Building US/Israeli Partnerships for Counter-terrorism Solutions

Leading Israeli and American academic and counter-terrorism experts will present sessions in the areas of Risk & Decision Analysis, The Global Jihadi Terrorist Threat, Hezbollah and the Emerging Threat of Shiite Terrorism to the United States, Terrorist Networks: The Internet or Fundraising, Threat Assessment Methodology and Emerging Terrorism Challenges to the United States Interests & Security.

Conference Agenda

8:30 - 9:00         Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00 – 9:20        Welcome – Dr. Detlof von Winterfeldt,
                          Director, CREATE

9:20 – 9:30        Opening Remarks – Ehud Danoch, Israel Consul
                          General

9:30 – 10:00      New Trends in Global Jihadi Terrorism and
                          Challenges to Combating Terrorist Efforts
                          – Dr. Boaz Ganor, ICT Executive Director and
                          Deputy Dean of the Lauder School of Government,
                          Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya

10:00 – 10:30    Iran and its Proxies: The Emerging Threat of Shiite
                          Terrorism; Case Study Hezbollah - Dr. (Col. Res.)
                          Eitan Azani, ICT Deputy Director

10:30 – 10:45    Break

10:45 – 11:15    Decision Analysis - Dr. Richard John, CREATE
                          Researcher and Professor of Psychology,
                        University of Southern California

11:15 – 11:45    Risk Analysis - Dr. Detlof von Winterfeldt,
                          Director, CREATE

11:45 – 12:15    Bioterrorism - Dr. Terry O'Sullivan, CREATE,
                          Post-doctoral Researcher

12:15 – 1:15    Lunch

1:15 – 1:45        Islamic Radical Terrorist Organization Fundraising
                           - Col. (Res.) Yoni Fighel, ICT Senrio Researcher
                           and former Military Governor of Ramalla and Jenin

1:45 – 2:15     Terrorism Threat Assessment Methodologies
                          - Ms. Yael Shahar, ICT Senior Researcher

2:15 – 2:30       Break

2:30 – 4:00     Round Table of All Presenters – Emerging
                         Terrorism Challenges to the United States
                         Interests & Security

4:00 – 4:15       Closing Remarks

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There is no fee for this conference.