IN THE EYE OF STORMS:ISRAEL &THE MIDDLE EAST

HERZLIYA PLENARY SESSIONS (January 31-February 2)Tuesday, January 31, 201215:00 HERZLIYA AUD.WELCOME AND REGISTRATION16:00 HERZLIYA AUD.INAUGURAL CEREMONY: THE BALANCE OF ISRAEL'S NATIONAL SECURITYWelcome:Opening Remarks:Maj. Gen. (res.) Danny Rothschild, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy; Chair, Annual Herzliya ConferenceSeriesProf. Alex Mintz, Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Editor-in- Chief,Political PsychologyHerzliya Indices: Prof. Rafi Melnick, Provost, IDC HerzliyaProf. Gabriel Ben-Dor, Haifa UniversityThe Herzliya Assessment: Maj. Gen. (res.) Danny Rothschild, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy; Chair, Annual Herzliya ConferenceSeriesIntroduction:Prof. Rafi Melnick, Provost, IDC HerzliyaKeynote Address:H.E. Shimon Peres, President of the State of IsraelMC:Mr. Jonathan Davis, Vice President for External Relations and Head of the Raphael Recanati InternationalSchool, IDC Herzliya18:30 HERZLIYA AUD.Keynote Address:HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan (via live video conference)19:00 HERZLIYA AUD.THE FUTURE OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMYIntroduction:Mr. Chairman, Richard D. Heideman, International Advisory Board of the Herzliya ConferenceInterview with:The Honorable Robert B. Zoellick, President of the World BankModerator:Dr. Josef Joffe, Publisher-Editor, Die Zeit; Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies andMarc & Anita Abramowitz Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University*The program is preliminary and subject to change; as of January 26, 2012; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed.3

Wednesday, February 1, 201209:00-09:45 HERZLIYA AUD.CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGESKeynote Addresses:Introduction:MK Tzipi Livni, Head of the Opposition; Fmr. Minister of Foreign AffairsMr. Mark Isakowitz, President, Fierce, Isakowitz & BlalockThe Honorable George A. Papandreou, Fmr. Prime Minister of Greece09:45-11:15 HERZLIYA AUD. 10:00-11:30 CHAIS AUD.IT'S THE ECONOMY: THE US AND EUROPE IN THEGLOBAL MARKETPLACEProf. Jacob Frenkel, Chairman, JPMorgan Chase International;Chairman, Group of Thirty (G-30); Fmr. Governor of the Bank ofIsraelDr. ZHU Min, Deputy Managing Director, InternationalMonetary Fund; Fmr. Deputy Governor of the People's Bank ofChinaMs. Abby Joseph Cohen, President, Global Markets Instituteand Senior Investment Strategist, Goldman SachsProf. Niall Ferguson, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History,Harvard UniversityModerator: Mr. Sever Plocker, Yedioth AhronothWOMEN IN NATIONAL SECURITY: AN INTERNATIONALPERSPECTIVEIN COOPERATION WITH THE INSTITUTE FOR INCLUSIVE SECURITYHon. Dr. Marta Lucia Ramirez de Rincon, Fmr. Minister of Defense ofColombiaHon. Elisabeth Rehn, Fmr. Minister of Defense of FinlandMs. Danielle Pletka, Vice President, Foreign and Defense PolicyStudies, American Enterprise Institute (AEI)Lt. Gen. (ret.) Orit Adato, Fmr. Commissioner of the Israeli PrisonServiceDr. Ofra Graicer, Center for Intelligence Research, IDFModerator: Ms. Lea Landman, Research Fellow, Institute for Policyand Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Acting Executive Director, WIIS Israel11:30-13:00 HERZLIYA AUD. 11:30-13:00 CHAIS AUD.ISRAEL AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY: THEGATHERING STORMProf. Rafi Melnick, Provost, IDC HerzliyaMr. Israel Makov, Chairman of the Board, Institute for Policyand Strategy, IDCDr. Yossi Bachar, Chairman of the Board, Israel Discount BankMr. Sharon Kedmi, Director General, Ministry of Industry,Trade, and LaborMr. Doron Cohen, Acting Director General, Ministry of FinanceMs. Ayelet Nir, Chief Economist and Strategist, PsagotInvestment HouseModerator: Ms. Stella Korin-Lieber, Globes----------------------Prof. Stanley Fischer, Governor, Bank of IsraelNO PEACE, NO PROCESS: ISRAEL-PALESTINIANRELATIONSHon. Robert Wexler, President, S. Daniel Abraham Center for MiddleEast PeaceMr. Yasser Abed Rabbo, Secretary of the Executive Committee, PLODr. Robert Danin, Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle Eastand Africa Studies, Council on Foreign RelationsMr. Jacob Perry, Chairman of the Board, Mizrahi Tefahot Bank; Fmr.Head of Israel Security AgencyAmb. Dr. Dore Gold, President, Jerusalem Center for Public AffairsMr. Adi Mintz, Fmr. Chairman, Yesha CouncilModerator: Ms. Tamar Ish-Shalom, Channel 10*The program is preliminary and subject to change; as of January 26, 2012; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed.4

