Monday, October 28, 2013
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Registration
9:00 AM – 9:45 AM Opening & Welcoming Note by:
- His Excellency, Mr. Shimon Peres, President of the State of Israel *
- Yair Lapid, Minister of Finance – Israel*
- Edouard Cukierman, Chairman – Cukierman & Co. and Catalyst
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM Go4Europe Achievement Prize
- Dan Propper, CEO – OSEM Group
- Best Entrepreneur Prize to Gvahim start up
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Cross Border M&A : New Directions
- Moderator: Alain Dobkin, Managing Partner – Catalyst
- Yonathan Altman, Managing Partner – APM & Co
- Rurik B. Halaby, Chairman and Founder – Agricapital Corporation
- Mr. Chaim Hurvitz, Board Member – TEVA Pharmaceuticals
- Maurice Levy, Chief Executive Officer – Publicis
- David de Rothschild, Chairman – Rothschild Group
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
- 12 Elevator Pitches – Selected Innovative Technology Companies
11:30 AM – 11:50 AM
- Coffee Break
11:50 AM – 12:50 PM Where to Invest in Europe ?
- Moderator: Haggai Ravid, CEO – Cukierman & Co.
- Michael Avnimelech, Managing Partner – Cukierman & Co.
- Marc-David Bismuth, Managing Partner – CICOF & Catterton Partners
- Maximo Buch, Minister of Economy, Industry, Tourism & Employment – Valencia, Spain
- Roger Cukierman, Board Member – Cukierman & Co. & President of CRIF
- Prof. Lorenz Reibling, Co-Founder, Chairman and Senior Partner – Taurus Investment Holdings
- Ruben Vardanian, Chairman of the Board & Advisor to the President – Sberbank Russia
12:50 PM – 2:00 PM Lunch
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Panel 1 : Israeli Technologies : A Booster to Traditional European Industries?
- Moderator: Meir Brand, Managing Director – Google Israel, Greece and SSA
- Gil Picovsky, Managing Partner – Cukierman & Co.
- Michael Golan – Golan Telecom
- David Hatchwell Altaras, CEO – Excem group
- Pr. Daniel Rouach – ESCP Europe, President CCIF & Co-author of Israel Valley
Panel 2 : How to Structure Medtech Investments for Success?
- Moderators: Daniel Cohen & Dr. Laurent Choppe – Cukierman Life Sciences
- Laurent Grandidier, CEO – Xeltis
- Tomer Kariv, Managing Partner – Pontifax
- Dr. Christopher Proctor, CSO – British American Tobacco
Panel 3 : Go4Russia
- Moderator: Edouard Cukierman, Chairman – Cukierman & Co. and Catalyst
- Ilya Fainberg, Investment Legal Counsel – Rusnano Capital
- Dr. Mircea Mihaescu, Director IT Strategy Division – Sberbank
- Anna Moshe, Senior Partner – Baratz&Co
- Denis Shulakov, The First Vice-President – Gazprombank *
- Ruben Vardanian, Chairman of the Board & Advisor to the President – Sberbank Russia
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Panel 1 : European Real-Estate Opportunities
- Moderator: Ilanit Harel-Tirosh, Managing Partner – Cukierman & Co.
- David Czyzewski, Senior Vice President- Private Clients Europe – Taurus Investment Holdings
- Elchanan Rosenheim, Managing Director – Profimex
- Gadi Ben-Haim, Head of Real Estate Investments – Harel Insurance
- Roni Soffer, President – Gazit Globe
Panel 2 : How Must Emerging Biotechs Adapt to the European Ecosystem?
- Moderators: Dr. Alexandra V. Eberhardt & Dr. Laurent Choppe – Cukierman & Co.
- Dr. Florent Gros, Managing Director – Novartis Venture Funds
- Graeme Martin, CEO – Takeda Ventures
- Dr. Philippe Salphati, VP, Commercial Operations – Sanofi-Pasteur
- Dr. Martin Welschof, CEO – Opsona
Panel 3 : Role of Alternative Energy vs Natural Resources
- Moderator: David Vita, Managing Partner – Cukierman & Co.
- Luc Muller, General Manager – OTTO Group & Board member Cukierman & Co.
- Rurik B. Halaby, Chairman and Founder – Agricapital Corporation
- Henri Starkman, Chairman – Veolia Environment Israel
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM Coffee Break
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM The Image of Israel in Europe
- Moderator: Roger Cukierman, Board Member – Cukierman & Co. & President of CRIF
- Christian Berger, Head of the EU’s Office in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip – EU*
- Elie Chouraqui, Movie Director
- Toby Greene, Director of Research – BICOM
- Alexander Kolks, EU Managing DIrector – Goddard Global
- Maurice Levy, Chief Executive Officer – Publicis
- José Ignacio Wert, Minister of Education & Culture – Spain *
5:30 PM Closing remarks
- Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Minister of Intelligence – Israel
* to be confirmed