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*Ms. [[Lea Achdut]], [[Van-Leer Jerusalem Institute]]   
 
*Ms. [[Lea Achdut]], [[Van-Leer Jerusalem Institute]]   
 
*Prof. [[Gabriel Ben-Dor]], Head of the School of Political Sciences, University of Haifa  
 
*Prof. [[Gabriel Ben-Dor]], Head of the School of Political Sciences, University of Haifa  
*Mr. [[Gideon Grinstein]], Founder and President, Re’ut Institute   
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*Mr. [[Gideon Grinstein]], Founder and President, [[Re’ut Institute]]  
 
Discussion
 
Discussion
 
*Maj. Gen. [[Ido Nechushtan]], Head of Plans and Policy Directorate, [[IDF]]  
 
*Maj. Gen. [[Ido Nechushtan]], Head of Plans and Policy Directorate, [[IDF]]  
*Mr. [[Joseph (Tommy) Lapid]], Chairman, Yad Vashem Council  
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*Mr. [[Joseph (Tommy) Lapid]], Chairman, [[Yad Vashem Council]]
 
    
 
    
 
'''THE PATRIOTISM SURVEY IN ISRAEL’S 60TH YEAR'''
 
'''THE PATRIOTISM SURVEY IN ISRAEL’S 60TH YEAR'''
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*Introduction:  Mr. [[Effi Stenzler]], Chairman of the Board, [[Jewish National Fund]]   
 
*Introduction:  Mr. [[Effi Stenzler]], Chairman of the Board, [[Jewish National Fund]]   
 
*Prof. [[Dan Yakir]], Head of the Department of Environmental Sciences & Energy Research, [[Weizmann Institute of Science]]   
 
*Prof. [[Dan Yakir]], Head of the Department of Environmental Sciences & Energy Research, [[Weizmann Institute of Science]]   
*Dr. [[Shlomit Paz]], Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Haifa  
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*Dr. [[Shlomit Paz]], Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, [[University of Haifa]]
 
*MK [[Ophir Pines-Paz]], Chairman, Knesset Internal Affairs and Environment Committee   
 
*MK [[Ophir Pines-Paz]], Chairman, Knesset Internal Affairs and Environment Committee   
 
Discussion
 
Discussion
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'''THE WINOGRAD COMMISSION AND NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION-MAKING'''
 
'''THE WINOGRAD COMMISSION AND NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION-MAKING'''
 
*Chair:  MK Amb. [[Colette Avital]], Deputy Speaker of the Knesset   
 
*Chair:  MK Amb. [[Colette Avital]], Deputy Speaker of the Knesset   
*Dr. [[Kori Schake]], Deputy Director of Policy Planning, US Department of State;  US Military Academy at West Point   
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*Dr. [[Kori Schake]], Deputy Director of Policy Planning, US Department of State;  [[US Military Academy at West Point]]  
 
*Adv. [[Dan Meridor]], Former Minister of Justice and Minister of Finance;  Former Chair, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense  
 
*Adv. [[Dan Meridor]], Former Minister of Justice and Minister of Finance;  Former Chair, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense  
 
Committee  
 
Committee  
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*Chair:  MK [[Yuli Edelstein]], Deputy Speaker of the Knesset   
 
*Chair:  MK [[Yuli Edelstein]], Deputy Speaker of the Knesset   
 
*Amb. Dr. [[Oded Eran]], Israel Representative, [[World Jewish Congress]]   
 
*Amb. Dr. [[Oded Eran]], Israel Representative, [[World Jewish Congress]]   
*Ms. [[Ora Achimeir]], Director, Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies  
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*Ms. [[Ora Achimeir]], Director, [[Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies]]
*Dr. [[Eilat Mazar]], Institute of Archeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Senior Fellow, Shalem Center  
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*Dr. [[Eilat Mazar]], Institute of Archeology, [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]]; Senior Fellow, [[Shalem Center]]
*Dr. [[Zvi Zameret]], Director, Yad Ben-Zvi  
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*Dr. [[Zvi Zameret]], Director, [[Yad Ben-Zvi]]
 
*Prof. [[Zeev Segal]], Tel Aviv University   
 
*Prof. [[Zeev Segal]], Tel Aviv University   
 
Discussion
 
Discussion
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Greetings:   
 
Greetings:   
 
