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 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

Ms. Elah Alkalay Col. (res.) Dov Amitay Ms. Anat Asraf Hayut VP for Business Development President, Farmers' Federation of Israel National Elections’ Supervisor, IBI Investment House Ministry of Interior

Prof. Pinhas Alpert Ms. Adi Altschuler Dr. Amiram Appelbaum Department of Geophysics, Founder of “Crembo Wings” Chief Scientist, Ministry of Economy and Tel-Aviv University and “Memories@Home”; Industry; Chairman, Israel Innovation Authority CEO, Inclu – Inclusive Education

Prof. Uzi Arad Prof. Moshe Arens Mr. Yarom Ariav Former Head of the National Security Council Former Minister of Defense Executive Chairman of Lavi Capital and former and National Security Advisor Director General of the Ministry Of Finance to the Prime Minister

Ms. Galit Avishai MK Rachel Azaria Prof. Amatzia Baram Founder and Chairperson, Emun Hatzibur – "Kulanu"; Chairwoman, Reforms Committee Emeritus Professor, Founder and Director of Public Trust; Former CEO of the Israel the Center for Iraq, University of Haifa Consumer Council Photo: Arik Mashiach

Prof. Shlomo Avineri Amb. Rafi Barak Mr. Professor of Political Science, Former Ambassador of Israel to Canada and Mayor of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Former Former Director General of the Ministry of Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Director General Foreign Affairs

V. Admiral (res.) MK Merav Ben Ari Prof. Dan Ben-David David Ben Bashat Former Commander in Chief “Kulanu” Department of Public Policy, Tel-Aviv of the Israeli Navy University; President and Founder, Shoresh Institution for Socioeconomic Research

Adv. Anat Ben-Dor Maj. Gen. (res.) Dr. Ayelet Ben-Ezer Eitan Ben-Eliahu Tel Aviv University Former Commander-in-Chief Vice President for Administration & Students, of the Israel Air Force IDC Herzliya

Maj Gen. (res.) Prof. MK Maj. Gen. (res.) Mr. Ron Ben-Yishai Isaac Ben-Israel Eyal Ben-Reuven Director The Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Member of the Foreign Affairs and Defense National Security Commentator, Ynetnews Research Center and Head of Security Studies Committee and Former Commander of the IDF Program, Tel Aviv University Northern Corps

Prof. Ofra Bengio Adv. Shlomit Berhanu Dr. Ronen Bergman Head of the Kurdish Studies Program Social Activist Senior Correspondent for Military and The Moshe Dayan Center Intelligence Affairs, Yedioth Ahronoth; for Middle Eastern and African Studies Contributing Writer, New York Times Tel Aviv University

Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman Mr. Michael Biton Maj. Gen. (res.) Ilan Biran President, University Mayor of Yerucham Former Director General of the Ministry of Defense; Former Chairman of Refael

Mr. Itzik Braverman Dr. Oded Brosh Brig. Gen. (res.) Itai Brun Mayor of Petach Tikva Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Former head of IDF Intelligence Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya Analysis Division

Mr. Ronnie C. Chan Rabbi Yuval Cherlo Dr. Raphael S. Cohen Thought Leader; Chairman, Hang Lung Head, Ra’anana Amit Orot Shaul Hesder Yeshiva Political Scientist, RAND Corporation Properties Ltd. Photo: Michael Laurence Photography

Mr. Yoram Cohen Dr. Ben Connable Mr. Pierre Dassas Former Director of the Israeli Security Agency Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation Chairman, ELNET-France (SHABAK)

Mr. Jonathan Davis Prof. Avi Degani Brig. Gen. (res.) Udi Dekel Vice President for External Affairs and Head of CEO & President, Geocartography Managing Director and Senior Research Fellow, the Raphael Recanati International School, Knowledge Group Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) IDC Herzliya

