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Program & Schedule Overview 1

Special Features 2

Herzliya Plenary Sessions 3

Herzliya Roundtable Sessions 12

Special Briefing for Diplomats on Israeli Politics 16

Expert IDF Field Trip 16

*The program is as of June 4 and subject to change; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed. Program & Schedule Overview

Sunday, June 7 Monday, June 8 Tuesday, June 9 09:30 09:30 10:00 10:00 in a Turbulent Middle East: Strategic Review & Intelligence Assessment Keynote Address: Israel's National Security The Herzliya The 2015 Herzliya Simulation: A Societal Third Lebanese Taskforce: 10:30 10:15 10:15 War – Resilience, One-on-One with Fmr. President The International Community and The Herzliya Indices on Israel's Preventable? Solidarity, and 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 the Middle East: Is Israel a Culprit National and Economic Resilience Winnable? Social Gaps Women in Global Disorder? Geopolitics Ups & Downs: Where are Middle East: Possible or a Scapegoat? [in Hebrew] [in Hebrew] Diplomacy and Among Great Powers the World Energy Markets Scenarios Tackling Israel's Macroeconomic & National Security Heading? Social Challenges: Growth, Reducing Gaps, and Poverty 12:15 12:15 12:00 12:15 12:00 12:00 A Fresh Start in Israel's Updating Israel's National Islam and BDS in Europe: The Money Trail: Funding Global Keynote Address: Israel's Relations with the US and Security Doctrine A Strategic Threat Jihad in the Middle East & North Israel's Law & Justice Domestic Gas Europe: Within Reach? Africa Supply Crisis [in Hebrew] 14:00 14:15 14:15 14:00 14:15 14:15 13:45 14:15 Welcome & Registration Israel & The Global Debate: One State Towards a Does Israel Have The Middle East After a Deal with Innovation 1: Special Briefing Markets 1: Israel – The vs Two States European an Asia-Pacific Iran Robotics *** for Diplomats 14:30 New Target for the Regional Strategy for the Future? 15:00 on Israeli Inaugural Ceremony World's Largest Powerbrokers and Middle East? ** Innovation 2: Politics Corporations?* Israeli-Palestinian Miniaturized Peacemaking: Is the Satellites *** 15:30 Arab Peace 16:00 16:00 Israel – Towards a Two-State Solution or a One-State Initiative Still Israel's Northern Frontier: Is a Innovation 3: The Eventuality? The Coalition Leaders Relevant? Third Lebanon War Preventable? Internet of Things – A 16:15 16:30 The Simulation Findings Conversation of High- Israel & The Global Markets 2: Israeli Degrading & Destroying the Islamic State: Tech Leaders 17:00 Corporations in the Global Within Reach? PRESIDENT OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL: Israeli "Tikva" Marketplace* (Hope) – Towards a New Israeli Order 17:30 17:45 18:00 17:30 Israel – Towards a Two-State Solution or a One-State Israel & The Global Markets 3: Energy, HONORABLE JOHN KERRY A Tribute to Robert F. Kennedy Eventuality? The Opposition Leaders Water, and Food Resources – Israeli U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE Opportunities & Challenges* MAJOR POLICY ADDRESS – LIVE FROM AJC GLOBAL FORUM, WASHINGTON, D.C. 18:45 FMR. PRIME MINISTER EHUD BARAK 19:00 19:15 19:15 Nouriel Roubini: The Impact of a Turbulent Middle East HONORABLE NICOLAS SARKOZY: THE QUEST FOR LEADERSHIP AND VISION THE HERZLIYA ADDRESS: PRIME MINISTER on Global Markets 20:00 20:00 Opening Reception Evening Reception Guest of Honor: Prof. Nouriel Roubini Guest of Honor: The Honorable Nicolas Sarkozy

 PLENARY SESSIONS OPEN TO ALL PARTICIPANTS * IN COOPERATION WITH CONNECTING LEADERS CLUB  ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS OPEN TO ALL PARTICIPANTS ** IN COOPERATION WITH ELNET AND THE FORUM OF STRATEGIC DIALOGUE (FSD)  ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS OPEN ONLY TO EXECUTIVE/GOLD EXECUTIVE PARTICIPANTS, TO SPEAKERS, OR BY PERSONAL AND SEPARATE INVITATION *** IN COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT  SOCIAL EVENTS OPEN ONLY TO EXECUTIVE/GOLD EXECUTIVE PARTICIPANTS, TO SPEAKERS, OR BY PERSONAL AND SEPARATE INVITATION SPECIAL BRIEFING FOR DIPLOMATS – BY INVITATION 1 *The program is as of June 4 and subject to change; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed.

SPECIAL FEATURES

Roundtable Session 1. The Herzliya Simulation: June 7, 10:00 A Third Lebanese War? Preventable? Winnable? For additional details and the full list of participants, go to page 12

Roundtable Session 2. The 2015 Herzliya Societal Taskforce: Resilience, Solidarity, and June 7, 10:00 Social Gaps For additional details and the full list of participants, go to page 13

Roundtable Session 3. Women in Diplomacy and National Security June 7, 11:00 For additional details and the full list of participants, go to page 14

Plenary Session 4. Israeli "Tikva" (Hope) – Towards a New Israeli Order: June 7, 17:00 The President's Address Marking his First Anniversary in Office H.E. Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin For additional details, go to page 4

Plenary Session 5. The Impact of a Turbulent Middle East on Global Markets June 7, 19:00 Keynote Address of Prof. Nouriel Roubini For additional details, go to page 4

2 Plenary Session 6. One-on-One with Former President, Shimon Peres June 8, 10:30 For additional details, go to page 5

Plenary Session 7. Major Policy Address – U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry June 8, 18:00 Live from AJC Global Forum, Washington, D.C.

For additional details, go to page 7

Plenary Session 8. The Quest for Leadership and Vision: June 8, 19:15 Keynote Address of Former President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy

For additional, go to page 7

Plenary Session 9. A Tribute to Robert F. Kennedy June 9, 17:30 For additional details and the full list of participants, go to page 11

Plenary Session 10. The Herzliya Address: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu June 9, 19:30 For additional details and the full list of participants, go to page 11

*The program is as of June 4 and subject to change; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed.

HERZLIYA PLENARY SESSIONS

Sunday, June 7, 2015

14:00 Welcome & Registration

14:30 HERZLIYA ASSEMBLY Inaugural Ceremony W e l c o m e Prof. Alex Mintz, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS); Chair, 2015 Herzliya Conference, IDC Herzliya

G r e e t i n g s Prof. Uriel Reichman, President and Founder, IDC Herzliya Prof. Boaz Ganor, Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy; Ronald Lauder Chair for Counter Terrorism, Founder & Executive Director, Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), IDC Herzliya Mr. Moshe Fadlon, Mayor of Herzliya

Mrs. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, American Author and Political Activist

MC Mr. Jonathan Davis, Vice President for External Relations and Head of the Raphael Recanati International School, IDC Herzliya

3 Keynote Speaker Mr. , The Attorney General of the State of Israel

Introduced by Dr. Shavit Matias, Fmr. Deputy Attorney General (International Affairs); Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya; Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University

15:30 HERZLIYA ASSEMBLY Israel – Towards a Keynote Addresses

Two-State Solution MK , Minister of Education and Minister of Diaspora Affairs; Chairman, or a One-State "Habayit Hayehudi" Party Eventuality? MK Arye Deri, Minister of the Economy and Minister of Development of the Negev The Coalition and Galilee; Chairman, "" Party Leaders MK , Chairman; Finance Committee; MK , Chairman of the Coalition; Chairman of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs & Defense Committee;

*The program is as of June 4 and subject to change; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed.

17:00 HERZLIYA ASSEMBLY Israeli "Tikva" C h a i r (Hope) – Towards a Prof. Alex Mintz, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS); Chair, 2015 New Israeli Order: Herzliya Conference, IDC Herzliya

The President's Introduction Address Marking his Prof. Uriel Reichman, President and Founder, IDC Herzliya First Anniversary in Keynote Address Office H.E. Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin, President of the State of Israel

17:30 HERZLIYA ASSEMBLY Israel – Towards a Two-State Solution Keynote Addresses

or a One-State MK Isaac Herzog, Chairman of the Opposition; Chairman, Labor Party and the "Zionist Eventuality? Union" The Opposition MK Zehava Galon, Chairman, "" – Israel's Left Leaders MK , Head of the Joint Arab List

18:30 HERZLIYA ASSEMBLY Guest Speaker Keynote Address Honorable Lubomír Zaorálek, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic

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19:00 HERZLIYA ASSEMBLY The Impact of a Keynote Address Turbulent Middle Prof. Nouriel Roubini, Chairman, Roubini Global Economics; Stern East on Global School of Business, New York University Markets

20:00 Opening Reception Guest of Honor [open only to Speakers, Prof. Nouriel Roubini, Chairman, Roubini Global Economics; Stern School of EXECUTIVE or GOLD EXECUTIVE PARTICIPANTS or Business, New York University by personal and separate invitation]

*The program is as of June 4 and subject to change; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed.

Monday, June 8, 2015

09:30 HERZLIYA ASSEMBLY Israel in a Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilead, Director, Political-Military and Policy Bureau, Ministry Turbulent Middle of Defense East: Strategic Maj. Gen. Nimrod Shefer, Head, Planning Directorate, IDF Review & Intelligence Assessment MC Mr. Jonathan Davis, Vice President for External Relations and Head of the Raphael Recanati International School, IDC Herzliya

10:30 HERZLIYA ASSEMBLY One-on-One Mr. Ben Caspit, H.E. Shimon Peres, The Ninth President of the State of Israel

11:00 HERZLIYA ASSEMBLY 11:00 CHAIS AUDITORIUM Global Amb. Robert Hutchings, Fmr. Ups & Mr. Yossie Hollander, Chairman, Disorder? Director of the US National Downs: Israeli Institute for Economic Intelligence Council (NIC); Dean, LBJ Planning

