2 Great Serial JLM Entrepreneurs – How They Got It Right

JBNF is proud to announce:

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"2 Great Serial JLM Entrepreneurs – How They Got It Right"

January 18th, 2017 17:30

JCT Academic Center (Jerusalem College of Technology) Auditorium, Low Building of Applied Physics (https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=21+Hava%27ad+Haleumi+street%2C+Givat+Mordecai%2C+Jerusalem%2C+Jerusalem%2C+il) 21 Hava'ad Haleumi street, Givat Mordecai, Jerusalem

Two of JLM’s most successful serial entrepreneurs, Ran Poliakine and Harold Wiener, have agreed to come together and share their experiences with JBNF. They will be supported by Nathalie Garson, a well known Jerusalem based business coach and mentor for start-ups. She will share some of her winning secrets to be a REALLY successful entrepreneur

Ran Poliakine is the founder of multiple technology startups, including Powermat Technologies (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powermat_Technologies), the leader of wireless charging, as well as Wellsense Technologies (http://themapsystem.com/), dealing with pressure ulcers monitoring, in which he serves as Chairman of The Board. Other companies that he founded are

(1) life science, Illumigyn (http://illumigyn.com/), CardioLogic (http://www.cardiologic-innovations.com/), Wellsense (http://themapsystem.com/), QuinFlow (http://qinflow.com),

(2) nano-electronics, Nanox (http://nanox-technology.com/),

(3) consumer apps,Tap (http://www.tapwithus.com/) and POA (http://poa-media.com/) ,

(4) Internet marketing Clkim (http://clkim.com),

(5) Cleantech, Years of Water (http://yearsofwater.com/).

Powermat Technologies (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powermat_Technologies) was funded by investors such as The Procter & Gamble Co., (utilizing that firm's Duracell brand), Goldman Sachs and GM ventures and has placed its technology at 1,500 locations in the U.S. including Starbucks outlets, Madison Square Garden, and Jay-Z’s 40/40 nightclub.

Harold Wiener, along with Astorre Modena, established and operates Terra Venture Partners (http://www.terravp.com), a leading Jerusalem investment fund, investing in and incubating novel technology companies dealing with Impact in the fields of Cleantech, Sustainability and Medical Devices, among other fields. Harold Wiener was involved in founding Phoebus Energy, PVnanocell, Wi-charge, Smartap, Sixgill, Solaround with the best solar cell in the world, developed in JCT by Jerusalem people and many more from Terralab, their incubator in Yokneam. All in all, he was involved in 3 exits before Terra Venture Partners (Aromor Flavors and Frangrances, Algatechnologies and Trendlines medical devices incubator in Misgav) and another 21 companies in Terra Venture Partners (http://www.terravp.com/), from 25 investments in the very early stage. One is listed in the OTC with another 2-3 in the way to be listed in an important stock exchange. Many of them changed dramatically the way things are done in their fields.

We recommend that you visit the sites of Ran Poliakine (http://ran-poliakine.com/), Harold Wiene (http://www.terravp.com/)r and Nathalie Garson (https://www.linkedin.com/pub/nathalie-garson/9/87b/67a) or in French at Entreprendre Israel (http://www.yazamut-israel.com/fr/) before the presentation.

A delegation of 15 MBA students from one of China's leading business schools - the Peking University HSBC Business School in Shenzhen, led by Kyle Blank, from Motifix, a partner company in the Cornerstone Group, will be participating. Before this event, there will be another smaller JBNF event on "Doing Business with China" from 16:30 to 17:30 https://www.meetup.com/JerusalemBNF/events/236518495/

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The event is sponsored by JCT - Lev Academic Center (http://www.jct.ac.il/en) and organized by JBNF (http://jbnf.org).

MAKE SURE YOU BRING BUSINESS CARDS!!!

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There is a 20 Shekel donation at the door.

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About the Invited Speakers

Nathalie Garson Yazamut Israel (http://www.yazamut-israel.com/fr/)

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Nathalie Garson (https://www.linkedin.com/pub/nathalie-garson/9/87b/67a) is truly passionate about empowering businesses and entrepreneurs to be the best at what they do. She helps redefine their dream vision and building bridges between their personal aspirations and optimal business performance. She is a Business Consultant, Coach & Mentor who provides entrepreneurs the tools they need to solve positioning challenges, improve sales performance and make any business strategic decision that will bring their business to the next level.

With 18 years of experience in Business Strategy, Business Development and Marketing, she has been based in Israel for the past 12 years and she works with Israeli, English & French entrepreneurs from Israel and all over the world.

She is a professional lecturer, enjoys teaching Strategy & Marketing to MBA Students, and writes occasionally in the Times of Israel.

Nathalie Garson (https://www.linkedin.com/pub/nathalie-garson/9/87b/67a) holds a BA from the City College of NY and an Executive MBA from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Ran Poliakine (http://ran-poliakine.com/) http://ran-poliakine.com/

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Ran Poliakine is the founder and past CEO of Powermat Technologies; the original wireless charging company. He also is the founder of Wellsense, creators of The MAP™ System designed to empower hospitals and nursing homes to deliver the best preventive patient care in an affordable and cost effective manner. He also introduced TAP to the world; an entirely new communication mode developed to complement the data input needs in virtual reality settings. He is also the proprietor of about a dozen other technologies, all at various stages of development, that you can read about on the following link http://ran-poliakine.com/portfolio/.

Ran Poliakine has been credited with founding entire product categories, adding modern twists to reinvent outdated technologies and creating new paradigms for enhancing people’s lives across population segments and demographics

He was born in Jerusalem and is a graduate of Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design.

Harold Wiener, founder and Director, Terra Venture Partners (http://www.terravp.com/)

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With more than 20 years’ industrial and operational experience, Harold Wiener is a veteran in the world of biotechnology, chemistry, nutraceuticals (food supplements) and corporate strategic research and development.

He has led product development and marketing processes for early- and growth-stage companies. Prior to founding Terra Venture Partners (http://www.terravp.com/) in 2006, Harold was one of the founders and Business Development Manager for Algatechnologies, VP R&D/Business Development at Aromor Flavors and Fragrances and the CTO of the Misgav Incubator, the leading medical devices incubator in Israel.

Harold has a PhD in applied chemistry from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has co-authored more than 20 scientific papers and patents.