Herzliya Conference

[1] The Herzliya Conference was established in December 2000 as a "closed-door annual gathering of the country's very top political, security, intelligence, and business elite".

[2] Its declared aim was “taking stock of Israel’s national security across a wide range of dimensions: the military balance, international diplomatic environment, economic health, social fabric, quality of education, government performance, and the Jewish world.”[3] The Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS), headed by Alex Mintz of the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy sponsors the Herzliya Conference.

[4][failed verification] The institute is considered a world leader in risk assessment in the Middle East.

[5] The European Leadership Network (ELNET) and the Forum of Strategic Dialogue (FSD) regularly host special roundtable sessions at the Herzliya Conference.

[6] Prime Minister Ariel Sharon delivered his most important foreign policy speeches at the Herzliya Conferences.