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March 19, 2012, Netanya Academic College

Netanya Academic College and the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue

are honored to invite you to the conference:

Energy as a Platform for Regional Development

Marking the Opening of the Specialization in Management of Natural Resources

and Environmentwithin the Masters in Business Administration

and the opening of the refurbished Tshuva Auditorium

March 19, 2012 at 9:00 a.m., at Tshuva Auditorium

Netanya Academic College1 University St., Netanya Details: 09-8607400

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The development and use of energy of sources is proving to be one of the most essential strategic issues facing the Middle East. Significant demographic changes, coupled with urbanization and other related processes have resulted in a dramatic increase in energy needs. In order to ensure sustainable development for various populations in the area, traditional energy sources must be combined with other sources of energy, in particular the various sources of renewable energy. Indeed, the development of a sustainable energy policy is an essential platform for regional cooperation. With this in mind, the Center is organizing an international conference which will deal with the role of traditional energy sources, atomic energy, and renewable energy in our changing reality. The conference will include leading figures such as Dr. Uzi Landau, Minister of Energy and Water, MK Binyamin (Fuad) Ben Eliezer, former Minister of National Infrastructures,H.E. Ambassador Andrew Standley, Head of the European Union Delegation to Israel, and several others.

Netanya Academic College and the S. Daniel AbrahamCenter for Strategic Dialogue are honored to invite you to the conference: Energy as a Platform for Regional Development Marking the Opening of the Specialization in Management ofNatural Resources and Environment within the Masters in Business Administration and the opening of the refurbished Tshuva Auditorium. March 19, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.Tshuva Auditorium, Netanya Academic College

Agenda

9:00-9:30 Arrival and Refreshments
9:30-10:00 Greetings and Opening Remarks
Moderator: Dr. David Altman, Senior Vice President, Vice Chair of the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue, Netanya Academic College
.• Prof. Zvi Arad, President, Netanya Academic College.• Dr. Ephraim Sneh, Chair, S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue, Netanya Academic College.• Mr. Yitzchak Tshuva, College Trustee.
Dedication Ceremony of the Refurbished "Tshuva Auditorium"10:00-10:30 Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Dr. Uzi Landau, Minister of Energy and Water.
10:30-11:45 Panel I: The Geopolitical Advantages of the Gas and Oil DiscoveriesChair: Mr. Eran Singer, Arab Affairs Journalist, Israel Radio.
• MK Binyamin (Fuad) Ben-Eliezer, former Minister of Industry and Trade and Minister of National Infrastructures.•
Maj. Gen. (ret.) Giora Eiland, Advisor to the Givot Olam Oil Exploration and former National Security Advisor
.• Dr. Ephraim Sneh, Chair, S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue, Netanya Academic College: Israeli energy as a platform for a political initiative.
• Dr. Brenda Shaffer, the School of Political Science, Haifa University: The geo- politics of natural gas.
11:45-12:00 Recess 12:00-13:45
Panel II: Natural Gas – a Breakthrough Energy
Chair: Gen. (ret.) Mansour Abu Rashid, Chair, the Amman Center for Peace and Development.
• Mr. Yossi Abu, Delek Energy: The development vision of the natural gas industry.
• Dr. Amit Mor, CEO, Eco-Energy: Strategic dilemmas in the development of the gas industry.
• Dr. Nimrod Novik, Chair of the Economic Cooperation Foundation (ECF) Executive Board: Energy security – EMG as a case study.
• Dr. Barry Feinstein, the School of Law; S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue, Netanya Academic College: Economic rights off a coastal state in light of international law
.• Mr. Eli Misgav, CEO, Dor-Alon Gas: The decade of natural gas and Israel's place in it.• Representative from Jordan.
13:45-15:00 Exhibition of Photography Exhibit, by Prof. Zvi DubinskiIn the refurbished Auditorium Tshuva lobby.
Lunch break 15:00-16:30
15:00-16:30Panel III: Nuclear Energy – Chances and Risk
Chair: Dr. Reuven Pedatzur, Academic Director, S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue, Netanya Academic College.
• Prof. Uzi Even, the School of Chemistry, Tel-Aviv University: Is there a place for nuclear energy following the Fukushima disaster?
• Dr. Ariel (Eli) Levite, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment; former Deputy Director-General, Israel Atomic Energy Commission: Nuclear energy for Electricity production: past, present, and future
.• Dr. Eli Stern, Head of the Center for Risk Assessment at the Gertner Institute: The Fukushima disaster: Central processes and radiological health results
.• Dr. Eugene Shwageraus, the Department of Nuclear Engineering, University Ben-Gurion: The revolution of the small nuclear reactors.
16:30-16:45 Recess 16:45-18:30Panel IV: Renewable Energy
Chair: Prof. Nava Haruvi, School of Business Administration, Netanya AcademicCollege
.• H.E. Ambassador Andrew Standley, Head of the European Union Delegation to Israel: Renewable energy in European energy policy: Progressing towards the 2020 target
.• Adv. Tzipi Iser-Itsiq, Head of the Center for Environmental Protection, the School of Law, Netanya Academic College: Is there a need for regulation in the advancement of renewable energy?
• Prof. Gershon Grossman, Head of the Energy Forum, the Samuel Neaman Institute, Technion Institute of Technology: Renewable energy around the world and in Israel.
• Ms. Ingrid Kollist, Environment, Science, Technology & Health Officer, United States Embassy to Israel.
• Mr. Eiran Yarkoni, CEO of Capital Nature: Renewable energy in the twenty first century.• Representative from Jordan.
The conference will be in English and Hebrew with simultaneous translation.

