First Annual JBNF Conference "Doing Business In Jerusalem"
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Thursday, August 14, 2014 11:00 to 18:00
Summary
The 1st Annual JBNF Conference Doing Business in Jerusalem will give its participants a bird's eye view of the ongoing transformations in business, entrepreneurship and hi-tech in Jerusalem. A grassroots movement of entrepreneurs, amply supported by the City of Jerusalem and backed by an influx of investors and venture capital funds as well as local colleges and universities is turning Jerusalem into a Great Place to do Business.
Here's our schedule for the day:
The Opening session includes presentations from:
a) Shai Melcer, BioJerusalem Executive Director, JDA (Jerusalem Development Authority), the business arm of the City of Jerusalem, presenting JDA programs for business
b) Yochi Slonim, our invited speaker, on the creation of value
c) Made in Jerusalem on Jerusalem's unique business eco-system
JBNF's selection of the Jerusalem's Five Hottest Start-ups for 2014:
• Brainsway (http://www.brainsway.com/) - Pioneering Brain Disorder Treatment
• Revelator (http://revelator.com/) - Distribute your Music for Free
• Freightos (http://www.freightos.com/) - Online Freight Network of the Future
• Glide (http://glide.me) - The Fastest Way to send and Receive Video Messages
• Abe's Market (http://www.abesmarket.com/) - Online Marketplace for Great Natural Products
The presentation will feature novel funding and support entities supporting Jerusalem-based start-ups (micro-funds, accelerators, venture capital funds and angels) and will include some of Jerusalem's leading leading hi-tech investors such as Erel Margalit, Gadi Manor and Harold Wiener.
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Program
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11:00 – 11:30 – Gathering & Networking
11:30 – 12:00 – Opening & Greetings
Moderator: Michael Horesh, JBNF
Gidon Katz, IMP & Co-Organizer, THE EVENT
Avi Kliger, English Update & Co-Organizer, THE EVENT
Shai Melcer, BioJerusalem Executive Director, Jerusalem Development Authority
Avi Salman, Director of Business Development, Business Promotion Department, Municipality of Jerusalem
12:00 – 12:45 -"How to stand out from the competition and what happens if you don't " - Yochi Slonim, Managing Partner, http://FFWD.me
12:45 - 13:30 Made in Jerusalem - "Jerusalem: An Emerging Business Ecosystem " Hanan Brand, JVP (http://www.jvpvc.com/)
• Nadav Lankin - #DevOpsJLM
• Josie Arbel - AACI , Assoc. Americans & Canadians in Israel
• Simi Hinden - Presentense (http://www.presentense.org)
• Shaindy Babad, Temech
• Michael Mizrahi - AtoBe
- Azrieli College of Engineering Start-up Accelerator
• Ziv Barcesat - Yerushalab (http://meetup.com/Jerusalab)
• Roy Munin - #MadeinJLM (http://madeinjlm.org/)
• Joe van Zwaren - JBNF (http://jbnf.org/)
13:30 – 14:30 - Coffee Break and Business Networking
by JDA and Bio-Jerusalem
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14:30 – 15:30 -“Post Aliya Panel ”
Moderator: Marna Becker, JBNF (http://jbnf.org)
Jossie Arbel, AACI
· Mati Munk, Bank Mercantile
· Danny Newman, Goldfus Insurance
· Ilan Rubinstein, Israel HomeNet (http://www.IsraelHomeNet.com)
· Royale Schonbrun, CPA USA, Principal - Royale Schonbrun and Company
· Dave Wolf, Hacohen Wolf Law Offices
15:30 – 16:00 - From Idea to Product
Moderator: Joe van Zwaren, (http://www.angelnet.co.il/)JBNF (http://jbnf.org/)
• Ben Wiener, Managing Partner, Jumpspeed Ventures (http://www.jumpspeed.co/)
• Isaac S. Hassan, Pico (http://www.picojerusalem.com) - People, Ideas, Community, Opportunity
• Baruch. E Gross, Chairman of the Besadno Investment Group, Parnassa (http://www.parnasa.org.il)
16:00 – 17:00 - JERUSALEM 's FIVE HOTTEST START-UPS FOR 2014
Moderator: Haim Kravitz, CEO, Angelnet (http://www.angelnet.co.il/)
Awards to be presented
by Ofer Berkovitch, Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem,
Economic development & Employment Portfolio.