Geopolitics School of Public Affairs, University Where are Among the World Mr. Amos J. Hochstein, Special of Texas at Austin Envoy and Coordinator for Great Dr. Alisa Rubin Peled, Academic Energy International Energy Affairs, U.S. Powers Director, Argov Fellows Program in Markets State Department Leadership and Diplomacy, Lauder Heading? Mr. John Hofmeister, Fmr. 5 School of Government, Diplomacy President of Shell Oil; Founder, and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Non- Citizens for Affordable Energy Resident Senior Fellow, Foreign

Policy, Center for Middle East Moderator: Policy, Brookings Institution Ms. Dafna Maor, Foreign News Prof. Manas Chatterji, Guest Editor, TheMarker Professor, Peking University, China; Honorary Visiting Professor, Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE), Beijing; School of Management, Binghamton University – The State University of New York Prof. Gao Fei, Diplomacy Department, China Foreign Affairs University

*The program is as of June 4 and subject to change; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed.

12:15 HERZLIYA ASSEMBLY 12:15 CHAIS AUDITORIUM A Fresh Dr. Tamara Cofman Wittes, Updating Opening Remarks Start on Director and Senior Fellow, Israel's Prof. Alex Mintz, Director, Institute for Policy Israel's Center for Middle East Policy, National and Strategy (IPS); Chair, 2015 Herzliya Brookings Institution Conference, IDC Herzliya Relations Prof. Gil Troy, Professor of Security with the US History, McGill University Doctrine Maj. Gen. (res.) Prof. Yishai Beer, Radzyner School of Law, IDC Herzliya and Europe: Amb. Zalman Shoval, Fmr. What Would Ambassador of Israel to the MK Ofer Shelah, Member, Knesset Foreign United States Affairs and Defense Committee; Chairman, it Take? Parliamentary Group Prof. Shlomo Avineri, Fmr. Director General of the Col. (res.) Dr. Shaul Shay, Director of Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Research, Institute for Policy and Strategy Hebrew University of (IPS), IDC Herzliya; Fmr. Deputy National Jerusalem Security Advisor Ms. Tal Schneider, Israeli Dr. Dima Adamsky, Lauder School of politics blogger & journalist Government, Diplomacy & Strategy, IDC Herzliya Dr. Jürgen Rüttgers, Fmr. Prime Minister of North Rhine- Dr. David (Chuck) Freilich, Fmr. Deputy Westphalia and Fmr. German National Security Advisor; Lauder School of Federal Minister of Education, Government, Diplomacy & Strategy, IDC Science, Research and Herzliya; Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Technology Science and International Affairs, Harvard Ms. Tallie Lipkin-Shahak, Journalist, Director of Military and Security programs and Chief Editor of the “Security Strip” (Retzuat Ha’Bitachon) Daily Program, IDF Radio

14:15 HERZLIYA ASSEMBLY 14:15 CHAIS AUDITORIUM Israel and Opening Remarks Herzliya MK Tzipi Hotovely, Deputy Foreign Minister the Global Mr. François Henrot, Senior Debate: Mr. Dan Meridor, Fmr. Deputy Prime Minister and6 Partner at Rothschild Global Fmr. Minister of Intelligence and Atomic Energy

Markets One State Financial Advisory In cooperation vs. Two M o d e r a t o r : with Connecting Dr. Ayelet Ben-Ezer, Vice Ms. Dana Weiss, Channel 2 News Leaders Club President for Student Affairs, States IDC Herzliya CHAIS AUDITORIUM Ms. Valerie Hoffenberg, Regional O p e n i n g R e m a r k s : President, Connecting Leaders Powerbrokers MK , Fmr. Minister of Foreign Club and Israeli- Affairs and Fmr. Minister of Justice Palestinian Israel and Prof. Yossi Matias, Vice Peacemaking: Amb. Prof. Daniel C. Kurtzer the Global President, Engineering, Google Is the Arab Fmr. Ambassador of the US to Israel and to Egypt; Markets 1: & Managing Director of Google's R&D Centers in Israel Peace S. Daniel Abraham Professor of Middle East Policy Studies, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and Israel - The Mr. Michel Combes, CEO, Initiative Still International Affairs, Princeton University New Target Alcatel-Lucent Relevant? Dr. Walid Salem for the Mr. Gary Shapiro, President & Director, Center for Democracy and Community World's CEO, Consumer Electronics Development Largest Association (CEA) Maj. Gen. (res.) Danny Rothschild Corporations Mr. Allan McArtor, Chairman & Fmr. Director of the Institute for Policy and In cooperation CEO, Airbus Group Inc. Strategy (IPS) with Connecting Mr. Ilan Birnfeld, Chairman & Leaders Club CEO, Deloitte Israel Dr. Mr. Jean-Sébastien Decaux, Chairman, Institute for Zionist Strategies

CEO Afrique – Israël JCDecaux M o d e r a t o r: Mr. Jean-Baptiste Wautier, Ms. Dana Weiss, Channel 2 News Managing Partner, BC Partners Closing Remarks M o d e r a t o r : H.E. Nikolay Mladenov,* UN Special Coordinator Mr. Adrian Wooldridge, for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Management Editor and Representative of the UN Secretary General to the 'Schumpeter' Columnist, The PLO and the Palestinian Authority *The program is as of June 4 and subject to change; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed.

