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Andy Kaye
OurCrowd
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Saul Singer
Author
Start-Up Nation
Start-Up Nation
Saul Singer is the co-author, with Dan Senor, of the best-selling book Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle. He is a former editorial page editor and columnist at the Jerusalem Post. Mr. Singer is currently an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute in Jerusalem and a columnist and editorial board member at The Times of Israel. He also serves on the advisory boards of Vintage Investment Partners, an Israeli fund of funds, and Tevel B’Tzedek, an Israeli non-governmental organization working in Nepal and Haiti. In addition to the Jerusalem Post, Mr. Singer has written for the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, CNN-Opinion and other publications. Before moving to Israel in 1994, he served for ten years as an adviser to members of Congress and on the staffs of the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Banking Committees.
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Sarah Levy
CTO
Sight Diagnostics
Sight Diagnostics
Sarah joined Sight to build and lead its technology dream-team. She is responsible for all of Sight‘s technology as well as its medical-regulation activities. Top of her class at the elite Talpiot program, Sarah gained her technology leadership experience during a brilliant military career, where she commanded elite cyber security teams and led projects in the intelligence special technology unit. Sarah holds an M.Sc. in Condensed Matter Physics from the Weizmann Institute of Science, and a B.Sc. in Physics & Mathematics (magna cum laude) from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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Dave Mosley
CEO
Seagate
Seagate
Dave Mosley was appointed CEO of Seagate in 2017. Prior to his current role, Dr. Mosley was President and COO of Seagate, responsible for Seagate’s Global Operations, Research and Development, Supply Chain/Procurement and Logistics, IT, and Sales and Marketing. Mosley has held a variety of posts at Seagate in his 20-year tenure, including President Operations and Technology, Executive Vice President Global Sales and Marketing, as well as many R&D leadership roles. Mosley earned a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of California, Davis focusing on solid state physics. Mr. Mosley was appointed to Seagate's Board of Directors in July 2017.
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John Backus
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Proof VC
Proof VC
Based in the Washington DC Area, John is a seasoned technology investor and life-long entrepreneur with three decades of experience investing in and managing rapidly growing technology companies. Before becoming a venture capitalist in 1999, he co-founded US Order, which revolutionized online banking. As CEO, John took US Order public on the NASDAQ in 1995.
John founded three different venture capital firms, including most recently PROOF. At PROOF, John led the firm’s investments in Beyond Meat, Carta, DailyPay, Prolacta, Ripple, Skillz, Stellar Cyber, Yubico and Zipline.
John served four years on the Board of Directors of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and has served as a technology policy adviser to three Virginia governors. John began his career at Bain & Co. and Bain Capital, where he was the first management consultant to take a full-time operating role in a portfolio company. He was awarded the Civilian Desert Storm Medal in 1991 for his work supporting the Department of Defense.
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Jason Greenblatt
& Special
Former Assistant to the President of the United States
Former Assistant to the President of the United States
Jason Greenblatt served as one of the chief architects of the vision for peace between Israel and the Palestinians and between Israel and its Arab neighbors. He also played a very significant role in deepening the U.S.-Israel relationship, educating people about the complexity of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and deepening the relationships between Israel and its Arab neighbors.
During the nearly three years that Jason worked at the White House he travelled extensively throughout the Middle East, Europe and elsewhere meeting with heads of state, foreign ministers and other political leaders, top business executives, and a large array of other key influencers. The vision drafted by Jason and his colleagues has the potential to transform the lives of millions of people. As an Orthodox Jew, Greenblatt found a way to observe his religious obligations, even when traveling throughout the Arab world.
Prior to this position, Jason was a long-time advisor to Donald Trump and chief Legal Officer of the Trump Organization.
Jason Greenblatt is a graduate of Yeshiva University and NYU Law School, and spent 20 years in senior positions at The Trump Organization.
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Ronald Kruszewski
Chairman & CEO
Stifel Financial Corporation
Stifel Financial Corporation
Ronald J. Kruszewski is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Stifel Financial Corp. and its principal subsidiary, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated. He joined the firm as Chief Executive Officer in 1997 and was named Chairman in 2001.
Mr. Kruszewski is the current Chairman of the American Securities Association (ASA) and serves on the Board of Directors of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). From 2014 through 2019, he served on the Federal Reserve’s Federal Advisory Council. Additionally, he serves on the Board of Trustees for Saint Louis University and the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation.
Active in community affairs, Mr. Kruszewski serves as Chairman of Downtown Now! and is a member of the Board of Directors of the St. Louis Regional Chamber. He is also past Chairman of the Board of Directors of Downtown STL, Inc. and past non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Angelica Corporation. Mr. Kruszewski is a member of the Regional Business Council in St. Louis and of the St. Louis Chapter of the World Presidents’ Organization. In 2018, he won the Horatio Alger Award and was selected for membership in the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, which honors individuals who have overcome adversity to achieve success and who have demonstrated commitment to higher education and charitable endeavors. In 2019, he was invited to join The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council, a network of more than 200 global influential business leaders that focuses on the economic and social issues facing the future.
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Jonathan Medved
Founder & CEO
OurCrowd
OurCrowd
Jonathan Medved is a serial entrepreneur and according to the Washington Post (Dec 5, 2007) “one of Israel’s leading high tech venture capitalists”. September 2008, the NY Times Supplement “Israel at 60” Medved was named one of the “top 10 most influential Americans who have impacted Israel”. In May 22, 2015 Edition of the Jerusalem Post, Medved was named one of the World’s “50 most influential Jews”.
Medved currently is the founder and CEO of OurCrowd, the leading global equity crowdfunding platform for accredited investors and angels. OurCrowd, according to Forbes (August 13, 2013) is “one of the largest crowdfunding organizations on the planet”. OurCrowd has $1.2B in commitments and has made investments in 200 companies and funds and 30 exits since its launch in February 2013. OurCrowd exits include: Jump Bikes sold to Uber, Briefcam sold to Canon, Argus sold to Continental, Crosswise sold to Oracle, and Replay sold to Intel. Bloomberg Business week said in the May 7, 2015 edition that “OurCrowd is hands down the most successful equity-crowdfunding platform in the world right now.” TheStreet.com described OurCrowd as “Crowdfunding for Real Investors.”
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Sagi Brink-Danan
CEO
HIL Applied Medical
HIL Applied Medical
Sagi Brink-Danan, MSc, MBA – Chief Executive Officer, Board Director
Sagi brings over 17 years of entrepreneurial and executive medical-device experience, mostly in the US, building and growing companies in pain monitoring, orthopedics, robotic spine surgery, advanced wound healing and urology.
At Mazor Robotics (NASDAQ: MZOR; recently sold to Medtronic for $1.6B) he was hired as the second employee in the US, rose quickly through the ranks to senior management positions, and helped develop and lead the company’s nation-wide presence and operations.
Sagi was also the founding CEO of Perfuzia Medical, where he took the company from inception through seed and A-round financing, product development, IP development, clinical studies and strategic partnerships.
In his position as VP at SRS Medical Sagi led the international commercialization of an advanced urological technology, developed at an investment of over $100M.
Prior to his medical-device career Sagi served in an elite Navy unit of the IDF (Israel Defense Forces), where he attained the rank of Captain.
He holds an MBA Cum-Laude from Babson College (Boston, MA, USA) in entrepreneurship and international business, and an MSc in Biomedical Engineering from Tel Aviv University (Israel) with a full merit scholarship; his Master’s thesis was spun out as a startup company funded by Israel’s Office of the Chief Scientist. Sagi also holds a BSc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from TAU (dean’s list, merit scholarship), and is a graduate of Israel’s Naval Officer Academy in Haifa.
He has several scientific and medical publications, and holds numerous patents worldwide.
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Stav Erez
Partner
Labs/02
Labs/02
Stav is a partner at Labs/02. Prior to joining Labs/02, Stav was an entrepreneur focused on building startup accelerators and helping founders build businesses from scratch. Stav has a knack for taking ideas she is passionate about and bringing them to life. She co-founded SifTech, the first entrepreneurship center and accelerator program in greater Jerusalem and also founded Jnext. In 2016 Stav joined OurCrowd as Director of Business Development. Stav is a graduate of Hebrew University’s prestigious PPE program and was featured in Forbes 30 under 30 in 2015.
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Seth Goldman
Executive Chairman
Beyond Meat
Beyond Meat
Seth Goldman is the Co-founder of Honest Tea and Executive Chair of Beyond Meat. Honest Tea is the nation’s top selling organic bottled tea, specializing in beverages that are just a tad sweet, organic and Fair Trade Certified™. In March 2011, Honest Tea was acquired by The Coca-Cola Company, becoming the first organic and Fair Trade brand in the world's largest beverage distribution system. Honest Tea and Honest Kids are sold in more than 150,000 stores in the USA and Europe, including McDonald’s, SUBWAY and Chick-fil-A. Beyond Meat is also rapidly expanding distribution, as the company seeks to expand the availability and accessibility of plant-based protein.
Seth graduated from Harvard College (1987) and the Yale School of Management (1995), and is a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute. He also serves on the board of Ripple Foods, the Yale School of Management and Bethesda Green.
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Alan Weisleder
Partner & EVP, Investor Relations
OurCrowd
OurCrowd
Alan serves as Partner and Executive Vice President of Investor Relations. Prior to joining OurCrowd, Alan spent 18 years in executive management positions at start-up companies in Israel and California. Alan is passionate about starting and building technology companies and throughout his career has excelled in building world-wide sales operations and distribution channels covering The Americas, EMEA and APAC. Alan's previous leadership roles include EVP Global Sales at GigaSpaces, SVP Business Development at StoreDot, CEO at Keebali Media, and CEO of NewChannel - sold to LivePerson (NASDAQ:LPSN). Alan earned his B.Sc in Information Systems Engineering from The Technion and graduated from Stanford/AEA Executive Institute.
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Shlomo Dovrat
Co-Founder & General Partner
Viola Group
Viola Group
Shlomo Dovrat has over 30 years of recognized leadership in the hi-tech entrepreneurial and investment scene.
He is a Co-Founder of the Viola Group, General Partner and Co-Founder of Viola Ventures, a top-tier Israeli venture capital firm, with over $1B under management. Shlomo has extensive experience in leading software companies from inception to successful initial public offerings or sales, as well as leading and mentoring high growth technology companies. Shlomo began his career as a hi-tech entrepreneur, eventually becoming CEO and Chairman of several leading high-tech companies. Shlomo currently serves on the board of directors of Outbrain, ironSource, Optimal Plus and additional portfolio companies.
In addition to his successful business career, Shlomo is actively involved in various public and philanthropic initiatives.
Shlomo is actively involved in numerous educational and community outreach programs. He was appointed by the Israeli government to be the Chairman of the National Task Force for the Advancement of the Educational System.
From 2009 to 2012 Shlomo served as the chairman of the Israel Democracy Institute.
Shlomo serves as the Chairman of the recently founded Aharon Institute for Economic policy.
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Laly David
Business Development Partner
OurCrowd
OurCrowd
Laly is a partner at OurCrowd and the head of the business development department. She and her team manage strategic relationships with hundreds of global corporations for OurCrowd and its 160+ portfolio companies, spanning all verticals and sectors. Before joining OurCrowd, she experienced the rollercoaster of being the CEO of a startup that created eco-friendly cardboard products. Laly has held a number of senior business development and strategy positions across multiple industries in both private and public companies. Laly began her career as a lawyer and enjoyed six years on the Upper-West side of New York, working on mergers & acquisitions and securities offerings at a leading firm. Laly served as a non-commissioned education officer in the IDF Officers’ School. She holds both a law degree and a philosophy degree from Tel-Aviv University (1997, magna cum laude), and an MBA from the Nash Honors Program at Baruch College (2000). Laly is a long distance runner and enjoys hiking with her family.
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Bella Abrahams
Director: government, communication, society, Intel Israel & Europe
Intel
Intel
Director of corporate affairs Israel and EMEA, member of the management of Intel Israel. Leading Government relations, PR, Media and press relations, corporate responsibility, Community relations, Academic relations and education.
I held a number of senior positions in the human resources department, including management of manufacturing sites.
I have a BA in psychology and philosophy and a master's degree in social-organizational psychology at the Hebrew University. I’ve graduated International Leadership for Women (IWF), which took place at Harvard University and INSEAD.
As part of my role I had led the policy change of social investment and impact of Intel Israel, influencing the role of the business sector in Israeli society.
I was one of the 3 initiators of the national program 5*2, which aims to double the number of graduates of five mathematics units in Israel, and was adopted by the Ministry of Education.
I volunteer as a member in the Board of Directors of Beit Haglagim, and in the past served as a volunteer mentor in a senior public sector training program. As part of my public activities, I am a member of the steering committee of the Joint (JDC), serve also as a member in the national education multi sector committee.
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Keren Elazari
Cyber Security Analyst, Author & Researcher
Keren Elazari is an internationally recognized security analyst, researcher, writer and speaker. Since 2000, Keren has worked with leading Israeli security firms, government organizations, big 4 and fortune 500 companies. Keren covers emerging security technologies as an independent strategic analyst and advisor. In 2014, Keren became the first Israeli woman to speak at the prestigious TED Conference. Keren’s talk has been viewed by millions, translated to 30 languages, and chosen for TED’s ‘Most Powerful Ideas’ and ‘Top Ted Talks Of 2014’. In 2019, Keren’s TED talk is still one of TED’s most watched talks on the topic of security and hacking. Keren holds a CISSP certification, an MA in Security Studies, and is currently a senior researcher with the prestigious Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center at Tel Aviv University . Keren is also a visiting faculty member on topics of cyber security with Singularity University, a private think tank in California, and the founder of Israel’s largest security community event, BSidesTLV, part of the global SecurityBSides movement.
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Jun Sawada
President & CEO
NTT Holdings
NTT Holdings
Jun Sawada manages and orchestrates NTT as President and Chief Executive Officer since 2018.
Mr. Sawada became Chief Financial Officer of NTT in 2014, and has been engaged in various roles in technology development, business incubation, enterprise sales, and corporate strategy planning and implementation since he joined NTT in 1978.
He received his B.A. in Civil Engineering from Kyoto University in 1978.
About NTT
As one of the world’s largest ICT companies with a 120 year history, NTT is comprised of approximately 900 companies including NTT East, NTT West, NTT Communications, NTT, Ltd., NTT DOCOMO, NTT Data and NTT Urban Solutions, etc. NTT’s combined global operations generate a total revenue of $107 billion and we employ over 300,000 skilled professionals in 88 countries worldwide. NTT aims to become “Your Value Partner” by leveraging its core strengths of innovation and practical execution.
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Charlie Javice
Founder & CEO
Frank
Frank
27-year-old Charlie Javice is the founder of Frank (https://withfrank.org/), the leading platform connecting students to financial aid at colleges and programs they'll love. In over two years, the company has helped 350,000 students find about $7 billion in aid – for free. At 19, Charlie was the youngest person to be named one of Fast Company’s “Most Creative People.” Last year, she topped the Forbes 30 under 30 list in the Big Money and Finance category, as well as securing one of Crain’s New York Business’ annual 40 Under 40 honors.
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Guy Kashtan
CEO
Rewire
Rewire
Guy Kashtan is the Co-Founder and CEO of Rewire, the first Neobank for migrants. Guy has extensive technological background as a Software Engineer and Product Manager. Prior to co-founding Rewire, Guy has worked at Microsoft as a Program Manager on the Cortana team leading multiple products. Guy holds a B.A. in Computer-Science from IDC Hertzlyia and has majored in entrepreneurship in the Zell Entrepreneurship Program.
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Omer Carmi
VP Intelligence
Sixgill
Sixgill
Omer Carmi is the Vice President of Intelligence at Sixgill, where he leads the company's intelligence analysis and methodology, and directs its team of highly-qualified cyber threat analysts. Omer has a decade of experience in analytical and research efforts in the Israel Defense Forces. Omer led diverse projects pertaining to developments in the Middle East and national security arenas, for which he received various honors and awards. Prior to working at Sixgill, Omer was a visiting fellow in the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a DC think tank. He holds an MBA from Tel Aviv University and a BSc cum laude in Middle East studies and computer science from Haifa University.
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Isfendyar Shah
Director – Engineering Innovation Group (EIG)
Pepsico
Pepsico
I am an automation engineer by qualification with 18 years experience in process chemical and FMCG industries. Within Pepsico, I have worked in a variety of Supply Chain and Operations roles across Europe, Africa and Asia with a focus on our Beverages category. I currently lead a team tasked to find breakthrough technologies primarily in the manufacturing domain, to drive business levers of productivity, sustainability and supply chain agility. I have a personal passion for environmental and human sustainability and am an unabashed technology optimist!
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Yossi Pollak
CEO
Sight Diagnostics
Sight Diagnostics
Yossi co-founded Sight after coming to appreciate the power of machine vision technology while working at Mobileye (world-leader in driver-assist systems, recently acquired by Intel for $15 billion). A relentless visionary, Yossi has led Sight from garage-mode to a top-notch operation. He received an MBA (with distinction) from the INSEAD Business School in France, where he won first prize at the prestigious INSEAD Business Venture Competition (that winning proposal went on to become Sight). Yossi holds a B.Sc. in Mathematics (magna cum laude) from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he was a member of the elite Talpiot program.
