Sunday, March 5, 2023
9:00 AM PST / 12:00 PM EST / 19:00 Israel
Opening Remarks
9:00 am – Dov Waxman, The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies and Director of the UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies.
Aluf Benn, Haaretz Editor-in-Chief
Keynote Opening Interview
9:15 am – Tzipi Livni, Former Foreign Minister and Justice Minister of Israel in conversation with Amir Tibon, Deputy editor, Haaretz English Edition.
Session I: The Global Resurgence of Ethnonationalism and Populism
9:30 am – Michael Herzog, Ambassador of Israel to the United States
9:40 am – Panel Discussion
Susan Glasser, Staff writer at The New Yorker, co-author of The Divider: Trump in the White House
Dr. Daniel Gordis, Koret Distinguished Fellow at Shalem College
Prof. Eva Illouz, Professor of Sociology, Jerusalem and Paris, Senior Research Fellow Van Leer Institute
Moderator: Esther Solomon, Editor in chief, Haaretz English
Session II: The War in Ukraine and the New Cold War
10:25 – Yevgen Korniychuk, Ambassador of Ukraine in the State of Israel in conversation with Anshel Pfeffer, Senior correspondent and columnist
10:40 – Panel Discussion
Efraim Halevy, The ninth Director of the Mossad
Ksenia Svetlova, Former Knesset member, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and executive director of ROPES-Regional Organization for Peace, Economics & Security
Amos Harel, Haaretz Defense Analyst
Yair Navot, Journalist and Russia Analyst, former Moscow correspondent for the Israeli public Radio and Yediot Aharonot Newspaper
Moderator: Amir Tibon, Deputy editor, Haaretz English Edition
Session III: Israel’s New Allies and Old Enemies
11:25 pm – Ahmad Tibi, Knesset member and Co-Chairman of Hadash-Ta'al party in conversation with Amir Tibon, Deputy editor, Haaretz English Edition.
11:40 pm – Panel Discussion
Dr. Hussein Ibish, Senior Resident Scholar, Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (AGSIW)
Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent for The Economist
Noa Landau, Haaretz Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Moderator: Allison Kaplan Sommer, Haaretz journalist
Keynote Closing Interview
12:25 pm – The Rt Hon Tony Blair, Former Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Executive Chairman of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, in conversation with Amir Tibon, Deputy editor, Haaretz English Edition
Audience Q&A Session (questions submitted throughout the conference)
12:45 pm – Prof. Dov Waxman, The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Chair in Israel Studies and Director of the UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies and Amir Tibon, Deputy editor, Haaretz English Edition
This panel will focus on the critical water issues that are directly linked to the development and sustainability of agriculture as impacted by water resources, the impact of global climate change, shared water resources, irrigation technology and challenges and opportunities for assuring food security in the Middle East and Africa.
This panel will explore the impact on human health and the environment associated with human, industrial and agricultural activities on water quality and impairment of water supplies. The panel will also address approaches to reducing adverse impacts associated with water scarcity and quality on human health and the environment.
This panel will address efforts toward water sustainability in growing urban centers in water-scarce regions in the Middle East and Africa. The panel will also review current and planned efforts to improve water treatment and delivery in urban areas, issues of water transfers and multinational cooperation.
This panel will focus on regional and transboundary conflicts and collaborations with the aim of identifying opportunities that may exist for establishing beneficial relationships among neighboring countries and alleviating water stress in water-scarce regions. Political and economic drivers will also be discussed in relation to water security and sustainability.
Rita Colwell is a Distinguished University Professor at both the University of Maryland at College Park and at Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her research on global infectious diseases, water, and health has earned her some of the world’s most prestigious awards throughout her career, including the 2006 National Medal of Science Award, the 2010 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate and most recently, the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize, which recognizes outstanding contributions to solving global water challenges. Colwell has been a leader in her field by taking a holistic approach to global health, including accounting for environmental variables like climate change. She uses this pioneering approach in her current work focused on developing an international network to address emerging infectious diseases and water issues, including safe drinking water for both the developed and developing world. Colwell previously served as the eleventh director of the National Science Foundation from 1998 to 2004 and, as director, also held the position of co-chair of the Committee on Science of the National Science and Technology Council. Colwell has also held a number of advisory positions in the U.S. government, nonprofit science policy organizations, and private foundations, as well as in the international scientific research community. An internationally-respected scientist and educator, Dr. Colwell has authored or co-authored 17 books and more than 750 scientific publications. She produced the award-winning film, "Invisible Seas," and has served on editorial boards of numerous scientific journals. Dr. Colwell is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, the Royal Society of Canada, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. She is immediate past-president of the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS).