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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 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

Dr. Muhammad Al-Nabari Prof. Dmitry Adamsky Mr. Elliott Abrams Mayor of Hura Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations Strategy, IDC Herzliya Photo: Kaveh Sardari

Prof. Graham Allison Mr. Dov Amitay Prof. Pinhas Alpert Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, President, Farmers' Federation of Israel Department of Geophysics, Harvard Kennedy School Tel-Aviv University

* Speakers marked with asterisks have yet to confirm their participation

Dr. Amiram Appelbaum Prof. Uzi Arad Prof. Chief Scientist, Ministry of Economy and Former Head of the National Security Council Former Minister of Defense Industry; Chairman, Israel Innovation Authority and National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister

Mr. Yarom Ariav Prof. Shlomo Avineri MK Executive Chairman of Lavi Capital and former Professor of Political Science, "" Party Director General of the Ministry Of Finance The Hebrew University of

Adv. Shlomit Berhanu Prof. Amatzia Baram Mr. Social Activist Emeritus Professor, Founder and Director of the Center for Iraq, University of Haifa

V.Admiral (res.) Prof. Dan Ben-David Maj Gen. (res.) Eitan Ben-Eliahu David Ben Bashat Former Commander in Chief Department of Public Policy, Tel-Aviv Former Commander-in-Chief of the Israeli Navy University; President and Founder, Shoresh of the Israel Air Force Institution for Socioeconomic Research

* Speakers marked with asterisks have yet to confirm their participation

Dr. Ayelet Ben-Ezer Maj Gen. (res.) Prof. MK Maj Gen. (res.) Eyal Ben- Isaac Ben-Israel Reuven Vice President for Administration & Students, Director The Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Member of the Foreign Affairs and Defense IDC Herzliya Research Center and Head of Security Studies Committee and Former Commander of the IDF Program, University Northern Corps

Mr. Ron Ben-Yishai Prof. Ofra Bengio Dr. Ronen Bergman National Security Commentator, Ynetnews Head of the Kurdish Studies Program Senior Correspondent for Military and The Center Intelligence Affairs, ; for Middle Eastern and African Studies Contributing Writer, New York Times Tel Aviv University

Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman Mr. Maj. Gen. (res.) Ilan Biran President, University Mayor of Yerucham Former Director General of the Ministry of Defense; Former Chairman of Refael

Mr. Boaz Bismuth Dr. Oded Brosh Brig. Gen. (res.) Itai Brun Editor-in-Chief, Israel Hayom Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Former head of IDF Intelligence Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya Analysis Division

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Mr. Ronnie C. Chan Dr. Raphael S. Cohen Mr. Yoram Cohen Thought Leader; Chairman, Hang Lung Political Scientist, RAND Corporation Former Director of the Israeli Security Agency Properties Ltd. (SHABAK)

Dr. Ben Connable Mr. Jonathan Davis Prof. Avi Degani Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation Vice President for External Affairs and Head of CEO & President, Geocartography the Raphael Recanati International School, Knowledge Group IDC Herzliya

Brig. Gen. (res.) Udi Dekel Ms. Lizy Delaricha Ms. Antonia L. Dimou Managing Director and Senior Research Fellow, Mayor of Ganey Tikva Head of Middle East Unit, Institute for Security Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) and Defense Analyses

Dr. Shira Efron Dr. Israel Elad-Altman Ms. Emily Elhacham Policy Researcher and Special Advisor on Israel, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Researcher, at the Faculty of Exact Sciences, RAND Corporation Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya Tel Aviv University

MK Karin Elharrar Prof Haggai Erlich Mr. Moshe Fadlon “” Party Professor Emeritus, History of the Middle East Mayor of Herzliya and Africa, Tel-Aviv University

* Speakers marked with asterisks have yet to confirm their participation

MK Esawi Frej Dr. Anita Friedman Prof. Doron Friedman "" Party Executive Director, Jewish Family and Head of the Advanced Reality Lab, Sammy Ofer Children’s Service of San Francisco, The School of Communications, IDC Herzliya Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties

Mr. Avi Gabbay Prof. Boaz Ganor Adv. Michal Gera Margaliot Chairman of the Labor Party Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy Managing Director of the Israel and of the Zionist Camp & Strategy; Founder & Executive Director, Women's Network Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), Ronald Lauder Chair for Counter-Terrorism, IDC Herzliya

Major Gen. (ret.) Dr. Ori Goldberg Mr. Ilan S. Goldenberg Gershon HaCohen Research Fellow, The Begin-Sadat Center for Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Director of the Middle East Security Program, Strategic Studies; Former Commander of the Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya National Security Center for New American Security Military Academies; Former Commander of the Commentator, IDF Northern Corps

Rabbi Pinchas Goldshmidt Mr. Oded Granot Mr. Eli Groner Chief Rabbi of Moscow & Head of the Journalist. Middle East and International Director General, Prime Minister’s Office Rabbinical Court of the Commonwealth of commentator Independent States; President of the Conference of European Rabbis

