Agenda
The NEXUS:ISRAEL Dealmakers® Summit was held virtually on March 23-24,
2021.
We were honored to bring together top Founders,
Funders, and Corporate Executives from across Israel, Europe, Asia, and the
United States for world class thought-leadership, curated networking, and
unrivaled dealmaking. If you or your organization are interested in getting
more involved with the upcoming program as a speaker or a partner, please email
us at brunge@landmarkventures.com.
DAY 1
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
SESSION 1: GLOBAL INNOVATION
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11:00am
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WELCOME & INTRODUCTION [video]
[video]
-
Asher
Cohen, President
– The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Yossi
Vardi, Israeli Entrepreneur and
Investor
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Session
Leader: Zeev Klein, General
Partner – Landmark
Ventures
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11:05am
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THE INNOVATION MINDSET
[video]
-
Arie
Belldegrun, Executive Chairman &
Co-Founder – Allogene Therapeutics
- In
Conversation With: Sir Ronald Cohen,
Chairman – The Portland
Trust
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| 11:30am
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POWER PITCH: ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION...
SHOULD YOU BELIEVE THE HYPE? [video]
- Harel Tayeb, Chief Executive Officer –
Kryon Systems
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| 11:35am
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CAPITAL MARKETS OUTLOOK: INVESTING IN
DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION [video]
- Catherine
Wood, CEO – ARK Investment
Management
- Andrew
Shapiro, Founder & Managing Partner
– Broadscale Group
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| 12:00pm
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INTERACTIVE
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
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BREAKOUT
#1
THE FUTURE OF MOBILITY
[video]
Ulrich
Quay, Managing Partner, BMW i Ventures
– BMW
Talia
Rafaeli, Investment Director, Porsche Ventures
– Porsche
Lior
Tal, Chief Executive Officer –
Cyngn
Moderator:
John Kunschner, Managing Director
– Landmark Ventures
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BREAKOUT
#2
ISRAEL, UAE, AND THE CROSS-BORDER BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT [video]
Jeremie
Kletzkine, VP of Business Development
– Startup Nation Central
Yousuf
Al Mulla, Managing Partner –
E11
Moderator:
David Sable, Non-Executive Chairman
– VMLY&R
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BREAKOUT
#3
THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY INNOVATION
ECOSYSTEM: BUILDING NEW MODELS FOR SUSTAINABLE PHILANTHROPY
[video]
Dr.
Itzik Goldwaser, Chief Executive Officer
– Yissum
Host:
Clive Kabatznik,
President – American Friends of the
Hebrew University
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VIP
ROUNDTABLES & NETWORKING
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TABLE
#1: MOBILITY
- Daniel
Feldman, VP of Product, eMobility
– Enel X
TABLE
#2: NFT, SPORTS, ART, COLLECTIBLES &
BLOCKCHAIN
- Zeev
Klein, General Partner – Landmark
Ventures
TABLE
#3: REDEFINING LIQUIDITY ALTERNATIVES: IPOS, DIRECT LISTINGS, AND
SPACS
- Phyllis
Korff, Partner – Mayer
Brown
- Anna
Pinedo, Partner – Mayer
Brown
TABLE
#4: DRIVING INNOVATION IN HEALTH TECH
- Elad
Walach, Chief Executive Officer –
Aidoc
TABLE
#5: DRIVING INNOVATION IN HEALTH TECH
- Tally
Zingher, Founder & CEO –
Blue-Laurel
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SESSION 2: THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY
| 2:00pm
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INTRODUCTION BY SESSION LEADER
[video]
-
Yifat
Oron, CEO
– Leumitech
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| 2:05pm
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FIRESIDE CHAT: FROM COURTSIDE TO THE
BOARDROOM [video]
-
Omri
Casspi, First Israeli NBA Player; Professional
Basketball Player, Maccabi Tel Aviv
- Moderator: Scott Zakheim, General Partner
– Landmark Ventures
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| 2:25pm
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FEEDING THE FUTURE: FOOD TECH INNOVATIONS
THAT HAVE LASTING IMPACT [video]
- Louise O. Fresco,
President
– Wageningen University & Research Executive
Board
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| 2:35pm
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GLOBAL TRENDS SHAPING HUMANKIND
[video]
- Yuval
Noah Harari, Historian, Philosopher and Best-Selling
Author – The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Daniel
Kahneman, Nobel
Laureate – Princeton University; The Hebrew
University of Jerusalem
- Moderator:
Kara Swisher, Editor-at-Large –
New York Media
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| 3:05pm
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INTERACTIVE
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
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BREAKOUT
#1
TRENDS IN M&A AND INVESTMENTS
[video]
David
Cohen, Co-Founder –
Techstars
Gina
Domanig, Managing Partner –
Emerald Technology Ventures
Jonathan
Charles, Investment Director –
Samsung Catalyst Fund
Adam
Kostyál, SVP & Head of European
Listings – Nasdaq
Moderator:
Lloyd Rothenberg, Partner; Deputy Chair, Capital
Markets & Corporate – Loeb & Loeb
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BREAKOUT
#2
TRENDS IN HEALTHCARE
[video]
Mark
Jarrett, MD, MBA, SVP & Chief Quality Officer
– Northwell Health
Dina
Ben Yehuda, Dean – Hebrew
University-Hadassah Faculty of Medicine
Ritesh
Patel, Chief Digital Officer –
Ogilvy Health
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BREAKOUT
#3
THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY INNOVATION
ECOSYSTEM: CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH
[video]
- Dr.
