Eighth Herzliya Conference

The Eighth Herzliya Conference was held at the Knesset in Jerusalem and the Daniel Hotel in Herzliya on 20-23 January 2008.2008 Herzliya Conference, herzliyaconference.org, accessed 20 May 2012.
==Program==
===Sunday, January 20th=== 
Knesset, Jerusalem 
08:00 Entrance to the Knesset and Registration 
09:30 Morning Sessions 
Assessing National Security – The Annual Update 
OPENING REMARKS–"TESTS OF ENDURANCE"
*Prof. Uzi Arad, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Chair, Herzliya Conference 
THE BALANCE OF ISRAEL'S NATIONAL SECURITY – THE "HERZLIYA INDICES" IN ISRAEL’S 60TH YEAR
*Chair: MK Tzachi Hanegbi, Chairman, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee 
*Prof. Amir Barnea, Founding Dean, Arison School of Business, IDC Herzliya 
*Ms. Lea Achdut, Van-Leer Jerusalem Institute 
*Prof. Gabriel Ben-Dor, Head of the School of Political Sciences, University of Haifa 
*Mr. Gideon Grinstein, Founder and President, Re’ut Institute 
Discussion
*Maj. Gen. Ido Nechushtan, Head of Plans and Policy Directorate, IDF 
*Mr. Joseph (Tommy) Lapid, Chairman, Yad Vashem Council 
 
THE PATRIOTISM SURVEY IN ISRAEL’S 60TH YEAR
*Chair: Prof. Michael Oren, Senior Fellow, Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies, Shalem Center 
*Prof. Ephraim Yaar, Head of the Program in Mediation and Conflict Resolution, Tel Aviv University 
*Adv. Dalia Rabin, Chair, Yitzhak Rabin Center for Israel Studies 
*Brig. Gen. Eli Shermeister, Chief Education & Youth Officer, IDF 
*MK Brig. Gen. (res.) Effie Eitam, Member, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee 
*MK Avshalom (Abu) Vilan, Member, Knesset State Control Committee 
*MK Gilad Erdan, Chairman, Knesset Economic Affairs Committee and Member of the Lobby for Jerusalem 
13:00 Lunch 
14:00 Afternoon Sessions 
Key Issues on the National Agenda 
BEYOND BALI: CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATIONAL SECURITY
*Introduction: Mr. Effi Stenzler, Chairman of the Board, Jewish National Fund 
*Prof. Dan Yakir, Head of the Department of Environmental Sciences & Energy Research, Weizmann Institute of Science 
*Dr. Shlomit Paz, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Haifa 
*MK Ophir Pines-Paz, Chairman, Knesset Internal Affairs and Environment Committee 
Discussion
*Introduction: Adv. Shraga Biran
*Prof. Bjorn Lomborg, Director, Copenhagen Consensus Center 
THE WINOGRAD COMMISSION AND NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION-MAKING
*Chair: MK Amb. Colette Avital, Deputy Speaker of the Knesset 
*Dr. Kori Schake, Deputy Director of Policy Planning, US Department of State; US Military Academy at West Point 
*Adv. Dan Meridor, Former Minister of Justice and Minister of Finance; Former Chair, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense 
Committee 
*Maj. Gen. (res.) Uzi Dayan, Former National Security Advisor 
*MK Gideon Sa’ar, Former Secretary to the Government 
Discussion
*Justice Micha Lindenstrauss, State Comptroller and Ombudsman 
THE HEART OF THE MATTER: JERUSALEM AS THE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL AND THE JEWISH PEOPLE
*Chair: MK Yuli Edelstein, Deputy Speaker of the Knesset 
*Amb. Dr. Oded Eran, Israel Representative, World Jewish Congress 
*Ms. Ora Achimeir, Director, Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies 
*Dr. Eilat Mazar, Institute of Archeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Senior Fellow, Shalem Center 
*Dr. Zvi Zameret, Director, Yad Ben-Zvi 
*Prof. Zeev Segal, Tel Aviv University 
Discussion
19:45 Opening Ceremony and Dinner 
Opening Address: 
*Mrs. Dalia Itzik, Speaker of the Knesset 