13:45-15:15 HERZLIYA AUD. 13:45-15:15 CHAIS AUD. 13:45-15:15 ARAZI AUD.GOVERNING ISRAEL'S ECONOMY:SOCIAL JUSTICE VS. CAPITALISMProf. Zvi Eckstein, Dean, School of Economics,IDC HerzliyaProf. Dan Ben-David, Executive Director, TaubCenter for Social Policy Studies; Department ofPublic Policy, Tel-Aviv UniversityMK Amir Peretz, Fmr. Chairman of theHistadrut Labor UnionMr. Dan Propper, Chairman, Osem GroupMs. Basha'er Fahoum-Jayousi, Chairwoman ofthe Board, Jewish-Arab Center, University ofHaifaMr. Daniel Doron, Founder & Director, IsraelCenter for Social and Economic ProgressModerator: Mr. Nehemia Shtrasler, Haaretz----MK Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Minister of FinanceISRAEL – A STRATEGIC ASSET FORTHE UNITED STATES?MK Amb. Daniel Ayalon, Deputy Ministerof Foreign AffairsAmb. Daniel Shapiro, Ambassador of theUnited States to IsraelProf. Uzi Arad, Fmr. National SecurityAdvisor to the Prime Minister; LauderSchool of Government, Diplomacy, andStrategy, IDC HerzliyaAmb. Robert D. Blackwill, Henry A.Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. ForeignPolicy, Council on Foreign RelationsAmb. Alon Pinkas, Fmr. Consul General ofIsrael in New YorkModerator: Ms. Tali Lipkin-Shahak, IDFRadioOIL @$250: THE HERZLIYAGAME DEBRIEFMr. Yossie Hollander, Chairman, IsraeliInstitute for Economic PlanningSir Mark Allen, CMG, Senior Advisor forBritish Petroleum (BP); Senior AssociateMember, St. Antony's College, OxfordUniversityDr. Brenda Shaffer, School of PoliticalScience, Haifa UniversityMr. Aad van Bohemen, Head, EmergencyPolicy Division, International EnergyAgencyProf. ZHOU Dadi, Founding Director,Beijing Energy Efficiency Center (BECon),Energy Research Institute (ERI), NationalDevelopment and Reform Commission(NDRC), ChinaMr. R. James Woolsey, Chairman,Foundation for Defense of Democracies(FDD); Fmr. Director of the CentralIntelligence15:30-17:00 HERZLIYA AUD. 15:30-17:00 CHAIS AUD. 15:30-17:00 ARAZI AUD.POST SOCIAL PROTEST: NEW MEDIA,CITIZEN EMPOWERMENT AND POLICY-MAKINGMK Michael Eitan, Minister of Improvement ofGovernment ServicesMr. Peter Fritz, Group Managing Director,Global Access Partners, AustraliaDr. Noam Lemelstrich- Latar, Dean, OferSchool of Communications, IDC HerzliyaDr. Oren Zuckerman, Ofer School ofCommunications, IDC HerzliyaMs. Stav Shaffir, #J14Mr. Lior Chorev, Founding Partner, Euro IsraelGroupModerator: Ms. Dana Weiss, Channel 2 NewsFACING DELEGITIMIZATION ANDANTI-SEMITISM: DO ISRAELIPOLICIES AFFECT THE STATE OFJEWISH DIASPORA?MK Yuli Edelstein, Minister of PublicInformation and DiasporaMr. Dan Diker, Secretary General, WorldJewish CongressMr. Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive ViceChairman, Conference of Presidents ofMajor American Jewish OrganizationsMr. Claude Kandiyoti, CoordinationCommittee of Jewish Organizations inBelgium (CCOJB)MK Isaac Herzog, Fmr. Minister of theDiaspora, Society and Fight against Anti-SemitismModerator: Ms. Tamar Shchory, VicePresident, World Jewish CongressTHE STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS OFTHE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS:THE RISE OF ASIA?Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Member ofParliament; Fmr. Deputy Minister ofForeign Affairs of IndiaAmb. Vanu Gopala Menon, DeputySecretary (Asia-Pacific), Ministry ofForeign Affairs, SingaporeProf. Chung Min Lee, Dean, GraduateSchool of International Relations, YonseiUniversity, Republic of KoreaDr. Vyacheslav Nikonov, President, TheUnity of Russia Foundation; ExecutiveDirector, The Rusky Mir FoundationProf. François Heisbourg, Chairman,International Institute for StrategicStudies; Special Advisor, Fondation pourla Recherche Stratégique (FRS)Prof. Aron Shai, Rector, Tel AvivUniversityModerator: Mr. Arnon Perlman*The program is preliminary and subject to change; as of January 26, 2012; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed.5

