Herzliya 2013

Herzliya 2013, the 13th annual Herzliya Conference took place at the Dan Acadia Hotel in Herzliya from 11 to 14 March 2013.TIME FOR NEW NATIONAL AND REGIONAL AGENDAS, Herzliyaconference.org, accessed 11 March 2013.
==Notable comments==
*IDF Intelligence chief Aviv Kochavi said according to the Jerusalem Post, "the Iranian leadership would like to find itself in the position of being able to break out to an atomic weapon stage in a short period of time, according to the IDF’s intelligence assessments. However, he said that Iran has not yet decided to build the bomb."Yaakov Lappin, 'Iran believes chance of attack on it is low', Jerusalem Post, 14 March 2013.
*IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz on Syria: “They’re fighting Assad. But guess what. It’s us afterward. We could be the next challenge for the same organizations."Yaakov Lappin, 'Better Israeli than Lebanese if new conflict erupts', Jerusalem Post, 11 March 2013.
*Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi: I would argue that a nuclear Iran must be prevented precisely because it would act rationally. Should Iran acquire a nuclear military capability, it is mainly the conventional balance of the region that would take a different shape.Giulio Terzi, Why we can’t allow Iran to go nuclear, jpost.com, 14 March 2013.
==Agenda==
===Plenary sessions===
====Monday, March 11, 2013====
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
====Tuesday, March 12, 2013====
11:00 Herzliya Assembly CYBER SECURITY IN A BORDERLESS GLOBAL ARENA IN COOPERATION WITH ISRAEL NATIONAL CYBER BUREAU,PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE AND THE YUVAL NE’EMAN WORKSHOP,TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY 
*Opening Remarks: Dr. Eviatar Matania, Head, Israel National Cyber Bureau, Prime Minister’s Office
*Chair: Prof. Maj. Gen. (res.) Isaac Ben-Israel, Yuval Ne’eman Workshop, Tel-Aviv University; Chairman, Israel National Council for Research and Development – Ministry of Science & Technology 
*Mr. Avi Hasson, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Industry, Trade & Labor 
*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 
11:00 Nof Yam Assembly ISRAEL’S RIGHT OF SELF-DEFENSE: STRATEGIC, MORAL, AND LEGAL CONSTRAINTS 
*Prof. Maj. Gen. (res.) Yishai Beer, Radzyner School of Law, IDC Herzliya; Fmr. President of the IDF Military Court of Appeals 
*Prof. Moshe Halbertal, Radzyner School of Law, IDC Herzliya; Gruss Professor of Law, NYU Law School 
*Maj. Gen. (res.) Dan Harel, Fmr. Deputy Chief of the IDF General Staff 
*Dr. Eliav Lieblich, Radzyner School of Law, IDC Herzliya 
*Moderator: Mr. Amos Harel, Military Correspondent, Haaretz
12:45 Herzliya Assembly 
MEDIA & DEMOCRACY IN THE ERA OF MULTIPLE SOURCES OF INFORMATION
*Dr. Noam Lemelstrich Latar, Dean, Sammy Ofer School of Communications, IDC Herzliya 
*Dr. Yuval Karniel, Sammy Ofer School of Communications, IDC Herzliya 
*Mr. Yoram Mokady, Vice President of content, HOT 
*Ms. Ayelet Metzger, Acting Director General, The Second Television and Radio Authority 
*Mr. Eden Bar Tal, Director General, Ministry of Communications 
*Moderator: Mr. Roy Katz, Sammy Ofer School of Communications, IDC Herzliya 
12:45 Nof Yam Assembly R&D PRIORITIES: WILL SOLAR ENERGY DELIVER? IN COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT,MINISTRY OF SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY 
*Prof. Daniel Hershkowitz, Minister of Science and Technology 
*Prof. Moti Hershkowitz, Vice-President and Dean for R&D, Ben-Gurion University; Chairman, National Committee for Energy R&D 
*Prof. Arie Zaban, Head, Bar-Ilan’s Institute of Nanotechnology & Advanced Materials (BINA), Bar-Ilan University 
*Mr. Dov Berger, Director of Solar Energy, Ormat Technologies Inc. 
