Sep. 18 2019 | Hilton TLV

Plenary hall
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Live contest on stage – 8 selected entrepreneurs pitch new promising ventures, using multimedia, to attract 4 seasoned mentors – as well as compete for the votes of investors, professionals and peer-entrepreneurs in the audience. 
Moderator:  Noam Canetti (EY Israel)
Mentors:Christoph Auer-Welsbach (IBM Ventures, IBM Corp), Rona Segev (TLV Partners), MK Izhar Shay (Blue & White, knesset),Merav Weinryb(Qualcomm Ventures)

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Plenary hall
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Speakers: Ronen Barel (EY Israel), Alona Bar-On (Globes), Marc Jaffe (Latham & Watkins), David Wah (Credit Suisse AG)

Plenary hall
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Yoram Tietz (EY Israel) 

Plenary hall
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* Imran Gulamhuseinwala (Open Banking)
* Nagraj Kashyap (M12 – Microsoft Venture)
* Hope Taitz (ELY Capital)

Hall A
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What are the secrets behind a successful exit?
In this panel we will present the experiences of CEOs
who made an exit in 2019 and will discuss the factors,
the conditions, the processes and the “magic touch” that
leads the entrepreneurs all the way to the acquisition or IPO.

Moderator: Shira Azran (Meitar Liquornik Geva Leshem Tal)
Speakers #1: Jim O’Connor (William Blair), Guy Rinat
(Palo Alto Networks), Arlen Shenkman (SAP) 
Speakers #2: Assaf Harel (Israel Growth Partners),
 Jason Paltrowitz (OTC Markets Group), Shmuel Wasserman (LiveU)

Hall B
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Many technological and demographic forces are reshaping
urban ecosystems. How smart can a city get? The city of the
future might bring with it innovative solutions which are about
to change our lives. Can sensors tracking water usage and trash
levels help create incentives for city dwellers to consume less and
conserve more? Can cameras tracking pedestrian and
traffic patterns help reduce congestion and pollution?

Moderator: Sasson Darwish (RBC Capital Markets)
Speakers: Boaz Peer (Qualcomm Ventures),
Dr. Gerhard Plaschka (Kapsch TrafficCom Holding Corp), 
Yona Shtern (Arrive), Ted Tobiason (Lime),
Jonathan Winer (Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners)

Hall C
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How can entrepreneurs maximize their potential,
break into international markets or extend
business opportunities on a global level?
This session will discuss the value of relationships and
preparation for taking the next big step as an entrepreneur.

Moderator: Babak Dastmaltschi (Credit Suisse AG)
Speakers: Marius Nacht (aMoon Fund),
Lihi Segal (DayTwo), David Wah (Credit
Suisse AG), Eyal Waldman (Mellanox)

Hall D Floor -1
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Blockchain will integrate information and process
within and across enterprise boundaries and has the
potential to streamline and accelerate your business
processes, increase protection against cybersecurity
and reduce or eliminate the roles of intermediaries.
What are the next steps in the process from the test
stage to broad implementation?

Moderator: Shelly Hod Moyal (iAngels)
Speakers: Omry Ben David (Viola Ventures),
Lou Kerner (CryptoOracle),
Joseph Lubin (ConsenSys),
Haim Pinto (Bank Hapoalim)

Hall A
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What are the secrets behind a successful exit?
In this panel we will present the experiences of
CEOs who made an exit in 2019 and will discuss
the factors, the conditions, the processes and the
“magic touch” that leads the entrepreneurs all the
way to the acquisition or IPO.

Hall B
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A world-class sales organization requires the right people,
the right skill-sets, the right performance, and wise planning
in advance. Some Israeli companies have succeeded in building
world class sales organizations which allow them to achieve a
unicorn status. In this panel we will hear the experiences of Israeli
companies which are building a “sales machine”.

Moderator: Barak Pridor (Saban Ventures)
Speakers: Guy Bloch (BRINGG),
Sigal Gillmore (SimilarWeb),
Jeroen Nijland (Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency),
Asaf Peled (Minute Media), Eilon Reshef (Gong.io)

Hall C
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With 40% of today’s leading businesses facing difficulties
in the next decade, corporate venture could be the key to innovation.
Today, corporate venture capital (CVC) participates in almost
every second venture deal. In this panel we will host leading
Corporate VC’s to better understand their model, what they are
looking for and what the advantages and drawbacks are of a strategic
investor in your cap table.

Hall D (Floor -1)
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The future of living is here, and it’s slated to usher in dramatic changes to our lives during the upcoming years. Our lives won’t simply be more convenient they will also be more connected. As smart cities, smart homes, smart vehicles and a variety of smart devices bring the benefits of digital innovation to virtually every facet of life we will also have to create an equal focus on interpersonal and community building connections within our urban environment. In this panel, we will explore the cutting-edge technologies set to define the future of living, and will discuss how the human ecosystem might react to these disruptions.

Hall B
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* THE PITCH 2019 winner announcement
* Keynote speaker: “From start-up to scale-up: growing up without blowing up” – Fred Kofman (Google)
* The time capsule: leading entrepreneurs, investors and professionals share their forecasts for the Israeli high-tech industry in 2025
Moderator: Michael Eisenberg (Aleph)
Speakers: Amit Avner, Liron Barak (Bitdam), Alona Bar On (Globes), Tomer Bar Zeev (Ironsource), Guy Yamen (​TPY Capital​), Lou Kerner (CryptoORacle), Ted Tobiason (Lime)

 Uri Adoni (JVP), Eran Hurvits (IronSource), Eyal Linur, Tal Morgenstern (Lightspeed), Barak Pridor (Saban Ventures), Amir Segall (Airbnb) Shira Simanovitch (MIT Enterprise)