Acknowledgments Principal Supporters Yossie Hollander Yossie Hollander is a successful serial entrepreneur and philanthropist. He instigated the renewed energy initiative of the Weizmann Institute and is involved with energy research, policy and investment around the world. Mr. Hollander currently serves as a member of the management committee of the Weizmann Institute. He is the chairman of the Israeli Institute for Economic Planning. S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace The S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace works with leaders and policymakers in the United States and the Middle East to help reach a just and comprehensive peace that will bring an end to the Arab-Israeli conflict. As President Obama, Secretary of State Clinton, and Senator Mitchell work to further negotiations and help resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Center is focusing our efforts to facilitate conversations that bridge differences between the parties. The Center was established in 1989 by Slim Fast Foods Chairman S. Daniel Abraham and Utah Congressman Wayne Owens. In January 2010 the Honorable Robert Wexler became the President of the Center after having served as a member of Congress for seven terms. Vladimir Gusinski Vladimir Gusinski established in 1993, one of the first Russian-American joint ventures called “Most“ to support major American companies entering the former Soviet markets. In 1993 Mr. Gusinski founded the Media Most Group, the first independent and the largest privately owned media group in Russia. Under the management of Mr. Gusinski “NTV” became the second largest channel in Russia. Mr. Gusinski is the controlling partner in various international TV channels in Russian language, including RTVI channel and others. Mr. Gusinski owns a leading news website in Russian language, newsru.com, operating in Russia, , and Ukraine. Mr. Gusinski is also one of the largest producers of original television content in Russian language. Euro-Asian Jewish Congress The Euro-Asian Jewish Congress has been created to defend the rights and legitimate interests of the Jewish people, to aid in satisfying community interests and demands, and also to represent Jewish communities of countries in the Euro-Asian region in the governments of their respective countries and international organizations. For these purposes, the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress works with organizations and unions which represent the Jewish communities of countries in the region.The idea for the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress appeared as 1991, when the Jewish community of the Soviet Union joined the World Jewish Congress.

Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Komen Race for the Cure®, we have invested nearly $1.5 billion to fulfill our promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world. For more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast health or breast cancer, visit www.komen.org.

European Friends of Israel (EFI) EFI is a trans-national, politically-independent non-profit association, formed in 2006 by friends of Israel in the European parliament and in the EU’s 27 national parliaments. EFI gathers now over 1500 Parliamentarians from all across the European continent and mainly from the European union. Government Ministries and Authorities

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Israel National Council for Ministry of Industry, Trade Research and Development and Labor

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Foundations & Organizations

The Center for Educational Technology (CET) Excellence, Innovation and Social Commitment The Center for Educational Technology (CET) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the education in Israel. In its 40 years of activity, CET has invested significant resources in carrying out its social mission: To advance achievement and academic excellence in the 21st Century; To create equal opportunities for all Israeli children; To preserve and revive Jewish & Israeli intellectual and cultural treasures and to promote democratic values in the information era. CET develops state-of-the- art printed and digital curriculum based content, establishes rich websites and data banks by using top-of-the-line technologies, introduces innovative digital ICT-based environments for teaching, learning and evaluation, paves new ways in professional development for teachers and creates advanced tools for assessment and evaluation in education. Among CET›s most innovative websites you can find kotar – Israel›s leading online library and kotar sifrei limud (textbooks) – the most popular textbooks in a digital format. The use of innovative technology and up-to-date pedagogy, coupled with our guiding values of professionalism, innovation, social responsibility and a service oriented outlook, combine to make CET the major comprehensive resource for ICT-based educational materials and innovation in the State of Israel. For additional information: www.cet.ac.il/english.

The Abraham Fund Initiatives The Abraham Fund Initiatives is a non-profit organization working since 1989 to advance equality and coexistence between the Jewish and and to create a prosperous, secure and just society. Named after Abraham/ Ibrahim, the common ancestor of both Jews and Arabs, The Abraham Fund Initiatives advances its vision by promoting policies based on innovative social models, conducting large-scale initiatives, and public education campaigns. For additional information: www.abrahamfund.org. BICOM - Britian Israel Communications & Research Center Mission - To build and maintain a supportive and informed environment in Britain for Israel. Our Role - As the independent, authoritative source of accurate information and intelligent thought on Israel.

NATO

United States Embassy, Tel Aviv, Public Affairs Office

Sponsors Bank Hapoalim is Israel’s leading bank, with the widest geographical footprint among Israeli banks, with over 290 branches spread throughout the country. The bank also leads the corporate banking sector in Israel. Bank Hapoalim offers its clients a wide range of financial products and services with the utmost level of service. The bank is highly active in the international arena as well. Its worldwide operations include more than 40 branches, subsidiaries and representative offices around the globe, including in financial centers such as New York, London, Zurich, Hong Kong, Singapore and others. The Bank Hapoalim group also includes banks in Switzerland, Turkey and Kazakhstan, as well as subsidiaries specializing in various financial activities, including Isracard, Israel’s largest credit card operator, and Poalim Capital Markets, which specializes in investment banking. For further details: www. bankhapoalim.co.il

Keter Group The Keter Group is one of the world›s leading manufacturers and marketers of plastic consumer products, and a global trendsetter in the do-it-yourself (DIY), household and garden products markets. With 29 plants in Israel, Europe and the united States, Keter group manufactures a wide range of product lines that are sold in over 90 countries worldwide.