17:15-18:45 HERZLIYA AUD. 17:15-18:45 CHAIS AUD.ISRAEL AND THE WEST: A MINISTERIAL DISCUSSIONHon. John Baird, PC, MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs of CanadaHon. Karel Schwarzenberg, First Deputy Prime Minister andMinister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech RepublicMK Silvan Shalom, Vice Prime Minister and Minister forRegional Development and the Development of the Negev andthe GalileeModerator: Dr. Constanze Stelzenmüller, Senior TransatlanticFellow, German Marshall Fund of the USMARKET CONCENTRATION AND COMPETITIVENESS:TOWARD A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD?Opening Remarks:Mr. Haim Shani, Fmr. Director-General, Ministry of Finance;Chairman, Committee on Increasing Competitiveness in the Economy----------Mr. Dror Strum, President, Israeli Institute for Economic PlanningMr. Nathan Hetz, President and CEO, Alony Hetz Properties andInvestmentsProf. Amir Barnea, Arison School of Business, IDC HerzliyaMr. Ram Caspi, Managing Partner, Caspi & Co.Moderator: Mr. Eytan Avriel, Editor, TheMarker's Website19:15 HERZLIYA AUD.ZIONISM IN THE 21ST CENTURYMr. Efi Stenzler, Chairman, KKL-JNFMr. Israel Makov, Chairman of the Board, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDCKeynote Speaker: Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, Chief of the IDF General Staff20:30 HERZLIYA AUD.RECEPTIONIn honor of the 110 th Anniversary of the Keren Kayemeth Le'Israel-Jewish National Fundby special invitation only*The program is preliminary and subject to change; as of January 26, 2012; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed.6

Thursday, February 2, 201209:00-09:30 HERZLIYA AUD.Opening Briefing: Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, Director of Military Intelligence, IDF09:30-11:00 HERZLIYA AUD. 09:45-11:15 CHAIS AUD. 09:45-11:15 ARAZI AUD.THE RISE OF POLITICAL ISLAMACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST: ARABSPRING OR ISLAMIST WINTER?Mr. Riad al Khouri, Member of theInternational Council, Questscope, Amman,JordanDr. Israel Elad-Altman, Senior ResearchFellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDCHerzliyaMr. Salman Shaikh, Director, BrookingsDoha CenterDr. Mira Tzoreff, Research Fellow, MosheDayan Center for Middle East and AfricanStudies; Department of Middle Eastern andAfrican History, Tel Aviv UniversityModerator: Ms. Judith Miller, AdjunctFellow, Manhattan InstituteETHICS, AUDITING ANDGOVERNANCE PERFORMANCEJudge Micha Lindenstrauss, StateComptroller and Ombudsman--------Mr. Boaz Aner, Acting Director-General,State Comptroller's OfficeMr. Eliad Shraga, Chairman, Movementfor Quality Government in IsraelMr. Ruvik Danilovich, Mayor ofBeershebaMs. Efrat Duvdevani, Director General,Office of the President of the State ofIsraelModerator: Mr. Nadav Perry, Channel 10KEEP OR EXPORT? THE GASFINDINGS AND ISRAEL'S ENERGYINDEPENDENCEMK Dr. Uzi Landau, Minister of NationalInfrastructures----------------Mr. Yossie Hollander, Chairman, IsraeliInstitute for Economic PlanningMaj. Gen. (res.) Yiftach Ron-Tal, Chairman ofthe Board, Israel Electric CorporationMr. Yossi Abu, CEO, Delek DrillingMaj. Gen. (res.) Amos Yaron, Chairman,Eilat-Ashkelon Pipeline Co.Mr. Nick Butler, Visiting Fellow and Chair,King's Policy Institutes, King's College; Fmr.BP Group Vice President for Strategy andPolicy DevelopmentMr. Hezi Kugler, CEO, Adira Energy; Fmr.Director General, Ministry of NationalInfrastructures11:30-13:00 HERZLIYA AUD. 11:15-13:00 CHAIS AUD.CYBER WARFARE: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICEIN COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH ANDDEVELOPMENT – THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND THE YUVALNE'EMAN WORKSHOP FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SECURITY, TEL AVIVUNIVERSITYProf. Maj. Gen. (res.) Itzhak Ben-Israel, Tel-Aviv University;Chairman, Israel National Council for Research and Development –Ministry of Science & TechnologyLt. Gen. (ret.) Charles Croom, Vice President of Cyber SecuritySolutions, Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global