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Innovation 2014

The leading innovation event in the Negev and Israel
 
 
Israeli innovativeness meets global impact – Hear, see and experience fascinating encounters between young entrepreneurs and veteran industry leaders. This is a rare opportunity to take part in a meeting between two forces that drive the innovativeness arena: on one hand – leading global corporations, and on the other – Israeli companies, entrepreneurs, investors and researchers.    
 
The event will take place on June 18th, 2014, at Bengis Center for Entrepreneurship and Hi-Tech Management Innovation.
 
Among the companies participating in the event are: IBM, HP, Oracle, Intel, EMC, Microsoft, Strauss Group, Teva, Bank Hapoalim and others. Among the  Presenters/Participants: Ofra Strauss, Chairwoman of Strauss Group; Yair Seroussi, Chairman of Bank Hapoalim; Rick Kaplan, CEO of IBM IsraelDavid Lander, Managing Director, HP Israel; Dr. Orna Berry, Corporate Vice President and the General Manager of the EMC Center of Excellence in Israel; Amir Hayek, Director General of the Manufacturers Association of Israel and business pundit at “Layla Calcali”, MK Erel Margalit, Izhar Shay, General Partner, Canaan Partners Israel; Ruvik Danilovich, Mayor of Be’er Sheva, and others.
 
An unusual conference
Bengis Center presents an event designed like a Tapas restaurant: dozens of panels and short lectures will rotate in themed rooms. In the spirit of 2014’s dynamic innovativeness – an opportunity learn more about topics that appeal to you and get involved in fields farther from your line of business.
 
 
What’s on the agenda?
Representatives of global corporations will present their innovative roadmaps, booths representing the participating companies, open lecture rooms, and presentations of groundbreaking final projects – from both faculties organizing the event – The Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management and The Faculty of Engineering Sciences, in Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. 
 
How can you register? Entrance to the conference is free of charge, but please register in advance. Click here to register
 
Conference highlights
·        “Innovation from a Different Angle” Panel – with leaders of the Israeli business and public sectors - Ofra Strauss, Chairwoman at Strauss Group; Yair Seroussi, Chairman at Bank Hapoalim; MK Erel Margalit and Ruvik Danilovich, Mayor of Be’er Sheva. Moderated by Amir Hayek, Director General of the Manufacturers Association of Israel and Business Pundit at “Layla Calcali”.
·        “Local Innovativeness Meets Global Impact” Corporations Panel – with representatives of leading global corporations. Moderated by Izhar Shay, high-tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist, General Partner, Canaan Partners Israel.
·        An array of short, fascinating and innovative lectures, on everything that was, is and will be a part of the entrepreneurship sphere.
·        A peek at tomorrow – a multitude of exciting and ground-breaking and final projects – 500 technological projects and 50 managerial projects.
 
 
Schedule

10:00-12:00

Opening Session

Moderated by  Prof. Dafna Schwartz,  Director of Bengis Center for Entrepreneurship & Hi-Tech Management

10:00-10:25

Greetings -

            ·        Prof. Rivka Carmi, President, Ben-Gurion University  of the Negev

  •             ·        Prof. Oded Lowengrat, Dean of Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management

                ·        Prof. Joseph Kost, Dean of BGU’s Faculty of Engineering Sciences

                ·        Mr. Arnold (Arnie) Bengis 

Panels Presentation - Ms. Yifat Turbiner, Innovation Ecosystem Leader – Bengis Center for Entrepreneurship & Hi-Tech Management

  • 10:30 – 11:15 - “Innovation from a Different Angle” Panel – with leaders of the Israeli business and public sectors - Ofra Strauss, Chairwoman at Strauss Group; Yair Seroussi, Chairman at Bank Hapoalim; MK Erel Margalit and Ruvik Danilovich, Mayor of Be’er Sheva. Moderated by Amir Hayek, Director General of the Manufacturers Association of Israel and Business Pundit at “Layla Calcali”.
  •  11:15 – 11:45 - “Local Innovativeness Meets Global Impact” Corporations Panel – with Rick Kaplan, CEO at IBM Israel and David Lander, Managing Director, HP Israel. Moderated by Izhar Shay, high-tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist, General Partner, Canaan Partners Israel.​

            12:00 – 12:45 – Lunch and tours of the technological displays.

       12:45 – 15:00 – An array of short, fascinating and innovative lectures given by lecturers of various fields.

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  • Innovation 2014 is the 5th innovation event organized by Bengis Center for Entrepreneurship and Hi-Tech Management Innovation, in collaboration with the Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management and the Faculty for Engineering at the Ben Gurion University. 
 
For more details or to the event join as participants send us a message here. For joining the event as presenters or lecturers, contact the Bengis Center for Entrepreneurship and Hi-Tech Management at 08-6479801, or send us a message here.
 

 
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