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Your Invitation to Visit Israel Thursday 28 November to Wednesday 4 December 2013 Your Invitationfrom AUD$5,500 inclusive to Visit GST ** Israel Thursday 28 November to Wednesday 4 December 2013 OPEN TO ALL FROM WESTERNfrom AUSTRALIA, AUD$4,950 AUSTRALIA + GST & REGION.** PARTNERS WELCOME. Following the success of our three recent AICC(WA) Missions to Israel, being, the inaugural trip OPEN TO ALL FROM WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA & REGION. PARTNERS WELCOME. in 2008 with 19 WA delegates (led by Professor Lyn Beazley AO FTSE Chief Scientist of Western Australia)Following and the subsequent success of visits our four in 2010 recent with AICC(WA) 15 delegates Missions and to lastIsrael, November’s the first beingMission, in 2008, the Australia- with Israel19 Chamber WA delegates of Commerce (led by Professor - AICC(WA) Lyn Beazley in conjunction AO FTSE withChief the Scientist Chamber of Western of Commerce Australia) & theIndustry (WA)Australia-Israel will be conducting Chamber another of Commerce-AICC(WA) seven day visit from will be 28th conducting November another to 4 sevenDecember day visit 2013. to Israel from Thursday 28 November to Wednesday 4 December 2013. The Mission will focus on relationship building, business development and knowledge exchange in a multitudeThis Mission of industry will focus sectors on relationship in areas ofbuilding, your interestbusiness anddevelopment specific and to knowledgeyour work. exchange Typically in included a are areasmultitude of; ofLife industry Sciences, sectors AgriBusiness, in areas of your Water interest Management, and specific Medical, to your Cleanwork. TypicallyTech, Security, included High are areas of; Life Sciences, Agribusiness, Water management, Medical, Clean Tech, Security, High Tech, Digital Applications, Renewables, Defence, Education, Sustainability, Venture Capital, BioTech, Tech, Digital Applications, Renewables, Defence, Education, Sustainability, Venture Capital, BioTech, Commercialisation and more. NB: A Local Government Infrastructure Stream will also be included. Commercialisation and more. Our focus is always for delegates to achieve real tangible business Our outcomes.focus is always for delegates to achieve real tangible business outcomes. The visitThe visitto Israel to Israel will will cater cater for for a awide wide range range ofof interests and and contain contain a groupa group program program plus plusindividually individually customizedcustomized itineries itineraries developed developed for delegates.for delegates. The The visit visit will will be bespecifically specifically designed designed for for executivesexecutives from business,from business,government government and academia and academia and will and combine will combine exposure exposure to key to Israeli key Israeli industry industry figures figures together with togethertopical high with topicallevel business high level meetingsbusiness meetings designed designed to expose to expose delegates delegates to innovativeto innovative business business ideas and opportunities.ideas and opportunities. We will be we examining will be examining Israeli governmentIsraeli government policy policysuccess success in promoting in promoting R&D R&D activities in a rangeactivities of inrelated a range fields. of related fields. For all enquiries, please contact: John Cluer, Chief Executive AICC(WA) on 0419 938 480 or E: [email protected] For all enquiries, please contact: JohnTo view Cluer, the fullChief invitation, Executive expression AICC(WA) of interest on 0419 form 938 and 480programme or E: [email protected] our website at www.aicc.org.au and go to Upcoming Events WA. **This is the Programming fee which covers group and customized programming, administration, mission ** Thismanagement is the Programming fee, all transportation fee which in coversIsrael, groupairport andmeeting customized service, airportprogramming, transfers, administration, entrance fees tomission managementsite visits, fee, three all meals transportation per day for in 7 days,Israel, plus airport a copy meeting of the bestservice, selling airport book “Start-Uptransfers, Nation entrance - the feesstory to site visits,of 3 Israel’smeals pereconomic day for miracle”. 