Economist 16:15 HERZLIYA ASSEMBLY 16:30 CHAIS AUDITORIUM Israel and Opening Remarks Degrading C h a i r : the Global Prof. Yitzhak Peterburg Chairman, and Prof. Boaz Ganor, Dean, Lauder Markets 2: Board of Directors, Teva Destroying School of Government, Diplomacy & Pharmaceutical Industries Strategy; Ronald Lauder Chair for Israeli the Islamic Counter Terrorism, Founder & Corporations Mr. Avishai Avrahami, CEO, WIX State: Executive Director, Institute for in the Global Prof. Amnon Shashua, Within Counter-Terrorism (ICT), IDC Marketplace Co-Founder, Chairman & CTO, Reach? Herzliya Mobileye; Sachs Professor of In cooperation In cooperation Computer Science, Hebrew with Connecting with the Dr. Azeem Ibrahim, Executive University of Jerusalem Leaders Club International Chairman, The Scotland Institute; Mr. Gilad Novik, CTO, Horizons Institute for Harris School of Public Policy, Ventures, China Counter- University of Chicago Dr. Orna Berry, Corporate Vice Terrorism (ICT), IDC Dr. Eitan Azani, Deputy Executive President Growth and Innovation Herzliya Director, Institute for Counter- EMC Centers of Excellence EMEA Terrorism (ICT), IDC Herzliya and the US, EMC2 Col. (res.) Lior Lotan, International Ms. Tzipi Ozer-Armon, CEO, Institute for Counter-Terrorism Lumenis (ICT), IDC Herzliya Mr. Gadi Tirosh, Managing Partner, Jerusalem Venture Partners

M o d e r a t o r : Ms. Nurit Zunger, i24 News

17:45 HERZLIYA ASSEMBLY 18:00 CHAIS AUDITORIUM Israel and Mr. Gideon Tadmor, CEO, Avner Major Honorable Tony Blinken Oil; Chairman, Delek Drilling the Global Policy U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Markets 3: Prof. Yoav Yair, Dean, School of Address 7 Sustainability, IDC Herzliya Energy, Live from AJC Adv. Eran Sapir, Environmental Global Forum, Water, and Services General Manager, Veolia Washington Food Israel D.C. Resources – Mr. Alain Vaniche, CEO, EDF Israeli Energie Nouvelle, Middle East Opportunities Mr. Sharon Kedmi, and Co-Founder & CEO, Demeter AWE; Challenges Chair, UN ECE (Economic Commission for Europe) In cooperation with Connecting Committee on Economic Leaders Club Cooperation & Integration

M o d e r a t o r : Dr. Amit Mor, CEO, Eco Energy

19:15 HERZLIYA ASSEMBLY The Quest for Opening Remarks Leadership and Vision MK Silvan Shalom, Vice Premier and Minister of Interior

Keynote Address The Honorable Nicolas Sarkozy, Former President of France; President, "Les Republicains"

20:00 Gala Dinner G u e s t o f H o n o r In cooperation with The Honorable Nicolas Sarkozy, Former President of France Connecting Leaders Club [Open for Executive/Gold Executive *The program is as of June 4 and subject to change; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed.

Participants, Speakers and by special invitation only]

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*The program is as of June 4 and subject to change; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed.

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

09:30 HERZLIYA ASSEMBLY Israel's National Introduction Security Prof. Moshe Bar Niv, Radzyner School of Law, IDC Herzliya

Keynote Address Lt. Gen. (res.) Moshe (Bogie) Ya’alon, Minister of Defense

10:15 HERZLIYA ASSEMBLY 10:15 CHAIS AUDITORIUM The International Opening Remarks The Opening Remarks Community and H.E. Ron Prosor, Ambassador, Herzliya MK , Minister of Permanent Representative of Israel to Gender Equality, Senior the Middle East: Is the United Nations Indices on Citizens, Minorities and Youth Israel a Culprit or Israel's a Scapegoat? Prof. Stephen Krasner, Fmr. Director National The Herzliya Indices of Policy Planning at the U.S. State and Prof. Rafi Melnick, Tiomkin Department; Graham H. Stuart Economic School of Economics, IDC Professor of International Relations & Resilience Herzliya Prof. Gabriel Ben-Dor, School Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University of Political Sciences, University

Mr. Abraham D. Sofaer, Senior of Haifa

Fellow in Law, Diplomacy and Prof. Mina Tzemach, Partner, National Security, Hoover Institution, Midgam Polling Research Center Stanford University Hon. Dr. Johann D. Wadephul, MdB, Speaker for Near East Affairs of the Tackling Prof. Zvi Eckstein, Dean, CDU/CSU Faction in German Israel's Tiomkin School of Economics Bundestag 9 Macro- and Arison School of Business, IDC Herzliya; Fmr. Deputy

