Conference Conveners:

Prof. Uriel Reichman Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilead President & Founder, IDC Herzliya Executive Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy, and Chairman of the Annual Herzliya Conference Series, IDC Herzliya

Officiated by:

H.E. Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin President of the State of

Photo: Spokesperson unit of the President of Israel

Incumbent Office-Holders

Commissioner Roni Alsheikh MK MK Yuli-Yoel Edelstein General Commissioner of the Israel Police Minister of Education and Minister Speaker of the of Diaspora Affairs

Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot H.E. Khairat Hazem Mr. Moshe Kahlon IDF Chief of the General Staff Ambassador of Egypt to Israel Minister of Finance

MK Rabbi David Lau Mr. Avigdor Liberman Minister of Intelligence and Transport Chief Rabbi of Israel Minister of Defense

Hon. Brett McGurk Dr. Antonio Missiroli Hon. Judge (ret.) Joseph H. Shapira Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Assistant Secretary General of NATO for State Comptroller and Ombudsman Coalition to Counter ISIL, Emerging Security Challenges U.S. Department of State

Prof. Dmitry Adamsky Lt. Gen. (ret.) Orit Adato Mr. Elliott Abrams Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Founder & Managing Director, Adato Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations Strategy, IDC Herzliya Consulting; Former Commissioner of the Israel Prison Service and Former Commander of IDF Women Corp Photo: Kaveh Sardari

Mr. Yaacov Agam Mr. Simon Alfasi Prof. Graham Allison Sculptor and Experimental Artist Mayor of Yokneam Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School

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Ms. Elah Alkalay Mr. Dov Amitay Prof. Pinhas Alpert VP for Business Development President, Farmers' Federation of Israel Department of Geophysics, IBI Investment House Tel-Aviv University

Dr. Amiram Appelbaum Prof. Uzi Arad Prof. Moshe Arens Chief Scientist, Ministry of Economy and Former Head of the National Security Council Former Minister of Defense Industry; Chairman, Israel Innovation Authority and National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister

Mr. Yarom Ariav Prof. Shlomo Avineri Ms. Galit Avishai Executive Chairman of Lavi Capital and former Professor of Political Science, Founder and Chairperson, Emun Hatzibur – Director General of the Ministry Of Finance The Hebrew University of Public Trust; Former CEO of the Israel Consumer Council

MK Rachel Azaria Prof. Amatzia Baram Amb. Rafi Barak "Kulanu"; Chairwoman, Reforms Committee Emeritus Professor, Founder and Director of Former Ambassador of Israel to Canada and the Center for Iraq, University of Haifa Former Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Mr. V. Admiral (res.) MK Merav Ben Ari David Ben Bashat Mayor of Jerusalem Former Commander in Chief “Kulanu” of the Israeli Navy

Prof. Dan Ben-David Adv. Anat Ben-Dor Maj. Gen. (res.) Eitan Ben-Eliahu Department of Public Policy, Tel-Aviv University Former Commander-in-Chief University; President and Founder, Shoresh of the Israel Air Force Institution for Socioeconomic Research

Dr. Ayelet Ben-Ezer Maj Gen. (res.) Prof. MK Maj. Gen. (res.) Isaac Ben-Israel Eyal Ben-Reuven Vice President for Administration & Students, Director The Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Member of the Foreign Affairs and Defense IDC Herzliya Research Center and Head of Security Studies Committee and Former Commander of the IDF Program, Tel Aviv University Northern Corps

Mr. Ron Ben-Yishai Prof. Ofra Bengio Adv. Shlomit Berhanu National Security Commentator, Ynetnews Head of the Kurdish Studies Program Social Activist The Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies Tel Aviv University

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Dr. Ronen Bergman Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman Mr. Senior Correspondent for Military and President, Yeshiva University Mayor of Yerucham Intelligence Affairs, Yedioth Ahronoth; Contributing Writer, New York Times

Maj. Gen. (res.) Ilan Biran Mr. Boaz Bismuth Mr. Itzik Braverman Former Director General of the Ministry of Editor-in-Chief, Israel Hayom Mayor of Petach Tikva Defense; Former Chairman of Refael

Dr. Oded Brosh Brig. Gen. (res.) Itai Brun Mr. Ronnie C. Chan Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Former head of IDF Intelligence Thought Leader; Chairman, Hang Lung Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya Analysis Division Properties Ltd.