*Prof. [[Uriel Reichman]], Founding President, IDC Herzliya   
 
*Prof. [[Uriel Reichman]], Founding President, IDC Herzliya   
*Mr. [[Natan Sharansky]], Chairman, Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies, Shalem Center;  Former Deputy Prime Minister   
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*Mr. [[Natan Sharansky]], Chairman, [[Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies]], Shalem Center;  Former Deputy Prime Minister   
 
Moderator:   
 
Moderator:   
*Prof. [[Uzi Arad]], Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya;  Chair, Herzliya Conference   
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*Prof. [[Uzi Arad]], Director, [[Institute for Policy and Strategy]], [[IDC Herzliya]];  Chair, Herzliya Conference   
 
Musical Interlude:   
 
Musical Interlude:   
 
The Camerata Jerusalem Orchestra – Conductor: Avner Biron
 
The Camerata Jerusalem Orchestra – Conductor: Avner Biron
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'''THE "HERZLIYA ACCORD" – PRIORITIZING ISRAEL'S SOCIAL NEEDS AND PROGRAMS'''  
 
'''THE "HERZLIYA ACCORD" – PRIORITIZING ISRAEL'S SOCIAL NEEDS AND PROGRAMS'''  
 
*Introduction:  Mr. [[Zvi Ziv]], CEO, [[Bank Hapoalim]]  
 
*Introduction:  Mr. [[Zvi Ziv]], CEO, [[Bank Hapoalim]]  
*Presentation of the "Herzliya Accord" findings- Dr. [[Karnit Flug]], Director, Research Department, Bank of Israel  
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*Presentation of the "Herzliya Accord" findings- Dr. [[Karnit Flug]], Director, Research Department, [[Bank of Israel]]
 
*Panel Members:  Prof. [[Manuel Trachtenberg]], Mr. [[David Brodet]], Dr. [[Daniel Gottlieb]], Prof. [[Rafi Melnick]] (Academic Coordinator),  
 
*Panel Members:  Prof. [[Manuel Trachtenberg]], Mr. [[David Brodet]], Dr. [[Daniel Gottlieb]], Prof. [[Rafi Melnick]] (Academic Coordinator),  
 
*Mr. [[Sever Plotzker]], Dr. [[Yaacov Sheinin]]
 
*Mr. [[Sever Plotzker]], Dr. [[Yaacov Sheinin]]
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*Chair:  Adv. [[Dror Strum]], Director, Israeli Center for Economic Planning   
 
*Chair:  Adv. [[Dror Strum]], Director, Israeli Center for Economic Planning   
 
*Mr. [[Yossi Hollander]], Chairman, Israeli Center for Economic Planning
 
*Mr. [[Yossi Hollander]], Chairman, Israeli Center for Economic Planning
*Prof. [[Zvi Eckstein]], Deputy Governor, Bank of IsraelEitan Berglas School of Economics, Tel-Aviv University   
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*Prof. [[Zvi Eckstein]], Deputy Governor, Bank of Israel
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*[[Eitan Berglas]] School of Economics, Tel-Aviv University   
 
*Dr. [[Yacov Sheinin]], CEO, Economic Models   
 
*Dr. [[Yacov Sheinin]], CEO, Economic Models   
 
*Mr. [[Shaul Tsemach]], Director General, Ministry of Tourism   
 
*Mr. [[Shaul Tsemach]], Director General, Ministry of Tourism   
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*MK [[Benjamin Netanyahu]], Leader of the Opposition; Former Prime Minister  
 
*MK [[Benjamin Netanyahu]], Leader of the Opposition; Former Prime Minister  
 
*Prof. [[Bjorn Lomborg]], Director, Copenhagen Consensus Center   
 
*Prof. [[Bjorn Lomborg]], Director, Copenhagen Consensus Center   
*Mr. [[Simon Rosenberg]], President, NDN   
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*Mr. [[Simon Rosenberg]], President, [[NDN]]  
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
*Prof. [[Stanley Fischer]], Governor, Bank of Israel   
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*Prof. [[Stanley Fischer]], Governor, [[Bank of Israel]]  
 
14:00  Lunch Session  
 
14:00  Lunch Session  
 
*Chair:  Prof. [[Uzi Arad]]
 
*Chair:  Prof. [[Uzi Arad]]
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*Mr. [[Lee Smith]], Visiting Fellow, [[Hudson Institute]]   
 
*Mr. [[Lee Smith]], Visiting Fellow, [[Hudson Institute]]   
 