M o d e r a t o r : economics Governor of the Bank of Israel

Dr. Shavit Matias, Fmr. Deputy and Social Prof. Rafi Melnick, Tiomkin

Attorney General (International Challenges: School of Economics, IDC Affairs); Senior Research Fellow, Growth, Herzliya

Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS), Socio- IDC Herzliya; Research Fellow, Economic M o d e r a t o r : Hoover Institution, Stanford Mr. Sami Peretz, Editor-in- University Gaps, and Chief, TheMarker Poverty Concluding Address Prof. Eugene Kandel, Head of the National Economic Council, Prime Minister’s Office

*The program is as of June 4 and subject to change; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed.

12:15 HERZLIYA ASSEMBLY 12:00 CHAIS AUDITORIUM

The Money Trail: Mr. Shabtai Shavit, Fmr. Head of Israel's Law & C h a i r : the Mossad; Chairman, Funding Global Justice Prof. Alex Mintz, International Institute for Counter- Director, Institute for Jihad in the Middle Terrorism (ICT), IDC Herzliya; East & North Africa Chairman, Athena Human & Policy and Strategy (IPS); In cooperation with the Technology Integrated Solutions Chair, 2015 Herzliya International Institute for Conference, IDC Herzliya Counter-Terrorism (ICT), Dr. Eitan Azani, Deputy Executive IDC Herzliya Director, Institute for Counter- Opening Remarks : Terrorism (ICT), IDC Herzliya Prof. , Dr. Matthew Levitt, Fmr. US Radzyner School of Law, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the IDC Herzliya Treasury for Intelligence and Analysis; Fromer-Wexler Fellow & Keynote Address Director, Stein Program on MK , Counterterrorism and Intelligence, Minister of Justice

Washington Institute for Near East Policy Brig. Gen. (res.) Nitzan Nuriel, Fmr. Director of the Counter- Terrorism Bureau of the Prime Minister's Office

14:15 HERZLIYA ASSEMBLY 13:45 CHAIS AUDITORIUM The Prof. Uzi Arad, Fmr. Head of Innovation 1: Opening Remarks Middle the National Security Council Robotics – Israel's MK Danny Danon, Minister of Science, and Fmr. National Security Technology, and Space East After Cutting Edge Advisor to the Prime Minister; Prof. Maj. Gen. (res.) Isaac Ben-Israel, In cooperation with a Deal Lauder School of Government, Yuval Ne’eman Workshop, Tel-Aviv with Iran Diplomacy & Strategy, IDC the National Council for Research & University; Chairman, Israel National Herzliya Council for Research & Development, Development, 10 Mr. Shabtai Shavit, Fmr. Head Ministry of Science, Technology, and Ministry of Science, of the Mossad; Chairman, Technology, and Space International Institute for Space Counter-Terrorism (ICT), IDC C h a i r Herzliya; Chairman, Athena Mr. Haim Rousso, Chairman, Human & Technology Integrated Committee of Industry-Academy Solutions Relations, Israel National Council for Dr. Tamara Cofman Wittes, Research & Development, Ministry of Director and Senior Fellow, Science, Technology, and Space

Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Mr. Harel Kodesh, Vice President and

Mr. Meir Javedanfar, Lauder CTO, GE Software School of Government, Mr. Eitan Wertheimer, Fmr. Chairman Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC of the Board International Metalworking Herzliya Companies (IMC) Group

Prof. Moshe Shoham, Head, Robotics Moderator: Labaratory, Technion Mr. Dan Williams, Senior Prof. Shlomo Mor-Yosef, Director Correspondent, Israel and the General, Bituach Leumi – National Palestinian Territories, Reuters Insurance Institute of Israel

*The program is as of June 4 and subject to change; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed.

15:00 CHAIS AUDITORIUM Innovation 2: C h a i r : NANOSATs: Israel's Prof. Chaim Eshed, Chairman, National Council for Space, Israel National Council for Research & Advances in Miniaturized Development, Ministry of Science, Technology and Satellites Space In cooperation with the National Council for Research Dr. David Bergman, MLM Division, Israel Aerospace & Development, Ministry of Industries (IAI) Science, Technology, and Mr. Noam Segal, CEO, ImageSat International Space Dr. Meir Ariel, Director General, Herzliya Science

Center

Brig. Gen. (res.) Amnon Harari, Head, Space Directorate, Administration for the Development of

Weapons and Technological Infrastructure, Ministry of Defense

Moderator: Mr. Avi Blasberger, National Council for Research & Development, Ministry of Science, Technology, and Space