• Ronen Segal, COO of Bus Dev, Brainsway (http://www.brainsway.com/) LTD.
video_Pioneering Brain Disorder Treatment (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT-CWYi4Spk)__
• Bruno Guez, Founder and CEO, Revelator (http://revelator.com/) LTD.
Distribute your Music for Free__
• Victor Ofstein, COO, Freightos (http://freightos.com)
_video _Online Freight Network of the Future (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1I0eBzeZbwY&authuser=0) ___
• Sarah Snow, Community Manager, Glide (http://www.glide.me/)
_video _The Fastest Way to Send & Receive Video Messages (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6yCbF2Jc_8)
• Jon Polin, co-Founder & president, Abe's Market (http://www.abesmarket.com/)
_video _Online Marketplace for Great Natural Products (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6QHS9_AfqY#t=37)
16:00 – 16:30 -Coffee Break and Business Networking sponsored by
Philip L. Stein & Associates (http://www.pstein.com/)
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16:30 – 17:30 -Hi-Tech in Jerusalem: From Dream to Reality
Moderator: Philip L. Stein, Philip L. Stein & Associates
MK Erel Margelit, Founder, JVP (http://www.jvpvc.com/)
Gadi Mazor, General Partner & CTO, OurCrowd (https://www.ourcrowd.com/)
Harold Wiener - General Partner, Terra Venture Partners (http://www.terravp.com)
17:30 – 18:00 -Business Networking
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JBNF Organizing Committee
Joe van Zwaren, Avigail Frij, Michael Horesh ,Marna Becker, Uzi Mor, Michal Rosen(IMP), Gidon Katz (IMP), Avi Kligler (English Update)
The First Annual JBNF Conference was sponsored by the Jerusalem Development Authority, Bio-Jerusalem and Philip L. Stein & Associates.
Business Networking
Use The Wall and The Table for better business networking. You are sure to see many familiar faces and are guaranteed to go home with many new contacts too. Bring your business cards to post and your business brochures for folks to take home with them where relevant.
Exhibiting at THE EVENT 2014 (http://www.theevent.org.il/)
Special exhibition booth discounts only for JBNF members!
An Exhibition of government agencies, businesses, institutions and NGOs will take place during the Event. At last year's THE EVENT, over 80 exhibitors took part. We expect more than 6,000 people to be in attendance so this is a great opportunity fr you to get some serious exposures.
JBNF members get a discount on the fee for taking a booth and other vendor activities. Email: theevent@jbnf.org for more information.
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THE EVENT 2014 (http://www.TheEvent.org.il) http://www.TheEvent.org.il
Thursday, August 14, 2014 11:00 till 18:00
The JBNF conference is taking place in coordination with The Event 2014 (http://www.theevent.org.il/), the largest event for local Anglo and Franco communities held annually in Israel. 6,000 participants attended last year's event, The Event 2013 (http://www.theevent.org.il/) AND THE EXPECTATIONS FOR THIS YEAR ARE MUCH HIGHER!
The Annual Event for the Anglo and Franco Communities, a day-long exposition of customized services for English and French-speaking olim in Israel, will be held on Thursday, Aug. 14 at Binyanei HaUma. It is tailor-made to offer customized services for olim (new, as well as veteran) in Israel. Representatives from leading health care, banking, real estate and transportation organizations and more will be onsite to answer all your questions and offer unique packages for participants.
All elements of the day are designed to help ease the barrier to life in Israel, a one-stop shop for all the essentials. This gathering includes raffles, workshops and entertainment for the whole family – combined with an employment fair and various service providers. Whatever questions may arise, The Event 2014 (http://www.theevent.org.il/) is sure to provide some insight in how to improve your quality of life here in Israel.
Entrance to The Event is free, but you must RVSP at:
RVSP to the Event (https://events.eventact.com/RunReg/event/RegForm.aspx?Event=16539&Company=234&Form=9241&Account=0&lang=en&login=401140815677) (in English)
RVSP to the Event (https://events.eventact.com/RunReg/event/RegForm.aspx?Event=16539&Company=234&Form=9241&Account=0&lang=fr&login=402506193847) (in French)
(RSVP at one of the above links in addition to registering here for the Annual JBNF Confererence)
The Event 2013 filmed on Arutz-7:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3ZMKwBhDB0
For more information, contact us at theevent@jbnf.org
First Annual JBNF Conference "Doing Business In Jerusalem"