The Israel-China Connection: Two Startup Nations 

Exploring the Growing Links for VC, Tech Innovation, R&D and expansion in two of the most important startup nations in the world.

Welcome Lunch 12pm-1:30pm

Opening Remarks  1:30pm
David Tadmor, Co-Chairman & Co-Managing Partner, Tadmor & Co. Yuval Levy & Co.
Rebecca Fannin, Founder/Editor, Silicon Dragon

OUTLOOK: China’s Tech Climb 1:45pm
William Bao Bean, Partner, SOSV / Managing Director, China Accelerator

MULTINATIONAL STRATEGISTS 2:15pm
Multinational corporate managers are leveraging China-Israel connections for innovation, R&D, and expansion
Oded Salomy, General Manager, Visa Europe Collab Israel
Ariella Grinberg, Innovation Manager, GM Advanced Technical Center
Dror Pearl, Cloud & Global Technology Unit Leader, IBM Israel
Moderator: Aviv Frenkel, Senior Tech Correspondent, Channel 10 News

BOOK REVIEW: Israel and China 2:45pm
Lionel Friedfeld, CEO & MD, Israel Asian Fund & Co-Author, Israel And China: From Silk Road To Innovation Highway (2015)

PANEL: ACCELERATING ISRAELI-CHINA TECH LINKS 3:15pm
Joint R&D with Chinese companies is giving Israeli startups the edge
Roy Wiesner, CEO, Hutchison-Kinrot
Holo Zheng, General Manager, Techcode Israel
Zohar Gendler, CEO & Managing Partner, NGT3
Avi Luvton, Executive Director, APAC, Office of Chief Scientist
Moderator: Gwen Ackerman, Bureau Chief, Bloomberg News

REFRESHMENTS BREAK: 3:30-3:45pm

TECH CHATS: 3:45pm
Leading Israeli entrepreneurs discuss their China strategy
Viktor Ariel, CEO, Tekoia
Shlomo Talitman, Executive Chairman, Shekelonline
Giora Dishon, CEO & Chairman, Utilight
Moderator: Tal Reshef, Israel-Asia business specialist

M&A /PARTNERSHIPS   China & Israel Deals  4:15pm
Partnering, selling and merging with Chinese companies is giving Israeli companies a boost in scaling up globally
Danny Shacham, Founder, President & Board Director, Nextec Technologies
Sagi Bakshi, Co-Founder & General Manager, IronSource
Hillel Schuster, Head of Corporate Finance / China Practice, KPMG Somekh Chaikin
Ziv Tamir, Owner & Acting Managing Director, Zdev Medical Ltd.
Ilan Maor, Managing Partner, SHENG Enterprises / Vice Chairman, Israel-China Chamber of Commerce
Moderator: Ziv Wassercug, Partner, Head of China Practice, Tadmor & Co. Yuval Levy & Co.

CROWD TALK 5PM
Jon Medved, CEO, OurCrowd
with Dan Marom, Co-Author, The Crowdfunding Revolution (2012)

PANEL: VCs/DEALMAKERS  5:15pm
Israeli VC firms are raising money from China, doing co-investments with Chinese firms and pushing their portfolio companies into the Mainland. What’s the future for China’s economy and technology innovation? 
Gilad Novik, CTO, Li Ka-Shing’s Horizons Ventures
Ronen Nir, General Partner, Carmel Ventures
Kobi Rozengarten, Managing Partner, JVP
Net Jacobsson, Co-Founder & General Partner, SparkLabs Global Ventures / Former, International Business Development Director, Facebook
Zvi Shalgo,  Managing Partner, China Synergy Funds
Moderator: Rebecca Fannin, Author, Silicon Dragon (2008), Startup Asia (20111) and Co-Author, Innovation in Emerging Markets (2016) / Contributor, Forbes

Commentators:
Howard J. Krongard, former Inspector General, U.S. Department of State, and VC Investor
Yesha Sivan, Executive Director, The Coller Institute of Venture, Tel Aviv University 

Welcome Reception: Dec. 1, 6pm-8pm (Invite only)
Forum: Dec. 2, 12-6pm
Rooftop Networking Party: Dec. 2, 7:30-9pm  Location: lool.vc

Sponsors: IBM Innovation Center, Tadmor & Co. Yuval Levy & Co., KPMG

VENUE: IBM Client Center, IBM Israel
94 Derech Em-Hamoshavot, Kiryat Arie, Petach-Tikva 49527

Supporting organizations: IBI, IATI, Israel-Asia Chamber of Commerce, Israel-Asia Center, Tel Aviv Global, GWC, IVC Research Center, The Israel Conference

Contact events@silicondragonventures for more info