Sunday, January 20th

Knesset, Jerusalem

08:00   Entrance to the Knesset and Registration

09:30  Morning Sessions

Opening Remarks–"Tests of Endurance"

Prof. Uzi Arad, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Chair, Herzliya Conference

The Balance of Israel's National Security – The "Herzliya Indices" in Israel’s 60th Year

Chair:  MK Tzachi Hanegbi, Chairman, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee

Prof. Amir Barnea, Founding Dean, Arison School of Business, IDC Herzliya (Presentation) 

Ms. Lea Achdut, Van-Leer Jerusalem Institute

Prof. Gabriel Ben-Dor, Head of the School of Political Sciences, University of Haifa

Mr. Gideon Grinstein, Founder and President, Re’ut Institute (Presentation) 

Discussion

Maj. Gen. Ido Nechushtan, Head of Plans and Policy Directorate, IDF

Mr. Joseph (Tommy) Lapid, Chairman, Yad Vashem Council

The Patriotism Survey in Israel’s 60th Year

Chair:  Prof. Michael Oren, Senior Fellow, Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies, Shalem Center

Prof. Ephraim Yaar, Head of the Program in Mediation and Conflict Resolution, Tel Aviv University (Presentation)

Adv. Dalia Rabin, Chair, Yitzhak Rabin Center for Israel Studies

Brig. Gen. Eli Shermeister, Chief Education & Youth Officer, IDF

MK Brig. Gen. (res.) Effie Eitam, Member, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee

MK Avshalom (Abu) Vilan, Member, Knesset State Control Committee

MK Gilad Erdan, Chairman, Knesset Economic Affairs Committee and Member of the Lobby for Jerusalem

13:00  Lunch

14:00  Afternoon Sessions

Beyond Bali: Climate Change and National Security

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

Dr. Shlomit Paz, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Haifa (Presentation)

MK Ophir Pines-Paz, Chairman, Knesset Internal Affairs and Environment Committee

Discussion

Introduction:  Adv. Shraga Biran

The Winograd Commission and National Security Decision-Making

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

Adv. Dan Meridor, Former Minister of Justice and Minister of Finance;  Former Chair, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee

Maj. Gen. (res.) Uzi Dayan, Former National Security Advisor

MK Gideon Sa’ar, Former Secretary to the Government

Discussion

The Heart of the Matter:  Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel and the Jewish People

Chair:  MK Yuli Edelstein, Deputy Speaker of the Knesset

Amb. Dr. Oded Eran, Israel Representative, World Jewish Congress

Ms. Ora Achimeir, Director, Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies

Dr. Eilat Mazar, Institute of Archeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Senior Fellow, Shalem Center

 Dr. Zvi Zameret, Director, Yad Ben-Zvi

Prof. Zeev Segal, Tel Aviv University

Discussion

19:45   Opening Ceremony and Dinner

Opening Address:              

Mrs. Dalia Itzik, Speaker of the Knesset

Addresses:

Greetings:                            

Prof. Uriel Reichman, Founding President, IDC Herzliya

Mr. Natan Sharansky, Chairman, Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies, Shalem Center;  Former Deputy Prime Minister

Moderator:            

Prof. Uzi Arad, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya;  Chair, Herzliya Conference

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

The "Herzliya Accord" – Prioritizing Israel's Social Needs and Programs

Introduction:  Mr. Zvi Ziv, CEO, Bank Hapoalim

Ms. Naama Elefant, Herzliya Youth Forum Delegate

MK Prof. Avishay Braverman, Member, Knesset Finance Committee

Mr. Zeev Boim, Minister of Housing and Construction

Discussion

Engines for Growth:  Energizing the Israeli Economy

Chair:  Adv. Dror Strum, Director, Israeli Center for Economic Planning

Mr. Yossi Hollander, Chairman, Israeli Center for Economic Planning (Presentation)

Prof. Zvi Eckstein, Deputy Governor, Bank of Israel;  Eitan Berglas School of Economics, Tel-Aviv University (Presentation)

