Sunday 14 December 2008

09:00 – 10:30 Opening plenum - Looking ahead: Global projections for 2009 Economic and political trends in the shadow of the crisis in the US economy, and the danger of a global recession. A new resident in the White House: The impact of the US administration on the global and Israeli economies. Made in China: The Chinese economy copes with a global recession for the first time In the presence of President of the State of Mr. Shimon Peres Greetings: Haggai Golan, Editor-in-Chief, Guest speakers: Prof. Jacob Frenkel, Chairman, G-30; Vice-chairman, AIG; Former Governor, ; Prof. Jonathan Story, Professor of International Political Economy, INSEAD - "Where is the world heading"; Yu Yongding, President of the China Society of World Economics, Member of National Advisory Board of National Reform and Development Commission of Populist Republic of China - China's macroeconomic situation and policy responses to the US financial crisis Moderator: Joel Kurzman, Senior Advisor and Director of the SAVE Program at the Milken Institute, and Publisher of The Milken Institute Review; formerly an international economist at the United Nations and the World Bank - Consequences of the US elections on the global and Middle East economies 11:00-11:30 Networking break 11:00 – 12:30 Breakout sessions Round table: High tech in the shadow of the From profits to people - Innovation as a lever in Israel's financial The economics of financial crisis economic and social models changing market markets and the global immigration: How can In Israel's high-tech industry, the for the positioning of Israel conditions crisis: Modes of newcomers become global financial crisis is already How can cooperation between What is cross-discipline response engines of growth? making itself felt. Has the the Israeli business community, innovation? How to use An economic GPS: How do immigration and the momentum of 20 years' growth the global business sector and the innovation tool, and Navigating through economy interact? How does come to an end? What world Jewry be maximized? when to leave it alone prolonged crisis immigration contribute to the challenges face Israel's How can Israel and overseas How innovation procures conditions country's economy? How far knowledge-intensive industries? business community's strengths an advantage over Guest speaker: Stephen do immigrants generate Guest speakers: Adeo Ressi, and weaknesses complement competitors A. Ross, Franco economic opportunities for Founder, TheFunded.com - The one another? Speakers: David Avner, Modigliani Professor of certain groups? other shoe has dropped. Where In the presence of Zeev CEO, Partner Financial Economics, MIT Guest speaker: Prof. Barry does venture capital go from Bielski, Chairman of the Communications; Sophie - The economic Chiswick, director, UIC here, and how do companies find Executive, Jewish Agency for Blum, General Manager, environment and Center for Economic financing; Prof. Christoph Loch, Israel Procter and Gamble investment opportunities Education, University of Professor of Technology Guest speakers: Tim Israel; Prof. Soumitra Participants: Smadar Illinois at Chicago - Management and Dean of the Pawlenty, Governor of Dutta, Dean of External Barber-Zadik, CEO, First Immigration and economics - PHD Program, INSEAD - Flight to Minnesota; Eitan Wertheimer, Relations, INSEAD; Ilan International Bank of global aspects Safety or Engagement to Load Chair, Iscar Grinboim, President & Israel Participants: Leah Achdut, the Dice? Responsibilities of VCs Participants: Eival Gilady, CEO, Eurocom Nokia; David Baruch, CEO, Senior Lecturer, Ruppin in the Crisis CEOPortland Trust; Tom Avi Hochman, CEO, Excellence Nessuah; Yair Academic Center; Zvi Participants: Adi Gan, General Israel Post; Kigge Hvid, Hamburger, Chairman, * Program is subject to changes 1

