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CO-CHAIR
Yossi Vardi
Chairman
International Technologies |
~ Cool Business ~
From the Shores of the Mediterranean
to the Shores of the Pacific ! |
CO-CHAIR
Sharona Justman
Managing Director
STEP Strategy Advisors |
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| The Israel Conference™ starts at 7:30am and concludes at 9:00pm. The day includes superb networking around Breakfast, Lunch, and a Media Reception in the evening. Attendees will feast on delicious food and get their fill of high quality networking throughout the day. Throughout the day, CEOs of Israel-facing companies and VCs will speak about their successes, their breakthrough technology, their markets, their deals, and their exits. Come early, stay late, and bring plenty of energy as you meet the movers and shakers who are doing business with Israel-facing companies. |
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Panels Throughout the Day
Schedule subject to change |
| 7:30am |
Breakfast Buffet and Registration |
| 8:15am |
Welcome
STEP Strategy Advisors - Sharona Justman, Managing Director The Israel Conference™ co-Founder |
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| 8:30am |
Israel In Los Angeles / Israel Consul General - Jacob Dayan |
| 8:35am |
Pavilion of Companies
cVidya - Eran Wagner, President of North American Operations |
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| 8:45am |
Global Innovation - Made in Israel
Google - Yossi Matias, Head of Israel R&D Center |
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| 9:00am |
Fast & Cool™ - Pythagoras Solar - Udi Paret, VP Business Development and Marketing |
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| 9:05am |
Get Out the Sun ! - Solar and Clean Tech
Hot companies with innovative solar technologies speak about their explosive growth with their funders and customers. From the Dead Sea to the Pacific, how Israel shines!
Find out where the money glows and where the hot air is coming from. Meet with companies that cast a light on the solar industry.
- BrightSource Energy - Arnold Goldman , Chairman and Founder
- Southern California Edison - Mike Marelli, Director, Alternative Power
- HelioFocus - Ory Zik, Co-Founder and Former CEO
- Capstone Turbine - Darren Jamison, President and CEO
- Clinton Climate Initiative - David Nahai, Senior Advisor
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| 9:55am |
Pavilion of Companies |
| 10:00am |
Empowering Business Worldwide
Oracle - Safra Catz, President |
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| 10:20am |
Networking |
| 10:45am |
Israel in a Flash
SanDisk - Eli Harari, Chairman, CEO, and Founder |
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| 11:05pm |
Fast & Cool™ - Wix - Allon Bloch, Co-CEO |
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| 11:10am |
Powerful Brands
Creative and high end consumer products coming from Israel to a store near you!
See what your Shekel can buy today from the Land of Milk and Honey. Make your day complete with skincare, spices, and a great clothes. Looking good and tasting good.
- Shamrock Capital Advisors - Igal Litovsky, Vice President
- Guthy-Renker - Glenn Eisen, EVP of Marketing
- Delta Galil Industries - Isaac Dabah, CEO
- Yes To Inc. - Ido Leffler, Co-Founder and Carrot Lover
- Yes To Inc. - Lance Kalish, Co-Founder and Chief Carrot Counter
- Dorot - Tal Tal-Or, VP International Marketing & Sales
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| 11:55am |
Fast & Cool™ - TuneWiki - Larry Goldberg, Chief Operating Officer |
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| 12:00pm |
Disruptive Mobile
What is in the future for your device? Communication, Entertainment, and Content - Innovation with mind-bending technology around the world.
Are you sleeping with your cell? Understand why you should keep your cell phone close and your content closer. Friends, music, news, and traffic using new fangled electronics to help you through your days and nights.
- Marvell Technology - Weili Dai, Co-Founder
- Qualcomm - Noam Ziv, Vice President of Technology
- NTT DoCoMo USA - Masaaki Maeda, President and CEO
- TMT - Levi Shapiro, Partner
- BlackBerry Partners Fund - Marc Faucher, Partner
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| 12:50pm |
Fast & Cool™ - WorldMate - Nadav Gur, Founder, Chief Commercial Officer |
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| 12:55pm |
Surprise Speaker moderated by Izhar Shay, General Partner, Canaan Partners |
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| 1:10pm |
Lunch Buffet |
| 2:00pm |
Curious Questions - How to answer any topic, anytime.