*Dr. Shlomo Wald, Chief Scientist, 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 R&D, National Council for Research and Development
12:45 Accadino Assembly REDEFINING RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE, CITIZENS, AND THE CORPORATE SECTOR
*Mr. Oved Yehezkel, CEO, T.A.R.A. Consulting Group; Fmr. Secretary of the Cabinet at the Prime Minister’s Office 
*Mr. Eli Hurvitz, Executive Director, Trump Foundation 
*Brig. Gen. (Res.) Eival Gilady, Chairman, Western Galilee College 
*Brig. Gen. (Res.) Prof. Joshua (Shuki) Shemer, Chairman, Assuta Medical Centers; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University 
*Dr. Michal Hemo-Lotem, Director General, JDC Institute for Leadership and Governance 
*Mr. Eyal Gabbai, Managing Partner, RGB Equity; Fmr. Director General of the Prime Minister’s Office 
14:30 Herzliya Assembly 14:30 CYBER, SOCIAL NETWORKS & THE TRANSFORMATION OF POLITICS IN COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT,MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND THE YUVAL NE’EMAN WORKSHOP, TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY 
*Chair: Prof. Maj. Gen. (res.) Isaac Ben-Israel, Yuval Ne’eman Workshop, Tel-Aviv University; Chairman, Israel National Council for Research and Development – Ministry of Science & Technology 
*Dr. Chiara de Franco, Research Fellow, Department of War Studies, King’s College London 
*Mr. Noy Alooshe, Musician and Media Artist 
*Ms. Keren Elazari, Computer Security Expert 
*Mr. Sam Graham-Felsen, Barack Obama’s 2008 Campaign Chief Blogger 
*Mr. Eden Shochat, General Partner, Genesis 
Nof Yam Assembly 14:30 THE GAS TREASURE: DEVELOPING ISRAEL’S INDUSTRY AND TRANSPORTATION
*Mr. Yossie Hollander, Chairman, Israeli Institute for Economic Planning 
*Dr. Gilead Fortuna, Senior Research Fellow, Samuel Neaman Institute, Technion 
*Mr. Gil Dankner, Chairman, Dor Chemicals 
*Mr. Danny Ben-Ner, CEO, Ten Petroleum Company 
*Dr. Shlomo Wald, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Energy and Water 
*Moderator: Avi Bareli, The Marker
14:30 Accadino Assembly WOMEN ECONOMIC RESILIENCE
*Chair: Prof. Sharon Rabin-Margaliot, Dean, Radzyner School of Law, IDC Herzliya 
*Ms. Vered Pear Swid, Head, Authority for the Advancement of the Status of Women, Prime Minister’s Office 
*Ms. Ilana Fahima, Vice President for Human Resources, Teva Pharmaceuticals 
*Adv. Ina Soltanovich-David, Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner, Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Labor 
*Ms. Yafit Alfandari, Head, Consumption and Finance Sector and Coordinator of Gender Statistics, Central Bureau of Statistics 
*Dr. Tali Regev, School of Economics, IDC Herzliya
16:15 Herzliya Assembly IS THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN IMPASSE BREAKABLE?
