HKUST Study Tour 2019 Day 2 (Sample schedule) Time Activity Note: This is a sample schedule and the actual schedule will be announced in due course. 07:30 Breakfast at the hotel Day 1 09:00-10:00 ArtSpace This tour is all about innovation - and how it comes to life in different Time Activity fields, such as Communities, tech, art and different techniques. The 07:55 Tour of Old Port guide is Rei Dishon, founder of ArtSpace foundation, entrepreneur and tech product designer, one of the founders of CommAgain (a Discover the history and stories at the root of Tel-Aviv’s Start-up identity. community for community managers and a research center for 13:00 Lunch at a local restaurant community culture) and a representative of the Israeli Burning Man 15:00 Check-in to the hotel society. 19:00 Dinner at the hotel 11:00-12:00 A unique visit to GOOGLE Israel , including insider’s view of its Accommodation: Ruth Daniel Residence Hotel Tel Aviv-Yafo flagship program, WAZE. 12:30 Lunch on own 13:30 Porter School of Environmental Studies Capsule Building The Capsule Building is recognized by World Architecture News for ecological architectural design as the first LEED Platinum certified project in Israel, with 92 points. The facility houses working laboratories, including a water-efficient greenhouse on its roof, algae- fuel generators, and smart mobility facilities, create its own electricity utilizing solar panels, and using the same system for shading and screening out noise. 16:00 Visit “Tech & The City” in Haifa Residential Ulpan for Young High-Tech Professionals is a 5-month absorption program geared specifically for young, motivated hi-tech students and professionals with academic degrees. It includes an entrepreneurship course at the Technion to prepare participants to join Israel’s hi-tech employment market; Hebrew ulpan; housing in apartments near the Technion; adoptive families, and enrichment activities including trips around Israel, weekly Shabbat activities, and a regular “Hebrew café.” 19:00 Dinner at the hotel Accommodation: ANA Haifa

Day 3 Day 4 Time Activity Time Activity 07:30 Breakfast at the hotel 08:00 Breakfast at the hotel 09:00 Co-existence tour in Haifa 09:00-10:00 TechCode A guided tour of Haifa to learn about the co-existence between the This special collaboration between Israel and China has created an , and Christians of the city including a visit to the Bahai accelerator platform and a portal for Israeli startups that are aiming to Gardens and a walk in Vadi NisNas and its surroundings. penetrate the Chinese market. It is a hub for joint collaboration 10:45-12:30 Visit Technion-Israel Institute of Technology between the two countries and a birthplace of many modern The delegation will tour the center with a student guide, meet Prof. technologies. Emeritus Miriam Erez, Chairman of the Knowledge Center for 10:00-12:30 Fin-Tech tour around Rothschild Blvd. Innovation, Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management and Rothschild Blvd. is in the heart of the old fashioned financial area, the then will tour the campus with a guide. future of the financial system is evolving; meetings in incubators, with 13:00 Lunch with Druze Hospitality communities, crypto currencies and hubs that deal with the most to learn about the contribution of the Druze community as a minority innovative technologies in the field of finance. in the Jewish State. 12:45 Lunch on own in the Carmel Market Travel to Tel Aviv 16:00-17:15 Peres Center for peace and innovation 16:00-17:00 Israel Export Institute Where innovation, creativity and optimism come together in pursuit The Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute is the of peace. A tour at the beautiful location and a talk with Nadav who premier gateway for doing business with Israeli companies. was the diplomatic advisor to President Peres. Established and funded by the government and the private sector, 17:30 Graffiti tour IEICI’S expertise in technology and product scouting, joint ventures Discover the best street art Israel has to offer in the heart of South Tel and strategic alliances with Israeli companies spans more than half a Aviv. Florentine is home to a vibrant and colorful culture of street art, century. We will meet with the manager of China Unit for a talk about murals, cafes, bars, galleries, restaurants, and markets. Street artists the collaboration between Israel and China, cultural gaps, and how to from all over Israel and the rest of the world leave an ever changing promote international collaborations in tech in the private sector. kaleidoscope of energy and creativity on the walls of the Florentine 17:15 -18:00 State of Mind neighborhood. Taglit-Birthright Israel built the “State of mind” Innovation center in 19:30 Dinner at the hotel and free time partnership with The Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange. The exciting and cutting Accommodation: Metropolitan Hotel,Tel Aviv edge Innovation Center allows you to learn about the advancements Israeli Start-Ups are making in different fields, such as science, medicine, security, space and more. 18:00-19:00 Dinner on own 19:15 -21:00 State of Mind Co-Founders event CoFounder Meetup- Founders Present Start-up’s an event to bring business and technical people together to discuss projects to co- found. Accommodation: Metropolitan Hotel, Tel Aviv

