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"The high tech community in Israel and JVP in particular are delighted to have hosted the first European Tech Tour in Israel. As the world of Venture Capital becomes more and more international, European and Israeli companies have the opportunity to become true international leaders through the cooperative efforts of European and Israeli Entrepeneurs and VC's."
Erel Margalit, Managing Partner, Jerusalem Venture Partners, Israel

"A highly efficient use of time for understanding the culture and key elements comprising the technology market in Israel. Exposure to some of the best deal opportunities and main players in the VC market. Very good networking. Do not plan on getting much sleep!"
Roni Hefetz, General Partner, Walden, Israel

"Giza was proud to be associated with ETT and we admire ETT’s commitment and dedication in promoting Israel to investors. Last year when few investors were prepared to come, ETT led the way in trying to bring the investors here and when it didn't succeed in November, ETT did not give up. Gilead Halevy will be participating in the Russian Tech Tour as part of Giza's on-going commitment support of ETT, which we think is a unique and highly valuable event. Congratulations on a great event!" 
Zeev Holtzman, Chairman & CEO, Giza Venture Capital, Israel

"The Israeli Tech Tour 2004 provided us with a unique opportunity to expose Israel's best of breed high-tech entrepreneurial offering to leading investment entities mainly from Europe, which through this pioneering mission were initiated to Israel. We are confident that this successful visit was the first step toward future investments of the participating entities in Israeli companies. Coming to Israel at these times was nothing less than another confirmation to the evidence that Israel is a must in any global technology portfolio building strategy, and we commend Tech Tour and each one of its participants for choosing Israel."
Michel Habib, Director, Business Development, Elron Electronic Industries Ltd.

"The Israeli Tech Tour provided a unique combination of networking opportunities with other local and foreign VCs working in the high tech scene and the opportunity to see best of breed companies of the Israeli high tech startup community."
Rudi Hamann, Investment Partner, Siemens Venture Capital, Germany

"The Tech Tour was an extraordinary success. I really appreciate all the thought and effort put into the program.  It was my first trip to Israel. I loved the country and the people and I was very glad that I came. Jerusalem must be one of the most beautiful cities I have ever seen."
Scott Burns, Managing Partner, Brown Rudnick, UK

"The Tech Tour was terrific! I noticed a HUGE change for the better in the way Israeli businessmen project themselves in the presentations. The combination of technological proficiency and apparent business savvy was invigorating."
June Dilevsky, Editor, Israel Scandinavia Business, Israel

"The Israeli TT offered a unique opportunity to participate in the vibrant start up activity of the country, which, by far, invests the highest amount of venture capital per capita in the world. With careful preparation, this discovery trip constitutes a unique opportunity to prepare case studies and write research papers on the unique features of Israel's entrepreneurial scene."
Dr. Georges Haour, Professor of Technology Management, IMD & Generics, Switzerland

"The Israeli Tech tour was packed with exceptionally high quality companies at various stages of development.  The programs were informative and the follow-up meetings provided an excellent opportunity to talk with the company founders as well as the senior partners at local and several top tier international venture capital firms.  The program organization was first class."
Brian Rowbotham, Managing partner, International Tax and M&A Services, Rowbotham & Company, USA

"The Techtour got me from 0-100 in 3 Days learning about the Israeli VC industry and opportunity, an outstanding organization and good networking also helped a lot."
Daniel Gutenberg, Venture Partner, VI Partners, Switzerland

"The Tech-Tour gave us all, those who go to Israel frequently and those going for the first time, the greatest opportunity, in a very short period, to understand why and how Israel has become and is the Silicon Valley of Europe."
Daniel Kahn, Lawyer, Kahn & Associes, France

"The recent technology tour of Israel was excellent, as it afforded me the opportunity to see some of the most innovative technology companies in Israel over a short period of time.  It was great to meet my fellow delegates, as well as leading Israeli VCs and entrepreneurs.  I look forward to participating in future technology tours going forward."
W. Robert Genieser, Managing Director, Vertex Management, UK

"Experiencing Israel and its very impressive technology industry made this a top Tech Tour! Strong companies, good networking and interesting cultural
experiences - all that one expects from a Tech Tour!"
Tom Henriksson, Director New Growth Businesses, Nokia Ventures, Finland

"I had a fantastic time and will be back many times. I was most impressed with the beauty of the country and of course its people! The business was fantastic and once again thank you!"
Aidan Browne, Partner, Sullivan & Worcester, USA

The participation in the event was a great mixture of business and pleasure. I truly think that the team did a great job in creating an event that was extremely valuable, as well as enjoyable. Many thanks!
Ron Yachini, General Partner, Genesis Partners