16:00 HERZLIYA ASSEMBLY 16:00 CHAIS AUDITORIUM

Israel's Northern Opening Remarks Innovation 3: C h a i r & Moderator : Frontier: Is a MK , Fmr. Minister The Internet Dr. Yossi Vardi, Third Lebanon of Defense of Things – Israeli Entrepreneur and Investor War Preventable? A Conversation Mr. Dov Moran, Managing Partner, Col. (res.) Dr. Shaul Shay, Grove Ventures; Chairman & The Simulation Director of Research, Institute of High-Tech Founder, Comigo Findings for Policy and Strategy (IPS), Leaders Mr. Rick Kaplan, Country General

IDC Herzliya; Fmr. Deputy Head Manager, IBM Israel 11 of the National Security Council Dr. Yoelle Maarek, Vice President Judge (ret.) Micha Research for Europe, Middle East, Lindenstrauss, Fmr. State and Africa (EMEA), Yahoo Labs Comptroller (2005-2012) Dr. Oded Meirav, Manager, Israel Mr. Amos Harel, Defense Technology Center, GE Global Commentator, Research Col. (res.) Miri Eisin, Fmr. Spokesperson of the Government of Israel for Foreign Press MK Omer Bar-Lev,

M o d e r a t o r : Ms. Gili Cohen, Military Correspondent, Haaretz

*The program is as of June 4 and subject to change; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed.

17:30 HERZLIYA ASSEMBLY A Tribute to C h a i r : Robert F. Kennedy Mrs. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, American Author and Political Activist

MK Tzipi Livni, Fmr. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Fmr. Minister of Justice

H.E. Daniel B. Shapiro, Ambassador of the United States to Israel Amb. Prof. Itamar Rabinovich, President, Israel Institute; Fmr. Ambassador of Israel to the United States MK Amb. Prof. , Kulanu; Fmr. Ambassador of Israel to the United States Prof. Amnon Rubinstein, Radzyner School of Law, IDC Herzliya MC Mr. Jonathan Davis, Vice President for External Relations and Head of the Raphael Recanati International School, IDC Herzliya

18:45 HERZLIYA ASSEMBLY Keynote Address Honorable Lt. Gen. (res.) Ehud Barak, Former Prime Minister and Former Minister of Defense

19:15 HERZLIYA ASSEMBLY Concluding C h a i r Session Prof. Uriel Reichman, President and Founder, IDC Herzliya

Herzliya Address The Honorable Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel

F a r e w e l l 12 Prof. Alex Mintz, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS); Chair, 2015 Herzliya Conference, IDC Herzliya

*The program is as of June 4 and subject to change; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed.

Herzliya Roundtable Sessions The Herzliya Roundtable sessions are intended to facilitate in-depth conversations on topical issues involving a limited number of senior-most practitioners and experts. As specified below, several sessions will be held openly and on-record; other sessions will be held under the Chatham House Rule. Participation in these sessions is only open to EXECUTIVE and GOLD EXECUTIVE PARTICIPANTS or by personal and separate invitation, unless specified otherwise.

Sunday, June 7, 2015 10:00 Aquarium The Herzliya Simulation: A Third Lebanese War? Preventable? Winnable? By invitation only; Chatham House Rule; in Hebrew Simulation Convener: Col. (res.) Dr. Shaul Shay, Director of Research, Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya; Fmr. Deputy Chairman of the National Security Council Israel: Amb. Zalman Shoval, Fmr. Ambassador of Israel to the United States Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen, Fmr. Commander of the IDF Northern Corp MK Maj. Gen. (res) Eyal Ben-Reuven, Commander of the Northern Front during the Second Lebanon War Brig. Gen. (res.) Ruth Yaron, Fmr. IDF Spokesperson; Federmann School of Public Policy and Government, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Col. (res.) Dr. Shmuel Even, Senior Research Fellow, INSS Dr. Ronen Bergman, United States: Amb. Prof. Daniel C. Kurtzer, Fmr. Ambassador of the US to Israel and to Egypt; S. Daniel Abraham Professor of Middle East Policy Studies, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University Dr. Amnon Cavari, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy, IDC Herzliya 13 Mr. Lior Weintraub, Fmr. Spokesperson of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C.; CEO, She’arim: the Association for the Empowerment of Jewish Renewal in Israel Russia: Dr. Dima Adamsky, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy, IDC Herzliya European Union: Dr. Amichai Magen, Marc & Anita Senior Researcher and Head of the Terrorism & Governance Desk, International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT); Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy, IDC Herzliya Dr. Esther Lopatin, Director, Center for European Studies, IDC Herzliya Iran: Dr. Oded Brosh, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya Dr. Emily Landau, Senior Research Associate, Institute for National Security Studies Mr. Yossi Melman, Defense and Intelligence Commentator for Maariv & Jerusalem Post Mr. Meir Javedanfar, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya Syria – Assad Regime: Prof. Eyal Zisser, Dean, Faculty of Humanities, Syria – Opposition: Prof. Boaz Ganor, Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy; Ronald Lauder Chair for Counter Terrorism, Founder & Executive Director, Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), IDC Herzliya Dr. Ely Karmon, Senior Research Scholar, International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), IDC Herzliya Lebanon: Dr. Reuven Erlich, Head of the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, Center for Special Studies Hezbollah: Dr. Eitan Azani, Deputy Executive Director, Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), IDC Herzliya

*The program is as of June 4 and subject to change; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed.

