Fifth Herzliya Conference

The Fifth Herzliya Conference took place on 13-16 December 2004, organised by the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya.The 5th Conference - 2004, herzliyaconference.org, accessed 6 June 2012.
==Agenda==
===MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2004===
Strategic Shifts and the Balance of National Security 
07:00 Registration 
08:00 Morning Sessions 
Opening of the Fifth Herzliya Conference 
"Defining the National Agenda" 
*Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair and Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya 
 
"From State to Community Council" 
*Avraham Bigger, Deputy Chairman, Caesarea Foundation Edmund Benjamin de Rothschild 
 
"The Record of the Herzliya Conferences" 
*Brig. Gen. (Res.) Amos Gilboa
 
The “Herzliya Indices”and the Balance of National Security 
"Assessing Israel's National Security" 
*Maj. Gen. (res.) Giora Eiland, Head of the National Security Council, Prime Minister’s Office 
 
"The Herzliya Indices" – A Task Force Report 
*Prof. Rafi Melnick, Dean, The Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya 
 
"The Social Component of National Security" – A Task Force Report 
*Prof. Gabriel Ben-Dor, Director, National Security Studies Center, University of Haifa 
Discussion 
 
Society, Media, and Governance 
*Ehud Olmert, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Industry, Trade, Employment and Communications 
 
A Media Roundtable Discussion 
"Media and State, Media and Wealth: Reciprocal Relations" 
*Chair: Dan Shilon, Television and Radio Newscaster; Editor-in-Charge, Koteret 
*Yaacov Achimeir, Foreign Reports Magazine, IBA Channel 1 
*Col. Avi Benayahu, Commander, IDF Radio 
*Ben Caspit, Ma'ariv Daily Newspaper 
*Dr. Ilana Dayan, Anchor, Uvda Current Affairs Program, Channel 2 
*Jacob Eilon, Nightly News Anchor, Channel 10 Network News 
*Yoel Esteron, Ha'aretz Daily Newspaper 
*Sever Plotzker, Chief Economic Editor, Yedioth Ahronoth Daily Newspaper 
*Mordechai Sklar, Director-General, The Second Authority for Television and Radio 
*Chaim Yavin, Anchor, Israel Television Channel 1 
Discussion 
 
Coffee break
 National Intelligence and Decision-Making at the Top 
*Chair: Adv. Dalia Rabin-Pelossof, Chair of the Executive Committee, The Yitzhak Rabin Center for Israel Studies 
 
"National Intelligence - Lessons Learned and Future Challenges" 
*Prof. Phillip Zelikow, Executive Director, 9/11 Commission, Director of the Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia 
 
"National Security Councils – A Comparative Perspective" 
*Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair and Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya 
 
"Legislative Proposals for the National Security Council Law" 
*Dr. Yehuda Ben-Meir, Law Offices of Lipa, Meir and Partners 
*Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Member of Knesset, Chairman, Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee 
Discussion 
Lunch 
 
"Future Directions in American Foreign Policy" 
*Amb. Dr. Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations 
 
14:30 Afternoon Sessions 
*Lt. Gen. (res.) Shaul Mofaz, Minister of Defense 
 
Nuclear Proliferation 
*Chair: Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair and Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya 
 
"The Second Nuclear Age – A New Look at Arms Control and Counterproliferation" 
*Prof. Paul Bracken, School of Management, Department of Political Science, Yale University 
 
"Iran's Nuclear Posture" 
*Prof. Shahram Chubin, Director of Research, Geneva Center for Security Policy 
 
"India's Strategic Role in the Global Arena"
*General (Retd.) Ved Prakash Malik, President, Observer Research Foundation Institute of Security Studies, India 
 
*Dr. Ariel (Eli) Levite, Principle Deputy Director General (Policy), Israel Atomic Energy Commission 
Discussion 
 
Global Trends and Strategic Changes 
 
"Global Trends – An American Perspective" 
*Ambassador Dr. Robert D. Blackwill, President, Barbour Griffith and Rogers International; Former Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Planning and Presidential Envoy to Iraq 
*Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns, United States Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council 
*Max Boot, Olin Senior Fellow, National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations 
 
