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Yossi Vardi 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
Sharona Justman
 
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.
 
 
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
STEP Strategy Advisors
8:30am Israel In Los Angeles / Israel Consul General - Jacob Dayan
8:35am Pavilion of Companies
cVidya - Eran Wagner, President of North American Operations
cVidya Networks
8:45am Global Innovation - Made in Israel
Google - Yossi Matias, Head of Israel R&D Center
Google
9:00am
Fast & Cool - Pythagoras Solar - Udi Paret, VP Business Development and Marketing
Pythagoras Solar
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
  • BrightSource Energy
  • Southern California Edison
  • HelioFocus
  • Capstone Turbine
  • Clinton Climate Initiative
9:55am Pavilion of Companies
10:00am Empowering Business Worldwide
Oracle - Safra Catz, President
Oracle
10:20am Networking
10:45am Israel in a Flash
SanDisk - Eli Harari, Chairman, CEO, and Founder
SanDisk
11:05pm
Fast & Cool - Wix - Allon Bloch, Co-CEO
Wix
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
  • Shamrock Capital Advisors
  • Guthy-Renker
  • Delta Galil Industries
  • Yes To Inc.
  • Yes To Inc.
  • Dorot
11:55am
Fast & Cool - TuneWiki - Larry Goldberg, Chief Operating Officer
TuneWiki
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
  • Marvell Technology
  • Qualcomm
  • NTT DoCoMo USA
  • TMT
  • BlackBerry Partners Fund
12:50pm
Fast & Cool - WorldMate - Nadav Gur, Founder, Chief Commercial Officer
WorldMate
12:55pm
Surprise Speaker moderated by Izhar Shay, General Partner, Canaan Partners
Canaan Partners
1:10pm Lunch Buffet
2:00pm Curious Questions - How to answer any topic, anytime.
Answers.com - Bob Rosenschein, Chairman and CEO
Answers.com
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
Microsoft Corp.
2:30pm The Israel Conference Prize
  • Sequoia Capital - Randy Ditzler, Partner
  • RayV - Ron Zuckerman, Chairman and CEO
  • BabyFirstTV - Guy Oranim, CEO
  • Sequoia Capital
  • RayV
  • BabyFirstTV
2:50pm
Fast & Cool - Kryon Systems - Emma Butin, CEO and Founder
Kryon Systems
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
  • Compugen
  • Visionsense
  • Circ MedTech
  • GIDEON Informatics
3:50pm Pavilion of Companies
4:00pm Fun and Creativity from Israel
International Technologies - Yossi Vardi, Chairman
International Technologies
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
WinBuyer
5:05pm Betting on Disruption
Google - Nikesh Arora, President, Global Sales Operations
Google
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
  • Google
  • Amobee
  • Innovid Media
  • Peer39
  • attracTV
6:15pm
Fast & Cool - Snapily - Vered Levy-Ron, CEO
Snapily
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
  • RayV
  • Catch Media
  • Boxee
  • Taboola
  • DirecTV
  • AMIMON
  • Evergreen Venture Capital
7:20pm Closing
7:30pm
to
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.

Kryon Systems   Wix   WorldMate   TuneWiki   WinBuyer   Pythagoras Solar   Snapily  

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.

Marvell Technology   SeamBI   Tigo Energy   American Technion Society   AMIMON   Stage Two Consulting   Docstoc   Kryon Systems   Snapily  

 

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Selected Participating Firms:

Marvell Technology
Microsoft
Evergreen Venture Partners
BrightSource Energy
New Century Capital Partners
Glaser Weil
Shamrock Holdings
Fox Rothschild LLP Wix
Mass Animation
Blumberg Capital
Milken Institute
Premiere Radio Networks
Olmstead Williams Communications
WITI Skipso
SanDisk
Sheppard Mullin
RayV Technologies
AMIMON
Taboola
Yes To Carrots
BlackBerry Partners Fund
Capstone Turbine
Snapily
Santa Monica Observer
Magic Sauce Media
Technology Council of Southern California
V-Cube
American Friends of the Hebrew University
Maverick Angels
Google
Bank Leumi
Compugen
Amobee
SeamBI
Visionsense
Catch Media
Innovid
DoCoMo USA
BabyFirstTV
Broads Circle
Larta Institute
CVCA
Green Edge Systems
Sequoia Capital Yossi Vardi STEP Strategy Advisors
Oracle
Answers.com
HelioFocus
Tigo Energy Dorot Garlic & Herbs
Vintage Filings
Docstoc
Boxee The Jewish Community Foundation Los Angeles
Kryon Systems
cVidya Networks American Technion Society
Wells Fargo Pythagoras Solar
WinBuyer
Qualcomm
Peer 39 Southern California Edison
TuneWiki
MRV
WorldMate
IEFF
DirecTV
Giza Venture Capital
Silicon Valley Bank Caanan Partners
Luxe Worldwide Hotels
American Israeli Medical Association
CICC
Green Tech Media El Al
TechAviv SCICC
Israel Consulate
Teperberg
iHollywoodForum
HiOsilver Oxygen Water
Business Wire
Bvents The Marker

 

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