Steering Committee
- Shimon Rachmilevitch, Conference Co-Chair, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU)
- Arnon Karnieli, Conference Co-Chair, The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research (BIDR)
- Israel Eliashiv, Ambassador of Israel (retired) and special advisor to committee
- Aaron Fait, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU)
- Amit Gross, Department of Environmental Hydrology and Microbiology, Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research (BIDR)
- Arnon Dag, Volcani Institute, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO)
- Asaf Karavani, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL)
- Avner Ronen, BGU
- Avshalom Babad, Dead Sea and Arava Center
- Dalia Noy, MASHAV, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Dorit Nitzan, BGU
- Eli Zaady, Katif Research and Development Center
- Elli Groner, Dead Sea and Arava Science Center
- Emir Galilee, BGU
- Havatzelet Yahel, BGU
- Ilan Stavi, Dead Sea and Arava Science Center
- Ilya Gelfand, BGU
- Inna Khozin-Goldberg, BIDR
- Jack Gilron, BIDR
- Maya Negev, University of Haifa
- Merav Seifan, BIDR
- Michel Birkenfeld, BGU
- Miri Lavi-Neeman, Dead Sea and Arava Science Center
- Na’ama Teschner, BGU
- Nadav Davidovitch, BGU
- Nadav Tal, EcoPeace Middle East
- Naftali Lazarovitch, Department of Dryland Agriculture, BIDR
- Natan Lev, BGU
- Nuria Levy, MASHAV
- Nurit Agam, BIDR
- Ofir Katz, Dead Sea and Arava Center
- Oren Shelef, Volcani/Aro
- Pedro Berliner, BGU
- Roy Posmanik, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
- Shachar Baram, Volcani/ARO
- Shahar Fuhrer, Tamar Golan Africa Centre at BGU
- Shani Rohatyn-Blitz, KKL
- Tamar Zandberg, BGU
- Tamir Klein, Weizmann Institute of Science
- Tarin Paz-Kagan, BGU
- Uri Hochberg, Volcani/ARO