*Opening Remarks: MK Tzipi Livni, Chairman of the Hatnua Party 
*Dr. Robert Danin, Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies, Council on Foreign Relations 
*Prof. Shlomo Avineri, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Fmr. Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
*Brig. Gen. (Res.) Michael Herzog, Milton Fine International Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy 
*Dr. Yoaz Hendel, Chairman, Institute for Zionist Strategy
*Maj. Gen. (res.) Nati Sharoni, President, Council for Peace and Security 
*Mr. Dani Dayan, Former Chairman, Yesha Council 
*Moderator: Mr. Barak Ravid, Diplomatic Correspondent, Haaretz
16:30 Nof Yam Assembly A MATTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY: PERSONAL SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
*Opening Remarks: Commissioner Yohanan Danino, Inspector General of the Israel Police
*Commissioner (Ret.) Shlomo Aharonishky, Fmr. Inspector General of the Israel Police 
*Mr. Meir Nitzan, Chairman, Lod Municipal Appointed Committee 
*Mr. Yehuda Shaffer, Deputy State Attorney (Financial Enforcement) 
*Prof. Moshe Barniv, Radzyner School of Law, IDC 
*Moderator: Mr. Menashe Raz
18:30 Herzliya Assembly ZIONISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY 
*Opening Remarks: Mr. Efi Stenzler, Chairman, KKL-JNF 
*Speakers: Mr. Natan Sharansky, Chairman, Jewish Agency for Israel 
*Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv-Jaffa; Fmr. Chief Rabbi of Israel 
*Prof. Uriel Reichman, President and Founder, IDC Herzliya 
*Moderator: Mr. Jonathan Davis, Vice President for External Relations and Head of the Raphael Recanati International School, IDC Herzliya 
20:00 Exodus Hall
RECEPTION
In honor of the Keren Kayemeth Le'Israel-Jewish National Fund
====Wednesday, March 13, 2013==== 
11:00 Herzliya Assembly AHEAD OF PRESIDENT OBAMA’S VISIT TO ISRAEL: US-ISRAEL RELATIONS –QUO VADIS? 
*H.E. Daniel B. Shapiro, Ambassador of the US to Israel 
*Amb. Dr. Dore Gold, President, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs 
*The Honorable Dr. Dov S. Zakheim, Senior Fellow, CNA Corporation; Senior Adviser, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Fmr. US Undersecretary of Defense 
*Amb. Danny Ayalon; Fmr. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Fmr. Ambassador of Israel to the US 
*Moderator: Nadav Eyal, Channel 10 
12:30 Herzliya Assembly MAJOR TRENDS IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS
*Chair: Prof. Jacob Frenkel, Chairman, JPMorgan Chase International; Chairman, Board of Trusties, Group of Thirty (G-30); Fmr. Governor of the Bank of Israel 
*Prof. Niu Tiehang, Senior Research Fellow & Editor-in-Chief of Globalization Journal, Centre of International Economic Exchanges 
*Mr. Andrew Sheng, President, Fung Global Institute; Fmr. Chairman of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission 
*Mr. Daniel J. Arbess, Partner, Perella Weinberg Partners; Portfolio Manager, PWP Xerion Funds 
IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ISRAELI ECONOMY
*Prof. Stanley Fischer, Governor of the Bank of Israel
14:00 Herzliya Assembly A NEW MACRO-ECONOMIC STRATEGY FOR ISRAEL
*Prof. Rafi Melnick, Provost, IDC Herzliya 
*Mr. Yair Seroussi, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Bank Hapoalim 
*Prof. Eugene Kandel, Head of the National Economic Council, Prime Minister’s Office 
*Mr. Aharon Fogel, Chairman, Migdal Insurance and Financial Holdings 
*MK Prof. Avishay Braverman, Labor Party 
*Moderator: Ms. Stella Korin-Lieber, Globes
*Concluding Remarks: Prof. Stanley Fischer, Governor of the Bank of Israel 
14:00 Nof Yam Assembly THE US PIVOT TO ASIA AND THE GLOBAL BALANCE OF POWER: WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST? 