ServicesBrig. Gen. (res.) Yair Cohen, Senior Director ICS, Elbit SystemsMs. Michal Blumenstyk-Braverman, General Manager, RSA IsraelMr. Adi Sharabani, Security Architect and Strategist, IBMTHE TICKING CLOCK: DISSUADING AND CONTAININGIRAN'S STRATEGIC AMBITIONSMK Lt. Gen. (res.) Moshe Ya'alon, Vice Prime Minister andMinister for Strategic Affairs----Dr. Shmuel Bar, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy andStrategy, IDC HerzliyaProf. Shahram Chubin, Non-Resident Senior Associate, CarnegieNuclear Policy ProgramMs. Danielle Pletka, Vice President, Foreign and Defense PolicyStudies, American Enterprise Institute (AEI)Mr. Efraim Halevy, Fmr. Head of the MossadModerator: Mr. Ron Ben-Yishai, Yedioth Ahronoth/YNET News*The program is preliminary and subject to change; as of January 26, 2012; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed.7

14:00-15:30 HERZLIYA AUD. 14:00-15:30 CHAIS AUD. 14:00-15:30 ARAZI AUD.POST ASSAD: WHAT NEXT FORSYRIA AND LEBANON?Amb. Edward P. Djerejian, FoundingDirector, James A. Baker III Institute forPublic Policy, Rice UniversityMr. Tony Badran, Research Fellow,Foundation for Defense of Democracies(FDD)Prof. Eyal Zisser, Dean, Lester and Sally EntinFaculty of Humanities, Tel Aviv UniversityMs. Smadar Perry, Middle East Editor,Yedioth AhronothModerator: Mr. Zvi Yehezkeli, Channel 10ISRAELI R&D AND THE GLOBALMARKETPLACEIN COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL COUNCILFOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT – THEMINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYProf. Maj. Gen. (res.) Itzhak Ben-Israel,Tel-Aviv University; Chairman, IsraelNational Council for Research andDevelopment – Ministry of Science &TechnologyProf. Ruth Arnon, President, IsraelAcademy for Sciences and HumanitiesMr. Haim Shani, Fmr. Director-General,Ministry of Finance; Fmr. President &CEO Nice SystemsMr. Avi Hasson, Chief Scientist, Ministryof Industry, Trade, and LaborMr. Ophir Shoham, Director, Directoratefor Research and Development, Ministryof DefenseDr. Yosi Ben-Dov, CEO, Time To KnowMr. Shlomo Herskowic, Israel NationalCouncil for Research and Development –Ministry of Science & Technology----MK Prof. Daniel Hershkowitz, Minister ofScience and TechnologyGALILEE: SETTING PRIORITIES FORREGIONAL DEVELOPMENTBrig. Gen. (res.) Eival Gilady, Chairman,Western Galilee CollegeMr. Aharon Valency, Mayor of the UpperGalilee Regional CouncilMr. Adi Eldar, Mayor of KarmielMr. Nahed Khazem, Mayor of ShfaramMs. Orna Hozman-Bechor, Director General,Ministry of Development of the Negev andthe GalileeMr. Natie Shevel, MBE, Regional Director forIsrael, UJIA UK15:45-17:15 HERZLIYA AUD. 15:45-17:15 CHAIS AUD.THE FUTURE OF ISRAEL'S HIGHER EDUCATIONProf. Dan Shechtman, Philip Tobias Professor of MaterialsScience, Technion; 2011 Nobel Prize Laureate----------------Prof. Uriel Reichman, President, IDC HerzliyaProf. Rivka Carmi, President, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev;Chairperson, Committee of University Heads in Israel.Prof. Menahem Yaari, The center for the Study of Rationality, TheHebrew University of JerusalemProf. Mordechai Sokolov, President, Afeka – Tel Aviv AcademicCollege of EngineeringModerator: Dr. Ayelet Ben-Ezer, Vice President for StudentAffairs, IDC HerzliyaTHE STRATEGIC ROLES OF THE US, EUROPE ANDNATO IN THE MIDDLE EASTMdB. Christian Schmidt, Parliamentary State Secretary to theFederal Minister of Defense of GermanyMr. Cem Özdemir, Co-Chair, German Green PartyMr. James Appathurai, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary Generalfor Political Affairs and Security PolicyDr. Dov S. Zakheim, Senior Fellow CAN; Senior Advisor, Center forStrategic and International Studies; former Under Secretary ofDefense*Mr. Tommy Steiner, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy andStrategy, IDC Herzliya*The program is preliminary and subject to change; as of January 26, 2012; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed.8

17:30-19:00 HERZLIYA AUD. 17:30-19:00 CHAIS AUD.DIVINE LAW VS. HUMAN LAW: WHERE IS ISRAEL'SSOCIETY HEADED?Prof. Amnon Rubinstein, Radzyner School of Law; Fmr. President,IDC Herzliya; Israel Prize LaureateRabbi Shmuel Chaim Pappenheim, Fmr. Editor of "Ha'EdaHa'Cherdit" BulletinMr. Dani Dayan, Chairman, Yesha CouncilMaj. Gen. (ret.) Alik Ron, Fmr. Commander of Israel PoliceNorthern CommandMK Zahava Gal-On, New Movement – MeretzModerator: Ms. Dana Weiss, Channel 2 NewsTHE SHIFTING BALANCE OF POWER: SAUDI ARABIA,IRAN, EGYPT AND TURKEY IN THE MIDDLE EASTIN COOPERATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES(IISS)Dr. David Gordon, Head of Research and Director, Global MacroEurasia Group; Fmr. Vice Chairman, US National Intelligence CouncilBrig. Gen. (Ret.) Michael Herzog, International Fellow, theWashington Institute for Near East Policy; former chief of staff toIsrael's minister of defenseDr. Bruno Tertrais, Senior Research Fellow, Fondation pour larecherche stratégique (FRS)Mr. Adam Ward, Director of Studies, International Institute forStrategic Studies19:15-21:00 HERZLIYA AUD.IN THE EYE OF STORMS: ISRAEL'S NATIONAL SECURITY IN A DIFFERENT MIDDLE EASTMaj. Gen. (res.) Danny Rothschild, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy; Chair, Annual Herzliya ConferenceLt. Gen. (res.) Danny Haloutz, Fmr. Chief of IDF General StaffProf. Shlomo Avineri, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Fmr. Director General of the Ministry of Foreign AffairsMaj. Gen. (res.) Ilan Biran, Chairman of the Board, RAFAEL – Advanced Defense Systems; Fmr. Director General of the Ministry of DefenseMr. David Brodet, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bank Leumi Le-IsraelModerator: Mr. Yoav Limor, Yisrael Hayom and Channel 2Keynote Address: MK Lt. Gen. (res.) Ehud Barak, Minister of DefenseEnvoi:Prof. Rafi Melnick, Provost, IDC HerzliyaMaj. Gen. (res.) Danny Rothschild, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy; Chair, Annual Herzliya Conference*The program is preliminary and subject to change; as of January 26, 2012; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed.9

HERZLIYA ROUNDTABLE SESSIONSThe Herzliya Roundtable sessions are intended to facilitate in-depth conversations on topical issues involving a limited number ofsenior-most practitioners and experts. Held under the Chatham House Rule, participation in the Herzliya Roundtable sessions isonly open to EXECUTIVE and GOLD EXECUTIVE PARTICIPANTS or by personal and separate invitation.Monday, January 3009:00-12:00 HERZLIYA LOUNGE 09:00-13:00 ROUND TABLE C110SHORT-TERM SCENARIOS FOR THE MIDDLE EASTChair:Dr. Shmuel Bar, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy andStrategy, IDC HerzliyaDiscussants:Sir Mark Allen, CMG, Senior Advisor for British Petroleum (BP);Senior Associate Member, St. Antony's College, Oxford UniversityProf. Martin Kramer, Senior Fellow, Shalem CenterMr. Riad al Khouri, Member of the International Council,Questscope, Amman, JordanAmb. Edward P. Djerejian, Founding Director, James A. Baker IIIInstitute for Public Policy, Rice UniversityDr. David Gordon, Head of Research and Director, Global MacroEurasia Group; Fmr. Vice Chairman, US National IntelligenceCouncilTOWARD A NEW EUROPEAN STRATEGY FOR THEMIDDLE EASTChair:Mr. Ralf Fücks, President, Heinrich Böll FoundationDiscussants:Mr. Cem Özdemir, Co-Chair, German Green PartyAmb. Dr. Oded Eran, Institute for National Security StudiesSir Michael Leigh, KCMG, Consultant and Senior Advisor,Transatlantic Center Brussels, German Marshall Fund of the UnitedStatesDr. Constanze Stelzenmüller, Senior Transatlantic Fellow, GermanMarshall Fund of the USDr. Bruno Tertrais, Senior Research Fellow, Fondation pour larecherche stratégique (FRS)Mr. Tommy Steiner, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policyand Strategy, IDC Herzliya13:00-16:00 HERZLIYA LOUNGE 13:30-16:00 ROUND TABLE C110MIDDLE EAST 2020: SCENARIOS FOR THE COMINGDECADE AND BEYONDChair:Dr. Shmuel Bar, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy andStrategy, IDC HerzliyaDiscussants:Mr. William F. Wechsler, Deputy US Assistant Secretary of Defensefor Counternarcotics and Global ThreatsDr. Gal Luft, Executive Director, Institute for the Analyses of GlobalSecurity (IAGS)Dr. Vyacheslav Nikonov, President, The Unity of RussiaFoundation; Executive Director, The Rusky Mir FoundationDr. Dov S. Zakheim, Senior Fellow CAN; Senior Advisor, Center forStrategic and International Studies; former Under Secretary ofDefenseDr. Dan Schueftan, Director, National Security Studies Center,University of HaifaMr. R. James Woolsey, Chairman, Foundation for Defense ofDemocracies (FDD); Fmr. Director of the Central IntelligenceMr. Riad al Khouri, Member of the International Council,Questscope, Amman, JordanADVANCING ISRAEL'S DIPLOMATIC NORMALIZATIONIN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITYChair:Amb. Zalman Shoval, Fmr. Ambassador of Israel to the USDiscussants:Amb. Ron Prosor, Permanent Representative of Israel to the UNAmb. Dan Gillerman, Chairman, Markstone Capital Group; Fmr.Permanent Representative of Israel to the UNMr. Dan Diker, Secretary General, World Jewish CongressMr. Richard D. Heideman, Chairman, International Advisory Boardof the Herzliya ConferenceDr. Jürgen Rüttgers, Fmr. Prime Minister of North Rhine-WestphaliaHon. Prof. Irwin Cotler, PC, OC, MP; Fmr. Minister of Justice andAttorney General of CanadaMs. Lorna Fitzsimons, CEO, Britain Israel Communications andResearch Centre (BICOM); Senior Visiting Fellow, UK DefenceAcademyAmb. Michael Žantovský, Ambassador of the Czech Republic tothe United Kingdom*The program is preliminary and subject to change; as of January 26, 2012; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed.10

16:30-18:30 AQUARIUM LOUNGE 16:30-18:30 ROUND TABLE C110 16:30-18:30 ROUND TABLE C228IRAN: WILL SANCTIONS WORK? SHIFT TO THE EAST? CAN ASIAN THE LIBEL AND SLANDER ACT:Chair:Brig. Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, Director-General, Ministry of Strategic AffairsDiscussants:Dr. Josef Joffe, Publisher-Editor, Die Zeit;Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute forInternational Studies and Marc & AnitaAbramowitz Fellow, Hoover Institution,Stanford UniversityMr. Robert McNally, President, Rapidan GroupMr. Ash Jain, Visiting Fellow, WashingtonInstitute for Near East PolicyDr. Oded Brosh, Senior Research Fellow,Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC HerzliyaDr. Emanuele Ottolenghi, Senior Fellow,Foundation for Defense of DemocraciesDr. Jean-Loup Samaan, Faculty Adviser, NATODefense College (NDC)POWERS PLAY A ROLE IN THEMIDDLE EAST?Chairs:Mr. Doron Bergerbest-Eilon, President &CEO, ASERO WorldwideMr. Tommy Steiner, Senior ResearchFellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy,IDC HerzliyaDiscussants:Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Member ofParliament; Fmr. Deputy Minister ofForeign Affairs of IndiaAmb. Vanu Gopala Menon, DeputySecretary (Asia-Pacific), Ministry ofForeign Affairs, SingaporeProf. Chung Min Lee, Dean GraduateSchool of International Relations, YonseiUniversityProf. Yaacov Vertzberger, HebrewUniversity of JerusalemMs. Carice Witte, Executive Director,Sino-Israel Global Network & AcademicLeadership (SIGNAL)Dr. Yoram Evron, Research Fellow,Institute for National Security Studies;Department of Asian Studies, Universityof HaifaSHOULD THE PROFESSIONALINVESTIGATIVE MEDIA FEAR THENEW AMENDMENTS?Chair:Dr. Yuval Karniel, Ofer School ofCommunications, IDC HerzliyaDiscussants:Mr. Ben Dror Yemini, Senior Journalist,MaarivMs. Ayala Hasson, PoliticalCommentator, Channel 1Mr. Yossi Bar-Mocha, CEO, Tel AvivJournalists AssociationMr. Arik Bachar, Secretary General,Israeli Press CouncilMr. Ilan Bombach, Legal Advisor to theTel Aviv Journalists' Association; Member,Israeli Press CouncilDr. Tamar Gidron, Former Dean, Facultyof Law, College of ManagementDr. Aviad Hacohen, Dean, "Sha'areiMishpat" Law School; Faculty of Law,Hebrew University; The Van LeerInstitute, JerusalemMr. Moshe Negbi, Journalist and LegalAffairs Pundit, Channel 1MK Dr. Nachman Shai, Member ofKnesset, KadimaMr. Uri Shinar, CEO, AniBoom; Fmr.President & CEO of KeshetMr. Menashe Raz, Journalist; KinneretCollegeJudge (ret.) Edna Kaplan-Hagler, Fmr.Deputy President of the Tel Aviv- JaffaDistrict CourtMK Nino Abesadze, Member of Knesset,KadimaDr. Noam Lemelshtrich-Latar, Dean,Sammy Ofer School of Communications,IDC Herzliya; Chairman, IsraelCommunication Association*The program is preliminary and subject to change; as of January 26, 2012; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed.11