"The Rise of Asia" 
*Stanley O. Roth, Vice President, Asia International Relations, Boeing Company 
 
"Global Trends – A European Perspective" 
*Prof. Francois Heisbourg, Directeur, Fondation pour la Recherche Strategique, France 
Discussion 
 
*Lt. Gen. Moshe Ya’alon, Chief of General Staff, IDF 
 
Dinner 
 
20:00 Opening Ceremony 
 
Lighting of the 7th Hanukah Candle 
 
*Prof. Uriel Reichman, President, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya 
*Yael German, Mayor of Herzliya 
*H.E. Moshe Katzav, President of the State of Israel 
 
*Awarding of The Friendship Prizes by Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, President, The International Fellowship of Christian and Jews (Hakeren L’yedidut, Israel)
===TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2004=== 
 
Harnessing Social and Economic Resources – National Strategies 
08:00 Morning Session 
Human and Social Resources – Comparative Indices 
*Chair: Prof. Rafi Melnick, Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya 
 
"Measuring Scientific-Technological Progress in Israel" 
*Prof. Baruch Raz, Director, MTN Technology Ltd. 
 
"Women in the Labor Force Scene – Checks and Balances" 
*Dr. Linda Efroni, Lawyer, Economist and Expert on the Labor Markets 
 
"Improving Social Indices" 
*Dr. Daniel Gottlieb, Senior Advisor to the Governor, Bank of Israel 
 
"Defining and Quantifying Poverty"
*Prof. Jack Habib, Director, Myers JDC Brookdale Institute 
Discussion 
Government and Civic Society: Allocating Responsibilities 
*Chair: Prof. Yuli Tamir, Member of Knesset 
"Who is Responsible? The State and Civic Society" – A Task Force Report 
 
"The National Friendship Foundation as a Model for Enlarging State Funding Through the Influence of NGO s" 
*Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, President, International Fellowship of Christian and Jews, U.S.A. 
 
"Philanthropy Cannot Replace the State" 
*Elie Elalouf, Sacta-Rashi Foundation 
 
"Sderot – A Case Study" 
*Eli Moyal, Mayor of Sderot 
 
"Distribution of Responsibility – An Industrialist's Point of View" 
*Elisha Yanay, Chairman and General Manager, Motorola Israel 
 
"National Partnership or Communal Paternalism – The Demise of the Welfare State?” 
*Dr. Yigal Ben-Shalom, Director-General, National Insurance Institute of Israel 
 
Discussion 
Coffee break 
Social Security: A New Paradigm 
*Chair: Dr. Yigal Ben-Shalom, Director-General, National Insurance Institute of Israel 
"Social Security in Israel – A Proposal for Reform” 
 
"Social Security in Israel – From Past to Future" 
*Yael Andorn, Deputy Director, Budget Department, Ministry of Finance 
 
"A New Deal in Israel?" 
*Dr. Neri Horowitz, Head, Programs for Senior Civil Servants; Mandel Leadership Institute; Ben Gurion University of the Negev 
Discussion 
 
Sources for Future Economic Growth 
*Chair: Yossi Hollander, Chairman of the Board, Jacada 
"The Economic Model" 
*Dr. Yacov Sheinin, President, Economic Models 
 
"The High-Tech Industries" 
*Elisha Yanay, Chairman and General Manager, Motorola Israel 
 
"Biotechnology" 
*Mr. Eli Hurvitz, Founder, Chairman of the Board, Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. 
 
"Global Services" 
*Shlomi Fogel, CEO, Ampa Ltd. 
Discussion 
 
Lunch 
 
*Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister of Finance 
 
14:00 Afternoon Sessions 
The Defense Industries 
*Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Yaron, Director General, Ministry of Defense
 
"Future Structuring of Israel's Defense Industries"
*Maj. Gen. (res.) Herzle Bodinger, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, RADA Electronic Industries 
 
"Israeli Defense Industries in the Global Arena" 
*Joseph Ackerman, President and Director, Elbit Systems Ltd. 
 
"The Role of the Mid-Size Defense Company" 
*Mark S. Newman, Chairman, President and CEO, DRS Technologies, Inc. 
 