*Dr. David Gordon, Head of Research and Director, Global Macro Eurasia Group; Fmr. Vice Chairman, US National Intelligence Council 
*Amb. Bilahari Kausikan, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore 
*Prof. Xu Jian, Senior Research Fellow, China Institute of International Studies 
*Prof. Robert Ayson, Director, Center for Strategic Studies: New Zealand (CSS) 
*Amb. Prof. Élie Barnavi, Scientific Advisor to the Museum of Europe; Fmr. Ambassador of Israel to France
*Amb. Dan Gillerman, Chairman, Markstone Capital Group; Fmr. Ambassador of Israel to the UN 
*Mr. Tommy Steiner, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
15:30 Herzliya Assembly THE HERZLIYA CONSENSUS: PRIORITIZING NATIONAL BUDGET CUTS 
*Prof. Rafi Melnick, Provost, IDC Herzliya 
*Mr. Roni Bar-On, Fmr. Minister of Finance 
*Mr. Doron Cohen, Director General, Ministry of Finance 
*Mr. Yarom Ariav, Fmr. Director General of the Ministry of Finance 
*Mr. Israel Makov, Chairman of the Board, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC 
*Prof. Leah Achdut, Senior Research Fellow, Van Leer Jerusalem Institute; School for Social Sciences and Management, Ruppin Academic Center 
* Concluding Remarks: MK Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Minister of Finance
17:15 Herzliya Assembly EMERGING SECURITY CHALLENGES IN THE MIDDLE EAST: THE PROLIFERATION OF TERROR AND JIHAD
*Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Francis H. (Frank) Kearney, President, InsideSolutions LLC; Fmr. Deputy Director for Strategic Operational Planning, US National Counter-Terrorism Center
*Amb. Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman, Munich Security Conference 
*The Honorable Jane Harman, Director, President & CEO, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 
*Mr. R. James Woolsey, Chairman, Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD); Fmr. Director of the Central Intelligence 
*Dr. Boaz Ganor, Deputy Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Founder & Executive Director, International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) 
*Moderator: Mr. Arnon Perlman 
17:00 Nof Yam Assembly IS ISRAEL EXPERIENCING A CREDIT CRUNCH? REFORMING ISRAEL’S CREDIT MARKETS 
*Prof. Zvi Eckstein, Dean, School of Economics, IDC Herzliya 
*Ms. Anat Levin, Head of Global Treasury and Member of the Board of Management, Bank Hapoalim 
*Prof. Amir Barnea, Arison School of Business, IDC Herzliya 
*Prof. Oded Sarig, Commissioner of Financial, Savings, and InsuranceMarkets, Ministry of Finance 
*Prof. Daniel Tsiddon, Head, Capitol Market Division, Bank Leumi 
*Moderator: Ms. Meirav Arlozorov, The Marker
18:45 Herzliya Assembly KEYNOTE ADDRESS
*The Honorable Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy 
19:00 Herzliya Assembly IRAN AND THE RED LINE: TIME FOR SWORD OR TIME FOR DIPLOMACY?
*Amb. Jacques Audibert, Director General for Political and Security Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France 
*The Honorable Rudy deLeon, Vice President for National Security and International Policy, Center for American Progress; Fmr. US Deputy Secretary of Defense 
*The Honorable Mary Beth Long, Fmr. US Undersecretary of Defense for International Security Affairs 
*Ms. Danielle Pletka, Vice President, Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) 
*Dr. Liang Yabin, Research Fellow, Institute for International Strategic Studies, Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party 
*Prof. Uzi Arad, Fmr. National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister; Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya 
*Moderator: Dr. Josef Joffe, Publisher-Editor, Die Zeit; Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Marc & Anita Abramowitz Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
====Thursday, March 14, 2013====
11:00 Herzliya Assembly BRIEFING OF IDF DIRECTOR OF MILITARY INTELLIGENCE
*Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, Director of Military Intelligence, IDF
11:45 Herzliya Assembly IN SEARCH OF A STRATEGY: US, EUROPE, AND THE 
MIDDLE EAST
*The Honorable Derek Chollet, US Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs 
*The Honorable Alexandr Vondra, Fmr. Deputy Prime Minister and Fmr. Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic 
