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Nov 15th-17th 2021

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MindTheTech NY | Calcalist
MindTheTech NY | Calcalist
MindTheTech NY | Calcalist

Calcalist is excited to be returning to New York for a new international event in the Mind the Tech series.Mind the Tech NY 2021 will include a series of unique encounters and discussionson topics focusing on innovation & tech, business ties with Israel, investment opportunities and more. During the conference, we shall examine the ways in which high-tech and innovation manifest in an array of fields, from cyber and fintech to e-commerce & entertainment.The event is planned to bring together startup companies and U.S.-based funds and corporates. Through out the event, participants will have the opportunity to meet some of the most influential people and companies, opinion makers and trend setters in New York City and in the U.S.

on the agenda

Explore the Themes

Cyber

Cyber &
Privacy

AI & Big Data

AI & Big Data

FinTech

FinTech

Media & Entertainment

Media & Entertainment

growth

Growth

What to Expect

Schedule

November 15th

19:00

Opening Cocktail
@ Refinery Rooftop
63 W 38th St, New York, NY 10018
SOLD OUT

PARTY and NETWORKING

Meet with innovators and leaders from the global tech and finance industries for an exclusive cocktail event

November 16th

08:30-15:00

Mind the Tech NY 2021 Conference
@ Apella Alexandria
450 E29th St, New York, NY 10016

BOLD TALKS

Be inspired by the sharpest minds in business. You will hear directly from the voices shaping our world - focusing on innovation & tech, business ties with Israel, and investment opportunities

AGENDA >

15:30-17:30

Leumi Technologies' Roundtable @ Apella Alexandria
450 E29th St, New York, NY 10016
* Invite only

Early-stage Financial startups’ challenges

Jaime Schcolnik, CIO, First Executive VP, Bank Leumi

16:00-17:30

Insight Partners' Roundtable
@ Apella Alexandria
450 E29th St, New York, NY 10016
* Invite only

Teddie Wardi, Managing Director, Insight Partners
Nikki Parker, Senior Vice President, Insight Partners

16:00-17:30

Grove Ventures' Roundtable
@ Apella Alexandria
450 E29th St, New York, NY 10016
* Invite only

Emmanuel Lagarrigue, Managing Director, General Atlantic
Lotan Levkowitz, General Partner, Grove Venture

16:00-17:30

Qumra's Roundtable
@ Riskified Offices
220 5th Ave, New York, NY 10001
* Invite only

Udi Mokady, Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO, CyberArk Software
Boaz Dinte, Managing General Partner, Qumra Capital

18:00

NEW YORK ISRAEL UNICORN PARTY
@ Margalit Startup City New York
122 Grand St. SOHO, New York, NY 10013
* Invite only

TEch. Music. Drinks

November 17th

9:00-17:00

AKEYLESS KeyConf- Secrets Management Reimagined
@ City Winery
2511th Ave, New York, NY 10011

The Cloud Industry’s first event for Secrets Management

KeynoteSpeaker: ADM Mike Rogers, Former NSA Director
* For more information & registration: www.akeyless.io/keyconf

10:00-11:00

Bank Leumi's Roundtable
@ Bank Leumi USA offices
579 5th Ave, New York, NY 10017
* Invite only

Funding growth from the garage to a unicorn 

Timor Arbel-Sadras, CEO, LeumiTech
Ori Kaufman Gafter, Head of International & Tech Banking, Bank Leumi USA

TEL-AVIV 2 NEW-YORK
AN AIFL ISRAEL@NASDAQ CONFERENCE

GlobalX america-israel friendship league

November 17th

10:30-12:30

Mid-Day NASDAQ CONFERENCE
@ NASDAQ, New York

The Annual Israel Day @NASDAQ conference, dedicated this year to: "Start-Up to Global Financial Markets - from Tel Aviv to New York".

