Israel Dealmakers Summit: 2018 Agenda
Israel Dealmakers Summit 2018 will be held on March 20-21 in Silicon Valley. We are looking forward to another amazing event bringing together the top leaders from around the world for an intense series of discussions, debates and networking. For those interested in last year's final agenda, a link can be found HERE. If you or your organization are interested in getting more involved with the upcoming program, please let us know.
WELCOME DAY | TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2018
9:00am |
PRE-CONFERENCE REGISTRATION***
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3:00pm |
MAIN SUMMIT – WELCOME & REGISTRATION
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OPENING SESSION: DEALMAKING TRENDS & INSIGHTS
3:45pm |
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION [video]
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Zeev Klein, General Partner; Co-Chair, Israel Dealmakers Summit – Landmark Ventures
- Yossi Vardi, Media Entrepreneur & Investor; Co-Chair, Israel Dealmakers Summit
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3:55pm |
THE ISRAELI TECH SCENE IN NUMBERS [video]
- Alon Sahar, Partner – Meitar Liquornik Geva Leshem Tal
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4:05pm |
OPENING KEYNOTE CONVERSATION [video]
- David Tennenhouse, Chief Research Officer – VMware
- Moderator: Yossi Vardi, Media Entrepreneur & Investor; Co-Chair, Israel Dealmakers Summit
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4:25pm
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TRENDS IN CYBER SECURITY [video]
- Will Lin, Principal, Founding Investor – Trident Capital Cybersecurity
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4:35pm
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POWER PITCH: THE BLOCKCHAIN BUILT FOR BRANDS [video]
- Uriel Peled, Chief Executive Officer – Orbs
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4:45pm
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HOW TO SUCCEED: MANAGING CULTURE RISK AS YOU SCALE [video]
- Tatyana Mamut, General Manager – Amazon Web Services
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4:55pm
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CLOSING THOUGHTS [video]
- Zeev Klein, General Partner; Co-Chair, Israel Dealmakers Summit – Landmark Ventures
- Safra Katz, Chief Executive Officer – Oracle
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5:00pm
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OPENING RECEPTION & NETWORKING
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MAIN SUMMIT | Wednesday, march 21, 2018
8:00am
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MAIN SUMMIT – WELCOME & REGISTRATION
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SESSION #1
9:00am
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INTRODUCTION BY SESSION LEADER
- John Kunschner, Managing Director – Landmark Ventures
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9:10am
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CATALYZING GROWTH AND CREATING VALUE [video]
- Marianne Wu, President – GE Ventures
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9:20am
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HOT STARTUPS: THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS [video]
- Moshe Vaknin, Founder & CEO – YouAppi
- Amir Ofek, CEO – CyberInt
- Gil Becker, CEO – AnyClip
- Adi Biran, Co-Founder & CEO – Splacer
- Moderator: Hadar Pode, Head, Startups Business Development – Deloitte Israel
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9:40am
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FIRESIDE CHAT: PICKING WINNERS [video]
- Hans Tung, Managing Partner – GGV Capital
- Moderator: John Kunschner, Managing Director – Landmark Ventures
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9:55am
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KEYNOTE INTERVIEW: OUTLOOK FOR DIGITAL, MEDIA & ADVERTISING [video]
- David Sable, Global CEO – Young & Rubicam
- Moderator: Yossi Vardi, Media Entrepreneur & Investor; Co-Host, Israel Dealmakers Summit
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10:15am |
MORNING COFFEE BREAK
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BREAKOUT #1
10:30am - 11:20am
DEALMAKERS PANEL: DIGITAL MEDIA & DATA SCIENCE
- Greg Gewickey, VP, Emerging Technology – Warner Bros
- Milos Ribic, Director, Corporate Ventures – adidas
- Cheryl Cheng, General Partner – BlueRun Ventures
- Moderator: Seth Rose, Partner – Loeb & Loeb
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BREAKOUT #2
10:30am - 11:20am
DEALMAKERS PANEL: M&A AND INVESTMENTS
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Gen Tsuchikawa, Chief Investment Manager – Sony Innovation Fund
- Izhar Armony, General Partner – Charles River Ventures
- Speaker TBD
- Moderator: Alon Sahar, Partner – Meitar Liquornik Geva Leshem Tal
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BREAKOUT #3
10:30am - 11:20am
DEALMAKERS PANEL: ENTERPRISE TECH & CYBER SECURITY
- Matt Carbonara, Director – Cisco Investments
- Anthony Juliano, Chief Technology Officer – Landmark Ventures
- Moderator: Gad Epstein, Director, Cloud & Mobility Strategy – Microsoft
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BREAKOUT #4
10:30am - 11:20am
DEALMAKERS PANEL: INDUSTRIAL TECH & IoT
- Jonathan Pulitzer, Managing Director – GE Ventures
- Ashish Aggarwal, Principal – Grishin Robotics
- Kal Patel, CEO – Flex Digital Health
- Moderator: Isaac Brown, Vice President, Enterprise IoT – Landmark Ventures