*Amb. Jesper Vahr, Director of the Private Office of the Secretary General, NATO 
*Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilead, Director, Political-Military Bureau, Ministry of Defense 
*Moderator: Mr. Tommy Steiner, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy
11:45 Nof Yam AssemblyOVERDOSE? ISRAELI MARKET REGULATION
*Mr. Dror Strum, President, Israeli Institute for Economic Planning 
*Mr. Sharon Kedmi, Director General, Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Labor 
*Ms. Noga Kainan, President, Israeli Forum of Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) 
*Mr. Noaz Bar-Nir, Director General, Ministry of Tourism 
*Mr. Elad Benbaji, CEO, Excellence Nessuah brokerage services Ltd 
13:30 Herzliya Assembly SYRIA’S ONGOING STRIFE: REGIONAL IMPLICATIONS
*Ms. Antonella Caruso, Director, Middle East and West Asia Division, Department of Political Affairs, United Nations 
*Mr. Andrew J. Tabler, Senior Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy 
*The Honorable Suat Kiniklioglu, Executive Director, STRATIM; Fmr. Member of Parliament, Turkey 
*Mr. Salameh Nematt, Jordan Communications Consultants
*Prof. Eyal Zisser, Dean, Faculty of Humanities, Tel Aviv University 
*Moderator: Ms. Smadar Perry, Middle East Editor, Yediot Aharonot
13:30 Nof Yam Assembly ADDRESSING TRADE VULNERABILITY: ISRAEL’S DEPENDENCE ON TOO FEW EXPORTERS
*Mr. Sharon Kedmi, Director General, Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Labor 
*Mr. Israel Makov, Chairman of the Board, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC 
*Mr. Dan Catarivas Director, Division of Foreign Trade and International Relations, Manufacturers' Association of Israel 
*Mr. Dov Baharav, Chairman of the Board, Israel Aerospace Industries 
*Moderator: Ms. Galit Hemi, Editor, Calcalist
*15:15 Herzliya Assembly ECONOMIC CRISIS AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY IN A POST-SPRING MIDDLE EAST
*Dr. Tamara Cofman Wittes, Director, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution 
*Amb. Bernardino Léon, EU Special Representative to the Southern Mediterranean 
*Mr. Sherif El-Diwani, Chief Business Officer, Documenta SL 
*Dr. Israel Elad-Altman, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya 
*Ms. Kerstin Müller, MdB, Foreign Policy Spokesperson for the Alliance 90/The Greens Parliamentary Group; Fmr. Minister of State at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Germany 
*Moderator: Ms. Judy Miller, Contributing Editor, City Journal; Adjunct Fellow, Manhattan Institute
15:15 Nof Yam Assembly LEAVING NO CHILD BEHIND? GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
*Dr. Dan Sharon, Fmr. Director General of the Ministry of Education 
*Mr. Nachum Blass, Senior Researcher, Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel 
*Dr. Ofer Rimon, Director, Administration for Science and Technology, Ministry of Education 
*Mr. Shalom Ben Moshe, Senior Director, Human Resources Training and Development, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor 
*Adv. Ravit Dom, Director General, Amal 
*Mr. Dov Lautman, Chair, Hakol Hinuch Movement 
*Dr. Yousef Jabareen, Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion 
*Moderator: Ms. Anat Goldstein 
17:00 Herzliya Assembly IS A SUNNI AXIS EMERGING? THE BALANCE OF POWER IN THE MIDDLE EAST
*Mr. Elliott Abrams, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations 
*Mr. Brian Katulis, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress 
*Mr. Riad al Khouri, Principal and Chief Economist, DEA Inc, Amman 
*Mr. Salameh Nematt, Jordan Communications Consultants
*Dr. Shmuel Bar, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya 
*Moderator: Mr. Oded Granot, Head, Middle East Desk, Channel 1 
17:00 Nof Yam Assembly TOURISM: A TOP PRIORITY INDUSTRY
*The Honorable Kenneth E.Hyatt, Acting Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade, U.S. Department of Commerce 
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*Amb. Dan Gillerman, Chairman, Markstone Capital Group 
*Mr. Ami Federmann, President, Israel Hotel Association; Deputy Chairman, Dan Hotels 
*Mr. Noaz Bar-Nir, Director General, Ministry of Tourism 
