Panels Throughout the Day
Schedule subject to change |
7:30am |
Breakfast Buffet and Registration |
8:30am |
Welcome
Sharona Justman, Managing Director, STEP Strategy Advisors |
8:45am |
Israel's Economic Outlook Glenn Yago, Director Capital Studies, Milken Institute |
9:10am |
Fast & Cool |
9:20am |
In the Beginning – From Startup to Exit – All in Six Days – The real story of VCs and the CEOs they back. Why each company was funded and what are the results today. Exits that matter.
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10:15am |
Israel Consul General
Jacob Dayan |
10:20am |
The Secret Sauce of Israeli Creativity and Innovation Yossi Vardi, Founder of ICQ, creator of Internet-wide Instant Messaging |
10:50am |
Networking |
11:10am |
Fast & Cool |
11:20am |
Cisterns and Vapor - Clean Tech - Going Green - Technology, chemistry, and innovation that changes our access to everyday needs and replenishes the earth. From the desert to the ocean, from Israel for the world.
- Isabel Maxwell, Board Member, Israel Venture Network
- H. David Nahai, CEO & General Manager, LA DWP
- Isaac Applbaum, Venture Partner, The Westly Group
- Ron Hadar, President & COO, Tigo Energy
- Assaf Barnea, CEO, Kinrot Incubator
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12:15pm |
Amazing Answers About Anything - Answers.com Bob Rosenschein, CEO, Answers.com |
12:30pm |
Lunch Buffet |
1:15am |
Fast & Cool
Jeff Pulver, pulver.com |
1:45pm |
High Tech in a Slow Economy - Opportunities for Investment and Challenges for Sales - The High Tech squeeze in Israel - Where is the money, the current market for high tech companies and entrepreneurs. How Israeli companies stay ahead of the curve.
- Eran Wagner, President North America, Cvidya Networks
- Scott Painter, CEO & Co-Founder, ZAG.com
- Eitan Bek, Partner, Pitango
- Gadi Singer, General Manager, Intel
- David Blumberg, Managing Partner, Blumberg Capital
- Robert Hinden, Check Point Fellow, Check Point Software
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2:40am |
Fast & Cool |
2:50pm |
Medical Miracles - Curing What Ails You - New Therapies, New Drugs, New Devices. The New You. The rapidly expanding Medical Device and Life Sciences market is filled with innovation from Israel and is being brought to the world market.
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3:45pm |
Networking |
4:10pm |
Things that go Click - Capture Technology - Technology that creates and moves content to store and deliver music and video content, Israeli engineering is delivering consumer products and industrial technology that is changing the world.
- Izhar Shay, General Partner, Canaan Partners
- Meir Friedlander, President & CEO, Eyecon Technologies
- Sharon Rechter, Founder & COO, BabyFirstTV
- Andy Abramson, Advisor, Vringo
- Ariel Galinsky, VP for Business & Corporate Development, LiveU
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5:10am |
Fast & Cool |
5:20pm |
Networking |
5:30pm |
Media in Motion - Animation and Content to Light up your Experience Erel Margalit, Founder and Managing Partner, Jerusalem Venture Partners |
6:00pm |
Israel Goes Hollywood - Media without Borders - What’s cool, what’s amazing, what’s displaying, what’s in your device? What’s being funded and how do you become part of the deal?
- Yair Landau, Director & Producer, Mass Animation
- David Lonner, Partner, William Morris Agency
- Orna Berry, Venture Partner, Gemini Israel Funds
- Roy Baharav, Co-Founder & CEO, SeamBI
- Guy Hoffman, Fellow, MIT
- Itzik Cohen, Founder & CEO, ClipSync / Abazab
- Yosi Glick, President, Jinni
- Zaki Rakib, CEO, Novafora
- David Wertheimer, Executive Director, USC Entertainment Technology Center
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7:30pm |
Media and Entertainment Reception |
Selected Participating Firms:
Opening opportunities for knowledge and networking to expand your mind and your reach.
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