Eckstein, Deputy Governor, Partner, Evergreen Venture Glaser, President, America- CEO Index - Design to Harel Insurance; Dan Bank of Israel; Erez Halfon, Partnerrs; David Gershon, Israel Chamber of Commerce, improve life - Not how or Laluz, Chairman, Migdal General Director, Ministry of Chairman & CEO, SE Region; , when but what! Capital Markets; Zvi Ziv, Immigrant Absorption; SuperDerivatives; Moshe Founder and Chairman Tmura; Moderator: Lilac Sigan, chairman, Bank Moshe Semionov, Chair of Lichtman, Corporate VP and Chair & Moderator: Gary Editor, Globes Tonight Hapoalim; Shlomo the Academic Committee, President of Israel R&D, Heiman, President and CEO, Zohar, Chairman, Israel Rupin Academic Center; ; Dr. Kfir Luzzato, Standard Textile Discount Bank Vitaly Sirota, Co-founder, Luzzato & Luzzato; Prof. Morris Moderator: Irit Avissar, Foxy Tunes Teubal, The Samuel Neaman Capital Markets Moderator: Dr. Yacov Institute, Member of the "Israel Correspondent, Globes Sheinin, Chairman & CEO, 2028" Strategic Plan; Yoram Economic Models Tietz, Managing Partner, Ernst & Young Israel Moderator: Orna Berry, PhD, Chair IVA; Venture Partner, Gemini Israel Funds 12:30 – 13:30 Networking lunch 13:30-15:30 Dynamics of a recession - Risks and Opportunities The - Israel New Champions Participants: Dr. Yossi Bachar, Former Director General, Ministry of Finance; Amir Gal-Or, Managing Partner, Infinity Equity Fund; James Z. Li, Chairman and CEO, E. J. MCKAY & CO; Andre Schneider, Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, World Economic Forum Moderator: Dr. Identifying, creating, and managing opportunities Introduction: Erez Vigodman, President & CEO, Speakers: Efrat Peled, CEO, Arison Investments; Sam Zell, Chairman, Equity Group Investments; Chairman & CEO, Tribune Company

Social Entrepreneurship 2008 Award Ceremony 15:30-16:00 Networking break 16:00-17:30 Breakout sessions Round table: Called to account: Investment in a time of World-class environment - Marketing steps up a league: New for old – putting Lawyers and crisis Israel joins the OECD Shaping client's decisions from innovation to work in accountants take How come no-one foresaw How ready is Israel for tackling "I need" to "I want" traditional industries responsibility the crisis and its force – its environmental problems as a How do you influence today's What is the importance of In the presence of where did we go wrong? condition of OECD clients? What is the psychology traditional industry in Israel in Prof. Daniel Where are the markets membership? What behind the consumer's decision? 2009? What are the Friedman, Minister of going? Is the worst behind environmental standards must How do you stand out in recommendations of the Justice us? Which shares are worth an exporter meet? How do you advertising in an era of over- Israel 2028 plan for Participants: Prof. investing in despite plan management and stimulation? * Program is subject to changes 2 improving productivity in Shlomo Avineri, Dept. everything? protection of environmental Speakers: Jonathan Levav, these industries? of Political Science, Guest speaker: Daniel resources? Associate Professor of Business, How can Israel develop its Hebrew University; Tenengauzer, Head of Guest speaker: Michèle Columbia Business School - industry as a growth engine Prof. Menachem Global Currencies Strategy Corash, Former General Using consumer psychology to for the economy? Mautner, Faculty of Group, Merrill Lynch - Counsel of the US increase your revenues practically Participants: Shraga Brosh, Law, International currencies - a Environmental protection for free; Chuck Porter, Co- President, Manufacturers University; Prof. Zeev look at 2009 Agency - Climate Change -- the Chairman, Crispin, Porter + Association of Israel; Prof. Rotstein, Director Participants: Shuky economics, security impacts Bogusky - Five new rules of Uzi de Haan, Faculty of General, Sheba Abramovich, CEO, Clal and direction of efforts to effective advertising. And one old Industrial Engineering and Medical Center; Finance Batucha; Gilad address it one; Zeev Vurembrand, CEO, Management, Tehcnion; Reuven Schiff (CPA), Altshuler, Joint Managing Participants: Valerie Brachya, Blue Square; Mike "Zappy" Prof. Miriam Erez, Faculty of President, Institute of Director, Altshuler Shaham; Senior Director General for Zapolin, CEO, Internet Real Industrial & Management Certified Public Gil Buffman, Head Policy and Planning, Ministry of Estate - Amazing business Engineering, Technion; Arik Accountants in Israel Economist, ; Environmental Protection; Moti opportunities on the Internet Grebelsky, Moderator: Adv. Yuval Gavish, CEO, Friedman, Chairman, Israel Three minutes of Marble A.Grebelsky; Gavriel Hanina Brandes, Prisma Investment House Elecric Corp.; Noam Gressel, unconventional advertising Maimon (CPA), Director Managing Partner, Tal Keinan, Chairman & CEO, Assif Strategies; Asher Erez Bergbaum, CEO, C-The General, Ministry of Industry, Naschitz Brandes and CEO, KCPS; Zvi Stepak, Grinbaum, EVP & COO, Israel branded content agency; Dana Trade and Labor; Aharon Co. Chairman, Meitav Chemicals Ltd.; Adv. Tzipi Isar Ben Naftali, CEO, ZooZoo; Eran Shita, CEO, Lehavot Fire Investment House; Roy Itzik, Israel Union for Gefen, CEO, Y&R Interactive; Protection Vermos, CEO, Psagot Environmental Defense Alon Molian, CEO, Twisted; Moderator: Israel Makov, Investment House Moderator: Prof. Yoram Moderator: Lilac Sigan, Editor, Chairman, Given Imaging Moderator: Irit Avissar, Avnimelech, The Samuel Globes Tonight Capital Markets Neaman Institute, Member of Correspondent, Globes the "Israel 2028" Strategic Plan 17:30-18:00 Networking 18:00-19:30 Breakout sessions Roundtable: Tel Aviv – 100 years of business Internet and mobile - telecoms in a Future leadership – where will Payback time – the impact of the How Tel Aviv's centennial celebrations spin it come from, where will it go? global crisis on executive salaries represent a business opportunity What tools does the Internet offer Leadership in the post-modern The evolution of executive pay – The link between culture and urban businesses in a period of crisis? era. Developing leadership – a consequences of the global financial development around the world Are online communications matter of identity, talent, or crisis for direct compensation Financing of urban development exacerbating the crisis? skills? New legislation and regulation for through use of public space as a How is the Internet turning from a In the presence of Nir Barkat, limiting executive pay – advantages marketable asset: what serves the good knowledge bank into a means of Mayor-elect of Jerusalem and disadvantages of the resident? manipulating information? Guest speaker: Dr. Thomas Guests speaker: Ran Kivetz, In the presence of Ron Huldai, Mayor Who will be the web's leading player's Zweifel, Lecturer on Professor of marketing and an expert of Tel Aviv-Jaffa in the near term? Leadership, Columbia

