Agenda – December 14, 2026
December 14, 2026 – Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami Beach
10:00 – 19:00
8:00 – 9:00
Registration & Networking
9:00 – 9:15
Welcoming Notes
Edouard Cukierman, Managing Partner – Catalyst Fund
9:15 – 9:30
Opening Remarks
Honorable Isaac Herzog, President of the State of Israel
9:30 – 10:00
GoforIsrael Achievement Prize
Eyal Waldman, Chairman – Waldo Holdings*
Eyal Shekel, Founder & CEO – Civan Lasers
10:00 – 10:30
Introduced:
Start-Ups:
High Tech Elevator Pitches
Pola Cejko, VP – Cukierman & Co. High Tech
Claroty, Realsense, OpenWeb, Upwind Security, Speedata, Addionics, Arbe, Baseline Vision, Blings, Blink Technologies, Capow, Catalyst Investors’ Club, Civan Lasers, GuardRdF, Nexar, Storycard, SunyxAI, Trilogical, Zyg*
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10:30 – 10:45
Moderator:
Fireside Chat with:
Betting on AI: What Actually Wins Beyond the Hype Cycle
Dana Somberg, Board Member & Entrepreneur– Catalyst Investors’ Club
Michael Fertik, Managing Director & Founder – Verdict Capital
10:45 – 11:25
Moderator:
Panelists:
Key Success Factor of Israeli High Tech
Edouard Cukierman, Managing Partner – Catalyst Funds
Hanan Friedman, CEO – Bank Leumi
Michael Fertik, Managing Director & Founder – Verdict Capital
Yadin Kaufmann, Founder & Chairman – A Good Option
Michael Jesselson, President – Jesselson Capital Corp*
11:25 – 11:55
Moderator:
Panelists:
Democratizing PE Investments in AI Era
Daniel Elfen, COO & Business Development – Catalyst Investors’ Club
Alex Witkoff, CEO – Witkoff Group
Justine Fisher, Managing Directoret – Nasdaq Private Market
Romain Afflelou, CEO – Yaday
Jacques Benkoski, General Partner – U.S. Venture Partners*
11:55 – 12:35
Moderator:
Panelists:
The State of Defense
Michael Cukierman, Partner – Cukierman & Co. Defense
Eyal Shekel, Founder & CEO – Civan Lasers
Yair Shamir, Managing Partner – Catalyst Funds
12:35 – 14:05
Networking Lunch
(by invitation only)
14:05 – 14:20
Introduced:
Start-Ups:
Biotech / Foodtech & Agritech Elevator Pitches
Ilanit Kabessa, Partner – Cukierman & Co. Foodtech & Agritech
CannaLean, CarobWay, CropX, Cytora, Day-8, Naya Therapeutics, Remedy Cell
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14:20 – 14:50
Moderator:
Panelists:
What are US life sciences investors looking for in 2026?
Dr. Laurent Choppe, Managing Partner – Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences
Maurice Ferre, CEO & Chairman – Insightech
Robert Grossman, Past Chair, Israel Practice – Greenberg Traurig
Dr. Stephen Nimer, Director – Sylvester Cancer Center University of Miami
Dr. Doron Junger, Portfolio Manager – Sanvia Capital
Peter Kash, Chairman – Camelot BioCapital*
14:50 – 15:05
Introduced:
Start-Ups:
Medtech Elevator Pitches
Dr. Sarah Amouyal, Partner – Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences
Cell-Lipo, Elda Technologies, Etrog System, Fize Medical, Imma Health, LaserTeam, NanoPass, Nanose Medical, Nina Medical, Omeza, SmartValves, Venocare
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15:05 – 15:35
Moderator:
Panelists:
Israel Aesthetics Medtech Global Leadership
Shy Zyman, Partner – Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences
Dr. Uri Geiger, Managing Partner – Accelmed
Dr. Shimon Eckhouse, Chairman & Co-Founder – Alon MedTech
Sagiv Lustig, Open Innovation – L’Orèal
15:35 – 16:05
Moderator:
Panelists:
M&A Opportunities for Israeli Companies
Ariel Anati, Partner – Catalyst Fund
Motti Kushnir, Managing Partner – Cukierman & Co. High Tech
Eyal Ofir, Global Head of M&A – IBM
Stan Gowisnock, Chief Strategy Advisor – Focus Investment Banking
16:05 – 16:35
Moderator:
Panelists:
Israel goes to Miami
David Blumberg, Founder & Managing Partner – Blumberg Capital
Daniella Levine Cava, Mayor – Miami-Dade County
Steven Meiner, Mayor – Miami Beach
Maurice Berkower, CEO – Berkower LLC
Alexander Heckler, Founder & Managing Partner – LSN Partners
16:35 – 17:05
Moderator:
Panelists:
Image of Israel Abroad
Al Goldstein, Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO – Avant & StoicLane
Mark Penn, CEO – Stagwell*
Josh Brodi, President – Cadma Capital Partners
Rochel Leah Bernstein, CEO – Spark Family Office*
17:05 – 18:00
Happy Hour GoforIsrael 2026
10:00 – 19:00
One on One Meetings
*to be confirmed
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