Palestinian Auhtority/Hamas: Prof. Shaul Mishal, Director, Middle East Division, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy, IDC Herzliya Brig. Gen. (res.) Shalom Harari, Research Associate, International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), IDC Herzliya Dr. Reuven Berko Arab League: Amb. Yitzhak Levanon, Fmr. Ambassador of Israel to Egypt; Associate, International Institute for Counter- Terrorism (ICT), IDC Herzliya Amb. Jacob Rosen, Fmr. Ambassador of Israel to Jordan; Senior Counselor, Center for Political Research, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israel Dr. Michal Yaari, Open University Simulation Management Team: Dr. Lesley Terris, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy, IDC Herzliya Dr. Michal Shavit, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy, IDC Herzliya

10:00 C-110 The 2015 Herzliya Societal Taskforce: Resilience, Solidarity, and Social Gaps By invitation only; Chatham House Rule; in Hebrew

Co-Chairs: Prof. Alex Mintz, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS); Chair, 2015 Herzliya Conference, IDC Herzliya Ms. Galit Hemi, Editor, Calcalist Opening Remarks: Mr. Ruvik Danilovich, Mayor of Beersheba MK Elie Elalouf, Chairman, Knesset Labor, Welfare and Health Committee Ms. Pnina Tamano-Shata, Fmr. Member of Knesset Maj. Gen. , Fmr. Head of IDF Manpower Directorate 14 MK Haim Jelin, "Yesh Atid" Concluding Remarks: MK Itzik Shmuli, Zionist Union Participants: Prof. Eran Vigoda-Gadot, Head, Center for Public Management and Policy (CPMP), University of Haifa Prof. Tamar Hermann, Senior Fellow, Israel Democracy Institute; Department of Political Science, Open Universtiy Mr. Shimon Lankri, Mayor of Acre (Acco) MK Dr. Avraham Naguisa, Chairman, Knesset Immigration, Absorption, and Diaspora Affairs Committee MK Merav Ben-Ari, Kulanu MK Nava Boker, Likud Dr. Shirley Avrami, Director, Knesset Research and Information Center MK Ksenia Svetlova, Zionist Union Mr. Elad Zadikov, City Council of Herzliya Ms. Shirin Natur Khafi, Principal, Arab High School for Science and Engineering – Ort Lod Prof. David Nachmias, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy, IDC Herzliya Prof. Assaf Meydani, School of Government and Society, Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo Ms. Ahuva Yanai, CEO, Matan Mr. Dror Strum, President, Israeli Institute for Economic Planning* Mr. Rafik Halabi, Mayor of Daliyat al-Karmel Ms. Karnit Goldwasser, City Council of Tel Aviv

*The program is as of June 4 and subject to change; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed.

11:00 C-228 Women in Diplomacy and National Security By invitation only; On-Record; in Hebrew Chair: Ms. Vered Sweid, Director General, Authority for the Advancement of the Status of Women, Prime Minister's Office

Discussants: MK , Zionist Union MK Dr. Anat Berko, Likud Ms. Shlomit Barnea Fargo, Attorney-General to the Prime Minister’s Office Mr. Amir Rapoport, Founder and Editor -in-Chief, IsraelDefense Magazine Amb. Liora Herzl, Deputy Director General for North America, Ministry of Foreign Affairs* Ms. Orna Sagiv, Director, Department of Organizational Strategy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Devorah Chen, Fmr. Head of the Security-Criminal and Special Affairs Department at the State Prosecutor's Office Ms. Lea Landman, Co-Founder and Chairwoman of the Advisory Board, Women in International Security – Israel Ms. Tal Laor, Fmr. Spokesperson of Israel's Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ms. Helit Barel, Fmr. Director of the Council for Peace and Security Ms. Sharona Mazalian Levi, Spokesperson and Head of Investor Education, Israel Securities Authority Mr. Shai Baitel, Vice President, Mana Contemporary; formerly with the UN

Monday, June 8, 2015 11:00 C110

The Middle East – Possible Scenarios By invitation only; Chatham House Rule; in English Chair: Mr. Avi Issacharoff, Middle East Analyst for Times of Israel & Walla! Discussants: 15 Dr. David Pollock, Kaufman Fellow and Director, Fikra Forum, Washington Institute for Near East Policy Dr. Oded Brosh, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya Prof. Efraim Karsh, Senior Research Associate and Chairman of the Executive Council, Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA), Bar-Ilan University Amb. Yitzhak Levanon, Fmr. Ambassador of Israel to Egypt; Associate, International Institute for Counter- Terrorism (ICT), IDC Herzliya Prof. Stephen Krasner, Graham H. Stuart Professor of International Relations & Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University; Fmr. Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. State Department