*Mr. David Boas, President, David Boas Enterprises and Business Consultancy; Fmr. Director of Budgets at the Ministry of Finance 
*Mr. Shmuel Marom, Chair, Israel Incoming Tour Operators Association 
*Moderator: Mr. Matan Hodorov, Senior Economic Commentator, Channel 10 
18:30 Herzliya AssemblyISRAEL’S NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY AND THE CHANGING MIDDLE EAST
*Opening Remarks: The Honorable Dan Meridor, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intelligence and Atomic Energy 
*Maj. Gen. Ido Nehushtan, Fmr. Commander in Chief of the Air Force and Fmr. Head of IDF Planning Directorate 
*Maj. Gen. (res.) Danny Rothschild, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy; Chair, Annual Herzliya Conference Series 
*Prof. Shlomo Avineri, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Fmr. Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
*Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Yadlin, Director, the Institute for National Security Studies 
*Moderator: Mr. Ron Ben-Yishai, Journalist, Yedioth Ahronoth/YNET News
20:00 Herzliya Assembly THE HERZLIYA ADDRESS
TBD
===HERZLIYA ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS===
===Monday, March 11, 2013=== 
10:00 – 15:00 Nof Yam Assembly THE 2013 HERZLIYA GAME: THE DAY AFTER SYRIA’S DISINTEGRATION – GLOBAL AND REGIONAL 
IMPLICATIONS
Control Group: 
*Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) Danny Rothschild, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy; Chair, Annual Herzliya Conference Series 
*Ms. Rachel Machtiger, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya 
*Mr. Ori Slonim, Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya 
Participants: 
USA 
*The Honorable Mary Beth Long, Fmr. US Undersecretary of Defense for International Security Affairs 
*Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Francis H. (Frank) Kearney, President, Inside-Solutions LLC; Fmr. Deputy Director for Strategic Operational Planning, US National Counter-Terrorism Center 
*Mr. R. James Woolsey, Chairman, Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD); Fmr. Director of the Central Intelligence 
CHINA
*Dr. Liang Yabin, Research Fellow, Institute for International Strategic Studies, Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party 
*Prof. Robert Ayson, Director, Center for Strategic Studies: New Zealand (CSS) 
RUSSIA
*Amb. Zvi Magen, Fmr. Ambassador of Israel to Russia
EU/NATO 
*The Honorable Alexandr Vondra, Fmr. Deputy Prime Minister and Fmr. Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic 
*Dr. Josef Joffe, Publisher-Editor, Die Zeit; Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Marc & Anita Abramowitz Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University 
SAUDI ARABIA AND GCC 
*Dr. David Gordon, Head of Research and Director, Global Macro Eurasia Group; Fmr. Vice Chairman, US National Intelligence Council 
TURKEY
The Honorable Suat Kiniklioglu, Executive Director, STRATIM; Fmr. Member of Parliament, Turkey 
ISRAEL
*Maj. Gen. (Res.) Eitan Ben-Eliyahu, Fmr. Commander in Chief of the Air Force 
*Amb. Dr. Oded Eran, Senior Research Associate, Institute for National Security Studies (INSS); Fmr. Ambassador of Israel to Jordan and to the EU and NATO 
JORDAN
*Mr. Riad al Khouri, Principal and Chief Economist, DEA Inc, Amman 
IRAN
*Dr. Shmuel Bar, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya 
*Dr. Alex Greenberg, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya 
LEBANON
*Mr. Tony Badran, Research Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies 
SYRIA
*Alawistan: Mr. Andrew J. Tabler, Senior Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
*Jihadistan: Dr. Mordechai Kedar, Research Associate, Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, Bar-Ilan University 
*Syrian National Council: Lee Smith, Senior Editor, Weekly Standard
EGYPT 
*Dr. Israel Elad-Altman, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya 
Discussant: 
*Maj. Gen. Mark O. Schissler, Director, Strategy and Policy, U.S. European Command (EUCOM J5) 
Moderator: 
*Mr. Tommy Steiner, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya 
10:00 – 12:30 Accadino Assembly PUNCHING ABOVE THEIR WEIGHT: SMALL ECONOMIES IN THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE 
