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Overview

The Israeli Tech Tour 04

The Israeli TT took place March 28-30, 2004.

This 2 day event provided the most innovative and upcoming technology companies in Israel with a unique opportunity to meet and network with a selective group of 60 senior professionals from leading blue-chip technology corporations, venture capitalists, advisors, investment banks, and corporate advisors.

ETT has already helped boost the international expansion and proven to be instrumental to a number of companies in 13 previously held tech tours in the following countries: Switzerland, Ireland, Sweden, Germany, Finland, Spain, France, Scotland, Holland, Norway, Switzerland for a 2nd time most recently, Italy and Denmark.

Objectives

To identify the upcoming and leading top 20+ high-growth privately held technology companies in Israel and to introduce them to key European, US and Asian investors and professionals who can assist in their global expansion.

For delegates, the Tech Tour is a unique platform to gain first-hand knowledge of a selection of Israel's most advanced high-technology companies.

We invited young, innovative and ambitious Israeli companies looking to expand globally to take advantage of the presence of industry leaders and investors.

For presenting companies, the Tech Tour presented a unique platform to introduce their companies to a group of 60 high level professionals.

Program

Sunday, March 28, 2004 (Jerusalem)
Opening dinner with 250 guests at Israel Museum
Host & Main Speaker: Erel Margalit, Founder & Managing Partner of JVP
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Yosi Bachar, Director General Ministry of Finance
Featured Guest speakers: Dov Moran, Founder & CEO of M-Systems and
Arie Scope, General Manager of Microsoft Israel

Monday, March 29, 2004 (Jerusalem, Petach Tikva & Caesarea)
Company presentations at David Tower in Jerusalem
JVP Incubator Center visit in Jerusalem
Company presentations & lunch at IBM Petach Tikva
Company presentations & visits at Caesarea Industrial Park
Company presentations at Herods Cave in Caesarea National Park
Secial evening event Caesarea National Park

Tuesday, March 30, 2004 (Herzelia & Tel Aviv)
Company presentations in Herzelia
Israel Aircraft Industries visit in Lod
Company presentations & lunch at Georges Leven High Tech Management School in Tel Aviv
Visit of Jaffo
Company presentations and closing cocktail at Lorens in Jaffo

Selection Committee

A group of highly regarded professionals undertook the responsibility of screening and selecting the companies to the presented at the Israeli TT.
A selection committee was set up to ensure the independence of the selection process. It is composed by experienced and highly regarded senior professionals, from relevant backgrounds and industry expertise, such as venture capital, technology industry, investment banks, research and specialized press.

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Israeli Tech Tour President:

Dr. Tamara Genosar

Israeli Tech Tour Chairman:

Ron Senator
SFK

Israeli Tech Tour Vice Presidents:

Tal Keinan
Giza Venture Capital
Meta Rotenberg
Simplima

Selection Committee Members:

Isaac Applbaum
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Uri Arazy
Intel Capital
Eitan Bek
Pitango
Yechiel Kurtz
Apax Partners
Roni Hefetz
Walden
Jonathan Medved
Israel Seed
Avi Messica
Jerusalem Global Ventures
Guy Preminger
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Adi Pundak-Mintz
Gemini
Tal Raz
Elron
Yoav Samet
Cisco
Glen Schwaber
JVP
Moshe Shahaf
Vertex
Yahal Zilka
Magnum communications Fund
Doron Zohar
Microsoft
 

Advisory Board Members:

Dr. Orna Berry
Gemini
Zeev Holtzman
Giza
Chemi Peres
Pitango

Presenting Companies

A list of the companies that are selected to present during the Israeli TT will be available the end of May.

 

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