6 days, Doesplus eveningnot include meal international on day 1 Thurs airfares 28 toNov, and plus from a copyIsrael, of travel the best insurance selling book “Start-Upand accomNation-themodation. story ofApproximate Israel’s economic investment miracle”. is AUD$9,500 Does not coveronce internationalaccommodation, airfares airfares to and and from any Israel, travelpersonal insurance expenses and accommodation. are included. (Programming Approximate rates investment are: AUD$4,950 is AUD$9,000 + GST once for AICCaccommodation, members and airfares AUD and any personal$5,690 + expenses GST for Non are Members). included (Programming NB: This Mission rates is open are: to AUD$5,500 all and partners inclusive are welcome. GST for AICC Members and AUD$6,250 inclusive GST for Non Members). NB: This Mission-1- is open to all and partners are welcome. - 1 - WHY ISRAEL? WHY ISRAEL? Israel's large concentration of talented and innovative people makes it an ideal place for Israel's largegroundbreaking concentration entrepreneurship.of talented and innovativeIsrael yields people pioneering makes technologies,it an ideal place profitable for business groundbreakingopportunities entrepreneurship. and high investmentIsrael yields returns. pioneering Israel technologies, has next toprofitable no natural business resources, hardly opportunitiestrades and withhigh itsinvestment neighbours returns. and nearly Israel 70% has ofnext its toland no mass natural is arid,resources, yet its hardly GDP per capita is trades withequivalent its neighbours to that and of nearly a standard 70% ofCentral its land Euro masspean is Country,arid, yet $US20k,its GDP per 70% capita of the is economy is equivalent involvedto that of in a International standard Central Trade Euro andpean it is nearlyCountry, self-sufficient, $US20k, 70% food-wise. of the economy is involved in International Trade and it is nearly self-sufficient, food-wise. Israel has more patents per billion dollars GDP than the G-7 countries and three times as many Israel has moreNobel patents Prizes perper capitabillion dollarsin the sciencesGDP than this the past G-7 decadecountries as andany threeother timescountry as onmany Earth. The Nobel PrizesWorld per capita Economic in the Forum sciences has thisdesignated past decade Israel as as any one other of the country leading on countriesEarth. The in the world in World Economictechnological Forum has innovation designated. Israel as one of the leading countries in the world in technological innovation. With the world's highest percentage of engineers and scientists, Israel's greatest natural With the world's highest percentage of engineers and scientists, Israel's greatest natural resource is its skilled workforce. Highly motivated, resourceful and independent, they enable resource is its skilled workforce. Highly motivated, resourceful and independent, they enable Israel to stay ahead of the competition. Israel’s workforce is particularly competitive because Israel to stay ahead of the competition. Israel’s workforce is particularly competitive because of the informal but effective get-down-to-business culture, exceptional ingenuity and entrepre- of the informal but effective get-down-to-business culture, exceptional ingenuity and entrepre- neurial spirit (Israel is 2nd in world in Entrepreneurship of Managers). The combination of neurial spirit (Israel is 2nd in world in Entrepreneurship of Managers). The combination of culture, skill and initiative creates a flexible, working system that allows for great adaptability culture, skill and initiative creates a flexible, working system that allows for great adaptability while producing breakthrough technologies and quick time-to-market solutions. while producing breakthrough technologies and quick time-to-market solutions. Israel offersIsrael one offersof the oneworld's of the most world's advanced most infrastructure advanced infrastructure and the services and the required services to required to conduct businessconduct efficiently business andefficiently effectively. and effectively.Israel boasts Israel a sophisticated boasts a sophisticated communications communications system; reliablesystem; energy reliable infrastructure; energy infrastructure; well-developed well-developed transportation transportation system with system modern with modern internationalinternational gateways; gateways;protection ofprotection trademarks, of trademarks, patents, and patents, other intellectual and other property;intellectual property; highly developedhighly anddeveloped transparent and transparent financial syst financialem and systa legalem systemand a legal based system on common based andon common and corporate lawcorporate. law. AICC(WA’s) MISSION TO ISRAEL Israel invests 4.7% of its GDP in R&D, which is the highest ratio in the world (IMD World Israel invests 4.7% of its GDP in R&D, which is the highest ratio in the world INAUGURAL(IMD World2008 Competitiveness Yearbook 2010). Ranked 3rd in the world for VentureDELEGATES Capital availability, Competitiveness Yearbook 2010). Ranked 3rd in the world for Venture CapitalL-R availability, fred blogs, joe blow, whosiwhat, I dunno, Israel provides its entrepreneurs with the necessary backing to turn theirwhats his name,innovative whats ideas into Israel provides its entrepreneurs with