Leumi Leumi is the oldest, most profitable and leading banking group in Israel with the most extensive international banking activities of all Israeli banks. The Leumi Group provides quality banking services for all kinds of customers, from households to giant corporations. These services are provided using designated commercial channels that are suitable for all kinds of customers, and they are based on the highest standards and uncompromising professionalism. Leumi’s subsidiary companies, LeumiCard (the bank’s credit card company), Leumi Mortgage Bank, Arab Israel Bank, and Leumi Corporation and Partners, complement the variety of services, such that the Group provides its customers will all the banking services he might require. In recent years Leumi has been actively trying to make its services more comfortable and closely accessible to its customers, thanks to advanced and innovative technology. Leumi was the first bank to offer comprehensive direct telephone service and it continues to lead the market with smart online banking services, using the home computer, hand-held devices and cellular phones etc. Israel Discount Bank is a leading financial group in Israel. With nation-wide coverage and a strong and growing domestic franchise, Discount Bank provides a full spectrum of corporate and retail financial products and services to its clients, both in Israel and in key financial centers around the world. Domestically, the Group is comprised of commercial banks and financial services companies active in credit cards, investment banking, portfolio management, trustee services and leasing. In addition to its traditional branch system, Discount Bank is leading the retail market with new and innovative concept branches, internet and call-center based banking, and offers extended evening branch hours. Abroad, the bank operates through a network of subsidiaries, branches and representative offices in North America, Europe and Latin America, with a focus primarily on commercial and private banking. Israel Discount Bank New York (IDBNY) is the largest Israeli-owned bank operating outside of Israel. In terms of corporate social responsibility, Discount is recognized for its particularly active community involvement – bank employees volunteer extensively within the communities in which the bank operates.

Tamares Tamares Group is a global investment business led by its chairman, Poju Zabludowicz. The Group has a significant portfolio of real estate, venture capital and private equity investments. For additional information: www.tamares.com

Lockheed Martin Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 136,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation’s 2009 sales from continuing operations were $44.5 billion.

Dan Hotels The Dan Hotels is Israel’s oldest and most prestigious hotel chain. Thirteen properties owned and operated by the chain, are centrally located in Israel’s most desirable settings. The Dan Hotels are noted for superior design blending contemporary flair with cosmopolitan elegance. By combining tradition with Israeli expertise and international standards, King David Jerusalem is a member of the globally respected “Leading Hotels of the World”. The Dan Hotels excels in merging the worlds of business and leisure. In addition to outstanding service and vacation opportunities, the chain provides corporate travelers with highly personalized service in tune with financial and corporate developments in Israel and abroad. The business lounges and state-of-the-art business communications in guest rooms and public areas are just some of the features.

Shlomo Holdings – Vehicle Rental, Leasing, Sales and Insurance Shlomo Holdings, headed by Shlomo Shmeltzer is Israel’s largest and leading company for providing vehicle services. The company operates through its subsidiary, providing the following variety of services: Vehicle rentals in Israel and abroad (through SIXT, an international enterprise); Operating leases for over 54,000 vehicles spread across approximately 3,000 businesses; Leasing and vehicle rentals in Romania; Leasing for the end consumer market through C.A.L. – a credit cards company; Vehicle sales from the group’s rental and leasing fleet; Network of vehicle repair shops and road services (Shlomo SIXT Road Service and repair shops), specializing in road service, towing and vehicle repair. These services rely on a fleet of dozens of tow trucks and emergency service vehicles and approximately 400 repair shops nationwide . Starting 2010 the group has an additional company SH.I.R Shlomo car import , which is the official importer of OPEL brand to Israel. 2009 revenues reached NIS 3.2 billion. Teva Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ:TEVA) is a leading global pharmaceutical company, committed to increasing access to high-quality healthcare by developing, producing and marketing affordable generic drugs as well as innovative and specialty pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients. Headquartered in Israel, Teva is the world’s largest generic drug maker, with a global product portfolio of more than 1,250 molecules and a direct presence in over 60 countries. Teva’s branded businesses focus on neurological, respiratory and women’s health therapeutic areas as well as biologics. Teva’s leading innovative product, Copaxone®, is the number one prescribed treatment for multiple sclerosis. Teva employs more than 40,000 people around the world and reached $13.9 billion in net sales in 2009.

Boeing With a heritage that mirrors the first 100 years of flight, the Boeing Company provides products and services to customers in 145 countries. Boeing has been the premier manufacturer of commercial jetliners for more than 40 years and is a global market leader in military aircraft, satellites, missile defense, human space flight, and launch systems and services. Total company revenues for 2008 were $60 billion.

