SUNDAY | June 30, 2019

14:00 Welcome & Registration

15:00 Opening Ceremony

1515: Statement: H.E. Khaled Azmi, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Israel

4015: One-on-One: Speaker of the Knesset, MK Yuli (Yoel) Edelstein

00:61 HerzliyaTalk: Prof. Dan Ariely, Duke University

2016: Moderated Session: Will Israel Win the Next War?

1017: Breaking the Glass Ceiling – In Science & Life Prof. Marcelle Machluf, Technion

3017: Strategic Arena: The Middle East – Is the Writing on the Wall?

18:50 Dr. Avichai Mandelblit, Attorney General, Ministry of Justice

519:1 Conversation with the President of the state of Israel, H.E. Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin With Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilead

The Herzliya Conference welcomes the U.S. Congressional Delegation led by Congressman Ted Deutch, Chairman, Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism, House Committee on Foreign Relations.

Program Overview June 30 - July 2, 2019 IDC Herzliya Campus, Israel

MONDAY | July 1, 2019

07:30 Briefing for Ambassadors & Business Executives – By Invitation Only

09:00 Keynote Address: Ms. Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Chairwoman, CDU Germany

09:20 Lt. Gen. (res.) Benjamin Gantz, Blue & White's candidate for Prime Minister

0409: Moderated Session: Iran – Putting the Genie Back in the Bottle

4010: Keynote Address: Ms. Marillyn A. Hewson, Chairman, President & CEO, Lockheed Martin, USA

11:00 Keynote Address: Mr. Joseph (Yossi) Cohen, Director of the Mossad

11:20 Hon. Elan Carr, U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, U.S Department of State

11:45 Experts’ Assessment & Strategic Debate: "Deal of the Century" – Make or Break…or "One State"?

:4511 Roundtable: Middle East Regional Challenges – Briefing by Amb. David M. Satterfield

13:00 Light Lunch

13:40 The Crisis in Israel’s Public Healthcare System

Has Israel Given Up on its Public Healthcare System?

45:13 Roundtable: Europe Facing Political and Identity Crises: What is it to Israel?

15:30 Israel’s Democracy and the Rule of Law - One-on-Two: Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilead With Dr. Ilana Dayan and Mr. Raviv Drucker

16: 00 Moderated Discussion: Israel At Heart – Africans Living and Studying in Israel as an Asset

16:00 Spotlight: Upgrading Israel’s Hospitals

16:40 The World Outlook Moderated Discussion: The Outlook for the Global Economy Strategic Arena: The Great Power Rivalry – Is the World Out of Order?

18:15 U.S.-Israel: The Resilience of the Strategic Alliance

3519: Hon. John C. Rood, U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

00:20 Hon. Jason D. Greenblatt, Assistant to the President & Special Representative for International Negotiations, the White House

TUESDAY | July 2, 2019 07:30 Herzliya Breakfast Conversation:

What are the Game-Changers to look out for? – By Invitation Only

09:00 One-on-One: MK Avigdor Liberman, Former Minister of Defense; Chairman, “Yisrael Beiteinu”

09:30 Keynote Address: Mr. Paul Misener, Vice President for Global Innovation Policy and Communications, Amazon

0510: Moderated Session: A Changing Europe – What does it Mean for Israel?

10:15 Roundtable Strategic Rivalries in Asia – What do they mean for Israel?

10:15 Roundtable Saudi Arabia – Quo Vadis?

10:55 Statement: MK Yair Lapid, Chairman, “Yesh Atid”, “Blue & White”

11:15 Israel’s Key Social Challenges Moderated Session: Cleavages in the Israeli Society: Who Will Pay the Price?

12:20 Milestones in Creating the New University Campus

11:30 Spotlight: Toppling the Iranian Regime Before It Goes Nuclear – Is It Possible?

13:00 Light Lunch

4513: Israel’s Democracy and the Rule of Law 45:13 Roundtable: Contending with China’s Rise – Key Countries’ Lessons

14:00 Roundtable: Liberalism in the Modern Age: Getting It Right

4014: Ms. Tzipi Livni, Former Acting Prime Minister

00:15 Victoria Coates, Deputy Assistant to the President & Senior Director for Middle Eastern Affairs, National Security Council, The White House, USA

1515: Russia in the Middle East – Friend or Foe?

05:61 Amb. James F. Jeffrey, Special Representative for Syria Engagement & Special Envoy to the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, U.S. State Department

16:00 Spotlight: The Arab Society in Israel: Integration or Alienation? 0316: HerzliyaTalk: The Cyber Race – Keeping Up and

Maintaining Israel’s Edge

16:50 MK Israel Katz, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Intelligence

00:17 Naftali Bennett, Former Minister of Education

17:05 Hon. Admiral (ret.) Evangelos Apostolakis HN, Minister of National Defence of Greece

2017: Closing Session Keynote Address: Prof. Uriel Reichman, President & Founder, IDC Herzliya Herzliya Conference 360°: Prof. Avi Degani The “Herzliya Assessment”: Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilead, Prof. Rafi Melnick Israel’s Security Horizon – Conversation with: Lt. Gen. (res.) Gadi Eizenkot