Tuesday, January 3109:00-14:00 HERZLIYA LOUNGETHE 2012 HERZLIYA GAME: OIL @US$250Control Group:Mr. Yossie Hollander, Chairman, Israeli Institute for Economic PlanningMaj. Gen. (res.) Danny Rothschild, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy; Chair, Annual Herzliya Conference SeriesMr. Aad van Bohemen, Head, Emergency Policy Division, International Energy AgencyMr. Nick Butler, Visiting Fellow and Chair, King's Policy Institutes, King's College; Fmr. BP Group Vice President for Strategy and PolicyDevelopmentDr. Gal Luft, Executive Director, Institute for the Analyses of Global Security (IAGS)Mr. Ori Slonim, Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and StrategyUSAMr. R. James Woolsey, Chairman, Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD); Fmr. Director of the Central IntelligenceMr. Robert McNally, President, Rapidan GroupChina:Prof. ZHOU Dadi, Founding Director, Beijing Energy Efficiency Center (BECon), Energy Research Institute (ERI), National Development andReform Commission (NDRC), ChinaSaudi Arabia and GCC:Sir Mark Allen, CMG, Senior Advisor for British Petroleum (BP); Senior Associate Member, St. Antony's College, Oxford UniversityAmb. Edward P. Djerejian, Founding Director, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice UniversityRussia:Dr. Vyacheslav Nikonov, President, The Unity of Russia Foundation; Executive Director, The Rusky Mir FoundationDr. Brenda Shaffer, School of Political Science, Haifa UniversityIran:Prof. Shahram Chubin, Non-Resident Senior Associate, Carnegie Nuclear Policy ProgramDr. Shmuel Bar, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC HerzliyaEurope (EU/NATO & EU-3 Germany, UK, France):Sir Michael Leigh, KCMG, Consultant and Senior Advisor, Transatlantic Center Brussels, German Marshall Fund of the United StatesDr. Constanze Stelzenmüller, Senior Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the USBrig. Benjamin W. Barry, Senior Fellow for Land Warfare, International Institute for Strategic StudiesModerators:Dr. Josef Joffe, Publisher-Editor, Die Zeit; Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Marc & Anita AbramowitzFellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford UniversityMr. Tommy Steiner, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya*The program is preliminary and subject to change; as of January 26, 2012; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed.12

Wednesday, February 108:00-09:30 ROUND TABLE C228THE FUTURE OF LONG-TERM SAVINGS AND PENSIONS IN ISRAELChair:Prof. Amir Barnea, Arison School of Business, IDC HerzliyaDiscussants:Prof. Oded Sarig, Commissioner of Financial, Savings, and Insurance Markets, Ministry of FinanceMK Haim Katz, Chairman, Knesset Labor, Welfare and Health CommitteeMs. Hanna Pri-Zan, Deputy CEO, Member of the Board of Management and Head of Client Asset Management, Bank HapoalimMr. Benny Sheizaf, Chairman, Shekel GroupMr. Meir Uzan, Fmr. Chairman, Shekel GroupMr. Ronen Tov, CEO, Psagot Investment House10:00-12:30 AQUARIUM LOUNGE 10:00-12:30 ROUND TABLE C110CYBER WARFARE AND SECURITY IN SOCIALNETWORKSIN COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH ANDDEVELOPMENT – THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND THE YUVALNE'EMAN WORKSHOP FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SECURITY, TEL AVIVUNIVERSITYChair:Prof. Maj. Gen. (res.) Itzhak Ben-Israel, Head, Yuval Ne'emanWorkshop for Science, Technology and Security, Tel-AvivUniversity; Chairman, Israel National Council for Research andDevelopment – Ministry of Science & TechnologyDiscussants:Mr. Yehuda Zisapel, RAD-Bynet GroupMs. Keren Elazari, Cyber Security Product Manager, Verint*Dr. Haim Assa, Research Fellow, Yuval Ne'eman Workshop forScience, Technology and Security, Tel Aviv UniversityDr. Tal Pavel, Research Fellow, Yuval Ne'eman Workshop forScience, Technology and Security, Tel Aviv University; NetanyaAcademic College; Ariel University Center of SamariaMr. Yoav Pridor, CEO, BuzzillaMr. Gadi Evron, Research Fellow, Yuval Ne'eman Workshop forScience, Technology and Security, Tel Aviv UniversityDr. Roni Potasman, Vice President for R&D, RAFAEL – AdvancedDefense