Second Herzliya Conference
The Second Herzliya Conference took place on 16-18 December 2001.[1]
Contents
Agenda
Sunday, December 16, 2001
17:00 Reception
18:00 Opening Session: Transforming the National Agenda
Chair: Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair, and Director, Institute of Policy and Strategy, Lauder School of Government, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Greetings: Prof. Uriel Reichman, President, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Mr. Avraham Biger, Deputy Chair, Caesarea Baron Edmond Benjamin de Rothschild Foundation
Prof. Ehud Sprinzak, Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy, and Strategy, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Address of the President of Israel – Mr. Moshe Katsav
The Record of the Balance – Brig. Gen. (Res.) Amos Gilboa
A Strategic Look at International Relations, Israel, and the Jewish People – Mr. David Harris, Executive Director, American Jewish Committee
The New Strategic Landscape – Mr. Ephraim Halevy, Head of the Mossad
19:30 Dinner and Lighting of Hanukkah Candles
Chair: Maj. Gen. (Res.) Meir Amit, Chair, Center for Special Studies
Lighting of the Eighth Hanukkah Candle –
Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amos Yaron, Director-General, Ministry of Defense
Suzanne and Max Singer
Ms. Rita Abramov
Musical Interlude
The International System in the Aftermath of September 11 – Mr. James Woolsey, Former Director, CIA
Monday, December 17, 2001
08:30 – 10:30 Second Session: The International System and its Challenges
Chair: Prof. Ehud Sprinzak, Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy, and Strategy, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Defense Policy in the Face of Change in the International System – Maj. Gen. Uzi Dayan, Head of the National Security Council, Prime Minister’s Office
The Coming of the Global Leviathan – Prof. Yehezkel Dror, Department of Political Science, Hebrew University
Future Architectures for Israel’s Foreign Relations Task Force Report – MK Prof. Shlomo Ben-Ami, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Discussion
Opened by: Prof. Avishay Braverman, President, Ben-Gurion University
11:00 – 13:00 Third Session: The Balance and Future of the Peace Process
Chair: Avi Gil, Director-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Balance Sheet of the Peace Process – MK Dan Meridor, Minister, Prime Minister’s Office
Unilateral Disengagement – A Comparative Analysis – Prof. Yael Tamir, Tel Aviv University
The Future of the Arab-Jewish Conflict – Dr. Itzhak Ravid, Center for Military Research, Rafael
Discussion
Opened by: Brig. Gen. (Res.) Effi Eitam; Prof. Arnon Sofer, Haifa University
13:00 Lunch
Chair: Mr. Felix Posen
The Security Dimension in a Policy of the Jewish People – Mr. Sallai Meridor, Chair, The Jewish Agency and the World Zionist Organization
14:30 – 16:00 Fourth Session: The Jewish World and National Strength
Chair: Prof. Moshe Kaveh, President, Bar-Ilan University
The Strengthening of the Post-Soviet Jewish Community and its Connection with Israel – MK Natan Sharansky, Minister of Housing and Construction
The Jewish People as a Strategic Asset – Task Force Report – Prof. Art Naparstek, Director, Overseas and Israel Pillar, United Jewish Communities of North America
Discussion
Opened by: Brig. Gen. (Res.) Israela Oron, Deputy Head, National Security Council, Prime Minister’s Office; Prof. David Harman, CEO, Teachlink.