18:00

AIFL - 50th ANNIVERSARY EVENING GALA 
@ The Plaza Hotel, New York

Partners for Democracy Awards

Special guests President George W.Bush and President Reuven Rivlin
* For more information & registration: www.partnersfordemocracy.com

to be discussed

The full Agenda

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Moderator: Dr. Nimrod Kozlovski, TLV University; Founder, Cytactic 
8:00
Gathering
9:00
Opening
Yoel Esteron, Founder & Publisher, Calcalist
Hanan Friedman, CEO, Bank Leumi
9:20
A Closer Look at the Foundations of the New Economy and How they Reshape the Tech Ecosystem       
Play Bigger: Building Category Winners
John Curtius, Partner, Tiger Global
and Michael Reitblat, Co-Founder & CEO, Forter
in a Fireside Chat with Sophie Shulman, Calcalist
An Outside Job: The Rise of Israeli Fintechs
Prashant Fuloria, CEO, Fundbox; Former SVP at Yahoo & Senior Director at Facebook & Google
Openfor Innovation, Closed for Infiltration: Leumi's Journey to the Future
Jaime Schcolnik, CIO, First Executive VP, Bank Leumi
10:00
The 2021 IPO Rush: With Great Scale, Comes Great Responsibility
From Zero to 100B$ in a Decade: The Amazing Journey of Snowflake
Matthew Glickman, VP Customer and Product Strategy, Snowflake
Going Public: The Incredible Path to IPO
Moderator: Ron Friedman, Start-Up Nation Central
Udi Mokady, Co-Founder & CEO, CyberArk
Sivan Shamri Dahan, Managing Partner, Qumra Capital
Assaf Feldman, Co-Founder & CTO, Riskified  
Asaf Peled, Co-Founder & CEO, Minute Media
Saar Yoskovitz, Co-Founder & CEO, Augury
The Unicorn Era - Brace for Impact
Timor Arbel-Sadras, CEO, LeumiTech
Next Generation Growth Investment
Jon Korngold, Global Co-Head of Technology Investing and Head of Blackstone Growth
in a Fireside Chat with Sophie Shulman, Calcalist
5 Tectonic Plates in Motion and How They Can Reshape the Tech Ecosystem
Dina Pasca-Raz, Partner, Head of Technology, KPMG Israel
Never Waste a Good Crisis: Scaling During a Pandemic
Moderator: Dr. Nimrod Kozlovski, TLV University; Founder, Cytactic 
Alon Bloch, Co-Founder & CEO, K-Health
Michael Shaulov, Co-Founder & CEO, Fireblocks
Hani Goldstein, Co-Founder & CEO, Snappy
Itay Falb, Partner, KPMG Israel
11:15
Mingling & Light Bites
11:45
The Media and Entertainment Landscape in 2021 and Beyond 
Software Takeover: The New Technologies Reimagining the Future of TV Advertising
and Tal Chalozin, CTO and Co-Founder, Innovid
Fireside Chat
Jennifer Griffin, National Security Correspondent for FOX News
in a Fireside Chat with Erel Margalit, Founder & Executive Chairman, JVP and Margalit StartUp City,
Innovation in the Shadow of Regulation
Prof. Ellen Goodman, Co-Director of Rutgers Law School
in a Fireside Chat with Omer Cabir, Calclaist 
How Data Analysis In Sports Is Changing The Game
Samer Jassar, Director of Basketball Strategy and Analytics, Milwaukee Bucks
12:30
Data and Privacy: The Clash of Titans
The Connected Future: Moving Towards the Next Cyber Era
Carl Eschenbach, Partner, Sequoia Capital
and Roey Eliyahu, Co-Founder & CEO, Salt Security
in a Fireside Chat with Sophie Shulman, Calcalist
Proactive Cyber-security in a Time of Global Explosion in Cyberattacks and Cybercrime
Nadav Maman, Co-Founder & CTO, Deep Instinct            
The Cyber Boom: Rebuilding the Architecture of Privacy-Preserving and Secure
Moderator: Dr. Nimrod Kozlovski, TLV University; Founder, Cytactic
Phil Venables, CISO Google Cloud; VP, Google
Avi Shua, Co-Founder & CEO, Orca Security
John Brennan, Partner, YL Ventures
Making the Case for Cryptocurrencies
Daniel Leon, Co-Founder & COO, Celsius Network
13:30
Becoming Digital: A Spotlight on the Next Wave of Digital Transformation
Fast Growth in an Era of Digital Transformation
Saagar Kulkarni, Partner, Stripes Group,
and Natalie Refuah, Partner, Viola Growth
in a Fireside Chat with James Spiro, CTech by Calcalist
The Rise of Thematic Investing  
Jay Jacobs, Head of Research & Strategy, Global X
Climate Security Is the New Cyber Security
Shimon Elkabetz, Co-Founder & CEO Tomorrow.io
Innovation in the Water Industry: From the Climate Crisis to Growth and Sustainability
Amit Lang, CEO, EMS Mekorot Projects Israel, Former Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Economy 
Growth Equity and Global Entrepreneurship Phenomenon
Anton Levy, Co-President, General Atlantic
in a fireside chat with Guy Franklin, Founder & General Partner 'Israeli Mapped in NY' Ventures
Unlocking Construction Data: Hardware Enabled SaaS is the Key
Meirav Oren, Co-Founder & CEO, Versatile
How Urban Retail Faces the Future
Dekel Valtzer, Co-Founder & CEO, Avo
14:30
Late Lunch & Networking

