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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]]
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*Amb. [[Zalman Shoval]], Chairman, [[Friends of the Institute for Policy and Strategy]], IDC Herzliya; Former Ambassador of Israel to the US  
*Chairman, [[Friends of the Institute for Policy and Strategy]], IDC Herzliya; Former Ambassador of Israel to the US  
 
 
open discussion   
 
open discussion   
  
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*Dr. [[Boaz Mourad]], [[Insight Research Group]]  
 
*Dr. [[Boaz Mourad]], [[Insight Research Group]]  
 
*Prof. [[Leonard Saxe]], Director of the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, Brandeis University  
 
*Prof. [[Leonard Saxe]], Director of the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, Brandeis University  
*Amb. [[Ron Prossor]], Ambassador of Israel to the UK   
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*Amb. [[Ron Prosor]], Ambassador of Israel to the UK   
 
*Mr. [[David Horovitz]], Editor-in-Chief, The Jerusalem Post  
 
*Mr. [[David Horovitz]], Editor-in-Chief, The Jerusalem Post  
 
open discussion
 
open discussion
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open discussion
 
open discussion
  
===Wednesday, February  4 , 2 0 0 9===
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===Wednesday, February  4, 2009===
The David Sling   Project  
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'''The David Sling Project'''
  
 
8:15-10:15 '''Iran on the Nuclear Threshold''' – '''Feasability of Prevention and of Deterrence'''
 
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  
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*Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) [[David Ivry]] President, Boeing Israel; Former Head of the National Security Council  
Council  
 
 
* Prof. [[Scott Sagan]] Co-Director, [[Center for International Security and Cooperation]]  (CISAC), Stanford University  
 
* 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
 
*Amb. [[Yossi Gal]] Senior Deputy Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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10:30-12:15 '''Nuclear Proliferation and Arms Control  Initiatives'''
 
10:30-12:15 '''Nuclear Proliferation and Arms Control  Initiatives'''
 
 
*Chair: Dr. [[Ariel Levite]] Senior Associate, [[Carnegie Endowment for International Peace]]  
 
*Chair: Dr. [[Ariel Levite]] Senior Associate, [[Carnegie Endowment for International Peace]]  
 
*Mr. [[Jonathan S. Paris]] Adjunct Fellow, [[Hudson Institute]]
 
*Mr. [[Jonathan S. Paris]] Adjunct Fellow, [[Hudson Institute]]
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*Gen. Vladimir Dvorkin Principal Researcher, IMEMO, Russian Academy of Sciences
 
*Gen. Vladimir Dvorkin Principal Researcher, IMEMO, Russian Academy of Sciences
 
*Amb. David Danieli Deputy Director General for Policy, [[Israel Atomic Energy Commission]]  
 
*Amb. David Danieli Deputy Director General for Policy, [[Israel Atomic Energy Commission]]  
 
 
open discussion
 
open discussion
  
 
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8:15-10:00 '''Energy, Security and Global Geopolitics'''
8:15-10:00 Energy, Security and Global  
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*Chair: Dr. [[Sass Somekh]], Founder, [[Musea Ventures]]
Geopolitics
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*Dr. [[Ed Morse]], Managing Director and Chief Economist, [[LCM Commodities]]
 
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*Mr. [[R. James Woolsey]] Venture Partner with [[VantagePoint]]; Former US Director of Central Intelligence  
Chair: Dr. Sass Somekh Founder, Musea Ventures
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*Dr. [[Jamie Patrick Shea]], Director, Policy Planning, Office of the Secretary General, NATO
*Dr. Ed Morse  Managing Director and Chief Economist, LCM Commodities
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*Dr. [[Brenda Shaffer]] Energy Management and Policy Program, University of Haifa
*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  
 
*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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*Mr. [[Yossie Hollander]], Chairman, The Institute for Israeli Economic Planning
 
open discussion
 
open discussion
  
10:30-12:15  The World Economic Crisis:  
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10:30-12:15  '''The World Economic Crisis: Recalibrating Financial Risk Management and Regulation'''
Recalibrating Financial Risk  
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*Chair: Mr. [[L. Jack Staley]],President, [[Stanford Group (Suisse)]]
Management and Regulation
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*Prof. [[Jacob Frenkel]], Former Governor of the Bank of Israel; Chairman, Group of Thirty (G-30); Vice Chairman, [[American International Group]] (AIG)
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*Mr. [[Michael G. Oxley]],  Vice Chairman, [[NASDAQ Stock Market]]; Former Chairman of the US House of Representatives' Financial Services Committee
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*Dr. [[Stephen J. Canner]], Vice President, Investment and Financial Services, [[US Council for International Business]]
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*Ms. [[Joanne Thornton]], Senior Vice President, Policy Research, Stanford Group Company
  
