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Eli Bar-On

Israel

About 

Eli Bar-On is the CEO and Head of the Executive Committee of MENA2050. He served in various senior legal positions in the Israeli government.

He was also a professor at the Israel National Defense College, with a focus on matters of national security, strategy, and international relations.Eli has provided expert presentations to high-level delegations throughout the world. He also led strategic international dialogues and lectured at preeminent academic institutions around the world.Upon his retirement as a civil servant, Eli co-founded and was the CEO of a start-up company dealing with wireless optical communication.Eli has a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree and an Executive Master of Business Administration (E.M.B.A.) degree (cum laude) from Tel Aviv University and a Master’s degree in Political Science (M.A.) (cum laude) from Haifa University.

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25 March 2024

Eli Bar-On presents MENA2050 at the University of Oxford

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26 January 2024

Only Regional Cooperation Can Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

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16 December 2023

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27 September 2023

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Dear Members and Supporters of the MENA2050 Climate Action Committee, I am delighted to announce tha...

12 September 2023

The ambitious vision of a transcontinental corridor:

Connecting India to Europe through the Middle East. In his recent video, Eli Bar-On, the Executive D...

12 July 2023

The Establishment of the MENA2050 Climate Action Committee: Working Towards a Greener Future

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17 December 2024

Watch MENA2050 CEO Eli Bar-On interview by l'Observateur du Maroc et d'Afrique

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21 May 2025

Eli Bar-On, CEO of MENA2050, Represents MENA2050 at the 2025 Lennart Meri Conference

From May 16–18,  Eli Bar-On , CEO of MENA2050, participated in the 18th Lennart Meri Conference (L...

31 May 2025

France and MENA2050: Shared Visions for Regional Cooperation

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31 May 2025

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30 July 2025

MENA2050 Featured on the Z3 Podcast: A New Vision for the Region

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15 August 2025

Executive report: Water, Food Security and Regional Cooperation A MENA2050 Collaborative Roundtable Conference

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20 September 2025

EuroMENA2050 : A New Chapter for Regional Cooperation

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3 October 2025

The 5th Europe - Middle East Forum September 7-9, 2025; Abu Dhabi, UAE

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The Middle East Network - LibMod September 15-16, 2025; Berlin, Germany

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13 October 2025

OPINION: Sowing regional seeds of hope

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17 November 2025

Eli Bar-On, CEO of MENA2050, appointed as a Knight of Parte Guelfa, the historic Order of the House of Medici in Florence

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24 November 2025

Mr. Eli Bar-On, CEO of MENA2050, Interviewed by Maroc Newspaper

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9 January 2026

‘You can’t just wait for stability’: the Israeli working with Iranians and Qataris to build a start-up region

Interview with MENA2050 CEO, Eli Bar-On.  Article originally published by The Jewish Chronicle. ...

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