"The Development and Acquisitions Factor in the Domestic Defense Budget" 
*Col. (res.) Jacob Toren, Chairman, Rafael 
Discussion 
 
Developments in the Energy Sector 
"The Oil and Refineries Market" 
*Ohad Marani, Director-General, Oil Refineries Ltd. 
 
"Israel as a Two-Way Strategic Bridge for Oil Movement" – A Task Force Report 
*Maj. Gen. (res.) Oren Shachor, President, Eilat-Ashkelon Pipeline Company 
Discussion 
Coffee break 
 
Removing the Barriers in the Financial Markets 
*Chair: Prof. Amir Barnea, Founding Dean, Arison School of Business,The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya 
*Dr. Meir Sokoler, Deputy Governor, Bank of Israel 
*Shaul Bronfeld, Managing Director, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange 
*Nir Gilad, Former Accountant General, Ministry of Finance; Deputy to Director General, Migdal 
*Moshe Tery, Chairman, Israel Securities Authority 
*Dr. Yaron Zelekha, Accountant General, Ministry of Finance 
Discussion 
 
National Policy Towards Israel’s Arab Community 
*Chair: Ami Nahshon, President and CEO, The Abraham Fund Initiatives 
 
"Barriers in the Implementation of the Government's Policy Towards the Arab Citizens of Israel” 
*Dr. Elie Rekhess, Senior Research Fellow, Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University 
 
"Socio-Economic Shifts Within Israeli Arab Society" 
*Dr. Ramzi Halabi, Director-General, Arab Businessmen Club 
*Dr. Hanna Swaid, Head, The Arab Center for Alternative Planning 
*Yosef (Tommy) Lapid, Member of Knesset, Chairman of the Shinui Party 
Discussion 
 
20:00 Dinner 
 
Lighting of the 8th Hanukah Candle 
 
*Sir Ronald Cohen, Founding Partner and Chairman, Apax Partners Worldwide LLP 
 
*Shimon Peres, Member of Knesset, former Prime Minister
===WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2004=== 
 
Upgrading Israel's International Status and Strengthening its Strategic Partnerships 
08:00 Morning Sessions 
Upgrading the Strategic Partnership with the U.S. 
"Re-Energizing U.S.-Israeli Special Relations" 
*Col. Dr. Eran Lerman, Director General, Israel and Middle East Office, American Jewish Committee 
 
"A Defense Treaty with the United States?" 
*Prof. Amnon Rubinstein, Dean, Radzyner School of Law, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya 
Countering the Anti-Israel Campaign 
*Chair: Shula Bahat, Associate Executive Director, American Jewish Committee 
 
"Reconstructing the Myth of Zionist Racism"
*Prof. Robert Wistrich, Head, Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Anti-Semitism, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 
 
"Israel and the World: Getting the Message Right" 
*Dr. Frank I. Luntz, President, Luntz Research Companies 
 
"Coping with the United Nations" 
*Prof. Anne Bayefsky, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute 
Discussion 
 
Coffee break 
 
"National Security Policy from a Foreign Policy Perspective" 
*Ambassador Ron Prosor, Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
 
Deepening Israel-EU Relations 
*Chair: Ambassador Ran Curiel, Deputy Director-General for Western Europe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
"Israel's European Option" 
*Ambassador Marc Otte, European Union Special Representative to the Middle East Peace Process, Council of the European Union 
*Ambassador Dr. Janusz Reiter, President, Center for International Relations, Warsaw, Poland 
 
"A Transatlantic Perspective of EU-Israel Relations" 
*Karsten D. Voigt, Coordinator for German-American Cooperation, Federal Foreign Office, Germany 
Discussion 
Israel and the Euro-Atlantic Community - Upgrading Relations with NATO 
*Chair: Ambassador Dr. Oded Eran, Israeli Ambassador to the European Union 
*Dr. Ronald D. Asmus, Senior Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States 
*Ambassador Sir Peter Ricketts KCMG, NATO Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom 
*Bruce P. Jackson, President, Project on Transitional Democracies 
*Dietmar Nietan, Member of Bundestag, Germany
*Maj. Gen. (res.) Matan Vilnai, Member of Knesset 
Discussion 
 