Discussion
 
Discussion
20:00  Dinne
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20:00  Dinner
 
*Introduction:  Ms. [[Shula Bahat]], Associate Executive Director, [[American Jewish Committee]]
 
*Introduction:  Ms. [[Shula Bahat]], Associate Executive Director, [[American Jewish Committee]]
 
*Lt. Gen. (res.) [[Ehud Barak]], Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense;  Former Prime Minister   
 
*Lt. Gen. (res.) [[Ehud Barak]], Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense;  Former Prime Minister   
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08:30  Morning Sessions   
 
08:30  Morning Sessions   
 
'''NEGOTIATING THE FINAL STATUS AGREEMENT'''
 
'''NEGOTIATING THE FINAL STATUS AGREEMENT'''
*Introduction:  Amb. [[Zalman Shoval]], Chairman of the Board, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya  
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*Introduction:  Amb. [[Zalman Shoval]], Chairman of the Board, [[Institute for Policy and Strategy]], IDC Herzliya  
 
*Amb. [[Robert Serry]], United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Envoy of the Secretary-General to the Quartet – a message from the UN Secretary General to the Herzliya Conference   
 
*Amb. [[Robert Serry]], United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Envoy of the Secretary-General to the Quartet – a message from the UN Secretary General to the Herzliya Conference   
*Lt. Gen. (res.) [[Moshe Ya’alon]], Senior Fellow, Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies, Shalem Center   
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*Lt. Gen. (res.) [[Moshe Ya’alon]], Senior Fellow, [[Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies]], Shalem Center   
 
*Amb. Prof. [[Daniel Kurtzer]], Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University   
 
*Amb. Prof. [[Daniel Kurtzer]], Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University   
 
*Sir [[Ronald Cohen]], Chairman, [[Portland Trust]]
 
*Sir [[Ronald Cohen]], Chairman, [[Portland Trust]]
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12:00  Lunch Session  
 
12:00  Lunch Session  
 
'''FROM THE OUTSIDE, LOOKING IN:  INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE MIDDLE EAST'''
 
'''FROM THE OUTSIDE, LOOKING IN:  INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE MIDDLE EAST'''
*Chair:  Mr. [[Natan Sharansky]], Chairman, Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies, Shalem Center;  Former Deputy Prime Minister   
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*Chair:  Mr. [[Natan Sharansky]], Chairman, [[Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies]], Shalem Center;  Former Deputy Prime Minister   
 
*Mr. [[Franco Frattini]], Vice President, Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security, [[European Commission]]  
 
*Mr. [[Franco Frattini]], Vice President, Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security, [[European Commission]]  
 
*Prof. [[Li Zhaoxing]], Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, People’s Republic of China  
 
*Prof. [[Li Zhaoxing]], Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, People’s Republic of China  
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*Chair:  Amb. [[Michael Žantovský]], Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Israel and NATO Contact Point Ambassador  
 
*Chair:  Amb. [[Michael Žantovský]], Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Israel and NATO Contact Point Ambassador  
 
*Amb. [[Dan Gillerman]], Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations   
 
*Amb. [[Dan Gillerman]], Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations   
*Mr. [[Rafael L. Bardají]], Director, International Studies, FAES Fundación   
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*Mr. [[Rafael L. Bardají]], Director, International Studies, [[FAES Fundación]]  
 
*Mr. [[Tommy Steiner]], Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; [[Atlantic Forum of Israel]]   
 
*Mr. [[Tommy Steiner]], Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; [[Atlantic Forum of Israel]]   
 
*Mr. [[Matthew Mark Horn]], National Policy Director, [[American Jewish Congress]]
 
*Mr. [[Matthew Mark Horn]], National Policy Director, [[American Jewish Congress]]
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*Prof. [[Menachem Yaari]], President, Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities  
 
*Prof. [[Menachem Yaari]], President, Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities  
 
*Dr. [[Shimshon Shoshani]], CEO, [[Birthright-israel]]; Former Director-General Director of the Ministry of Education   
 
*Dr. [[Shimshon Shoshani]], CEO, [[Birthright-israel]]; Former Director-General Director of the Ministry of Education   
*Prof. [[Zeev Tadmor]], Chairman of the Board, Shmuel Ne'eman Institute, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology   
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*Prof. [[Zeev Tadmor]], Chairman of the Board, Shmuel Ne'eman Institute, Technion – [[Israel Institute of Technology]]  
 
