STEERING COMMITTEE
Eyal Shimoni, PhD
Conference Chair
Senior Research Fellow in the Samuel Neaman Inst for National Policy, leading the “Israel Food Security 2050” initiative. Senior R&D, Tech and Food-Tech expert, Board member, Venture partner, Advisor, Consultant, & Mentor of startups. EIRMA’s “European CTO of the year” awardee in 2017. Established, “The Kitchen FoodTech hub” as well as the EIT Food Accelerators Network (FAN). Chaired the Israeli Food IoT – Big Data consortia. Board member of the Helath Tech Valley, leading the NutritionTech.
Lior Caspi
Head of The Organization’s Headquarters
Entrepreneurship, Content & Strategy Specialist
Food security is National Security.
However, it is first and foremost a personal and individual problem that affects each and every one of us, our children and future generations.
The FoodTech and AgroTech industries are meant to solve the challenge of food security for the country, the world, and humanity.
For me it’s a mission. To promote Food Security, National Security and Personal Safety & resilience for each one on the planet.
Our moto is Joining Hands, Share Knowledge, Collaborate People and move From Innovation To Action.
Amit Ben-Zur
Managing Director, Yesodot Institute & Arlozorov Forum
Galit Cohen
Program Director, Climate Change and National Security, INSS
Ronit Endevelt
Prof. at the University of Haifa, faculty of Welfare and Health School of Public health, Former Director of the Nutrition Division, Israel Ministry of Health
Gil Horsky
Founding Managing Partner, FLORA Ventures
Prof. Hinanit Koltai, PhD
Associate Director of Academic and International Affairs, ARO, Volcani Institute
Prof. Nir Ohad, PhD
Vice-Dean for International Affairs, Director, Manna Center Program for Food Safety & Security
School of Plant Sciences and Food Security, Tel Aviv University
Ronit Eshel
Senior Director, Head of Climate-Tech & Mature Industry, Israel Innovation Authority
Aviv Hatzbani
Excusive Director of Food Industries Association, Manufacturers’ Association of Israel
Shiri Heffer
Senior Manager Sustainability and Food Security, The Good Food Institute Israel
Tammy Meiron, PhD
CTO, Fresh Start FoodTech Incubator IL
Oz Katz
Entrepreneur & former Deputy General Manager of Industries at Israel’s Ministry of Economy and Industry
Dr. Moran Blaychfeld Magnazi
Director of the Nutrition Division in the Public Health Services
Ministry of Health
Victor Weis
Head of the Climate Policy, Department at the National Security Council, Prime Minister’s Office
Roni Strier, PhD
Professor (Emeritus) at the School of Social Work, University of Haifa, Chair of the Israel National Council of Food Security
AMONG OUR SPEAKERS
Prof. Ofira Ayalon
Senior Researcher, Head of Environment Cluster
Samuel Neaman Institute, Technion, Haifa & the School of Environmental Sciences, University of Haifa
Ori Ben-Herzel
VP of Value Creation
MIGAL Galilee Research Institute
Johnathan Berger
CEO, The Kitchen
Nadav Berger
Founding General Partner
PeakBridge
Dr. Michal Bitterman
Dr. Michal Bitterman
CEO and Co-Founder, The Natural Step Israel
Ariel Blumovich
Founder & CEO
YDLabs
Avital Bressler
Partner
Based Capital
Prof. Benny Chefetz
Director, Agriculture Research Organization – Volcani Institute
Shai Cohen
Chief Innovation Officer & Managing Director
Tnuva Ventures
Ilanit Kabessa Cohen
Managing Partner
URIKA Partners
Avi Ditcher
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
Rina Fainstein
CEO, Noga
Roee Furman
Managing Director, Doral Energy-Tech Ventures
Yonatan Golan
CEO
Brevel
Dr. Ellen R. Graber, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist and Group Leader in the Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization
Volcani Institute
Dr. Ziva Hamama
Food Risk Management Director
The National Food Service
Kish Johnson
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Advancing Eco Agriculture, Concord, VA
Dr. Yael Kachel
Senior Economist and Head of Research
Research, Economy and Strategy Division
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
Shirly Kalush
General Manager
Agrifood Futures
Prof. Nir Kedar
Principal Investigator of the Agro-Optics and Sensing Lab
Volcani Institute
Dr. Iftach Klapp, Ph.D
Principal Investigator of the Agro-Optics and Sensing Lab
Volcani Institute
Ronen Levran
Director of Economic Growth
OR Movement
Shai Levy
Managing Partner
Nevateam Partners
Dr. Einat Magal
Acting Chief Scientist of Innovation & Chairman
Israel Innovation Authority
Eyal Malis
Chairman of Go-Impact, Founding Member
Conscious Capitalism Israel
Dr. Roni Mamluk
Agtech & innovation Consultant
Tkuma
Dana Marom
CTO & CO Founder, Day 8
Shahaf Maroodi
CEO and Founder at ISG Intelligence & AgroNegev
Dr. Inbar Maymon Pomeranchik
Co Founder & CEO
AgChimedes
Dr. Guy Mechrez
Researcher
Volcani Institute
Shai Melcer, Ph.D.
Head of the National Bio-convergence Program
Israel Innovation Authority
Dana Ment, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Agricultural Entomology
Volcani Institute
Arik Pinto
CEO & Co-Founder
SeaCrop
Ella Rabin
Sher Consulting Training
Roni Rak
Principle Investigator
Volcani Institute
Dr. Eran Raveh
Head of Gilat Research Center (ARO)
Lee Recht, Ph.D.
Chairwoman, Food Systems Sub-Committee
MENA2050
Dorit Rozner, Ph.D.
Chief Technology Officer
The Kitchen
Orly Savion, Ph.D.
CEO, Alagene
Noga Sela Shalev
CEO, Fresh Start FoodTech Incubator IL
Gad Shahar
Chief Agronomist and Knowledge Manager
Haifa Group
Assoc. Prof. Avi Shpigelman
Head, Laboratory for Novel Food and Bioprocessing
Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion
Gil Shwarsman
CEO, SouthUp
Alon Stopel, Ph.D.
Chairman of the Innovation Authority & Chief Scientist for Innovation at the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology
Roni Sussman
CEO
AquaculTech
Dr. Hagit Ulanovsky
Weitz Center for Sustainable Development
Dr. Hadassa Waterman, Ph.D.
Head of Biotech Department
Ehrlich Group
Gilad Tsory
Owner & CEO, Wyler Farms, Ltd.
Liron Yanay
CEO, AgriPass Robotics
Amir Zaidman
Partner and Chief Business Officer
The Kitchen FoodTech Hub
Roni Zidon-Eyal
VP Business Development
Imagindairy
Tzvi Zvirin, Ph.D.
Co-founder & CEO, BioArmix Ltd.
