GCV Israel Conferencein partnership with Axis Innovation
Venue: Peres Centre, Tel Aviv
09:00 - 09:15Opening Ed Frank, CEO, Axis InnovationTim Lafferty, COO, Global Corporate VenturingEfrat Duvdevani, Director General, Peres Center for Peace and Innovation
09:15 - 09:30Keynote Israel's Momentum Economy View from DenverJustin Borus, Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Ibex Investors
09:30 - 10:00GCV Panel 1Corporate Models for Engaging with Start-ups
Moderator: Tim Lafferty, Chief Operating Officer, Global Corporate VenturingPanellists: Miles Kirby, Managing Director, AV8 Ventures (Allianz)Lars Böhnisch, Investment Manager, EvonikEilat Cohen Basat, Managing Director, Global Digital Innovation lab, Kimberly-Clark CorporationUlrich Seitz, Managing Director, BayWa r.e.
10:00 - 10:45Axis Exchange 1Fintech & Security Start-up PresentationsAdvancements in AI, big data and personalization are changing how we bank, invest and stay secure. What are the latest solutions changing the banking, payments and e-commerce industries. Selected companies will pitch on stage followed by investor questions and feedback
Moderator: Evdokia Stavraki-Stephanou, Director, Alter Domus (Cyprus)
Panellists:Alex Baker, Partner, Relay VenturesJeremy Lustman, Partner, DLA PiperSamuel Solomon, Chairman, Mobideo Technology Sergio Escobar, Founder, BCF VenturesShahar Friedman, Head of Innovation Studio Tel Aviv, VisaLevy Raiz, Venture Partner, Digital Horizon VC
10:45 - 11:00Keynote Exciting Investments and Collaborations in Israel Dr. Paolo Bavaj, Head of Corporate Venturing at Henkel Adhesive Technologies
11:00 - 11:30Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:00GCV Panel 2VC and CVC - What's the Best Mix in a Venture Round?
Moderator:Alex McCracken, Managing Director, Silicon Valley Bank
Panellists: David (Dede) Goldschmidt, Managing Director, Samsung Catalyst Fund Brad McManus, Managing Director, Motorola Solutions Venture CapitalOrly Glick, Partner, Vintage Investment Partners Jack Levy, Partner, ICV
12:00 - 12:45Axis Exchange 2Telecom & Growth Start-up Presentations What are the latest innovations in communications industries? Start-ups from telecom, aerospace, textile and software will pitch on stage, followed by investor questions and feedback.
Moderator: Emily Yukich, Managing Partner, Fox Rothschild
Panellists: Adrian Daniels, Partner, Yigal ArnonHans-Peter Rohner, Chairman, PubligroupMoshe Friedman, Head, Amdocs VenturesPedros Farah, Vice President, Vickers Venture PartnersAdam Eisenberg, Managing Director, Ibex Investors
12:45 - 13:00Keynote Behavioral Science Driving Decision Making and InnovationGuy Champniss, Professor of Applied Behavioural Science & Innovation, IE University (Spain)
13:00 - 14:00Networking Lunch and 1-1 Meetings
14:00-14:10KeynoteLeslie Broudo-Mitts, Head, Coller Institute of Venture & Sofaer Global MBA
14:10 - 14:30GCV Panel 3Home Energy Management (HEM) What is it, who will fund it and where is it heading?
Moderator:Idan Mor, Investment Director, Centrica Innovations
Panellists: Dr. Christian Feisst, CEO, GreenCom Networks Emek Sadot, CEO, FSIGHTMichal Mravec, Investment Manager, Inven Capital Annemie Ress, COO, innogy Innovation Hub
14:30 - 15:15Axis Exchange 3Retail and Consumer Start-up PresentationsNow more than ever, consumers and their expectations are critical to every business. Which are the cutting edge start-ups bringing disruptive innovation in retail? What are some of the latest breakthrough software services using AI and personalization? Selected star-up companies will pitch on stage followed by investor questions and feedback
Moderator: Michael Rosen, Intellectual Property, Technology and Commercial Litigator, Kobre Kim
Panellists: Claudia Baumgart, Investment Manager, Scail VenturesPeter Chun, Founder, XnTreeFrancesco Russo, Head of Investments, Alchimia InvestmentsAnton Abdukhamidov, Head of Corporate Development Projects, YandexDimitry Firskin, Investment Director, Altair Capital Anton Fedorov, Investment Director, Flashpoint Venture Capital
15:15 - 15:30Keynote 4Building Digital Economies for a Sustainable FutureBenjamine Rohe, Founder and Chairman, GermanTech
15:30 - 16:10Axis Exchange 4Mobility Start-upsMobility is redefining how we get around and what we do whilst in transportation, opening up new markets and opportunities. Which are the latest Israeli start-ups creating the future of mobility? Selected companies will pitch on stage followed by investor questions and feedback
Moderator: Naomi Maryles, Director of Israel BD, DLA Piper
Panellists:Barak Ben-Avinoam, Managing Partner, BG Ventures Kristin Slanina, Chief Transformation Officer, ThirdwareJérôme Wittamer. Managing Partner, Expon Capital Tanja Kock, Investment Manager, FluxunitIskander Giniyatullin, Partner, Sistema VCAvi Feldman, Managing Partner, Mobilion Ventures
16:10 - 16:20KeynoteChristophe Defert, Vice-President, Centrica Innovations
16:20 - 16:40GCV Panel 4Corporate Venturing and Mobility, What Next?
Moderator:Tony Cannestra, Director of Corporate Ventures, DENSO International America (DIAM)
Panellists: Talia Rafaeli, Investment Director, Porsche VenturesRoi Bar-Kat, Investment Director, Intel CapitalJonathan Tudor, Technology and Strategy Director, Centrica InnovationsMatt Ridley, Investment Principal, IAG
16:40 - 17:00 Peres Center Innovation for a Better World
Moderator:Lital Kiperman Vaknin, Head of Innovation, Peres Center
Victorial Kanar, Co-Founder, Re-Fresh Global
Jonathan Tudor, Technology and Strategy Director, Centrica Innovations
Benjamin Rohe, Chairman, GermanTech
17:00Conference Close, Networking ReceptionNetworking and drinks by the ocean
Additional information:
Delegates may be invited to the OurCrowd Investor Summit in Jerusalem on February 12 and may also register for the main OurCrowd Summit in Jerusalem on February 13 (separate fees may apply).
Accommodation not included – own arrangements required.