Former CMO of Argus, the global automotive cyber security pioneer (acquired by Continental AG)
Angel investor, board member at several startups, with two decades of diverse executive high-tech experience (including at NICE and SuperDerivatives)
Israeli CMO of the Year Award, 2-time RSA Conference (#1 cyber event globally) Marketeer of the Year Award
Lecturer, mentor and judge: Tel-Aviv & Hebrew University MBA programs, MassChallenge & 365x accelerators
Senior roles at the IDF’s Unit 8200 and the Israeli Prime Minister's Office
Former Board Member, Unit 8200 Alumni Association
Former CEO of Aqwise, a global leader in water and wastewater treatment solutions (acquired by GES)
Former Principal & Director at Elron VC, investor and board member in several startups across different industry verticals
Double digit deal-maker with Fortune 500 companies and expert in offset deals
Chairman of the Water Sector Steering Committee at the Israeli Export Institute
Major (Res.) at the IDF’s Unit 8200 and Board Member, Unit 8200 Alumni Association
Listed in prestigious rankings such as Globes Israel's 40 under 40 and Forbes
Former SVP Strategy & Resources of Adama, one of the world's largest crop protection companies
Brigadier General (Res.), former Commanding General, IDF's Unit 8200
Board member at several startups
Vast experience in strategic planning, business development, digitalization, innovation management, business and competitive intelligence
Recipient of the Israel Defense Prize, Israel's most prestigious defense award
Former Founder, Chairman & CEO of Paradigm Geophysical, a global provider of geoscience knowledge solutions for the exploration and development of oil and gas fields
Led the company through a Nasdaq IPO and 2 successive exits of $100M by Fox Paine and $1B by Apax Partners
Oversaw 10 acquisitions and several financing rounds
Angel investor and Chairman of several startups, mainly in the Industry 4.0 space
Co-founder and former CEO of Hinoman, innovator of the world's smallest leaf vegetable
Former partner at P.O.C - Taiyo Investment Banking; raised over USD 200 million for a variety of ventures; rish M&A and cross-border tech-transfer experience
Initiated and forged (2004) the Sharp – Christian Dior JV innovating the world's first luxury cellular handset
Founded the Japan-Israel Chamber of Commerce in Tokyo; Holds LL.M from Osaka University; 30 years of in-depth experience in and around Asia
Former CEO of Norddeutsche Landesbank (Nord/LB, one of Germany’s largest banks)
Former President of the Federal Association of German Public Banks (VÖB)
Supervisory Board Member of Continental AG
Supervisory Board Member of DEVnet Equity Partners AG
Non-Executive Chairman of Muzinich & Co. Debt Fund
Angel investor in start-up companies
Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) and British Honorary Consul, Lower Saxony
CEO & Co-Founder of Dawsat; Managing Director, Blue Laurel Advisors
Financing Attorney (corporate), Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton (NY) & Dubai World/Istithmar
Technology M&A Investment Banker, Broadview (now Jefferies)
Fellow, Aspen Institute Global Leadership Network Middle East Leadership Initiative
Founding Board Member, GCC-israel Chamber of Commerce
Managing Partner (add LinkedIn logo and link) Former CMO of Argus, global automotive cyber security pioneer (acquired by Continental AG for $450M) Angel investor, board member in several startups, 2 decades of diverse executive high-tech experience (including NICE and SuperDerivatives) A decade of senior roles at the IDF’s Unit 8200 and the Israeli Prime Minister's Office Former board member, Unit 8200 Alumni Association
Former CEO of Aqwise, a global leader in water and wastewater treatment solutions (acquired by Generation Capital) Double digit deal-maker with Fortune 500 companies and expert in offset deals Former Principal & Director at Elron VC, investor and Board member in several startups across different industry verticals Chairman of the Water Sector Steering Committee at the Israeli Export Institute Major (Res.) at the IDF’s Unit 8200 and Board Member, Unit 8200 Alumni Association Included in prestigious rankings such as Israel’s 40 under and 40 (Globes) and Forbes
Former SVP Strategy & Resources of Adama, one of the world's largest crop protection companies Brigadier General (Res.), former Commanding General, Unit 8200 Vast experience in strategic planning, business development, digitalization, innovation management, business and competitive intelligence Recipient of the Israel Defense Prize, Israel's most prestigious defense award Board member in several startups
Former Founder, Chairman & CEO of Paradigm Geophysical, a global provider of geoscience knowledge solutions for the exploration and development of oil and gas fields Led the company through a Nasdaq IPO and 2 successive exits of $100M by Fox Paine and $1B by Apax Partners Managed 10 acquisitions and several financing rounds Angel investor and Chairman of several startups mainly in the Industry 4.0 space
CEO of Norddeutsche Landesbank (Nord/LB, one of Germany’s largest banks, (2009-2016), President of the Federal Association of German Public Banks (VÖB) (2012-2016) Supervisory Board Member of Continental AG (since 2009) and DEVnet Equity Partners AG (since 2019), Non-Executive Chairman of Muzinich & Co. Debt Fund (since 2017) Angel investor in start-up companies Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) since 2018, British Honorary Consul, Lower Saxony (2010-2016)
Managing Director, Blue Laurel Advisors (since 2012) Financing Attorney (corporate), Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton (NY) & Dubai World/Istithmar (2006-2011) Technology M&A Investment Banker, Broadview (now Jefferies) (2000-2002) Fellow, Aspen Institute Global Leadership Network Middle East Leadership Initiative (since 2019)
General Partner & Managing Director, Hasso Plattner Ventures (2017-2019), CFO (2012-2014) Executive Director, HPC Group (2014-2017), the family office of SAP founder Prof. Dr. Hasso Plattner Board observer at Breakthrough Energy Ventures, $1bn climate-tech fund chaired by Bill Gates Chairman of OpenSynergy (2014-2016, acquired by Panasonic for $50M), board member of DREAMLINES (2012-2019), Valsight (2015-2019), Kenesto (since 2015)