moderator: Prof. Galia Golan, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya

Online Learning: Leverage for Economic Growth and Alleviating Socio-Economic Polarization

17:30-19:00

  • Introductory Remarks: MK Gideon Sa'ar, Minister of Education
  • Hon. Bob Wise, President, Alliance for Excellent Education; Fmr. Governor of West Virginia
  • Mr. Michael Yutrzenka, Senior Director, Education and Economic Development, Cisco
  • Ms. Gila Ben-Har, CEO, Center for Educational Technology
  • Prof. Hagit Messer-Yaron, President, Open University
  • Dr. Ofer Rimon, Director for Science and Information, Ministry of Education
  • Adv. Ariel Deri, Executive Director, Haredi College of Jerusalem
  • Dr. Khaled Abu-Asbah, Director, Massar Institute for Research, Planning and Educational Counseling
  • Dr. Ofer Rimon, Acting Director, Science and Technology Administration, Ministry of Education
  • Moderator: Mr. Menashe Raz, Journalist

Challenges to Global Economic Governance: Trade and Monetary Aspects

19:45

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

The Peace Process – Quo Vadis?

10:00-11:30

General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minister and the Defense Minister for the Peace Process

Dilemmas in US Policy in the Middle East: Stability vs. Democracy?

11:45-13:30

Bringing Down Socio-Economic Inequalities: The Government's Strategic Challenge

11:45-13:30

and Social Services]]

  • Ms. Orna Hozman-Bechor, Director General, Ministry for the Development of the Negev and the Galilee and the Ministry for Regional Development
  • Dr. Shimshon Shoshani, Director General, Ministry of Education
  • Mr. Moshe Bar Siman Tov, Deputy Director, Budgeting Division, Ministry of Finance
  • Moderator: Mr. Sever Plotzker, Chief Economic Commentator, Yedioth Aharonoth

Streets Rule? Middle East Domestic Instability and Regional Implications

14:30-16:00

  • Mr. Riad al Khouri, Member of the International Council, Questscope, Amman, Jordan
  • Dr. Israel Elad-Altman, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
  • Mr. Sherif El Diwany, Senior Director, Middle East and North Africa, World Economic Forum, Switzerland
  • Ms. Judith Miller, Contributing Editor, City Journal, US
  • Mr. Salman Shaikh, Director, Brookings Doha Center, Qatar; Fellow, [[Saban Center for Middle East

Policy]], Brookings Institution

  • Moderator: Ms. Smadar Perry, Middle East Editor, Yediot Aharonot

Binding the Ties: Leveraging the Israel Experience Programs among the World Jewish Young Generations

14:30-16:00

  • Ms. Amira Aharonovitz, Head of the Strategic Division, Jewish Agency for Israel
  • Mr. Eyal Dagan, Head of Diaspora Affairs, Ministry of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs
  • Ms. Michal Frank, Head of the Department for Policy Implementation, Prime Minister’s Office
  • Ms. Ayelet Shilo-Tamir, CEO, Masa Israel
  • Mr. Gideon Shavit, Chairman, Lapid Coalition
  • Moderator: Mr. Jonathan Davis, Vice President for External Relations and Head of the [[Raphael

Recanati International School]], IDC Herzliya

Governance and Competitiveness: Enhancing Performance and Uncorking Bureaucratic Bottlenecks

14:30-16:00

  • MK Dr. Uzi Landau, Minister of National Infrastructures
  • Mr. Shouky Oren, Accountant General, Ministry of Finance
  • Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Yaron, Chairman, Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Co (EAPC)
  • Mr. Dror Strum, Director, Israeli Institute for Economic Planning
  • Ram Belinkov, Fmr. Director of the Budget, Ministry of Finance; Fmr. Direct General, Ministry of Interior
  • Adv. Noga Rubinstein, Chief Legal Advisor, Ministry of Communication

Taking a Toll? International Sanctions and Iran's Domestic Arena

16:30-18:00

Keynote Address

18:00-18:45

Concluding Session: A New Middle East?

18:45-20:15

  • Opening Remarks: Amb. Alexander Vershbow, US Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
  • Lt. Gen. (res.) Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Chairman, Board of Directors, TAHAL Group; Fmr. Chief of the General Staff, IDF
  • Maj. Gen. (res.) Danny Rothschild, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Chair, Annual Herzliya Conference Series
  • Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin, Fmr. IDF Director of Military Intelligence
  • Prof. Shlomo Avineri, Department of Political Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Fmr. Director General, Ministry of Foreign

Affairs

Concluding Remarks

20:15-20:45

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

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 these sessions is by invitation only.

The Challenge of Electro-Magnetic Pulses (EMP)

Chair:

  • Dr. Shlomo Wald, Chief Scientist, Ministry of National Infrastructures

Discussants:

The Iranian Challenge – Political Alternatives and Beyond

Chair:

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

Discussants:

Addressing the Assault on Israel’s Legitimacy in Europe

  • Chairs:
  • Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Yosef Kuperwasser, Deputy Director-General, Ministry for Strategic Affairs
  • Mr. Tommy Steiner, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya

Discussants:

Radicalization and Counter - Radicalization in the Muslim World

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

Discussants:

Going to Zero? Global and Regional Nuclear and WMD Disarmament Initiatives

  • Chair: Dr. Oded Brosh, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya

Discussants:

Not a Sealed Fate, nor Preordained: Israel's Online Image=

Discussants:

NATO After the Lisbon Summit: Implications for the Middle East and Israel

  • Chair: Amb. Luigi Mattiolo, Ambassador of Italy to Israel and NATO Contact Point Ambassador in Israel

Discussants:

  • Amb. Dirk Brengelmann, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy
  • Amb. Alexander Vershbow, US Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
  • Amb. Dr. Oded Eran, Director of the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)
  • Mr. Eran Etzion, Director of Policy Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Developing Israel's Relations with Asia-Pacific

Chairs:

Discussants:

Warfare in the Missile Age

Discussant:

  • Brig. Gen. (res.) Yosef Kuperwasser, Deputy Director-General, Ministry for Strategic Affairs

Embedding the Culture of Readiness in Homeland Defense and Civilian Crisis Management

Discussant:

  • Hon. Douglas Andrew Smith, US Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for the Private Sector
  • MK Zeev Bielski, Chair, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Subcommittee for the Examination of Home-Front Readiness

Cyberwarfare and Cybersecurity

Measuring Results in the Government and the Public Sector

Discussants:

Jewish Russian Speakers in the World – Shared Challenges

Discussants:

Jewry

  • Dr. Matvey Chlenov, Advisor to the President, the World Congress of Russian Jewry
  • Dr. Svetlana Jebrak, Board Member, Association of Jewish Students in Germany
  • Ms. Naomi Ben Ami, Head, Nativ *
  • Mr. Sergey Lagodinsky, Founder and Speaker, The Jewish Caucus, Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), Member of the Board of the Assembly of Representatives of the Jewish Community of Berlin
  • Mr. Boruch Gorin, Spokesman, Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia
  • Dr. Zeev Khanin, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Immigrant Absorption
  • Dr. Aviva Zeltzer-Zubida, Director, Information, Planning and Evaluation Division, Jewish Agency for Israel

External Resources

Notes

  1. ↑ Herzliya2011 Preliminary Programme, herzliyaconference.org, accessed 14 October 2011.
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