* Program is subject to changes 3 on behavioral economics, Columbia Guest speaker: Alison Flint, Head of Speakers: Meir Brand, Israel Country University Business School - The Behavioral Marketing, Liverpool Culture Company Manager, Google; Florence Participants: Gideon Amichay, Economics of Incentives 2008 Devouard, Chair, Wikimedia Chief Creative Director, Participants: Prof. Joseph Gross, Participants: Jacob Hornik, Professor Foundation; Prof. James Jiang, Shalmor-Avnon-Amichay; Chairman, Shvil (Transparency of Marketing, ; Yoni President & CEO GaozhiSoft - China Morris Kahn, Founder, LEAD; International Israel); Meir Nissensohn, Saar, Founder, Promarket Group; Hila 3G: Risks & Opportunities; Jeff Dr. David Passig, Futurist, General Manager, IBM Israel; Shlomo Oren, Cirector, Centennial Team Pulver, Founder and Chairman, Head of Graduate Program in Shmeltzer, Chairman, Shlomo Group; Administration; Hillel Partok, Pulver.com; Gil Sharon, CEO, ICT, Bar-Ilan University; Eliav Doron Telem, Head of Advisory Spokesman, Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality; Pelephone Zakay, CEO, Lead Board, Somekh-Chaikin Rami Shavit, Chairman & CEO, Moderator: Dr. Asher Idan, Director, Moderator: Romy Neumark, Moderator: Prof. Moshe Zviran, Hamashbir Lazarchan; Orly Vilnai, The Future Management Program, Channel 10 news Faculty of Management, Tel Aviv Journalist Tel Aviv University University Moderator: Danni Cushmaro, Anchorman, Channel 2 News

19:30 - 21:00 Using scenario planning as a weapon against uncertainty Participants: Florence Devouard, Chair, Wikimedia Foundation; Shuki Gleitman, Managing Partner, Platinum; Yu Yongding, President of the China Society of World Economics; Dr. Giora Yaron, Chairman, Exanet, Itamar-Medical, Yissum Moderator: Yoram Yahav, CEO, TIM Global

Monday, 15 December 2008

9:00 – 11:00 Plenary The global crisis tests Israel's economy Greetings: Eitan Madmon, CEO, Globes

