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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

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Incumbent Office-Holders

Commissioner Roni Alsheikh MK Yuli-Yoel Edelstein Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot General Commissioner of the Israel Police Speaker of the IDF Chief of the General Staff

H.E. Khairat Hazem Mr. MK Ambassador of Egypt to Israel Minister of Finance Minister of Intelligence and Transport

Rabbi David Lau Mr. Avigdor Liberman Hon. Brett McGurk Chief Rabbi of Israel Minister of Defense Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, U.S. Department of State

Dr. Antonio Missiroli Hon. Judge (ret.) Joseph H. Shapira Assistant Secretary General of NATO for State Comptroller and Ombudsman Emerging Security Challenges

Prof. Dmitry Adamsky Mr. Elliott Abrams Prof. Graham Allison Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Strategy, IDC Herzliya Harvard Kennedy School Photo: Kaveh Sardari

Mr. Dov Amitay Prof. Pinhas Alpert Dr. Amiram Appelbaum President, Farmers' Federation of Israel Department of Geophysics, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Economy and Tel-Aviv University Industry; Chairman, Israel Innovation Authority

* Speakers marked with asterisks have yet to confirm their participation

Prof. Uzi Arad Prof. 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

Prof. Shlomo Avineri MK Rachel Azaria Adv. Shlomit Berhanu Professor of Political Science, "" Party Social Activist The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Prof. Amatzia Baram Mr. V. Admiral (res.) David Ben Bashat Emeritus Professor, Founder and Director of Mayor of Jerusalem Former Commander in Chief the Center for Iraq, University of Haifa of the Israeli Navy

Prof. Dan Ben-David Maj. Gen. (res.) Dr. Ayelet Ben-Ezer Eitan Ben-Eliahu Department of Public Policy, Tel-Aviv Former Commander-in-Chief Vice President for Administration & Students, University; President and Founder, Shoresh of the Israel Air Force IDC Herzliya Institution for Socioeconomic Research

* Speakers marked with asterisks have yet to confirm their participation

Maj Gen. (res.) Prof. MK Maj. Gen. (res.) Eyal Ben- Mr. Ron Ben-Yishai Isaac Ben-Israel 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, University Northern Corps

Prof. Ofra Bengio Dr. Ronen Bergman Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman Head of the Kurdish Studies Program Senior Correspondent for Military and President, Yeshiva University The Center Intelligence Affairs, ; for Middle Eastern and African Studies Contributing Writer, New York Times Tel Aviv University

Mr. Maj. Gen. (res.) Ilan Biran Mr. Boaz Bismuth Mayor of Yerucham Former Director General of the Ministry of Editor-in-Chief, Israel Hayom 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.

* Speakers marked with asterisks have yet to confirm their participation

Dr. Raphael S. Cohen Mr. Yoram Cohen Dr. Ben Connable Political Scientist, RAND Corporation Former Director of the Israeli Security Agency Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation (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 Ms. Antonia L. Dimou Dr. Shira Efron Mayor of Ganey Tikva Head of Middle East Unit, Institute for Security Policy Researcher and Special Advisor on Israel, and Defense Analyses RAND Corporation

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 MK Esawi Frej Professor Emeritus, History of the Middle East Mayor of Herzliya "" Party and Africa, Tel-Aviv University

* Speakers marked with asterisks have yet to confirm their participation

Dr. Anita Friedman Prof. Doron Friedman Mr. Avi Gabbay Executive Director, Jewish Family and Head of the Advanced Reality Lab, Sammy Ofer Chairman of the Labor Party Children’s Service of San Francisco, The School of Communications, IDC Herzliya and of the Zionist Camp Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties

Prof. Boaz Ganor Adv. Michal Gera Margaliot Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon HaCohen Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy Managing Director of the Israel Research Fellow, The Begin-Sadat Center for & Strategy; Founder & Executive Director, Women's Network Strategic Studies; Former Commander of the Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), Ronald Military Academies; Former Commander of the Lauder Chair for Counter-Terrorism, IDF Northern Corps IDC Herzliya

Dr. Ori Goldberg Mr. Ilan S. Goldenberg Rabbi Pinchas Goldshmidt Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Director of the Middle East Security Program, Chief Rabbi of Moscow & Head of the Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya Center for New American Security Rabbinical Court of the Commonwealth of Independent States; President of the Conference of European Rabbis