Zvi Hayouka, Associate Professor of Agriculture
– Techstars
- Prof.
Oded Shoseyov, Nanobiotechnologist
– The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Prof.
Shy Arkin, Professor of Structural Biology
– The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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DAY 2 Wednesday, March 24,
2021
SESSION 3: STRATEGY & SUCCESS
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11:00am
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INTRODUCTION BY SESSION LEADER
[video]
- Olivia
Brooks Allan, Executive Vice
President –
Landmark Ventures
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|
11:05am
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CORPORATE INNOVATION: A BUSINESS APPROACH
TOWARDS SCALING GROWTH [video]
-
Simon
Mulcahy, Chief Innovation Officer
– Salesforce
- Goran
Kukic, Chief Innovation Technology Officer
– Nestlé
- Ernesto
Ciorra, Chief Innovability Officer
– Enel Group
- Moderator:
Kirsten Wolberg, Board
Director – Sallie Mae, CalAmp, Duco
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| 11:25am
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POWER PITCH: TRUSTED ANALYTICS BUILT FOR
THE ENTERPRISE [video]
- Omri Kohl, Chief Executive
Officer – Pyramid
Analytics
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| 11:30am
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INCENTIVIZING BEHAVIOR
[video]
- Adrian Gore, Founder & CEO –
Discovery Limited
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| 11:40am
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FIRESIDE CHAT: THE URGENT IMPERATIVE FOR
MORAL LEADERSHIP [video]
- Dov
Seidman, Founder & Chairman; Author
"HOW"; The HOW Institute for Society &
LRN
- Zeev Klein, General Partner –
Landmark Ventures
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| 12:00pm
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INTERACTIVE
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
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BREAKOUT
#1
TRENDS IN ENTERPRISE & CYBER
TECHNOLOGY [video]
Alan
Boehme, Chief Technology Officer & IT
Innovation Officer – H&M Group
Guy
Horowitz, Partner, Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners
– Deutsche Telekom
Nicole
Priel, Partner & Managing Director
– Ibex Investors
Moderator:
Anthony Juliano, General Partner, CTO
– Landmark Ventures
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BREAKOUT
#2
TRENDS IN INDUSTRIAL TECH
[video]
Phoebe
Wang, Principal, Shell Ventures –
Shell
Dragos
Maciuca, Executive Technical Director, Research
& Innovation Center – Ford Motor Company
Arne
Stoschek, Project Executive, Machine Learning and
Autonomy – Airbus
Moderator:
Isaac Brown, Associate Partner –
Startup Nation Central
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BREAKOUT
#3
THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY INNOVATION
ECOSYSTEM: TRAILBLAZING FOUNDERS
[video]
- Mohammad
Ghosheh, Co-Founder – Swift
Duct
- Dr.
Michael Layani, CEO & Co-Founder
– Daika Wood
- Dr.
Jasmin Ravid, Chief Executive Officer
– Kinoko-Tech
- Vic
Levitin, Chief Executive Officer
– Diptera.ai
- Host:
Dr. Amnon Dekel, Executive Director,
ASPER-HUJI Innovate – The Center for Innovation and
Entrepreneurship at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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VIP
ROUNDTABLES & NETWORKING
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TABLE
#1: TRENDS IN FINTECH
- Jeremy
Balkin, Head of FinTech & Innovation,
Wholesale Payments – J.P. Morgan
TABLE
#2: AMAZON AND THE NEW ECOMMERCE PARADIGM
- John
Kunschner, Managing Director –
Landmark Ventures
TABLE
#3: THE PATH TOWARDS 5G
- Boaz
Peer, Senior Director – Qualcomm
Ventures
TABLE
#4: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF DECISION MAKING
- Daniel
Kahneman, Nobel Laureate –
Princeton University; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Mark
Genender, Managing Partner –
Bristol Growth Capital
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SESSION 4: LEADING FOR TOMORROW
| 2:00pm
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INTRODUCTION BY SESSION LEADER
[video]
-
Yossi
Vardi, Israeli Entrepreneur and
Investor
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| 2:05pm
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FIRESIDE CHAT: CEO PERSPECTIVES ON A
HEALTHIER FUTURE [video]
-
Paul
Black, Chief Executive
Officer – Allscripts
- Yossi
Vardi, Israeli Entrepreneur and
Investor
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| 2:25pm
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POWER PITCH: WHAT IF EVERYBODY COULD
PREDICT THE FUTURE? [video]
- Liam Galin,
Chief Executive
Officer – Whatify
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| 2:30pm
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STARTUP NATION: A GLOBAL LENS ON SCALING
INNOVATION [video]
- Dan
Senor, Senior Adviser – Elliott
Management
- Avner
Mendelson, President & CEO
– Bank Leumi USA
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| 2:50pm
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WHAT'S NEXT IN THE MIDDLE EAST?
[video]
- Thomas
Friedman, Foreign Affairs Columnist
– The New York Times
- Ambassador Yossi Gal,
Vice President for University Advancement & External
Relations – The Hebrew University of
Jerusalem
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