Addresses:
*Mr. Shimon Peres, President of the State of Israel 
*Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, Chief of General Staff, IDF 
Greetings: 
*Prof. Uriel Reichman, Founding President, IDC Herzliya 
*Mr. Natan Sharansky, Chairman, Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies, Shalem Center; Former Deputy Prime Minister 
Moderator: 
*Prof. Uzi Arad, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Chair, Herzliya Conference 
Musical Interlude: 
The Camerata Jerusalem Orchestra – Conductor: Avner Biron
===Monday, January 21st===
Daniel Hotel, Herzliya 
08:00-13:00 
INTERNATIONAL HERZLIYA ROUNDTABLE: Deterrence in a Poly-Nuclear Middle East 
By invitation only 
08:30 Morning Sessions 
National, Economic, and Social Challenges in the Global Era 
THE "HERZLIYA ACCORD" – PRIORITIZING ISRAEL'S SOCIAL NEEDS AND PROGRAMS 
*Introduction: Mr. Zvi Ziv, CEO, Bank Hapoalim 
*Presentation of the "Herzliya Accord" findings- Dr. Karnit Flug, Director, Research Department, Bank of Israel 
*Panel Members: Prof. Manuel Trachtenberg, Mr. David Brodet, Dr. Daniel Gottlieb, Prof. Rafi Melnick (Academic Coordinator), 
*Mr. Sever Plotzker, Dr. Yaacov Sheinin
*Advisors: Prof. Dov Chernichovsky, Mr. Kobi Haber, Dr. Miriam (Miki) Haran
*Ms. Naama Elefant, Herzliya Youth Forum Delegate 
*MK Prof. Avishay Braverman, Member, Knesset Finance Committee 
*Mr. Zeev Boim, Minister of Housing and Construction 
Discussion
*Mr. Eliyahu Yishai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry, Trade, and Labor 
ENGINES FOR GROWTH: ENERGIZING THE ISRAELI ECONOMY
*Chair: Adv. Dror Strum, Director, Israeli Center for Economic Planning 
*Mr. Yossi Hollander, Chairman, Israeli Center for Economic Planning
*Prof. Zvi Eckstein, Deputy Governor, Bank of Israel
*Eitan Berglas School of Economics, Tel-Aviv University 
*Dr. Yacov Sheinin, CEO, Economic Models 
*Mr. Shaul Tsemach, Director General, Ministry of Tourism 
Discussion 
*Discussant: Mr. Eli Gonen, President, Israel Hotel Association
THE ERA OF CREATIVE OPPORTUNITY
*Chair: Adv. Shraga Biran
*Introduction: Mr. Robert Rechnitz, Principal, Bomel Companies
*MK Benjamin Netanyahu, Leader of the Opposition; Former Prime Minister 
*Prof. Bjorn Lomborg, Director, Copenhagen Consensus Center 
*Mr. Simon Rosenberg, President, NDN 
Discussion 
*Prof. Stanley Fischer, Governor, Bank of Israel 
14:00 Lunch Session 
*Chair: Prof. Uzi Arad
*President José María Aznar, Former Prime Minister of Spain; President of FAES Fundación 
*Secretary William Cohen, Chairman and CEO, Cohen Group; Former US Secretary of Defense 
15:30 Afternoon Sessions 
GLOBAL ECONOMIC TRENDS AND PROCESSES
*Chair: Prof. Jacob Frenkel, Former Governor of the Bank of Israel; Chairman, Group of Thirty (G-30); Vice Chairman, American International Group (AIG) 
*Mr. Thomas Donohue, President and CEO, US Chamber of Commerce 
*Dr. Péter Medgyessy, Former Prime Minister of Hungary 
*Mr. Ben J. Wattenberg, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute 
 
'ENERGY SECURITY AND POLICIES – NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONTEXTS
*Introduction: Mr. Robert McNally, Managing Director, Tudor Investment Corporation 
*Ms. Ann Eggington, Head of Division for Europe, Middle East and Africa, International Energy Agency 
*Maj. Gen. (res.) Oren Shachor, Chairman and President, Eilat-Ashkelon Pipeline Company 
 
*Mr. Binyamin (Fuad) Ben Eliezer, Minister of National Infrastructures 
Foreign Policy Challenges Against the Backdrop of Regional Developments 
ARAB-ISRAELI NEGOTIATIONS – FORECASTS FOR THE REGION
*Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilead, Director, Political-Military Bureau, Ministry of Defense 
*Prof. Martin Kramer, Senior Fellow, Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies, Shalem Center 
*Prof. Gideon Biger, Department of Geography and Human Environment, Tel Aviv University 
*Mr. Lee Smith, Visiting Fellow, Hudson Institute 
Discussion
20:00 Dinner 
*Introduction: Ms. Shula Bahat, Associate Executive Director, American Jewish Committee
*Lt. Gen. (res.) Ehud Barak, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense; Former Prime Minister 
*Mr. Maxime Verhagen, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands 
21:30 “NIGHT OWLS” 
THE CHALLENGE OF RADICAL ISLAM
In cooperation with the Atlantic Forum of Israel 
*Chair: Dr. Boaz Ganor, Deputy Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya 
*Mr. Edward (Ted) M. Gistaro, US National Intelligence Officer for Transnational Threats 
*Ms. Judith Miller, Adjunct Fellow, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research 
*Dr. Uzi Landau, Former Minister for Internal Security; Research Fellow, International Institute for Counter-Terrorism, IDC Herzliya 
*Mr. Steven Emerson, Executive Director, Investigative Project on Terrorism 
*Dr. Peter Ackerman, Chair, International Center on Nonviolent Conflict 
===Tuesday, January 22nd=== 
Daniel Hotel, Herzliya 
08:30 Morning Sessions 
NEGOTIATING THE FINAL STATUS AGREEMENT
*Introduction: Amb. Zalman Shoval, Chairman of the Board, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya 
*Amb. Robert Serry, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Envoy of the Secretary-General to the Quartet – a message from the UN Secretary General to the Herzliya Conference 
*Lt. Gen. (res.) Moshe Ya’alon, Senior Fellow, Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies, Shalem Center 
*Amb. Prof. Daniel Kurtzer, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University 
*Sir Ronald Cohen, Chairman, Portland Trust
*Prof. Irwin Cotler, Member of Parliament, Canada 
*Prof. Stephen D. Krasner, Department of Political Science, Stanford University
*Amb. Robert Serry, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process 
Discussion 
THE ATLANTIC ALLIANCE AND THE BROADER MIDDLE EAST: AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN APPROACHES
*Introduction: Mr. Hermann Bünz, Director, Representative in Israel, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung 
*Mr. Peter Flory, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Defense Investment 
*Amb. Dr. Robert Hunter, President, Atlantic Treaty Association; Senior Advisor, RAND Corporation 
*Dr. Josef Joffe, Publisher and Editor, Die Zeit 
*Col. (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman, Director, Israel and Middle East Office, American Jewish Committee 
*Dr. Israel Elad-Altman, Senior Research Fellow, Atlantic Forum of Israel; Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya 
Discussion
12:00 Lunch Session 
FROM THE OUTSIDE, LOOKING IN: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE MIDDLE EAST
*Chair: Mr. Natan Sharansky, Chairman, Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies, Shalem Center; Former Deputy Prime Minister 
*Mr. Franco Frattini, Vice President, Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security, European Commission 
*Prof. Li Zhaoxing, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, People’s Republic of China 
*Dr. David Wurmser, Executive Member, Delphi Global Analysis Group & Former Senior Advisor for Middle East and Strategic Affairs to US Vice President
Presentation of the Herzl Awards by