Mr. Oded Granot Mr. Eli Groner Dr. Yoel Guzansky Journalist. Middle East and International Director General, Prime Minister’s Office Senior fellow, Institute for National Security commentator Studies (INSS); Visiting Fellow, Stanford University

* Speakers marked with asterisks have yet to confirm their participation

Prof. SU Hao Amb. Husain Haqqani Mr. Amos Harel Director, Center for Strategic and Peace Director, South and Central Asia, Senior Military Correspondent and Defense Studies, China Foreign Affairs University Hudson Institute Analyst, Photo: Hudson photographer 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

Dr. Ofer Israeli Maj. Gen. (res.) David Ivry Mr. Meir Javedanfar Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and President, Boeing Israel Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Owner and Editor, - Israel Observer Photo: Shabi Kedem

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

* Speakers marked with asterisks have yet to confirm their participation

Amb. Tom Kelly Senator Mark Kirk MK Nurit Koren Vice President, Foreign Policy Senior advisor, United Against Nuclear Iran "" Party & National Security Affairs, (UANI) Raytheon International Inc. (RII)

Mr. Daniel Landau MK Prof. Leo Leiderman Researcher and Artist, The Advanced Reality Chairperson, “Yesh Atid” Party; Tel-Aviv University and Chief Economic Advisor, Lab, Sammy Ofer School of Communications, Former Minister of Finance Bank Hapoalim IDC Herzliya

Dr. Noam Lemelshtrich-Latar Hon. Marcel Lettre Dr. (Eli) Levite Founding Dean and Chair of the Daniel Pearl Vice President for National Security, Lockheed Nonresident Senior Fellow, Carnegie International Journalism Institute, Sammy Ofer Martin; Former U.S. Under Secretary of Endowment for International Peace; Former School of Communications, IDC Herzliya Defense for Intelligence Principal Deputy Director General for Policy at the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission

Dr. Alon Levkowitz Ms. Tali Lipkin-Shahak Hon. Mary Beth Long Chair, Department of Social Sciences and Civics, Journalist, Broadcaster, Head of Defense Desk Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Beit-Berl College; Research Fellow, Begin-Sadat at Galei Tzahal (IDF Radio) for International Security Affairs; Center for Strategic Studies, Co-Founder & Principal, Global Alliance Bar-Ilan University Advisors, LLC ;Founder & Principal, M B Long & Associates, PLLC

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Mr. Joey Low Mr. Eric Lynn Mr. David B. Makovsky

Founder, “Israel at Heart”; Senior fellow, Center for a New American Ziegler Distinguished Fellow Director, Project Founder, Star Farm Ventures 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

Dr. Yossi Mann Dr. Ronit Marzan Dr. Shavit Matias Chairman of the Department of Middle East Research Fellow, Chaikin Chair in Geostrategy, Former Deputy Attorney General of Israel, Studies at Bar Ilan University University of Haifa; Research Associate, The Head of the Global Affairs and Conflict Forum for Regional Thinking Resolution Program at the Lauder School of Government IDC Herzliya; Fellow at the Hoover Institution Stanford University Photo: Micha Brikman

Dr. Sharona Mazalian Levi Prof. Yoram Meital Prof. Rafi Melnick Alliance Center for Iranian Studies (ACIS), Chair of The Chaim Herzog Center for Middle Tiomkin School of Economics and Lauder School Tel Aviv University Eastern Studies & Diplomacy, of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy, Ben-Gurion University IDC Herzliya

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

* Speakers marked with asterisks have yet to confirm their participation

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

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: Yanai Yechiel

MK Mr. Tamir Pardo Mr. Sami Peretz "Likud" Party Former Head of the Mossad Senior Writer and Commentator and Former Editor, TheMarker Photo: Ran Biran

Ms. Smadar Perry Mr. Ophir Pines-Paz Amb. Ron Prosor Senior Middle East Editor, Yediot Ahronot The head of Local Government Institute, Head of the Institute for Tel Aviv University; Former Minister of Interior International Diplomacy, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Former Israel's Representative to the

