Conference Conveners: Officiated By: Incumbent Office-Holders
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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 Israel Photo: Spokesperson unit of the President of Israel Incumbent Office-Holders Commissioner Roni Alsheikh MK Yuli-Yoel Edelstein Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot General Commissioner of the Israel Police Speaker of the Knesset IDF Chief of the General Staff H.E. Khairat Hazem Mr. Moshe Kahlon MK Israel Katz 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. 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 Prof. Shlomo Avineri MK Rachel Azaria Adv. Shlomit Berhanu Professor of Political Science, "Kulanu" Party Social Activist The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Prof. Amatzia Baram Mr. Nir Barkat 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, Tel Aviv 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 Moshe Dayan Center Intelligence Affairs, Yedioth Ahronoth; for Middle Eastern and African Studies Contributing Writer, New York Times Tel Aviv University Mr. Michael Biton 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, “Yesh Atid” 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 "Meretz" 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, Haaretz 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, Iran- 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 "Likud" Party & National Security Affairs, (UANI) Raytheon International Inc. (RII) Mr. Daniel Landau MK Yair Lapid Dr. Noam Lemelshtrich-Latar Researcher and Artist, The Advanced Reality Chairperson, “Yesh Atid” Party; Founding Dean and Chair of the Daniel Pearl Lab, Sammy Ofer School of Communications, Former Minister of Finance International Journalism Institute, Sammy Ofer IDC Herzliya School of Communications, IDC Herzliya Hon. Marcel Lettre Dr. Ariel (Eli) Levite Prof. Leo Leiderman Vice President for National Security, Lockheed Nonresident Senior Fellow, Carnegie Tel-Aviv University and Chief Economic Advisor, Martin; Former U.S. Under Secretary of Endowment for International Peace; Former Bank Hapoalim 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 * Speakers marked with asterisks have yet to confirm their participation Mr. Joey Low Mr. David B. Makovsky Dr. Yossi Mann Founder, “Israel at Heart”; Ziegler Distinguished Fellow Director, Project Chairman of the Department of Middle East Founder, Star Farm Ventures on the Middle East Peace Process Irwin Levy Studies at Bar Ilan University Family Program on the U.S.-Israel Strategic Relationship, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy