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IMS EXECUTIVE PROGRAM @ Israel IMS EXECUTIVE PROGRAM @ Israel < THE START-UP NATION> INTRODUCTORY PACKET | MARCH 30TH - APRIL 5TH, 2019 THIS PACKET CONTAINS: the Start-Up 1. PREPARATION MATERIALS Nation 2. PROGRAM LOGISTICS 3. PROGRAM GOALS & OBJECTIVES - 4. AGENDA We are extremely excited to have you join us 5. IMS + SPEAKER BIOS for what promises to be a very unique program experience! IMS’s Program at Israel 6. ABOUT THE VISITS will be held on March 30th- April 5th, 2019. Please come prepared to learn and discuss real-world examples of how startups are rapidly influencing the way we innovate and lead in our organizations. program We’re excited for you to start your journey through the Start-up nation in just a few weeks. As a next step, we’d like you to take a moment to go through the pre-work material. This ensures that you have relevant resources to start thinking about the start-up nation. Let’s briefly review why Israel is frequently called a “Startup Nation” through the following materials: Videos Start-up nation Articles How Israel Became a Startup Nation GO TO ARTICLE GO TO VIDEO Why is Israel called a start-up nation? Secret Behind the Success of Israeli Startups GO TO VIDEO GO TO ARTICLE Israeli technology is everywhere 5 Charts That Explain Israeli Startup Success GO TO VIDEO GO TO ARTICLE Israeli Startups Raised Record Capital in 2018 GO TO ARTICLE What’s Next for Israeli Startups? GO TO ARTICLE Accommodations IMS Team: MARKETING HEAD Ignacio Zinny +1 (917) 587-0010 [email protected] MARKETING MANAGER Nicole Bebchik Hilton Tel Aviv Mamilla Jerusalem +1 (305) 332-8363 HaYarkon St 205, Tel Aviv-Yafo, 6340506 Shlomo Ha-Melekh 11 st, Jerusalem, 94182 [email protected] IMS Executive Program @ Israel Israel, a country with a population of around 8.5M, has earned the moniker of “Startup Nation” mostly because it has the largest number of start-ups per capita in the world, around 1 startup for every 1,400 people. Some of these startups have gone on to be high-profile exits. Israel’s fintech ecosystem was home to some 475 active startups at the end of 2017, up from 159 in 2012. Startups in the payments subsector accounted for 30% of the total fintech sector funding. It is beyond doubt that this country produces a very big amount of tech startups for its size. As the Israeli tech ecosystem matures, there is a diversification in skills and experience appropriate for different stages in the companies’ lifestyle. Startups and scale-ups require high levels of innovation and cutting-edge technology. As the ecosystem continues to grow and evolve, there is no reason that you would not enjoy both worlds. The rise of “open innovation” Traditionally, large companies engage in internal or external research and development, whether by having their own in-house R&D teams or acquiring companies for their human or knowledge capabilities. To date, over 300 multinationals have tapped into Israeli innovation by setting up R&D labs in the country, usually to work on their most cutting-edge products. In recent years, more companies have adopted “open innovation” in Israel. They work with startups and mentor entrepreneurs – but with no strings attached. Even though these companies might acquire the startups eventually, their main goal is to integrate into Israel’s innovation ecosystem and understand the latest developments in their fields. If you want to stay close to innovation, you need to stay close to startups.” Israel IMS, together with its partner in CEE and APAC Httpool, exclusively represents more than 18 advertising platforms throughout 37 emerging markets in these regions, serving as digital equalizers and enabling the digital transformation for these markets. GLOBAL PRESENCE EXECUTIVES +30 MARKETS +600 Top 10 fastest-growing countries, IMS & Httpool are leaders on 6 out of the top 10 fastest-growing ranked by digital ad spending growth, 2019 markets in digital ad spending and in 9 out of 10 of the TOP 10 % change vs. prior year fastest-growing countries in mobile ad spending for 2019. India China 22.0% 28.0% Latin America represents approximately 5% of total digital ad Russia 20.0% global revenues, and so do other emerging regions - CEE will US 19.1% account for 6%, and APAC for around 7% respectively. Indonesia 18.0% Consequently, IMS & Httpool are not only helping our partners to Mexico 17.0% develop their operations in these regions, but also helping with Colombia 16.0% the development of the digital industry in all of these markets. Thailand 15.0% Vietnam 15.0% Canada 14.0% Without IMS & Httpool there would be a lack of digital offer for local advertisers, a stagnant market development, and a missed opportunity to generate new job offers. Top 10 fastest-growing countries, That’s why we are glad ranked by mobile