Israel Forever Foundation The Israel Forever Foundation is an educational and philanthropic venture based on providing and supporting initiatives which foster understanding, respect, pride and involvement in support of Israel. Our goal is to encourage a global exchange of ideas, goodwill and generosity between the peoples of the world and the State of Israel without regard to religion, race or partisan politics through the highlighting of the rich contributions of Israel and the Jewish People to the arts and sciences, history and heritage, and democracy and civilization. www.israelforeverfoundation.org

Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, P.C. Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, P.C. (www.HNKlaw.com) is a Washington based international law and consulting firm which was founded by Richard D. Heideman, who serves as Chair of The Herzliya Conference International Advisory Board. HNK represents corporate, government relations and individual clients with strategic needs who are facing difficult challenges. HNK serves as trial counsel in civil, criminal and corporate litigation matters, advises corporate and non-profit clients in strategic areas and assists clients in their outreach to governments. Long active in the human rights field, HNK serves as lead counsel in litigation on behalf of American victims of terrorism against Libya, Syria, Iran and other sponsors of terrorism. HNK filed the only NGO brief with the International Court of Justice defending Israel’s right to build the terrorism prevention security fence, arguing against the United Nations-sought Advisory Opinion on the legality of Israel’s fence, citing Israel’s inherent right, and obligation, to defend her people.

F. R. Jenkins, Esquire F. R. Jenkins, Esquire is an American attorney, is called to the Bar of England and Wales by the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple and is called to the Bar of St. Vincent and the Grenadines as Barrister and Solicitor. A former U.S. Air Force JAG and strategy consultant, he has founded and now runs Meridian 361 International Law Group, PLLC (see, www. meridian361.com). He has been privileged to represent victims of international terrorism in lawsuits against State sponsors of terrorism. His representations have included the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, the assassination of U.S. diplomat Laurence Foley by the al-Zarqawi network, the kidnapping, torture and execution of U.S. servicemen by al-Qaeda in Iraq, and the simultaneous Rome and Vienna Airport massacres carried out by the Abu Nidal Organization.

NDS Technologies Israel Ltd. NDS creates the security, enabling and interactive products and solutions that allow leading pay-TV platforms, telcos and content owners to generate revenues by delivering digital content over one or more networks to set-top boxes, DVRs, PCs, Portable Media Players (PMPs), mobile devices and eReaders. For more information, please visit www.nds.com. RHM Global RHM Global delivers economic and financial intelligence on politics, geopolitics and central banks to the global trading community and to high net worth individuals.

Cisco Cisco Israel was founded more than 15 years ago. The Israeli R&D center, which employs hundreds of people, is one of Cisco’s largest R&D organizations outside the USA. It is involved in developing state-of-the-art technologies for Cisco’s flagship products in a range of areas. The Israeli site supplies Cisco’s advanced products and technologies to a broad spectrum of client organization in addition to fostering the business and strategic development with the help of business partners.

Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) Governed and directed by academics, Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) is a grass-roots community of nearly 60,000 university and college professors, researchers, administrators, teachers, librarians, and students on more than 4000 campuses worldwide. All receive our SPME Faculty Forum. Nearly 40 campuses in the US and abroad now have their own chapters. SPME is an independent, not-for-profit organization chartered in the State of Pennsylvania under provision 501(C)3 of the US tax code. As scholars, we commit ourselves to the promotion of research, education, and service to achieve a just peace between Israel and her neighbors. We also envision and strive for a region in which human rights, stability and economic development grow and benefit all the peoples of the area.

Trillian Capital Partners Trillian Capital Partners is the holding company for the privately held, South African based Trillian Capital Group of subsidiary and associate companies. TCP is focused on providing a boutique investment banking platform tailored to meeting the investment needs of the more sophisticated investor. Through our associated subsidiaries and business partners we provide the investor with a variety of investment and trading opportunities that should provide that investor with superior returns when benchmarked to market averages. The key interests in the group are: Trillian Asset Management; Trillian Capital Hedge Funds; Mistico Trading for South African and International trading platforms; Trillian Private Equity. www.trilliancapitalpartners.com Benefactors Isaac Kaye - Israel Health Care Ventures Tania & Shlomi Fogel Stephen Muss Kenneth & Nira Abramowitz Isaac Gilinski & Perla B. de Gilinski The Judy & Howard Berkowitz Foundation Ron Yeffet Dr. Cheryl Fishbein & Philip Schatten Celia Atkin Bernard Groveman & Barbara Ancona Eta & Dr. Sass Somekh Dalia Segal The Lisa and Michael Leffell Foundation Walter Stern Eli & Gisele Ben-Dor Wolfgang Pordzik Claude Kandiyoti Corinne Evens Israel Makov Jack Blaiberg Kena and Zalman Shoval Benny Yerushalmi Mark & Melissa Isakowitz Tina & Steven Price Scott Saunders