*Chair: Amb. Irit Ben-Abba, Deputy General Director for Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
Discussants: 
*Sir Prof. Peter Gluckman, Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of New Zealand 
*Dr. David Skilling, Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade, New Zealand 
*Mr. Netanel Oded, The National Economic Council, Prime Minister's Office 
*Mr. Dror Strum, President, Israeli Institute for Economic Planning 
*Prof. Ehud Gazit, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Science and Technology 
13:00-15:30 Accadino Assembly MARITIME SECURITY AND NAVAL STRATEGY (in Hebrew) 
*Chair: Rear Admiral (Res.) Yuval Zur, Principal Maritime Strategic Chair, University of Haifa 
Discussants: 
*Captain (Res.) Yigal Maor, Director, Israeli Maritime Administration; Director General, Shipping and Ports Authority 
*Prof. Eyal Benvenisti, Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University 
*Dr. Ehud Eiran, Faculty of Political Science, Haifa University 
*Mr. Ohad Cohen, Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor 
*Brig Gen. Oded Gour-Lavie, Israeli Navy 
*Concluding Remarks: Admiral (Res.) Ami Ayalon Chairman, Executive Committee, University of Haifa; Fmr. Commander-in-Chief of the 
Navy
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 
8:00 Nof Yam Assembly THE LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY OF TERRORISM SPONSORS 
Chair: 
*Mr. Richard D. Heideman, Chairman, International Advisory Board of the Herzliya Conference 
Discussants: 
*Mr. Floyd R. Jenkins, Founding President, Meridian 361 International Law Group, PLLC 
*Mr. Steven R. Perles, Perles Law Firm, PC 
*Mr. Stuart H. Newberger, Partner, Crowell & Moring, LLP 
*Dr. Boaz Ganor, Deputy Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Founder & Executive Director, International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT)
8:00 Business Lounge TIME FOR RESET? HAS ISRAEL LOST EUROPE?
Chair: 
*Mr. Marc Berthold, Director, Israel Office, Heinrich Böll Foundation 
Discussants: 
*Ms. Kerstin Müller, MdB, Foreign Policy Spokesperson for the Alliance 90/The Greens Parliamentary Group;Fmr. Minister of State at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Germany 
*Maj. Gen. Mark O. Schissler, Director, Strategy and Policy, U.S. European Command (EUCOM J5) 
*Dr. Jürgen Rüttgers, Fmr. Minister President, NorthRein Westphalen, Germany 
*H.E. Tomáš Pojar, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Israel; Fmr. Deputy Foreign Minister of the Czech Repubic 
*Amb. Agnieszka Magdziak-Miszewska, General Counselor to the Undersecretary of State for Defence Policy, Ministry of Defence, Poland 
*Mr. Roland Freudenstein, Deputy Director and Head of Research, Centre for European Studies 
*Dr. Tommy Steiner, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya 
8:00 Accadino Assembly
SHORT-TERM MIDDLE EAST SCENARIOS: SYRIA, LEBANON,JORDAN,
Chair: 
*Dr. Shmuel Bar, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya 
Discussants: 
*Prof. Asher Susser, Stanley and Ilene Gold Senior Fellow, Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Tel Aviv University 
*Prof. Eyal Zisser, Dean, Faculty of Humanities, Tel Aviv University 
*Dr. Israel Elad-Altman, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya 
*Mr. Salameh Nematt, Jordan Communications Consultants 
====Wednesday, March 13, 2013==== 
8:00 Business Lounge DIPLOMACY AND MILITARY:THE INTERFACE 
*Chair: Amb. Eran Etzion, Director of Policy Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
Discussants: 
*Maj. Gen. Mark O. Schissler, Director, Strategy and Policy, U.S. European Command (EUCOM J5) 
*Amb. Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman, Munich Security Conference 
*Prof. Robert Ayson, Director, Center for Strategic Studies: New Zealand 
8:00 Nof Yam Assembly US-ISRAEL RELATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF US STRATEGY
*Chair: Prof. Galia Golan, Director of the MA Program, Lauder School of Government, IDC 
Discussants: 
*Amb. Liora Herzl, Deputy Director General for North America, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
*Amb. Alon Pinkas, Fmr. Consul General of Israel in New York 
*Mr. Zvi Rafiah 