* Speakers marked with asterisks have yet to confirm their participation

Dr. Yoel Guzansky Prof. SU Hao Amb. Husain Haqqani Senior fellow, Institute for National Security Director, Center for Strategic and Peace Director, South and Central Asia, Studies (INSS); Visiting Fellow, Studies, China Foreign Affairs University Hudson Institute Stanford University Photo: Hudson photographer

Mr. Amos Harel Dr. Beatrice Hasler Brig. Gen. (res.) Michael Herzog Senior Military Correspondent and Defense The Advanced Reality Lab, Sammy Ofer School International Fellow, the Washington Analyst, of Communications, IDC Herzliya Institute for Near East Policy Photo: Iki Photo Dino

Mr. Jacky Hugi Dr. Ofer Israeli Maj. Gen. (res.) David Ivry Arab Affairs Editor, IDF Radio Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and President, Boeing Israel Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya Photo: Shabi Kedem

Mr. Meir Javedanfar Lt. Gen. VG Khandare, Amb. Bilahari Kausikan PVSM, AVSM SM Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Former Director General of the Indian Defence Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Owner and Editor, - Intelligence Agency and Former Deputy Chief Affairs of Singapore; and Chairman, Board of Israel Observer of the Indian Integrated Defence Staff Directors, Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore

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Dr. Dalia Dassa Kaye Amb. Tom Kelly Senator Mark Kirk Director, Center for Middle East Public Policy; Vice President, Foreign Policy Senior advisor, United Against Nuclear Iran Senior Political Scientist, RAND & National Security Affairs, (UANI) Raytheon International Inc. (RII)

MK Nurit Koren Mr. Daniel Landau MK "" Party Researcher and Artist, The Advanced Reality Chairperson, “Yesh Atid” Party; Lab, Sammy Ofer School of Communications, Former Minister of Finance 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

Prof. Leo Leiderman Dr. Alon Levkowitz Ms. Tali Lipkin-Shahak Tel-Aviv University and Chief Economic Advisor, Chair, Department of Social Sciences and Civics, Journalist, Broadcaster, Head of Defense Desk Bank Hapoalim Beit-Berl College; Research Fellow, Begin-Sadat at Galei Tzahal (IDF Radio) Center for Strategic Studies, Bar-Ilan University

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Hon. Mary Beth Long Mr. Joey Low Mr. David B. Makovsky

Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Founder, “Israel at Heart”; Ziegler Distinguished Fellow Director, Project for International Security Affairs; Founder, Star Farm Ventures on the Middle East Peace Process Irwin Levy Co-Founder & Principal, Global Alliance Family Program on the U.S.-Israel Strategic Advisors, LLC ;Founder & Principal, M B Long & Relationship, The Washington Institute for Near Associates, PLLC 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

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Dr. Amit Mor Ms. Sigal Moran Brig. Gen. (res.) Prof. Jacob (Yaacov) Nagel CEO, Eco-Energy; Lauder School of Mayor of Bnei Shimon Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Technion; Government, Diplomacy & Strategy, Former Head of the National Security Council IDC Herzliya and National Security Advisor 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

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Mr. John A. Raine Mr. Matthew A. Rojansky Mr. Amir Rapaport Senior Consulting Fellow, IISS Director, Kennan Institute, Founder & Editor of IsraelDefense and Woodrow Wilson Center 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 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. 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

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MK Adv. Pnina Tamano-Shata Prof. Charles Tenenbaum Ms. Keren Turner-Eyal “Yesh Atid” Party; Social Activist Associate Professor of Political Science, CEO, Ministry of Transport and Road Safety Sciences Po Lille

Mr. Chagai Tzuriel Mr. Moav Vardi Ms. Ruth Wasserman Lande Director General of the Ministry of Intelligence Chief International Affairs Correspondent, Deputy Director General for International Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation Affairs, Federation of Local Authorities in Israel; Former Israeli Diplomat at the Embassy of Israel to Egypt

Mr. Kenneth R. Weinstein Ms. Dana Weiss Dr. Chaim B. Weizmann President and CEO, Hudson Institute Chief Political Analyst and Anchor, Israel Senior Research Fellow, IPS, Academic advisor Television News Company & Senior subject-matter expert, The Inclusive Israeli Society Initiative, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya Photo: Eyal Ben Yaish

Dr. Michal Yaari Lt. Gen. (res.) Prof. Yoav Yair Moshe (Bogie) Ya'alon Tel Aviv University Former Chief of Staff of the IDF and Former Dean, School of Sustainability Founded by Israel The Open University Israel's Defense Minister Corp., ICL & ORL, IDC Herzliya

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Mr. Eliyahu (Eli) Yishai Maj. Gen. (ret.) Meni Yitshaki MK Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Former Head of the Investigations and Chairperson of "Meretz" Interior; Yachad Party Chairman Intelligence Department of the Israel Police

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

Prof. Irina Zvyagelskaya Chief Research Fellow, Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences; Expert, Valdai Discussion Club, Moscow

* Speakers marked with asterisks have yet to confirm their participation