Conference Conveners:
Prof. Uriel Reichman Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilead
President & Founder, IDC Herzliya Executive Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy, and Chairman of the Annual Herzliya
Conference Series, IDC Herzliya
Officiated by:
H.E. Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin
President of the State of Israel
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Incumbent Office-Holders
Commissioner Roni Alsheikh MK Naftali Bennett MK Yuli-Yoel Edelstein
General Commissioner of the Israel Police Minister of Education and Minister of Diaspora Affairs
Speaker of the Knesset
Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot H.E. Khairat Hazem Mr. Moshe Kahlon
IDF Chief of the General Staff Ambassador of Egypt to Israel Minister of Finance
MK Israel Katz Rabbi David Lau Mr. Avigdor Liberman
Minister of Intelligence and Transport Chief Rabbi of Israel Minister of Defense
Hon. Brett McGurk Dr. Antonio Missiroli Hon. Judge (ret.)
Joseph H. Shapira Special Presidential Envoy for the Global
Coalition to Counter ISIL, U.S. Department of State
Assistant Secretary General of NATO for Emerging Security Challenges
State Comptroller and Ombudsman
Prof. Dmitry Adamsky Lt. Gen. (ret.) Orit Adato Mr. Elliott Abrams
Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
Founder & Managing Director, Adato Consulting; Former Commissioner of the
Israel Prison Service and Former Commander of IDF Women Corp
Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
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Mr. Yaacov Agam Mr. Simon Alfasi Prof. Graham Allison
Sculptor and Experimental Artist Mayor of Yokneam Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School
Ms. Elah Alkalay Col. (res.) Dov Amitay Ms. Anat Asraf Hayut
VP for Business Development IBI Investment House
President, Farmers' Federation of Israel National Elections’ Supervisor, Ministry of Interior
Prof. Pinhas Alpert Ms. Adi Altschuler Dr. Amiram Appelbaum Department of Geophysics,
Tel-Aviv University Founder of “Crembo Wings”
and “Memories@Home”; CEO, Inclu – Inclusive Education
Chief Scientist, Ministry of Economy and Industry; Chairman, Israel Innovation Authority
Prof. Uzi Arad Prof. Moshe Arens Mr. Yarom Ariav
Former Head of the National Security Council and National Security Advisor
to the Prime Minister
Former Minister of Defense Executive Chairman of Lavi Capital and former Director General of the Ministry Of Finance
Ms. Galit Avishai MK Rachel Azaria Prof. Amatzia Baram
Founder and Chairperson, Emun Hatzibur – Public Trust; Former CEO of the Israel
Consumer Council
"Kulanu"; Chairwoman, Reforms Committee Emeritus Professor, Founder and Director of the Center for Iraq, University of Haifa
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Prof. Shlomo Avineri Amb. Rafi Barak Mr. Nir Barkat Professor of Political Science,
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Former Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Director General
Former Ambassador of Israel to Canada and Former Director General of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs
Mayor of Jerusalem
V. Admiral (res.)
David Ben Bashat MK Merav Ben Ari Prof. Dan Ben-David
Former Commander in Chief of the Israeli Navy
“Kulanu” Department of Public Policy, Tel-Aviv University; President and Founder, Shoresh
Institution for Socioeconomic Research
Adv. Anat Ben-Dor Maj. Gen. (res.)
Eitan Ben-Eliahu Dr. Ayelet Ben-Ezer
Tel Aviv University Former Commander-in-Chief of the Israel Air Force
Vice President for Administration & Students, IDC Herzliya
Maj Gen. (res.) Prof.
Isaac Ben-Israel MK Maj. Gen. (res.)