*MK [[Limor Livnat]]*, Former Minister of Education   
 
*MK [[Limor Livnat]]*, Former Minister of Education   
 
*Prof. [[Zvi Galil]], President, Tel Aviv University  
 
*Prof. [[Zvi Galil]], President, Tel Aviv University  
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*Dr. [[Reuven Gal]], Prime Minister's Office  
 
*Dr. [[Reuven Gal]], Prime Minister's Office  
 
*Dr. [[Hanna Swaid]], Member, Knesset's Economic Affairs Committee  
 
*Dr. [[Hanna Swaid]], Member, Knesset's Economic Affairs Committee  
*Prof. [[Sammy Smooha]], Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Haifa  
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*Prof. [[Sammy Smooha]], Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, [[University of Haifa]]
 
*Mr. [[Nabil Ouda]], Writer and Journalist   
 
*Mr. [[Nabil Ouda]], Writer and Journalist   
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
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*Prof. [[Yehezkel Dror]], Founding President, [[Jewish People Policy Planning Institute]]  
 
*Prof. [[Yehezkel Dror]], Founding President, [[Jewish People Policy Planning Institute]]  
 
'''JEWISH SECULARISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY'''
 
'''JEWISH SECULARISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY'''
*Chair:  Prof. [[Gabriel Motzkin]], Director, Van Leer Jerusalem Institute   
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*Chair:  Prof. [[Gabriel Motzkin]], Director, [[Van Leer Jerusalem Institute]]  
 
*Prof. [[Yehuda Bauer]], Academic Advisor, International Institute for Holocaust Research, Yad Vashem   
 
*Prof. [[Yehuda Bauer]], Academic Advisor, International Institute for Holocaust Research, Yad Vashem   
*Prof. [[Menachem Brinker]], Department of Jewish Thought, Hebrew University of Jerusalem   
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*Prof. [[Menachem Brinker]], Department of Jewish Thought, [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]]  
*Prof. [[Shmuel Feiner]], Department of Jewish History, Bar-Ilan University
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*Prof. [[Shmuel Feiner]], Department of Jewish History, [[Bar-Ilan University]]
 
Discussion
 
Discussion
 
*Introduction: Mr. [[Felix Posen]]
 
*Introduction: Mr. [[Felix Posen]]
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*Introduction:  Mr. [[Gideon Mark]], [[Birthright-israel]]   
 
*Introduction:  Mr. [[Gideon Mark]], [[Birthright-israel]]   
 
*Mr. [[Isaac Herzog]], Minister of the Diaspora, Society, and Fight against Anti-Semitism   
 
*Mr. [[Isaac Herzog]], Minister of the Diaspora, Society, and Fight against Anti-Semitism   
*Prof. [[Leonard Saxe]], Director, Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, Brandeis University  
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*Prof. [[Leonard Saxe]], Director, [[Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies]], Brandeis University  
 
*MK Prof. [[Menahem Ben-Sasson]], Chair, Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee   
 
*MK Prof. [[Menahem Ben-Sasson]], Chair, Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee   
 
Discussion
 
Discussion
 
'''RETHINKING JEWISH PHILANTHROPY – INTERRELATIONS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND THE DIASPORA'''
 
'''RETHINKING JEWISH PHILANTHROPY – INTERRELATIONS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND THE DIASPORA'''
*Introduction:  Mr. [[Zeev Bielski]], Chairman of the Executive, Jewish Agency for Israel and World Zionist Organization   
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*Introduction:  Mr. [[Zeev Bielski]], Chairman of the Executive, [[Jewish Agency for Israel]] and [[World Zionist Organization]]  
*Dr. [[John Ruskay]], Executive Vice President and CEO, UJA-Federation of New York   
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*Dr. [[John Ruskay]], Executive Vice President and CEO, [[UJA-Federation of New York]]  
*Mr. [[Avi Naor]], Chairman, “Or Yarok” – Association for Safer Driving in Israel; Member of the Executive, Jewish Agency for Israel   
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*Mr. [[Avi Naor]], Chairman, “Or Yarok” – Association for Safer Driving in Israel; Member of the Executive, [[Jewish Agency for Israel]]  
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
 
'''GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR JEWISH-ARAB EQUALITY AND INTEGRATION''
 
'''GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR JEWISH-ARAB EQUALITY AND INTEGRATION''
 