Answers.com - Bob Rosenschein, Chairman and CEO |
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| 2:10pm |
Building Israel's Crown Jewels - Innovation in the Software Industry addressing Microsoft's R&D in Israel with on-line, cloud computing, natural user interface, and entertainment applications.
Microsoft Corp. - Moshe Lichtman, President of the Israeli R&D Center, Corporate VP |
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| 2:30pm |
The Israel Conference™ Prize
- Sequoia Capital - Randy Ditzler, Partner
- RayV - Ron Zuckerman, Chairman and CEO
- BabyFirstTV - Guy Oranim, CEO
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| 2:50pm |
Fast & Cool™ - Kryon Systems - Emma Butin, CEO and Founder |
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| 3:00pm |
Medical Wonders
Marvelous discoveries that will change your life. Ache no more.
Age no longer. Drugs and devices that you can’t live without.
Ask your doctor about these companies and how many of their solutions you need. Tighten your skin, take more drugs, and see inside your brain.
- Compugen - Martin Gerstel, Chairman of the Board
- Visionsense - Avi Yaron, CEO and Founder
- Circ MedTech - Tzameret Fuerst, CEO
- GIDEON Informatics - Uri Blackman, CEO
- CommTouch - Isabel Maxwell, President emerita
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| 3:50pm |
Pavilion of Companies |
| 4:00pm |
Fun and Creativity from Israel
International Technologies - Yossi Vardi, Chairman |
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| 4:20pm |
Networking |
| 4:50pm |
Business in Israel / Israel Consul for Economic Affairs - Sigal Admony-Ravid |
| 4:55pm |
Fast & Cool™ - WinBuyer - Miki Balin, President and Founder |
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| 5:05pm |
Betting on Disruption
Google - Nikesh Arora, President, Global Sales Operations |
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| 5:20pm |
Advertising Around the Globe
Imagery, integrated advertising, measuring the view, monetizing the experience - incredibly creative ways to advertise around and through to get to you!
Delve into advertising raised to a whole new level. Learn about companies and technologies that reach into the thought process of the consumer and generate revenue for the advertiser. Smart advertising that understands the consumer better that the consumer understands herself. Bring your credit card!
- Google - Nikesh Arora, President, Global Sales Operations
- Amobee - Zohar Levkovitz, CEO
- Innovid Media - Zvika Netter, CEO and Co-Founder
- Peer39 - Amiad Solomon, CEO and Founder
- attracTV - Tzahi Sofer, CEO and Co-Founder
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| 6:15pm |
Fast & Cool™ - Snapily - Vered Levy-Ron, CEO |
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| 6:20pm |
Digital Delivery Before Your Eyes
Connecting you everywhere with content worth viewing - What is Israel doing and who is watching?
Learn about the hottest trends in IPTV technologies and meet the companies that are leading the industry into new ways to access content on TV, PCs, and PDAs. Watch whenever and wherever.
- RayV - Ori Birnbaum, Founder
- Catch Media - Yaacov Ben-Yaacov, CEO and Founder
- Boxee - Avner Ronen, CEO and Founder
- Taboola - Adam Singolda, CEO and Founder
- DirecTV - David Schlacht, Senior Director for Multimedia
- AMIMON - Yoav Nissan-Cohen, Chairman and CEO
- Evergreen Venture Capital - Erez Shachar, Managing Partner
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| 7:20pm |
Closing |
7:30pm
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9:00pm |
Media and Entertainment Reception featuring music by Or Matias |
| Fast & Cool™ |
Between panels are Fast & Cool™ presentations by the CEO of a company that has a 'Wow' factor.
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| Pavilion of Companies |
The Pavilion of Companies is in the networking area for companies with compelling technology or products to demonstrate all day and interact directly with the attendees.
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Selected Participating Firms:

Opening opportunities for knowledge and networking to expand your mind and your reach.
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