Eyal Ben-Reuven Mr. Ron Ben-Yishai
Director The Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center and Head of Security Studies
Program, Tel Aviv University
Member of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee and Former Commander of the IDF
Northern Corps
National Security Commentator, Ynetnews
Prof. Ofra Bengio Adv. Shlomit Berhanu Dr. Ronen Bergman
Head of the Kurdish Studies Program The Moshe Dayan Center
for Middle Eastern and African Studies Tel Aviv University
Social Activist Senior Correspondent for Military and Intelligence Affairs, Yedioth Ahronoth; Contributing Writer, New York Times
Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman Mr. Michael Biton Maj. Gen. (res.) Ilan Biran
President, Yeshiva University
Mayor of Yerucham Former Director General of the Ministry of Defense; Former Chairman of Refael
Mr. Itzik Braverman Dr. Oded Brosh Brig. Gen. (res.) Itai Brun
Mayor of Petach Tikva Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya
Former head of IDF Intelligence Analysis Division
Mr. Ronnie C. Chan Rabbi Yuval Cherlo Dr. Raphael S. Cohen Thought Leader; Chairman, Hang Lung
Properties Ltd. Head, Ra’anana Amit Orot Shaul Hesder Yeshiva Political Scientist, RAND Corporation
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Mr. Yoram Cohen Dr. Ben Connable Mr. Pierre Dassas
Former Director of the Israeli Security Agency (SHABAK)
Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation Chairman, ELNET-France
Mr. Jonathan Davis Prof. Avi Degani Brig. Gen. (res.) Udi Dekel
Vice President for External Affairs and Head of the Raphael Recanati International School,
IDC Herzliya
CEO & President, Geocartography Knowledge Group
Managing Director and Senior Research Fellow, Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)
Ms. Lizy Delaricha Dr. Shira Efron Prof. Zvi Eckstein
Mayor of Ganey Tikva Policy Researcher and Special Advisor on Israel, RAND Corporation
Dean, Tiomkin School of Economics, IDC Herzliya; Former Deputy Governor of the
Bank of Israel Photo: Eldad Refaeli
Dr. Israel Elad-Altman Ms. Emily Elhacham MK Karin Elharrar
Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya
Researcher, Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University
“Yesh Atid” Party
Prof. Haggai Erlich Mr. Moshe Fadlon Mr. Roland Freudenstein
Professor Emeritus, History of the Middle East and Africa, Tel-Aviv University
Mayor of Herzliya Policy Director, Martens Centre for European Studies
MK Esawi Frej Dr. Anita Friedman Prof. Doron Friedman
"Meretz" Party President, Koret Foundation Head of the Advanced Reality Lab, Sammy Ofer School of Communications, IDC Herzliya
Mr. Avi Gabbay Prof. Boaz Ganor Adv. Michal Gera Margaliot
Chairman of the Labor Party and of the Zionist Camp
Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy; Founder & Executive Director,
Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), Ronald Lauder Chair for Counter-Terrorism,
IDC Herzliya
Managing Director of the Israel Women's Network
Mr. Mazin G'Nayem Ms. Hodiya Houminer-
Rosenblum Maj. Gen. (res.)
Gershon HaCohen Mayor of Sakhnin Advisor to the Commissioner of the Civil Service Research Fellow, The Begin-Sadat Center for
Strategic Studies; Former Commander of the Military Academies; Former Commander of the
IDF Northern Corps
Adv. Amiram Gill Dr. Ori Goldberg Mr. Ilan S. Goldenberg
Director, Capital Markets’ Legal Clinic and the Capital Markets’ Forum, Radzyner Law School,
IDC Herzliya
Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya
Director of the Middle East Security Program, Center for New American Security
Rabbi Pinchas Goldshmidt Mr. Oded Granot Mr. Eli Groner Chief Rabbi of Moscow & Head of the
Rabbinical Court of the Commonwealth of Independent States; President of the
Conference of European Rabbis
Journalist. Middle East and International commentator
Director General, Prime Minister’s Office
Dr. Yoel Guzansky Prof. SU Hao Mr. Amos Harel
Senior fellow, Institute for National Security Studies (INSS); Visiting Fellow,
Stanford University
Director, Center for Strategic and Peace Studies, China Foreign Affairs University
Senior Military Correspondent and Defense Analyst, Haaretz
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Dr. Beatrice Hasler Brig. Gen. (res.) Michael Herzog Mr. Jacky Hugi
The Advanced Reality Lab, Sammy Ofer School of Communications, IDC Herzliya
International Fellow, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Arab Affairs Editor, IDF Radio
Prof. Hanna Herzog Dr. Ofer Israeli Maj. Gen. (res.) David Ivry
Professor Emerita of Sociology, Tel Aviv University; Co-Director & Co-Founder, Center
for Advancement of Women in the Public Sphere (WIPS), Van Leer Jerusalem Institute
Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya
President, Boeing Israel
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Mr. Meir Javedanfar Mr. Benni Kashriel Lt. Gen. VG Khandare,
Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Owner and Editor, Iran-
Israel Observer
Mayor of Maaleh Adumim PVSM, AVSM SM, Former Director General of the Indian Defence Intelligence Agency and
Former Deputy Chief of the Indian Integrated Defence Staff
Dr. Dalia Dassa Kaye Senator Mark Kirk MK Nurit Koren
Director, Center for Middle East Public Policy; Senior Political Scientist, RAND
Senior advisor, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI)
"Likud" Party
Mr. Yoav Kraiem Mr. Ran Kunik H.E. Hélène Le Gal
Co-Director, Community Development and Social Change Department, Beit Issie Shapiro
Mayor of Givatayim Ambassador of France to Israel
Mr. Daniel Landau Prof. Leo Leiderman Mr. Daniel Landau
Researcher and Artist, The Advanced Reality Lab, Sammy Ofer School of Communications,
IDC Herzliya
Tel-Aviv University and Chief Economic Advisor, Bank Hapoalim
Researcher and Artist, The Advanced Reality Lab, Sammy Ofer School of Communications,
IDC Herzliya
Hon. Marcel Lettre Col. (res.) Ronit Lev Dr. Ariel (Eli) Levite
Vice President for National Security, Lockheed Martin; Former U.S. Under Secretary of
Defense for Intelligence
CEO, Northern High-Tech Capital Ltd. Nonresident Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Former
Principal Deputy Director General for Policy at the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission
Prof. Yagil Levy MK Orly Levy-Abekasis Prof. Yagil Levy
Department of Sociology, Political Science and Communication, Open University of Israel
Member of Knesset Department of Sociology, Political Science and Communication, Open University of Israel
Ms. Tali Lipkin-Shahak Adv. Avi Licht MK Tzipi Livni
Journalist, Broadcaster, Head of Defense Desk at Galei Tzahal (IDF Radio)
Deputy Attorney General for Administration and Special Functions
Chairperson, “Hatnuah”, the “Zionist Union”
Hon. Mary Beth Long Mr. Joey Low Prof. Edward N. Luttwak
Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs;
Co-Founder & Principal, Global Alliance Advisors, LLC ;Founder & Principal, M B Long &
Associates, PLLC
Founder, “Israel at Heart”; Founder, Star Farm Ventures
ENL Associates
Mr. Eric Lynn Ms. Yaela Machlis Mr. David B. Makovsky
Senior fellow, Center for a New American Security, Former Senior Advisor to the
Secretary of Defense, United States DoD
Mayor of Yehud-Monosson Ziegler Distinguished Fellow Director, Project on the Middle East Peace Process Irwin Levy Family Program on the U.S.-Israel Strategic
Relationship, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Col. (res.) Pesach Malovany Dr. Yossi Mann Dr. Ronit Marzan
Former Senior Researcher at the IDF Intelligence Directorate
Chairman of the Department of Middle East Studies at Bar Ilan University
Researcher of Palestinian Society and Politics
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Dr. Shavit Matias Ms. Sharona Mazalian Levi Prof. Yoram Meital
Former Deputy Attorney General of Israel, Head of the Global Affairs and Conflict
Resolution Program at the Lauder School of Government IDC Herzliya; Fellow at the Hoover
Institution Stanford University
Alliance Center for Iranian Studies (ACIS), Tel Aviv University
Chair of The Chaim Herzog Center for Middle Eastern Studies & Diplomacy,
Ben-Gurion University
Mr. Ran Melamed Prof. Rafi Melnick Mr. Nadav Mendelson
Deputy Director for Communication and Social Policy, Yedid – The Association for
Community Empowerment
Tiomkin School of Economics and Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy,
IDC Herzliya
Chairperson, IDC Student Union
MK Merav Michaeli Ms. Liora Minka Prof. Alex Mintz Zionist Union Party Chairperson, Emunah Provost, IDC Herzliya; President, Israeli Political
Science Association; Director, The Initiative for an Inclusive Israeli Society
Prof. Shaul Mishal MK Shuli Moalem-Refaeli Dr. Amit Mor
Head of Middle East Studies, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy,
IDC Herzliya
"Habayit Hayehudi" Party CEO, Eco Energy Financial & Strategic Consulting; Senior Lecturer and Research
Associate, Institute for Policy & Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya
Ms. Sigal Moran Brig. Gen. (res.) Prof.
