University of California, Irvine, Tel Aviv, August 26 - September 02, 2017

Sat, Aug 26, 2017 Shalom Israel! day 1

8:00 AM - 3:00 PM arrive Tel-Aviv own arrangements

transfer to hotel, check-in

3:00 PM - 11:00 PM InterContinental David Tel Aviv, Kaufmann St 12, Tel Aviv-Yafo, 61501, Israel, +972 3-795- own arrangements
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Sun, Aug 27, 2017 where culture and business connect day 2

6:30 AM - 8:25 AM breakfast hotel

meet in hotel lobby, depart for Mindspace

8:25 AM - 8:30 AM walk
dress code: business casual

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM introduction to the program by prof. Leonard Lane Mindspace

presentation: the importance of venture capital funding in the startup economy

Aleph
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM Mindspace
Ms. Yael Elad , CFO
management presentation, discussion

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM coffee break

presentation: how to build a sustainable culture of innovation?

Start-Up Nation Central
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Mr. Uzi Breier , Vice President Strategic Partnerships Mindspace
Mr. Erez Frankel Rubner , Strategic Programs Lead - Education
management presentation, discussion

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM orientation talk with ISP Program Manager and UCI faculty Mindspace

group lunch at L'Entrecote restaurant (Group A)

12:45 PM - 1:30 PM restaurant
Rothschild Boulevard

group lunch at Goshen restaurant (Group B)

12:45 PM - 1:30 PM restaurant
Rothschild Boulevard

group lunch at Moses restaurant (Group C)

12:45 PM - 1:30 PM restaurant
Rothschild Boulevard

1:30 PM - 3:45 PM return to hotel, free to relax walk

meet in the lobby, depart for visit and welcome dinner

3:45 PM - 3:50 PM
dress code: evening casual, comfortable shoes

visit: building a multinational company from Israel

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM bus half day
Mr. Roy Heldshtein , Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis
management presentation, discussion

cultural event: guided tour of Old Jaffa

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM visit the Old Port City of Jaffa, just south of Tel Aviv for a beautiful panoramic view of Tel bus/walk
Aviv and a sense of the first Jewish city of the modern era, established in 1909

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM traditional welcome dinner at The Old Man & the sea bus transfer/restaurant

10:00 PM - 10:15 PM return to hotel bus transfer

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 Mon, Aug 28, 2017 strength in diversity day 3

6:30 AM - 8:00 AM breakfast hotel

meet in the lobby, depart for the visit

8:00 AM - 8:05 AM
dress code: business casual

visit: the power of networks

Microsoft Accelerator
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM bus full day
e.g. 8200 EISP
management presentation, discussion

visit: creating online marketplaces

Fiverr
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Mr. Limor Yitzhak , Internal Communications Manager
Mr. Oren Ben-Ami , Education Manager
management presentation, discussion

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM group lunch at Liliyot restaurant with GE representatives restaurant

visit: David vs. Goliath - can corporates and startups be friends?

General Electric
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM venue
Ms. Ira Blekhman , Startup Relations
management presentation, discussion

3:30 PM - 11:00 PM rest of the day free for presentation work

Tue, Aug 29, 2017 Haifa - home to leading research institutions day 4

6:30 AM - 7:10 AM breakfast hotel

meet in the lobby, depart for Haifa

7:10 AM - 7:15 AM
dress code: business casual

7:15 AM - 8:45 AM transfer to Haifa (duration approx. 1 hr 30 mins) bus full day

panel discussion: the cluster effect in innovation and business

Mr. Moti Meir , Director of Business Development - Haifa Economic Corporation
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM (MATAM) Tiltan College of Design
e.g. Yael Mittelman, CEO - Hi Center
discussion

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM coffee break

presentation: environmental engineering in practice

BreezoMeter (real time air quality)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Tiltan College of Design
Mr. Ran Korber , CEO and Co-founder
management presentation, discussion

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM group lunch at Fattoush restaurant Fattoush restaurant

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM transfer to Medisafe

visit: innovation in healthcare

Medisafe
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Ms. Carmel Druker , Human Resources
Mr. Oren Shapira , Director of Behavioral Insights
management presentation, discussion

cultural event: Bahai Gardens

leading up and down a mountain, on both sides of the Bahai temple lie the most exquisite
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Bahai gardens; follow the fountains and promenades from the top of Mount Carmel ending
downtown and in the German Colony at the bottom of the hill

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM return to Tel-Aviv (duration approx. 1hour 30 mins)

6:30 PM - 11:00 PM rest of the day free for presentation work

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 Wed, Aug 30, 2017 Beer Sheva day 5

6:30 AM - 6:55 AM breakfast hotel

meet in the lobby, depart for Beer Sheva

6:55 AM - 7:00 AM
dress code: business casual

7:00 AM - 9:00 AM transfer to Beer Sheva (duration approx. 2 hrs) bus full day

visit: unique innovative ecosystem of the Negev

Innonegev
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Ben Gurion University
Mr. Yossi Shavit, CEO
management presentation, discussion

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM transfer to Negev Hi Tech Park

visit: developing a tech community

Tech7 (Negev Innovation Community)
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Negev Hi Tech Park
Mr. Yotam Tzuker , Community Leader
management presentation, discussion, startup pitches, tour of premises

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM group lunch at Arabica restaurant (Old Town) restaurant

visit: how Israel became a high-tech military

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
presentation, discussion, tour of premises

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM return to Tel-Aviv (duration approx. 2 hrs)

7:30 PM - 11:00 PM rest of the day free for presentation work

Thu, Aug 31, 2017 talking business in the Holy City day 6

6:30 AM - 7:10 AM breakfast hotel

meet in the lobby, depart for Jerusalem

7:10 AM - 7:15 AM
dress code: business casual

7:15 AM - 9:00 AM transfer to Jerusalem (duration approx. 1.5 hrs) bus full day

presentation: the heartbeat of Jerusalem's startup scene

Siftech JVP Media Quarter -
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Mr. Nitzan Adler , Operations & Community Manager Cafeteria room
management presentation, discussion, startup pitches

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM coffee break

panel discussion: investment trends in the Israeli VC Market

Ms. Julia Kagan, Associate - Jerusalem Venture Partners JVP Media Quarter -
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Eldad Postan, Director of Business Development - OurCrowd Cafeteria room
management presentation, discussion

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM coffee break

presentation: unlocking new possibilities with your mobile content

JVP Media Quarter -
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM ViMi Chat
Cafeteria room
management presentation, discussion

lunch: own arrangements at Yehuda market

12:30 PM - 2:55 PM
use this time to have lunch at Jerusalem's central market and explore the area

2:55 PM - 3:00 PM arrive at meeting point, depart for next visit

visit: a company making its mark in the global economy

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM OrCam
management presentation, discussion

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM return to Tel Aviv (duration approx. 1.5 hrs)

6:30 PM - 11:00 PM rest of the day free for project work

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 Fri, Sep 01, 2017 tying it all together day 7

6:30 AM - 9:00 AM breakfast hotel

project presentations & wrap-up Royal J - hotel conference

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
incl. coffee break room

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM group lunch at Jahha court (hotel restaurant) hotel restaurant

2:30 PM - 7:25 PM free to relax

meet in the lobby, depart for farewell dinner

7:25 PM - 7:30 PM
dress code: evening casual

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM farewell dinner at Tailor Made Tel Aviv restaurant bus transfer/restaurant

return to hotel
10:00 PM - 10:15 PM if you're leaving the next morning, pay all your extras at reception, check-out, etc to save bus transfer
time during departure day

Sat, Sep 02, 2017 depart for USA day 8

6:30 AM - 9:30 AM breakfast hotel

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM check-out, transfer to the airport own arrangements

10:00 AM - 11:59 PM depart for US own arrangements

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