Prof. Richard Weisskoff, Department of International Studies, University

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Environment 2050 – Agenda

The Eighth Annual International Symposium on Sustainability and the

Environment: Trends, Policies and Innovations in sustainability, environmental

protection and green economies

March 18, 2014 - Hilton Hotel, Tel Aviv, Israel

8:10 – 9:00

_{Gathering and Registration}

09:00 – 09:30

_{Welcome and Opening Remarks}

Moderator: Adv. Yechiel Kasher, Partner,Yuval Levy and Partners Law Offices & Notary

 Minister Amir Peretz – Minister for Environmental Protection, Israel  Prof. Zvi Arad – President, Netanya Academic College

 Prof. Yuval Levy - Principal, Yuval Levy and Partners Law Offices & Notary

 Mr. Yigal Brosh – Chairman, Environmental Services Company Ltd.  Major General (Ret.) Yiftah Ron-Tal - Chairman of the Board,

The Israel Electric Corporation

09:30 – 10:30

_{Morning Plenary Session - 1: Globalization, Economy and the}

Environment

Chair: Prof. Sinai Dautch - Dean of the Law School at the Netanya Academic College

 Mr. Nicholas Hanley, Head of Unit E1 International, regional & bilateral relations, European Commission- DG Environment EU -

"EU and Israel 2050- Is There Anything from The EU Experience That Is of Value or Interest for Israel?"

 Prof. Richard Weisskoff, Department of International Studies, University

of Miami, Florida, USA-

" Globalization, Environment, and Economics: Cases from the Florida Trenches, Global Forces and The US Policy”

 Adv. Tzipi Iser-Itsiq -Director, The Center for Environmental Protection, School of Law, Netanya Academic College-

"Management of Nature Resources, Sustainability and Regulation - Between Real and Ideal"

10:30 – 10:40 Research for Thought : Research Topic:

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Approach to environmental management for the treatment of facilities at the end of their life cycles.

Boris Kalman and Adv.Yinon Zaribi - MBA students, specializing in the management of natural resources and the environment, School of Business, Netanya Academic College

10:40 – 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:00

_{Morning Plenary Session - 2: Wealth Management Fund for}

Natural Gas Profits

Moderator:Amiram Bareket, Energy and Infrastructure Journalist, Globes

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MK Moshe Gafni – Chair of the Knesset Science and Technology

Committee

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MK Prof. Avishai Braverman - Chair of the Knesset Economy Committee

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Adv. Amit Bracha - Executive Director of The Israel Union for Environmental Defense (NGO)

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Prof. Nir Becker, Dean at the Faculty of Social sciences and Humanities, Tel-Hai College

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Ms. Nava Sela, Chair of the Energy Committee, The Manufacturers Association of Israel

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Mr. Eyal Rosner, chairman and director of administration for the Alternative Fuels Initiative in the Israeli Prime Minister's Office

12:00 – 12:45

_{Morning Plenary Session - 3: Environmental Information, Green}

Advertising and the Media

Chair: Ms. Karnit Goldwasser – Director of Environmental Services Company Ltd.

 Mr.Eyal Chomsky – Advertising

 Mr. Yon Feder, editor of Yedioth Ahronoth's internet division  Mr. Aviv Lavi –Environmental Reporter

 Ms. Tali Nechushtan – VP Marketing at Shikun & Binui Group  Mr. Oded Ben Ami, Channel 2 News

 Mr. Ophir Paz-Pines,Director of The Institute for Local Government, Tel Aviv University

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12:45 – 13:30

_{Plenary Session - 4}

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_{Is someone looking after you? Director}

General of the Ministry of Environment in a discussion with

industry leaders

Moderator: Mr. David Lefler - Director General of the Ministry of Environment

 Mr. Danny Chen – Deputy Director, Israel Chemicals Ltd.

 Dr. Eli Abramov – VP Global Resources, Adama Agricultural Solutions  Mr. Shlomi Basson – VP for Environment, Safety and Security, Oil

RefineriesLtd.

 Adv. Kobi Bar Lev –Partner and Head of Environmental Law Department, Yuval Levy and Partners Law Offices & Notary

 Mr. Naor Yerushalmi – Execotive Director, "Life and Environment", 

13:30 – 14:00

_{Special Lecture in the Memory of Azariah Alon – Co-founders of}

the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel

Lecturer: Meir Shalev (writer) – Nature and Ecology in the Bible

14:00 – 15:00 Lunch Break

15:00 – 16:30

_{Afternoon Parallel Sessions}

Panel 1: The future of water and waste water infrastructure

Research for Thought: Research Topic:

Society’s ability to change environmental regulation requirements - PRTR Law as a Case Study

David Mizrachi and Maya Shulman - MBA students, specializing in the management of natural resources and the environment, School of Business, Netanya Academic College

Moderator: Ms. Stella Avidan –Advisor, Community Cooperation and Sustainability

Opening Remarks:

 Mr. Arnon Gilady – Chairman of Igudan

Panelists:

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 Ms. Ofra Rahav – Shikun & Binui Group

 Mr. Daniel Solomon - Director of the environmental unit, Igudan  Mr. Baruch Weber - Director, Tel-Aviv Regional Office, Ministry for

Environmental Protection

 Adv. Itay Pinkas, Chairman, Mey Bat Yam Water and Sewage Corporation Ltd.

Panel 2: Israel Recycling Revolution- Current Situation and

Looking Ahead

Research for Thought:

Research Topic: Recycling and reusing resources in power plants management - utilization of sewage and drainage units

Moti Rosenzweig and Shimon Fischer - MBA students, specializing in the management of natural resources and the environment, School of Business, Netanya Academic College

Moderator:Adv. Kobi Bar Lev –Partner and Head of Environmental Law Department, Yuval Levy and Partners Law Offices & Notary

Opening Remarks:

Mr. Gilad Ostrovsky - Adam Teva V'Din – Appling Extended Producer Responsibility: Challenges, Obstacles and Key Insights

Panelists:

 Mr. Yossi Shevo - Mayor of Nes Ziona

 Mr. Rani Idan – Head of the Emek Hefer Regional Council

 Mr. Itzhak Ben-David, the Environmental Protection Ministry's deputy director general for enforcement

 Ms. Nechama Ronen – Chairperson, ELA Beverage Container Recycling Corporation Ltd.

 Mr. Kobi Dar – CEO, Tamir  Mr. Amnon Shahrur – CEO, May

 Mr. Yoni Gimbelevitz, Director, E.S.T. Projects Ltd.

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Management

Moderator: Mr. Amir Ben David, Environment and Energy Journalist Yedioth Ahronoth

Opening Remarks:

Former Supreme Court Justice Dalia Dorner Panelists:

 To be announced