
Sep. 18 2019 | Hilton TLV
28.10.2020

About
JOURNEY 2019, Israel’s most prestigious annual High-Tech conference, is where you want to be!
From senior corporate executives and entrepreneurs to financial experts and world leading investors, now is your chance to join some 2,000 participants who are looking to gain insight and inspiration from over 100 of the biggest names in the industry.
This year’s JOURNEY will address the phenomenon of fast growing companies both in the Israeli and global ecosystems. As companies continue to generate millions of dollars in revenues they are expected to face numerous challenges regarding fundraising, sales growth, global deployment, employee management and organizational structure. So how can companies maintain their DNA and original values amidst these rapid changes?
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Mark your calendars and register now: Wednesday, Sep.18 2019, Hilton TLV Hotel.
Agenda
08:00 - 09:00 | Registration & gathering
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 Corp.), Rona Segev(TLV Partners), MK Izhar Shay (Blue & White, knesset), Merav Weinryb (Qualcomm Ventures)
10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee break
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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* ” In a field of 1000 flowers how do you shine? A recipe for a FinTech unicorn”: Imran Gulamhuseinwala, OBE (Open Banking)
* “The rising role of a corporate VC”: Nagraj Kashyap (M12)
* “The return on time”: Hope Taitz (ELY Capital)
13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch
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:Georg Kniese (SAP SE), Jim O’Connor (William Blair), Guy Rinat (Palo Alto Networks)
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: Liad Itzhak (HERE Mobility), Boaz Peer (Qualcomm Ventures), Dr. Gerhard Plaschka (Kapsch TrafficCom Holding Corp.),
Yona Shtern (Arrive), Jonathan Winer (Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners)
Hall C
* * *
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),
Dr. Rodrigo Santibanez (MSD Animal Health), Chen Zur (EY US)
Hall A
* * *
What are the insights behind a mega funding? In this panel we will present the experiences of CEOs who closed a big financing round and will discuss the factors,
the conditions, the processes and the “magic touch” that leads the entrepreneurs all the way to the mega funding.
Moderator: Joshua Kiernan (Latham & Watkins)
Speakers: Aharon Aharon (Israel Innovation Authority), Philippe Cerf (Credit Suisse AG), Catherine Leung (MizMaa Ventures),
Nissim Tapiro (Next Insurance), Nir Zohar (Wix.com)
Hall B
* * *
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
* * *
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.
Moderator: Ruby Chen (Hyundai)
Speakers: Yuval Baharav (State of Mind Ventures), Itay Frishman (Meitar Liquornik Geva Leshem Tal), Orly Glick (Vintage), Eyal Miller (Samsung Next),
Tony Seeff (Sony Innovation Fund), Yair Snir (Dell Technologies Capital), Graham Stokhuyzen (Coca-Cola European Partners)
Hall B
* * *
* 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: Yoram Tietz (EY Israel)
Speakers: Alona Bar On (Globes), Tomer Bar Zeev (ironSource), Or Bokobza (Venn), Javier Cedillo (Sweet Inn), Lou Kerner (CryptoORacle),
Yuval Shachar (Team8), Guy Yamen (TPY Capital)
Uri Adoni (JVP), Eran Hurvits (ironSource), Eyal Linur, Barak Pridor (Saban Ventures), Amir Segall (Airbnb), Shira Simanovitch (MIT Enterprise)
Plenary hall
* * *
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)
Plenary hall
* * *
Speakers: Ronen Barel (EY Israel), Alona Bar-On (Globes), Marc Jaffe (Latham & Watkins), David Wah (Credit Suisse AG)
Plenary hall
* * *
Yoram Tietz (EY Israel)
Plenary hall
* * *
* ” In a field of 1000 flowers how do you shine? A recipe for a FinTech unicorn”: Imran Gulamhuseinwala, OBE (Open Banking)
* “The rising role of a corporate VC”: Nagraj Kashyap (M12)
* “The return on time”: Hope Taitz (ELY Capital)
Hall A
* * *
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: Georg Kniese (SAP SE), Jim O’Connor (William Blair), Guy Rinat (Palo Alto Networks)
Speakers #2: Assaf Harel (Israel Growth Partners), Jason Paltrowitz (OTC Markets Group), Shmuel Wasserman (LiveU)
Hall B
* * *
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: Liad Itzhak( HERE Mobility), Boaz Peer(Qualcomm Ventures),
Dr. Gerhard Plaschka (Kapsch TrafficCom Holding Corp),
Yona Shtern (Arrive), Jonathan Winer (Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners)
Hall C
* * *
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
* * *
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),
Dr. Rodrigo Santibanez (MSD Animal Health),
Chen Zur (EY US)
Hall A
* * *
What are the insights behind a mega funding? In this panel we will present the experiences of CEOs who closed a big financing round and will discuss the factors, the conditions, the processes and the “magic touch” that leads the entrepreneurs all the way to the mega funding.
Moderator: Joshua Kiernan (Latham & Watkins)
Speakers: Aharon Aharon (Israel Innovation Authority), Philippe Cerf(Credit Suisse AG), Catherine Leung (MizMaa Ventures), Nissim Tapiro (Next Insurance),
Nir Zohar (Wix.com)
Hall B
* * *
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
* * *
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.
Moderator: Ruby Chen (Hyundai)
Speakers: Yuval Baharav (State of Mind Ventures), Itay Frishman (Meitar Liquornik Geva Leshem Tal), Orly Glick (Vintage), Eyal Miller (Samsung Next),
Tony Seeff (Sony Innovation Fund), Yair Snir (Dell Technologies Capital), Graham Stokhuyzen (Coca-Cola European Partners)
Hall B
* * *
* 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: Yoram Tietz (EY Israel)
Speakers: Alona Bar On (Globes), Tomer Bar Zeev (ironSource), Or Bokobza (Venn), Javier Cedillo (Sweet Inn), Lou Kerner (CryptoORacle), Yuval Shachar (Team8), Guy Yamen (TPY Capital)
Uri Adoni (JVP), Eran Hurvits (ironSource), Eyal Linur, Barak Pridor (Saban Ventures), Amir Segall (Airbnb), Shira Simanovitch (MIT Enterprise)
Keynote speakers