Day 5 Day 6

Time Activity Time Activity 07:30 Breakfast at the hotel 05:00 Early rise to Masada In the days of the Great Revolt, the last of the rebels against Rome 09:00 -10:00 The Israeli Museum at the Yitzhak Rabin Center entrenched themselves at Masada, and turned their desperate fight Explore the development of the State of Israel as a young democracy into a symbol of the struggle for freedom. As a result of the and join a guided tour enthralling historic events that took place on the mountain, and the 10:45-12:15 Visit at the Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center archaeological finds that have been revealed there, UNESCO has (ARO) declared Masada National Park a World Heritage Site. ARO's six institutes are responsible for Plant Sciences, Animal Science, 09:00 Breakfast at Masada Youth Hostel and Nachal David hike if weather Plant Protection, Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural permitting Engineering, and Postharvest and Food Sciences. ARO also operates 12:00 Lunch on own and entrance to Ein Gedi Hot Springs at the Dead Sea four research stations, in various parts of the country, and serves as a Travel to Jerusalem testing center for agricultural produce and equipment. Israel's Gene Visit at "Orcam" Bank for Agricultural Crops is also located on the ARO Volcani Center 16:15-17:15 A Mobileye's sister company, with its headquarters in Jerusalem. The campus. company is developing technology for the blind and visually impaired. 12:30 Lunch on own 19:00 Dinner at hotel Travel to the South Accommodation: Ramat Rachel hotel JLM 14:00 Visit Soda Stream visitor’s center 16:00 Visit “Neta” The project currently offers a special co-existence program between Jews, Christians and Muslims in Nazareth, Acco, and Ramla. While learning about systems, networks, and the intricacies of computers, participants are given the opportunity to forge meaningful relationships with their ethnically diverse peers. They are taught not only to excel in the hi-tech community, but also to become advocates for communication between cultures, thereby promoting peaceful co-existence among Israel’s diverse populations.

Travel to Kfar HaNokdim Bedouin Village for Bedouin Hospitality and meal Accommodation: K’far hanokdim, Bedouin village

Day 7 Day 8 Time Activity Time Activity 08:00 Breakfast at the hotel 08:00 Breakfast at the hotel 09:30 Yad V’shem visit 09:00 Old City tour Israel’s National Holocaust Memorial Museum Tour around the Jewish, Christian and Armenian Quarters 13:00 Machane Yehuda 12:00 Lunch on own Lunch on own at this Jerusalem’s bustling Friday market 14:00 Boundary tour 16:30 Kabbalat Shabbat at Kol HaNeshama Reform community Tour around Jerusalem neighborhoods 19:00 Dinner at the hotel 17:00 Meet with Gur Shomron, the president of Rotary club of Afeka Accommodation: Ramat Rachel hotel JLM and Rotary Afeka-AvivTek members They will talk about the ‘Second generation hi-tech from Israel- building world leading companies’. 18:15 Summary and concluding session 19:15 Dinner at the hotel 21:00 Tower of David- Night Spectacular- Sound and Light at the Citadel The walls of the Citadel serve as a stage for a nighttime show which is a celebration of sight and sound. Amidst the archaeological remains in the Citadel’s courtyard and to the sound of original music, the story of Jerusalem unfolds through giant breathtaking, virtual reality images. Accommodation: Ramat Rachel Hotel JLM