*Chair: MK [[Nadia Hilou]], Chairperson, Knesset Committee on the Rights of the Child   
 
*Chair: MK [[Nadia Hilou]], Chairperson, Knesset Committee on the Rights of the Child   
*Introduction: Mr. [[Amnon Be'eri-Sulitzeanu]], Executive Director, Abraham Fund Initiatives, Israel  
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*Introduction: Mr. [[Amnon Be'eri-Sulitzeanu]], Executive Director, [[Abraham Fund Initiatives]], Israel  
*Mr. [[Muhammad Darawsha]], Director, External Relations, Abraham Fund Initiatives, Israel   
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*Mr. [[Muhammad Darawsha]], Director, External Relations, [[Abraham Fund Initiatives]], Israel   
 
*Mr. [[Drew Haire]], Head of the Community Relations Unit at the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister, Northern Ireland   
 
*Mr. [[Drew Haire]], Head of the Community Relations Unit at the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister, Northern Ireland   
 
*Prof. [[Shimon Shamir]], Tel Aviv University   
 
*Prof. [[Shimon Shamir]], Tel Aviv University   
*Mr. [[Jafar Farah]], Director, Mossawa Center  
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*Mr. [[Jafar Farah]], Director, [[Mossawa Center]]
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
 
*Mr. [[Raanan Dinur]], Director-General, Prime Minister's Office  
 
*Mr. [[Raanan Dinur]], Director-General, Prime Minister's Office  
 
'''LAW, GOVERNANCE, AND NATIONAL SECURITY'''
 
'''LAW, GOVERNANCE, AND NATIONAL SECURITY'''
*Justice Prof. [[Aharon Barak]], Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; Radzyner School of Law, IDC Herzliya  
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*Justice Prof. [[Aharon Barak]], Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; [[Radzyner School of Law]], IDC Herzliya  
 
'''SUMMING UP: ENDURANCE FOREVER'''
 
'''SUMMING UP: ENDURANCE FOREVER'''
*Prof. [[Uzi Arad]] ,Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Chair, Herzliya Conference
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*Prof. [[Uzi Arad]] ,Director, [[Institute for Policy and Strategy]], IDC Herzliya; Chair, Herzliya Conference
 
20:00  Closing Ceremony and Dinner  
 
20:00  Closing Ceremony and Dinner  
*Chair:  Prof. [[Uriel Reichman]], Founding President, IDC Herzliya   
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*Chair:  Prof. [[Uriel Reichman]], Founding President, [[IDC Herzliya]]  
 
*Amb. [[Ronald S. Lauder]], President, [[World Jewish Congress]]
 
*Amb. [[Ronald S. Lauder]], President, [[World Jewish Congress]]
 
*“Herzliya Address" – Mr. [[Ehud Olmert]], Prime Minister   
 
*“Herzliya Address" – Mr. [[Ehud Olmert]], Prime Minister   
*Prof. [[Uzi Arad]], Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Chair, Herzliya Conference
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*Prof. [[Uzi Arad]], Director, [[Institute for Policy and Strategy]], IDC Herzliya; Chair, Herzliya Conference
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==

Revision as of 08:15, 21 May 2012

The Eighth Herzliya Conference was held at the Knesset in Jerusalem and the Daniel Hotel in Herzliya on 20-23 January 2008.[1]

Program

Sunday, January 20th

Knesset, Jerusalem 08:00 Entrance to the Knesset and Registration 09:30 Morning Sessions Assessing National Security – The Annual Update OPENING REMARKS–"TESTS OF ENDURANCE"

THE BALANCE OF ISRAEL'S NATIONAL SECURITY – THE "HERZLIYA INDICES" IN ISRAEL’S 60TH YEAR

Discussion

THE PATRIOTISM SURVEY IN ISRAEL’S 60TH YEAR

13:00 Lunch 14:00 Afternoon Sessions Key Issues on the National Agenda BEYOND BALI: CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATIONAL SECURITY

Discussion

THE WINOGRAD COMMISSION AND NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION-MAKING

Committee

Discussion

THE HEART OF THE MATTER: JERUSALEM AS THE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL AND THE JEWISH PEOPLE

Discussion 19:45 Opening Ceremony and Dinner Opening Address:

Addresses:

Greetings:

Moderator:

Musical Interlude: The Camerata Jerusalem Orchestra – Conductor: Avner Biron

Monday, January 21st

Daniel Hotel, Herzliya 08:00-13:00 INTERNATIONAL HERZLIYA ROUNDTABLE: Deterrence in a Poly-Nuclear Middle East By invitation only 08:30 Morning Sessions National, Economic, and Social Challenges in the Global Era THE "HERZLIYA ACCORD" – PRIORITIZING ISRAEL'S SOCIAL NEEDS AND PROGRAMS

Discussion

  • Mr. Eliyahu Yishai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry, Trade, and Labor

ENGINES FOR GROWTH: ENERGIZING THE ISRAELI ECONOMY

Discussion

  • Discussant: Mr. Eli Gonen, President, Israel Hotel Association

THE ERA OF CREATIVE OPPORTUNITY

Discussion

14:00 Lunch Session

15:30 Afternoon Sessions GLOBAL ECONOMIC TRENDS AND PROCESSES

'ENERGY SECURITY AND POLICIES – NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONTEXTS

Foreign Policy Challenges Against the Backdrop of Regional Developments ARAB-ISRAELI NEGOTIATIONS – FORECASTS FOR THE REGION

  • Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilead, Director, Political-Military Bureau, Ministry of Defense
  • Prof. Martin Kramer, Senior Fellow, Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies, Shalem Center
  • Prof. Gideon Biger, Department of Geography and Human Environment, Tel Aviv University
  • Mr. Lee Smith, Visiting Fellow, Hudson Institute

Discussion 20:00 Dinner

21:30 “NIGHT OWLS” THE CHALLENGE OF RADICAL ISLAM In cooperation with the Atlantic Forum of Israel

Tuesday, January 22nd

Daniel Hotel, Herzliya 08:30 Morning Sessions NEGOTIATING THE FINAL STATUS AGREEMENT

Discussion THE ATLANTIC ALLIANCE AND THE BROADER MIDDLE EAST: AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN APPROACHES

Discussion 12:00 Lunch Session FROM THE OUTSIDE, LOOKING IN: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE MIDDLE EAST

Presentation of the Herzl Awards by

14:00 Afternoon Sessions The Iranian Nuclear Threat ASSESSING IRAN'S NUCLEAR INTENTIONS AND CAPABILITIES

  • Chair: Adv. Aaron Abramovitch, Director-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Amb. John Bolton, Former US Ambassador to the United Nations
  • Dr. Kori Schake, Deputy Director of Policy Planning, US Department of State
  • Dr. Jon B. Alterman, Director, Middle East Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
  • MK Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Member and Former Chairman, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee

Discussion CAN A NUCLEAR IRAN BE PREVENTED? '

Discussion CAN A NUCLEAR IRAN BE DETERRED?

Discussion

  • Lt. Gen. (res.) Shaul Mofaz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transportation and Road Safety; in charge of Strategic Dialogues

20:00 Dinner

Presentation of the Herzl Awards by

21:30 “NIGHT OWLS” UPGRADING ISRAEL’S RELATIONS WITH THE ATLANTIC COMMUNITY In cooperation with the Atlantic Forum of Israel

Wednesday, January 23rd

Daniel Hotel, Herzliya 08:00-13:00 INTERNATIONAL HERZLIYA ROUNDTABLE: The Sunni-Shiite Rift – Origins and Strategic Implications By invitation only 08:30 Morning Sessions The Next 60 Years: Goals and Directions for Israel and the Jewish People PROMOTING EXCELLENCE AS A NATIONAL VALUE

REFORMING EDUCATION AND HIGHER LEARNING

ARAB ISRAELIS AND NATIONAL SERVICE

Discussion 13:00 Lunch 14:00 Afternoon Sessions ISRAEL-DIASPORA RELATIONS

JEWISH SECULARISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Discussion

TRENDS IN THE CONNECTION OF THE DIASPORA'S YOUNG GENERATION TO ISRAEL

Discussion RETHINKING JEWISH PHILANTHROPY – INTERRELATIONS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND THE DIASPORA

Discussion 'GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR JEWISH-ARAB EQUALITY AND INTEGRATION

Discussion

LAW, GOVERNANCE, AND NATIONAL SECURITY

SUMMING UP: ENDURANCE FOREVER

20:00 Closing Ceremony and Dinner

Notes

  1. 2008 Herzliya Conference, herzliyaconference.org, accessed 20 May 2012.