Country Breakfast Israel – the Country of Start-Ups
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Heiss-Saal
Plenary
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in englischer SpracheDigital, agile and unstoppable – the start-up scene in Israel has created an ecosystem of successful new businesses, which has become a model for entrepreneurs worldwide. What are the roots of this entrepreneurial success in Israel? And is the tide of start-ups a sustainable model for the economy?
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Dr. Eugene KANDEL
Chief Executive Officer, Start-Up Nation Central, Tel Aviv
| Bachelor Student, Hebrew University, Jerusalem | |
| Master Student, Hebrew University, Jerusalem | |
| MBA, University of Chicago | |
| Ph.D., University of Chicago | |
| Professor of Economics and Finance, Hebrew University, Jerusalem | |
| 2009-2015 | Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister, National Economic Council, Israel |
Chemi PERES
Managing General Partner and Co-Founder, Pitango Venture Capital, Herzliya
| 1988-2002 | Student, BSc Industrial Engineering and Management, MBA Business Administration, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv |
| since 1996 | Managing General Partner and Co-Founder, Pitango Venture Capital, Herliya |
| since 2006 | Chairman of the Board of Directors, Pearly of wisdom |
| since 2007 | Member of the Board, Olive Software |
| since 2008 | Member of the Board, Radwin, Tel Aviv |
| since 2010 | Chairman, Al-Bawader, Nazareth |
| Member of the Board, Idomoo, Hod Hasharon | |
| since 2012 | Chairman of the Board, Webbing Inc. |
| since 2013 | Member of the Board, Taboola, New York |
| Board Member, Social Finance Israel, Tel Aviv | |
| Chairman of the Board of Directors, The Peres Center for Peace, Jaffa | |
| since 2014 | Chairman or the Investment Committee, Takwin Labs, Haifa |
| Chairman of the Advisory Board, Impact First Investments, Hezliya | |
| Member of the Board, Duda, Palo Alto | |
| since 2015 | Chairman of the Board, Dorbel, Tel Aviv |
Dr. Harald MAHRER
Austrian Federal Minister of Science, Research and Economy, Vienna
| 1995-1997 | Chairman, Austrian National Students Union, Vienna University of Economics and Business |
| 1997-2000 | Research Assistant, Vienna University of Economics and Business |
| 2000-2005 | Managing Director, legend Consulting GmbH |
| 2006-2010 | Founder and Managing Director, Pleon Publico Public Relations & Lobbying |
| 2011-2012 | Founder and Managing Director, cumclave Unternehmensberatung |
| 2011-2014 | Managing Director, Tauern Holding |
| 2014-2017 | State Secretary, Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy |
| since 2017 | Austrian Federal Minister of Science, Research and Economy |