SystemsMr. Lior Tabansky, Research Fellow, Yuval Ne'eman Workshop forScience, Technology and Security, Tel Aviv University; Institute forNational Security Studies (INSS)Mr. Eyal Udassin, Co-Founder and CTO, C4 SecurityMr. David Nordell, Founder & CEO, New Global Markets; Institutefor the Study of Asymmetric ConflictTHE NEXUS OF TERROR AND CRIME: POLICYIMPLICATIONSChair:Dr. Shmuel Bar, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy andStrategy, IDC HerzliyaDiscussants:Mr. William F. Wechsler, US Deputy Assistant Secretary ofDefense for Counternarcotics and Global ThreatsDr. David Asher, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Center for a NewAmerican Security16:00-18:30 ROUND TABLE C110STRATEGY AND DETERRENCE IN THE ARAB AND MUSLIM WORLDChair:Dr. Shmuel Bar, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC HerzliyaDiscussants:Maj. Gen. (ret.) Ashok Kumar Mehta, Fmr. Director for Security and Political Risk Analysis, IndiaDr. Dov S. Zakheim, Senior Fellow CAN; Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies; former Under Secretary of DefenseMs. Rachel Machtiger, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya*The program is preliminary and subject to change; as of January 26, 2012; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed.13

SPECIAL EVENTSParticipation in the special events of the Herzliya Conference is only open to EXECUTIVE and GOLD EXECUTIVE PARTICIPANTS or bypersonal and separate invitation.Sunday, January 2919:30Daniel Hotel, HerzliyaRECEPTION IN HONOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS OF THE 2012 HERZLIYA CONFERENCEHosted by The Israel Forever FoundationGreetings: Dr. Elana Yael Heideman, Director, Israel Forever FoundationMaj. Gen. (res.) Danny Rothschild, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy; Chair, Annual HerzliyaConference SeriesProf. Rafi Melnick, Provost, IDC HerzliyaMonday, January 3019:00ON LEADERSHIPWith the participation of the Alumni of IDC Herzliya's Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and StrategyGreetings:Prof. Rafi Melnick, Provost, IDC HerzliyaProf. Alex Mintz, Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Editor-in-Chief, Political PsychologyMr. Tzach Borovich, Lauder School AlumnusKeynote Addresses: Hon. John Baird, PC, MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs of CanadaProf. Clarence B. Jones, Scholar in Residence, Stanford UniversityConcluding Remarks: Dr. Boaz Ganor, Ronald Lauder Chair in Counter Terrorism; Executive Director, International Institute forCounter-Terrorism (ICT); Deputy Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and StrategyFollowed by a cocktail receptionTuesday, January 3119:45THE OFFICIAL OPENING COCKTAIL RECEPTION OF THE 2012 HERZLIYA CONFERENCEWednesday, February 120:30RECEPTIONIn honor of the 110 th Anniversary of the Keren Kayemeth Le'Israel-Jewish National Fundby special invitation only*The program is preliminary and subject to change; as of January 26, 2012; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed.14

EXPERT IDF FIELD TRIPParticipation in the field trip is only open to international participants with preference to EXECUTIVE and GOLD EXECUTIVEPARTICIPANTS. Participation requires specific registration no later than January 20.Sunday, January 2908:00 Departure from Herzliya Hotels (Daniel and Dan Accadia)10:00 Visit to the Iron Dome Field Battery in Ashkelon• Briefing on Air Defense by Col. Zvika Chaimovitz, Commander, Air Force Active Defense Wing• Tour of the Iron Dome Command & Control Compound• Iron Dome Missile Defense System13:00 Visit to the National Ground Training Center in Tze'elim (Negev Desert)Hosted by Col. Yochai Ben-Yishai, Deputy Base Commander and Col. Ron Asherov, Commander, Tactical TrainingCenter• Lunch• Tour of the Battalion Command Training Department• Tour of the Urban Warfare Training Centerhttp://idfspokesperson.com/2011/10/26/urban-warfare-training-center-simulating-the-modern-battle-field/18:00 Estimated Arrival Back to Herzliya HotelsThe final program of the field trip is subject to change*The program is preliminary and subject to change; as of January 26, 2012; speakers marked with asterisks are to be confirmed.15