Chair: Mr. L. Jack Staley
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open discussion
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]]  
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13:00-14:30  '''Israel's Financial Governance: Recalibrating Financial Risk Management and Regulation'''
 
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*Chair: Mr. [[Shlomo Zohar]], Chairman of the Board of Directors, [[Discount Bank]]
Ms. Joanne Thornton
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*Prof. [[Amir Barnea]], Arison School of Business, IDC Herzliya
Senior Vice President, Policy Research, Stanford Group
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*Mr. [[Rony Hizkiyahu]], Supervisor of the Banks, Bank of Israel
Company
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*Mr. [[Yadin Antebi]], Commissioner of Capital Markets, Insurance and Savings, Ministry of Finance
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*Mr. [[Zvi Ziv]],CEO, [[Bank Hapoalim]]
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*Mr. [[Zvi Lubetzky]], Chairman, IBI Investments House
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open discussion
  
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14:45-17:00  '''Weathering the Storm: Israel and the World Economic Crisis'''
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*Chair: Mr. [[Yossie Hollander]], Chairman, The Institute for Israeli Economic Planning
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*Prof. [[Manuel Trajtenberg]], Head of the National Economic Council, Prime Minister's Office
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*Dr. [[Yaacov Sheinin]], CEO, Economic Models
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*Prof. [[Avishay Braverman]], Chairman of the Knesset Finance Committee
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*Mr. [[Yarom Ariav]],Director General, Minister of Finance
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*Mr. [[Israel Makov]], Chairman of the Board of Directors, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
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*Mr. [[Gidi Grinstein]], President, [[Reut Institute]]
 
open discussion
 
open discussion
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*Prof. [[Stanley Fischer]], Governor, Bank of Israel
  
13:00-14:30  Israel's Financial Governance:
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13:00-14:45 Risk Sharing: '''Bolstering Israel's Strategic Partnerships'''
Recalibrating Financial Risk Management
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*Chair: Amb. Dr. [[Oded Eran]], Director, [[Institute for National Security Studies]]; [[Atlantic Forum of Israel]]
and Regulation
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*Dr. [[Bruno Tertrais]], Senior Research Fellow, [[Fondation pour la Recherche Strategique]], (FRS)
Chair: Mr. Shlomo Zohar
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*Mr. [[Christian Schmidt]], MdB, Parliamentary State Secretary Federal Ministry for Defense, Germany
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Discount Bank
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*Mr. [[Ralf Fuecks]], President, Heinrich Boll Foundation
Prof. Amir Barnea
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*Mr. [[Rafael Bardají]], Director of International Policy, FAES Fundacion
Arison School of Business, IDC Herzliya
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*Mr [[Tommy Steiner]], Senior Research Fellow , The Institute for Policy and Strategy, 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
 
open discussion
Prof. Stanley Fischer
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*Lt. Gen. (res.) [[Shaul Mofaz]] Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Transport and Road Safety; Responsible for the Strategic Dialogue
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
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15:00-16:30 '''Passive and Active Defense Options to Cope with Strategic Threats'''
Director of International Policy, FAES Fundacion
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*Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Herzle Bodinger]], Chairman of the Board, IMDA; Former Commander of the Israeli Air Force
Mr Tommy Steiner
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*Mr [[Uzi Rubin]], CEO, [[Rubinkon]]
Senior Research Fellow , The Institute for Policy and Strategy,  
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*Brig. Gen. (res.) [[Yair Dori]], Former Commander, Anti-Aircraft Warfare
IDC, Herzliya
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*Mr. [[Michael D. Brown]], Former US Under Secretary of Homeland Security, Emergency Preparedness and Response
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*Dr. [[Avi Bitzur]], Director General, Ministry for Pensioners' Affairs; Specialist for Home Front Defense, Bar-Ilan University
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*Dr. [[Max Singer]], Senior Research Fellow, [[BESA Center for Strategic Studies]], Bar-Ilan University
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*Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Matan Vilnai]], Deputy Minister of Defense
 
open discussion
 
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"
 
17:00-17:45 Prime Ministerial Candidate's "Herzliya Address"
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*Chair: 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. [[Benjamin Netanyahu]], Head of the Opposition and Former Prime Minister
  
Chair: Amb. Zalman Shoval
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18:00-19:30 '''Reconnecting Israel with its Expatriates'''
Chairman, Friends of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Former Ambassador
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*Chair: MK Brig. Gen. (Res.) [[Amira Dotan]], Chairperson, Subcommittee for Foreign Affairs and Public Diplomacy
of Israel to the US
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*Mr. [[Erez Halfon]], Director General, Ministry of Immigrant Absorption
 