Rabbi Yuval Cherlo Dr. Raphael S. Cohen Mr. Yoram Cohen Head, Ra’anana Amit Orot Shaul Hesder Yeshiva Political Scientist, RAND Corporation Former Director of the Israeli Security Agency (SHABAK)

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Dr. Ben Connable Mr. Pierre Dassas Mr. Jonathan Davis Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation Chairman, ELNET-France Vice President for External Affairs and Head of the Raphael Recanati International School, IDC Herzliya

Prof. Avi Degani Brig. Gen. (res.) Udi Dekel Ms. Lizy Delaricha CEO & President, Geocartography Managing Director and Senior Research Fellow, Mayor of Ganey Tikva Knowledge Group Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)

Dr. Shira Efron Prof. Zvi Eckstein Dr. Israel Elad-Altman Policy Researcher and Special Advisor on Israel, Dean, Tiomkin School of Economics, IDC Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and RAND Corporation Herzliya; Former Deputy Governor of the Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya Bank of Israel Photo: Eldad Refaeli

Ms. Emily Elhacham MK Karin Elharrar Mr. Eran Etzion Researcher, Faculty of Exact Sciences, “” Party Executive Director, Forum for Tel Aviv University Strategic Dialogue

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Prof. Haggai Erlich Mr. Moshe Fadlon Mr. Roland Freudenstein Professor Emeritus, History of the Middle East Mayor of Herzliya Policy Director, Martens Centre for and Africa, Tel-Aviv University European Studies

MK Esawi Frej Dr. Anita Friedman Prof. Doron Friedman "" Party President, Koret Foundation Head of the Advanced Reality Lab, Sammy Ofer School of Communications, IDC Herzliya

Mr. Avi Gabbay Prof. Boaz Ganor Adv. Michal Gera Margaliot Chairman of the Labor Party Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy Managing Director of the Israel and of the Zionist Camp & Strategy; Founder & Executive Director, Women's Network Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), Ronald Lauder Chair for Counter-Terrorism, IDC Herzliya

Mr. Mazin G'Nayem Ms. Hodiya Houminer- Maj. Gen. (res.) Rosenblum Gershon HaCohen Mayor of Sakhnin Advisor to the Commissioner of the Civil Service Research Fellow, The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies; Former Commander of the Military Academies; Former Commander of the IDF Northern Corps

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Adv. Amiram Gill Dr. Ori Goldberg Mr. Ilan S. Goldenberg Director, Capital Markets’ Legal Clinic and the Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Director of the Middle East Security Program, Capital Markets’ Forum, Radzyner Law School, Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya Center for New American Security IDC Herzliya

Rabbi Pinchas Goldshmidt Mr. Oded Granot Mr. Eli Groner Chief Rabbi of Moscow & Head of the Journalist. Middle East and International Director General, Prime Minister’s Office Rabbinical Court of the Commonwealth of commentator Independent States; President of the Conference of European Rabbis

Dr. Yoel Guzansky Prof. SU Hao Mr. Amos Harel Senior fellow, Institute for National Security Director, Center for Strategic and Peace Senior Military Correspondent and Defense Studies (INSS); Visiting Fellow, Studies, China Foreign Affairs University Analyst, Haaretz Stanford University Photo: Iki Photo Dino

Dr. Beatrice Hasler Brig. Gen. (res.) Michael Herzog Brig. Gen. (res.) Michael Herzog The Advanced Reality Lab, Sammy Ofer School International Fellow, the Washington International Fellow, the Washington of Communications, IDC Herzliya Institute for Near East Policy Institute for Near East Policy

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Mr. Jacky Hugi Prof. Hanna Herzog Dr. Ofer Israeli Arab Affairs Editor, IDF Radio Professor Emerita of Sociology, Tel Aviv Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and University; Co-Director & Co-Founder, Center Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya for Advancement of Women in the Public Sphere (WIPS), Van Leer Jerusalem Institute Photo: Shabi Kedem