Lunch 
 
"A New World Order: Global Government Networks"
*Prof. Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University 
 
15:00 Afternoon Sessions 
Trends and Continuity in the Jewish World 
*Amb. Avi Pazner, World Chairman, Keren Hayesod - UIA 
*Chair: Sallai Meridor, Chairman of the Executive, Jewish Agency for Israel and the World Zionist Organization 
"The Future of the Jewish People” 
 
"Bringing Judaism Closer" 
*Rabbi Chaim Druckman, Director, Conversion Administration, Prime Minister's Office 
 
"A Turning Point in the Identity of European Jewry" 
*Prof. Shmuel Trigano, Universite de Paris, France 
 
“North American Jewry, Quo Vadis?" 
*Mr. Marc Gold, Associate Member, Board of Governors, Jewish Agency for Israel; Member of Keren Hayesod/ United Israel Appeal 
Discussion 
Soft Power Within the Jewish People 
"The Soft Power of the Jewish People" 
*Adv. Yitzhak Molho, Jewish People Policy Institute 
 
"Strategies to Augment the Soft Power of the Jewish People" 
*Prof. Yehezkel Dror, Founding President, Jewish People Policy Institute 
 
"Science As a Source of Jewish Strength" 
*Prof. Moshe Kaveh, President, Bar-Ilan University 
 
"The American Jewish Communities as a Strategic Network" 
*Brig. Gen. (res.) Nachman Shai, Senior Vice President and Director General, United Jewish Communities Israel 
 
“A Council for Dialogue – the Jews and Israel” 
*Ambassador Gad Yaacobi 
Discussion 
 
Coffee break
 
16:45 'Solidifying Israel-Diaspora Connections 
*Chair: Natan Sharansky, Minister for Diaspora and Jerusalem Affairs 
"Israel-Diaspora Relations: Taglit birthright israel As a Model" 
*Dr. Shimshon Shoshani, Director, Taglit birthright israel 
 
"Ten Days to Launch a Life-long Connection to Israel: The Impact of Taglit birthright israel" 
*Prof. Leonard Saxe, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University 
*Brig. Gen. Ilan Harari, Chief Education Officer, IDF 
Discussion 
 
Culture and Education in the Jewish World
*Chair: Tzipi Livni, Minister of Justice, Minister of Absorption and Housing, Minister of Construction 
"The People of Israel or the Israeli People" 
"Jewish Heritage Education" 
*Prof. Aliza Shenhar, President, Emek Yezreel College 
 
"Sea Change in the Jewish Consciousness of Secular Youth in the Last Decade" 
*Ehud Prawer, Deputy Head of the National Security Council for Domestic Policy 
 
"Jewish Education in American Universities"
*Daniel Posen, Managing Director, Posen Foundation 
 
'"The Dovrat Report and the Future of the Jewish People" 
*Dr. Zvi Zameret, Director General, Yad Ben Zvi 
 
"A Cultural, Qualitative Dimension" 
*Yitzchak Livni, Chairman, Channel 2 News Company 
 
"The Coalition Committee on Civil Marriages" 
*Ronnie Bar-On, Member of Knesset, Chairman, Knesset House Committee 
 
"Science as a Source of Jewish Strength"
*Prof. Moshe Kaveh, President, Bar-Ilan University 
 
"The American Jewish Communities as a Strategic Network" 
*Brig. Gen. (res.) Nachman Shai, Senior Vice President and Director General, United Jewish Communities Israel 
 
“A Council for Dialogue – the Jews and Israel”
*Ambassador Gad Yaacobi
Discussion
 
20:00 Dinner 
 
"Domestic Policy and Foreign Policy in a Changing World"
*Ambassador Zalman Shoval, Chairman, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya 
*Silvan Shalom, Minister of Foreign Affairs 
 
Awarding of a Scholarship Award in memory of the late Ehud Sprinzak, by Eti Livni, Member of Knesset
===THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2004===
 
National Challenges and Alternative Strategies for the Arab-Israeli Process 
08:00 Morning Sessions 
The National Challenge of Developing the Negev 
*Chair: Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder 
" 'Blueprint Negev' – The Vision and the Reality" 
 
