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Israel Tech Mission Itinerary 2023
Dec. 19, 2023
XX Israel Tech Mission
ISRAEL TECH
MISSION
December 17 - 20, 2023
Itinerary
Fitrex
XX Israel Tech Mission
ISRAEL TECH
MISSION
December 17 - 20, 2023
Itinerary
Fitrex
Day 1
Sunday, December 17, 2023
Arrival and Transfer to the Dan Hotel - Tel Aviv
Hotel Check-in (starting at 2:00pm)
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Optional walk along the Tel Aviv boardwalk
Meeting at the Hotel Lobby
7:30pm - 8:15pm
Welcome and Trip Orientation
Location: Mediterranean Room, Dan Hotel - Tel Aviv
8:15pm - 10:30pm
Opening Dinner
@® Michael Eisenberg, Founder/Managing Partner of Aleph
@® Eyal Waldman, Co-Founder/CEO of Mellanox, Father of 10/7 victim
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Location: Dan Hotel - Tel Aviv
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Day 1
Sunday, December 17, 2023
Arrival and Transfer to the Dan Hotel - Tel Aviv
Hotel Check-in (starting at 2:00pm)
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Optional walk along the Tel Aviv boardwalk
Meeting at the Hotel Lobby
7:30pm - 8:15pm
Welcome and Trip Orientation
Location: Mediterranean Room, Dan Hotel - Tel Aviv
8:15pm - 10:30pm
Opening Dinner
@® Michael Eisenberg, Founder/Managing Partner of Aleph
@® Eyal Waldman, Co-Founder/CEO of Mellanox, Father of 10/7 victim
Danielle Waldman A"H
Location: Dan Hotel - Tel Aviv
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Monday, December 18, 2023
7:00am
Breakfast at the Hotel
7:45am-8:30am
Travel
8:30am-8:35am
Welcome by Aviva Steinberger, Director of Innovation Diplomacy, Start-Up Nation Central
Location: Start-Up Nation Central
8:35am - 9:30am
Geopolitical and Economic Overview
® Chemi Peres, Managing Partner & Co-Founder of Pitango
® Aviv Kohavi, Former Chief of General Staff of IDF
Location: Start-Up Nation Central
9:30am - 10:00am
Tech in the Trenches: Supporting an ecosystem during wartime" with Avi Hasson, Start-Up
Nation Central CEQ
Location: Start-Up Nation Central
10:00am - 10:45am
® Jeff Swartz, Co-Founder and Board Chairman of MAOZ, former CEO Timberland (Civic
Engagement)
® Yuval Ariav, Columbia Professor, Founder Symbol VC (US Universities)
Location: Start-Up Nation Central
11:00am - 11:45am
Meet with Nir Barkat, Israeli Minister of Economy, former Mayor of Jerusalem
Location: Start-Up Nation Central
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Lunch and conversation with Start-Up Nation Central
Location: Start-Up Nation Central
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Meet with Rachel Goldberg and Jon Polin, Parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Hostage in Gaza
Location: Start-Up Nation Central
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Travel
2:30pm - 6:00pm
'® Visit the Brothers and Sisters for Israel Civilian Volunteer Center
® Meet with the Refugees from Kfar Aza in Kibbutz Shfaim and meet with Doron Almog,
Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Travel
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Dinner with Funders and Entrepreneurs Supporting Startups and Tel Aviv Tech Community.
Location: Home of Zvika Barinboim, Founder of Barinboim Group”
Monday, December 18, 2023
7:00am
Breakfast at the Hotel
7:45am-8:30am
Travel
8:30am-8:35am
Welcome by Aviva Steinberger, Director of Innovation Diplomacy, Start-Up Nation Central
Location: Start-Up Nation Central
8:35am - 9:30am
Geopolitical and Economic Overview
® Chemi Peres, Managing Partner & Co-Founder of Pitango
® Aviv Kohavi, Former Chief of General Staff of IDF
Location: Start-Up Nation Central
9:30am - 10:00am
Tech in the Trenches: Supporting an ecosystem during wartime" with Avi Hasson, Start-Up
Nation Central CEQ
Location: Start-Up Nation Central
10:00am - 10:45am
® Jeff Swartz, Co-Founder and Board Chairman of MAOZ, former CEO Timberland (Civic
Engagement)
® Yuval Ariav, Columbia Professor, Founder Symbol VC (US Universities)
Location: Start-Up Nation Central
11:00am - 11:45am
Meet with Nir Barkat, Israeli Minister of Economy, former Mayor of Jerusalem
Location: Start-Up Nation Central
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Lunch and conversation with Start-Up Nation Central
Location: Start-Up Nation Central
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Meet with Rachel Goldberg and Jon Polin, Parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Hostage in Gaza
Location: Start-Up Nation Central
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Travel
2:30pm - 6:00pm
'® Visit the Brothers and Sisters for Israel Civilian Volunteer Center
® Meet with the Refugees from Kfar Aza in Kibbutz Shfaim and meet with Doron Almog,
Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Travel
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Dinner with Funders and Entrepreneurs Supporting Startups and Tel Aviv Tech Community.
