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16th Annual Caesarea Economic Forum (2008)
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Event Date(s):
7/2/2008 - 7/3/2008
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Date Published:
5/14/2008
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Last Updated:
6/23/2009
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Category:
Events
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The IDI holds an annual economic conference, know as the Caesarea Forum. Now in its 16th year, this Forum has come to be known as the most important economic conference in Israel in which the most central and pressing issues in the Israeli market are discussed. Every year, the Minister of Finance directs the forum. Among the participants are prime ministers (past and present), Ministers, MKs, leading figures in the business world, academics, and public officials. Traditionally, the last speech of the forum is reserved for the Prime Minister.
Each topic dealt with during the conference is researched by a team of experts who begin their work half-a-year before the forum is held. At the forum, the team presents its findings and proposes practical solutions to pressing economic and social issues in order to influence Israel’s public agenda and set forth basic guidelines for the formulation of Israel’s economic policy.
2008 Summer Research Teams
The 16th Annual Economic Conference, also known as the Caesarea Conference, will be held this summer in Eilat.
In preparation for the event, IDI has set up four research teams, which are looking into the following topics:
Program
WEDNESDAY, 2 JULY 2008
8:30 - 9:30 Registration and assembly
9:30 - 13:30 First Session: "The Crisis in Local Governments in Israel"
Presentation of the Team's Recommendations:
- Prof. Avi Ben-Bassat, The Israel Democracy Institute; Department of Economics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Dr. Momi Dahan, The Israel Democracy Institute; The Federman School of Policy and Governance, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Respondents:
- Minister of the Interior, MK Meir Sheetrit
- MK Ophir Pines-Paz, Chairman, Knesset Internal Affairs and Environment Committee
- MK Prof. Menahem Ben-Sasson, Chairman, Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee
- Mr. Adi Eldar, Chairman, Center of Local Authorities in Israel; Mayor of Carmiel
- Mr. Shawki Khatib, Chairman, Follow-up Committee on Israeli Arabs; Mayor, Yafiah Regional Authority
- MK Stas Misezhnikov, Chairman, Knesset Finance Committee
- Att. Sarit Dana, Deputy Legal Advisor to the Government, Justice Ministry
- Mr. Shmuel Rifman, Mayor, Ramat Hanegev Regional Council
- Att. Yuri Gai-Ron, Head, Israel Bar Association
- Mr. Talal Alkiernawi, Mayor of Rahat
Plenary discussions
13:30 - 14:45 Minister of Finance's Session:
Address by the Minister of Finance, MK Roni Bar-On
15:00 - 18:45 Second Session: "The Influences of the Environment on Israel and their Economic Implications"
Presentation of the Team's Recommendations:
- Prof. Eran Feitelson, Federman School for Public Policy and Governance, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Special Guest: Mr. Ron Jarvis, Senior VP, Environmental Innovation, Home Depot
"How a Major Corporation Prioritizes Environmental Issues in its Strategic Planning"
Respondents:
- MK Ophir Pines-Paz, Chairman, Knesset Internal Affairs and Environment Committee
- Mr. Yehuda Branitzky, Chairman, Ormat Industries
- Mr. Boaz Sofer, Senior Deputy Director General, Taxation Authority
- Prof. Dani Rabinowitz, Department of Sociology and Anthropology and School for Environmental Studies, Tel Aviv University
- Att. Tzipi Isar-Itzik, Director General, Man, Nature and Law Organization, the Israeli society for the protection of the environment
- Prof. Uri Marinov, Marinov Management Consultants Ltd.
Plenary discussions
19:00 - 20:30 Evening Session
THURSDAY, 3 JULY 2008
8:30 - 12:30 Third Session: "Developments in the International Economy and their Influences on Israel"
Opening addresses:
- Dr. Jens Dallmeyer, Senior Economist and VP, Deutsche Bank Research
- Prof. Omer Moav, Department of Economics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; The Shalem Center
- Prof. Dani Tzidon, Head, The Capital Market Unit, Bank Leumi
- Mr. David Brodet, Academic Director, The Caesarea Forum
Respondents:
- Major General (Res.) Shlomo Yanai, Director General, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
- Mr. Eli Yones, Director General, Bank Mizrahi Tefahot Ltd.
Plenary discussions
12:30 - 14:00 Governor of the Bank of Israel's Session
- Address by Prof. Stanley Fischer, Governor of the Bank of Israel,
14:00-19:30 Fourth Session: "Israel's Macro-Economic Policies"
Presentation of the Team's Recommendations:
- Prof. Natan Sussman, Department of Economics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Respondents:
- MK Silvan Shalom, former Minster of Finance
- MK Stas Misezhnikov, Chairman, Knesset Finance Committee
- Mr. Ofer Eini, Chairman, The New Histadrut
- Mr. Yoram Ariav, Director General of the Finance Ministry
- Mr. Eli Hurvitz, Chairman, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
- Dr. Karnit Flug, Director, Research Department, Bank of Israel
- Adv. Uriel Lin, President, Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce
- Prof. Manuel Trajtenberg, Head, National Economic Council, The Prime Minister's Bureau
17:00-18:00 Caesarea Forum Meeting with the Prime Minister
Presentation of the Forum's Conclusions to the Prime Minister:
- Mr. David Brodet, Academic Director, The Caesarea Forum
- Address by Prime Minister Mr. Ehud Olmert
19:30 - 20:00 Summation by the Minister of Finance MK Roni Bar-On
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