"The Negev Facing a Major Breakthrough"
*Prof. Avishay Braverman, President, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev 
 
"Israel Railways Moving South" 
*Moshe Leon, Chairman of the Board, Israel Railways 
 
"Developing the Negev: From Stagnation to Action" 
*Shmuel Rifman, Chairman, Regional Councils of the Negev 
 
*"Incorporating the Bedouins and Closing the Gaps: The Key to Realizing Ben Gurion's Vision" 
*Talal Alkrinawi, Mayor of Rahat 
 
"KKL - A Base for Joining Forces to Develop the Negev"
*Yehiel Leket, World Chairman, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael, Jewish National Fund 
 
"Developing the Negev: Why We Will Succeed Today" 
*Haim Blumenblat, CEO, “Daroma Eidan HaNegev” 
Discussion 
The Road Map and the Disengagement Plan 
*Chair: Dr. Israel Elad-Altman, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya 
"The Road Map" 
*Adv. Dov Weissglas, Special Advisor, Prime Minister’s Office 
 
"The Disengagement Plan as a Molding Force on the National Level" 
*Col. (res.) Itamar Ya’ar, Deputy Head of the National Security Council for Defense Policy 
Discussion 
 
"International Security Involvement – The Conceptual Framework" 
*Pinhas Meidan-Shani, expert on negotiation and conflict resolution 
 
"The Disengagement: A Road to Peace" 
*Ambassador Terje Roed Larsen, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process 
 
Coffee break 
Jordanian Alternatives 
*Chair: Dr. Shmuel Bar, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya 
*Hani Al-Hassan
 
"Jordan as a Palestinian National State – A Base for a Regional Settlement" 
*Binyamin Elon, Member of Knesset 
 
"The Comeback of the Jordanian Optio – An Historical Perspective" 
*Dr. Dan Shueftan, Center for National Security Studies, Haifa University 
*Gideon Sa’ar, Member of Knesset, Head of the Coalition 
*Frank J. Gaffney Jr., President and CEO, Center for Security Policy, Washington DC 
Discussion 
 
Lunch 
 
*Nicolas Sarkozy, President, Union pour le Mouvement Populaire, France 
 
14:00 Afternoon Sessions 
 
Bilateral Final Status Plans 
*Chair: Dr. Israel Elad-Altman, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya 
 
"Territorial and Population Swaps Between Israel and the Palestinians" 
*Avigdor Liberman, Chairman, Israel Beteinu Party 
 
"The Geneva Initiative" 
*Dr. Yossi Beilin, Chairman, Yachad Party 
*Yasser Abed Rabbo, Head of the Palestinian Peace Coalition, Member of the PLO Executive Committee 
 
"The People’s Voice" 
*Maj. Gen. (res.) Ami Ayalon, Chairman of the Board, Netafim 
*Dr. Sari Nusseibeh, President, Al-Quds University 
 Discussion 
 
*Lt.Gen. (res.) Ehud Barak, former Prime Minister 
 
 
Coffee break 
Final Status Plans: Multilateral Arrangements and Territorial Swaps 
*Chair: Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair, Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya 
 
"Multilateral Territorial Swaps – Geographic, Demographic and Economic Perspectives" 
*Prof. Gideon Biger, Department of Geography, Tel Aviv University 
*Israel Harel, Columnist, Ha’aretz Daily Newspaper 
Discussion 
 
*Lord George Weidenfeld of Chelsea 
 
"The Future of Israel – A View From Abroad" 
*Dr. Mathias Dצpfner, CEO and Head of Newspapers Division, Axel Springer, Germany 
Summing Up 
*Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair, Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya 
*Prof. Jerry (Yoram) Wind, Lauder Professor and Director, SEI Center for Advanced Studies in Management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania 
20:00 Dinner 
Festive Closing Ceremony 
*Prof. Uriel Reichman, President of The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya 
*Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder 
"The Herzliya Address" 
*Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of the State of Israel 
*Farewell: Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair, Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya.Conference Agenda, The 5th Conference - 2004], herzliyaconference.org, accessed 6 June 2012.
==Media coverage==
*Charlotte Silver, Zionism neoliberal style, Al Jazeera, 11 February 2013.
==Notes==
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