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'''Security, Economy, and the Peace Process'''
 
'''Security, Economy, and the Peace Process'''
 
*Sir [[Ronald Cohen]], Chairman, The [[Portland Trust]]
 
*Sir [[Ronald Cohen]], Chairman, The [[Portland Trust]]
*Ms. [[Valerie Hoffenberg]], Special Representative for the Economic,
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*Ms. [[Valerie Hoffenberg]], Special Representative for the Economic, Cultural, Commercial, Educational, and Environmental Dimensions of the Middle East Peace Process, France
Cultural, Commercial, Educational, and Environmental Dimensions of the
 
Middle East Peace Process, France
 
 
*Mr. [[Yaacov Peri]], Chairman, Mizrahi-Tfahot Bank and Former Head of the [[Israel Security Agency]]
 
*Mr. [[Yaacov Peri]], Chairman, Mizrahi-Tfahot Bank and Former Head of the [[Israel Security Agency]]
 
*Mr. [[Sharon Kedmi]], Director-General, Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Employment
 
*Mr. [[Sharon Kedmi]], Director-General, Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Employment
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'''Emerging from the Crisis? Challenges to the Global Economy'''
 
'''Emerging from the Crisis? Challenges to the Global Economy'''
*Prof. [[Jacob Frenkel]], Chairman, [[JPMorgan Chase International]]; Chairman, [[Group of Thirty]] (G-30); Fmr. Governor of the Bank of
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*Prof. [[Jacob Frenkel]], Chairman, [[JPMorgan Chase International]]; Chairman, [[Group of Thirty]] (G-30); Fmr. Governor of the Bank of Israel
Israel
 
 
*Mr. [[Mortimer B. Zuckerman]], Editor-in-Chief, U.S. News & World Report
 
*Mr. [[Mortimer B. Zuckerman]], Editor-in-Chief, U.S. News & World Report
 
*Dr. [[Joseph Bachar]], Chairman, Board of Directors, Bank Discount
 
*Dr. [[Joseph Bachar]], Chairman, Board of Directors, Bank Discount
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*Prof. [[Eugene Kandel]], Head, National Economic Council, The Prime Minister's Office
 
*Prof. [[Eugene Kandel]], Head, National Economic Council, The Prime Minister's Office
 
*Mr. [[Lucien Yehuda Bronicki]], Chairman and Chief Technology Officer, Ormat Technologies Inc.
 
*Mr. [[Lucien Yehuda Bronicki]], Chairman and Chief Technology Officer, Ormat Technologies Inc.
*Prof. [[Moti Herskowitz]], Vice-President and Dean for R&D, Ben Gurion
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*Prof. [[Moti Herskowitz]], Vice-President and Dean for R&D, Ben Gurion University of the Negev
University of the Negev
 
 
*Dr. [[Orna Berry]], Venture Partner, [[Gemini Israel]]
 
*Dr. [[Orna Berry]], Venture Partner, [[Gemini Israel]]
 
*Moderator: Mr. [[Yossie Hollander]], President, Israeli Institute for Economic Planning
 
*Moderator: Mr. [[Yossie Hollander]], President, Israeli Institute for Economic Planning
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'''Economic Development of the Israeli Arab Communities'''
 
'''Economic Development of the Israeli Arab Communities'''
 
*MK Dr. [[Ahmad Tibi]], Deputy Speaker of the Knesset
 
*MK Dr. [[Ahmad Tibi]], Deputy Speaker of the Knesset
*Mr. [[Ayman Saif]], Director, Economic Development Authority in the Minority
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*Mr. [[Ayman Saif]], Director, Economic Development Authority in the Minority Sector, Prime Minister's Office
Sector, Prime Minister's Office
 
 
*Mr. [[Samer Nachleh]], Owner, Nachleh Coffee
 
*Mr. [[Samer Nachleh]], Owner, Nachleh Coffee
 
*Mr. [[Inas Said]], CEO, Galil Software
 
*Mr. [[Inas Said]], CEO, Galil Software
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*MK Prof. [[Avishay Braverman]], Minister of Minority Affairs
 
*MK Prof. [[Avishay Braverman]], Minister of Minority Affairs
  
*Realigning Government, Business, and Civil Society: Competition or
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'''Realigning Government, Business, and Civil Society: Competition or Partnership?'''
Partnership?
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*Mr. [[Nachum Itzkovitz]], Director-General, Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services
*Mr. [[Nachum Itzkovitz]], Director-General, Ministry of Social
 
Affairs and Social Services
 
 
*Mr. [[Gil-Ad Harish]], Director and Founder, La'Sova
 
*Mr. [[Gil-Ad Harish]], Director and Founder, La'Sova
 
*Mr. [[Elie Elalouf]], General Director, Rashi Foundation
 
*Mr. [[Elie Elalouf]], General Director, Rashi Foundation
 
*Mr. [[Zvi Ziv]], Fmr. CEO of Bank Hapoalim; Chairman, Ma'alah
 
*Mr. [[Zvi Ziv]], Fmr. CEO of Bank Hapoalim; Chairman, Ma'alah
*Mr. [[Israel Makov]], Chairman of the Board of Directors, Institute
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*Mr. [[Israel Makov]], Chairman of the Board of Directors, Institute for Policy and Strategy
for Policy and Strategy
 
 
*Moderator: Ms. [[Ruth Sinai]], Commentator on Social Affairs
 
*Moderator: Ms. [[Ruth Sinai]], Commentator on Social Affairs
*Dr. [[Arthur C. Brooks]], President, American Enterprise Institute
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*Dr. [[Arthur C. Brooks]], President, American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
(AEI)
 
  
 
'''The Presidential Address'''
 
'''The Presidential Address'''
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*Mr. [[Aharon Abramowicz]], Fmr. Director-General of the Ministry of Justice
 
*Mr. [[Aharon Abramowicz]], Fmr. Director-General of the Ministry of Justice
 
*Mr. [[Hagai Peleg]], Director-General, Ministry of Public Security
 
*Mr. [[Hagai Peleg]], Director-General, Ministry of Public Security
*Police Maj. Gen. [[Yoav Segalovitz]], Head, Investigation and Intelligence
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*Police Maj. Gen. [[Yoav Segalovitz]], Head, Investigation and IntelligenceDivision
Division
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*Ms. [[Rachel Sharvit]], Deputy Director-General, Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services
*Ms. [[Rachel Sharvit]], Deputy Director-General, Ministry of Social Affairs and
 
Social Services
 
 
*Mr. [[Yaacov Hecht]], Director, Institute for Democratic Education
 
*Mr. [[Yaacov Hecht]], Director, Institute for Democratic Education
 
*Moderator: Dr. [[Ilana Dayan]], Channel 2
 
*Moderator: Dr. [[Ilana Dayan]], Channel 2
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*Dr. [[Colin Kahl]], US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East
 
*Dr. [[Colin Kahl]], US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East
 
*Dr. [[Kori Schake]], Research Fellow, [[Hoover Institution]], Stanford University
 
*Dr. [[Kori Schake]], Research Fellow, [[Hoover Institution]], Stanford University
*Brig. Gen. (res.) [[Yosef Kuperwasser]], Deputy Director General, Ministry of
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*Brig. Gen. (res.) [[Yosef Kuperwasser]], Deputy Director General, Ministry of Strategic Affairs
Strategic Affairs
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*Mr. [[Elmar Brok]], MEP, Chairman, European Parliament Delegation for Relations with the United States
*Mr. [[Elmar Brok]], MEP, Chairman, European Parliament Delegation for
 
Relations with the United States
 
 
*Moderator: Dr. [[Neil Livingstone]], Chairman and CEO, [[ExecutiveAction LLC]]
 
*Moderator: Dr. [[Neil Livingstone]], Chairman and CEO, [[ExecutiveAction LLC]]
  
 
'''Domestic Political Dynamics and Stability in the Middle East'''
 
'''Domestic Political Dynamics and Stability in the Middle East'''
 
*Ms. [[Roya Hakakian]], Author
 
*Ms. [[Roya Hakakian]], Author
*Prof. [[David Menashri]], Dean of Special Programs; Head, The Center for Iranian
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*Prof. [[David Menashri]], Dean of Special Programs; Head, The Center for Iranian Studies, Tel Aviv University
Studies, Tel Aviv University
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*Dr. [[Israel Elad Altman]], Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
*Dr. [[Israel Elad Altman]], Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and
 
Strategy, IDC Herzliya
 
 
*Ms. [[Judith Miller]], City Journal
 
*Ms. [[Judith Miller]], City Journal
 
*Mr. [[Zvi Yehezkeli]], Channel 10
 
*Mr. [[Zvi Yehezkeli]], Channel 10
 
*Moderator: Prof. [[Shelly Deane]], Bowdoin College
 
*Moderator: Prof. [[Shelly Deane]], Bowdoin College
  
'''The 20th Anniversary of the Immigration of the Soviet Jewry to Israel: Lessons and
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'''The 20th Anniversary of the Immigration of the Soviet Jewry to Israel: Lessons and Current Challenges'''
Current Challenges''
 
 
*MK [[Sofa Landver]], Minister of Immigrant Absorption
 
*MK [[Sofa Landver]], Minister of Immigrant Absorption
 
*Dr. [[Vladimir (Ze'ev) Khanin]], Chief Scientist, Ministry of Immigrant Absorption
 
*Dr. [[Vladimir (Ze'ev) Khanin]], Chief Scientist, Ministry of Immigrant Absorption
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*Ms. [[Naomi Ben-Ami]], Head of Nativ, Prime Minister's Office
 
*Ms. [[Naomi Ben-Ami]], Head of Nativ, Prime Minister's Office
 
*Mr. [[Mark Meirson]], RTBI
 
*Mr. [[Mark Meirson]], RTBI
*Moderator: Ms. [[Dorit Golender]], Ambassador-Designate to the Russian
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*Moderator: Ms. [[Dorit Golender]], Ambassador-Designate to the Russian Federation
Federation
 
  
 
'''Rising to the Challenge of Radical Indoctrination'''
 
'''Rising to the Challenge of Radical Indoctrination'''
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*Mr. [[Matthew Sinclair]], Research Director, [[TaxPayers' Alliance]]
 
*Mr. [[Matthew Sinclair]], Research Director, [[TaxPayers' Alliance]]
 
*Dr. [[Rami Nasrallah]], International Peace and Cooperation Center
 
*Dr. [[Rami Nasrallah]], International Peace and Cooperation Center
*Moderator: Dr. [[Shmuel Bar]], Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and
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*Moderator: Dr. [[Shmuel Bar]], Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
Strategy, IDC Herzliya
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*President [[José María Aznar]], Fmr. Prime Minister of Spain; President, [[Foundation for Social Studies and Analysis]]
*President [[José María Aznar]], Fmr. Prime Minister of Spain; President,
 
[[Foundation for Social Studies and Analysis]]
 
  
 
'''Civil Preparedness in the Israeli Home Front: the Role of the Civil Society'''
 
'''Civil Preparedness in the Israeli Home Front: the Role of the Civil Society'''
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*Mr. [[Gidi Grinstein]], President and Founder, [[Reut Institute]]
 
*Mr. [[Gidi Grinstein]], President and Founder, [[Reut Institute]]
 
*Mr. [[Amos Shapira]], CEO, Cellcom
 
*Mr. [[Amos Shapira]], CEO, Cellcom
*Brig. Gen. (res.), Dr. [[Ariel Heimann]], General Manager, Davidson Institute of
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*Brig. Gen. (res.), Dr. [[Ariel Heimann]], General Manager, Davidson Institute of Science Education, Weizmann Institute of Science
Science Education, Weizmann Institute of Science
 
 
*Dr. [[Deborah Blum]], Israel Trauma Coalition
 
*Dr. [[Deborah Blum]], Israel Trauma Coalition
 
*Moderator: Mr. [[Yoav Limor]], Channel 1, IBA
 
*Moderator: Mr. [[Yoav Limor]], Channel 1, IBA
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'''Iran as a Nuclear Threshold Country – Potential Strategic Implications'''
 
