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Time for New National and Regional Agendas TIME FOR NEW NATIONAL AND REGIONAL AGENDAS Preliminary Program Dan Acadia Hotel, Herzliya Table of Contents Overview Plan PROGRAM 01 PLENARY SESSIONS (March 11 – March 14) 02 HERZLIYA ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS (March 11 – March 14) 09 SPECIAL EVENTS (March 10-14) 13 EXPERT IDF FIELD TRIP (March 10) 13 PROGRAM Monday, March 11 Tuesday, March 12 Wednesday, March 13 Thursday, March 14 Nof Yam Assembly Business Lounge Accadino Assembly Business Lounge Nof Yam Assembly Accadino Assembly Accadino Business Lounge Nof Yam Assembly 08:00 08:00 08:00 08:00 08:00 08:00 Assembly 08:00 08:00 Nof Yam Assembly Accadino Assembly Short-Term Middle Has Israel lost The Legal Short-Term US-Israel Relations in Diplomacy and 08:00 Israel-Turkey Cyber Int. 10:00-15:00 10:00-12:30 East Scenarios: Europe? Responsibility of Middle East the Context of US Military: The Long-Term Relations and the The 2013 Herzliya Punching Above their Syria, Lebanon, Terrorism Sponsors Scenarios: Iran, Strategy Interface Middle East Eastern Game: The Day Weight: Small Jordan, Egypt Iraq, and the Scenarios Mediterranean After Syria’s Economies in the Gulf States Disintegration – Global Marketplace 11:00 Herzliya Assembly 11:00 Nof Yam Assembly 11:00 Herzliya Assembly 11:00 Herzliya Assembly Global and Cyber Security in a Borderless Israel’s Right of Self- Ahead of President Obama’s Visit to Israel: US-Israel Briefing of IDF Director of Military Intelligence Regional Global Arena Defense: Strategic, Moral & Relations – Quo Vadis? Implications Legal Constraints 12:30 Herzliya Assembly 11:45 Herzliya Assembly 11:45 Nof Yam Assembly Major Trends in the Global Economic Crisis and its In Search of a Strategy: US, Overdose? Israeli Market Implications for the Israeli Economy Europe, and the Middle East Regulation Accadino Assembly Herzliya Assembly Nof Yam Assembly Accadino Assembly Herzliya Assembly Nof Yam Assembly Business Lounge 13:30 Herzliya Assembly 13:30 Nof Yam Assembly 13:00-15:30 12:45 12:45 12:45 14:00 14:00 13:30 Syria’s Ongoing Strife: Israel’s Trade Policy in face Maritime Security and Media, Democracy R&D Priorities: Redefining A New Macro- The US Pivot to Asia Israel’s Allies in the Regional Implications of the Global Crisis Naval Strategy & the Information Will Solar Energy Relations Between Economic and the Global Regional Periphery Age Deliver? the State, Citizens, Strategy for Israel Balance of Power and the Corporate Sector Herzliya Assembly Nof Yam Assembly Accadino Assembly 15:30 Herzliya Assembly Accadino Assembly 15:15 Herzliya Assembly 15:15 Nof Yam Assembly 14:30 14:30 14:30 The Herzliya Consensus: Prioritizing 15:45 Economic Crisis and Political Leaving No Child Behind? Social Networks The Gas Treasure: Women Economic National Budget Cuts From Bad to Instability in a Post-Spring Getting Serious about and the Israel’s Industry Resilience Worse? Middle Middle East Vocational Education Transformation of and East Economic Politics Transportation Prospects 16:00 Herzliya Assembly 16:30 Herzliya Assembly 16:15 Nof Yam Assembly 17:15 Herzliya Assembly 17:00 Nof Yam Assembly 17:00 Herzliya Assembly 17:00 Nof Yam Assembly Inaugural Ceremony and the Balance of A Matter of National Security: Is the Israeli-Palestinian Emerging Security Is Israel Experiencing a Credit Is a Sunni Axis Emerging? Tourism as a Preferential Israel’s National Security Personal Security & Law Impasse Breakable? Challenges in the Middle Crunch? Reforming Israel’s The Balance of Power in The Industry 18:00 Herzliya Assembly Enforcement East: The Proliferation of Credit Markets Middle East The Global Economy: Is the Crisis Over? Terror and Jihad 19:15 Herzliya Assembly 18:30 Herzliya Assembly 18:45 Herzliya Assembly 18:30 Herzliya Assembly Challenges to Israel’s National Security: Zionism in the 21 st Century Keynote: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy Israel’s National Security Strategy and the Changing IDF Chief of Staff Middle East 19:00 Herzliya Assembly 20:00 Herzliya Assembly Iran and the Red Line: Time for Sword or Time for The Herzliya Address Diplomacy? 20:00 Exodus Hall 20:00 Exodus Hall 20:30 Exodus Hall 21:00 Exodus Hall Opening Reception KKL/JNF Reception Reception Reception PARTICIPATION IN THE “H ERZLIYA ROUNDTABLE ” SESSIONS AND SPECIAL EVENTS IS OPEN ONLY TO EXECUTIVE OR GOLD EXECUTIVE PARTICIPANTS OR BY PERSONAL AND SEPARATE INVITATION PLENARY SESSIONS HERZLIYA ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS SPECIAL EVENTS *The program is preliminary (as of March 6) and subject to change; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed. 1 HERZLIYA PLENARY SESSIONS (March 11 – March 14) Monday, March 11, 2013 15:30 Herzliya Assembly WELCOME AND REGISTRATION 16:00 Herzliya Assembly INAUGURAL CEREMONY AND THE BALANCE OF ISRAEL ’S NATIONAL SECURITY Welcome: Maj. Gen. (res.) Danny Rothschild , Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy; Chair, Annual Herzliya Conference Series Greetings: Prof. Uriel Reichman , President and Founder, IDC Herzliya Mr. Yonatan Yasoor , Mayor of Herzliya Prof. Alex Mintz , Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya The Herzliya Indices: Prof. Rafi Melnick , Provost, IDC Herzliya Prof. Gabriel Ben-Dor , School of Political Sciences, Haifa University Israel's Foreign Relations Assessment: Amb. Raphael Barak , Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Herzliya Assessment: Maj. Gen. (res.) Danny Rothschild , Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy; Chair, Annual Herzliya Conference Series MC: Mr. Jonathan Davis , Vice President for External Relations and Head of the Raphael Recanati International School, IDC Herzliya 18:00 Herzliya Assembly THE GLOBAL ECONOMY : IS THE CRISIS OVER ? With: Prof. Axel Weber , Chairman of the Board, UBS; Fmr. President of the Deutsche Bundesbank Prof. Jacob Frenkel , Chairman, JPMorgan Chase International; Chairman, Board of Trusties, Group of Thirty (G-30); Fmr. Governor of the Bank of Israel 19:15 Herzliya Assembly CHALLENGES TO ISRAEL ’S NATIONAL SECURITY : IDF CHIEF OF STAFF Keynote Address: Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz , Chief of the General Staff, IDF 20:00 Exodus Hall OPENING RECEPTION by special invitation only *The program is preliminary (as of March 6) and subject to change; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed. 2 Tuesday, March 12, 2013 11:00 Herzliya Assembly 11:00 Nof Yam Assembly CYBER SECURITY IN A BORDERLESS GLOBAL ARENA ISRAEL ’S RIGHT OF SELF -DEFENSE : STRATEGIC , IN COOPERATION WITH ISRAEL NATIONAL CYBER BUREAU , PRIME MINISTER ’S MORAL , AND LEGAL CONSTRAINTS OFFICE AND THE YUVAL NE’EMAN WORKSHOP , TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY Prof. Maj. Gen. (res.) Yishai Beer , Radzyner School of Law, IDC Opening Remarks: Dr. Eviatar Matania , Head, Israel National Cyber Herzliya; Fmr. President of the IDF Military Court of Appeals Bureau, Prime Minister’s Office Prof. Moshe Halbertal , Radzyner School of Law, IDC Herzliya; ------------ Gruss Professor of Law, NYU Law School Chair: Prof. Maj. Gen. (res.) Isaac Ben-Israel , Yuval Ne’eman Maj. Gen. (res.) Dan Harel , Fmr. Deputy Chief of the IDF General Workshop, Tel-Aviv University; Chairman, Israel National Council for Staff Research and Development – Ministry of Science & Technology Dr. Eliav Lieblich , Radzyner School of Law, IDC Herzliya Mr. Avi Hasson , Chief Scientist, Ministry of Industry, Trade & Labor Moderator: Mr. Amos Harel, Military Correspondent, Haaretz Adv. Yoram Hacohen , Head, Law, Information & Technology Authority, Ministry of Justice Dr. Dorit Dor , VP of Products, CheckPoint Mr. Adi Sharabani , CEO & Co- Founder Skycure ------------ Concluding Remarks: Maj. Gen. (Res.) Udi Shani , Director General, Ministry of Defense 12:45 Herzliya Assembly 12:45 Nof Yam Assembly 12:45 Accadino Assembly MEDIA & DEMOCRACY IN THE R&D PRIORITIES : WILL SOLAR REDEFINING RELATIONS BETWEEN ERA OF MULTIPLE SOURCES OF ENERGY DELIVER ? THE STATE , CITIZENS , AND THE INFORMATION IN COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL COUNCIL CORPORATE SECTOR FOR RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT , MINISTRY OF Dr. Noam Lemelstrich Latar , Dean, Mr. Oved Yehezkel , CEO, T.A.R.A. Consulting SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Sammy Ofer School of Communications, Group; Fmr. Secretary of the Cabinet at the Prof. Daniel Hershkowitz , Minister of IDC Herzliya Prime Minister’s Office Science and Technology Dr. Yuval Karniel , Sammy Ofer School of Mr. Eli Hurvitz , Executive Director, Trump ------------- Communications, IDC Herzliya Foundation Prof. Moti Hershkowitz , Vice-President Mr. Yoram Mokady , Vice President of Brig. Gen. (Res.) Eival Gilady , Chairman, and Dean for R&D, Ben-Gurion content, HOT Western Galilee College University; Chairman, National Ms. Ayelet Metzger , Acting Director Brig. Gen. (Res.) Prof. Joshua (Shuki) Shemer , Committee for Energy R&D General, The Second Television and Radio Chairman, Assuta Medical Centers; Sackler Prof. Arie Zaban , Head, Bar-Ilan’s Authority Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University Institute of Nanotechnology & Advanced Mr. Eden Bar Tal , Director General, Dr. Michal Hemo-Lotem , Director General, Materials (BINA), Bar-Ilan University Ministry of Communications JDC Institute for Leadership and Governance Mr. Dov Berger , Director of Solar Energy, Moderator: Mr. Roy Katz , Sammy Ofer Mr. Eyal Gabbai , Managing Partner, RGB Ormat Technologies Inc. School of Communications, IDC Herzliya Equity; Fmr. Director General of the Prime Dr. Shlomo Wald , Chief Scientist, Minister’s Office Ministry of Energy and Water Mr. Barry N. Breen , CEO 3GSolar Potovoltaics Ltd. Moderator: Ms. Zviya Baron , Principal PetroQuantum B.V.; Advisor to the National Committee for Energy
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