Dr. Yacov Sheinin, CEO, Economic Models

Mr. Shaul Tsemach, Director General, Ministry of Tourism

Discussion

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

The Era of Creative Opportunity

Chair:  Adv. Shraga Biran

Introduction:  Mr. Robert Rechnitz, Principal, Bomel Companies

Prof. Bjorn Lomborg, Director, Copenhagen Consensus Center (Presentation)

Mr. Simon Rosenberg, President, NDN

Discussion

14:00  Lunch Session

Chair:  Prof. Uzi Arad

15:30  Afternoon Sessions

Global Economic Trends and Processes

Chair:  Prof. Jacob Frenkel, Former Governor of the Bank of Israel; Chairman, Group of Thirty (G-30); Vice Chairman, American International Group (AIG) (Presentation)

Mr. Thomas Donohue, President and CEO, US Chamber of Commerce

Dr. Péter Medgyessy, Former Prime Minister of Hungary

Mr. Ben J. Wattenberg, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Energy Security and Policies – National and International Contexts

Introduction:  Mr. Robert McNally, Managing Director, Tudor Investment Corporation

Ms. Ann Eggington, Head of Division for Europe, Middle East and Africa, International Energy Agency

Maj. Gen. (res.) Oren Shachor, Chairman and President, Eilat-Ashkelon Pipeline Company

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

Introduction:  Ms. Shula Bahat, Associate Executive Director, American Jewish Committee

21:30  “NIGHT  OWLS”

The Challenge of Radical Islam

In cooperation with the Atlantic Forum of Israel

Chair:  Dr. Boaz Ganor, Deputy Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya 

Mr. Edward (Ted) M. Gistaro, US National Intelligence Officer for Transnational Threats

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

Ms. Judith Miller, Adjunct Fellow, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research

 Dr. Uzi Landau, Former Minister for Internal Security; Research Fellow, International Institute for Counter-Terrorism, IDC Herzliya

Mr. Steven Emerson, Executive Director, Investigative Project on Terrorism

Dr. Peter Ackerman, Chair, International Center on Nonviolent Conflict

Tuesday, January 22nd

Daniel Hotel, Herzliya

08:30  Morning Sessions

Negotiating the Final Status Agreement

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. Prof. Daniel Kurtzer, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University (Presentation)

Sir Ronald Cohen, Chairman, Portland Trust (Presentation)

Prof. Irwin Cotler, Member of Parliament, Canada

Prof. Stephen D. Krasner, Department of Political Science, Stanford University (Presentation)

Amb. Robert Serry, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process

Discussion

The Atlantic Alliance and the Broader Middle East:  American and European Approaches

Introduction:  Mr. Hermann Bünz, Director, Representative in Israel, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung

Mr. Peter Flory, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Defense Investment

Amb. Dr. Robert Hunter, President, Atlantic Treaty Association; Senior Advisor, RAND Corporation

Dr. Josef Joffe, Publisher and Editor, Die Zeit

Col. (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman, Director, Israel and Middle East Office, American Jewish Committee

Dr. Israel Elad-Altman, Senior Research Fellow, Atlantic Forum of Israel;  Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya

Discussion

12:00  Lunch Session

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

Dr. David Wurmser, Executive Member, Delphi Global Analysis Group & Former Senior Advisor for Middle East and Strategic Affairs to US Vice President

Presentation of the Herzl Awards by

Brig. Gen. (res.) Pinchas Barel-Buchris, Director-General, Ministry of Defense

14:00  Afternoon Sessions

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?

Chair:  MK Maj. Gen. (res.) Prof. Isaac Ben-Israel, Member, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee

Mr. Norman Podhoretz, Editor-at-Large, Commentary Magazine

Dr. Patrick Cronin, Director, Institute for National Strategic Studies

Prof. François Heisbourg, Chairman, International Institute for Strategic Studies (France)

MK Brig. Gen. Dr. Ephraim Sneh, Member, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee

Discussion

Can a Nuclear Iran be Deterred?