Maj. Gen. (res.) David Ivry Mr. Meir Javedanfar Mr. Benni Kashriel President, Boeing Israel Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Mayor of Maaleh Adumim Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Owner and Editor, Iran- Israel Observer

Lt. Gen. VG Khandare, Amb. Bilahari Kausikan Dr. Dalia Dassa Kaye PVSM, AVSM SM, Former Director General of Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Director, Center for Middle East Public Policy; the Indian Defence Intelligence Agency and Affairs of Singapore; and Chairman, Board of Senior Political Scientist, RAND Former Deputy Chief of the Indian Integrated Directors, Middle East Institute, Defence Staff National University of Singapore

Amb. Tom Kelly Senator Mark Kirk Dr. Adi Koll Vice President, Foreign Policy Senior advisor, United Against Nuclear Iran Dean of Students and Alumni, IDC Herzliya & National Security Affairs, (UANI) Raytheon International Inc. (RII)

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MK Nurit Koren Mr. Yoav Kraiem Mr. Ran Kunik "" Party Co-Director, Community Development and Mayor of Givatayim Social Change Department, Beit Issie Shapiro

H.E. Hélène Le Gal Mr. Daniel Landau Mr. Daniel Landau Ambassador of France to Israel Researcher and Artist, The Advanced Reality Researcher and Artist, The Advanced Reality Lab, Sammy Ofer School of Communications, Lab, Sammy Ofer School of Communications, IDC Herzliya IDC Herzliya

Prof. Leo Leiderman Dr. Noam Lemelshtrich-Latar Hon. Marcel Lettre Tel-Aviv University and Chief Economic Advisor, Founding Dean and Chair of the Daniel Pearl Vice President for National Security, Lockheed Bank Hapoalim International Journalism Institute, Sammy Ofer Martin; Former U.S. Under Secretary of School of Communications, IDC Herzliya Defense for Intelligence

Dr. Ariel (Eli) Levite Dr. Alon Levkowitz Prof. Yagil Levy Nonresident Senior Fellow, Carnegie Chair, Department of Social Sciences and Civics, Department of Sociology, Political Science and Endowment for International Peace; Former Beit-Berl College; Research Fellow, Begin-Sadat Communication, Open University of Israel Principal Deputy Director General for Policy at Center for Strategic Studies, the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission Bar-Ilan University

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Ms. Tali Lipkin-Shahak Adv. Avi Licht MK Journalist, Broadcaster, Head of Defense Desk Deputy Attorney General for Administration Chairperson, “Hatnuah”, the “Zionist Union” at Galei Tzahal (IDF Radio) and Special Functions

Hon. Mary Beth Long Mr. Joey Low Prof. Edward N. Luttwak Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Founder, “Israel at Heart”; ENL Associates for International Security Affairs; Founder, Star Farm Ventures Co-Founder & Principal, Global Alliance Advisors, LLC ;Founder & Principal, M B Long & Associates, PLLC

Mr. Eric Lynn Ms. Yaela Machlis Mr. David B. Makovsky

Senior fellow, Center for a New American Mayor of Yehud-Monosson Ziegler Distinguished Fellow Director, Project Security, Former Senior Advisor to the on the Middle East Peace Process Irwin Levy Secretary of Defense, United States DoD Family Program on the U.S.-Israel Strategic Relationship, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Col. (res.) Pesach Malovany Mr. Rahamim Malul Dr. Yossi Mann Former Senior Researcher at the IDF Mayor of Rehovot Chairman of the Department of Middle East Intelligence Directorate Studies at Bar Ilan University

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Dr. Ronit Marzan Dr. Shavit Matias Dr. Sharona Mazalian Levi Research Fellow, Chaikin Chair in Geostrategy, Former Deputy Attorney General of Israel, Alliance Center for Iranian Studies (ACIS), University of Haifa; Research Associate, The Head of the Global Affairs and Conflict Tel Aviv University Forum for Regional Thinking Resolution Program at the Lauder School of Government IDC Herzliya; Fellow at the Hoover Institution Stanford University Photo: Micha Brikman

Prof. Yoram Meital Mr. Ran Melamed Prof. Rafi Melnick Chair of The Chaim Herzog Center for Middle Deputy Director for Communication and Social Tiomkin School of Economics and Lauder School Eastern Studies & Diplomacy, Policy, Yedid – The Association for of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy, Ben-Gurion University Community Empowerment IDC Herzliya