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How does Israel's economy look in relation to the world? What opportunities will the economy have in the near and far future? How should a strategy for the future be formulated, and what are the possible growth engines? The Israel 2028 Plan – vision and implementation Speakers: Ofer Eini, Chairman, Histadrut; Aart de Geus, Deputy Secretary General, OECD - Global Challenges - Israel Connection; Gideon Lichfield, Journalist; Esther Levanon, Managing Director, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange; Prof. Manuel Trajtenberg, Head of the National Economic Council, Prime Minister's Office Moderator: Glenn Yago, Director Capital Studies, Milken Institute

11:00-11:30 Ronnie Bar-On, Minister of Finance Haggai Golan, Editor-in-Chief, Globes 11:30-12:00 Networking break 12:00-13:30 Breakout sessions Roundtable: 9:00 - 13:30 Brazil: Human capital from The nuts and bolts: Infrastructure Changing strategy in a The eternal triangle: Investment kindergarten to university investment and financing dynamic market Controlling shareholder Opportunities What threats and obstructions What reciprocity exists between How do companies cope – regulator - corporation In the presence of do school and higher education investment in infrastructure and with challenges in an How it works: Presentation Ambassador of Brazil in Israel face? How can the economic growth? In the light of the environment of of the Corporate Pedro Motta Pinto budget be spread wisely? Can global crisis, should Israel invest uncertainty? What aids Governance Index. Who Coelho the Israeli education system more in infrastructure? How can are there for swimming in are the people pulling the Participants: Eduardo de make the world's top ten? finance and management difficulties stormy waters? How do corporation in opposing Sá, National Bank for Participants: Shlomit Amichai, in project already underway be you plan strategy in the directions? Social Development - Director General, Ministry of overcome? expectation of a Participants: Yael Andorn, Brazil; Carlos Guitti, Education; Khaled Abo- Guest speakers: prolonged slowdown? CEO & President, AMITIM Vinsent Brazil; Dr. Fabio Asbah, Manager, Massar Lady Barbara Judge, Chairman, Guest speaker: Dr. Heiko Senior Pension Funds; Losso, Attorney-in-Law; Institute; Shlomo Dovrat, UK Atomic Energy Authority - The Frank, Managing Dani Goldstein, Chairman Robert Jansen, Brazilian Founder & General Partner, Nuclear Renaissance - Perceptions, Director, TEFEN AG, & CEO, Formula-Vision; Association for Promoting Carmel Ventures; Menachem Policies and Problems Germany David Hodak, Lawyer, Software Export; Shaul Magidor, President, The Participants: Ilan Ben Guigui, Participants: Alfred GKH Law Offices; Prof. Shani, Chairman, ECI Hebrew University and Head, CEO, Danya-Cibus; Prof. Arnon Akirov, Chairman, Elrov; Eugene Kandel, Telecom; Nelson Association of Universities in Bentur, Dean, Faculty of Civil and Avraham Bigger, Department of Economics, Wortsman, BRASSCOM Israel; MK Rabbi Michael Environmental Engineering, Chairman & CEO, Hebrew University; Arik Moderator: Dr. Shmuel Melchior, Chair, Education, Technion; Nissim Bublil, Makhteshim Agan Peretz, Deputy Yerushalmi, Chairman of Culture & Sports, ; President, Association of Builders Industries; Avi Gabbay, Commissioner of Capital the Israel-Brazil Chamber Prof. Hagit Messer-Yaron, and Contractors in Israel; Yona CEO, ; Dan Markets, Ministry of of Commerce President,The Open University; Fogel, CEO, Paz Oil Company; Nir Propper, Chairman, Finance; Prof. Omri Prof. Gabriel Salomon, School Gilad, Chariman, President & CEO, Osem Group Yadlin, Faculty of Law, Tel of Education, University of Israel Corp.; Yaron Kestenbaum, Bina Rezinovsky, Aviv University; Adv. Eyal ; Amos Shapira, CEO, CEO, Israel Infrastructure Fund; General Manager, Cisco Neiger (CPA), Partner, Celcom; Avraham Shochat, Shuki Oren, Accountant General, Israel

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Eyal Khayat, Zolty, Neiger Former Finance Minister; Raviv Ministry of Finance Moderator: Nitza Sasson, & Co. Law Offices Sobel, Deputy Director Budget Moderator: Prof. Yehuda Hayuth, Senior Partner, TEFEN Moderator: Prof. Assaf Dept., Ministry of Finance; Prof. The Samuel Neaman Institute, Hamdani, Hebrew Zeev Tadmor, Chairman, The Member of the "Israel 2028" University Samuel Neaman Institute, Strategic Plan Member of the "Israel 2028" Strategic Plan