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The S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue
The S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue, operating out of the Netanya Academic College, is a unique institution dedicated to stabilizing regional and global conflicts by combining academic pursuits with on-the-ground efforts. The Center represents a multi-faceted approach to the growing threat of regional and global disputes, by offering solution-driven initiatives based on practical experience and realistic goals.
The Center provides a combination of political, security, academic and economic solutions to conflicts by assembling teams of former politicians, community leaders, security experts, distinguished academics and prominent international business leaders, each of whom offer the expertise in their respective fields. The S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue has attempted to implement conflict resolution initiatives through the followingOrganizing international conferences and dialogue groups that assemble leading academics and world leaders to deal with pressing issues related to regional and global conflicts. Dispatching mediation teams comprised of the world's leading experts in the relevant political, security, academic and economic spheres, in an attempt to stabilize specific regional and global conflicts.
Publishing position papers and research by highly acclaimed experts and academics that deal with pressing conflicts, which have been distributed to policy shapers throughout the world. The S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue

Board of Governors

Council of Founders and Board of Trustees Mikhail Gorbachev, former President of the Soviet Union. HRH Prince Hassan Bin Talal of Jordan. HE Frederick W. De Klerk, former President of South Africa. HE Abdurrahman Wahid, former President of Indonesia. Mr. Berndt Schmidtbauer, former German Minister of State. Mr. James Woolsey, former Central Intelligence Agency Director. Mr. Louis Freeh, former FBI Director. Mr. Ya'akov Perry, former Head of General Security Service
Ambassador Edwin Corr, Co-Director, International Programs Center, University of Oklahoma. Dr. Shmuel Bar, Islamic radicalism expert. Mr. Ram Caspi, LLB, Caspi and Co. Att. Zaki Kamal, Chair of the Board of Trustees, The Academic Arab College in Israel, Haifa. Lt. Gen. (ret.) Ehud Barak, Defense Minister, Chairman of the Independence Party.
Dr. David Altman, Senior Vice President, Netanya Academic College; Vice-Chair of the Center.The Late Prof. Joseph Ginat, former Director of the Center.Prof. Moshe Amirav, former Director of the CenterMr. Yehuda Raveh, LLB, Yehuda Raveh & Co.Mr. Yossi Sadeh, advocate. Cmdr. (ret.) Arieh Amit, former Jerusalem Police Chief. Cmdr. (ret.) Gabi Last, chairman of Delek Group. Commissioner (ret.) Assaf Hefetz, former Israel Police Commissioner.Mr. Larry King, journalist, CNN. Dr. Giora Eliraz, The Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace, Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Gen. Mansour Abu-Rashid, Director, Amman Center for Peace and Development.
Maj. Gen. (ret.) David Ivri, National Security Adviser, former Israeli Ambassador to Washington, former Director-General of Israel's Defense Ministry, former IAF Commander.
Maj Gen (ret.) Yomtov Samya, former General of the Southern Command. Maj Gen (ret.) Ya'akov Amidror, Vice President of the Ladner Institute. Mr. Moshe Ortass, entrepreneur. Ambassador Dr Edward J Perkins, Chair and Executive Director of the International Programs Center, University of Oklahoma. Dr. Lawrence Kennedy, President, Church on the Rock International.Prof. Bernard Pinchuk, Vice President and Rector, Netanya College. Prof. Gabi Ben-Dor, Director, International Security Research Center, Haifa. Prof. Sinai Deutsch, Senior Vice President, Dean - Law School, Netanya College. Prof. Theodor Postol, MIT, USA. Mr. Paul Ahlstrom, VSpring Capital.Dr. Barry A. Feinstein, Senior Lecturer in Int'l Law, School of Law, Netanya College.Mr. Shmuel Dankner, Dankner Investments. Mr. Yitzhak Teshuva, Delek Co.
Mr. Jerry Feldman and Mr. Michael Feldman, GP Strategies, USA. Mr. R. Cameron Walker, Vice President, Bank of America Investments, Beverly Hills.Mr. Elisha Yanai, President, Motorola. Pastor Dr. Gerald Mann, Riverbend Baptist Church in Austin, Texas. Mrs. Tovah Feldshuh, award-winning Broadway actress.Mr. Charles D. Pulman, Meadows, Collier, Reed, Cousins & Blau

Dr. Nitza Nachmias, Department of Political Science, University of Haifa.