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*Prof. [[Zaki Shalom]], The Zionist Council In Israel  
Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu
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*Ms. [[Shulamit Aloni]], Former Minister of Education and Culture
Head of the Opposition and Former Prime Minister
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*Prof. [[Moshe Oron]], Chief Scientist, KiloLambd; National Council for Research and Development  
 
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*MK [[Avshalom (Abu) Vilan]], Member, Internal Affairs and Environment Committee  
18:00-19:30 Reconnecting Israel with its  
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*Mr. [[Mano Geva]], CEO, [[Midgam Research and Consulting]]; Chairman of Israel Research Institutes Association  
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 Institues Association  
 
 
open discussion
 
open discussion
  
18:00-19:30 The Imperative for Government  
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18:00-19:30 '''The Imperative for Government Reform'''
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.
 
  
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*Chair: [[Gad Zeevi]], CEO, Japan Auto
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*Prof. [[Uriel Reichman]], Founder and President, IDC Herzliya
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*Mr. [[Dror Strum]], President, The Israeli Institute for Economic Planning
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*Mr. [[Haim Ramon]] Vice Premier and Minister in the Prime Minister's Office
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*MK [[Gideon Sa'ar]], Chairman, [[Likud]] Parliamentary Group
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*Mr [[Raanan Dinur]], Director General, Prime Minister's Office
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*Mr. [[Sami Friedrich]], Chairman, [[Shaldor Inc.]]
 
open discussion
 
open discussion
  
 
20:15-22:00  Concluding Session
 
20:15-22:00  Concluding Session
 
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*Chair: Prof. [[Uriel Reichman]], Founder and President, IDC Herzliya
Chair: Prof. Uriel Reichman  
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*Amb. [[Ronald S. Lauder]], President, World Jewish Congress  
Founder and President, IDC Herzliya
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*Prof. [[Uzi Arad]], Chairman, Herzliya Conference
Amb. Ronald S. Lauder
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*Prof. [[Shlomo Ben-Ami]], IDC Herzliya  
President, World Jewish Congress  
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*Prof. [[Ruth Gavison]]  Founding President, [[Metzilah Center]]<ref>[http://www.herzliyaconference.org/_Uploads/2885HC_Themes.pdf Program], the 9th Herzliya Conference 2009, herzliyaconference.org, accessed 21 May 2012.</ref>
 
 
Prof. Uzi Arad
 
Chairman, Herzliya Conference
 
Prof. Shlomo Ben-Ami
 
IDC Herzliya  
 
 
 
Prof. [[Ruth Gavison]]  Founding President, [[Metzilah Center]]<ref>[http://www.herzliyaconference.org/_Uploads/2885HC_Themes.pdf Program], the 9th Herzliya Conference 2009, herzliyaconference.org, accessed 21 May 2012.</ref>
 
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==

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]

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

open discussion

The Balance of Israel' s National Security 11:15-12:45 Formal Opening

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

open discussion

15:15-17:00 Perspectives on the Changing Global Landscape

open discussion

15:00-16:30 Are Mixed Cities the Face of the Future for Israel?

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

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

open discussion

Conversation between:

Tuesday , February 3, 2009

08:15-10:00 Dealing with Asymmetric Islamic Terrorism

Threats

open discussion

10:00-11:30 Coping with Hamas: Lessons from Operation "Cast Lead"

open discussion

11:45-13:15 Israel's Legitimacy under Attack – New Tools for Advocacy

open discussion

08:15-09:45 'Why Do Israeli Students Fail? Can the Digital Revolution Change the Educational Reality?

open discussion

09:45-11:00 Economic Concepts for Higher 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

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

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

open discussion

18:00-19:30 National Sustainability and Israel's Green Safety Net

open discussion

20:30-22:00 Europe on the World Stage'

open discussion

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

The David Sling Project

8:15-10:15 Iran on the Nuclear ThresholdFeasability of Prevention and of Deterrence

open discussion

10:30-12:15 Nuclear Proliferation and Arms Control Initiatives

open discussion

8:15-10:00 Energy, Security and Global Geopolitics

open discussion

10:30-12:15 The World Economic Crisis: Recalibrating Financial Risk Management and Regulation

open discussion

13:00-14:30 Israel's Financial Governance: Recalibrating Financial Risk Management and Regulation

open discussion

14:45-17:00 Weathering the Storm: Israel and the World Economic Crisis

open discussion

13:00-14:45 Risk Sharing: Bolstering Israel's Strategic Partnerships

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

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

open discussion

18:00-19:30 The Imperative for Government Reform

open discussion

20:15-22:00 Concluding Session

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. Program, the 9th Herzliya Conference 2009, herzliyaconference.org, accessed 21 May 2012.