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Agenda
International Conference
EU-Israeli Relations and the Changing Dynamics of the Middle East Tel Aviv, November 5th-6th, 2016 Saturday, November 5th, 2016 Location: Carlton Hotel (TBC) Eliezer Peri St 10, Tel Aviv-Yafo
20:00 pm Kick-off Dinner Greetings: MK Tzipi Livni - Former Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs, Zionist Camp Faction Amos Yadlin – Executive Director, Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) Dr. Ernst Stetter - Secretary General, of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) Keynote Speech Massimo D'Alema - Former Prime Minister of Italy, President of FEPS Moderator and discussant: • Dr. Oded Eran – Former Ambassador of Israel to the EU and Jordan Senior Research Fellow, INSS
Sunday, November 6th, 2016 Location: The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) 40 Haim Levanon St., Tel Aviv 6997556 Israel
08:30-09:00 Gathering and registration 09:00-09:30 Greeting and opening remarks • • •
Amos Yadlin – Executive Director, INSS Dr. Ernst Stetter - Secretary General, FEPS Lars Faaborg-Andersen -Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Israel
Moderator and discussant: • Dr. Oded Eran – Former Ambassador of Israel to the EU and Jordan
First Session: The role of the EU in Creating Political, Energy and Security Frameworks Chair: Dr. Roby Nathanson - General Director, Macro Center for Political Economics 09:30-11:00 Keynote speeches: • Dr. Alfred Gusenbauer – Former Chancellor of Austria • Tzipi Livni - Former Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs, Zionist Camp • Gideon Saar - Former Israeli Minister for Interior and Education • Avi Gabay – Former Israeli Minister of Environmental Protection 11:00 – 11:30 Discussion 11:30-11:45 Coffee break Second Session: Borders, Refugees, Migration and Relations to Turkey Chair: Sebastian Schublach, Head of Department for International Politics, Karl-Renner-Institut 11:45-12:30 Keynote speeches: • Dr. Nachman Shai – former IDF Spokesman and head of the Israel-Germany bilateral Parliamentarian group • Dr. Ian Lesser, Executive Director, GMF, Brussels Office (TBC) • Miltiadis Kyrkos - Member of the European Parliament • Oztürk Yılmaz - Vice-President, CHP Party, Turkey
12:30-13:00 Discussion 13:00-14:00 Light Buffet Third Session: Building and Managing Peace in Times of Conflict Chair: Bruno Liebhaberg, Chair of the FEPS Scientific Council 14:00-15:00 Keynote speeches: • Dr. Yossi Beilin – Former Israeli Minister of Justice • Fernando Gentilini - EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process • Pierre Vimont - Senior Associate, Carnegie Europe former Executive Secretary-General of the European External Action Service
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Laurent Azoulai - Member of the Board of Jean Jaurès Foundation (TBC) Husam Zomlot - Ambassador-At-Large of Palestine (TBC)
15:00-15:30 Discussion 15.30-15.40 Coffee Break Concluding Session: A Progressive Strategy for EU-Israeli Relations and a Changing Middle East Chair: Hélène Conway-Mouret - Director of the International Department of Jean Jaurès Foundation, Member of the Senate of France 15:40-16:20 Keynote speeches: • MK Isaac Herzog - Chairman of the Israeli Labor Party • Massimo D'Alema – President of Foundation for European Progressive Studies 16:20-17:00 Q&A and conclusions
