Go4Europe

Organized by Cukierman Investment House Ltd. and Catalyst Fund, and in partnership with B'nai B'rith International, Go4Europe is one of the most prestigious conferences in Israel. Go4Europe will address the current issues of raising funds and establishing strategic alliances in Europe on October 28 at the Hilton Hotel Tel Aviv, Independence Park.  Learn more or register by visiting www.go4eu.com.

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

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