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כנס ניו יורק - אולפן סיטק - ג'סטין בורוז וידאו

"It's this mentality of ‘if we don't innovate right now we're all gonna die'"

13.05.26|Zachy Hennessey
Ibex Investors CEO Justin Borus maintains that Israel’s state of conflict actually serves as a catalyst for historic technological breakthroughs, weeding out uncommitted players and fostering "survive-or-die" innovation.
כנס ניו יורק - אולפן סיטק - נוי לוינסון וידאו

“The winner will not just produce the best model, but will do so in the cheapest, fastest way”

13.05.26|Zachy Hennessey
Decart General Manager Noy Levinson argues that by applying the "cyber playbook" to AI, Israel can leverage its unique expertise in hardware and resource-constrained problem-solving to build high-performance, cost-efficient infrastructure at scale.
ועידת ניו יורק -יפית קרת  רועי רותם וידאו

“From day one, a good CFO is your real partner to success and growth”

12.05.26|Zachy Hennessey
Prioritizing a CFO from day one, augmented by AI-driven real-time insights, is essential for early-stage startups to maintain strategic focus and successfully navigate the path to their next funding round, say ERB Proximo CEO and Deputy CEO Roi Rotem & Yafit Keret.
ועידת ניו יורק - אורי קאופמן גפטר וידאו

"VCs are no longer funding potential, they’re funding execution"

12.05.26|Zachy Hennessey
To secure venture capital, early-stage startups must prioritize vertical agents, proprietary data ownership, and proven execution over simple integration, says Valley Bank’s Ori Kaufman Gafter. 
כנס ניו יורק - אולפן סיטק - אורי אלון יו"ר בנק לאומי וידאו

“The industrial revolution scaled and replaced muscle-power. AI will scale and replace human intelligence"

12.05.26|Zachy Hennessey
Bank Leumi Chairman Uri Alon asserts that AI is scaling cognitive power just as mechanization once transformed physical labor to drive a massive global economic leap.
כנס ניו יורק - אולפן סיטק - בועז דינטה וידאו

“There are many interesting opportunities that aren't in cyber or AI”

12.05.26|Zachy Hennessey
Qumra Capital Managing Partner Boaz Dinte highlights that while growth capital is concentrating in cyber and AI, the most compelling opportunities lie in "physical AI" and companies that leverage resilience.
כנס ניו יורק - אולפן סיטק - יונתן בר שדה נשיא AID Coalition

“If these Israelis can’t vote from abroad, let's get them to Israel to participate in the elections”

12.05.26|Zachy Hennessey
The America Israel Democracy (AID) Coalition is launching the "Fly and Vote" initiative, a logistical platform designed to bypass Israel's lack of absentee voting by helping citizens abroad return home to participate in the 2026 elections.
כנס ניו יורק - אולפן סיטק - אילן שדה מנהל חטיבת ה GenAI והדאטה וסגן נשיא בכיר באמדוקס וידאו

“The important part is not creating the agent. You need to understand actual business processes”

12.05.26|Zachy Hennessey
Amdocs Division President, GenAI & Data, Ilan Sade contends that the true value of AI isn’t the technology itself, but the complex orchestration of agents and data to create scalable, secure, and autonomous workflows.
כנס ניו יורק - אולפן סיטק - גלית מירן לשכת המסחר וידאו

“The US government and investors see Israeli resilience not just as a survival tactic, but a competitive advantage”

12.05.26|Zachy Hennessey
Israel-America Chamber of Commerce CEO Galit Meyran highlights that US states remain deeply committed to Israeli innovation, prioritizing ROI and diverse tech needs over political climate.
כנס ניו יורק - אולפן סיטק - עודד הר אבן שותף Sullivan & Worcester וידאו

“The war is not a minus, it's a plus” for Israeli defense and cyber tech

12.05.26|Zachy Hennessey
According to Sullivan & Worcester partner Oded Har-Even, despite shifting geopolitical sentiments, Israel's technological superiority in cyber and defense continues to outweigh political friction for global investors.
תערוכת דיפנס טק סיטק שי פלטי וידאו

