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ISRAEL'S
Heichal Hatarbut (Zucker Hall), th Tel Aviv
YEAR
MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 2018
Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot will speak at the conference’s opening event
- By invitation only -
09:15 Opening Remarks
TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2018
09:20 New Exhibit: "The Path to Negotiations"
A “Jewish and Democratic State” and Issues of National Security
Adv. Col. (res.) Pnina Sharvit Baruch, Dr. Zipi Israeli,
Maj. Gen. (ret.) Hagi Topolansky, Prof. Asher Cohen,
09:30
Prof. Sammy Smooha, Prof. Daniel Friedmann, Ms. Polly
Bronstein, Dr. Carmit Padan, Ms. Kim Lavi, Mr. Khader Sawaed,
Adv. Col. (res.) Gilead Sher
11:00 Coffee Break
Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security
11:20
Policy, NATO, Mr. Alejandro Alvargonzález
UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process,
11:40
H.E. Nikolay Mladenov
11:55 Blame Game
INSS National Security and Public Opinion Polls: Latest Findings
12:55
Dr. Zipi Israeli
13:10 Lunch
Friend or Foe? Regional Perspectives on Israel
14:10 The Hon. Dr. Philip H. Gordon, Amb. Zalmay Khalilzad,
Mr. Khaldoon Bakhail, Prof. Gilles Kepel, Dr. Abdullah Swalha
What Lies Ahead for the Middle East? Strategic Implications
for Israel
Brig. Gen. (res.) Udi Dekel, Dr. Carmit Valensi,
15:10
Ms. Suzanne Maloney, Mr. Chagai Tzuriel, Dr. Michal Yaari,
The Hon. Michèle Flournoy, Amb. Zvi Magen, Ms. Orit Perlov,
Brig. Gen. (ret.) Shlomo Brom, Prof. François Heisbourg
16:40 Coffee Break
The IDF: Preparing for the Challenges of the Future
Dr. Liran Antebi, Gen. (ret.) David H. Petraeus,
17:10 Brig. Gen. (res.) Udi Dekel, Col. (ret.) Dror Ben David,
MK Omer Barlev, Brig. Gen. Eran Shani, Brig. Gen. (ret.) Meir Elran,
Maj. Gen. (res.) Nimrod Sheffer, Mr. Or Heller, Dr. Zipi Israeli
18:40 Break
19:00 Challenges of the Future Leadership
INSS Director, Maj. Gen. (ret.) Amos Yadlin
Former Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. (ret.) Moshe (Bogie) Ya’alon
Head of the Zionist Union, Mr. Avi Gabbay
Former Minister of Education, Mr. Gideon Sa’ar
19:45 Closed reception - by invitation only
08:30
09:30
09:50
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2018
Violence in the Arab Sector: Trends and Responses
Brig. Gen. (ret.) Meir Elran, Justice Salim Joubran,
Brig. Gen. Jamal Hakrush, Adv. Morsi Abu Moch, Ms. Shuruk Ismail
Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs,
Dept. of State, Amb. David Satterfield
Minister of Public Security, Minister of Information, and Minister
of Strategic Affairs, MK Gilad Erdan
10:10 Head of Yesh Atid, MK Yair Lapid
10:30
Minister of Construction and Housing, Maj. Gen. (ret.) Yoav
Galant
10:50 Coffee Break
11:10 Minister of Education, MK Naftali Bennett, Habayit Hayehudi
11:30 Head of Meretz, Ms. Zehava Galon
11:50 Break
12:00
13:00
The Regional Powers: Between Partnership and Rivalry
Ms. Sima Shine, Ms. Clarisse Pasztory, Prof. Sema Kalaycioglu,
Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilad, Sir John Jenkins, Prof. Meir Litvak
Minister of Defense Mr. Avigdor Liberman speaking with
Maj. Gen. (ret.) Amos Yadlin
13:30 Lunch
14:30
American Jewry and Israel’s National Security
Dr. Michal Hatuel-Radoshitzky, Minister Tzachi Hanegbi,
Mr. Jonathan Greenblatt, Amb. Daniel Shapiro, Ms. Na'ama Ore
15:30 Mr. Sigmar Gabriel, German Foreign Minister
16:00
Conversation among Commanders
Brig. Gen. (res.) Udi Dekel, Maj. Gen. (ret.) Giora Eiland,
Maj. Gen. (ret.) Moshe Kaplinsky, Maj. Gen. (ret.) Yair Naveh,
Maj. Gen. (ret.) Uzi Dayan
17:00 Coffee Break
17:20
17:40
Amb. Nathan Sales, State Department Coordinator for
Counterterrorism
Minister of Transportation and Minister of Intelligence,
MK Yisrael Katz, Likud
18:00 Head of Hatnuah, MK Tzipi Livni, Zionist Union
18:20
19:20
Trump – Entering the Second Year
Mr. David Ignatius, Maj. Gen. (ret.) Amos Yadlin,
The Hon. Michèle Flournoy, Prof. François Heisbourg, Dr. Avner Golov
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Political Options
Adv. Col. (res.) Gilead Sher, MK Moti Yogev, MK Stav Shaffir,
MK Yoav Kish, MK Tamar Zandberg
20:20 Closing Remarks