The BRIDGE: Israel-Australia Investment Summit brought together over 400 leading investors, innovators and senior governmental representatives to inspire, disrupt and connect.
The summit showcased some of the most exciting Israeli innovation in fields as diverse as cyber security, medtech, sustainable agriculture, water technology, and frontier technologies, such as AR/VR, drones and automotive technologies.
It is our privilege to share with you the highlights from The BRIDGE 2016.
To watch the full presentations from The BRIDGE 2016, follow the links below:
Day 1
The World of 100 Doors – Dov Moran, Managing Partner, Grove Ventures
Power Pitch – Carlos Benaim, CEO, Deep Learning Robotics
Innovating for Global Players – Nagraj Kashyap, Corporate VP, Microsoft Ventures
Panel Discussion: Corporate Innovation
Moderated by: Kevin Bloch, Chief Technology Officer – Cisco
Participants: Ayala Domani, Telstra; Nagraj Kashyap, Microsoft; Tzipi Avioz, AMP; Ajoy Mallik, Follow[the]Seed; Hadas Kroitoru, Israel Innovation Authority
Learnings from a leading investor in Israeli tech start-ups
Live interview of Paul Bassat, Director, Square Peg Capital
Interviewed by Ethy Levy, Israel Trade Commissioner
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Impact Nation Stream @ Main Theatre
Special Welcome by Sir Ronald Cohen
Power Pitch – Eran Orr, Founder and CEO, VRPhysio
Panel Discussion: Combining Profit with Purpose: Stories from the Field
Moderated by: Amanda Miller, Co-Founder, Impact Generation Partners
Participants: Sandrine Montsma, Bridges Israel; Daniel Madhavan, Impact Investing Australia; Jackie Coates, Telstra Foundation; Grant Fuzi, Blue River Group; Karen Bohm, Pangaea Impact Investments
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Cyber Nation Stream @ The Forum / Tel Aviv Cafe
Overview of the Israeli Cyber Security sector – Richard Vesely, Senior Director of Business and Trade Development, Israel Trade Commission
Power Pitch – Natan Barak, CEO, mPrest
Disruptive Models for Investing in Cyber Security – Barak Rabinowitz, Managing Partner, F2 Capital
Panel Discussion: Leveraging Cyber Security Opportunities
Moderated by: Dilan Rajasingham, Executive Manager, Technology Innovation, Commonwealth Bank
Participants: Chris Mohan, Telstra; Barak Rabinowitz, F2 Capital; Andrey Shirben, Avantgard; Natan Barak, mPrest; Adi Ashkenazy, XM Cyber
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VC Pitch – Sigalit Klimovsky, Partner, Grove Ventures
Israel’s AR/VR Landscape – Eylon Penchas, Managing Partner, Viola Partners
Power Pitch – Ori Danieli, APAC rep, Cimagine
Real Elevator Pitch Competition
Day 2
The Israeli story – David Stark, General Partner, OurCrowd
Power Pitch – Ran Krauss, Co-Founder and CEO, Airobotics
Panel Discussion: Changing gears to Global scale – Turning Koalas into Gazelles
Intro and Moderation: David Thodey, Chair, Jobs for NSW
Participants: Topaz Conway, Springboard; Dov Moran, Grove Ventures; Annie Parker, Muru-D; Dan Bennett, OurCrowd; Amir Eldad, A2E Partners
Panel Discussion: Industry 4.0 – The Future of Manufacturing
Intro and Moderation: Richard Macchiesi, GM – Insights and Innovation, VISY
Participants: Prof Amnon Shashua, Mobileye; Bronwyn Fox, Swinburne Factory of the Future; Ran Krauss, Airobotics; Carlos Benaim, DLR; Ztiki Fuchs, Bio-Nexus
Investing in us: Trends in HealthTech – Yossi Bahagon, Managing Partner, OurCrowd Qure
Crowd Wisdom – Interactive session with the audience
Led by Eliav Alaluf, Founding Partner, Follow[the]Seed and Yifat Shirben, Entrepreneurial Marketer
Power Pitch – Avi Posen, VP Business Development, EQUInom
AquAgro presentation – Hillel Milo, Managing Partner, AquAgro Fund II
Panel Discussion: Israel-Australia Agtech opportunities
Moderated by: Craig Shapiro, Co-CEO and Founder, Blue River Group
Participants: Hillel Milo, AquAgro Fund; Ben van Delden, KPMG; Gil Shalev, EQUInom; Campbell Newman, SwarmFarm
Power Pitch – Andrew Hamilton, NeoTop
Invest in Israel – Hovav Ref, Head of Investor Relations, Israeli Ministry of Economy and Industry
Panel Discussion: So how do we do it? Models of investment
Moderated by: Yonatan Altman, Chairman, APM & Co.
Participants: Alex Waislitz, Thorney Investments; Sigalit Klimovsky, Grove Ventures; Eylon Penchas, Viola Partners; Andrey Shirben, Avantgard; Gary Leibler, Shavit Capital
ASX Pitch – Max Cunningham, Head of Listings, ASX
“We went FINTECH Shopping in Israel”
Michael Heine, Joint Managing Director, Netwealth and Uri Gruenbaum, CEO and Co-Founder, TipRanks
Why global connections are so important – Cliff Rosenberg, MD S.E. Asia & Australia NZ, LinkedIn
The BRIDGE: Interconnecting our Ecosystems
Moderated by: Nathan Cher, Tech Entrepreneur & Investor, NCN Investments
Innovators: Eran Orr, VRPhysio; Ran Krauss, Airobotics; Topaz Conway, Springboard Enterprises; Dov Moran, Inventor of the USB
Government: Ethy Levy, Israel Trade Commission; Dave Sharma, Australian Embassy; Hadas Kroitoru, Israel Innovation Authority; Omri Wislizki, Tel Aviv Landing Pad
Investors: Kerri Lee Sinclair, Kin Group; Matthew Koertge, Telstra Ventures; Yaron Eilot, iAngels; Barry Brott, Square Peg Capital
Vote of Thanks – Phillip Jones, CTO (Acting), Telstra
Closing Remarks and Special Awards to Leading Investors
Israel Trade and Economic Commission in Sydney, Australia 