"A lot of techno diplomacy": Netline CEO on the challenges of exporting Israeli defense tech

31.03.26|Amy Shapiro
Amid Israel's defense sector gold rush, CTech’s Amy Shapiro talks to Shai Palti, CEO of Netline, about balancing the growing demand for “spectrum dominance” while navigating export controls and international branding.
תערוכת דיפנס טק סיטק יואב גלצר וידאו

"Ensuring the hits": The frontline feedback behind Smart Shooter's fire control tech

19.03.26|Amy Shapiro
Against the backdrop of Israel's defense sector surge, CTech’s Amy Shapiro talks to Yoav Galster, Product Manager at Smart Shooter, whose unique fire control system company recently went public.
תערוכת דיפנס טק סיטק מני שלום וידאו

"We are entering a defense era": How T3 Defense identifies the vital building blocks of the modern battlefield

17.03.26|Amy Shapiro
CTech’s Amy Shapiro chats with Menny Shalom, CEO of T3 Defense, exploring his 22-point acquisition strategy and the global "defense era" from which Israel’s tech sector is emerging as a major force.
תערוכת דיפנס טק סיטק אהוד שפיר וידאו

"It's like you're playing PlayStation": Simulation veteran Tiltan eyes the global defense market post-acquisition

12.03.26|Amy Shapiro
CTech’s Amy Shapiro talks to Ehud (Udi) Shafir, acting CEO of Tiltan Software Engineering, a 30-year veteran of the Israeli defense sector riding the industry's tailwinds with plans to scale its "digital twin" technology globally.
תערוכת דיפנס טק סיטק עדן רזינובצקי גודל וידאו

"An homage to October 7": The story behind the world’s first automatic tourniquet

10.03.26|Amy Shapiro
CTech’s Amy Shapiro talks to Edan Razinovsky, CEO of XMetix, which is automating life-saving medical tech with the world’s first automatic tourniquet against the backdrop of a local defense-sector surge.
תערוכת דיפנס טק סיטק ליעד תמיר וידאו

"The new Swiss Army knife": The Israeli unmanned platform out to replace soldiers in the field

05.03.26|Amy Shapiro
Amid Israel's defense tech boom, CTech’s Amy Shapiro talks to Liad Tamir, CEO of Macushla, a robotics startup bringing versatile unmanned vehicles to the front lines.
תערוכת דיפנס טק סיטק איתי נוריאן וידאו

"We want to prevent the next October 7": Israeli Air Force veterans building a new drone defense

03.03.26|Amy Shapiro
CTech’s Amy Shapiro talks to Itay Nourian, CEO of Insignito, which is tackling the cost of drone defense with an acoustic sensor, amid Israel's defense sector boom.
תערוכת דיפנס טק סיטק אמיחי גלשטיין וידאו

The Israeli startup turning Dyson vacuums into drug and explosives detectors

25.02.26|Amy Shapiro
CTech’s Amy Shapiro talks to Amichai Glattstein, CEO of IDenta, which is riding Israel’s defense-tech boom with rapid forensic screening tools.
כנס TECH TLV - ראיון אולפן - רועי עדין אמן ויוצר אומנות באמצעות AI וידאו

“The one word that separates slop from art is intention”

10.02.26|CTech
Visual artist Roy Adin argues that in the age of generative AI, human intention, not speed or automation, is what turns images into art. 
כנס TECH TLV - ראיון אולפן - לוק ברנרדנציג בכיר ב-Epic Games וראש Epic Academy בישראל ו טלי פרימן שלו

“Israel has no big-budget games industry. The goal is to resemble Poland and France.”

10.02.26|CTech
Industry leaders say Israel’s gaming sector lacks AAA production and is betting on education, Unreal Engine, and regional impact to close the gap.