IATI MNC F RUM ANNUAL CONFERENCE th The 5 IATI MNC Forum Annual Conference With the support of: InfinityLabs R&D In partnership with: Connecting Israel’s Tech Ecosystem ISRAEL'S UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION IATI is Israel’s Umbrella Organization for the High-Tech and Government Collaboration Work Group: Life-Science industries. In a country like Israel where Works closely with the IATI government committee to for the High-Tech innovation is a national mindset, IATI’s mission is to strengthen the relations between the government and the promote and support the entire advanced technology industry, creating close collaborations with relevant ecosystem in leveraging its strengths and expanding its government authorities and promoting governmental and Life Science Industries network. policies that will support the industry, e.g.: competitive Amongst IATI's many activities, IATI operates Committees taxation of IP creation following global changes (BEPS), and Forums designated for segments of the industry. IATI programs to scale the talent supply from universities and MNC Forum is the only Forum for R&D Centers of the non-academic institutes and encouraging additional global Multinational companies in Israel, gathering the leading companies to invest in Israel and open new R&D centers in R&D Centers' General Managers. Israel. The Dynamic forum deals with the different challenges Multinational Companies are facing in Israel and provides Human Capital Work Group: collaboration opportunities and a platform to communicate HR leaders of the MNC’s Israeli sites collaborate to address Connecting the tech ecosystem and share knowledge, all in the purpose of promoting and the high-tech industry challenges as well as the unique HR advancing common interests, to the benefit of the entire topics occupying the Israeli MNC sites. tech industry in Israel. Academic Collaboration Work Group: Focuses on expanding various aspects of multinational IATI MNC Forum's Workgroups: Companies' collaboration with Academic Institutions and This MNC Forum operates five specific work groups, each Tech Transfer Offices: e.g. enabling and simplifying IP IATI.CO.IL devoted to a designated field of activity: transfer, sharing & utilizing academic expertise and exposing MNCs to academic research. Education Work Group: Finds solutions for the lack of engineers in Israel in the short Communications Work Group: and long term. Focuses on growing the engineering and Handles communication aspects of Multinational technical capacity for high-tech in Israel through projects, Companies, including press presence, positioning of the actions and initiatives that will eventually increase the Multinational Companies, and providing relevant materials To learn more about joining IATI: number, and quality, of graduating students in Science, on the Israeli tech industry. T: +972 73713 6313 / [email protected] / www.iati.co.il Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Herzliya Pituach, Israel To learn more about joining IATI: T: +972 73713 6313 / [email protected] / www.iati.co.il Herzliya Pituach, Israel Connecting Israel’s Tech Ecosystem ISRAEL'S UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION IATI is Israel’s Umbrella Organization for the High-Tech and Government Collaboration Work Group: Life-Science industries. In a country like Israel where Works closely with the IATI government committee to for the High-Tech innovation is a national mindset, IATI’s mission is to strengthen the relations between the government and the promote and support the entire advanced technology industry, creating close collaborations with relevant ecosystem in leveraging its strengths and expanding its government authorities and promoting governmental and Life Science Industries network. policies that will support the industry, e.g.: competitive Amongst IATI's many activities, IATI operates Committees taxation of IP creation following global changes (BEPS), and Forums designated for segments of the industry. IATI programs to scale the talent supply from universities and MNC Forum is the only Forum for R&D Centers of the non-academic institutes and encouraging additional global Multinational companies in Israel, gathering the leading companies to invest in Israel and open new R&D centers in R&D Centers' General Managers. Israel. The Dynamic forum deals with the different challenges Multinational Companies are facing in Israel and provides Human Capital Work Group: collaboration opportunities and a platform to communicate HR leaders of the MNC’s Israeli sites collaborate to address Connecting the tech ecosystem and share knowledge, all in the purpose of promoting and the high-tech industry challenges as well as the unique HR advancing common interests, to the benefit of the entire topics occupying the