Program-Con2...

07:30 | Reception & Registration

09:00 | Opening Session

Greetings

Prof. Rafi Melnick
Provost and Acting President Reichman University

Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilead
Executive Director, Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS), Reichman University


Special Address by
the Prime Minister of Israel

Hon. Naftali Bennett

 

What is the American Strategy in the Middle East?

Interview
Hon. Brett McGurk
Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa; White House (NSC)


With
Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilead
 

The Iranian Threat - Is the Strategy Effective?

Leaders Discussion
Mr. Tamir Pardo
Former Head of the Mossad

Maj. Gen. (ret.)  Amos Yadlin
Former Chief  of IDF’s Military Intelligence


Mr. Gideon Frank
Former Head of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission; Chairman of the Council, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology

Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror
Former Head of the National Security Council; Senior Fellow, Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS)


Moderator:  Ms. Gili Cohen
Diplomatic and Political Correspondent, "Kan" - The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation 


Interview
Commander of the Israeli Air Force (IAF)
Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin


With
Mr. Alon Ben-David
Senior Defense Correspondent 

One-on-One:

MK Yuli (Yoel) Edelstein
Former Minister of Health and Former Speaker of the Knesset


With
Mr. Sefi Ovadia
Political Correspondent, Channel 13

Covid-19:
An Undefeatable Enemy?

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci
Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)


In a special conversation
with

Prof. Jonathan M. Gershoni
Tel Aviv University

 


Address by the
Hon. Lt. Gen. (res.) Benjamin Gantz
Israeli Minister of Defense

 


 

11:30 | Coffee break


 

11:50


A Multi-Arena Confrontation: What Is the End Game?

Lt. Gen. (res.) Gadi Eisenkot
Former Chief of the IDF General Staff


In an interview with
Ms. Tali Lipkin-Shahak
Journalist, Director, Editor and Broadcaster, Desk of Defense and Security, Galei Tzahal (IDF Radio)

The Russian Challenge in the Middle East
In cooperation with The Kennan Institute, Wilson Center, Washington, DC

Mr. Matthew Rojansky
Director, Kennan Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, DC

Ms. Ksenia Svetlova
Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS),
Reichman University


Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilead

One-on-One

MK Nir Barkat
Former Mayor of Jerusalem


with
Dr. Michael Milstein
Senior Researcher, Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS) at the Reichman University

The IDF's Integration with CENTCOM (American Central Command):
An American Perspective

Gen. (ret.) Joseph Votel
Former Commander United States Central Command (CENTCOM)


In a strategic conversation with
Prof. Boaz Ganor
Founder and Executive Director, Institute for Counter Terrorism (ICT),
Reichman University

Israel and the Palestinians:
One, Two or Three States?
Discussion

Dr. Micah Goodman
Author of Catch 67

Dr. Dana Wolf
Head of the Law and Security Program, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy,
Reichman University


Mr. Ohad Hemo
Correspondent for Palestinian Affairs, Channel 12 TV


Moderator: Dr. Michael Milstein

Israel-US Relations:
An Unbreakable Bond?

Mr. Haim Saban
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Saban Capital Group, LLC (“SCG”)


In a conversation with
Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilead
 


 

13:30 | Closing Session



Hon. Avigdor Liberman
Israeli Minister of Finance


In an interview
Mr. Shimon Shiffer

Senior Political-Diplomatic Commentator, Yediot Ahronoth 

 

Keynote Speaker

Prof. Uriel Reichman
Founding President and Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Reichman University 


In a conversation with
Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilead
 

Conference Moderator
Ms. Sharon Wexler
"Kan" - The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation

14:15| Lunch


The Conference will be livestreamed on the IPS website and social media outlets