Mr. Nadav Mendelson MK Ms. Liora Minka Chairperson, IDC Student Union Zionist Union Party Chairperson, Emunah

Prof. Alex Mintz Prof. Shaul Mishal MK Shuli Moalem-Refaeli Provost, IDC Herzliya; President, Israeli Political Head of Middle East Studies, Lauder School of "Habayit Hayehudi" Party Science Association; Director, The Initiative for Government, Diplomacy & Strategy, an Inclusive Israeli Society IDC Herzliya

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Dr. Amit Mor Ms. Sigal Moran Brig. Gen. (res.) Prof. Jacob (Yaacov) Nagel CEO, Eco Energy Financial & Strategic Mayor of Bnei Shimon Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Technion; Consulting; Senior Lecturer and Research Former Head of the National Security Council Associate, Institute for Policy & Strategy (IPS), and National Security Advisor IDC Herzliya to the Prime Minister Photo: Uzi Avidil

Prof. Suzie Navot Mr. Adi Nes Ms. Irina Nevzlin Haim Striks School of Law, The College of Photographer and International Artist Chair of the Board of Directors of the Museum Management Academic Studies of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot; President of the Nadav Foundation Photo: Yanai Yechiel

Hon. Amb. Victoria Nuland MK Ms. Yuval Ofer Chief Executive Officer, Center for New "Likud" Party Spokesperson, Israel Women’s Network American Security; Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs

Mr. Amir Oren Mr. Tamir Pardo Prof. David Passig Government and Defense Commentator, Walla Former Head of the Mossad Graduate School of Education, News Digital Network Bar-Ilan University Photo: Rarn Biran

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Mr. Sami Peretz Ms. Smadar Perry Mr. Ophir Pines-Paz Senior Writer and Commentator Senior Middle East Editor, Yediot Ahronot The head of Local Government Institute, and Former Editor, TheMarker Tel Aviv University; Former Minister of Interior

Mr. Dan Propper Amb. Ron Prosor Ms. Malka Puterkovsky Chairman of the Board of Directors, Head of the Abba Eban Institute for Educator and Author Osem Group International Diplomacy, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Former Israel's Representative to the United Nations

Mr. John A. Raine Mr. Matthew A. Rojansky Mr. Amir Rapaport Senior Consulting Fellow, IISS Director, Kennan Institute, Founder & Editor of IsraelDefense Woodrow Wilson Center and Cybertech

Amb. Jacob Rosen Amb. Dr. Dennis Ross Justice (ret.) Elyakim Rubinstein Former Ambassador of Israel to Jordan Counselor and William Davidson Distinguished Vice President Emeritus of the Supreme Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Court of Israel Policy; Former Special Assistant to President Barack Obama and White House Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf Region

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Adv. Gideon Sa'ar Ms. Orna Sadgat-Erez Maj. Gen. (res.) Dr. Yom Tov Samia Former Minister of Interior; Advisor to the Mayor for the Advancement of Former Commander of IDF Southern Former Minister of Education Women’s Status and Head of the Women Command; Founder & Owner, Y. Sam Group Administration, Municipality of Herzliya

Mr. Gil Sapir Ms. Tal Schneider Prof. Michal Schwartz CEO, Shirbit Insurance Company Diplomatic and Political Correspondent, Globes The Maurice and Ilse Katz Professorial Chair in Neuroimmunology, Weizmann Institute of Science; President, International Society of Neuroimmunology Photo: Yossi Zwecke Photo: Belfer Center

Dr. Andrew C. Scobell Ms. Yifat Sela MK Dr. Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation CEO, Aluma Chairman of the Lobby for Strengthening the Jewish People Photo: Moshe Shai

Ms. Tal Shalev Mr. Hassan Abo-Shally Maj. Gen. (res.) Gadi Shamni Political correspondent, Walla! News Founder and CEO, Hasoub Executive Vice President of Land Systems, Israel Aerospace Industries ; Former IDF Commander of the Central Command, Military Secretary to the Prime Minister, and Defense Attaché to the U.S.

