​The Israeli DefenseTech Innovation Day, led by 10D, Meitar and Protego Ventures, is designed to bring together founders, innovators, and key industry leaders within the Defense sector for a day of networking, knowledge-sharing, and discussions about the challenges and opportunities in this evolving landscape.

​Agenda

​Defense Tech 2027 Market Overview: The State of the Industry

​David Chinn, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company; Leader of McKinsey’s Defense Practice in Europe

​Panel: The Buyer Is the Bottleneck? From Pilot to Program

• ​Inbal Kreiss, Chief Innovation Officer, Systems Missiles & Space Division, IAI

• ​Asaf Picciotto, Co-Founder & CEO, Spectralx

• ​BG (Ret.) Shimon Tsentsiper, Managing Partner, Ace Capital

• ​Dr. Irit Idan, Idan Technology Insights Former EVP R&D Rafael

​Panel: From Dual-Use to Defense: When Commercial Technology Enters the Battlefield

• ​Ido Priel, Co-Founder & CEO, Remondo

• ​Avner Bendheim, Co-Founder & CEO, Tenna Systems

• ​Shuki Yehuda, EVP Chief Technology Officer at Elbit

• ​Yarden Gross, Co-Founder & CEO, Orca AI

​The D-Fend Story

​Fireside Chat featuring Zohar Halachmi, Chairman & CEO,
D-Fend Solutions

​Panel: The Future Battlefield: Remote, Unmanned and Autonomous

• ​Ofer Ballin, Co-Founder & CEO, Shifters

• ​Aviv Shapira, Co Founder & CEO of Xtend

• ​Tamar Harary, Co-Founder & CEO, LiteVision

• ​Avi Gil, Former Military Secretary and Defense Advisor to the Israeli Prime Minister; Managing Partner, Giveon

​The Dynamics and Evolution of Defense Primes

​Fireside Chat featuring Alon Dror, Co Founder & CEO of KELA