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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

MK Gilad Erdan, Chairman, Knesset Economic Affairs Committee and Member of the Lobby for Jerusalem *

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

Mr. Gideon Grinstein, Founder and President, Re’ut Institute

Prof. Gabriel Ben-Dor, Head of the School of Political Sciences, University of Haifa

Maj. Gen. Ido Nechushtan, Head of Plans and Policy Directorate, IDF

Mr. Joseph (Tommy) Lapid, Chairman, Yad Vashem Council

Discussion

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

Discussion

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

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, Chairman of Tafnit; Former National Security Advisor

MK Brig. Gen. (res.) Amira Dotan, Member, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee

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

Dr. Eilat Mazar, Institute of Archeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Senior Fellow, Shalem Center

Amb. Dr. Oded Eran, Israel Representative, World Jewish Congress

Ms. Ora Achimeir, Director, Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies

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:

Greetings:

Prof. Uriel Reichman, Founding President, IDC Herzliya

Mr. Natan Sharansky, Chairman, Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies, Shalem Center; Former Deputy Prime Minister

Addresses:

Mr. Shimon Peres, President of the State of Israel

Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, Chief of General Staff, IDF

Moderator:

Prof. Uzi Arad, Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Chair, Herzliya Conference

Musical Interlude: The Camerata Jerusalem Orchestra – Conductor: Avner Biron