Israeli MNC sites. tech industry in Israel. Academic Collaboration Work Group: Focuses on expanding various aspects of multinational IATI MNC Forum's Workgroups: Companies' collaboration with Academic Institutions and This MNC Forum operates five specific work groups, each Tech Transfer Offices: e.g. enabling and simplifying IP IATI.CO.IL devoted to a designated field of activity: transfer, sharing & utilizing academic expertise and exposing MNCs to academic research. Education Work Group: Finds solutions for the lack of engineers in Israel in the short Communications Work Group: and long term. Focuses on growing the engineering and Handles communication aspects of Multinational technical capacity for high-tech in Israel through projects, Companies, including press presence, positioning of the actions and initiatives that will eventually increase the Multinational Companies, and providing relevant materials To learn more about joining IATI: number, and quality, of graduating students in Science, on the Israeli tech industry. T: +972 73713 6313 / [email protected] / www.iati.co.il Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Herzliya Pituach, Israel To learn more about joining IATI: T: +972 73713 6313 / [email protected] / www.iati.co.il Herzliya Pituach, Israel IATI ANNUAL CONFERENCE The 5th IATI Annual Multinational R&D Centers’ conference Agenda 14:00-14:45 Networking & Light Lunch 14:45-15:40 Opening Remarks Karin Mayer Rubinstein, CEO & President, IATI Erez Tsur, Co-Chairman, IATI Eli Cohen, Minister of Economy and Industry Eli Groner, Director General, Prime Minister Office, One-on-one dialogue with Erez Tsur Farewell to Yoram Yaacovi, General Manager, Microsoft Israel R&D Center & IATI MNC Forum Co-Chair and welcoming Prof. Yossi Matias, Managing Director of Google's R&D Center in Israel The new IATI MNC Forum Co-Chair. Dr. Ami Appelbaum, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Economy & Chairman of Israel Innovation Authority Ziva Eger, Chief Executive, The Foreign Investment and Industrial Cooperation Authority, Ministry of Economy and Industry, Israel 15:40-16:50 Panel Discussion: Tech Human Capital in Israel – Short Term & Long Term Moderator: Shahar Bar-Or, Israel Site Manager, Western Digital, IATI MNC Education Workgroup Leader Panelists: Naomi Krieger Carmy, Head of Societal Challenges Division at Israel Innovation Authority Michal Tzuk, Director of Employment Regulation, Ministry of Labor. Social Affairs and Services Julia Ustyuzhanin, Software developer at AT&T (Alumni Infinity Labs R&D) Itai Tyroler, Winner of the Cyber Championship 2015 & Head of Development Team Cyber Championship 2017 Adir Gozlan, Security Data Scientist at Akamai Technologies (Alumni Israel Tech Challenge) Yitzik Crombie, CEO, Bizmax, IATI Committee for Haredim in High Tech 16:50-17:15 Fireside Chat with Nadav Shemesh, Senior advisor to the Minister of Finance Moderated by: Sharon Shulman, Tax Managing Partner, EY *The program is subject to changes *The invitation is personal, space is limited By invitation only IATI ANNUAL CONFERENCE The 5th IATI Annual Multinational R&D Centers’ conference Welcome to the 5th IATI Annual Conference of Multinational Companies' R&D Centers in Israel! Agenda Israel's unique position as the innovation nation is well earned, not only by its thriving start-up ecosystem, but very much thanks to it being the one-and-only place where usually competing MNCs join hands and co-operate through their local R&D Centers. This strong, ongoing collaboration serves to encourage innovation and contributes to create a better innovative Israel. This co-operation isn't accidental, nor is it being carried out merely on a basis of common interests. What causes Israel's R&D centers to communicate, co-think and co-work is the deep understanding of the concept of "Ecosystem" - interconnections on all levels, that create new opportunities for promoting innovation and enriching the industry as a whole. 14:00-14:45 Networking & Light Lunch 14:45-15:40 Opening Remarks The impact all this has on the local advanced industries' environment in Israel is no less than vast. We at the IATI, as Israel's Karin Mayer Rubinstein, CEO & President, IATI Umbrella Organization of the High-Tech and Life Sciences industries, constantly check-up and monitor the Industry's needs and listen to its various voices. The collective effort carried out by MNCs empowers local innovative forces within Israel. Erez Tsur, Co-Chairman, IATI New and inspiring models of creating strong connections between MNCs and the local ecosystem are something foreign Eli Cohen, Minister of Economy and Industry delegations arriving to Israel crave to learn from. IATI has continuously acted to strengthen in the same way industry-academia relations, through creating possibilities for networking between