Imran
Gulamhuseinwala
OBE, Implementation Trustee,
Open Banking

Nagraj Kashyap
Corporate Vice President
& Global Head,
M12

Fred Kofman
Vice President, Leadership Development, Google

Hope Taitz
CEO, ELY Capital
Speakers

Aharon Aharon
CEO, Israel Innovation Authority

Christoph Auer-Welsbach
Partner, IBM Ventures, IBM Corp.

Shira Azran
Partner, Meitar Liquornik Geva Leshem Tal

Yuval Baharav
General Partner, State of Mind Ventures

Ronen Barel
Chairman, EY Israel

Alona Bar On
Chairwoman, Globes

Tomer Bar Zeev
CEO & Co Founder, ironSource

Omry Ben David
Partner, Viola Ventures

Guy Bloch
CEO, BRINGG

Or Bokobza
Co-Founder & CEO, Venn

Noam Canetti
Senior Partner, EY Israel

Javier Cedillo
CEO, Sweet Inn

Philippe Cerf
Managing Director & Co-head of TMT Emea, Credit Suisse AG

Ruby Chen
Head of Hyundai CRADLE TLV, Hyundai

Sasson Darwish
Managing Director, Sector Head, RBC Capital Markets

Babak Dastmaltschi
Chairman Strategic Client Partners & Managing Director, Credit Suisse AG

Michael Eisenberg
Partner, Aleph

Itay Frishman
Partner, Meitar Liquornik Geva Leshem Tal

Sigal Gillmore
CPO, SimilarWeb

Orly Glick
Vice President Value, Added Services, Vintage

Assaf Harel
General Partner, Israel Growth Partners

Shelly Hod Moyal
Founder, iAngels

Liad Itzhak
SVP Head of Mobility, HERE Mobility

Marc Jaffe
Partner, Latham & Watkins

Lou Kerner
Partner, CryptoORacle

Joshua Kiernan
Partner, Latham & Watkins

Georg Kniese
Global Head, SVP Corporate Development / M&A, SAP SE

Catherine Leung
Co Founder & Partner, MizMaa Ventures

Joseph Lubin
Founder, ConsenSys

Eyal Miller
VP Samsung Next TLV & Managing Director Samsung Next Ventures, Samsung Next

Marius Nacht
Chairman of Check Point Software Technologies & Anchor Investor, aMoon Fund

Jeroen Nijland
Commissioner, Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency

Jim O'Connor
Global Head of Venture Capital, William Blair

Jason Paltrowitz
Executive Vice President & Director, OTC Markets Group

Boaz Peer
Director, Qualcomm Ventures

Asaf Peled
Founder & CEO, Minute Media

Haim Pinto
CTO, Bank Hapoalim

Dr. Gerhard Plascka
Executive Chairman, Kapsch TrafficCom Holding Corp.

Barak Pridor
Managing Partner, Saban Ventures

Eilon Reshef
Co-Founder & CTO, Gong.io

Guy Rinat
VP Engineering, Palo Alto Networks

Dr. Rodrigo Santibanez
Director Global Key Accounts & Consumer Affairs, MSD Animal Health

Tony Seeff
Senior Investment Manager, Sony Innovation Fund

Lihi Segal
Co-Founder & CEO, DayTwo

Rona Segev
Managing Partner, TLV Partners

Yuval Shachar
Executive Chairman, Team8

MK Izhar Shay
Blue & White, knesset

Yona Shtern
CEO, Arrive

Yair Snir
Managing Director & VP, Dell Technologies Capital

Graham Stokhuyzen
VP, Corporate Development, Coca-Cola European Partners

Nissim Tapiro
Co-Founder & VP of Engineering, Next Insurance

Yoram Tietz
Managing Partner, EY Israel

David Wah
Co-Head of the Investment Banking & Capital Markets, America’s Division, Credit Suisse AG

Eyal Waldman
President & CEO, Mellanox

Shmuel Wasserman
CEO, LiveU

Merav Weinryb
Managing Director, Europe & Israel, Qualcomm Ventures

Jonathan Winer
Co-CEO, Head of Investments & Partnerships, Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners

Guy Yamen
General Partner, TPY Capital

Nir Zohar
COO & President, Wix.com

Chen Zur
Partner & US Blockchain Practice Leader, EY US
Conference fees
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FAQ Most frequent questions and answers
EY’s JOURNEY is Israel’s most prestigious annual business conference. The conference hosts over 2,000 attendees each year, from Israel and abroad including investors, VCs, angels, entrepreneurs, startups and the entire echo-system. This year the conference will take place for the 23rd time.
The JOURNEY conference will take place on September 18th, 2019 at the Hilton Tel-Aviv hotel in Israel.
The conference hours are 9:00am to 18:00pm.
You can purchase your ticket here for these prices:
Early registration (until July 31st) – 650 NIS | Standard registration – 750 NIS | Start-up* – 450 NIS | Group* – 600 NIS
* A special registration code is required.
To receive it please contact: Noam.ofir@il.ey.com
We apologize but JOURNEY tickets are non-transferable.
Cancellations made before September 4th will qualify for a full refund.
Cancellations made thereafter will qualify for a 50% refund.
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