16:30 – 18:30 Fifth Session: The Media Environment and its Implications
Chair: Mr. Shabtai Shavit, Former Head of the Mossad
Media and Policy in the Global Space – Prof. Yirmiyahu Yovel, Department of Philosophy, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the New School of Social Research, New York
Target Audiences, Public Opinion, and Foreign Policy - A Marketing Perspective – Prof. Jerry Wind, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Information Policy in the Information Age – Task Force Report – Mr. Nachman Shai, Chair of the Council, Israel Broadcasting Authority
Discussion
Opened by: MK Rabbi Michael Melchior, Deputy Foreign Minister; Mr. Gideon Saar, Cabinet Secretary
18:45 – Ms. Condoleezza Rice, National Security Advisor to the President of the United States (live via satellite)
19:30 Dinner
Greetings: Mr. Yosef Maiman, President, Merhav
Israeli Diplomacy in an Era of Change – MK Shimon Peres, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
Tuesday, December 18, 2001
08:30 – 10:30 Sixth Session: National Security and the War against Terror
Chair: Maj. Gen. (Res.) Yitzhak Hoffi
Concepts of Security in a Time of Change – Mr. Haim Assa, Assa-Or
Deterrence Capability - Missions and Possibilities – Task Force Report – Lt. Gen. (Res.) Amnon Lipkin-Shahak
Deterring Rogue States – Prof. Stephen Rosen, Harvard University
Discussion
Opened by: Maj. Gen. Dr. Isaac Ben-Yisrael, Director, Defense R&D Directorate, Ministry of Defense; Mr. Dan Schueftan, Haifa University and Shalem Center
11:00 – 13:00 Seventh Session: Changing Security Concepts and Force Structure
Chair: Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amos Yaron, Director-General, Ministry of Defense
The Balance Sheet of the War – Lt. Gen. Shaul Mofaz, Chief of General Staff, IDF
Directions in Security Concepts and Force Structure – Maj. Gen. (Res.) Eitan Ben-Eliahu, President and CEO, East West Ventures Ltd, and Maj. Gen. (Res.) Ami Ayalon, Chair, Netafim Group
Discussion
Opened by: MK Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Chair, Knesset Subcommittee on Strategic Posture and Force Structure
13:00 Lunch
Chair: Mr. Yaakov Neeman
New National Priorities for Israel – Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, Former Prime Minister
14:30 – 16:30 Eighth Session: Foundations of National Security: Society, Education and Governance
Chair: Dr. Leora Meridor, Chair of the Board, Bezeq International Ltd., and Chair, Poalim Financial Markets and Investments
The Social Basis of National Security – Prof. Gabriel Ben-Dor, Chair, National Security Studies Center, Haifa University
Israel’s Strategic Defense Policy During the Fight Against Terror – Mr. Ehud Barak, Former Prime Minister and Minister of Defense
Nationalism and Education – Task Force Report – Dr. Zvi Zameret, Director, Ben-Zvi Foundation
Discussion
Opened by: MK Naomi Blumenthal, Deputy Minister of National Infrastructure; Mr. Mordechai Avisrur, Mayor of Yeruham
17:00 -19:00 Ninth Session: Economic Viability and National Security
Chair: Dan Halperin, CEO, Iptich
Achieving Economic Strength – National, Political and Social Subsistence, Competitiveness and Accomplishment – Task Force Report – Dr. Orna Berry, Gemini Capital Fund
Changes in Market Structure and National Security – Prof. Avi Ben-Bassat, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Response: Mr. Yossi Sela, Gemini Capital Fund
The Defense Industry’s Contribution to the Israeli Economy – Dr. Yaakov Sheinin, CEO, Economic Models Ltd.
Response: Mr. Carmel Vernia, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Industry and Commerce
Pulling the Wagon Out of the Mud Without Breaking the Chain - Technological Change, Recession, and Inequality – Prof. Daniel Tsiddon, Department of Economics, Tel Aviv University
Response: Mr. Elisha Yanay, Vice-President, Motorola Inc.
Discussion
Opened by: Mr. Imri Tov, Tel-Aviv University; Dr. Rafi Melnick, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
19:00 – 19:30 Closing Session and Gala Dinner
Chair: Ambassador Zalman Shoval
Greetings: Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder
Dynamic Defense Strategies in the Current Middle East Reality – MK Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, Minister of Defense
Realigning Government – Prof. Uriel Reichman, President, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Summation – Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair and Director, Institute of Policy and Strategy, Lauder School of Government, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya.[2]
Notes
- ↑ The 2nd Conference - 2001, herzliyaconference.org, accessed 7 June 2012.
- ↑ Conference Schedule, The Second Conference - 2001, herzliyaconference.org, accessed 7 June 2012.