*Mr. Brian Katulis, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
8:00 Accadino Assembly SHORT-TERM MIDDLE EAST SCENARIOS: IRAN, IRAQ, THE GULF STATES, LIBYA, AND THE MAGHREB
*Chair: Dr. Shmuel Bar, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya 
Discussants: 
*Dr. David Gordon, Head of Research and Director, Global Macro Eurasia Group; Fmr. Vice Chairman, US National Intelligence Council 
*Prof. Joshua Teitelbaum, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, Bar-Ilan University 
*Mr. Alex Greenberg, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya 
*Dr. Oded Brosh, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya 
*Ms. Antonella Caruso, Director, Middle East and West Asia Division, Department of Political Affairs, United Nations 
13:30 Business Lounge ISRAEL’S ALLIES IN THE REGIONAL PERIPHERY
*Chair: Dr. Shmuel Bar, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya 
Discussants: 
*Mr. Yossi Alpher 
*Mr. Itzhak Barzilay
15:30 Accadino Assembly FROM BAD TO WORSE? MIDDLE EAST ECONOMIC PROSPECTS 
*Chair: Mr. Daniel F. Runde, Director, Project on Prosperity and Development, Center for Strategic and International Studies 
Discussants: 
*Amb. Bernardino Léon, EU Special Representative to the Southern Mediterranean 
*Mr. Sherif El-Diwani, Chief Business Officer, Documenta SL 
*Dr. Tamara Cofman Wittes, Director, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution 
*Mr. Yitzhak Gal, Research Fellow, The Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies 
===Thursday, March 14, 2013===
8:00 Business Lounge ISRAEL-TURKEY RELATIONS AND THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN 
*Chair: Prof. Shlomo Avineri, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Fmr. Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
Discussants: 
*The Honorable Suat Kiniklioglu, Executive Director, STRATIM; Fmr. Member of Parliament, Turkey 
*Prof. Andreas Theophanous, Head, Department of European Studies and International Relations, University of Nicosia; Director, Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs 
*Mr. Brian Katulis, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress 
*Mr. Tommy Steiner, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya 
8:00 Accadino Assembly LONG-TERM MIDDLE EAST SCENARIOS 
*Chair: Dr. Shmuel Bar, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya 
Discussants: 
*Prof. Uzi Rabi, Director, Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Tel Aviv University 
*Mr. Amos Hochstein, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Diplomacy 
*Mr. R. James Woolsey, Chairman, Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD); Fmr. Director of the Central Intelligence
*Dr. Israel Elad-Altman, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya 
8:00 Nof Yam Assembly CYBER INT. 
*Chair: Prof. Maj. Gen. (res.) Isaac Ben-Israel, Yuval Ne’eman Workshop, Tel-Aviv University; Chairman, Israel National Council for Research and Development – Ministry of Science & Technology 
Discussants: 
*Mr. Tal Kandel, Symantec 
*Mr. Tzachi Zorenshtain, System Architect, Israel, McAfee International Ltd 
*Mr. Guy Mizrahi, CEO, Cyberia - Advanced Cyber Solutions ltd. 
*Mr. Yuval Altman, Head of Cyber Security, Verint Systems 
*Mr. Tal Mozes, Hacktics Leader, Advisory Services, Ernst & Young 
*Mr. Guy Alon, Marketing Director, ELTA SIGINT, EW & Communication DivisionTIME FOR NEW NATIONAL AND REGIONAL AGENDAS, Herzliyaconference.org, accessed 11 March 2013.
==Media Coverage==
*Gantz: High probability of regional deterioration, ynetnews.com, 11 March 2013.
*Yaakov Lappin, 'Better Israeli than Lebanese if new conflict erupts', jpost.com, 11 March 2013.
*Ali Gharib, But To Whom Did Israel Lose Europe?, The Daily Beast, 12 March 2013.
*Michael Omer-Man, Tzipi Livni throws cold water on prospects for peace, +972, 13 March 2013.
*Joanna Paraszczuk and Scott Lucas, Iran Special: How Western Media Missed The Important Story from Israel, Enduring America World View, 15 March 2013.
*Philip Weiss, Iran is not imminent threat, says head of Israeli military intelligence, Mondoweiss, 15 March 2013.
*Herb Keinon, Analysis: Can Israel win favor on the Arab street?, jpost.com, 20 March 2013.
==Notes==
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