* Speakers marked with asterisks have yet to confirm their participation

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 Adv. Gideon Sa'ar Former Ambassador of Israel to Jordan Counselor and William Davidson Distinguished Former Minister of Interior; Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Former Minister of Education Policy; Former Special Assistant to President Barack Obama and White House Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf Region

Maj. Gen. (res.) Dr. Ms. Tal Schneider Prof. Michal Schwartz Yom Tov Samia Former Commander of IDF Southern Diplomatic and Political Correspondent, Globes The Maurice and Ilse Katz Professorial Chair in Command; Founder & Owner, Y. Sam Group Neuroimmunology, Weizmann Institute of Science; President, International Society of Neuroimmunology Photo: Yossi Zwecke Photo: Belfer Center

Dr. Andrew C. Scobell MK Dr. Ms. Tal Shalev Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation Chairman of the Lobby for Strengthening the Political correspondent, Walla! News Jewish People Photo: Moshe Shai

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Maj. Gen. (res.) Gadi Shamni Maj. Gen. Jonathan Shaw CB CBE Col. (res.) Dr. Shaul Shay Executive Vice President of Land Systems, Israel Chairman, Optima; Former U.K. Assistant Chief Director of Research, Institute for Policy and Aerospace Industries ; of Defence Staff (Policy) Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya; Former Deputy Former IDF Commander of the Central Head of the National Security Council Command, Military Secretary to the Prime Minister, and Defense Attaché to the U.S.

Brig. Gen. (res.) Prof. Ms. Sima Shine MK Itzik Shmuli Joshua (Shuki) Shemer Chairman, Assuta Medical Centers Network; Senior Research Fellow, Institute for National "Zionist Union" Party Chairman, Supervisory Council of the Bank of Security Studies (INSS); Former Deputy Director Israel; Former Director General of the General of the Ministry of Strategic Affairs Ministry of Health

Amb. Zalman Shoval Prof. Arnon Soffer Mr. Attila Somfalvi* Former Ambassador of Israel to the U.S. Professor Emeritus of Geography, Department Political Analyst and Chief Anchor, of Geography and Environmental Studies, Ynetnews and YnetTV University of Haifa

Mr. Tommy Steiner Ms. Izabella Tabarovsky Mr. Andrew J. Tabler Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Senior Program Associate, Kennan Institute, Martin J. Gross Fellow, Washington Institute for Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya Woodrow Wilson Center Near East Policy Photo: Oksana Kempa

* Speakers marked with asterisks have yet to confirm their participation

Mr. Shimon Tal MK Adv. Pnina Tamano-Shata Prof. Charles Tenenbaum Water and Soil Engineer “Yesh Atid” Party; Social Activist Associate Professor of Political Science, Sciences Po Lille

Ms. Keren Terner-Eyal Mr. Chagai Tzuriel Mr. Moav Vardi CEO, Ministry of Transport and Road Safety Director General of the Ministry of Intelligence Chief International Affairs Correspondent, Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation

Ms. Ruth Wasserman Lande Mr. Kenneth R. Weinstein Ms. Dana Weiss Deputy Director General for International President and CEO, Hudson Institute Chief Political Analyst and Anchor, Israel Affairs, Federation of Local Authorities in Israel; Television News Company Former Israeli Diplomat at the Embassy of Israel to Egypt Photo: Eyal Ben Yaish

Dr. Chaim B. Weizmann Dr. Michal Yaari Lt. Gen. (res.) Moshe (Bogie) Ya'alon Senior Research Fellow, IPS, Academic advisor Tel Aviv University Former Chief of Staff of the IDF and Former & Senior subject-matter expert, The Inclusive The Open University Minister of Defense Israeli Society Initiative, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya

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Prof. Yoav Yair Maj. Gen. (ret.) Meni Yitshaki MK Dean, School of Sustainability Founded by Israel Former Head of the Investigations and Chairperson of "Meretz" Corp., ICL & ORL, IDC Herzliya Intelligence Department of the Israel Police

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

Prof. Eyal Zisser Prof. Irina Zvyagelskaya Vice Rector, Tel Aviv university; Prof. for Middle Chief Research Fellow, Institute of Oriental Eastern Studies Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences; Expert, Valdai Discussion Club, Moscow

* Speakers marked with asterisks have yet to confirm their participation