'''Iran as a Nuclear Threshold Country – Potential Strategic Implications'''
*Amb. [[Tim Guldiman]], Fmr. Swiss Ambassador to Iran; Professor of
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*Amb. [[Tim Guldiman]], Fmr. Swiss Ambassador to Iran; Professor of International Relations, University of Frankfurt
International Relations, University of Frankfurt
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*Dr. [[Patrick M. Cronin]], Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program, [[Center for New American Security]]
*Dr. [[Patrick M. Cronin]], Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific
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*Prof. [[Francois Heisbourg]], Chairman, [[International Institute for Strategic Studies]] and of the [[Geneva Centre for Security Policy]]
Security Program, [[Center for New American Security]]
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*Dr. [[Shmuel Bar]], Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
*Prof. [[Francois Heisbourg]], Chairman, [[International Institute for Strategic
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*Moderator: Sir [[Michael Pakenham]], Senior Advisor, [[Access Industries]]; Fmr. Chairman, UK [[Joint Intelligence Committee]]
Studies]] and of the [[Geneva Centre for Security Policy]]
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*MK Lt. Gen. (res.) [[Moshe Ya'alon]], Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Strategic Affairs
*Dr. [[Shmuel Bar]], Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC
 
Herzliya
 
*Moderator: Sir [[Michael Pakenham]], Senior Advisor, [[Access Industries]]; Fmr.
 
Chairman, UK [[Joint Intelligence Committee]]
 
*MK Lt. Gen. (res.) [[Moshe Ya'alon]], Vice Prime Minister and Minister of
 
Strategic Affairs
 
  
 
'''Israel's Economic Challenges: Leveraging the Crisis'''
 
'''Israel's Economic Challenges: Leveraging the Crisis'''
 
*Mr. [[Haim Shani]], Director General, Ministry of Finance
 
*Mr. [[Haim Shani]], Director General, Ministry of Finance
 
*Prof. [[Rafi Melnick]], Provost, IDC Herzliya
 
*Prof. [[Rafi Melnick]], Provost, IDC Herzliya
*Mr. [[Ahron Fogel]], Chairman, Migdal; Chairman, Advisory Board of the Bank of
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*Mr. [[Ahron Fogel]], Chairman, Migdal; Chairman, Advisory Board of the Bank of Israel
Israel
 
 
*Prof. [[Daniel Tsiddon]], Vice President, Capital Markets Division, Leumi Group
 
*Prof. [[Daniel Tsiddon]], Vice President, Capital Markets Division, Leumi Group
 
*Moderator: [[Idan Grinbaum]], Deputy Editor, [[Calcalist]]
 
*Moderator: [[Idan Grinbaum]], Deputy Editor, [[Calcalist]]
 
*Prof. [[Stanley Fischer]], Governor of the Bank of Israel
 
*Prof. [[Stanley Fischer]], Governor of the Bank of Israel
  
'''Managing the Risk of Break-Out: A Poly-Nuclear Middle East and Global Proliferation''
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'''Managing the Risk of Break-Out: A Poly-Nuclear Middle East and Global Proliferation'''
*Prof. [[Thomas Schelling]], Distinguished University Professor, University of
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*Prof. [[Thomas Schelling]], Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland; Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences Laureate
Maryland; Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences Laureate
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*Prof. [[Hitoshi Tanaka]], Fmr. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan; Senior Fellow, [[Japan Center for International Exchange]] (JCIE)
*Prof. [[Hitoshi Tanaka]], Fmr. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan; Senior
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*Prof. [[Paul Bracken]], Professor of Management and Political Science, Yale University
Fellow, [[Japan Center for International Exchange]] (JCIE)
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*Dr. [[Bruno Tertrais]], Senior Research Fellow, [[Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique]] (FRS)
*Prof. [[Paul Bracken]], Professor of Management and Political Science, Yale
 
University
 
*Dr. [[Bruno Tertrais]], Senior Research Fellow, [[Fondation pour la Recherche
 
Stratégique]] (FRS)
 
 
*Prof. Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Itzhak Ben-Israel]], Tel-Aviv University
 
*Prof. Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Itzhak Ben-Israel]], Tel-Aviv University
 
*Moderator: Mr. [[Adam Ward]], Director of Studies, IISS
 
*Moderator: Mr. [[Adam Ward]], Director of Studies, IISS
  
'''New Wars in Search for New Laws: International Law and the Contemporary
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'''New Wars in Search for New Laws: International Law and the Contemporary Battlefield'''
Battlefield'''
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*Prof. [[George Fletcher]], Cardoso Professor of Jurisprudence, Columbia Law School
*Prof. [[George Fletcher]], Cardoso Professor of Jurisprudence, Columbia Law
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*Prof. [[Amnon Rubinstein]], Radzyner School of Law, IDC Herzliya  
School
 