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startup conference Admission

$250

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general conference Admission

$490

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//  Registration must be confirmed  //  Limited availability   //  Cancellation fees:  $50  |  No refunds will be given for cancellations made after 30/10/21

SPEAKERS, INVESTORS & ENTREPRENEURS*

*Preliminary list

John Curtius
John Curtius
Partner, Tiger Global
Hanan Friedman
Hanan Friedman
CEO, Bank Leumi
Udi Mokady
Udi Mokady
Co-Founder & CEO, CyberArk
Phil Venables
Phil Venables
CISO, Google Cloud; VP, Google
Rachel Loeb
Rachel Loeb
President & CEO, New York City Economic Development Corporation
Jon Korngold
Jon Korngold
Global Co-Head of Technology Investing & Head of Blackstone Growth, Blackstone
Anton Levy
Anton Levy
Co-President, General Atlantic
Erel Margalit 
Erel Margalit 
Founder and Executive Chairman,
JVP & Margalit Startup City
Jennifer Griffin
Jennifer Griffin
National Security Correspondent for FOX News
Carl Eschenbach
Carl Eschenbach
Partner, Sequoia Capital
Matthew Glickman
Matthew Glickman
VP Customer and Product Strategy, Snowflake
Jesse Laskaris
Jesse Laskaris
Director - Performance Data, Operations and Technology, Disney Streaming
Sivan Shamri Dahan
Sivan Shamri Dahan
Managing Partner, Qumra Capital
Assaf Feldman
Assaf Feldman
Co-Founder & CTO, Riskified
Prashant Fuloria
Prashant Fuloria
CEO, Fundbox
Asaf Peled
Asaf Peled
Co-Founder & CEO, Minute Media
Tal Chalozin
Tal Chalozin
CTO & Co-Founder, Innovid
John Brennan
John Brennan
Partner, YL Ventures
ADM Mike Rogers
ADM Mike Rogers
former NSA Director;
Partner, Team8
Hani Goldstein
Hani Goldstein
Co-Founder & CEO, Snappy
Teddie Wardi
Teddie Wardi
Managing Director, Insight Partners
Michael Reitblat
Michael Reitblat
Co-Founder & CEO, Forter
Roey Eliyahu
Roey Eliyahu
Co-Founder & CEO, Salt Security
Avi Shua
Avi Shua
CEO & Co-Founder, Orca Security
Asaf Zamir
Asaf Zamir
Israel's Consul General in New York
Samer Jassar
Samer Jassar
Director of Basketball Strategy & Analytics, Milwaukee Bucks
Timor Arbel-Sadras
Timor Arbel-Sadras
CEO, LeumiTech
Michael Shaulov
Michael Shaulov
Co-Founder & CEO, Fireblocks
Alon Bloch
Alon Bloch
Co-Founder & CEO K-Health
Saagar Kulkarni
Saagar Kulkarni
Partner, Stripes Group
Dina Pasca-Raz
Dina Pasca-Raz
Partner, Head of Technology,
KPMG Israel
Jaime Schcolnik
Jaime Schcolnik
CIO, First Executive VP, Bank Leumi
Nikki Parker
Nikki Parker
Senior Vice President, Insight Partners
Emmanuel Lagarrigue
Emmanuel Lagarrigue
Managing Director, General Atlantic
Natalie Refuah
Natalie Refuah
Partner, Viola Growth
Jay Jacobs
Jay Jacobs
Head of Research & Strategy, Global X
Prof. Ellen Goodman
Prof. Ellen Goodman
Rutgers Law
Dr. Nimrod Kozlovski
Dr. Nimrod Kozlovski
HFN, TLV University
Anat Katz
Anat Katz
Economic Minister to North America, Ministry of Economy and Industry, Israel
Saar Yoskovitz
Saar Yoskovitz
Co-Founder & CEO, Augury
Amit Lang
Amit Lang
CEO, EMS, Mekorot Projects Israel
Gideon Argov
Gideon Argov
General Partner,
New Era Capital Partners
Nadav Maman
Nadav Maman
Co-Founder & CTO, Deep Instinct
Guy Franklin
Guy Franklin
Founder & General Partner 'Israeli Mapped in NY' Ventures
Dekel Valtzer
Dekel Valtzer
Co-Founder & CEO, Avo
Meirav Oren
Meirav Oren
Co-Founder & CEO, Versatile
Oded Hareven
Oded Hareven
Co-Founder & CEO, Akeyless Security
Udi Ziv
Udi Ziv
CEO Earnix
Shimon Elkabetz
Shimon Elkabetz
Co-Founder & CEO, Tomorrow.io
Erez Shachar
Erez Shachar
Managing Partner, Qumra Capital
Lotan Levkowitz
Lotan Levkowitz
General Partner, Grove Ventures
Nimrod Cohen
Nimrod Cohen
Managing Partner, TAU Ventures
Oded Hermoni 
Oded Hermoni 
Co-Founder, Managing Partner, J-Ventures
Pinhas Buchris
Pinhas Buchris
Managing Partner,
State of Mind Ventures
Adi Levanon
Adi Levanon
Principal, Flint Capital
Sharin Fisher
Sharin Fisher
Partner at Fort Ross Ventures
Ori Kaufman-Gafter
Ori Kaufman-Gafter
Head of International & Tech Banking, Bank Leumi USA