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Rina Raphael
Writer & Editor
Fast Company
Fast Company
Rina Raphael a freelance journalist who covers technology, health, and wellness. She regularly contributes to publications such as The New York Times, L.A. Times, and Fast Company magazine. Her bi-weekly newsletter, Well To Do, analyzes and curates top stories in the wellness industry.
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Rebecca Becker
Lead Investment Counsel
OurCrowd
OurCrowd
Rebecca joined OurCrowd in 2014, and has negotiated more than 100 portfolio company transactions, from term sheet to closing, ranging from seed stage investment to exit.
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Yuda Doron
Co-Managing Partner and TPG Advisor
Greenfield Partners
Greenfield Partners
Yuda is a prolific angel investor and visionary in the Israeli technology sector with an innate sense for identifying and cultivating disruptive technologies and innovation. Yuda is Co-Managing Partner at Greenfield Partners, and TPG Advisor.
As an investor, Yuda has taken part in some of the most innovative Israeli and Israel-related technology companies over the last two decades. Among his over 40 investments are Helloextend, Reali, Airobotics, Vgen (acquired by Newport Corporation), PrimeSense (acquired by Apple); Leaba (acquired by Cisco) and Crosswise (acquired by Oracle). These companies benefited from Yuda’s rich operational experience as well as his global network. Currently, with Greenfield Partners, Yuda looks to provide guidance and value through each stage of development, including scaling for growth, capital raising, operations, competitive strategy and mergers and acquisitions.
Prior to his investing career, Yuda managed the domestic sales channel at Computer Associates and held prominent positions at Cheyenne Software, Cheyenne Communications and Texas Instruments. He is also the founder of Texel, which was sold to Elco International.
Yuda is active in a variety of philanthropic causes, chief among them his ongoing support and advocacy for the Ethiopian community in Israel.
Yuda is a veteran of the Israeli Navy SEALs and received a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Tel Aviv.
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Isaac Herzog
Chairman of the Executive
Jewish Agency for Israel
Jewish Agency for Israel
Isaac Herzog, son of the sixth President of Israel Chaim Herzog, grandson of Israel's first Chief Rabbi, Yitzhak Isaac HaLevi Herzog and nephew of Israel's former Foreign Minister Abba Eban, was born in Israel in 1960.
Mr. Herzog was appointed Chairman of the Executive of The Jewish Agency for Israel in June 2018. Before entering his position at The Jewish Agency, Mr. Herzog served as Member of Knesset (Israel’s Parliament) since 2003. He served as the Chairman of the Israeli Labor Party since 2013, as well as the Knesset Opposition Leader.
In 2015, Mr. Herzog was a front-runner to win the election for Israel’s Prime Minister. He led the alliance between the Labor Party and the Hatnua Party to create Israel’s largest center-left political party, and was the leading candidate to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the national elections.
Over the past 15 years, Mr. Herzog has held several Ministerial posts: Minister of Housing and Construction; Minister of Tourism; Minister of Diaspora Affairs, Society and the Fight Against Anti-Semitism; Minister of Welfare and Social Services, as well as Member of the Security Cabinet. He also served as Government Secretary and as the Government of Israel Coordinator for the provision of humanitarian aid to Gaza in 2008-2009.
Before entering politics, Mr. Herzog was a senior partner at the law firm of Herzog, Fox & Ne’eman. He lives in Tel Aviv with his wife, Michal. They have three sons.
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Ruth Arnon
Immunology Researcher & President of Israel Academy of Sciences
Weizmann Institute of Science
Weizmann Institute of Science
Professor Ruth Arnon, former Vice-President of the Weizmann Institute of Science (1988-1997), is a renowned immunologist. Among her scientific contributions is the development of Copaxone®, a drug for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, which is presently marketed worldwide. A member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, she chaired its Sciences division (1995-2001) and served as the President of the Academy from 2010-2015. She was President of the European Federation of Immunological Societies, Secretary-General of the International Union of Immunological Societies and the President of the Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia. Her awards include the Robert Koch Prize in medical sciences, Spain’s Jiménez Díaz Prize, France’s Legion of Honour, the Wolf Prize for Medicine, the Rothschild Prize in biology and the Israel Prize. She is an elected member to the American Philosophical Society (APS) as well as the European Academy of Science & Art and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS). She has an honorary doctorate from several universities in Israel and abroad. She is married with two children and six grandchildren.
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Julie Bort
Tech Editor
Business Insider
Business Insider
I am Business Insider's chief tech reporter. I love writing about the tech industry's amazing people, technologies and startups.
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Yaakov Nahmias
Founder & CSO
Tissue Dynamics
Tissue Dynamics
Prof. Yaakov “Koby” Nahmias is a bioengineer and innovator, whose breakthroughs range from the first 3D cell printing to the first commercial human-on-chip technology. He is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology. Nahmias did his PhD at the University of Minnesota and his postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School. In 2010 he returned to Israel to found the Grass Center for Bioengineering of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Nahmias is a recipient of a NIH career award, two ERC grants, the Kaye Innovation Award and the prestigious Rappaport Prize in Biomedical Research. He is the first scientist outside Britain to win the Rosetrees Trust Prize. Nahmias is a fellow of both the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) and the British Royal Society of Medicine (RSM).
Nahmias is the co-founding director of BioDesign-Israel, an entrepreneurship program that educated over 120 fellows, raising several startup companies including Guide In Medical, CardioVia and VenoVision. He is also the founder and CSO of two biotechnology startups, including Tissue Dynamics that is developing a groundbreaking human-on-chip instruments for drug development, and the Tyson Foods-funded Future Meat Technologies focusing on the cost-effective production of cultured meat.
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Andy Kaye
President & CIO
OurCrowd
OurCrowd
Prior to joining OurCrowd in 2017 as President and Chief Institutional Officer, Andy spent over 21 years in the finance industry, working with world leading hi-tech and growth companies from all over the globe. His experience includes 7 years at Robertson Stephens where he was CEO and head of their Israel practice and head of two European industry groups. Four years as regional head for CIBCWM's investment banking operation and five years in China as Head of Asia for William Blair, followed by two years in London as Managing Director of EMEA Tech. Throughout his career Andy has excelled in establishing and expanding operations in new and existing markets, developing them to become significant players and industry leaders.
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Frederic Lardinois
news editor
Techcrunch
Techcrunch
Frederic is the U.S. News editor for TechCrunch, where he has been covering everything from early-stage startups to industry giants like Google and Microsoft for the last eight years. His current focus is on cloud computing, developer tools, open source, machine learning and quantum computing, with the occasional transportation and gadget coverage thrown in for good measure. He is a frequent speaker and moderator at industry events around the world.
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Richard Norman
Managing Director, Co-Head Funds
OurCrowd
OurCrowd
Richard Norman serves as a Managing Director at OurCrowd, co-heading OurCrowd's fund investments. Prior to joining OurCrowd, Richard spent three years on the investment team at Davidson Kempner, a multi-billion dollar investment manager based in New York where he invested in over $500 million of transactions across multiple asset classes in the US and Europe. Prior to Davidson Kempner, Richard spent four years at H/2 Capital Partners investing in commercial real estate credit. Richard graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.
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Mike Telem
Co-Founder & CMO
Kemtai
Kemtai
Mike is a seasoned marketer and entrepreneur with extensive experience in building and marketing digital products. He was previously GM of new products at Clarizen and Vice President of Product Innovation and Product Marketing at Marketo, as well as managing its Israeli Development Center.
Mike joined Marketo in 2014 after the company acquired Insightera, the startup he co-founded in 2009 which provided a real-time web personalization SaaS for global business
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Joe Benun
International Bizdev
LocusView
LocusView
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Oren Avrashi
Innovation and Business Development
Tempo Beverages Ltd.
Tempo Beverages Ltd.
In the last 15 years Oren has been working at Tempo Beverages. Tempo, one of the top FMCG companies in Israel, is a total beverage company with leadership position in alcoholic beverages. Oren's responsibility is Innovation and Business Development, overlooking the R&D department and Sustainability.
Oren didn't grow up in the food industry. In fact he started as a software engineer in the army (92-99) and continued working in high tech companies for several more years.
After falling in love with the FMCG world, Oren decided he wanted to become a part of it, so he went to Tel Aviv University to study (MBA mastering in marketing and entrepreneurship). In late 2004, Oren was lucky enough to get an analyst position at Tempo. Since then he successfully led several roles in the company such as Specialty Beers manager, Led the export department to a two decades peak, initiated the sustainability efforts in the company until his current position of Innovation and Business Development.
Oren holds a B.Sc in software and management from the Open University and an M.B.A from Tel Aviv University.
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Marc Lesnick
Partner
Fortissimo Capital Fund
Fortissimo Capital Fund
Marc Lesnick is a partner at Fortissimo. Prior to joining Fortissimo, Mr. Lesnick was the Managing Director of Jerusalem Global, a boutique investment bank that specialized in raising capital for Israel-based technology startup companies. Mr. Lesnick was also part of the founding team of a spin-off of Jerusalem Global. Prior to moving to Israel and joining Jerusalem Global, Mr. Lesnick served as a senior corporate attorney at the New York offices of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. Mr. Lesnick received a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. from Yeshiva University.
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Marta Plana
Board Member
FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Marta Plana Dropez is Member of the Board at FC Barcelona, responsible for the Barça Innovation Hub. She is Aspen Spain Fellow at Aspen Institute and Board Member at Círculo de Economía and former VP at Cabify.
Degree in Law and Juris Doctor, she completed her studies at Stanford University and the London School of Economics.
Marta Plana has participated in the creation of various technology start-ups in Silicon Valley. Her professional career began at Baker McKenzie, Microsoft Corp. and Osborne Clarke and became a Commissioner for the Telecommunications Market Commission in 2011. She also co-founded fintech company Pagantis.
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Yair Schindel
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
aMoon Fund
aMoon Fund
air is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of aMoon.
Previously, Yair served as the founding CEO of the State of Israel’s National Digital Bureau, responsible for digitizing governmental services and stimulating economic growth.
Yair is the founder of the MAOZ Network, an NGO building collaboration between Israel’s most influential leaders, with over 300 alumni dedicated to building collaboration between the private, social and public sectors.
Yair was an executive, investor, board or advisory board member in several healthcare startups including OmniGuide, Zebra Medical Vision, and Medisafe.
Yair earned his BSc and MD degrees at Ben-Gurion University and his MBA at Harvard Business School. He served in the IDF for five years and graduated as Chief Medical Officer for the Israeli Navy Seals, known as “Shayetet 13”.
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Lital Kiperman Vaknin
Head of Innovation & Strategic Partnerships
The Peres Center for Peace and Innovation
The Peres Center for Peace and Innovation
A business development professional with 12 years of international experience in investments, M&A and strategic partnership management in the Hi-Tech industry.
Today Lital is Head of innovation and strategic partnerships department at the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation. As part of her position she is responsible for building the business activities of the center with the international community and the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Israel. Before joining the Peres Center, Lital was part of the Corporate Development team of Amdocs, and prior to that was part of a team who established the international investment arm of Mail.ru group, one of Russia’s largest Internet companies, where she led Deal Flow and Business Development with Startups in Israel and Europe. Lital holds a MBA from the college of management in marketing & Advertising.
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Dan Fishel
VP, Business Development
OurCrowd
OurCrowd
Dan brings 20 years of experience in managing, marketing, launching new products, and generating new business in both startup and Fortune-500 companies. Prior to joining OurCrowd he served as managing director of London-based Piano Ventures, specializing in building and scaling tech companies. Prior to that, Dan served as VP of business development at JoyTunes, the world leader in music education apps, and at mobility startup Telmap (acquired by Intel in 2011). He also served in various marketing leadership roles at EMC Corporation in the US and UK. A former tech journalist and avid musician, Dan has a bachelor’s degree in computer science from IDC Herzliya, and an MS and MBA from Columbia University.
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Etai Kramer
Managing Director, Co-Head Funds
OurCrowd
OurCrowd
Etai Kramer serves as a Managing Director at OurCrowd, co-heading OurCrowd's fund investments. Prior to joining OurCrowd, Etai practiced law in the Private Equity Fund Formation Group of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson in New York and in the International Corporate Department of Yigal Arnon & Co. in Jerusalem, where he gained substantial experience in venture capital financings, representation of emerging growth companies, fund formation and secondary transactions. Etai holds a Master of Laws (LL.M) from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law where he was the Uriel and Caroline Bauer LL.M Scholar, as well as an LL.B and B.A from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Etai served in the Paratroopers’ Brigade of the IDF and performs reserve duty as a divisional legal advisor holding the rank of Captain (Res).
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Adrian Bridgwater
Tech Journalist
Contributer to Computer Weeky & Forbes
Contributer to Computer Weeky & Forbes
Adrian Bridgwater is a technology journalist with over two decades of press experience. Primarily he works as a news analysis writer dedicated to a software application development ‘beat’; but, as the previously narrow discipline of programming now extends across a wider transept of the enterprise IT landscape, his own editorial purview has also broadened. He has have spent much of the last ten years focusing on open source, data analytics & intelligence, cloud computing and data management. Adrian has an extensive background in communications starting in print media, newspapers and also television. He contributes regularly to Computer Weekly, TechTarget, The Register, Tech_HQ, IDG Connect and Forbes.
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Assaf Frenkel
CEO
SeeTrue
SeeTrue
Assaf Frenkel (Co-Founder & CEO) has led hi-tech initiatives with experience in business management, venture and M&As for more than two decades. He was the founder and head of the Mobile Engagement Business Unit at NICE Systems (NASDAQ:NICE), where he headed Strategy and M&A for the Enterprise business. Assaf also held leadership positions in business and product at NICE Cyber business unit (later sold as Cyberbit). He co-founded and led Mybitat, an Internet of Things (IoT) analytics startup leveraging machine learning to understand senior’s behavior routines at home. He also served VP of Product & Marketing at CallVU, a startup focusing on digital engagement. Assaf has held various roles in investments, including venture partner at MoonScape Ventures, an IoT fund, and as investment professional at Gemini Venture Capital. He is a Lieutenant Colonel (Res.) of Israeli SIGINT unit 8200. Assaf holds a BSc. in Electronic Engineering and Computer Science from Tel-Aviv University
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Andrew Dix
Publisher
Crowdfund Insider
Crowdfund Insider
Andrew Dix is CEO and Founder the Crowded Media Group, publisher of Crowdfund Insider, the leading news and information site covering disruptive finance including crowdfunding, online lending, blockchain and other forms of Fintech. Crowdfund Insider was founded in 2012, soon after the signing of the JOBS Act by President Obama. The digital publication is recognized as a prominent voice and independent advocate for the innovation of alternative finance. Andrew is also a member of the Cambridge Alternative Finance Leadership Advisory Board, part of the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at the University of Cambridge Judge School of Business. Andrew is an ongoing participant in the bipartisan Securities Regulation Working Group organized by the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC. In 2016, Andrew received the New Capital Markets Leadership Award For leadership in the development of new capital markets under the JOBS Act. He is a founding special advisor to the Association of Online Investment Platforms.
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Eran Fine
CEO
NanoLock Security
NanoLock Security
Eran Fine¸ CEO and co-founder of NanoLock¸ is an experienced entrepreneur and senior executive with more than 20 years of international experience in founding¸ fundraising, managing, and leading high-tech companies. Previously¸ Eran was the Founder and CEO of OREE¸ which was subsequently sold to Juganu, SVP of On-Eden (acquired). He also served as the CEO and Co-Founder of MobileSpear, and was on the Advisory Board of Cimagine (which was acquired by Snapchat). He has also served as a consultant to the Nano Science Technology Centre of TAU and Tsinghua University. Eran is the author of 22 patents.
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Kyle Wiggers
Journalist
VentureBeat
VentureBeat
Kyle Wiggers writes about artificial intelligence for VentureBeat and lives in New York City.
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Paola Pisano
Minister for Technological Innovation & Digitalization
Government of Italy
Government of Italy
Paola Pisano is the Minister for Technological Innovation and Digitalization.
She holds a PhD in Business Administration and she’s Professor of Innovation Management at the University of Torino. She founded and directed the ICxT's innovation laboratory at the University of Turin and participate to the startup of ESCP Europe Business School In Torino.
She has been visiting lecturer at GCU (Glasgow Caledonian University) and at the University of Westminster and published more than 80 papers on innovation and innovative business administration.
In September 2019 Paola Pisano became Minister of Technological Innovation and Digitalization, since 2016 she was the Deputy Mayor for Innovation and Smart City of the City of Torino where she brought a new vision that is now turning into a laboratory for testing frontier innovation open to the world and defined the strategy of digitalization for the city.
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Michael Eisenberg
Co-Founder & Equal Partner
Aleph
Aleph
Michael Eisenberg is an Equal Partner at Aleph, an early stage venture capital fund with over $530M under management. Aleph focuses on partnering with great Israeli entrepreneurs to build large, meaningful companies and impactful global brands. Since its founding in 2013, Aleph has invested in more than 25 companies including WeWork, Lemonade, Windward, JoyTunes, Healthy.io and Nexar.
Prior to Aleph, Michael was a General Partner at Benchmark Capital, which he joined in July 2005, and where he continues as the partner responsible for Benchmark’s Israeli portfolio. Michael has focused on internet and software-enabled service investments since 1995. He has invested in and served on the boards of some of Israel’s leading companies and startups, such as Conduit, Gigya, Picturevison, SeekingAlpha, Shopping.com, Tradeum and Wix.