Location: Home of Zvika Barinboim, Founder of Barinboim Group”
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
7:00am
Breakfast at the Hotel
8:00am - 10:00am
Travel to the South
10:00am - 3:30pm
Visit Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Kibbutz Beeri, Sderot, Meet with Soldiers, Lunch
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Travel to Tel Aviv
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Refresh in the hotel
Location: Dan Hotel - Tel Aviv
6:00pm - 6:30pm
Travel
6:30pm - 9:00pm
Tel Aviv Solidarity Tech Reception
Supported by Miasnik, Siegel, and Goldman Families
@ Shlomo Dovrat, Co-Founder and General Partner at Viola Ventures
@ Omri Casspi, Israeli NBA Player and venture capitalist
® Moderated by Jonathan Penkin, CEO Goldman Sachs Israel
Location: Whiskey Bar & Museum, Tel Aviv
9:00pm - 10:00pm
A visit to "Hostage Square”
Location: In front of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
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Tuesday, December 19, 2023
7:00am
Breakfast at the Hotel
8:00am - 10:00am
Travel to the South
10:00am - 3:30pm
Visit Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Kibbutz Beeri, Sderot, Meet with Soldiers, Lunch
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Travel to Tel Aviv
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Refresh in the hotel
Location: Dan Hotel - Tel Aviv
6:00pm - 6:30pm
Travel
6:30pm - 9:00pm
Tel Aviv Solidarity Tech Reception
Supported by Miasnik, Siegel, and Goldman Families
@ Shlomo Dovrat, Co-Founder and General Partner at Viola Ventures
@ Omri Casspi, Israeli NBA Player and venture capitalist
® Moderated by Jonathan Penkin, CEO Goldman Sachs Israel
Location: Whiskey Bar & Museum, Tel Aviv
9:00pm - 10:00pm
A visit to "Hostage Square”
Location: In front of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
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Day 4
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
7:00am
Breakfast at the Hotel and check out
8:00am - 9:45am
Travel to Jerusalem
10:00am - 10:45am
Meeting with Benny Gantz, former Deputy Prime Minister
Location: United Hatzalah Headquarters
11:00am - 12:00am
Special visit to United Hatzalah Headquarters
Location: United Hatzalah Headquarters
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Travel
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Lunch with Yizhar Shai, Former Member of Knesset and Business Leader
Location: TBD
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Travel
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meet with Orit Farkash HaCohen, Member of Knesset and Minister of Science
and Technology
Location: Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem
4:30pm - 5:15pm
Meet with Dr. Micah Goodman, Leading Israeli Author and Philosopher
Location: Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem
5:30pm - 6:00pm
Travel
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Israel Political and Social Unity Discussion and Dinner, Co-Sponsored by Cross
River Bank with:
® Chili Tropper, Member of Knesset (National Unity Party)& Cabinet Minister
® Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem
@® lian Geal-Dor, CEO of Gesher
Moderated by: Hillel Fuld, Tech Columnist & Startup Marketing Advisor
Location: National Library of Israel
Day 4
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
7:00am
Breakfast at the Hotel and check out
8:00am - 9:45am
Travel to Jerusalem
10:00am - 10:45am
Meeting with Benny Gantz, former Deputy Prime Minister
Location: United Hatzalah Headquarters
11:00am - 12:00am
Special visit to United Hatzalah Headquarters
Location: United Hatzalah Headquarters
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Travel
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Lunch with Yizhar Shai, Former Member of Knesset and Business Leader
Location: TBD
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Travel
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meet with Orit Farkash HaCohen, Member of Knesset and Minister of Science
and Technology
Location: Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem
4:30pm - 5:15pm
Meet with Dr. Micah Goodman, Leading Israeli Author and Philosopher
Location: Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem
5:30pm - 6:00pm
Travel
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Israel Political and Social Unity Discussion and Dinner, Co-Sponsored by Cross
River Bank with:
® Chili Tropper, Member of Knesset (National Unity Party)& Cabinet Minister
® Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem
@® lian Geal-Dor, CEO of Gesher
Moderated by: Hillel Fuld, Tech Columnist & Startup Marketing Advisor
Location: National Library of Israel
Day 5 (Optional)
Thursday, December 21, 2023
9:00am - 12:00pm
Volunteering
12:30pm-2:00pm
Lunch with Eugene Kandel, Chair of Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
2:30pm-3:30pm
Check into President's Residence
3:30pm-4:30pm
Meeting with President Isaac Herzog
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Day 5 (Optional)
Thursday, December 21, 2023
9:00am - 12:00pm
Volunteering
12:30pm-2:00pm
Lunch with Eugene Kandel, Chair of Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
2:30pm-3:30pm
Check into President's Residence
3:30pm-4:30pm
Meeting with President Isaac Herzog
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