*Brig. Gen. (res.) Pinchas Barel-Buchris, Director-General, Ministry of Defense
14:00 Afternoon Sessions 
The Iranian Nuclear Threat 
ASSESSING IRAN'S NUCLEAR INTENTIONS AND CAPABILITIES
*Chair: Adv. Aaron Abramovitch, Director-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
*Amb. John Bolton, Former US Ambassador to the United Nations 
*Dr. Kori Schake, Deputy Director of Policy Planning, US Department of State 
*Dr. Jon B. Alterman, Director, Middle East Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies 
*MK Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Member and Former Chairman, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee 
Discussion
CAN A NUCLEAR IRAN BE PREVENTED? '
*Chair: MK Maj. Gen. (res.) Prof. Isaac Ben-Israel, Member, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee 
*Mr. Norman Podhoretz, Editor-at-Large, Commentary Magazine 
*Dr. Patrick Cronin, Director, Institute for National Strategic Studies 
*Prof. François Heisbourg, Chairman, International Institute for Strategic Studies (France) 
*MK Brig. Gen. Dr. Ephraim Sneh, Member, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee 
Discussion
CAN A NUCLEAR IRAN BE DETERRED? 
*Chair: Prof. Alex Mintz, Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya 
*Maj. Gen. (res.) Matan Vilnai, Deputy Minister of Defense 
*Dr. Adir Pridor, Head of the Institute for Industrial Mathematics 
*Dr. Jerrold Post, Director, Political Psychology Program, George Washington University 
*Dr. Shmuel Bar, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya 
*Dr. Oded Brosh, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya 
Discussion 
*Lt. Gen. (res.) Shaul Mofaz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transportation and Road Safety; in charge of Strategic Dialogues 
20:00 Dinner 
*Introduction: Prof. Herbert London, President, Hudson Institute 
*Ms. Tzipi Livni, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs 
*Mr. Carl Bildt, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Former Prime Minister of Sweden 
Presentation of the Herzl Awards by
*Mr. Lester Crown, President, Henry Crown & Co. 
*Introduction: Mr. Robert H. Asher, Chairman, Society for Excellence through Education 
21:30 “NIGHT OWLS” 
UPGRADING ISRAEL’S RELATIONS WITH THE ATLANTIC COMMUNITY
In cooperation with the Atlantic Forum of Israel 
*Chair: Amb. Michael Žantovský, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Israel and NATO Contact Point Ambassador 
*Amb. Dan Gillerman, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations 
*Mr. Rafael L. Bardají, Director, International Studies, FAES Fundación 
*Mr. Tommy Steiner, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Atlantic Forum of Israel 
*Mr. Matthew Mark Horn, National Policy Director, American Jewish Congress
===Wednesday, January 23rd=== 
Daniel Hotel, Herzliya 
08:00-13:00 
INTERNATIONAL HERZLIYA ROUNDTABLE: The Sunni-Shiite Rift – Origins and Strategic Implications 
By invitation only 
08:30 Morning Sessions 
The Next 60 Years: Goals and Directions for Israel and the Jewish People 
PROMOTING EXCELLENCE AS A NATIONAL VALUE
*Introduction: Mr. Robert H. Asher, Chairman, Society for Excellence through Education 
*Prof. Jehuda Reinharz, President, Brandeis University 
*Mr. Tony Danker, McKinsey & Company’s Global Education Practice
*Mr. Hezki Arieli, Director-General, Society for Excellence through Education 
*Mr. Miki Kesary, Director, Center for Excellence Enhancement 
*Mr. Martin Kraar, President, Society for Excellence through Education – USA 
*Prof. Daniel Zajfman, President, Weizmann Institute for Science 
*Conclusions: Mr. Lester Crown, President, Henry Crown & Co. 