ad spending growth, 2019 to constantly challenge the status quo and bring these % change vs. prior year products to digitally equalize the markets we operate. We Peru 55.0% have a strong commitment to help with our partners Chile 51.0% development by creating new growth opportunities for the Colombia 42.0% whole ecosystem: the media players, media agencies, Thailand 40.0% advertisers, and all current or future industry executives. India 40.0% Vietnam 40.0% Market development, growth, technology, and innovation is Malaysia 35.5% where IMS and Httpool meet with Israel. We wanted to share Russia 34.0% this experience in Israel together with you and leverage every Indonesia 31.2% great practice that we will be experiencing in the coming days Brasil 31.0% for our industry’s growth. Source: eMarketer, September 2018 By the end of this program, you will be able to: Align with the Ecosystem: Involve yourself in the local ecosystem by participating of a unique educational experience. Strategic Partnerships: Establish a partnership with other c-level global executives participating and give yourself a truly effective exposure to the local ecosystem and deal-flow. Become part of the industry, by Objectives accessing and learning about new technologies. Be part of a unique strategic educational program, aiming to learn about promising technologies, in which to collaborate throughout various divisions - of your enterprise. SATURDAY MARCH 30 SUNDAY MARCH 31 Day 0 Day 1 6:00 - 18:00 Arrivals & Check-In 7:30 - 8:30 Breakfast at the hotel 20:30 - 22:30 Welcoming Dinner 8:45 Hotel pick-up 9:00 -12:00 Segway tour and Yafo visit 12:15 -13:40 Visit to Peres Center for Peace & Innovation One of Israel's leading non-profit NGOs, develops and implements unique and cutting-edge programs in Innovation, Sports, Cultivation of Leadership and Entrepreneurship, Health, Business, and Environment. 14:00 - 15:30 Lunch at 2C Restaurant with Henrique Cymerman 16:00 -19:00 Visit to IDB and Elron IDB is one of the most important business groups in Israel with leading companies and a global presence through a diverse portfolio of companies and joint ventures. Elron, Israeli technology holding company involved in the creation, financing, and development of more than 30 companies and is considered one of the foundations of the high-tech industry in Israel. 19:00 - 20:00 Free Time at Sarona 20:00 -22:00 Dinner with Dan Shechtman at Goshen restaurant MONDAY APRIL 01 TUESDAY APRIL 02 Day 2 Day 3 7:15 - 8:15 Breakfast at the hotel 7:00 -8:00 Breakfast at the hotel 8:15 Hotel pick-up 8:15 Hotel pick up 10:30-12:00 Visit & tour to Solar Thermal Power Station in Ashalim 9:00 - 10:30 Visit to Moovit Moovit offers real-time public transit information and GPS navigation 12:30-14:00 Cyberspark across transit modes, including buses, ferries, rapid transit, trains, Unique innovation ecosystem. Presentations by representatives of trams, and trolleybuses. Users can access a live map, and view nearby companies present in place. stops and stations based on their current GPS location, as well as plan trips across transportation modes based on real-time data 14:00 -15:30 Lunch at CyberSpark 11:00 - 12:30 Visit to Soreq Water Desalination Plant The largest desalination plant in the world that supplies water for 16:00 -17:30 Netafim around 1.5 million people (20% of the country's population). The global leader in irrigation solutions for sustainable agriculture, Netafim is the Israeli manufacturer of irrigation equipment. 13:30 - 14:30 Lunch at Tokopaya restaurant with Tamir Pardo 19:30 -21:30 Dinner at Deca restaurant with Chemi Peres 15:00 - 16:00 Visit to Weizmann Institute of Science Leading scientific institute in Israel. Visit will feature talks with students in the Koffler accelerator. It is one of the leading multidisciplinary research institutions in the world for natural and exact sciences. 17:00 -18:30 Visit to Citi Innovation Lab 20:00 - 22:00 Dinner at The Old Man and The Sea restaurant WEDNESDAY APRIL 03 THURSDAY APRIL 04 Day 4 Day 5 7:00 - 8:00 Breakfast at the hotel 7:00 - 8:00 Breakfast at the hotel 8:15 Hotel pick-up 8:45 Hotel pick-up 9:00 - 11:00 Visit to Bar Ilan University 9:30 - 11:30 Option 1. Visit to Yad Vashem Option 2. Walk around Eim Karem neighborhood 12:00 - 13:00 Visit to Caesarea Option 3. Shopping around Mamilla 13:00 - 14:30 Lunch at Helena restaurant 12:00 - 13:30 Lunch at Hatzot restaurant 14:30 - 16:00 Trip to Jerusalem 14:00 - 15:30 Visit to United Hatzaleh The largest independent, non-profit, fully volunteer Emergency Medical 16:00 - 17:00 Visit to Orcam Service organization that provides the fastest and free emergency Israeli company that seeks to provide a technological solution to help medical first response throughout Israel.
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