The program conference. Jerusalem, 23-24.5.

1. From 16:15 Registration and reception 14:30-15:30 The Transatlantic Relations in the
Age of the Lisbon Treaty
16:45-17:00 Greetings Keynote Speaker:
Prof. Charles Kupchan, Georgetown University, U.S.A
17:00-19:00 Facing New Challenges: Is it all about Discussant: Dr. Joel Peters, Virginia Tech University,
the Economy? U.S.A
Chairman: Prof. David Newman, Dean, Faculty of
Humanities and Social Sciences, BGU 15:30-15:45 Coffee Break
Keynote Speaker: 15:45-17:00 Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq
Prof. Amy Verdun, Chair – Co Editor of the Journal of Speaker: Dr. Claire Spencer, Head, Middle East and North
Common Market studies, The Department of Political Africa Programme, Chatham House, UK
Science, University of Victoria, Canada
Speaker: Prof. Kurt Huebner, Director, The Institute for 17:00-17:15 Coffee Break
European Studies, University of British Columbia, Canada 17:15-19:15 A Paradigm Shift for Europe’s Arab
Discussant: Prof. Alfred Tovias, Chair, Department of Minority? – Effects of the Arab World’s Upheaval
International Relations, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, on Europe’s Arab Population
Israel
Introduction: Dr. Laurence Weinbaum, Executive
Director, Israel Council on Foreign Relations/Chief Editor
The Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs
10:00-11:30 The Middle East Conflict and
International Intervention Speakers:
Speaker: Dr. Shlomo Shpiro, Mr. Mohammed Ibrahim, German Development Agency
Department of Political Studies, Bar-Ilan University, Israel (Berlin) and active member of the Palestinian community in
Germany
Discussants: Prof. Michael Schulz, School of Global
Prof. Raphael Israeli, The Hebrew University of
Studies, Peace and Development Research, University of
Jerusalem and author of “The Islamic Challenge in Europe”
Gothenburg, Sweden
Mr. Bashar Azzeh, Entrepreneur and founding member of
Dr. Raffaella A. Del Sarto, Oxford Centre for Hebrew and "The March 15th Movement"
Jewish Studies/Middle East Centre, St. Antony's College, UK Mr. Don Macintyre, Jerusalem Correspondent, The
11:30-11:45 Coffee Break Independent, UK
11:45-13:15 Asia Rising Moderator: Mr. J. Samson Altman-Schevitz, Program
Coordinator, ICFR Israeli-European Young Diplomats Forum
Speakers: Prof. Martin Holland, Director, National Centre
for Research on Europe, University of Canterbury New
Zealand
Dr. Michael Bruter, Department of Government, London
School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Discussant: Prof. Elise Brezis, Director, The Azrieli Center
for Economics Policy, Bar Ilan University, Israel