Jacob (Yaacov) Nagel Prof. Suzie Navot
Mayor of Bnei Shimon Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Technion; Former Head of the National Security Council
and National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister
Haim Striks School of Law, The College of Management Academic Studies
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Mr. Adi Nes Ms. Irina Nevzlin Hon. Amb. Victoria Nuland
Photographer and International Artist Chair of the Board of Directors of the Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot;
President of the Nadav Foundation
Chief Executive Officer, Center for New American Security; Former U.S. Assistant
Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs
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MK Amir Ohana Ms. Yuval Ofer Mr. Amir Oren
"Likud" Party Spokesperson, Israel Women’s Network Government and Defense Commentator, Walla News Digital Network
Mr. Tamir Pardo Prof. David Passig Mr. Sami Peretz
Former Head of the Mossad Graduate School of Education, Bar-Ilan University
Senior Writer and Commentator and Former Editor, TheMarker
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Ms. Smadar Perry Mr. Ophir Pines-Paz Mr. Dan Propper
Senior Middle East Editor, Yediot Ahronot The head of Local Government Institute, Tel Aviv University; Former Minister of Interior
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Osem Group
Amb. Ron Prosor Ms. Malka Puterkovsky Mr. John A. Raine
Head of the Abba Eban Institute for International Diplomacy, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Former Israel's Representative
to the United Nations
Educator and Author Senior Consulting Fellow, IISS
Mr. Matthew A. Rojansky Mr. Amir Rapaport Amb. Jacob Rosen
Director, Kennan Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center
Founder & Editor of IsraelDefense and Cybertech
Former Ambassador of Israel to Jordan
Amb. Dr. Dennis Ross Prof. Alon Rosen Justice (ret.) Elyakim Rubinstein
Counselor and William Davidson Distinguished Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East
Policy; Former Special Assistant to President Barack Obama and White House Coordinator
for the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf Region
Efi Arazi School of Computer Science, IDC Herzliya
Vice President Emeritus of the Supreme Court of Israel
Adv. Gideon Sa'ar Ms. Orna Sadgat-Erez Maj. Gen. (res.) Dr.
Yom Tov Samia Former Minister of Interior;
Former Minister of Education Advisor to the Mayor for the Advancement of
Women’s Status and Head of the Women Administration, Municipality of Herzliya
Former Commander of IDF Southern Command; Founder & Owner, Y. Sam Group
Mr. Gil Sapir Ms. Tal Schneider Prof. Michal Schwartz
CEO, Shirbit Insurance Company Diplomatic and Political Correspondent, Globes The Maurice and Ilse Katz Professorial Chair in Neuroimmunology, Weizmann Institute
of Science; President, International Society of Neuroimmunology
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Dr. Andrew C. Scobell Ms. Yifat Sela MK Dr. Nachman Shai
Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation CEO, Aluma Chairman of the Lobby for Strengthening the Jewish People
Photo: Tzvika Golshtein Photo: Moshe Shai
Ms. Tal Shalev Mr. Hasan Abo-Shally Maj. Gen. (res.) Gadi Shamni
Political correspondent, Walla! News Founder and CEO, Hasoub Executive Vice President of Land Systems, Israel Aerospace Industries ;
Former IDF Commander of the Central Command, Military Secretary to the Prime Minister, and Defense Attaché to the U.S.
Maj. Gen. Jonathan Shaw CB CBE Col. (res.) Adv.