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11:20am |
TRANSITION BACK TO GENERAL SESSION
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SESSION #2
11:30am |
INTRODUCTION BY SESSION LEADER [video]
- Guy Hilton, General Manager – Startup Nation Central
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11:40am |
DRIVING INTO THE FUTURE [video]
- Ulrich Quay, Managing Partner – BMW i Ventures
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11:55am |
THE GLOBAL DRIVE FOR INNOVATION [video]
- Jim Adler, Managing Director – Toyota AI Ventures
- Ashok Srivastava, Senior Vice President & Chief Data Officer – Intuit
- Yifat Oron, CEO, LeumiTech – Bank Leumi
- Moderator: Anthony Juliano, Chief Technology Officer – Landmark Ventures
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12:15pm |
SECURING THE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE [video]
- Yossi Vardi, CEO – Saferide Technologies
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12:20pm |
KEYNOTE CONVERSATION: INSIGHTS FROM THE FIELD ON CYBERSECURITY [video]
- Adam Ely, Vice President & Deputy CISO – Walmart
- Moderator: Yoav Leitersdorf, Managing Partner – YL Ventures
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12:40pm
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GROUP LUNCH & NETWORKING
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SESSION #3
2:00pm |
INTRODUCTION BY SESSION LEADER [video]
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Gili Ovadia, Consul, Head of Economic & Trade Mission to the West Coast – Israeli Ministry of Economy
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2:10pm
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BLOCKCHAIN: PLATFORM OF THE FUTURE [video]
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Mor Assia, Founding Partner – iAngels
- Indu Keri, Vice President, Development, Blockchain & DLT – Intuit
- Lou Kerner, Founding Partner – CryptoOracle
- Moderator: Jaime Abromovitz, Blockchain Futurist
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2:30pm |
MUSIC TO MY EARS [video]
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Yaki Gani, Partner – OMB Guitars
- Benzi Thee, Founder & CEO – OMB Guitars
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2:40pm |
CONVERSATIONS & COFFEE: PEER-LED ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS [video]
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Introduced by: Jeremy Lustman, Partner – DLA Piper
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2:25pm - 3:25pm |
THEMED ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS
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AUTO TECH ECOSYSTEMS
- Danielle Alexander, General Manager – Jaguar Land Rover Tech
BUILDING GLOBAL INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS
- Dan Feld, Head, US Developer Relations Startup & VC Programs – Google
BUILDING TECH COMMUNITIES
- Eli Raber, Director, California Office – Consumer Technology Association
CLOUD, ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE, AND SECURITY
- Jacques Benkoski, Partner – U.S. Venture Partners
FRONTIER TECHNOLOGY
- Guy Resheff, Partner – Grove Ventures
GLOBAL CVCs IN ISRAEL
- Jeremy Lustman, Partner – DLA Piper
HOW TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE IN THE US MARKET
- Eric Sugar, General Partner – Landmark Ventures
INDUSTRIAL IoT... YEAH, YOU KNOW ME!
- Isaac Brown, Vice President, Enterprise IoT – Landmark Ventures
INSIDE THE MIND OF THE ENTERPRISE CTO
- Anthony Juliano, Chief Technology Officer – Landmark Ventures
THE FUTURE OF DATA IN FINANCE
- David Newman, Senior Vice President, Innovation Group – Wells Fargo
THE ROBOTS ARE COMING!
- Ashish Aggarwal, Principal – Grishin Robotics
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3:35pm
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AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK
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SESSION #4
3:40pm |
INTRODUCTION BY SESSION LEADER [video]
- Ori Klein, Managing Director & CEO – Landmark Ventures Israel
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3:45pm |
PARTNERING WITH GIANTS: ALIBABA'S INTERNATIONAL DEALMAKING [video]
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Bo Zhai, Head of Enterprise and Emerging Tech Investments - US – Alibaba
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4:00pm |
SHAPING PRODUCTS: HOW TO DESIGN AND SCALE MARKET WINNERS [video]
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Martin Ringlein, Head of R&D – Eventbrite
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4:10pm |
POLAND'S BEST KEPT SECRET: A GLOBAL TECH AND INNOVATION HUB [video]
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Tadeusz Kościński, Undersecretary of State – Polish Ministry of Economic Development
- Speaker TBD
- Moderator: Jonny Daniels, President – From the Depths
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4:33pm |
ISRAEL-TECH: POWER PITCH [video]
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Yariv Bash, CEO – Flytrex
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4:45pm |
THE FUTURE OF DRONE DELIVERY
- Raj Kapoor, Chief Strategy Officer – Lyft
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5:00pm
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SPECIAL CLOSING RECEPTION: 10 YEAR CELEBRATION NETWORKING PARTY! |
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*** Please email your contact at
Landmark to request an invitation.
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