Ms. Lizy Delaricha Dr. Shira Efron Prof. Zvi Eckstein Mayor of Ganey Tikva Policy Researcher and Special Advisor on Israel, Dean, Tiomkin School of Economics, IDC RAND Corporation Herzliya; Former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Israel Photo: Eldad Refaeli

Dr. Israel Elad-Altman Ms. Emily Elhacham MK Karin Elharrar Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Researcher, Faculty of Exact Sciences, “” Party Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya Tel Aviv University

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

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 Mr. Jacky Hugi The Advanced Reality Lab, Sammy Ofer School International Fellow, the Washington Arab Affairs Editor, IDF Radio of Communications, IDC Herzliya Institute for Near East Policy

Prof. Hanna Herzog Dr. Ofer Israeli Maj. Gen. (res.) David Ivry Professor Emerita of Sociology, Tel Aviv Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and President, Boeing Israel 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

Mr. Meir Javedanfar Mr. Benni Kashriel Lt. Gen. VG Khandare, Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Mayor of Maaleh Adumim PVSM, AVSM SM, Former Director General of Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Owner and Editor, Iran- the Indian Defence Intelligence Agency and Israel Observer Former Deputy Chief of the Indian Integrated Defence Staff

Dr. Dalia Dassa Kaye Senator Mark Kirk MK Nurit Koren Director, Center for Middle East Public Policy; Senior advisor, United Against Nuclear Iran "" Party Senior Political Scientist, RAND (UANI)

Mr. Yoav Kraiem Mr. Ran Kunik H.E. Hélène Le Gal Co-Director, Community Development and Mayor of Givatayim Ambassador of France to Israel Social Change Department, Beit Issie Shapiro

Mr. Daniel Landau Prof. Leo Leiderman Mr. Daniel Landau Researcher and Artist, The Advanced Reality Tel-Aviv University and Chief Economic Advisor, Researcher and Artist, The Advanced Reality Lab, Sammy Ofer School of Communications, Bank Hapoalim Lab, Sammy Ofer School of Communications, IDC Herzliya IDC Herzliya

Hon. Marcel Lettre Col. (res.) Ronit Lev Dr. Ariel (Eli) Levite Vice President for National Security, Lockheed CEO, Northern High-Tech Capital Ltd. Nonresident Senior Fellow, Carnegie Martin; Former U.S. Under Secretary of Endowment for International Peace; Former Defense for Intelligence Principal Deputy Director General for Policy at the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission

Prof. Yagil Levy MK Orly Levy-Abekasis Prof. Yagil Levy Department of Sociology, Political Science and Member of Knesset Department of Sociology, Political Science and Communication, Open University of Israel Communication, Open University of Israel

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 Dr. Yossi Mann Dr. Ronit Marzan Former Senior Researcher at the IDF Chairman of the Department of Middle East Researcher of Palestinian Society and Politics Intelligence Directorate Studies at Bar Ilan University Photo: Micha Brikman

Dr. Shavit Matias Ms. Sharona Mazalian Levi Prof. Yoram Meital Former Deputy Attorney General of Israel, Alliance Center for Iranian Studies (ACIS), Chair of The Chaim Herzog Center for Middle Head of the Global Affairs and Conflict Tel Aviv University Eastern Studies & Diplomacy, Resolution Program at the Lauder School of Ben-Gurion University Government IDC Herzliya; Fellow at the Hoover Institution Stanford University

Mr. Ran Melamed Prof. Rafi Melnick Mr. Nadav Mendelson Deputy Director for Communication and Social Tiomkin School of Economics and Lauder School Chairperson, IDC Student Union Policy, Yedid – The Association for of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy, Community Empowerment IDC Herzliya

MK Ms. Liora Minka Prof. Alex Mintz Zionist Union Party Chairperson, Emunah Provost, IDC Herzliya; President, Israeli Political Science Association; Director, The Initiative for an Inclusive Israeli Society

Prof. Shaul Mishal MK Shuli Moalem-Refaeli Dr. Amit Mor Head of Middle East Studies, Lauder School of "Habayit Hayehudi" Party CEO, Eco Energy Financial & Strategic Government, Diplomacy & Strategy, Consulting; Senior Lecturer and Research IDC Herzliya Associate, Institute for Policy & Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya

Ms. Sigal Moran Brig. Gen. (res.) Prof. Prof. Suzie Navot Jacob (Yaacov) Nagel Mayor of Bnei Shimon Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Technion; Haim Striks School of Law, The College of Former Head of the National Security Council Management Academic Studies and National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister Photo: Uzi Avidil

Mr. Adi Nes Ms. Irina Nevzlin Hon. Amb. Victoria Nuland Photographer and International Artist Chair of the Board of Directors of the Museum Chief Executive Officer, Center for New of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot; American Security; Former U.S. Assistant President of the Nadav Foundation Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Photo: Ziv Koren Photo: Yanai Yechiel

MK Ms. Yuval Ofer Mr. Amir Oren "Likud" Party Spokesperson, Israel Women’s Network Government and Defense Commentator, Walla News Digital Network

Mr. Tamir Pardo Prof. David Passig Mr. Sami Peretz Former Head of the Mossad Graduate School of Education, Senior Writer and Commentator Bar-Ilan University and Former Editor, TheMarker Photo: Rarn Biran

Ms. Smadar Perry Mr. Ophir Pines-Paz Mr. Dan Propper Senior Middle East Editor, Yediot Ahronot The head of Local Government Institute, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Tel Aviv University; Former Minister of Interior Osem Group

Amb. Ron Prosor Ms. Malka Puterkovsky Mr. John A. Raine Head of the Abba Eban Institute for Educator and Author Senior Consulting Fellow, IISS International Diplomacy, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Former Israel's Representative to the United Nations

Mr. Matthew A. Rojansky Mr. Amir Rapaport Amb. Jacob Rosen Director, Kennan Institute, Founder & Editor of IsraelDefense Former Ambassador of Israel to Jordan Woodrow Wilson Center and Cybertech

Amb. Dr. Dennis Ross Prof. Alon Rosen Justice (ret.) Elyakim Rubinstein Counselor and William Davidson Distinguished Efi Arazi School of Computer Science, Vice President Emeritus of the Supreme Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East IDC Herzliya Court of Israel Policy; Former Special Assistant to President and White House Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf Region

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. Nachman Shai Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation CEO, Aluma Chairman of the Lobby for Strengthening the Jewish People Photo: Tzvika Golshtein Photo: Moshe Shai

Ms. Tal Shalev Mr. Hasan 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.

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. David Siegel Ms. Sima Shine Former Minister of Finance CEO, ELNET-Israel Senior Research Fellow, Institute for National Security Studies (INSS); Former Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Strategic Affairs

MK Itzik Shmuli Amb. Zalman Shoval Prof. Arnon Soffer "Zionist Union" Party Former Ambassador of Israel to the U.S. Professor Emeritus of Geography, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Haifa

Mr. Attila Somfalvi* Mr. Tommy Steiner Ms. Izabella Tabarovsky Political Analyst and Chief Anchor, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Senior Program Associate, Kennan Institute, Ynetnews and YnetTV Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya Woodrow Wilson Center

Mr. Andrew J. Tabler Mr. Shimon Tal MK Adv. Pnina Tamano-Shata Martin J. Gross Fellow, Washington Institute for Water and Soil Engineer “Yesh Atid” Party; Social Activist Near East Policy Photo: Oksana Kempa

Prof. Charles Tenenbaum Dr. Lesley Terris Ms. Keren Terner-Eyal Associate Professor of Political Science, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & CEO, Ministry of Transport and Road Safety Sciences Po Lille Strategy, IDC Herzliya

Mr. Nicolas Tenzer Dr. Matti Tzarfati Harcabi Mr. Chagai Tzuriel Former Adviser to the French Minister of Head of the Yoav Regional Council Director General of the Ministry of Intelligence Economy and Finance

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

Dr. 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

MK Tamar Zandberg 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