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Round Tables

The exclusive invite-only round tables event, will bring together entrepreneurs, VCs and local corporates for workshops, networking & B2B meetings

corporates & VCs

These are some of the corporations & venture capitals that participated in our conferences

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past speakers

Distinguished experts
who appeared on our stage

Randi Zuckerberg
Randi Zuckerberg
Founder & CEO
of Zuckerberg Media
Richard Branson
Sir Richard Branson
Chairman & Founder
of the Virgin group
Jensen Huang
Jensen Huang
CEO, Nvidia
John Chambers
John Chambers
Chairman & CEO, Cisco
Abigail Posner
Abigail Posner
Head of Strategic Planning,
Google
Jeff Glueck
Jeff Glueck
CEO, Foursquare
Reuven Rivlin
Reuven Rivlin
Former President of Israel
Devin Wenig
Devin Wenig
Chairman & CEO, eBay
Glen Fogel
Glen Fogel
CEO & Chairman, Booking
Sarah Personette
Sarah Personette
VP Global Business Marketing, Facebook
Joseph Steglitz
Joseph Steglitz
Nobel Prize-Winning Economist
Jeremy Coller
Jeremy Coller
Chairman & CIO,
Coller Capital
Prof. Nouriel Roubini
Prof. Nouriel Roubini
New York University
Dr. Hedva Ber
Dr. Hedva Ber
Supervisor of Banks,
Bank of Israel
Dr. Gerhard Cromme
Dr. Gerhard Cromme
Chairman, Aroundtown
& former Chairman, Siemens
Daphne Koller
Daphne Koller
Founder and CEO, insitro;
Co-Founder, Coursera
Chemi Peres
Chemi Peres
Managing General Partner & Co-Founder, Pitango; Chairman, Peres center for Peace & Innovation
Fiona Darmon
Fiona Darmon
General Partner, JVP

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