*Prof. [[Amnon Rubinstein]], Radzyner School of Law, IDC Herzliya
 
 
*Mr. [[Liav Orgad]], Radzyner School of Law, IDC Herzliya
 
*Mr. [[Liav Orgad]], Radzyner School of Law, IDC Herzliya
*Dr. [[Boaz Ganor]], Director, International Institute for Counter-Terrorism Policy,
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*Dr. [[Boaz Ganor]], Director, International Institute for Counter-Terrorism Policy, IDC Herzliya
IDC Herzliya
 
 
*Moderator: Ms. [[Dvorah Chen]], Dvorah Chen Law Offices
 
*Moderator: Ms. [[Dvorah Chen]], Dvorah Chen Law Offices
  
 
'''Adjusting to Climate Change: A National Security Dimension'''
 
'''Adjusting to Climate Change: A National Security Dimension'''
 
*Mr. [[Efi Stenzler]], Chairman of the Board, [[Jewish National Fund]]
 
*Mr. [[Efi Stenzler]], Chairman of the Board, [[Jewish National Fund]]
*Dr. [[Orr Karassin]], School of Law, Sapir Academic College; Member of the
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*Dr. [[Orr Karassin]], School of Law, Sapir Academic College; Member of the Board, [[Jewish National Fund]]
Board, [[Jewish National Fund]]
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*Prof. [[Pinhas Alpert]], Porter School for Environmental Studies, Tel Aviv University
*Prof. [[Pinhas Alpert]], Porter School for Environmental Studies, Tel Aviv
 
University
 
 
*Dr. [[Yeshayahu Bar-Or]], Chief Scientist, Ministry of Environmental Protection
 
*Dr. [[Yeshayahu Bar-Or]], Chief Scientist, Ministry of Environmental Protection
 
*Prof. [[Arnon Sofer]], Chaikin Chair in Geostrategy, University of Haifa
 
*Prof. [[Arnon Sofer]], Chaikin Chair in Geostrategy, University of Haifa
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*Chair: Prof. [[Uriel Reichman]], President, IDC Herzliya
 
*Chair: Prof. [[Uriel Reichman]], President, IDC Herzliya
 
*The Herzliya Address: Hon. [[Benjamin Netanyahu]], Prime Minister of Israel
 
*The Herzliya Address: Hon. [[Benjamin Netanyahu]], Prime Minister of Israel
Concluding Remarks: Gen. (res.) [[Danny Rothschild]], Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy; Chair, Annual Herzliya Conference Series<ref>[http://www.herzliyaconference.org/_Uploads/3019Agenda10.pdf Program (pdf)], Tenth Annual Herzliya Conference, herzliyaxconference.org, accessed 25 February 2010.</ref>
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*Concluding Remarks: Gen. (res.) [[Danny Rothschild]], Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy; Chair, Annual Herzliya Conference Series<ref>[http://www.herzliyaconference.org/_Uploads/3019Agenda10.pdf Program (pdf)], Tenth Annual Herzliya Conference, herzliyaxconference.org, accessed 25 February 2010.</ref>
  
 
===Herzliya Roundtable Sessions===
 
===Herzliya Roundtable Sessions===
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'''Perceptions of American Power: Implications for Global Order and the Middle East'''
 
'''Perceptions of American Power: Implications for Global Order and the Middle East'''
Chair: Dr. [[Dov S. Zakheim]], Fmr. US Undersecretary of Defense
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Chair:  
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*Dr. [[Dov S. Zakheim]], Fmr. US Undersecretary of Defense
 
*Mr. [[Elliott Abrams]], Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, [[Council on Foreign Relations]]
 
*Mr. [[Elliott Abrams]], Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, [[Council on Foreign Relations]]
 
*Dr. [[Samantha Ravich]], Fmr. National Security Advisor to the US Vice President
 
*Dr. [[Samantha Ravich]], Fmr. National Security Advisor to the US Vice President
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*Dr. [[Emanuele Ottolenghi]], Senior Fellow, [[Foundation for Defense of Democracies]]
 
*Dr. [[Emanuele Ottolenghi]], Senior Fellow, [[Foundation for Defense of Democracies]]
  
''Poisoning the Future: Fighting Hate Indoctrination and De-legitimization'''
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'''Poisoning the Future: Fighting Hate Indoctrination and De-legitimization'''
 
*Chair: Mr. [[Elias Fattal]]
 
*Chair: Mr. [[Elias Fattal]]
 
*Mr. [[Richard D. Heideman]], Chairman, International Advisory Board of the Herzliya Conference; Honorary President, [[Bna'I Brith International]]
 
*Mr. [[Richard D. Heideman]], Chairman, International Advisory Board of the Herzliya Conference; Honorary President, [[Bna'I Brith International]]
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*Prof. [[Martin Kramer]], Senior Fellow, Shalem Center; National Security Studies Program, Harvard University
 
*Prof. [[Martin Kramer]], Senior Fellow, Shalem Center; National Security Studies Program, Harvard University
 
*Mr. [[Matthew Sinclair]], Research Director, [[Taxpayers Alliance]]<ref>[http://www.herzliyaconference.org/_Uploads/3019Agenda10.pdf Program (pdf)], Tenth Annual Herzliya Conference, herzliyaxconference.org, accessed 25 February 2010.</ref>
 
*Mr. [[Matthew Sinclair]], Research Director, [[Taxpayers Alliance]]<ref>[http://www.herzliyaconference.org/_Uploads/3019Agenda10.pdf Program (pdf)], Tenth Annual Herzliya Conference, herzliyaxconference.org, accessed 25 February 2010.</ref>
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==External resources==
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*[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Speeches+by+Israeli+leaders/2010/PM_Netanyahu_Herzliya_Conference_3-Feb-2010.htm Address by PM Netanyahu at the Herzliya Conference], Israel Ministry of Fireign Affairs, 3 February 2010.
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*Rory McCarthy, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/03/barak-apartheid-palestine-peace?INTCMP=SRCH Barak: Make peace with Palestinians or face Apartheid], guardian.co.uk, 3 February 2010.
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*Judith Miller, [http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/24895/herzliya-diary Herzliya Diary 2010], ''Tablet'' magazine, 4 February 2010.
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*Jamie Fly, [http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/herzliya-dispatch-ii Herzliya Dispatch II], ''The Blog'', weeklystandard.com, 5 February 2010.
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==

Latest revision as of 20:55, 26 February 2013

The Tenth Annual Herzliya Conference was held at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya in Israel on 31 January - 3 February 2010.[1]

Program

31 January 2010

Opening Session: The Balance of Israel's National Security

Herzliya Indices

Inaugural Ceremony

Opening Reception

1 February 2010

Still Special? US-Israel Relations

Winning the Battle of the Narrative: Strategic Communication for Israel

Israel and the OECD: Benefits and Costs

  • MK Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, Minister of Industry, Trade, and Labor
  • Mr. Nicola Bonucci, Director for Legal Affairs, OECD
  • Mr. Dan Catarivas, Director, Division of Foreign Trade and International Relations, Manufacturers' Association of Israel
  • Mr. Dror Strum, President, The Israeli Institute for Economic Planning
  • Dr. Yossi Inbar, Director-General, Ministry of Environmental Protection
  • Amb. Irit Ben-Abba, Deputy Director-General for Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Moderator: Ms. Nehama Ronen, Fmr. Director-General, Ministry of Environmental Protection

Security, Economy, and the Peace Process

Israel's Next Engine of Growth? Green Economy and Cleantech

Winning the Battle of the Narrative: Getting the Message Out

Prospects of Peace: The Regional Dimension

Primus inter Pares? The US and the Global Order

Climate Change – The Global Challenge

  • Chair: Mr. Israel Makov, Chairman of the Board, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
  • Prof. Thomas Schelling, Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland; Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences Laureate

Emerging from the Crisis? Challenges to the Global Economy

2 February 2010

Teaching Jewish Identity and Heritage

Gas or Nuclear: Israel's Electricity Market 2025

  • Mr. Shaul Tzemach, Director General, Ministry of National Infrastructure
  • Mr. Amos Lasker, CEO, Israel Electric Corporation Ltd
  • Brig. Gen. (res.) Uzi Eilam, Member, National Council for Research and Development; Senior Research Fellow, Institute for National Security Studies
  • Mr. Gideon Tadmor, CEO, Delek Energy
  • Dr. Steven W. Popper, Senior Economist, RAND
  • Moderator: Yehezkel Kugler, President, Kugler Development & Investments Ltd.

Breaking the Global Oil Addiction: Alternative Sources for Fueling Transportation

Investing in Future Growth: Israel's Civilian R&D Infrastructures

  • Prof. Oded Abramsky, Chairman, National Council for Research and Development
  • Prof. Hermona Soreq, Member, National Council for Research and Development; Faculty of Science, Hebrew University
  • Prof. Moshe Oron, Member, National Council for Research and Development; Chief Scientist, KiloLambda Technologies
  • Prof. Yadin Dudai, Member, National Council for Research and Development; Weizmann Institute for Science
  • Prof. Mina Teicher, Member, National Council for Research and Development; Department of Mathematics and Gonda Brain Research Center, Bar-Ilan University
  • Prof. David Horn, Member, National Council for Research and Development; School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University
  • Moderator: Dr. Yitzhak Noy, Israel Radio
  • MK Prof. Daniel Hershkowitz, Minister of Science and Technology

Breaking the Global Oil Addiction: Israel's Role

Israel's National Education and School System: Preparing the Next Generation for the 21st Century

  • Mr. Shraga Brosh, President, Manufacturers' Association of Israel
  • Ms. Maxine Fassberg, General-Manager, Intel Israel
  • Ms. Gila Ben-Har, Director, Center for Educational Technology
  • Brig. Gen. (res.) Yakov Nagel, Deputy Head, R&D Directorate, Ministry of Defense
  • Mr. Haim Rousso, Member, National Council for Research and Development; Executive Vice President for Engineering and Technology Excellence, Elbit Systems
  • Moderator: Prof. Nimrod Aloni, Head of the Institute for Educational Thought, Seminar Hakibutzim College
  • MK Gideon Sa'ar, Minister of Education

The Quest for Effective Governance

  • Mr. Eyal Gabbai, General-Director, Prime Minister's Office
  • MK Yariv Levin, Chairman, Knesset House Committee
  • Judge Mishael Cheshin, Justice (ret.), Israel Supreme Court
  • Mr. Isaac Devash, Co-founder, Atidim – Cadets for Public Sector
  • Prof. Suzie Navot, School of Law, College of Management Academic Studies
  • Prof. David H. Rosenbloom, Chair Professor of Public Management, City University of Hong Kong
  • Moderator: Mr. Dror Strum, President, The Israeli Institute for Economic Planning

Elderly Population in Israel: Social and Welfare Policy Dilemmas

  • Opening Remarks: Mr. Chaim Topol, Actor
  • Prof. Arie Rimmerman, School of Social Work, Haifa University
  • Prof. Jack Habib, Brookdale Institute
  • Mr. Moti Vinter, Deputy Director, Ministry of Welfare and Social Services
  • Mr. Avigdor Kaplan, Chairman of the Association of Life Insurance Companies of Israel Ltd; CEO, Klal Insurance
  • Mr. Aharon Azulay, Director-General, Ministry for Senior Citizens
  • Moderator: Prof. Jacob Gindin, University of Haifa; Clalit Health Services
  • MK Dr. Lea Nass, Deputy Minister, Ministry for Senior Citizens

Europe's Role on the World Stage and in the Middle East

Economic Development of the Israeli Arab Communities

  • MK Dr. Ahmad Tibi, Deputy Speaker of the Knesset
  • Mr. Ayman Saif, Director, Economic Development Authority in the Minority Sector, Prime Minister's Office
  • Mr. Samer Nachleh, Owner, Nachleh Coffee
  • Mr. Inas Said, CEO, Galil Software
  • Dr. Yaacov Sheinin, Founding CEO, Economic Models
  • Mr. Dov Lautman, Chairman, Advisory Council of the Authority for Economic Development in the Minorities Sector
  • Moderator: Nadav Peri, Channel 10
  • MK Prof. Avishay Braverman, Minister of Minority Affairs

Realigning Government, Business, and Civil Society: Competition or Partnership?

  • Mr. Nachum Itzkovitz, Director-General, Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services
  • Mr. Gil-Ad Harish, Director and Founder, La'Sova
  • Mr. Elie Elalouf, General Director, Rashi Foundation
  • Mr. Zvi Ziv, Fmr. CEO of Bank Hapoalim; Chairman, Ma'alah
  • Mr. Israel Makov, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Institute for Policy and Strategy
  • Moderator: Ms. Ruth Sinai, Commentator on Social Affairs
  • Dr. Arthur C. Brooks, President, American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

The Presidential Address

US-Europe-Israeli Trilateral Relationship: The Strategic Dimension

Prospects of Peace: The Israeli-Palestinian Track

  • Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) Danny Rothschild, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Chair, Annual Herzliya Conference Series
  • MK Lt. Gen. (res.) Ehud Barak, Minister of Defense
  • H.E. Dr. Salam Fayyad, Prime Minister, Palestinian Authority

The Community Front: An Integrated Approach to Personal Security

The US and the Arch of Instability: Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq

Domestic Political Dynamics and Stability in the Middle East

The 20th Anniversary of the Immigration of the Soviet Jewry to Israel: Lessons and Current Challenges

Rising to the Challenge of Radical Indoctrination

Program, Harvard University

Civil Preparedness in the Israeli Home Front: the Role of the Civil Society

Regulating the Capital Markets and Pension Savings

Iran as a Nuclear Threshold Country – Potential Strategic Implications

Israel's Economic Challenges: Leveraging the Crisis

Managing the Risk of Break-Out: A Poly-Nuclear Middle East and Global Proliferation

New Wars in Search for New Laws: International Law and the Contemporary Battlefield

  • Prof. George Fletcher, Cardoso Professor of Jurisprudence, Columbia Law School
  • Prof. Amnon Rubinstein, Radzyner School of Law, IDC Herzliya
  • Mr. Liav Orgad, Radzyner School of Law, IDC Herzliya
  • Dr. Boaz Ganor, Director, International Institute for Counter-Terrorism Policy, IDC Herzliya
  • Moderator: Ms. Dvorah Chen, Dvorah Chen Law Offices

Adjusting to Climate Change: A National Security Dimension

The 2010 Herzliya Address

  • Chair: Prof. Uriel Reichman, President, IDC Herzliya
  • The Herzliya Address: Hon. Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel
  • Concluding Remarks: Gen. (res.) Danny Rothschild, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy; Chair, Annual Herzliya Conference Series[4]

Herzliya Roundtable Sessions

The Herzliya Roundtable Sessions were held under the Chatham House Rule and attended by invitation only.[5]

Perceptions of American Power: Implications for Global Order and the Middle East Chair:

The Dawn of the Poly-nuclear Middle East: Implications for Deterrence

  • Chair: Dr. Shmuel Bar, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
  • Prof. Thomas Schelling, Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland; Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences Laureate
  • Prof. Kori Schake, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution

Israel and the West: Deepening Relations with NATO and the EU

The New US Missile Defense Architecture: Implications for Israel

Risk Management and New Methodologies for Strategic Planning

  • Chair: Mr. Eran Etzion, Director of Policy Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Prof. Paul Bracken, Professor of Management and Political Science, Yale University
  • Brig. Gen. Dr. Michael Herzog, Envoy of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence to the Peace Process
  • Dr. Steven W. Popper, Senior Economist, RAND

Winning the Battle of the Narrative: An Agenda for Action

Poisoning the Future: Fighting Hate Indoctrination and De-legitimization

External resources

Notes

  1. The 10th Annual Herzliya Conference, herzliyaconference.org, accessed 25 February 20201.
  2. Program (pdf), Tenth Annual Herzliya Conference, herzliyaxconference.org, accessed 25 February 2010.
  3. Program (pdf), Tenth Annual Herzliya Conference, herzliyaxconference.org, accessed 25 February 2010.
  4. Program (pdf), Tenth Annual Herzliya Conference, herzliyaxconference.org, accessed 25 February 2010.
  5. Program (pdf), Tenth Annual Herzliya Conference, herzliyaxconference.org, accessed 25 February 2010.
  6. Program (pdf), Tenth Annual Herzliya Conference, herzliyaxconference.org, accessed 25 February 2010.