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Maj. Gen. Jonathan Shaw CB CBE Col. (res.) Adv. Col. (res.) Dr. Shaul Shay Pnina Sharvit Baruch Chairman, Optima; Former U.K. Assistant Chief Senior Research Fellow and Head, Program on Director of Research, Institute for Policy and of Defence Staff (Policy) Law and National Security, Institute for Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya; Former Deputy National Security Studies (INSS) Head of the National Security Council

Mr. Yair Sheleg Brig. Gen. (res.) Prof. Mr. Shimon Shiffer Joshua (Shuki) Shemer Researcher, Center for Religion, Nation and Chairman, Assuta Medical Centers Network; Journalist State, Israel Democracy Institute Chairman, Supervisory Council of the Bank of Israel; Former Director General of the Ministry of Health

Mr. Avraham Baiga Shochat Mr. Avraham Baiga Shochat Mr. David Siegel Former Minister of Finance Former Minister of Finance CEO, ELNET-Israel

Ms. Sima Shine MK Itzik Shmuli Amb. Zalman Shoval Senior Research Fellow, Institute for National "Zionist Union" Party Former Ambassador of Israel to the U.S. Security Studies (INSS); Former Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Strategic Affairs

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Prof. Arnon Soffer Mr. Attila Somfalvi* Mr. Tommy Steiner Professor Emeritus of Geography, Department Political Analyst and Chief Anchor, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and of Geography and Environmental Studies, Ynetnews and YnetTV Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya University of Haifa

Ms. Izabella Tabarovsky Mr. Andrew J. Tabler Mr. Shimon Tal Senior Program Associate, Kennan Institute, Martin J. Gross Fellow, Washington Institute for Water and Soil Engineer Woodrow Wilson Center Near East Policy Photo: Oksana Kempa

MK Adv. Pnina Tamano-Shata Prof. Charles Tenenbaum Dr. Lesley Terris “Yesh Atid” Party; Social Activist Associate Professor of Political Science, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & Sciences Po Lille Strategy, IDC Herzliya

Ms. Keren Terner-Eyal Mr. Nicolas Tenzer Dr. Matti Tzarfati Harcabi CEO, Ministry of Transport and Road Safety Former Adviser to the French Minister of Head of the Yoav Regional Council Economy and Finance

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Mr. Chagai Tzuriel Mr. Moav Vardi Ms. Ruth Wasserman Lande Director General of the Ministry of Intelligence Chief International Affairs Correspondent, Deputy Director General for International Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation Affairs, Federation of Local Authorities in Israel; Former Israeli Diplomat at the Embassy of Israel to Egypt Photo: Ronen Akerman

Mr. Kenneth R. Weinstein Ms. Dana Weiss Dr. Chaim B. Weizmann President and CEO, Hudson Institute Chief Political Analyst and Anchor, Israel Senior Research Fellow, IPS, Academic advisor Television News Company & Senior subject-matter expert, The Inclusive Israeli Society Initiative, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya Photo: Eyal Ben Yaish

Dr. Michal Yaari Lt. Gen. (res.) Prof. Yoav Yair Moshe (Bogie) Ya'alon Tel Aviv University Former Chief of Staff of the IDF and Former Dean, School of Sustainability Founded by Israel The Open University Minister of Defense Corp., ICL & ORL, IDC Herzliya

Maj. Gen. (ret.) Meni Yitshaki Mr. Eliyahu Yishai Mr. Erez Yosef Former Head of the Investigations and Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Chief Operating Officer, Member of the Board Intelligence Department of the Israel Police the Interior of Management, Bank Hapoalim

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MK Dr. Ronen Zeidel Prof. Yaffa Zilbershats Chairperson of "Meretz" Researcher of Iraq, The Moshe Dayan Center Chair, Planning and Budgeting Committee, for Middle Eastern and African Studies and Council for Higher Education Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya Photo: Council for Higher Education in Israel

Prof. Eyal Zisser Maj. Gen. (res.) Israel Ziv Prof. Irina Zvyagelskaya Vice Rector, Tel Aviv university; Prof. for Middle Former Chief of the IDF Chief Research Fellow, Institute of Oriental Eastern Studies Operations Directorate Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences; Expert, Valdai Discussion Club, Moscow

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