Chair:  Prof. Alex Mintz, Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya (Presentation)

Maj. Gen. (res.) Matan Vilnai, Deputy Minister of Defense

Dr. Adir Pridor, Head of the Institute for Industrial Mathematics

Dr. Jerrold Post, Director, Political Psychology Program, George Washington University  (Presentation)

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

Dr. Oded Brosh, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya (Presentation)

Discussion

20:00  Dinner

Introduction:  Prof. Herbert London, President, Hudson Institute

Presentation of the Herzl Awards by

Mr. Lester Crown, President, Henry Crown & Co.

Introduction:  Mr. Robert H. Asher, Chairman, Society for Excellence through Education

21:30  “NIGHT OWLS”

Upgrading Israel’s Relations with the Atlantic Community

In cooperation with the Atlantic Forum of Israel

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

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. Matthew Mark Horn, National Policy Director, American Jewish Congress

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

Promoting Excellence as a National Value

Introduction:  Mr. Robert H. Asher, Chairman, Society for Excellence through Education

Prof. Jehuda Reinharz, President, Brandeis University

Mr. Tony Danker, McKinsey & Company’s Global Education Practice(Presentation)   

Mr. Hezki Arieli, Director-General, Society for Excellence through Education

Mr. Miki Kesary, Director, Center for Excellence Enhancement (Presentation)

Mr. Martin Kraar, President, Society for Excellence through Education – USA

Prof. Daniel Zajfman, President, Weizmann Institute for Science (Presentation)

Conclusions:  Mr. Lester Crown, President, Henry Crown & Co.

Reforming Education and Higher Learning

Chair:  Prof. Amnon Rubinstein, Former President, IDC Herzliya;  Former Minister of Education

Prof. Yuli Tamir, Minister of Education 

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

Prof. Zeev Tadmor, Chairman of the Board, Shmuel Ne'eman Institute, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

MK Limor Livnat, Former Minister of Education

Prof. Zvi Galil, President, Tel Aviv University

Arab Israelis and National Service

Chair:  Maj. Gen. (res.) David Ivry, President, Boeing Israel

Dr. Reuven Gal, Prime Minister's Office (Presentation)

Dr. Hanna Swaid, Member, Knesset's Economic Affairs Committee

Prof. Sammy Smooha, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Haifa (Presentation)

Mr. Nabil Ouda, Writer and Journalist

Discussion

13:00  Lunch

14:00  Afternoon Sessions

Israel-Diaspora Relations

Jewish Secularism in the 21st Century

Chair:  Prof. Gabriel Motzkin, Director, Van Leer Jerusalem Institute

Prof. Yehuda Bauer, Academic Advisor, International Institute for Holocaust Research, Yad Vashem

Prof. Menachem Brinker, Department of Jewish Thought, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Prof. Shmuel Feiner, Department of Jewish History, Bar-Ilan University

Discussion

Introduction: Mr. Felix Posen

Trends in the Connection of the Diaspora's Young Generation to Israel

Introduction:  Mr. Gideon Mark,  Birthright-israel (Presentation)

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 (Presentation)

MK Prof. Menahem Ben-Sasson, Chair, Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee

Discussion

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

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

Discussion

Government Responsibility for Jewish-Arab Equality and Integration

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

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 (Presentation)

Prof. Shimon Shamir, Tel Aviv University

Mr. Jafar Farah, Director, Mossawa Center

Discussion

Law, Governance, and National Security

Summing Up: Endurance Forever

Maj. Gen. (res.) Ilan Biran, Chair, RAFAEL

20:00  Closing Ceremony and Dinner

Chair:  Prof. Uriel Reichman, Founding President, IDC Herzliya

Amb. Ronald S. Lauder, President, World Jewish Congress  

“Herzliya Address" – Mr. Ehud Olmert, Prime Minister

 Prof. Uzi Arad, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Chair, Herzliya Conference