REFORMING EDUCATION AND HIGHER LEARNING
*Chair: Prof. Amnon Rubinstein, Former President, IDC Herzliya; Former Minister of Education 
*Prof. Yuli Tamir, Minister of Education 
*Prof. Menachem Yaari, President, Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities 
*Dr. Shimshon Shoshani, CEO, Birthright-israel; Former Director-General Director of the Ministry of Education 
*Prof. Zeev Tadmor, Chairman of the Board, Shmuel Ne'eman Institute, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology 
*MK Limor Livnat*, Former Minister of Education 
*Prof. Zvi Galil, President, Tel Aviv University 
ARAB ISRAELIS AND NATIONAL SERVICE
*Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) David Ivry, President, Boeing Israel 
*Dr. Reuven Gal, Prime Minister's Office 
*Dr. Hanna Swaid, Member, Knesset's Economic Affairs Committee 
*Prof. Sammy Smooha, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Haifa 
*Mr. Nabil Ouda, Writer and Journalist 
Discussion 
13:00 Lunch 
14:00 Afternoon Sessions 
ISRAEL-DIASPORA RELATIONS
*Prof. Yehezkel Dror, Founding President, Jewish People Policy Institute 
JEWISH SECULARISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY
*Chair: Prof. Gabriel Motzkin, Director, Van Leer Jerusalem Institute 
*Prof. Yehuda Bauer, Academic Advisor, International Institute for Holocaust Research, Yad Vashem 
*Prof. Menachem Brinker, Department of Jewish Thought, Hebrew University of Jerusalem 
*Prof. Shmuel Feiner, Department of Jewish History, Bar-Ilan University
Discussion
*Introduction: Mr. Felix Posen
*Mr. Amos Oz, Writer 
TRENDS IN THE CONNECTION OF THE DIASPORA'S YOUNG GENERATION TO ISRAEL 
*Introduction: Mr. Gideon Mark, Birthright-israel 
*Mr. Isaac Herzog, Minister of the Diaspora, Society, and Fight against Anti-Semitism 
*Prof. Leonard Saxe, Director, Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, Brandeis University 
*MK Prof. Menahem Ben-Sasson, Chair, Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee 
Discussion
RETHINKING JEWISH PHILANTHROPY – INTERRELATIONS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND THE DIASPORA
*Introduction: Mr. Zeev Bielski, Chairman of the Executive, Jewish Agency for Israel and World Zionist Organization 
*Dr. John Ruskay, Executive Vice President and CEO, UJA-Federation of New York 
*Mr. Avi Naor, Chairman, “Or Yarok” – Association for Safer Driving in Israel; Member of the Executive, Jewish Agency for Israel 
Discussion 
'GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR JEWISH-ARAB EQUALITY AND INTEGRATION
*Chair: MK Nadia Hilou, Chairperson, Knesset Committee on the Rights of the Child 
*Introduction: Mr. Amnon Be'eri-Sulitzeanu, Executive Director, Abraham Fund Initiatives, Israel 
*Mr. Muhammad Darawsha, Director, External Relations, Abraham Fund Initiatives, Israel 
*Mr. Drew Haire, Head of the Community Relations Unit at the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister, Northern Ireland 
*Prof. Shimon Shamir, Tel Aviv University 
*Mr. Jafar Farah, Director, Mossawa Center 
Discussion 
*Mr. Raanan Dinur, Director-General, Prime Minister's Office 
LAW, GOVERNANCE, AND NATIONAL SECURITY
*Justice Prof. Aharon Barak, Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; Radzyner School of Law, IDC Herzliya 
SUMMING UP: ENDURANCE FOREVER
*Prof. Uzi Arad ,Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Chair, Herzliya Conference
20:00 Closing Ceremony and Dinner 
*Chair: Prof. Uriel Reichman, Founding President, IDC Herzliya 
*Amb. Ronald S. Lauder, President, World Jewish Congress
*“Herzliya Address" – Mr. Ehud Olmert, Prime Minister 
*Prof. Uzi Arad, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Chair, Herzliya Conference
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