Since 2006, Michael has been writing the blog “Six Kids and a Full Time Job,” on topics ranging from politics to technology, Judaism and macroeconomics. He was a contributor to TheMarker, a Hebrew-language daily business newspaper, and is the author of the “Hummus Manifesto,” the seminal piece on Israel’s innovation scene. Michael has also published 4 books, The Vanishing Jew, Ben Barukh, and The Tree of Life and Prosperity and Like Moses, and lectures frequently on venture capital, Israel and entrepreneurship. He serves on the boards of the non-profit organizations The Shomer Hachadash and Yeshivat Har Etzion. Michael lives in Jerusalem with his wife and eight children.
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Chen Shachar
Co-Founder & CEO
PlaySight
PlaySight
Chen M. Shachar co-founded PlaySight (www.playsight.com) with the mission of connecting and inspiring the next generation of athletes.
PlaySight has been proving that in the next few years a significant number of SmartCourts in every country will be connected. They will provide variety of AI based video services to athletes, teams, coaches and leagues, from advanced coaching tools to officiating, automated production and a content and OTT platform to store, manage and share video highlights, memories and statistics.
PlaySight has been bringing this future to Tennis, Squash, Basketball, Soccer, Handball, Volleyball, Baseball, Ice hockey and martial arts, with thousands of Smart Courts already installed all over the world.
Before establishing PlaySight Interactive, Shachar was a senior executive with extensive experience in management, development and delivery of state-of-the-art multidisciplinary training, after action review and command and control systems to the military and homeland security markets.
Shachar holds an ME in System Engineering and a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering both from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa and is a retired Major from the Israeli Armed Forces and an elite technology unit of the IDF.
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Aharon Aharon
CEO
Israel Innovation Authority
Israel Innovation Authority
Aharon Aharon is the CEO of the Israel Innovation Authority, an independent public entity that operates for the benefit of the Israeli innovation ecosystem and Israeli economy as a whole. Its role is to nurture and develop Israeli innovation resources, while creating and strengthening the infrastructure and framework needed to support the entire knowledge industry.
Prior to his role at the Authority, Aharon served as the VP of Hardware Technologies and General Manager of Apple Israel.
His previous roles were Co-founder, CEO, and chairman of Camero, a startup developing through-the-wall micro-power radars, active Chairman of the Board at Discretix, a startup providing solutions for data security, CEO of Seabridge, a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens and COO of Zoran. Prior to that, he held a number of senior management positions at the IBM Research Division.
Aharon holds a B.Sc and M.Sc in Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering respectively from the Technion, where he lectured for more than 15 years
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Hillel Fuld
Tech Blogger & Marketer
Hillel Fuld has been named the 7th top tech blogger worldwide, Israel’s top marketer, and was dubbed by Forbes “The Man Transforming Startup Nation to Scale up Nation.” Hillel is a global speaker, tech blogger, startup marketer, and leading online influencer. His work has been featured by CNBC, Forbes, Inc, Entrepreneur, TechCrunch, and many others. Today, Hillel collaborates with companies such as Google, Oracle, and Microsoft to help early and later stage entrepreneurs take their local technology to a global scale. You can read or watch Hillel’s work across Facebook, Twitter, instagram, and most recently, YouTube. You can learn more about him on his website: www.hillelfuld.com
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Matthew Kalman
Middle East Correspondent
Bloomberg Industry Group
Bloomberg Industry Group
Matthew Kalman is the Middle East Correspondent for Bloomberg Industry Group, a reporter and filmmaker based in Jerusalem, the author of three non-fiction books and a forthcoming novel. Matthew has reported for MIT Technology Review, Financial Times, Times, Newsweek, London Sunday Times, Boston Globe, USA Today, New York Times, Guardian, Daily Mail, Globe & Mail, Chronicle of Higher Education and the San Francisco Chronicle. His television and radio reporting includes PBS, BBC, Channel 4 UK, CTV Canada and CCTV China.
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Uri Lavi
Co-Founder & CEO
Ride Vision
Ride Vision
Uri Lavi is the Co-Founder & CEO of Ride Vision – the only company that develops Advanced Rider Assistant System (ADAS) for motorbikes using computer vision & artificial intelligence on the edge.
Prior to founding Ride Vision, Uri was a CEO of PicScout – an Israeli company acquired by Getty Images for ~$20M, which he led through various pivotal changes to the state of market leader in visual content analysis & tracking.
Before that Uri held multiple leadership positions in a wide variety of Israeli start ups and multinational companies in insurance, web and homeland security sectors.
Uri holds a B.Sc. in software engineering from the Technion, the Israeli Institute of Technology.
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Kfir Kimhi
CEO
ITsMine
ITsMine
Kfir Kimhi is the CEO and co-founder of ITsMine - Beyond DLP, with over 15 years of practical experience as a security architect and manager at Check Point, he possesses vast knowledge of security design and architecture, solution deployment, risk and incident management, as well as public speaking and training. Kfir ran workshops globally for over 80 largest Check Point customers and become their trusted advisor. Kfir brings his experience to build ITsMine’s Beyond DLP™ - Data Loss Prevention - solution that enables organizations to proactively protect against internal and external threats, automatically. Kfir holds B.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Ben Gurion University of Negev.
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Shmuel Bornstein
Director, Portfolio Management
OurCrowd
OurCrowd
Shmuel has 10+ years of experience in financial services and venture capital investing. He was an early employee at OurCrowd, and today manages follow-on financings, portfolio financial analysis, turn-around projects, and exits. During his tenure at OurCrowd, Shmuel has advised numerous start-ups on capital raisings and sits on the board of multiple portfolio companies. With previous experience in financial controlling positions, Shmuel has served as interim CFO of portfolio companies during their transition stages.
Shmuel holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in accounting and business economics from the University of New South Wales and is a member of CPA Australia. He completed his accounting articles practicing as an auditor at BDO Israel.
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Porter Erisman
Author & E-commerce Consultant
"Alibaba's World"
"Alibaba's World"
Porter Erisman is a former vice-president at Alibaba Group, where he served as vice-president in a variety roles as the company grew from founder Jack Ma's apartment into one of the world's largest e-commerce companies.
After leaving Alibaba, Porter produced and directed "Crocodile in the Yangtze: the Alibaba Story," an independent documentary film about his experience at the company. The award-winning film traveled to fifteen film festivals and was broadcast on Bloomberg Television.
Porter went on to write two books about e-commerce. The first, Alibaba's World, was selected by the Wall Street Journal as one of the "Best Business Books of 2015." The second, Six Billion Shoppers, takes readers inside the e-commerce boom in emerging markets.
Porter has spoken at conferences in over 40 countries and has advised e-commerce companies in India, Southeast Asia, Latin America and Africa.
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Rebecca Fannin
Founder
Silicon Dragon
Silicon Dragon
Rebecca A. Fannin is a leading expert on global innovation, a top-selling author with four major books including her latest title Tech Titans of China, a media entrepreneur as founder of news and event platform Silicon Dragon Ventures. She is a correspondent with CNBC.com, a writer for Harvard Business Review and other media outlets covering the world's tech hubs and interviewing Jack Ma, Robin Li and other stars. She is an adviser to the US-China Business Alliance, a frequent speaker and media commentator, and has provided testimony to a US Congressional committee on China's Internet.
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Francis Hintermann
Accenture Research Global Managing Director
Accenture
Accenture
I run a team of 300 Business Thought Leaders and Researchers based in 20 countries around the world. After starting as a research consultant in London, Paris and Brussels, I joined Accenture to expand the Research team in sync with the increasing focus of Management Consulting on Innovation. In parallel I teach Strategy at Sciences-Po, one of the leading French Universities.
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Simon Weintraub
Partner
Yigal Arnon & Co.
Yigal Arnon & Co.
Simon Weintraub is a partner in the international corporate department of Yigal Arnon & Co., specializing in High-tech, Venture Capital, Banking and Finance, and is the co-head of the firm's China Practice Group. Simon regularly represents Israeli and international venture capital funds, angel investors, private equity funds, entrepreneurs and multinational corporations. Simon lectures regularly before clients and institutions regarding investing in start-ups. Simon has been actively representing Chinese companies and venture capital funds on out-bound investment transactions into Israel, mostly in the technology and med-tech space. Simon represented China International Capital Corporation and and Jefferies Hong Kong Limited, the joint sponsors (underwriters) in connection with the initial public offering of Sisram Medical – the first Israeli company to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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Ron Moritz
Venture Partner (Cybersecurity)
OurCrowd
OurCrowd
Ron Moritz is a well-regarded cybersecurity industry executive with over 30 years of broad operational, strategy and P&L experience. He served as a member of the distinguished corporate or cybersecurity business unit leadership teams at premier Fortune 500 technology companies Microsoft, Symantec, and CA Technologies, and as CTO of Finjan Software, a first-generation advanced persistent threat start-up, known today as Singtel’s Secure Web Gateway. Most recently, Ron was the CEO of Israeli start-up, BioCatch, an innovator in cognitive biometrics and continuous authentication.
Having served as an adviser to C-level execs, boards of directors, VCs and PE firms on value-creation activities, Ron launched TrueBit Cyber Partners to provide truth, clarity and confidence in cybersecurity investments and acquisitions. At present, Ron is a venture partner with Jerusalem-based equity crowdfunding firm, OurCrowd, where he is responsible for enterprise infrastructure software and cybersecurity investments, and entrepreneur-in-residence with Australia’s cybersecurity accelerator, CyRise.
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Raphi Levy
CFO
Alpha Tau Medical
Alpha Tau Medical
Raphi has been CFO of Alpha Tau Medical since June 2019. He specializes in corporate finance and strategy, having spent 13 years working in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs in New York and Tel Aviv, most recently serving as Executive Director in charge of healthcare banking in Israel. He holds a BS in Economics from the Wharton School and a BSE and MSE in Electrical Engineering from the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Ilana Odess
Partner & Managing Director, IR
OurCrowd
OurCrowd
Ms. Odess has spent her entire career within the healthcare & science industries and has held senior executive roles for multinational companies such as Johnson & Johnson, and a founder of start-ups such as Advanced Stent Technologies, CID and Woven Orthopedic Technologies . As an operator, Ms. Odess is an expert in leading companies from concept to clinical application and has created multiple businesses acquired by multi-billion dollar medical device companies, negotiated over 30 worldwide partnerships, and commenced direct corporate operations in Israel for Johnson & Johnson. As an investor, Ms. Odess has led international medical technology investments and management buyouts for an international family office and led Johnson & Johnson’s acquisition of two businesses. Ms. Odess has been recognized for her ability to create successful innovative solutions and has received Frost & Sullivan award for innovation. In addition to the state of Connecticut’s “2014 Woman of the Year” award for Entrepreneurial Innovation and Leadership. .Ms. Odess was a recipient of a “CEO USA Award” from 2018 CEO Today Magazine.
Ms. Odess graduated with a BS in Biochemistry and an MBA from Bar-Ilan University.
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Michael Halsband
Partner - Global Head of Insurance Transactions & Regulation
McDermott Will & Emery
McDermott Will & Emery
Mr Halsband is the global leader of McDermott Will & Emery's Insurance Transactions and Regulation Group. He has more than 25 years of leadership experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry, including in investment banking and capital markets. His wide-ranging experience includes insurance broker and carrier M&A, new company formation, capital raises and new product development (principally for InsurTech startups); complex structured (re)insurance transactions; insurance-linked securities (ILS); distressed portfolio run-off administration and general corporate insurance regulatory matters.
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Barry Schindler
Shareholder & Chair of Global Patent Practice
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Barry J. Schindler is the Chair of Greenberg Traurig's Global Patent Prosecution Group — a group of over 100 attorneys and agents, who are registered with the USPTO, and handling over 4,000 domestic and foreign applications (filing over 1,600 patent applications/year). Barry has over 30 years of legal experience in all aspects patent prosecution and IP protection — representing numerous major companies and start-ups regarding patents and trade secrets and managing their worldwide patent portfolio in such relevant technical areas of AgriTech, FoodTech, Fintech, chemical, pharmaceutical, material science and medical devices. Barry has obtained hundreds of U.S. patents for his clients, and has worked with foreign counsel in China, France, Germany, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Russia, and the United Kingdom, among others, to obtain foreign patents for firm clients.
Barry has wide-ranging experience with USPTO Interpartes proceedings (“IPR”).
Barry has been listed as an IP Star by Managing IP Magazine’s World IP Handbook and Survey, listed in IAM Global Leaders Guide, listed in Chambers USA Guide, and listed in IAM magazine’s IAM Patent 1000 for Patent Prosecution. Barry received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering (Process Control) from Cornell University. Prior to law school, Barry practiced for over eight years for major Fortune 100 companies. He received his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center and is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey, and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Barry regularly teaches patent strategy at Universities, the USPTO and incubators. Barry regularly writes on key patent topics and is frequently quoted. Barry’s passion is supporting Family Promise of Morris County – dedicated to ending the crisis of homeless families.
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Mario Nissan
Managing Partner
LIP Ventures
LIP Ventures
Mario is CEO & Managing Partner of LIP Ventures Boutique, an innovation powerhouse that connects and generates value to the ecosystem by providing specialized venture capital and business development services to multiregional technology startups. We work to leapfrog Mexico & LatAm's access to leading technology and innovation projects, accelerating adoption and generating a positive impact.
Since 2012 he has invested in several early stage startups in Israel and in 2016 he became partner and board member of Moonbow, an Israeli Business Development company holding equity in over 20 startups in verticals such as media and cybersecurity.
He is the former CEO and co-founder of Flock - Linked by Isobar (now Isobar Mexico, acquired by Dentsu Aegis Network).
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Michael Dick
CEO
C2A Security
C2A Security
Michael made Aliya from South Africa in 1976. He studied Computer Science at Machon Lev. He lives with his wife in Jerusalem. All his children and their families live in Israel.
Michael was a co-founder of NDS from its inception. NDS was a market leader in PayTV technologies with revenue of $1 billion. NDS was acquired by Cisco for $5 billion.
Michael founded C2A Security 3.5 years ago. C2A provides in-vehicle cyber security solutions to the Automotive industry. The C2A team includes ex-NDS, army intelligence and scientists from Israeli academia.
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Inbal Arieli
Author, "Chutzpah"
CEO, Synthesis
CEO, Synthesis
Israeli serial tech entrepreneur and influencer, featured as one of the 100 Most Influential people in Israeli hi-tech and as one of the 100-tech-business-women-speakers
in the world. Author of Chutzpah: Why Israel is a Hub of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Born and raised on hummus and chutzpah, Arieli garnered her entrepreneurial skills during her mandatory military service, serving as a lieutenant in Unit 8200. For the past 20 years, she embraced leading roles in the flourishing Israeli tech sector, and founded a series of programs for innovators. She is currently CEO of Synthesis, a leadership assessment company.
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Nir Tsuk
Founder, Institute for Impact and Intrapreneurship
New York University
New York University
Dr. Nir Tsuk is a seasoned practitioner, academic, facilitator and change-maker with over 20 years of international experience in the fields of social capital, entrepreneurship, impact and culture of innovation. Serving as NYU’s Global Distinguished Scholar (as well as a Visiting Professor of Entrepreneurship at Osaka University, Japan), Nir has recently launched for New York University the Institute for Impact and Intrapreneurship, connecting New York and Tel Aviv – and bringing the language of innovations to those who need it most.
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Eyal Orgad
Partner
Latham & Watkins
Latham & Watkins
Eyal Orgad is a partner in the New York office of Latham & Watkins. Mr. Orgad is a member of the Corporate Department and focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, and general corporate law matters. Mr. Orgad represents US and non-US clients, including private equity firms and strategic investors across a wide range of industries, including energy, retail, media, manufacturing, chemicals, and technology.
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Mariano De Beer
Chief Commercial Digital Officer
Telefonica
Telefonica
Mariano de Beer was until 2019 Chief Commercial Digital Officer of Telefónica SA. In this position, he was responsible for boosting revenue growth worldwide through the implementation of a global vision of customers both in the residential and corporate segments. He was also responsible for building the global digital global portfolio and the innovation strategy within the Group. Additionally, he was a member of the Telefónica Group Executive Committee.
De Beer started his career at McKinsey & Co. as a consultant from where he joined Telefonica’s team in Brazil holding various positions, mainly in the residential and small & medium business (SMB) segments. In 2006 he joined the Management Committee of Telefónica Internacional in Spain as Director of SMB for Latin America, until 2008 when he returned to Brazil as General Director of Telefónica and later as President of Vivo Corporate Unit.
In 2011 he joined the Brazilian conglomerate RBS, where he headed the Group’s education unit as CEO. He became President of Microsoft Brazil and President of Microsoft Latam New Markets until 2016.
De Beer holds an MBA from Georgetown University and has completed several Executive Programs at IESE, INSEAD and Standford University School of Business.
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Harel Tayeb
CEO
Kryon
Kryon
Harel is a serial entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in the technology ecosystem, most recently as an investor and advisor for startups and VC’s. Currently, Harel is the CEO of Kryon, a leading provider of intelligent Robotic Process Automation (RPA) solutions.
He has held several leadership positions including AVG Israel Country Manager (acquired by Avast for $1.3B. Prior to AVG Harel led Como (Conduit Mobile), a fast-growing mobile app maker platform. Prior to Como, he founded a visionary startup in the collectibles area, Collcs Ltd., and before that managed an engineering group at Microsoft & Gteko (acquired by Microsoft) ILDC.
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Alan Goldstein
Managing Director
P&G Ventures
P&G Ventures
Alan S. Goldstein, PhD, is a Managing Director at The Procter & Gamble Company, with the role of identifying and establishing partnerships for our P&G Ventures organization, whose the mission is to create $B businesses in new areas for P&G. Alan is a passionate innovator with a relentless pursuit to deliver game-changing consumer experiences. He has almost 30 years of experience delivering Disruptive and Consumer Product Innovations. His external focus has allowed him to have an expansive global network within the start-up and investment communities.
Alan’s sustainable track record of delivering new-to-the-world innovations across P&G businesses has included the creation of new brands such Febreze, Swiffer and Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. He currently leads several areas within P&G Ventures, developing new businesses with an emphasis on external partnerships. Alan has more than 30 granted patents.
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Steven Glanz
CRO
Convizit
Convizit
Steven Glanz is a proven executive with 20 years of sales, bizdev and management experience. Prior to joining Convizit, Steven was co-founder and CEO of Crosswise, a data-science technology company that he sold to Oracle in 2016.
Prior to founding Crosswise, Steven held senior leadership positions in some of Israel’s most successful companies including Conduit and Shopping.com. Steven started his career as a management consultant with Booz Allen & Hamilton and graduated with honors from Harvard Law School (Magna Cum Laude).
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Ben Sandler
Senior Partner
Yigal Arnon & Co.
Yigal Arnon & Co.
Ben Sandler’s wide-ranging practice is focused on representing emerging and established technology companies. His expertise ranges from mergers and acquisitions (including complex employment and integration issues) and equity investments (from both the company and investor sides) to ongoing internal corporate matters and commercial transactions.
In addition to driving numerous high-profile M&A transactions, including intense involvement in some of the largest acquisitions ever made in Israel, he often works with clients to structure and implement complex retention and post-transaction integration programs. He has extensive experience in executive compensation and employment issues, and leads the firm’s practice in employee equity incentive plans.
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Anya Eldan
VP
Israel Innovation Authority
Israel Innovation Authority
Anya Eldan is the VP at the Israel Innovation Authority, managing the Startup Division funding over 400 startups annually through programs such as Early Stage Fund, Technological Incubators and Open Innovation Labs. Anya leads the National BioConvergence strategy - the future of HealthTech integrating Biology and Engineering. Anya has over 25 years of Executive Experience in High Tech and Life Sciences companies, Venture Capital Investments and Technology Transfer ventures. Anya has a proven track record of private and public fundraising.
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Itai Hayut
CEO
Scopio Labs
Scopio Labs
Itai Hayut is the CEO and co-founder of Scopio Labs Ltd., a startup company developing a novel digital microscopy platform that uses advanced computational photography techniques in order to perform imaging and analysis of microscopy samples. He is also a co-founder of GuideIn Medical Ltd. a medical technology company that has developed an FDA-approved device for Tracheal Intubation. Itai has academic background in physics and neuroscience and he is also a graduate of Singularity University summer program at NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
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Gadi Mazor
General Manager and COO
BioCatch
BioCatch
Gadi Mazor was a commander in IDF’s 8200 Unit and finished IDF’s officers course with extreme honors. He received a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Mathematics and Probability with Distinction through the Addi Lautman Interdisciplinary Program for Fostering Excellence at the Tel Aviv University. Gadi founded and managed three startup companies in the fields of character and voice recognition and wireless communications, and sat on an advisory board of BlackBerry. He holds patents on various aspects of wireless communications, and served on the US Senate committee that defined the US public alert system. In 2012, Gadi co-founded OurCrowd, and was its General Partner, CTO and member of the investment committee. In 2018, Gadi decided to go back to the trenches, and joined BioCatch as its General Manager. Gadi ran five marathons and was one of the crazy people who swam the length of the Sea of Galilee in the summer of 2010.
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Tal Bakish
CEO
VocalZoom
VocalZoom
Tal Bakish is the Founder and CEO of VocalZoom. Tal brings 20 years of experience in engineering, technology management, and entrepreneurship. Before VocalZoom, Tal worked for companies such as Cisco Systems, IBM, Intel, and ModuMobile. Tal is co-founder and investor in other startups, engage in various volunteering activities, and a sworn mountain biker.
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Adam Kaplan
Co-Founder & CEO
Edgybees
Edgybees
Adam co-founded and served as an executive in technology companies including Xennex Inc. (acquired by Biotime Inc.), Athoc (acquired by Blackberry), Digital Guardian and Tonian (acquired by Primary Data). He has over a decade of corporate strategy and B2B sales experience in large technology companies. Adam graduated with honors from Occidental College with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Diplomacy & World Affairs.
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Carmi Bogot
Vice President Marketing and Business Development
QuantLR
QuantLR
Multi-disciplinary; proven success with global international companies. A unique combination of in-depth technical understanding as well as commercial growth. Conventional success created by unconventional thinking and ingenuity.
The focus of my career has been helping companies introduce new products and services, revenue growth and expansion and account management of large enterprise customers. I have also played a crucial role in helping companies merge and manage new acquisitions. I have generate over $200,000,000 worth of revenue in my career. The majority of my career has been in the security products initially conditional access systems that provide solutions for the protection of digital content, and recently in companies that specialize in IOT security solutions.
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Baruch Lipner
Executive Director
Tmura
Tmura
Baruch has been serving as the Executive Director of Tmura since its founding in 2002.
Prior to joining Tmura, Baruch was co-founder and COO of Promique Technologies, an Internet promotions company. Baruch also spent five years in venture capital in Israel with The Israel International Fund and The Tikvah Fund, and prior to that, was employed as a senior consultant by Andersen Consulting in Toronto. Baruch received his BA in Economics from Yeshiva University and his MBA from Baruch College.
In his current role as director of this unique foundation, Baruch combines his experience in both the high-tech and finance industries, together with an innovative model to promote charitable giving within Israel’s high-tech sector.
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Tomer Tzach
CEO
CropX
CropX
Tomer joined CropX on January 2019 as the CEO. Tomer is a seasoned manager with strong technological and financial background, including managing three technological companies that generated multi-million-dollar revenues, two of which were acquired by strategic investors under his leadership. In addition, Tomer was an acting partner at Eurofund, Israel’s most successful venture 2000 VC fund. Tomer spent 7 years in the Israeli Air Force serving as a pilot.
Tomer holds an MBA from the University of Haifa (summa cum laude) and BA in computer science from the Technion.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomertzach/.
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Amir Goldman
Founder & Managing Director
Susquehanna Growth Equity
Susquehanna Growth Equity
Amir founded Susquehanna Growth Equity in 2006 with the owners of SIG. He focuses on investments in software and financial technology. He was previously a venture capitalist at TL Ventures and BRM Capital, and was also an investment banker at Robertson Stephens.
Amir currently serves on the boards of Payoneer, HighRadius, HMP Group, and bStock Solutions. He previously served on the boards of iCIMS, CashEdge (Fiserv), Paysimple (Evercommerce), Zyme Solutions (E2Open), MarcroPoint (Descartes), Plimus (BlueSnap), and multiple other private and non-for-profit boards.
Amir received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. He taught entrepreneurial management to second year MBA candidates at the Wharton School from 2005-2010 and is a frequent guest lecturer at the school.
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Tal Lapidot
Founder & CEO
Silo
Silo
Tal has 15 years of hands-on experience in Product and Project Management. Prior to founding Silo, Tal worked in multiple startups, from medical devices (Syqe Medical - an OC portfolio company) to food industry equipment as well as spent years developing special equipment for special forces in the IDF. Tal has been the recipient of multiple awards for creative ingenuity and earned a Master's degree in System Engineering from the Technion
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Michael Sutherland
Chief Transformation Officer
Real Madrid
Real Madrid
Michael Sutherland is the Chief Transformation Officer at Real Madrid, which is consistently ranked as the highest earning european football club and is one of the most valuable sports brands in the world.
Prior to Real Madrid, Michael was the Director of Virtual Reality and Director of Product and Design for Emerging Technologies at HP Inc in Silicon Valley. He has been an active angel investor, founder and advisor in early stage companies and has led the growth and commercialization of technology startups in Silicon Valley. He is a global technology leader and expert in corporate innovation and commercialization of new technology products.
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Eliran Elimelech
Director, Strategic Partnerships
Start Up Nation Central
Start Up Nation Central
Prior to my arrival at SNC, I ran a private consultancy and business development company for Israeli Start-Ups who wish to operate in developing markets such as Chine, India, and CIS.
In my background, I was the Commercial Attaché of the Israeli Embassy in Beijing (Diplomat), responsible for business promotion for Israeli companies in China through various business and trade initiatives.
I hold a Bachelor of Art in International Relations and East Asian Studies from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Alumni of the Official Elite Cadets Program at the Israeli Government "ATIDIM Program" where I was selected to upgrade skills in government, Including Public Administration Studies for M.A.
I’m married to Adi and father of Arbel (6), Imri (2) and Karni (2) and speaks Hebrew, Chinese, and English.
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Shachar Hefetz
Business Development Manager
Sompo Digital Lab Tel Aviv
Sompo Digital Lab Tel Aviv
Shachar leads the business development initiatives in InsurTech and Digital health areas. Prior to joining Sompo, Shachar spent 15 years at IBM. 10 years as a marketing manager in various divisions and 5 years as part of IBM Global Technology Unit that was the connecting business unit between Israeli high tech and IBM worldwide. Most recently, from 2015 to 2018 Shachar led Samsung RUNWAY collaboration with Startups program, scouting for technologies to be integrated into Samsung Electronics Products. Shachar holds a Bachelor degree in Computer Sciences from Tel Aviv-Yafo Academy and an MBA from Technion university.
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Roy Fridman
VP Business Development & Sales
Foretellix
Foretellix
Roy is an seasoned leader and innovator with many years of experience creating multidisciplinary products in the mobile, telecommunication, video and automotive industries. Until recently Roy served as Director of Business Development and Product Marketing at Corephotonics (Which was sold to Samsung), in charge of automotive activities, go to Market and key strategic partnerships with OEMs, Tier 1s and Ecosystem partners.
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Amala Balakrishner
reporter
The Edge
The Edge
Amala is a business and current affairs journalist with experience in writing for broadcast and print media. An Economist by training, she reports primarily on global economic trends, investing ideas and current affairs for The Edge Singapore, a weekly business publication circulated in Singapore and Malaysia.
Significant events she has reported on include the 2019 Singapore Budget, the Singapore Fintech Festival in 2018 and 2019 as well as the 2018 ASEAN Summit. Presently, she is covering a court trial on the 2013 penny stock crash which has been called Singapore’s most extensive stock market manipulation scheme.
Outside of work Amala volunteers actively with youth at-risk and animal welfare organisations. She also enjoys hiking and adventure sports.
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Jim Adler
Managing Director
Toyota AI Ventures
Toyota AI Ventures
Jim Adler is the founding managing director of Toyota AI Ventures, and an executive advisor at the Toyota Research Institute (TRI). He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Toyota Financial Savings Bank and the Investment Committee of JetBlue Technology Ventures, and he is a member of the Department of Homeland Security Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee. Jim joined Toyota AI Ventures from TRI, where he served as vice president of data and business development. Prior to that, Jim was vice president of products and marketing at Metanautix, a big data analytics startup funded by Sequoia Capital and Workday that was acquired by Microsoft. Previously, Jim was the vice president of data systems and chief privacy officer at Intelius, which was acquired by H.I.G. Capital. In addition, he founded VoteHere, a pioneer in cryptographic secure and secret online voting for public elections that was funded by Cisco and HP, among others. Jim started his career as a rocket engineer for Lockheed Martin. He received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with high honors from the University of Florida, and a master’s degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of California, San Diego.
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Mark Selinger
Partner
McDermott Will & Emery
McDermott Will & Emery
Mark Selinger focuses his practice on two areas: the representation of family offices and family office-backed investment funds in all aspects of their business, and the representation of public and private US and Israeli technology and life sciences companies, in public offering, private placement and merger and acquisition transactions. In his representation of family office and family office-backed fund clients, Mark has extensive experience in highly structured investments. In his representation of public companies, Mark has been involved in complex cross-border transactions, including several “going-private” transactions involving NASDAQ-listed Israeli companies. Mark also advises his public company clients on disclosure and compliance issues arising under US securities laws, including NYSE and NASDAQ regulations.
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Ronen Eavri
CEO
Barcode Diagnostics
Barcode Diagnostics
Ronen Eavri, is the CEO and Co-founder of Barcode-Diagnostics which develops a novel nanotechnology-based precision-medicine solution. Prior to his current role, Ronen served as a R&D manager at Ethicon-J&J for over 5 years, leading drug and device development from early to advanced clinical stages. Ronen holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the Hebrew University which was followed by a Post doc at MIT, and has recently completed an MBA at the Technion.
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Steven Melnick
Chief, Department of Pathology & Clinical Laboratories
Nicklaus Childrens Hospital
Nicklaus Childrens Hospital
Educational background includes a B.Sc. in Physics and Ph.D. in Chemistry (chemical physics) at McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Doctoral research was in the field of nuclear quadrupole resonance spectroscopy. Following a post-doctoral fellowship at McGill, I pursued medical training and an M.D. at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada and residency in Pathology (anatomic and clinical) at Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach Florida.
Subsequently I joined the Department of Pathology and Clinical Laboratories at Miami Children’s Hospital (now known as Nicklaus Children’s Hospital), a tertiary care exclusively pediatric hospital where I currently serve as Department Chief (since 1997). The Department provides comprehensive clinical laboratory and anatomic pathology services for the hospital and satellite centers under the Nicklaus Children’s Health System and has earned a reputation for early adaptation of avant garde technology and practices in laboratory medicine. Our Department also supports institutional clinical research activities conducted under the auspices of the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Research Institute (NCHRI). I served on the hospital Institutional Review Board (IRB) from 1996-2006 and served as Chair from 1999-2006 (IRB functions are now provided by the Western IRB). I currently serve on the Research Advisory Council of the NCHRI. In 2017 I became Medical Director of the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Biobank that was established in 2017 as a major division of the Personalized Medicine Initiative. Within the past several years I developed and own the intellectual property for a proprietary laboratory test panel for the assessment for existing or risk for developing common chronic conditions related to nutrition and aging. The test TOP™ (Test-Optimize-Perform) is currently being evaluated in an IRB approved clinical research study under the NCHRI.
Translational research activities were initiated in the Department of Pathology through the establishment of a cell and molecular biology research laboratory 1998. Research activities initially focused on molecular oncology and drug discovery and later evolved to and evidence-based platform for ethnobotanical medicinal discovery. The laboratory was transitioned into a private corporation I founded; Dharma Biomedical, LLC in 2006 that continues these activities. Dharma Biomedical has generated intellectual property including four patents (co-inventor) and a diverse pipeline of more than 100 botanical extract fractions from at least 50 botanical sources for future development. Currently two products have been commercialized. The principle areas of R & D are in oncology, immunology and acquired disorders stemming from derangement of energy metabolism.
Over the past 20 years I have served as a consultant for several corporations in the biomedical or medical fields, frequently lectured at medical and biotechnology conferences and have authored more than 100 papers in peer reviewed journals.
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Gil Arazi
Founder, Managing Partner
FinTLV Ventures
FinTLV Ventures
Gil Arazi, Insurtech thought leader.
Founder and Managing Partner of FinTLV Venture Capital, the leading Insurtech VC in Israel.
20 years of experience in Israeli insurance companies: VP Migdal Group; Senior VP Phoenix Insurance; CIO Clal Insurance; CEO of Clalbit - Clal Insurance’s IT Company.
FinTLV is a Proactive VC, running a global innovation platform, focusing on InsurTech and insurance related technologies. FinTLV secured capital from worldwide leading global Insurers. FinTLV develops new insurance Products to the global insurance market and is venturing new technology Insurance solutions.
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Dor Skuler
CEO & Co-Founder
Intuition Robotics
Intuition Robotics
A serial entrepreneur, Dor Skuler has co-founded five ventures, the most recent being Intuition Robotics, following his passion to develop artificial intelligence-driven digital companions that improve our lives.
Having trained in Israel’s elite military intelligence unit 8200, Dor made a mark on interactive broadcast technology with Zing Interactive Media (acquired by Invesco, NASDAQ: IVZ) and security software through Safend (acquired by Wave Systems Corp, NASDAQ: WAVX). Dor then joined Alcatel-Lucent to create and lead innovative ventures, most notably Cloudband (NYSE:ALU), the world’s first platform for Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), cited by Nokia as a major motive to purchasing the French-American telecoms giant.
Dor holds an MBA and Master’s of Science in Marketing from Temple University, has co-authored ‘Cloud Computing: Business Trends and Technologies’ published by Wiley in 2016 and holds board level advisory and director roles for several telecoms, cyber security and tech-led social impact ventures.
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Gilly Regev
CEO
SaNOtize Research and Development Corp.
SaNOtize Research and Development Corp.
Dr Regev is a skilled entrepreneur with over 10 years of experience in anti-infectious research and product development. Her formal training is in analytical and bioanalytical chemistry. Gilly completed her Ph.D. at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2004.
Gilly served as the CSO of Bovicor, an animal health company, for 3 years and then co-founded SaNOtize in 2017. As CEO of SaNOtize, she co-leads efforts to develop new formulations, write and conduct clinical trials, create intellectual property and correspond with regulatory authorities. She has also developed and is responsible for relationships with investors, contractors and licensees and achieved a few licensing deals in SaNOtize.
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Hagai Ben Avi
Senior Product Manager
TechSee
TechSee
After completing a BA in Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counter-terrorism at Tel Aviv University, I spent four years at MAMRAM, leading a team of five software engineers, maintaining and developing a monitoring and control product. I then joined Verint, where I worked for a total of seven years, in a variety of project, product and account manager roles for numerous clients, including a continued focus on national security. Following that, I spend two years at Kaltura as an OTT Project Manager, serving numerous telecom clients including Viacom and Vodafone. I then moved to TechSee, a market leader in Remote Video Augmented Reality Support, joining as a Program Manager and rising to Senior Product Manager over the past three years. I have continued to work with leading telcos such as Orange Group, in addition to top enterprises in the consumer electronics, insurance, utilities and medical technology sectors. TechSee is a world leader in actionable Computer Vision AI, addressing an ever-growing list of use cases in multiple industries and I relish the challenges each day brings.
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Dafna Kariv
Chair of Entrepreneurship, Department Chair of NOVUS Accelerator
College of Management
College of Management
Professor Dafna Kariv is the Chair the Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and of NOVUS, Center of Entrepreneurship at the School of Business, Administration at the College of Management (COLLMAN), Rishon Lezion, Israel. Professor Kariv is Affiliate Professor at HEC, Montreal, Canada. Prof. Kariv is the author of five academic books, all around entrepreneurship, published with Routledge UK, Routledge, NY and Edward Elgar, UK. She has published numerous papers in entrepreneurship in academic journals, with research teams from Canada, Europe and US.
Kariv’s research focuses on international entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial performance, entrepreneurial education and gender. She is a recipient of several prized funds including the European Commission funds; she is involved in many academic boards, the Ambassador of ‘German-Israeli-Startup-Exchange Program’ (GISEP); and a consultant of the Ministry of Education for entrepreneurship programs
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Nathan Shabot
Managing Partner
LIP Ventures Boutique
LIP Ventures Boutique
Nathan is passionate for entrepreneurship, innovation, and social responsibility.
He was granted with the first place for the “Don Lorenzo Servitje Award” for Young Entrepreneurs with Leadership and Social Responsibility in 2016. He was also awarded by the UNIAPAC International, “Business as a Noble Vocation”, for Latin America in 2018.
In 10 years of entrepreneurship, he has established several companies in: the construction industry, in the innovation sector, and in the arts and education division.
He is cofounder and Managing Partner at LIP, an Innovation Boutique that aims to bring Mexico and Latin America closer (leapfrogging) to the most important innovation hubs in the world. LIP offers: 1) Business development, 2) Corporate innovation, 3) Venture Capital.
He is also founder of “Inversa”, an electromechanical company that has simultaneous operations in more than 100 construction works and more than 150 engineering projects.
The result of the social responsibility projects paired with Nathan’s art and music passion is “Viveé”, an educational platform that aims to develop an ethical conscience among people through the arts.
Nathan’s daily work and thoughts, are focused in positively impacting society, he states that inserting ethics in the 4th industrial revolution is one of his main purposes.
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Gil Sadeh
CEO
Signals Analytics
Signals Analytics
Prior to co-founding Signals, Gil served as a military intelligence and reconnaissance consultant for several defense-related governmental entities throughout the world, utilizing his vast experience honed as a commanding officer in an elite special forces unit of the Israel Defense Forces. He is a frequent guest lecturer and editorial contributor on the application of open source and signals intelligence to drive innovation, delight customers and reduce the risk of commercial decision making. Gil holds an LLB and MA in Government, Diplomacy and Strategy from the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in Herzliya, Israel.
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Robbie Citron
CFO & Partner
OurCrowd
OurCrowd
Robbie Citron is a Founding Partner and has been the CFO of OurCrowd since its inception. Robbie has over 35 years of experience in financial management, including two decades working in the VC and startup industry. Prior to joining OurCrowd in 2012 he was the CFO and Partner Jerusalem Global Ventures and also acted as consulting CFO at a number of independent Israeli biotech and medical startups, including Izun Pharmaceuticals and Chiasma. Earlier in his career, Robbie was Financial Controller and Company Secretary of the Israel branch of Hanson PLC and worked as a public accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Israel and BDO Stoy Hayward in London. He is a Certified Public Accountant in Israel and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accounts in England & Wales. Robbie holds an honours degree in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science and sets aside part of his spare time to work with a number of Jerusalem based charitable institutions.
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Jonathan Berman
VP Sales
Track160
Track160
A Business development and Sales Management professional with vast experience in various technologies, Digital Media, TV, Broadcast, Broadband, Content, OTT, Home Networking, and Sports Tech. Jonathan has spent the last 20 years introducing, cultivating and generating business across all continents, generating and developing business, managing and running teams, for various sized companies, from startups at seed stage to large cooperation’s with global presence
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Leah Spitz Goldenhersh
Vice President of Human Resources
OurCrowd
OurCrowd
Leah has over 15 years of experience in human resources, operations, and corporate law. Prior to joining OurCrowd, Leah served in both HR and Operations leadership roles at NowForce, a Jerusalem based tech startup, from 2012 to 2018. Before NowForce, Leah was Head of HR at Jerusalem-based, Nasdaq-traded Answers Corporation (Answers.com) between 2006 and 2012. Leah completed a LLB/MBA program at Bar Ilan University and is licensed to practice law in Israel. Leah was born in NY and raised in Jerusalem where she lives with her husband and 5 children.
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Michael Redd
Venture Partner
Former Pro Basketball Player & Venture Partner, ADvantage
Former Pro Basketball Player & Venture Partner, ADvantage
NBA all-star, Olympic gold medalist, and world-class investor; Michael has invested in over 85 companies in the tech and media industries following a playing career that took him from the south side of Columbus all the way to the Beijing Olympics.
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Shmulik Barel
Co-Founder & COO
VizibleZone
VizibleZone
I am a Visionary and Execution Oriented Executive Leader bringing over 15 years of experience in leading large-scale multidisciplinary Business Operations & Product development units in both B2C and B2B Enterprises & Start-ups companies. I have vast knowledge in running Product, R&D and Operational groups (customer management & success, support, pre & post sales) while managing business and commercial relationships with partners and key customers.
Through my career, I have led the Product development division of Conduit, the first B2B2C Unicorn company in Israel as well as many other executive roles in Israeli software companies.
I have strong execution capabilities and takes a major role in shaping the company strategy and converting it into an operational plan.
I am excited to volunteer as a social board member, part of JDC Israel social boards Team and act as a board member in -profit organizations, helping their CEOs to adopt business-oriented thinking that will allow them to run their social activities to improve Israel society
I hold BSc in Information systems eng. from the Technion (Cum Laude) and an MBA from the Recanati School of Business Administration at Tel-Aviv University.
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Lia Cromwell
Principal
UpWest
UpWest
Lia is the Principal at UpWest, a Silicon Valley-based seed fund investing in Israeli founders innovating in the US/Israel tech junction. UpWest has the largest portfolio of Israeli startups headquartered in the US. A native New Yorker, Lia previously worked in credit research at CreditSights, a New York-based boutique firm, where she was part of the TMT group covering North American and European Media. She also worked at FiscalNote, a regulatory tech startup in Washington DC; though she began her career working with early stage Israeli startups in both the US and Tel Aviv. Lia received her BA from Duke University, and is an avid Blue Devils fan.
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Toby Olshanetsky
CEO
Proov
Proov
Toby Olshanetsky has 20+ years of senior management experience (CEO & board member) and a diverse technology background in cyber & IT security, social network, mobile, SaaS, e-commerce and online banking. As a serial entrepreneur, Toby co-founded and led several successful startups, and significant contract negotiations for strategic partnerships, key customers, JVs and M&As. Prior to prooV, Toby co-founded ULEI, Rocket Finance, MIC Mobile Security, DMCredit, and Neteye, a world leader in Cyber - IP Fraud management & detection. Toby also held key executive positions at Formula - Emblaze, Telmap, and Shiron Satellite communication.
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Eran Levy
GM
Enel Innovation Hub Israel
Enel Innovation Hub Israel
A Corporate Innovation expert and senior executive with 18 years of experience in the tech innovation business. Founder & GM at Enel Innovation Hub, Co-Founder & Board Member at INFRALAB. previously an innovation coach at the AT&T Foundry Innovation Center. Startups mentor, investment advisor, speaker, drummer and guitar player.
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Assaf Carmi
CEO
Consumer Physics
Consumer Physics
Holds a PhD in theoretical physics from the Weizmann Institute in Israel. Extensive experience in R&D and management positions, before joining Consumer Physics 6 years ago was responsible for R&D projects at SolarEdge.
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Leonid Cooperman
Co-CEO
IXDen
IXDen
Seasoned manager and entrepreneur with more than two decades of experience in software industry. PhD in Computer Science, expert in cybersecurity. Served as the SVP of Software Delivery at Fundtech, till the company acquisition for $1.2B in 2015. Prior held VP software development role at Amdocs for 13 years
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Michael Migendt
Head of Innovation & Cooperation
TeamBank AG
TeamBank AG
Michael Migendt has more than 10 years experience in retail banking, startup partnerships and venture capital investments. Since 2015 he is responsible for TeamBank's innovation activities. He is scouting globally for technologies and business models related to consumer finance. He is a member of DZ BANK’s Innovation Round Table and mentor at several innovation labs and accelerator programs. In his previous positions he focused on cleantech and climate finance where he published several articles in international journals and consulted the German government. Michael holds a PhD in Technology Entrepreneurship from EBS Business School and a Diploma in Management & Technology from Technical University of Munich. He was a visiting researcher at Tsinghua University and University of California, Davis.
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Gil Horsky
Director of Innovation
Mondelēz International
Mondelēz International
Gil Horsky's passion is creating innovative products and snacks that are good for people, kind to the planet and deliciously fun!.
Gil is part of the founding team for SnackFutures, the new innovation & venture hub from Mondelēz International, the largest snacking company in the world. SnackFutures has three pillars: invent, reinvent and venture, and is on a mission to create a vibrant ecosystem of partners to invent or to make venture investments in the next generation of snacks.
Throughout his career, Gil Horsky had the privilege to work and lead innovation on some of the most iconic global brands: Milka, Pepsi, Quaker Oats, Toblerone, Cadbury, Oreo, Tropicana & Nestle Purina.
Gil Horsky is a regular contributor to leading industry journals and a speaker in international conferences about the topics of innovation, FoodTech and marketing.
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David Yaari
Director General
Arizona Israel Trade and Investment Office
Arizona Israel Trade and Investment Office
David Yaari is the Founding Director General of the Arizona-Israel Trade and Investment Office. An established entrepreneur, Mr. Yaari built and sold iSpa Express, the national retail cosmetics chain he co-founded in 2011. During that time Mr. Ya’ari grew the company to 10 retail locations across Israel, with over 180 employees and achieving 20 million NIS in annual revenues. Prior to moving to Israel, Mr. Ya’ari was a senior executive at the RAI Group, a specialty finance and asset based lending company, where he led the company’s national private label credit card business. Mr. Ya’ari earlier served as the Chief Operating Officer at Optinetix, an Optical Messaging company and as Head of US operations and Senior Vice President of Business Development and Marketing at Tantian Corporation, an Enterprise software company.
Following his MBA from the Stern School of Business, David spent several years as a Strategy Consultant with Cap Gemini/Ernst & Young’s Management Consulting Strategic Advisory Services practice where he specialized in the e-commerce and Financial Services industries. Mr. Ya’ari has also worked in marketing and business development at American Express and in account management at advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather.
After University, David served as a lone soldier and tank gunner in the Armored corps of the Israel Defense Forces and worked in Politics for Senator Dan Coats from Indiana.
Mr. Yaari is deeply committed to community and civic engagement and leadership and is active with several philanthropic organizations, including serving as the Founder and Honorary Chairman of the Council of Young Jewish Presidents, Founder and Honorary Chairman of Dor Chadash, now part of the IAC, Israeli American Council. In 2008, David was listed among the Forward’s 50 most influential Jewish individuals in America and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Israel’s Nature and Heritage Foundation- Israel’s National Parks Service, the World Confederation of United Zionists of the World Zionist Organization and on the General Assembly of Israel’s Society for International Development and as a shareholder in Innovation: Africa, a United Nations member NGO founded by his wife Sivan. But most important to David is being a father to Ori, Emily and Adam.
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Josh Liggett
Senior Analyst, Investments
OurCrowd
OurCrowd
Josh Liggett works on the Investments team at OurCrowd, focusing on Fintech and Blockchain. His first exposure to the pain points fintech companies solve was dealing with traditional factors in the mid 2000’s while running an e-commerce clothing company. Soon after moving to Israel, Josh got involved in the Israeli Fintech scene. He started writing for the fintech media site Tearsheet in early 2016, where he covered payments and blockchain, joining OurCrowd a year later. Since then he has been investing in the blockchain space, speaking at events, and helping early stage blockchain companies grow. He has a true entrepreneurial spirit, and has made angel investments, sat on the board of financial institutions, and coordinated business development strategies to help his investments grow. Other roles include mentor at the Barclays Accelerator Powered by Techstars in Tel Aviv, Barclays Rise Ambassador, and Board Advisor & Mentor at Blockchain Israel.
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Mark Gazit
CEO
Thetaray
Thetaray
Mark Gazit - CEO
Prominent senior executive with 20 years of experience in Israeli and international high-tech companies. Mark served as Managing Director of Nice Track, which provides software and hardware solutions to government agencies worldwide in the areas of information intelligence and cyber. He was also the group President & CEO of SkyVision, which he took from the start-up stage to an international company serving over 50 countries worldwide. Mark has held additional pivotal roles in leading companies.
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Tammy Meiron
CTO
Fresh-Start Foodtech Incubator
Fresh-Start Foodtech Incubator
Dr. Tammy Meiron hold a Ph.D. Degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry and Food Science from the Hebrew University. For the past 10 years she had led the technology of startups companies, mainly in the FoodTech field. Currently she is part of the management team, establishing Fresh-Start FoodTech Incubator in the north of Israel, serving as the CTO.
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Sigal Widman
Human Capital Whisperer
OurCrowd
OurCrowd
I was a trailblazer in combining Human Capital and Business Insights. I started my Career as an Executive Search Division Manager and then was the first Human Capital professional in Israel who moved to the business world. I worked more than decade in the Venture Capital Industry. I was Vice President Human Resources and a General Partner in Israel Seed Partners, Human Capital Consultant in Benchmark Capital Israel and Vice President Human Capital in Gemini Israel Fund.
During my years in venture capital I accumulated unique and rare experience in management assessment of companies in the due-diligence stage prior to the investment decision and in coaching and mentoring of CEO’s and entrepreneurs.
I am registered as an expert evaluator in the Horizon2020 Program in the areas of: Innovation, Policy Support, Organizational building, Coaching and Capacity building.
In the last years I widened my consulting, coaching and group-leadership expertise to Institutional, Industrial and Retail organizations, Global Enterprises and Non-Profit Organizations.
I hold a BA in Hebrew Literature & General Studies from the Hebrew University and a Certificate in HR Management from the Open University. I graduated Harvard Business School's Strategic IQ: Creating Smarter Corporations program. I also a graduate of the Coaches Training Institute (CTI), a US-based global training school accredited by the International Coach Federation (ICF), and I have Group Leadership Certification from Bar-Ilan University and Academic Certification in Directors and other senior corporate officeholders from IDC Executive Education.
I am a member of the Board of Directors at Afeka Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering, and also a member of the Board of Directors at ‘Hashomer Hachadash’ (a non-profit organization) and in SunDo - the first Agri-Community platform. In addition, I was the Chairman of the Board of a Community center (Matnas) Kadima-Zoran, and a member of the Israeli Board of ISEF – The International Education Foundation Fund, and also an active in the Junior Achievement Israel (Yazamim T'zeirim).
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Yael Vizel
Co- Founder & CEO
Zeekit
Zeekit
CEO & Co-Founder at Zeekit
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Thomas Lee
Senior Managing Director
Stifel
Stifel
Tom joined Stifel as part of its December 2015 acquisition of Barclays Wealth and Investment Management, Americas business unit; Tom served as Head of that business unit. Tom currently heads the Investment Products & Services organization at Stifel Wealth Management, which brings various investment solutions to our private clients. This group is responsible for our Investment Process & Philosophy, Investment Advisory offerings, Alternative Investments, and other products and services. Tom is also the New York Regional Manager responsible for 15 Stifel branch offices.
Prior to Barclays, Mr. Lee was a Managing Director in the Market Investments and Origination Group of Merrill Lynch, responsible for the Global Private Client Group’s investment origination business and was Head of Merrill Lynch Alternative Investments LLC.
Prior to joining Merrill Lynch in 1998, Mr. Lee was a corporate securities attorney at the law firm of Brown & Wood. Mr. Lee received his J.D. from Emory University School of Law and a B.S. from Cornell University.
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Inken Braunschmidt
Chief Innovation & Digital Officer
Halma
Halma
Inken is Chief Innovation and Digital Officer and member of the Executive Board at Halma plc. Prior to joining Halma plc in 2017, Inken spent 13 years at RWE AG, the German energy giant and its renewables subsidiary innogy SE, where she held various international leadership roles focusing particularly on strategy, innovation, digital transformation and change management. Since 2019 she is also a non-executive director at James Fisher plc, a marine technology and services business based in UK. Inken studied Innovation & Technology Management at Kiel University and has a PhD in Technology Management.
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Eli Nir
Investments
OurCrowd
OurCrowd
Eli is a Senior Investment Partner at OurCrowd. Prior to joining OurCrowd, Eli was partner at Amiti Venture Capital and co-led early stage investments in some of Israel’s best performing deep technology companies – Innoviz, Vayyar, Valens (all three completed ~300M$ up rounds recently), Autotalks, Corephotonics and more. Amiti VC is an early stage Israel-based fund focusing on deep intellectual property multi-disciplinary technologies and teams. Before Amiti, Eli was for more than a decade VP for Research and Development in AudioCodes (NASDAQ: AUDC), managing multinational R&D teams and key to bringing the company to a 2B$ valuation and over 150M$ yearly revenues. In this capacity he managed more than 300 engineers and scientists. Previously, Eli served as a senior officer in one of the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) elite intelligence technological units, heading both operational and large development groups.
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Jordan Feder
VP Bizdev
MedAware
MedAware
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Connor Esrick
Director of Business Development
PuzzleHR
PuzzleHR
Connor Esrick is the Co-Founder of PuzzleHR and serves as Director of Business Development for the company. He developed a unique background in the financial industry early in his career. Mr. Esrick spent a period of time at Lighthouse Partners before joining Palm Beach Capital, a private equity investment firm, based in Florida. The firm partners with management teams in middle-market buyouts, recapitalizations, and growth equity investments. He spent much of his time working on day to day problems with current portfolio investments to assist with and to learn more about different sectors, emerging ideas and new technologies. Since then, Mr. Esrick has transitioned from middle-market private equity space to start his new venture. PuzzleHR is the premier outsourced HR company in the United States serving a variety of different companies, across many sectors. The company specializes in HR, risk management, compliance, cost control, ROI and payroll management. PuzzleHR assists with day to day problems and long term issues to help free up time to make sure young and mature companies can focus on what they do best.
Mr. Esrick holds a B.S. in Economics from the University of Miami.
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Shany Adam
Director, Investor Relations
OurCrowd
OurCrowd
Shany is the Director, Investor Relations at OurCrowd.
She manages strategic relationships with institutional and private investors providing investment opportunities into global Start-Ups and Venture Capital Firms.
Shany is an experienced manager with a demonstrated history of working in the finance industry.
Her background includes work in private hedge fund Noked Capital where she developed integral relationships with target customers and partners, as well as business development and capital raising, all while working closely with global banks, underwriters, administrators and institutional investors.
Shany also worked for Excellence Nessuah Investment House Ltd, marketing the Excellence Mutual Funds at Bank Leumi.
She is a qualified Israel securities authority investment marketing and earned her B.A in Economics and Business Management from IDC Hertzelia.
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Dina Pasca - Raz
Head of Technology & International Tax
KPMG
KPMG
Dina has over 20 years of experience advising global companies on tax matters, including M&A, financing group structure, R&D, IP and international tax matters to both multi-national Israeli and foreign clients wishing to navigate the complicated waters of cross border taxation.
Dina is passionate about innovation and creating entrepreneurial start ups, and advises a number of early stage companies on fundraising, shareholding arrangements, rewarding founders, incentivising employees and growing global operations.
Dina is currently leading the Technology practice at KPMG as well as International Tax. Dina’s experience enables her to provide top quality service to start-up, growth stage, and mature clients alike, as they develop their markets worldwide.
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Adam Valkin
Managing Director
General Catalyst
General Catalyst
Adam Valkin is a managing director at General Catalyst, a venture capital firm with offices in Boston, New York and Silicon Valley and approximately $5.0 billion in total capital raised. Adam invests broadly in consumer Internet companies and SaaS companies.
Prior to joining General Catalyst, Adam was a venture partner in the London office of Accel Partners. Before that, Adam was Global Head of Digital Media at television production company, Endemol; a partner at venture capital firm Arts Alliance; and was co-founder and initial CEO of LOVEFiLM which was sold to Amazon in 2011.
Adam is on the board of, or actively involved with, the following GC companies: Brainly, Bustle Media Group, Cazoo, ClassPass, Deliveroo, Fundbox, Giphy, Monzo, Rapyd, Rebag, Remesh, Ro Health, Shift Technologies, Super Evil Megacorp, Truss, Vroom, and WayUp. His previous investments include: CCP Games, Fiverr, Flywire, GoCardless, Kenshoo, LOVEFiLM, and Spotify.
Adam graduated with a BA in Economics from Harvard University
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Tony Cannestra
Director of Corporate Ventures
Denso Corporation
Denso Corporation
Tony Cannestra is the Director of Corporate Ventures for DENSO International America (DIAM). DIAM is the U.S. subsidiary of DENSO Corporation, one of the world’s largest auto parts and systems suppliers. Mr. Cannestra joined DENSO in early 2014, and he leads DENSO’s 4 person Corporate Venture Capital Group, which is primarily responsible for identifying, and investing in, startup companies working on new technologies that are of strategic interest to DENSO’s future product roadmap. During his tenure at DENSO, Mr. Cannestra has made 17 investments and also led a team that made an acquisition of a startup company. DENSO’s CVC Group focuses on investments in the areas of Autonomous Driving, Connected Vehicles, Cybersecurity, Electrification, New Mobility, Robotics, Next Gen Manufacturing, and Advanced Materials. DENSO's CVC Group primarily focuses on early stage startups companies, and is an active Lead Investor.
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Sarah Williamson
Host/Presenter
i24NEWS
i24NEWS
Sarah Williamson is an Australian born journalist who began her career as a producer for Australia’s number one news and current affairs program. After several years covering national news, Sarah’s worldly disposition go the better of her and her journey to Tel Aviv began.
Since starting at i24NEWS just over 2 years ago, Sarah has quickly climbed that ranks. Starting as Senior Producer, to the host of her very own show. Sarah’s career in Journalism has seen her embed herself in the industry internationally covering stories from politics, to pop-culture, all with the idea of waking up the world to what is happening around us.
Sarah has a huge thirst for discovering the unknown. Before her official employment as a journalist, Sarah would head off the beaten track, with camera in hand and before immersed in the cultures of places less travelled. This had led to stories, situations and scenarios that the majority of people would never dream of. From Terror Attacks, to red carpets, Sarah’s life has been an amalgamation of the best and the worst the world has to offer.
Alongside her full-time work, Sarah freelances for Australian media as a reporter on Middle Eastern news and MC's and moderates events.
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Zion Harel
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
IXDen
IXDen
Zion Harel, entrepreneur with over 25 years of executive business management and leadership in multi national and start up companies.
Zion Harel, Co-CEO, Co-Founder at IXDen since 2018.
IXDen provides revolutionary IoT cyber security software to protect businesses from attacks via IoT devices by creating ‘biometric’ identity for any IoT device and performs Multifactor Authentication. IXDen ensures the integrity of sensors by using AI/ML to use behavioral analytics to detect threats on the sensor level.
Prior to establish IXDen, Zion was one of the founding team and CEO for 8 years at Pango Mobile Parking - a popular application for parking payments
Zion other experience includes:
- Vice President of Operations and business development at Fundtech, a global leader company for inter banking payments
- Vice President at Expert Solutions International, a knowledge-based solutions software for workforce management based on Artificial Intelligence.
- Zion spent 6 years in the US as Vice President at Tefen USA consulting firm and served as an advisor for 500 fortune companies such as Intel, Motorola, IBM and National Semiconductor.
Zion holds B.Sc in industrial and management from Ben Gurion University
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Yakir Machluf
Director of Business Development, Mobility Lead
OurCrowd
OurCrowd
Yakir joined the OurCrowd Business Development team as the Mobility Lead. Taking on OurCrowd’s mobility portfolio and management of mobility-related scouting relationships with multi-national corporations. Prior to his role in OurCrowd, Yakir worked for a Tier1 supplier to the automotive industry, where he worked closely with boutique OEMs and Formula1 teams. Other past roles include working for the Israeli Ministry of Interior, creating financial models for municipal development through smart city implementation and automotive journalism for leading Israeli magazines. Yakir holds a BA and an MA from the Hebrew University in Business and Urban Planning.
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Ori Sobovitz
Partner, Government Relations and Israeli Partnerships
OurCrowd
OurCrowd
Partner, Government Relations and Israeli Partnerships Department at OurCrowd since 2016. Leading OurCrowd’s efforts to establish five Technological Incubators, in Israel and abroad, with governmental support of tens of millions of dollars. In addition, leads OurCrowd’s efforts and initiatives with local and foreign Government Agencies. Represents OurCrowd as a Board Member on the boards of Fresh Start, CanNegev and Sprout. Prior to working at OurCrowd served as a Board Member and as the Chief of Staff to the Chief Scientist at the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA). Also served as a Member of the Exemptions and Mergers Advisory Committee at the Israel Antitrust Authority, as an Adviser to the Monetary Committee of the Bank of Israel and as an Economics Professor.
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Ronny Cohen
CEO
VayaVision Sensing
VayaVision Sensing
Ronny Cohen has 30 years’ experience in the hi-tech industry. Previously he co-founded Backwell, a start-up in the health industry as well as serving on the Boards of SmartLine Systems and Racana. Before, Mr. Cohen co-founded Comsys, a wireless communication start-up that distributed about $100M to its shareholders. Before Comsys, Ronny worked at National Semiconductors as a project manager. He also served in an elite Intelligence Technology unit and was a member of the Talpiot programme. Mr. Cohen earned a B.Sc. with honors in Physics and Mathematics, and holds twelve patents.
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Gidi Stein
Co-Founder & CEO
MedAware
MedAware
Gidi is a practicing physician, researcher, and serial entrepreneur. Early in his career, Gidi served as CTO and Chief Architect of several algorithm-rich startup companies in Israel. In 2002, Gidi graduated from Tel Aviv University Medical School and later specialized in internal medicine, treating patients and teaching students and residents in one of Israel’s largest hospitals. Gidi received a PhD in Computational Biology from Tel Aviv University, harnessing mathematical and biological models to help fight breast cancer. In 2012 Gidi co-founded MedAware, utilizing machine learning algorithms to eliminate medication-related risks and promote patient safety.
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Jeremy Pressman
Partner
OurCrowd/ADvantage
OurCrowd/ADvantage
Jeremy is Israel’s only active venture capitalist and professional basketball player, a unique combination for leading a sports tech investment fund. With over five years in venture, Jeremy has vast experience sourcing and conducting due diligence on technology deals with a specific focus on sports - including Replay Technologies (acquired by Intel ~$180m).
After a successful collegiate career at Yeshiva University where he was one of a dozen two- year captains in the school’s history, Jeremy chose to pursue his basketball career in Israel. Jeremy is a veteran of Israel’s Artzit basketball league having played six seasons on a number of teams in the Jerusalem and Tel Aviv areas.
Jeremy has connections with professional athletes and teams in a number of international leagues, including NBA, NFL, Euroleague, MLS, CBA, and many more.
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Amir Shani
Partner, Deal Advisory
KPMG
KPMG
Amir Shani is a partner in the Deal advisory team of KPMG Israel specializing in technology companies. Amir has 10+ year of experience in deal advisory services including due-diligence investigations assisting both buy-side and sell-side, M&A and capital investment rounds.
Amir performed numerous financial due diligence investigations in the field of technology companies for both local and foreign private equity funds, venture capital fund, family offices and multinational corporations.
Prior joining KPMG, Amir served as a captain in the Israeli intelligence crops elite technological unit.
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Omri Shor
Founder & CEO
Medisafe
Medisafe
Omri Shor is the founder and CEO at Medisafe. In 2012, Omri, with his brother Rotem, faced a family health emergency where their father,a diabetic, accidentally took an extra dose of insulin. As a result they founder Medisafe to solve the problem that impacts 700,000 people annually in the US, 125,000 dies from it, and costs the US healthcare system $3 billion a year. Prior to Medisafe Omri was business employee #1 for law firm management software startup Legal where he helped grow from 8 to 2000 clients in just 3 years. He received his MBA, Cum Laude, from COMAS (College of Management Academic) and graduated from Haifa University. Prior to that he lead sales and marketing teams
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Rutie Adar
Head of Strategy & Innovation Center, Israel
Samsung
Samsung
Rutie Adar has been heading Samsung’s Strategy and Innovation Center in Israel operating under Samsung Electronics Corporate Strategy Office (CSO). The goal of the CSO is new business creation and growth engines for Samsung Electronics within the existing areas of activity (mobile, consumer electronics and semiconductor) and beyond, focusing on the new data economy. This is accomplished by leveraging acquisitions and investments in growth domains including smart machines and automotive, digital health, internet of things, and artificial intelligence.
Rutie has been working in the Semiconductors industry during the past 25 years, at both startup and multinational companies. She started her career developing image processing and parallel processing algorithms. In the past 20 years Rutie held various managerial positions in marketing , strategy, planning and business development. She has BSc and MSc in mathematics and computer science from the Hebrew University Jerusalem and MBA from Tel Aviv University.
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Mitchell Weinstock
Partner
HP Tech Ventures
HP Tech Ventures
Mitchell Weinstock is a Venture Partner at HP Tech Ventures, the corporate venture arm of HP, where he identifies promising, leading-edge technology startups and pursues strategic investments and partnerships to help those companies bring products to market and scale as they grow.
Externally liaising with the world wide institutional VCs and the Corporate Venture community, country trade missions as well as HP Labs, HP business groups, their customers and their partners, Mitchell is defining new market segments, products and business models that will help shape HP’s future growth.
An expert in monetization of nascent technologies and operational experience in new product marketing, Mitchell has worked with some of the biggest names, products and architectures from Apple QuickTime, to the first Razer gaming mouse. He has helped and survived through five early and later stage startups including Kinoma, Generic Media, Sonic Solutions, SuperMac, and Karna/Razer.
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Morry Blumenfeld
Venture Partner, Medical Investments
OurCrowd
OurCrowd
S. Morry Blumenfeld is a Venture Partner in the Medical Technology Team at OurCrowd, Ltd. and the Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board of OurCrowd. He is the President and CEO of Quescon Consultants, Ltd, a medical device consulting company. Dr. Blumenfeld is also one of the Founding Partner of Meditech Advisors, LLC, and Meditech Advisors Management. The latter is one of the General Partners in the private equity fund, Ziegler Meditech Equity Partners, LP, specializing in investments in healthcare and medical device companies. He serves on the Board of or as a Consultant to a number of private medical device and technology companies and technology incubators, including InSightec, SightDx, AlphaTau Medical, Nanox Technology, Memic, 7D Surgical, and Illumigyn. Dr. Blumenfeld is currently on the Board of Directors of Aposense (an Israeli public company) and has served on the Board of MAKO Surgical acquired by Stryker, as well as the Board of Oridion before its acquisition by Covidien.
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Brad Raymond
Global Head of Investment Banking
Stifel
Stifel
Brad Raymond is Head of Global Investment Banking at Stifel. Brad Raymond joined Stifel in connection with Stifels acquistion of Thomas Weisel Partners LLC in July 2010. Mr Raymond joined Thomas Weisel Partners in 2004 and has over 17 years of technology investment banking experience. Prior to joining TWP, he was Co Head of Software Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley. Previously he was in the Technology M&A Group at JP Morgan and an Investment Banking Analyst at Alex. Brown & Sons. Mr. Raymond is actively involved in the community including being on the Board of New York City Outward Bound and a Trustee for the Westminster School.
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Kfir Kachlon
Senior Analyst, Investments
OurCrowd
OurCrowd
Kfir Kachlon is a senior member of OurCrowd’s investments team and the Cannabis and Food technologies lead at OurCrowd.
Prior to joining OurCrowd, Kfir practiced Technology Law, focused on IP, M&As, and contracts for advanced technological projects and startups.
Kfir earned his LL.M in International Commercial Law in 2015 from the Tel Aviv University in collaboration with UC Berkeley (Magna Cum Laude). Kfir was admitted into the Israel Bar Association in 2011.
As an entrepreneur, Kfir founded L’etape Cycling Apparel, a consumer product company that designs, manufactures, and sells high quality and performance limited edition cycling apparel to the road cycling niche market.
Kfir is passionate about technology and enjoys taking an active part in enabling the growth and development of technology and startup companies.
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Lou Cooperhouse
President & CEO
BlueNalu
BlueNalu
Lou Cooperhouse is recognized as a leading global authority in food business innovation and technology commercialization, with extensive leadership experiences throughout his 35-year career in the food industry. He is a results-driven professional, and has led cross-functional teams in a wide array of industry settings that include: multinational corporations, foodservice and retail operations, new business startups, mid-sized and family-run companies, university entrepreneurship and innovation centers, and industry trade associations. With his deep and diverse understanding of the food industry, Lou has spoken at hundreds of conferences throughout his career, specializing in food trends, disruptive technologies, and global best practices in business innovation and incubation.
Most recently, Lou served as CEO of Food Spectrum, LLC, where he provided a broad array of strategic consulting and business management expertise to the food industry. Areas of specialization and focus included: corporate development and strategic planning; organizational leadership and team building; merger and acquisition assessment; corporate partnering and sales development; new product ideation, innovation and incubation; product and process development; technology assessment and commercialization; quality assurance and food safety systems; plant and process design and engineering; and operational performance and metrics.
Lou also served as a founder and the Executive Director of the Rutgers University Food Innovation Center (FIC), and led this program for approximately 15 years. Lou created a new global model for food industry economic development, business attraction and retention, and industry cluster creation. The Rutgers FIC subsequently became internationally recognized for its economic development impacts, and recognized as the “Business Incubator of the Year” by the International Business Innovation Association (InBIA), and as a nationwide model and an “Agricultural Innovation Center Demonstration Program” by the USDA. In this role, Lou also testified at the US Congress on best practices in business incubation and industry cluster formation, and also served as President of the New Jersey Business Incubation Network; Executive Director and President of the New Jersey Food Processors Association; and on the Board of Directors of the International Business Innovation Association. Earlier in his career, he also served on the Board and a member of the Executive Committee of the Refrigerated Foods Association; on the board of the United Fresh Produce Association; on the Board of Managers of the NJ Agricultural Experiment Station at Rutgers University; and on the Editorial Advisory Board of Produce Processing Magazine.
Previously, Lou served as President & COO of F&S Produce, a leading regional supplier of fresh-cut produce and value-added refrigerated foods, providing leadership to over 500 employees, located at two facilities with over 125,000 sf operations. Prior to this, he served as Co-Founder, President and CEO of MenuDirect Corporation, a unique health, wellness, and nutrition company, which provided meal solutions for individuals with celiac disease, diabetes, PKU and dysphagia. Earlier in his career, Lou held positions of increasing responsibility at Campbell’s Soup, ConAgra, Nestlé-funded Culinary Brands, Idle Wild Farms, and Grand Union Supermarkets in areas of business development, product development, quality assurance, and operations.
Lou has personally been responsible for leading corporate pioneering efforts that resulted in the commerciaization of numerous new food technologies in the US marketplace, that include sous vide, high pressure processing, and modified atmosphere packaging. He also led a team of food scientists and chefs that developed the first comprehensive line of gluten-free products worldwide, completed in the late 1990’s, as well as other product lines focused on disease management. Lou has also authored numerous articles in food industry trade magazines, as well as the first syndicated research study on “home meal replacement” and the emerging category of “Retail Prepared Refrigerated Foods – The Market and Technologies” that was published in 2002.
In addition, Lou has considerable expertise in food safety and quality assurance systems, and has provide leadership at numerous FDA and USDA-inspected operations throughout his career, and has conducted third-party audits of dozens of food companies throughout the nation. He is Certified in Preventive Controls for Human Food (issued by the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance in 2016), is a Certified Trainer in HACCP (issued by the International HACCP Alliance in 2013) and is also Certified as a ServSafe Food Protection Manager (issued by the American National Standards Institute in 2013).
Lou received a MS in Food Science and BS in Microbiology, both from Rutgers University, and has served as an Adjunct Professor at the Rutgers Business School.
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Uri Rivner
Chief Cyber Officer
BioCatch
BioCatch
Uri is recognized globally as an industry expert on Cybercrime and advanced threats. He is a regular speaker in the leading Security and Cyber conferences. Prior to joining BioCatch he served as Head of New Technologies, Identity Protection at RSA. Over the years Uri worked closely with the world’s largest financial institutions on developing solutions against cyber crime, and was a key player in developing technologies used today by thousands of organizations worldwide to stop billions of dollars in fraud
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Jacques Beer
CEO
Tempo
Tempo
Current Position: Director of Tempo Beer Industries Ltd, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Tempo Beverages Ltd, and Tempo Marketing (1981) Ltd. Director of Barkan Wineries Ltd. 2005 Occupation in the last five years: Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tempo Beer Industries Ltd, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Tempo Beverages Ltd, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Carmel Investments Group Ltd. Director of Carmel Investments Group Ltd. and its investee companies, Tempo Marketing (1981) Ltd., Barkan Winery Ltd., Ashdod Refrigeration and Storage Plants Ltd., Holon Refrigeration and Storage Buildings Ltd., and a number of private companies under its control. MBA from Columbia University NYC
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Amir Gal Or
Managing Partner & Founder
Infinity Group
Infinity Group
Amir Gal Or is the Founder & Managing Partner of Infinity Group the leading Israeli-Chinese Equity Fund backed by the China Development Bank, Clal Industries, etc., with over 1.5 billion USD under management and 23 funds, incubators, and accelerators established throughout China. Notable exits of the fund include: Galileo, Saifun, Shopping.com, ShellCase, Scitex Vision, Digital China, WLCSP, Bazun, and ITS.
Amir is also the Chairman of INNONATION — a cross-border platform that bridges between Israeli innovation and the world under the framework of INNONATION. He has led three China-Israel Investment Summits (in Beijing, Tel Aviv, and Hong-Kong/Zhuhai) that, combined, have united 400+ Israeli Tech Companies and 10,000+ Chinese investors under one roof and yielded over $1 billion in proposed investments. Today, INNONATION is establishing a number of ‘Powerhouses’ in cities worldwide that will engrain the Israeli innovative spirit and know-how in local communities.
Amir is the only non-Chinese entrepreneur credited with establishing and leading 20+ locally owned Chinese companies and funds, as well as the first IP bank in China. In the last few years, he has led 10 IPOs, 8 M&A deals and over 50 exits. In 2017, Amir was bestowed “China Government Friendship Award” by the Chinese government for his great contribution to China-Israel business relations over the past nearly two decades. The award is the highest honor granted to foreign experts by the Chinese government for their contributions to the country’s economic progress.
Amir received an MBA from Tel Aviv University and is a graduate of Harvard University's Executive Program in Private Equity and Venture Capital. He is a former pilot in the Israeli Air Force and its acrobatic team, where he flew the F-16, F-4 and A-4, etc.
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Lukasz Dwulit
Head of Global Expansion, Central Europe & Israel
Alibaba Group
Alibaba Group
Lukasz Dwulit is Head of Global Expansion for Israel and CEE Region of the Aliexpress.com, the world's largest e-commerce company where he is presently responsible for development local markets in Israel and Eastern Europe as well as globalization initiatives.
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Judah Taub
Managing Partner
Hetz Ventures
Hetz Ventures
Before founding Hetz, Judah was Head of Data at Lansdowne Partners ($20B London based Hedge Fund) as well as advising multiple young start-ups. In his service in the Israel Defense Forces Judah served as an officer in a classified intelligence unit where he engineered a large-scale project to win the IDF 2014 Creativity Award. He has lectured widely, including throughout the IDF and at Wharton Business School, on time-management and creative thinking, and wrote a book for new IDF soldiers published by Yediot, Israel’s leading publisher. Judah was also elected as one of Forbes 30 Under 30 for 2020.
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Pamela Becker
VP Marketing
ProoV
ProoV
Pamela Becker is the VP Marketing at prooV, a company modernizing the proof-of-concept process for enterprises and their software vendors. Previously, Pamela led the marketing teams at world-leading Israeli technology companies including ironSource and Safecharge. Pamela co-founded and remains the active chairperson of the Israeli charity Jeremy's Circle, which supports children coping with cancer treatment or cancer loss in their immediate families. A graduate of the Johns Hopkins University in the United States, she earned her MBA from Tel Aviv University in Israel.
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Noam Kaiser
Director
Intel Capital
Intel Capital
Noam is an investment director focusing on investment
opportunities related to Israel. Noam joined Intel Capital in 2019
after more than 11 years of experience in the Israeli venture capital
and startup ecosystem. Prior to joining Intel Capital Noam joined
Amazon Web Services in 2016 as Venture Capital Business
Development Manager in Israel, Spain and Portugal and formed the
Israeli business Development team. He was part of the investment
team of two prominent Israeli Venture Capital firms: Gemini Israel
Ventures, where he took on the role of Principal between 2013 and
2016, and Ofer Hi Tech, where he operated as Investment Manager
between 2008-2011. Noam’s focal segments on both firms
included Cloud, SaaS, DevOps, Cyber Security, Internet and mobile
applications.
In between his two VC tenures Noam founded and led VentureApp,
a startup company providing cloud based services for investors. He
later merged its services to Balink, a cloud applications service
provider which he joined as VP Business Development, prior to the
company’s acquisition by One Group.
Noam began his career as New Media Manager at Yes DBS Satellite
Television, a leading Israeli media platform. Noam holds a BA from
The Arison School of Business and a LLB from the Radzyner School
of Law at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya.
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Eliron Ekstein
CEO
Ravin
Ravin
Eliron is an experienced entrepreneur and executive, having been one of the co-founders of Shell’s Digital Venturing unit in London. He has acted as CEO and Chief Commercial Officers in some of the ventures incubated by Shell, most recently at FarePilot.com – a data analytics tool assisting professional taxi drivers forecast passenger demand around them. Prior to this, Eliron was a strategy consultant (Shell, BCG) and economist (ICL Group, a multinational in agricultural and industrial chemicals). Eliron has a Masters in Business Administration from London Business School and a Bachelor degree in Economics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Ami Appelbaum
Chief Scientist and Chairman of the Board of Israel Innovation Authority
Israel Innovation Authority
Israel Innovation Authority
Dr. Ami Appelbaum is the Chief Scientist and the Chairman of the Board of
Israel Innovation Authority. Dr. Appelbaum has more than 36 years’
experience in research, development and senior level management in the
field of the Semiconductor. Prior to the current job as Chief Scientist, Dr.
Appelbaum served for 22 years at numerous executive positions at KLA
Tencor, $15.6B Market Cap and world leader in the business of capital
equipment for the semiconductor industry based in the Silicon Valley, CA.
His most recent position was Corporate Senior Vice President and
president of KLA Tencor Israel.
Dr. Appelbaum holds a Doctorate and Master degrees from the Technion,
Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa and an Engineering degree from Ben
Gurion University in Beer Sheba, all in the field of materials engineering.
Dr. Appelbaum is the author and co-author of more than 50 scientific and
technical publications, and holds 7 patents in the field of semiconductor
equipment and processing.
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Patrick Pfeffer
CEO
Aescuvest - by EIT Health
Aescuvest - by EIT Health
Dr. Patrick Pfeffer (born 1980), founder of aescuvest GmbH, responsible for business development and strategic corporate management. He graduated with a degree in bioinformatics and a doctorate in pharmaceutical chemistry. He also holds a diploma in business administration. Before founding aescuvest in 2014, he made a marketing career as specialist in digital marketing for pharma and health media companies. As general manager of WebMD Global he drove the expansion of Medscape, a global platform for physicians and healthcare professionals, into the French and German markets. As an advisor for systemic marketing and partnering strategies, he worked for multi-national projects in the health sector.
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Anders Von Essen Thulin
Head of Digital Practice
Triton Partners
Triton Partners
Anders is leading the Digital Practice at Triton Partners. He joined from Ericsson, where he was Senior Vice President and CIO and Chairman of the LatAm Region. As former Senior Partner and Director of McKinsey & Company, he led the global High Tech and Mobile Telecom Practice and the European Private Equity Practice. Anders has a strong track record in implementing business excellence in industrial, service and tech companies and extensive experience in driving large transformation programs including digitalization. Anders holds a Master in Economics and Business Administration from the Stockholm School of Economics, including MBA studies at the Western University, Ivey Business School, Canada.
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Alec Ellison
Chairman, OurCrowd US
OurCrowd
OurCrowd
Alec Ellison serves as Chairman of OurCrowd's US business. He joined OurCrowd after a nearly 30-year career in investment banking focused on the technology sector. Alec was formerly a Vice Chairman of Jefferies LLC, the long time head of the firm's Technology Investment Banking Group, and a member of the firm's Executive Committee. He joined Jefferies as part of the firm's 2003 acquisition of Broadview International, where he was President. After retiring from Jefferies, he founded Outvest Capital to pursue a proprietary public investing strategy capitalizing on how the accelerating rate of technological change impacts companies across all industries. Alec has been deeply involved in the Israeli technology scene since 1996. He often integrates his not for profit work with his Israel related activities including serving the past 4 years as AIPAC's National Venture/Tech Division Chair. A passionate history buff, Alec is a trustee of the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphila. He is South Carolina native and holds a BA from Yale (summa cum laude) and an MBA with High Distinction from the Harvard Business School.
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Eran Atlas
CEO
DreaMed Diabetes
DreaMed Diabetes
Eran Atlas co-founded DreaMed Diabetes with the goal of improving diabetes care and is the acting CEO ever since. Eran earned his M.Sc in Biomedical Engineering and MBA degrees at Tel Aviv University after which he was a lecturer at the Afeka College of Engineering. As an expert in biomedical engineering and algorithm development, he is responsible for commercial partnerships, leading the R&D and regulatory activities.
After accomplishing the artificial pancreas closed-loop software, Eran’s focus was shifted to developing the Advisor Pro- an insulin management system enabling healthcare professionals to analyze patient data within seconds.
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Nir Goldstein
Managing Director Israel
The Good Food Institute
The Good Food Institute
GFI Israel strives to accelerate the revolution in the food system, by promoting new technologies that will create better meat, eggs and dairy. The Startup Nation is a global Alternative Protein leader, and GFI works to bring Israeli innovation to international markets. Nir is a member of the Israeli Bar and holds an MBA degree from The Hebrew University.
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Gilad Rozen
CEO
Celeno
Celeno
Gilad Rozen has almost 30 years of experience in strategic, business, technology, operational and fiscal leadership in the Wi-Fi, silicon and telecom industries. Mr. Rozen has a vast business background in multi-cultural and international environments and his broad knowledge of the Wi-Fi and silicon ecosystems, competitive landscape, evolving standards and market trends has enabled him to position Celeno as a leading provider of smart, managed Wi-Fi solutions. Prior to founding Celeno, Mr. Rozen served as SVP of Products and Technology at Actelis Networks. Prior to that he held senior engineering and management positions at NICE Systems and at an elite R&D unit of the Israeli Defense Forces. Mr. Rozen holds a BSc degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technion, Israel's Institute of Technology and an MBA degree from the Tel-Aviv University.
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Eren Edan
Co-Founder & CEO
MeMed
MeMed
Eran has been the CEO of MeMed since its inception in 2009, leading it from an idea to a rapidly growing company. He has 15 years of combined business and academic experience pioneering the development of cutting-edge multidisciplinary technologies that synergize data-science & machine learning, molecular biology and clinical applications. Eran co-founded several highly funded international consortia (e.g., Tailored-Treatment and Respiratory-ImmunoDx), the mission of which is to develop, clinically validate and commercialize novel technologies for diagnosing patients with infectious diseases and inflammatory disorders. He holds a B.Sc. in Computer Engineering, B.A. in Biology, and M.Sc. in Computer Science (all Cum Laude) from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. in Systems Biology from the Weizmann Institute of Science, where he was also a lecturer of Data Mining. Eran is co-author of over 90 granted patents and pending applications and over 20 peer-reviewed publications and is the recipient of multiple awards including the prestigious GE and Science Prize for Promising Life Scientists
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Adi Pinhas
CEO & CO- Founder
Brodmann17
Brodmann17
An Inc. 500 CEO. Founded Vigilant Technology (surveillance video recording) in 1998, JustVisual (very large scale deep-learning visual search engine) in 2006 and Brodmann17 in 2016 (AI for vision based Automated driving). The three companies raised $55m+ from European and Silicon Valley VCs and became market leaders. In his time alone, the companies generated over $100m revenues.
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Gil Meron
Partner
Finistere Ventures
Finistere Ventures
Gil Meron is a venture partner based in Tel-Aviv, Israel. Previously Gil has been managing Yarden Group, an investment and advisory firm, where he deployed >$50M in Israeli agri- and clean-tech companies, and advised international investors such as the International Finance Corporation on agritech investments. Prior to that Gil was a consultant with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in London and Tel-Aviv, and an R&D group manager in IBM’s labs in Israel. Before that, Gil was an officer in one of the IDF’s elite technological units. Gil serves on the board of AMS Membranes, a leading specialty membrane producer.
Gil has a BSc in Computer Science and in Electronics Engineering from Tel-Aviv University (Israel) where he graduated magna cum laude and an MBA from the London Business School (UK) where he graduated as a member of the Dean’s excellence list.
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Shahar Levi
CEO & Co-Founder
NortecView
NortecView
Shahar is the Co-Founder and CEO of NortecView. He is a veteran of the Israeli central intelligence research unit and was part of a pioneering team that leveraged the use of GPS and mapping technologies into advanced intelligence applications. Prior to NortecView, Shahar served as VP of Business Development at Nortec Group, where he led its acquisition to a multi-billion dollar global company; M&A Associate at Herzog Fox and Neeman, the leading law firm in Israel. Shahar holds an M.B.A in Finance and Banking (magna cum laude) and an LL.B. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (magna cum laude).
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Barry Simpson
SVP, Chief Information and Integrated Services Officer and Excutive Chairman of the Bridge Program
The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company
In his role, Mr. Simpson oversees all of the company’s global information technology strategy, services and operations.
A nearly 30-year IT industry veteran, Simpson joined the Coca-Cola system in 2008 as Group CIO of the Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) Group, a major Coca-Cola bottler based in Sydney, Australia. In this role he was responsible for the development and implementation of IT strategy for the CCA Group across multiple lines of business in six Asia-Pacific markets. He joined The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta in January 2016 where he was responsible for overseeing IT services provided to all of the company’s business units worldwide.
Before joining the Coca-Cola system, Simpson served in various IT leadership roles for Colgate-Palmolive based in Australia, Malaysia and the United States from 1990-2008.
He holds a Bachelor’s of Economics from Sydney University and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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Doron Behar
CEO
Igentify
Igentify
Dr. Doron M. Behar, CEO Igentify, holds an MD and Ph.D. degrees from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. He also completed specialization programs in Internal Medicine and Critical Care Medicine at Haifa’s Rambam Medical Center as well as in Medical Genetics at the Raphael Recanati Genetics Institute, Rabin Medical Center. In parallel, his Ph.D. thesis was in the field of Population Genetics. Dr. Behar’s research area of interest is across the broad range of evolutionary genomics, ancestry, phylogenetics, and translational genomics. Dr. Behar has multi-year background experience in the development of genetic testing for the public using a direct internet-based customer approach at his capacity as the chief science officer of Gene by Gene Ltd. During his work, he gained expertise in the various aspects of mass genotyping, including regulation, privacy, database creations and mining, website designs, automation, machinery, genetic analysis, quality reassurance, and more. Dr. Behar has shaped the genetic industry with over 100 published articles in top journals. His primary interest is in developing robust, medically-grade digital genetic tolls to allow massive adaption of genomic testing to the general public that will allow the hope for precision medicine to any individual worldwide.
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Oz Alon
Co-Founder & CEO
HoneyBook
HoneyBook
Leading a team of innovators, big thinkers and creative problem solvers on a mission to help small business owners succeed doing what they love. We're building tools that empower solopreneurs to run their business on their own terms.
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Avishai Silvershatz
Chairman of the Investment Comittee
FinTLV
FinTLV
Avishai Silvershatz is the Chairman of the Investment committee of FinTLV Venture Capital – an Insuretech-focused VC Fund. He is also the Managing Partner of Infinity I-China Fund. Infinity is a Chinese-Israeli fund, with $1.25B USD under management. Infinity has been involved in over hundred deals in Israeli, American and Chinese companies and had tens of exists – M&As and IPOs. Over the last year few years, three of Infinity’s portfolio companies went public in China for an aggregate value of about $14B. Avishai has served as the chairman or a board member of many companies. Among other deals he led the investment in Baozun which went public and reached valuation of about $3B (NASDAQ: BZUN), E.T.Xun which went public in China (002280:CH) and reached valuation of $8B etc. He was involved with CyberArk which went public and reached valuation of about $5B (NASDAQ: CYBR) and many others.
Prior to Infinity, Avishai served as the co-founder and CEO of two software companies – ScanVec and Verisity, both of which went public in NASDAQ.
Avishai holds an M.Sc. in Computer Science from The Weizmann Institute of Science (Cum Laude) and a B.Sc. (Magna Cum Laude) from Ben Gurion University.
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Ferid Murad
Nobel Prize Winner in Medicine
SaNOtize
SaNOtize
American pharmacologist who, along with Robert F. Furchgott and Louis J. Ignarro, was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery that nitric oxide (NO) acts as a signaling molecule in the cardiovascular system. Their combined work uncovered an entirely new mechanism for how blood vessels in the body relax and widen.
Murad received his M.D. and Ph.D. from Western Reserve University (later Case Western Reserve University) in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1965. In addition to his clinical practice, Murad taught pharmacology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville (1975–81), at Stanford University (1981–89), and then at Northwestern University (1988). While at Stanford he ventured into the private sector as a vice president of Abbott Laboratories (1988–92) and then became president of the Molecular Geriatrics Corporation (1993–95). He began teaching at the medical school of the University of Texas, Houston, in 1997. Murad moved to the George Washington University in Washington, D.C., in 2011.
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Ofer Ben Noon
Co-Founder & CEO
Argus Cyber Security Ltd.
Argus Cyber Security Ltd.
Ofer Ben-Noon is co-founder and CEO of Argus Cyber Security. Seeking to leverage the unique technical skills of the founders and create a company that positively contributed to the world, Ofer co-founded Argus in 2013 to protect connected vehicles against cyber attacks.
Serving as a Captain in the Israel Defense Forces’ esteemed cyber intelligence unit 8200, Ofer gained over a decade of cyber security experience and took part in two Israel Defense Prize winning projects. He was recognized by Forbes as one of Israel’s “Top 30 under 30” and was chosen by Wired Magazine for its short list of exciting individuals and groups bringing about the next wave of digital security
Ofer has spoken in major automotive industry events such as International Congress on Advances in Automotive Electronics, Automotive World Japan and Mobile World Congress. He holds a B.S.c. with honors in computer science from the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in Herzliya, Israel, is a graduate of the prestigious “Zell” entrepreneurship program and has completed management and entrepreneurship studies at Wharton, UPenn.
In addition to building the success of Argus, Ofer is passionate about aeromodelling, having previously held the Junior Aeromodelling World Cup championship title and second place in the European Aeromodelling Cup. In his little spare time, Ofer loves mentoring young entrepreneurs.
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Tatiana Orozco
Vice President of Corporate Affairs
Grupo Sura
Grupo Sura
Economist from Universidad de Los Andes with a diploma in Marketing from Universidad del Norte and a M.Sc Development Management from the London School of Economics.
Currently, she is the Chief Administrative Officer of Grupo SURA and, as such, in charge of different areas in the holding company, including strategy and innovation. She has served in the National Government of Colombia as Secretary of National Planning, Secretary for Social Prosperity and Deputy Secretary of Tourism. She was also the Executive Director of the Investment Promotion Agency of Barranquilla, Probarranquilla, and the Port Association of Barranquilla, as well as an economic researcher at Fundesarrollo, a think tank for the Caribbean Region of Colombia.
She has been a member of multiple Boards of Directors in the finance, infrastructure, Mining and Energy sector, as well as several NGOs in Mexico, Chile and Colombia.
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Mikael Rönnholm
Head of Strategy & Ideation
CEVT
CEVT
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Eran Baniel
Co- Founder & CEO
DouxMatok
DouxMatok
Eran brings many years of management experience in a number of disciplines: he was the Co-Founder & CEO of HCL CleanTech, which raised over $50 million, from a number of US venture funds as well as U.S. government grants, and was eventually sold to Stora Enso; CEO of LifeWave (which did an IPO in Israel); Co- Founder & CEO of Desk-Trainer; and Co-Founder & CEO of U.L.A., where he led major lighting projects, including lighting the walls of the old city of Jerusalemand Nazareth as well as key financial districts in Israel. Eran's management positions were always characterized by intensive international collaborations both in the USA and Europe. His activities led to considerable investments in a large number of public and private projects as well as in his entrepreneurial activities.
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Denes Ban
OurCrowd
Denes Ban is a serial entrepreneur turned serial investor. He personally invested in over 70 companies and founded a number of start-ups in the past decade, including co-founding and selling FodorHR and co-founding PocketGuide, one of the world’s leading travel apps for 150 cities, with millions of users and a Techcrunch winner.
Denes has improved the profitability of 100s of companies and trained thousands of CEOs and entrepreneurs around the world.
He has also been lecturing at universities such as Harvard, Kellogg, CKGSB and INSEAD.
He has personally raised over $1billion and as Managing Partner he has been leading OurCrowd’s fundraising efforts in Asia for the last 6 years.
As a respected community leader Denes is closely involved with a number of philanthropic organizations and writes a weekly blog with the Times of Israel merging ideas on Jewish wisdom with business, tech, psychology, and philosophy.
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Tal Ohana
Mayor of Yeruham
Yeruham Local Council
Yeruham Local Council
Tal Ohana – Mayor of Yeruham
Tal was born and raised in Yeruham and is the fourth generation of immigrants from Morocco.
As a teenager, she worked in the family business while also being busy with activities as Chairperson of the Student Council and Chairman of the Youth Council.
After graduating from high school in Yeruham, Tal enlisted in the IDF and held a number of command positions in Hashomer Farm – a base that runs special educational programs for soldiers from broken homes and other kinds of problematic background.
Tal completed her undergraduate degree in Organizational Sociology at the Emek Yezreel College in the North and has a master's degree from the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy at IDC Herzliya.
Between 2004 and 2009, Tal held a number of positions in managerial positions at the Rashi Foundation, the ISEF Foundation and the Yeruham Community Center.
From 2009-2010, Tal served as the director of the Young People's Association in Yeruham and focused on youth at risk, leadership and settlement.
In 2011, she established a movement for Zionist activities in Morocco, in which hundreds of youth from the Jewish community of Casablanca, Marrakech, Tangier, Agadir and Rabat participated in several programs in Israel and abroad.
This is in addition to encouraging the immigration and absorption of families as well as fundraising and support for welfare, health and relationship between Jews and Muslims in Morocco, supported by the Keren Leyedidut (International Fellowship for Christians and Jews).
From 2010 until her election as Mayor, Tal served for as Deputy and Acting Mayor of Yeruham. This was the first time a woman was nominated for this position. She also held the portfolio of education and strategic development in the city, as well as a member of the Planning and Building Committee.
Tal has worked for Yeruham's economic and social development, enlisting partners from Israel and around the world, and has made a significant impact on the community, employment, education, welfare and health. Yeruham's socioeconomic ranking is 3 out of 10 - a figure that emphasizes the depth of poverty of some of its residents.
As Mayor, Tal plans to promote two main issues in the next few years:
The first issue is economic development - the fields of tourism and Medtech will be at the center of opportunities for inclusive economic growth.
The second focus point will be social mobility. In order to have maximum impact, a unique model is being developed which will guide all municipal investments.
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Natan Barak
CEO
mPrest
mPrest
Colonel (ret.) Natan Barak, founder and CEO of mPrest Systems, is the leader of the Iron Dome Command and Control System development. Natan has a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (Technion), MA in Business Administration (Bar Ilan University), MA in Political Science (Haifa University), and is a graduate of the Israeli Academy of National Security.
Natan was the head of the Israel Navy's C4I (Command & Control, Computers and Communication) Division. During his service Natan was in charge on the development of many critical combat and command and control system and received the Admiral's Innovation Award (4 times) and the Chief of Staff Award.
In November 2003, Natan retired from the Navy and founded mPrest Systems.
mPrest Systems developed very sophisticated infrastructure and generic command and control system which is considered to be game-changing technology and is used in the Iron Dome command and control system as well as in many other defense and commercial applications. mPrest has a leading platform for the IOT business which increasing efficiency and productivity in many industrial companies.
Natan Barak received Israel's National Security Award from the president of Israel for leading the development of Iron Dome command and control system, and has published various articles on the development of software and C2 (Command and Control) systems. He received the IDF Chief of Staff Award for an article on models for the development of Command and Control systems.
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Shay Cohen
Head of Innovation
Tnuva
Tnuva
Tnuva's CINO and Managing Tnuva's Innovation Unit.
Prior to that Shay Co-Founded and led several pioneering Food Tech Start-Ups as well as Corporate Open Innovation Centers & Investment vehicles for several multinational companies.
Shay Holds LL B. and BA in Business Administration, MA in Entrepreneurship and Finance (Zell Entrepreneurship Program
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Morris Laster
MedTech Venture Partner
OurCrowd
OurCrowd
Dr. Morris C. Laster Dr. Laster possesses over 25 years of experience in the Biomed industry, with expertise in identification, evaluation, finance and management of biomedical innovations in both public and private companies. Dr. Laster is a MedTechVenture Partner at OurCrowd and serves as a Director of OurCrowd portfolio Companies Hil Applied Medical, DreaMed and BrainQ. He is also the Chairman of Scopus Biopharma and Oncohost. Previously, he served as the founding CEO and director of BioLineRx Ltd. (NASDAQ/TASE: BLRX) from 2003 and until 2010. Dr. Laster is also one of the founders of Kitov Pharmaceuticals Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: KTOV; TASE: KTOV) and has served as a director in Kitov from 2010 and until 2014. Dr. Laster holds an M.D. degree from SUNY Health Science Center At Brooklyn (SUNY HSCB) and B.S. in Biology, Magna Cum Laude, from State University of New York at Albany
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Sagi Dagan
VP, Head of Growth Division
Israel Innovation Authority
Israel Innovation Authority
Mr. Dagan is heading the activities of the Growth Division within the Israel Innovation Authority, including investment in hi-tech companies (startups, growth and mature) at a yearly budget of $250 Million and responsibility for the overall management of the Division’s programs. Leading the Division’s strategy and its investments in start-up companies, R&D projects, financial programs and pilot projects.
Prior to joining the Innovation Authority, Sagi Dagan headed smart grid and distributed power R&D projects at Rafael Advanced Defence Systems, and led design and implementation of a series of policies and national initiatives at the Israeli Prime Minister's Office in the fields of energy, technology and industry.
Mr. Dagan holds an M.A. in Economics from the Berglas School of Economics at the Tel Aviv University, and conducted economic research under the Bank of Israel, the National Economic Council and the Berglas School of Economics.
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Rotem Eldar
Managing Partner
Ofek Ventures
Ofek Ventures
Rotem Eldar is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Ofek Ventures, an early stage Venture Capital firm investing in Israeli related startups. Rotem has over 20 years of experience in developing and investing in deep technologies.
Rotem has been investing in startups for a decade, first as a Partner at Gemini Israel Ventures and later as the CEO of Eagle Labs. Prior to becoming an investor Rotem headed product management for two Boston based startups.
Rotem served in the elite technological unit of the Intelligence Corps and was awarded the prestigious Israel National Security Award by the President of Israel for a groundbreaking project he managed. Rotem is a graduate of Talpiot, a unique program of the Ministry of Defense for selecting and training the next generation of tech leaders. He holds a BSc in physics, mathematics and computer science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, magna cum laude, and an MBA from Columbia University, Graduate School of Business.
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Gal Nevo
CEO
SenSwim
SenSwim
Gal Nevo, three-time Olympic swimmers and the most decorated Israeli swimmer winning nine medals in European championships. Israeli record holder in the Medley and butterfly events. Graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) with multiple All American titles, leading the swimming program there to its best-ever NCAA ranking.
After retiring from professional swimming, Gal founded and currently is the CEO of SenSwim, a sports-tech startup that develops unique video analytics system for swimming.
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Yael Wissner- Levy
Head of Communication and Content
Lemonade
Lemonade
Yael Wissner-Levy is the Vice President, Communications at Lemonade, a fast growing full-stack insurance company powered by artificial intelligence and behavioral economics, and driven by social good. Previously, Yael was a speechwriter and communications consultant for political and business leaders, having written for heads of state, CEOs of multibillion dollar corporations, and non-governmental organizations. Prior to that she worked as a journalist in various Israeli media outlets, including Ha'aretz (newspaper and website), Channel 10 News (television), and i24 News (television), and served as Channel 10's correspondent to the UK. Yael also worked with former Congressman Steve Israel (NY, Dem) in DC. She holds a MSc from the London School of Economics.
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Eldad Hochman
CSO
CorrActions
CorrActions
Eldad Hochman, PhD, is a brain Electrophysiologist, an expert in the field of performance monitoring, action and error control. Previously a research associate at the Montreal Neurological Institute. Currently a lecturer at the Open University of Israel
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Allen Kamer
Partner
Qure
Qure
Allen is a successful entrepreneur and experienced corporate executive in the healthcare and medical informatics space. He recently joined OurCrowd as a Managing Partner to launch its first sector fund focused exclusively on investments in digital health. Previously, Allen was a co-founder of Humedica, a transformative population health and analytics company which was sold to UnitedHealth (NYSE UNH - the largest U.S. health insurer) in 2013. Following the acquisition, Allen served as the Chief Commercial Officer of Optum Analytics (a division in Optum, UnitedHealth Group’s health services company). As the CCO, he led the group’s commercialization efforts of analytics software products and solutions, including the award-winning Optum OneTM, to U.S. provider and payer organizations. With nearly 25 years of experience in health care, Allen also was a director at leading healthcare investment bank, Leerink Swann (now Leerink Partners), and held management positions at Biogen. He began his career reporting on FDA and policy issues for The Pink Sheet, and received his BA from Brandeis University.
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Catherine Longworth
Reporter
Informa Pharma Intelligence
Informa Pharma Intelligence
Catherine Longworth is a senior reporter for Medtech Insight, the leading source of business intelligence for the global medical technology industry.
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Christian Weber
Head of Adavanced Engineering
Continental ADAS
Continental ADAS
born 1966, Karlsruhe, Germany
graduate degree in Electronics, MBA
28 years in automotive Engineering
Valeo, Harman, MagnaElectronics, Conti ADAS
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Didier Toubia
CEO
Aleph Farms
Aleph Farms
Didier Toubia is the Co-Founder and CEO of Aleph Farms, a cultivated meat company that is shaping the future of food by growing slaughter-free beef steaks directly from cow cells, preserving natural resources, and avoiding the use of antibiotics. Prior to Aleph Farms, Didier co-founded and led IceCure, which went public in 2010, and served as the CEO of NLT Spine, which was acquired by SeaSpine in 2016. Didier was trained as a Food Engineer and Biologist and holds a joint executive MBA from Kellogg and Recanati.
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