13:30-14:30 Networking lunch 14:30-16:00 Breakout sessions Roundtable: Investment Conference call: Managing The overseers: Financial Cleaning up: The future Investment and business Opportunities in Brazil multi-directional regulation in crisis conditions for cleantech industries in India and China (Cont.) communications Is there a need for new thinking on What financing models Where are the advantages, Brazil - Case studies Speakers: Dr. Eva Berger, the government supervisory will be available for water the challenges, and the Participants: Ady Dean, Scholl of Media Studies, system? Does excess strength and cleantech industries opportunities in an Marom, GVT Brazil; The College of Management; mean weakness? How does in the shadow of the uncertain world? Aviel Tenenbaum, EVP Adam Bly, Founder, CEO and regulation affect economic growth? global crisis? How will the Guest speakers: Liduo Sales & Marketing, ECI Editor in Chief, Seed Media Participants: Yadin Antebi, crisis affect planning of Zhong, Chairman Wonder Telecom; Shaul Group - Knowledge is good: Supervisor of Capital Markets, infrastructure projects and Group & Tsinghua Freidland, Director How the convergence of Insurance and Savings; Zohar investment in relevant Uniresource - The Global Sales, science, design and technology Goshen, Chairman, Israel technologies in the fields Development of Private Makhteshim Agan is transforming culture and Securities Authority; Rony of water and clean Enterprise & communication; Hizkiyahu, Supervisor of Banks of energy? What awaits Entrepreneurs in China Michael Fertik, CEO, Israel; Ronit Kan, Director General, these industries the day Participants: Irit Ben- ReputationDefender - Your Antitrust Authority the crisis ends? Abba, Deputy Director business is now in their hands: Moderator: Eyal Ben Chelouche, Participants: Nir Belzer, General Economic Affairs how discussion on the Web can Former Director of Financial Managing Partner, Division, Minister of make or break your future; Markets, Ministry of Finance AquAgro Fund; Tsur Ben Finance; Ofer Bloch, Holly Weeks, CEO, Holly Dialogue: The Bachar Committee, David, Founder & VP President & CEO, Netafim; Weeks Communication - "Hard success or failure? Business Development, Prof. Shlomo Maital, TIM talks in Hard times"; Haim Participants: Prof. Amir Barnea, Blue I Water Global; Dr. Eli Opper, Romano, President & CEO, El Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center; Technologies; Oded Chief Scientist; Haim Al Avi Ben Bassat, Professor of Distal, Ministry of Shafrir, CEO, Tafnit Moderator: Prof. Oren Economics, The Hebrew University; Industry, Trade and Communication Kaplan,The college of Eli Yones, CEO, Mizrahi Tefahot Labor; Elad Frenkel, Moderator: Dr. Gilead Management, LAHAV - Tel Aviv Bank CEO, Aqwise; Zamir Fortuna, The Samuel University Moderator: Stella Korin-Lieber, Tribelsky, Founder & Neaman Institute, Member Senior Economic Correspondent, President, Patent Factory

* Program is subject to changes 6 of the "Israel 2028" Globes Israel; Ami Yessodi, Strategic Plan Research: Towards a new Managing Director, GE financial architecture Water Presents: Avraham Berger, Moderator: Booky Oren, Managing Partner, Kesselman President and CEO, & Kesselman PwC Arison Water Initiative 16:00-16:30 Networking break 16:30-18:00 Closing plenum: Government's role in an economic crisis

Opening:Eitan Madmon, CEO, Globes Stable government for a stable economy Moderator: Yair Lapid, Journalist Participants: Dr. Arye Carmon, President, Israel Democracy Institute; Raanan Dinur, Director General, Prime Minister's Office; Eli Hurvitz, Chairman, Teva Lecture: Adv. Shraga Biran: "There is a solution: The crisis as an opportunity for structural reform"

Structural, social, and economic reforms Introduction: Haggai Golan, Editor-in-Chief, Globes In the presence of: Minister of Defense Ehud Barak Minister of Foreign Affairs and Vice Prime Minister Tzipi Livni Leader of the Opposition, MK Benjamin Netanyahu

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