JBNF (the Jerusalem Business Network Forum) is focused on developing Jerusalem business. Our vision is to make Jerusalem rival  Tel Aviv and Herzliya!

In the last four years since we started, we have succeeded beyond our wildest imagination. We have over 1000 members , made $25 million of deals between our members through networking and found over 100 people jobs. Most important is that many JBNFers have reported that their first business deal was made through our JBNF networking activities.

We meet approximately once a month and have four types of activities:
(1) Meeting with important contacts in Israeli business or government
(2) Tutorials and talks on marketing and business development
(3) Meetings with foreign businesspeople or delegations
(4) Mega-networking events where using speed-dating techniques gets every participant to meet 20-30 new JBNFers - these serendipitous events create surprisingly a lot of opportunities for our members. During such events, business development experts give presentations on elevator pitches, first contact strategies and meetings followup.   
 
The formal presentations at the JBNF events are kept short and we always offer ample time for plenty of networking among the event participants.

Our target is that in the next 4-5 years,  JBNF will grow to 5000 members and create 500 million$ of new business for JBNFers. We welcome all the help and support we can get to achieve these goals.


The JBNF promotes business networking among primarily English speaking professionals in business, high tech and investment fields in Jerusalem. Each meeting features a speaker or panel of speakers on a different topic relating to business in Jerusalem. Even if you don't live in Jerusalem (or even Israel) or never come to the lectures- it is still worthwhile to join our membership and post your profile up. Joining JBNF is free of charge. Meetups are free of charge unless announced (depending on the venue.)

Speakers at our events have included: 

  • Dr Orna Be'eri, vp, EMC & Gemini Capital
  • Prof Yakov Zerem, CEO and founder, Ophir,
  • Jonathan Medved, founder of Israseed and CEO of Vringo
  • Dr Eyal Shekel, CEO, Civan
  • Jack Katz, Managing Partner - Grant Thornton
  • Nir Barakat, Jerusalem City Council and now mayor, founder of BRM
  • Michael Oran, GTU (Global Technology Unit) leader, IBM
  • Barbara Shaw, CEO, the Women's Business Development Network
  • Shai Tsur -  Microsoft
  • Libbie Affen, COO of Matrix Global
  • Menachem Shoval - Intel TME EMEA, Strategic Ptograms Office (TSPO), Intel
  • Former Minister and MK Michael Eithan,
  • Boaz Dolev, www.gov.il
  • Paula Stein, CEO, Writepoint
  • Shmaya Reichman, CEO, BH comm
  • Dahlia Meggido from 7 Health ventures
  • Pinchas Lachover, CEO of Verisense
  • Julie Rouzaud from the Glazier group in France
  • Miriam Schwab CEO, Illuminea
  • Brian Bloom, CEO, Bloggerce
  • Ben Goldfarb, owner, PSC
  • Allan Jerichover
  • Ayala Matalon, the MIT Forum
  • Drew Tick, CEO, Code Red
  • Gidon Ariel, SBI
  • Eli Feldblum, CEO, Rankabove
  • Hillel Porath, www.iyazam.com
  • Daniel Farb, CEO, Leviathan Energy
  • Yossi Fisher, Solaris
  • David Wayman, CEO, Cequesta
  • Rabbi Izzy Ginzberg
  • Debbi Zylberstein
  • and others - Click the Past Meetups link on the left

See our page, Networking Effectively at JBNF Events FAQ for tips on networking.

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