IoT Israel December MeetUp

Live broadcast of event : http://bit.ly/1GFzAry

19:00 - Gathering , networking, ideas exchange

19:30 - Greetings, announcements .

Sasha Tabak - CEO and founder IoT Israel MeetUp

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19:40 - Wearables and Personal Assistants

Hadas Bitran, Principal Product Lead,

Microsoft Israel R&D Center (http://microsoftrnd.co.il/)

About Hadas :

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Hadas Bitran is Principal Product Lead at the Microsoft Israel R&D Center, working on integrating wearable devices to Cortana, Microsoft’s personal digital assistant, and on personalization of experiences in the Health and Fitness domain.

Hadas holds a B.Sc. in computer science from Tel Aviv University and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.

About Microsoft Israel R&D Center:

Microsoft Israel R&D Center is one of Microsoft's three strategic regional development centers and home to some of the company's most exciting and innovative technologies.

The center is comprised of incubations and core product efforts in the areas of Security, Online Services and Entertainment.

Relying on its original R&D operation which was founded in 1991 and tapping into Israel's deep technological talent pool and its thriving high-tech community, Microsoft inaugurated in April 2006 the Israel Research & Development Center as a significant expansion of the scope and nature of its technology activities in Israel. The Israel R&D Center is strategically situated in two main locations - in Herzeliya, heartland of Israel's high tech industry and in Haifa, home to many graduates of the Technion, Israel's leading technology university.

20:10 - Break, networking , ideas exchange

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20:30 - IOT going underground – water pipe network monitoring

Zeev Efrat (B.Sc.) - CEO Aquarius Spectrum Ltd (http://www.aquarius-spectrum.com/).

About Zeev:

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Mr. Efrat has More than 20 years of experience in managing, including creating new businesses and leading companies in the Hi-Tec, Chemical, Defense and Renewable Energy industries.

Throughout his career Zeev has specialized in creating new business from its inception and bringing it to maturity of operation - both in the framework of multinational operations and in the framework of founding and serving as CEO of startups.

The essence of Zeev’s contribution is the integration of engineering, marketing and interpersonal communication skills.

Prior to joining Aquarius Spectrum, Zeev initiated and established the presence of Frost & Sullivan in Israel in 2006 which became a leading consulting brand in Israel. The Israeli branch supports Israeli Export Companies to grow worldwide and encourages international investments in Israel.

Prior to joining Frost & Sullivan, Zeev had 15 years of local and international management, sales and marketing experience in the Hi-Tec, Chemical, Defense and Renewable Energy industries, with in-depth understanding and intimate acquaintance with industry mega trends (local and worldwide) and was supporting startups and new technology ventures in their first steps.

Zeev holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Ben-Gurion University and Business Management from the Technion Institution.

About Aquarius Spectrum :

Aquarius Spectrum Ltd. was founded in 2009. The company is a part of HutchinsonWater portfolio, and is the recipient of innovation grants by the Israeli Chief ScientistOffice.

Aquarius Spectrum developed a near real-time, automatic water pipe monitoring forleak detection. The system is based on acoustic monitoring, using fixed all timecorrelating sensors. The sensors and innovative software solution enables comprehensive coverage of on average of over 500 Yards of pipe per sensor.

21:00 - Free discussion, networking, ideas exchange, startups creation

22:00 - End