12:00 Aquarium

Islam and BDS in Europe: A Strategic Threat? Open; On-Record; in English Chair: Brig. Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, Fmr. Director General of the Ministry of Strategic Affairs Discussants: Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi Emeritus of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth Mr. William Shawcross, CVO, Chairman, Charity Commission for England and Wales Mr. Peter Clark, CVO, OBE, QPM, Fmr. Deputy Assistant Commissioner and Head of the Anti-Terrorist Branch and National Coordinator of Terrorist Investigations for the London Metropolitan Police Service Dr. Ely Karmon, Senior Research Scholar, International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), IDC Herzliya Ms. Asra Q. Nomani, former Wall Street Journal reporter and Co-Director, the Pearl Project, Georgetown University Mr. Edwin Shuker, Vice President, European Jewish Congress Mr. Roland Freudenstein, Deputy Director & Head of Research, Martens Center for European Studies Dr. Noam Lemelshtrich Latar, Founding Dean, Sammy Ofer School of Communications, IDC Herzliya Mr. Claude Kandiyoti

*The program is as of June 4 and subject to change; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed.

14:00 Aquarium 14:15 C110 Towards a European Strategy for the Middle East Does Israel Have an Asia-Pacific Future? In cooperation with the European Leadership Network (ELNET) By invitation only; Chatham House Rule; in English and the Forum for Strategic Dialogue (FSD) Chair: By invitation only; Chatham House Rule; in English TBD Chair: Discussants: Mr. Eran Etzion, Director, Forum of Strategic Dialogue H.E. Dave Sharma, Ambassador of Australia to Opening Remarks: Israel Mr. Jerrold K. Senser, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Prof. Manas Chatterji, Guest Professor, Peking Investment Officer, Institutional Capital LLC University, China; School of Management, Mr. Raanan Eliaz, Co-Founder and Director General, Binghamton University – The State University of European Leadership Network (ELNET) New York; Honorary Visiting Professor, Central Discussants: University of Finance and Economics (CUFE), Beijing MK Ofer Shelah, Member, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee; Chairman, Yesh Atid Parliamentary Prof. Gao Fei, Diplomacy Department, China Group Foreign Affairs University MP Pierre Lellouche, MP of Paris from The Republicans Ms. Carrice Witte, CEO, SIGNAL party (former UMP) Mr. Tommy Steiner, Senior Research Fellow, Hon. Dr. Johann D. Wadephul, MdB, Speaker for Near East Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS), IDC Affairs of the CDU/CSU Faction in German Bundestag Herzliya Hon. Antonio López-Istúriz, MEP, Secretary General, European People's Party (EPP) Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon HaCohen, Former Commander, IDF Military Colleges Mr. Zbigniew Pisarski, Head, Warsaw Security Forum Dr Azeem Ibrahim, Executive Chairman, The Scotland Institute; Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago

16 Tuesday, June 9, 2015 12:00 Aquarium

Israel's Domestic Gas Supply Crisis Open; On-Record; in Hebrew Moderator: Mr. Eytan Avriel, Magazine Editor, TheMarker Opening Remarks: MK Eitan Cabel, Chairman, Knesset Economic Affairs Committee Discussants: Mr. Dror Strum, President, Israeli Institute for Economic Planning Ms. Ariella Berger, Researcher, Israeli Institute for Economic Planning Ms. Orit Farkash-HaCohen, Chairperson, Israel's Public Utilities Authority - Electricity Dr. Sinaia Netanyahu, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Environmental Protection Mr. Saar Shafir, Deputy Director, Alternative Fuels Administration, Prime Minister's Office Mr. Benny Saporta, Hamat Group Mr. Jack Smith, Partner, Gornitzky & Co.

*The program is as of June 4 and subject to change; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed.

Special Briefing on Israeli Politics for Diplomats

Participation in the special briefing is open to foreign diplomats serving in Israel – by invitation and subject to RSVP ([email protected]).

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

14:15-15:00 Israeli Democracy: Dr. Amichai Magen, Marc & Anita Senior Researcher and Head of the Terrorism & Remarkable & Governance Desk, International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT); Academic Vulnerable? Director of the Program for Diplomats, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy, IDC Herzliya

15:00-15:45 Israel in the Post Col. (res.) Dr. Shaul Shay "Arab Spring" Director of Research, Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya; Fmr. Middle East: A Deputy Head of the National Security Council

Regional Outlook

15:45-16:00 Coffee Break

16:00-16:45 The Arab - Israeli Dr. David (Chuck) Freilich Peace Process: Fmr. Deputy National Security Advisor; Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & 17 Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Where Do We Go Affairs, Harvard Now?

16:45-17:30 Israel in the Dr. Shavit Matias Fmr. Deputy Attorney General (International Affairs); Senior Research Fellow, International Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya; Research Fellow, Hoover

System: Integration Institution, Stanford University or Isolation? A Q&A period will conclude each presentation

Ms. Hila Ziv, Coordinator of the Program for Diplomats

Expert Field Trip

Participation in the field trip is only open to international participants with preference to EXECUTIVE and GOLD EXECUTIVE PARTICIPANTS.

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

A visit to a Druze village on June 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Schedule and further details – TBC

*The program is as of June 4 and subject to change; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed.