Agenda
Wednesday May, 3
10:00 – 19:00
One on One Meetings
Wednesday May, 3
10:00 – 19:00
One on One
Meetings
08:00 – 09:00
Registration & Networking
Our team welcomes you and delivers access to the conference.
09:00 – 09:15
Welcoming Notes
Welcoming Notes by:
Edouard Cukierman, Managing Partner – Catalyst Funds
09:00 – 09:15
Opening Remarks
Opening Remarks by:
Isaac Herzog, President of the State of Israel
09:30 – 09:40
GoforIsrael Achievement Prize
Amnon Shashua, CEO – Mobileye
09:40 – 10:20
How to accelerate M&A in Israel?
Lisya Bahar, General Partner – Catalyst Funds
Panelists:
Andrew Tsoran, Managing Partner – Cukierman & Co. High Tech
David Goren, CFO – Lantronix
Gokhan Eyigun, President of Strategy & BD –Sabanci Group
Rui Delgado, Executive Director – M&A WorldWide
10:20 – 10:35
Elevator Pitches Publicly Traded Companies
Arbe (Watch video), BioHarvest, Freightos (Watch video), Lantronix, Nanox (Watch video), Satixfy
10:35 – 11:15
Fundraising in Challenging Time
Moderator:
Yoav Etzyon, Managing Partner – APM
Panelists:
Edward Talmor-Gera, CEO – Newvest
Maria Ameli, Head of Corporate, Real Estate & Art Advisory – Banca Generali
Ofer Carmel, CEO – Catalyst Investors’ Club
11:15 – 11:30
Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:10
The Impact of The Economic & Political Changes on The Israeli High-Tech Industry
Yair Shamir, Managing Partner – Catalyst & Former Minister of Agriculture – Israel
Panelists:
Luc Muller, Vice-Chairman – Cukierman & Co. & Former CEO – Otto Group
Michael Oren, Former Ambassador – Israel Embassy in the US
Ronnie Chan, Chair – Hang Lung Properties
12:10 – 12:25
Elevator Pitches Unicorns & Soonicorns
Addionics (Watch video), Civan Lasers (Watch video), CuraLife (Watch video), Storedot (Watch video), Trax, Xtralit
12:25 – 13:40
Networking Lunch
13:40 – 13:55
Elevator Pitches - Parallel Sessions - Innovative Technologies - Biotech | Deep Tech / Cyber & Robotics
Panel 1:
Industry: Life Sciences
Segment: Biotech
Elevator pitches:
Virusight, Shulov Innovative Science, PreciHealth (Watch video), OrthoTreat, OmnySense (Watch video), Ocon HealthCare, Life Length, Everads
Panel 2:
Industry: High Tech
Segment: Deep Tech / Cyber & Robotics
Elevator pitches:
Albo Climate (Watch video), Robotican (Watch video), Snappers (Watch video), Substrata (Watch video), PointGrab (Watch video), Toloka
13:55 – 14:35
Parallel Sessions - Innovative Technologies - Biotech | Deep Tech / Cyber & Robotics
Panel 1:
Industry: Life Sciences
Segment: Biotech
Moderator:
Dr Laurent Choppe, Managing Partner – Life Sciences
New Frontiers in Bio-Convergence
Dr Dana Gourevich, CTO – Israel Innovation Authority
Frank Yang, CEO – Blue Ocean Capital Group
June Yan, Founder & CEO – NeuroFront Theraupetics
Mati Gill, CEO – AION Labs
Sivan Frank, Senior Director BusDev– LabCorp
Panel 2:
Industry: High Tech
Segment: Deep Tech / Cyber & Robotics
Moderator:
Michael Coen, Partner – Deep Tech
Exploring the Implications of AI’s Impact on Humanity
Amir Shapiro, Chief Scientist – Robotican
Joel Sellam, Founder – Stargo (Watch video)
Joel Bar-El, CEO – Trax Retail
Leonid Shtilman, Executive Chairman – Magio
14:35 – 14:50
Elevator Pitches - Parallel Sessions - Innovative Technologies - Medtech | Mobility
Panel 1:
Industry: Life Science
Segment: Medtech
Elevator pitches:
Cell-Lipo, Dali Medical, Hairstetics (Watch video), KolorPen, LaserTeam, Mega Biopharma, Raziel Therapeutics
Panel 2:
Industry: High Tech
Segment: Mobility
Elevator pitches:
AD Knight, Cygnus, Level Hydrofoils (Watch video), Nexar (Watch video), Riderdome (Watch video), Smart Cooling
14:50 – 15:30
Parallel Sessions - Innovative Technologies - Medtech | Mobility
Panel 1:
Industry: Life Science
Segment: Medtech
Moderator:
Shy Zyman, Partner– Life Sciences
Innovation in Regenerative Medicine & Aesthetics
Boaz Lifschitz, General Managing Partner – Peregrine
Eyal Aviram, CEO – Galil Ofek Innovation
Michal Geva, Managing Partner – Triventures
Viresh Thakerar, External Innovation Lead – Allergan
Panel 2:
Industry: High Tech
Segment: Mobility
Moderator:
Uri Shaham, Managing Partner – New Mobility
Innovation as a Growth Engine & Opportunities Generator
Enrico Galleano, CEO –Buscompany
Hemdat Sagi, Chief Strategy & BD Officer – Konnect VW
Kobi Marenko, CEO – Arbe
Liav Ruby, CEO – Quantum
Yori Bronshtein, SVP – Dan Company
15:30 – 15:40
Elevator Pitches - Parallel Sessions - Innovative Technologies - Food Tech | Green Tech
Panel 1:
Industry: Life Sciences
Segment: Food Tech
Elevator Pitches:
Armenta (Watch video), BloomX, Entoprotech, Exosomm, Salicrop
Panel 2:
Industry: High Tech
Segment: Green Tech
Elevator Pitches:
Ansaldo Greentech (Watch video), Cropx, CurveSys (Watch video), Senecio Robotics, Solitek, Sonovia (Watch video)
15:40 – 16:20
Parallel Sessions - Innovative Technologies - Foodtech | Food Tech & Green Tech
Industry: Life Sciences
Segment: Food Tech
Moderator:
Fiona Magal, Partner – Cukierman Foodtech & Agritech
How to produce enough protein to feed 10B people?
Amir Zaidman, CBO – The Kitchen Hub by Strauss
Gil Horsky, Founder – Flora Ventures
Ilanit Kabessa, Managing Partner – Urika Partners
Ofek Ron, CEO & Co-Founder – Plantish
Elad Shamir, CEO – Kinneret Innovation Center
Panel 2:
Industry: High Tech
Segment: Green Tech
Moderator:
Roby Dagan, Managing Partners – Renewable Energy
Energy Transition – Impact, Solution and Opportunities
Carmel Yogev, CEO – Rimon Group
Gil Shavit, Gencell Group
Marco Lovisolo, SVP Sales & Marketing – Ansaldo
Steve Elbaz, CEO – Watergen (Watch video)
Žygimantas Vaičiūnas, Policy Dir. EU Solar Council
16:20 – 17:00
The Image of Israel Abroad
The Image of Israel Abroad
Moderator:
Roger Cukierman, Board Member – Cukierman, former CEO – Edmond de Rothschild Bank
Panelists:
Eric Danon, Ambassador – French Embassy in Israel
Keren Dahan, CEO – Sarel
Ronnie Chan, Chair – Hang Lung Properties
17:00 – 17:15
Closing Remarks
Yair Shamir, Managing Partner – Catalyst & Former Minister of Agriculture – Israel
17:15 – 17:45
Happy Hour GoforIsrael 2023
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