08:00-09:00 Registration & gathering
08:00-09:00 Registration & gathering
09:00-10:25 THE PITCH finals
09:00-10:25 THE PITCH finals
Opening remarks
09:00 - 09:05
Plenary hall
Speaker
Ron Huldai Tel Aviv - Yafo Municipality
THE PITCH finals
09:00-10:25
Plenary hall
Live competition 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.
Competition leader
Elad Sternlicht EY Israel
Judges
Erica Brescia Redpoint Ventures
Sarel Eldor Key1 Capital
Sapir Harosh Third Point Ventures
Amit Karp Bessemer Venture Partners
10:25-11:00 Coffee break
10:25-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-13:00 Opening plenary session
11:00-13:00 Opening plenary session
The JOURNEY opening act
11:00-11:15
Plenary hall
Opening speech
11:15- 11:35
Plenary hall
Speaker
Noam Canetti EY Israel
Built to grow through cycles
11:35 -11:50
Plenary hall
Speakers
Yuval Cohen Fortissimo Capital
Alan Feld Vintage Investment Partners
The cyber playbook
11:50-12:15
Plenary hall
Moderator
Yifat Oron Blackstone
Speakers
Danny Brickman Oasis Security
Yevgeny Dibrov Armis
Gili Raanan Cyberstarts
Where money goes next
12:15- 12:30
Plenary hall
Speakers
Danny Peled Stardom Ventures
Jacqueline Reses Lead Bank
Leading in the AI wild
12:30-13:00
Plenary hall
Moderator
Irit Kahan Goldman Sachs
Speakers
Shlomi Ben Haim JFrog
Ofir Ehrlich Eon
Aaron Goldman General Atlantic
Guy Rosen Meta
13:00-14:00 Lunch
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:45 Breakout session
14:00-15:45 Breakout session
The Al-Native playbook
14:00-15:45
Hall B
What separates Al-native winners? Founders and operators share lessons on building teams, products, growth engines and GTM strategies designed for an Al-first world.
Opening remarks
14:00-14:10
Hall B
Speakers
Gigi Levy Weiss NFX
Building the AI-Native start-up
14:10-14:35
Hall B
How AI is reshaping company structures, roles, leadership, hiring, and team design.
Moderator
Lotan Levkowitz Grove Ventures
Speakers
Amos Bar Joseph Swan AI
Liran Eshel CTERA
Hila Rom FutureFirst Ventures
Alon Sahar Meitar | Law Offices
Reinventing the enterprise
14:35-15:00
Hall B
Moderator
Shelley Oppenheimer-Levi EY Israel
Speakers
Boaz Dinte Qumra Capital
Ariel Pisetzky Check Point
Erez Rachmil Bank Hapoalim
Ronni Zehavi HiBob
AI-Powered GTM
15:00-15:25
Hall B
Moderator
Sarai Bronfeld NFX
Speakers
Mickey Haslavsky enso
AJ Orbach Triple Whale
Winning Go-to-Market in the AI era
15:25-15:45
Hall B
Moderator
Tal Morgenstern Lightspeed
Speakers
Shay Levi Unframe
Yair Weinberger Reindeer AI
14:00-14:45 Parallel sessions 1
14:00-14:45 Parallel sessions 1
SmallTech live! The M&A playbook
14:00-14:45
Hall A
From M&A readiness to deal execution, tech leaders discuss what drives buyers, how to maximize value, and what founders must know before a sale.
Hosts
Natalie Refuah Viola Growth
Gilad Shany Ion Crossover Partners
May Walter Hud
Guest Speakers
Zohar Halachmi D-Fend Solutions
Paul Wheeler Sapiens
Sharon Zalewski EY Israel
The cyber shift: AI changes the game
14:00-14:45
Hall C
Building cyber products has never been easier, yet building a category-defining company has never been harder. Where will the next great cybersecurity companies come from?
Moderator
Nofar Amikam Glilot Capital
Speakers
Shahar Bahat Pluto Security
Liran Grinberg Team8
Alon Jackson Astrix
Dan Lahav Irregular
Shay Michel Merlin Ventures
Nick Warner Neo Security
Beyond the screen: Physical AI
14:00-14:45
Hall D
AI is escaping the screen and entering the real world. Discover how robotics and deep tech are transforming industries and creating new market leaders.
Beyond GenAI: Deep reasoning
Prof. Amnon Shashua doubleAI
Yair Snir Dell Technologies Capital
Speakers
Lior Ben Horin NVIDIA
Yael Fainaro RGo Robotics
Jonathan Jacobi Enigma
Alon Lifhsitz Aurelius Capital
Dr. Joseph Nathan ForSight Robotics
Susanne Senoff Conga
15:00-15:45 Parallel sessions 2
15:00-15:45 Parallel sessions 2
The changing IPO landscape
15:00 - 15:45
Hall A
The path to going public is being rewritten. Hear how market leaders are navigating new listing options, investor expectations, and growth strategies.
Rethinking the Israeli IPO
Natti Ginor Jefferies
Speakers
Eli Barda EY Israel
Ittai Ben-Zeev Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
Natti Ginor Jefferies
Adi Hoorvitch Lavi Poalim Tech
Haggai Schreiber Phoenix Capital Partners
Gilad Zohari Latham & Watkins
Inside the defense tech surge
15:00 - 15:45
Hall C
What does it take to build and scale a global defense tech leader? Discover the strategies, partnerships, and bold decisions shaping the future of defense innovation.
Moderators
David Chinn McKinsey & Company
Haim Zaltzman Latham & Watkins
Speakers
Micky Aharonson 6H Ventures
Yossi Carmil Versaterm
Roee Kashi Elsight
Lee Moser Protego
Mike Rimon Meitar | Law Offices
Alex Shmulovich Viola Ventures
Ofer Yarden Omnisys
AI & Healthcare: Who's in control?
15:00 - 15:45
Hall D
Who owns the patient relationship in the AI era? Does it empower patients or shift responsibility? And how is it redefining the physician’s role?
Speakers
Rafael Broshi Notch
Ran Ilan Ber K Health
Hila Karah Pitango HealthTech VC
Liat Nadai Arad Ichilov
Yariv Nir Ichilov
Prof. Omer Trivizki Ichilov
Oren Tenne Ichilov
Tom Valent Aidoc
Keren Zlotikman I-NEXT by Ichilov
16:00-17:15 Closing plenary session
16:00-17:15 Closing plenary session
THE PITCH 2026 winner announcement
16:00-16:15
Hall A+B
Time capsule - Israel 2036
16:15-17:15
Hall A+B
Moderator
Michael Eisenberg Aleph
Speakers
Dorit Dor Qbeat Ventures
Natti Ginor Jefferies
Liat Nadai Arad Ichilov
Dror Nahumi Norwest
Yali Rothenberg Toren
Jeremy Suard Exodigo
May Walter Hud
Oren Zeev Zeev Ventures
17:15-18:30 Closing cocktail party
17:15-18:30 Closing cocktail party