Haifa DefenseTech Startups and Investors Forum

​Join founders, leading investors, industry leaders, and representatives from Israel's defence ecosystem for a focused morning of insights, networking, and practical discussions. Hosted in Haifa by EY, Gornitzky GNY, and HiCenter Ventures.

​Agenda

​09:00-10:00 | Breakfast & Networking☕

​10:00 -10:15 | Opening Remarks

• ​Lior Hanuka, CEO, HiCenter Ventures

• ​Hanan Markovitz, CEO, HEC

• ​Ariela Lazarovitz, DefenceTech Manager, HEC

​10:15 - 10:20 | HiCenter DefenceTech Investment Activity, Ilana Averkin, Director of DefenceTech Investments

​10:20–10:35 | Keynote: The Future of Defence Innovation, Dr. Moshe Shuker, Executive VP R&D, Rafael

​10:35-10:45 | MAFAT for Startups, Major Chen Ben David, MAFAT

​10:45-10:55 | How Startups Can Work with the IIA ,Tomer Segalovich, IIA

​11:00 - 11:30 | Investors Panel, Moderator: Shimon Alalouf, Partner, EY

• ​Ilana Averkin, HiCenter Ventures

• ​Merav Davidovits, Aurelius Capital

• ​Prof. Yaron Wolfsthal , Partner, ICI Fund

• ​Ehud Hai, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, 2i Ventures

​11:30 - 11:45 | Key Considerations for Early-Stage Startups, Ariel Sagee and Yonatan Levinstein, Partners at Gornitzky GNY

​12:00 | Closing & Networking

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