Pnina Sharvit Baruch Col. (res.) Dr. Shaul Shay
Chairman, Optima; Former U.K. Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Policy)
Senior Research Fellow and Head, Program on Law and National Security, Institute for
National Security Studies (INSS)
Director of Research, Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya; Former Deputy
Head of the National Security Council
Mr. Yair Sheleg Brig. Gen. (res.) Prof.
Joshua (Shuki) Shemer Mr. Shimon Shiffer
Researcher, Center for Religion, Nation and State, Israel Democracy Institute
Chairman, Assuta Medical Centers Network; Chairman, Supervisory Council of the Bank of
Israel; Former Director General of the Ministry of Health
Journalist
Mr. Avraham Baiga Shochat Mr. David Siegel Ms. Sima Shine
Former Minister of Finance CEO, ELNET-Israel Senior Research Fellow, Institute for National Security Studies (INSS); Former Deputy Director
General of the Ministry of Strategic Affairs
MK Itzik Shmuli Amb. Zalman Shoval Prof. Arnon Soffer "Zionist Union" Party Former Ambassador of Israel to the U.S. Professor Emeritus of Geography, Department
of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Haifa
Mr. Attila Somfalvi* Mr. Tommy Steiner Ms. Izabella Tabarovsky
Political Analyst and Chief Anchor, Ynetnews and YnetTV
Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya
Senior Program Associate, Kennan Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center
Mr. Andrew J. Tabler Mr. Shimon Tal MK Adv. Pnina Tamano-Shata
Martin J. Gross Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Water and Soil Engineer “Yesh Atid” Party; Social Activist
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Prof. Charles Tenenbaum Dr. Lesley Terris Ms. Keren Terner-Eyal
Associate Professor of Political Science, Sciences Po Lille
Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy, IDC Herzliya
CEO, Ministry of Transport and Road Safety
Mr. Nicolas Tenzer Dr. Matti Tzarfati Harcabi Mr. Chagai Tzuriel
Former Adviser to the French Minister of Economy and Finance
Head of the Yoav Regional Council Director General of the Ministry of Intelligence
Mr. Moav Vardi Ms. Ruth Wasserman Lande Ms. Pascaline Wagemans
Chief International Affairs Correspondent, Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation
Deputy Director General for International Affairs, Federation of Local Authorities in Israel;
Former Israeli Diplomat at the Embassy of Israel to Egypt
Deputy Director, Forum of Strategic Dialogue
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Dr. Kenneth R. Weinstein Ms. Dana Weiss Dr. Chaim B. Weizmann President and CEO, Hudson Institute Chief Political Analyst and Anchor, Israel
Television News Company Senior Research Fellow, IPS, Academic advisor
& Senior subject-matter expert, The Inclusive Israeli Society Initiative, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy (IPS),
IDC Herzliya Photo: Eyal Ben Yaish
Dr. Michal Yaari Lt. Gen. (res.)
Moshe (Bogie) Ya'alon Prof. Yoav Yair
Tel Aviv University The Open University
Former Chief of Staff of the IDF and Former Minister of Defense
Dean, School of Sustainability Founded by Israel Corp., ICL & ORL, IDC Herzliya
Maj. Gen. (ret.) Meni Yitshaki Mr. Eliyahu Yishai Mr. Erez Yosef Former Head of the Investigations and
Intelligence Department of the Israel Police Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of
the Interior Chief Operating Officer, Member of the Board
of Management, Bank Hapoalim
MK Tamar Zandberg Dr. Ronen Zeidel Prof. Yaffa Zilbershats
Chairperson of "Meretz" Researcher of Iraq, The Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies and
Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS), IDC Herzliya
Chair, Planning and Budgeting Committee, Council for Higher Education
Photo: Council for Higher Education in Israel
Prof. Eyal Zisser Maj. Gen. (res.) Israel Ziv Prof. Irina Zvyagelskaya
Vice Rector, Tel Aviv university; Prof. for Middle Eastern Studies
Former Chief of the IDF Operations Directorate
Chief Research Fellow, Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences; Expert,
Valdai Discussion Club, Moscow