Google and Calcalist Startup Week

20 stories about Google and Calcalist Startup Week
אירוע גוגל וכלכליסט אולפן - שירה לב עמי

"We can't afford to move slowly in AI, not even in a body as large as the government"

15.05.25|Maayan Manela
Shira Lev Ami, CEO of the National Digital Agency, was speaking at Google and Calcalist's Startup Week.
אירוע גוגל וכלכליסט אולפן - יובל פסוב ו- אמיתי גלבוע

"Anyone can now create fully functioning applications and that's a real revolution"

15.05.25|Maayan Manela
Amitay Gilboa, CEO of spring.new, was speaking on a panel with Yuval Passov, Head of Google for Startups, Emerging Markets, as part of Google's Startup Week in collaboration with Calcalist.
אירוע גוגל וכלכליסט אולפן - גלי שחר אפרת ו- דדי פרלמוטר

"AI training should start in kindergarten and continue until retirement age"

15.05.25|Maayan Manela
Dadi Perlmutter, chairman of the High-Tech Human Capital Committee, was speaking on a panel with Gali Shahar Efrat, GM of the Google and Reichmann Tech School at Reichmann University, as part of Google and Calcalist’s Startup Week.
אירוע גוגל וכלכליסט אולפן - מאיה הנקין ו- יובל קסטן

"The opportunity to help customers has changed dramatically because of AI"

14.05.25|Maayan Manela
Yuval Kesten, CPO at HoneyBook, was speaking at Google and Calcalist’s Startup Week. "We understood where our customers spend most of their time using the product and where AI can help them."
אירוע גוגל וכלכליסט אולפן - אלית בן בסט נוריאל

"AI does not replace people, it replaces tasks"

14.05.25|Maayan Manela
Elit Ben Basat Nuriel, Head of Cloud Marketing at Google, said at Google and Calcalist’s Startup Week that "people who are skilled in using AI tools are the ones who will replace those who don't use them."
אירוע גוגל וכלכליסט אולפן - איציק אלבז

Artlist CEO: "Our mission is to keep exploring, questioning, and creating the best tools for video creators"

14.05.25|Maayan Manela
Itzik Elbaz spoke with Anat Horvitz, Director, Sector Lead at Google, as part of Google and Calcalist’s Startup Week.  "When we launch an AI product, it's important to us that the models produce quality high enough for a Super Bowl commercial," Elbaz said.
אירוע גוגל וכלכליסט אולפן - יאיר לוי ו- עילי מרום

"Running a startup is like going to war—you need teammates who don’t give up when things get hard"

13.05.25|Hagai Gilboa
Ilay Marom, co-founder and COO of the startup NaNose Medical, was speaking on a panel held at Google and Calcalist’s Startup Week. Yair Levy, Brain.space: "I think Israel—its people and its tech ecosystem—has proven its resilience and creativity."
אירוע גוגל וכלכליסט - פאנל AI 360° מימין דניאל שרייבר מייסד משותף ומנכ"ל Lemonade אדם פישר שותף בסמר ו סופי שולמן כלכליסט

"Companies that figure out how to adopt AI effectively are the ones that will win"

13.05.25|Meir Orbach
Adam Fisher, a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, was speaking on a panel as part of Google and Calcalist's Startup Week. Daniel Schreiber, co-founder and CEO of Lemonade: "The pace of change in the AI world is unlike anything we’ve seen before."
שבוע הסטארטאפים של גוגל יום 4 פאנל נועה אלפנט, יואב שוהם, מאיר לוין, פרופ' גל צ'צ'יק

Nvidia Sr. Director of AI Research: "Israel must invest more in AI to reclaim a leadership position in this field"

15.02.24|Hagay Gilboa
Prof. Gal Chechik was speaking on a panel with Prof. Yoav Shoham, founder and co-CEO of AI21, Noa Elefant Loffler, Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy at Google, and Deputy Attorney General Meir Levin
שבוע הסטארטאפים של גוגל יום 3 פאנל גלי שחר אפרת, פרופ' יוסי מטיאס, אמנון מרחב

"AI makes it possible to solve problems that seemed impossible a few years ago"

15.02.24|Maayan Manela
Prof. Yossi Matias, VP at Google and Managing Director of Google's R&D center in Israel, spoke on a panel with Gali Shahar Efrat, General Manager of the Google and Reichmann Tech School at Reichmann University, and Amnon Merhav, Director General of the Ministry of Economy
שבוע הסטארטאפים של גוגל יום 3 פאנל ברק רגב, דנה מאור, מיכה קאופמן, יונתן אידלסהיים

Fiverr CEO: "GenAI will create more jobs than it will eliminate"

14.02.24|Maya Nahum Shahal
Micha Kaufman was speaking on a panel with Dana Maor, senior partner at McKinsey & Company, and Barak Regev, Country Director of Google Israel
ד"ר שמואל אברמזון הכלכלן הראשי במשרד האוצר

"The role of the government is to not interfere with high-tech"

14.02.24|Maya Nahum Shahal
According to Dr. Shmuel Abramzon, the chief economist at the Ministry of Finance, "the government had a part in the success of high-tech, but it is not the main factor"
שבוע הסטארטאפים של גוגל יום 2 פאנל מאיה הנקין, ירון אינגר, אורי גבאי  וידאו

"The fact that Israel started late in AI doesn't mean it's impossible to catch up"

14.02.24|Omer Kabir
Uri Gabai, CEO of RISE Israel, was talking on a panel on AI development in Israel with Maya Henkin, director of Client & Partner Solutions at Google Israel, and Yaron Inger, co-founder and CTO of Lightricks
שבוע גוגל יום 1 פאנל ברק רגב, חמי פרס, דניאל שרייבר

"Every entrepreneur faces pressure to leave the country. What keeps them here is Zionism"

13.02.24|Maya Nahum Shahal
Chemi Peres, co-founder of VC fund Pitango, Daniel Schreiber, CEO and co-founder of Lemonade, and Barak Regev, Country Director of Google Israel, discuss the symbiotic relationship between innovation, growth, and economic prosperity in Israel's high-tech landscape
שבוע הסטארטאפים של גוגל יום ד וידאו

“Diversity is critical in startups”

01.08.23|Irad Atzmon Schmayer
A panel of experts spoke about hiring junior employees and improving diversity in Israeli high-tech during Calcalist and Google’s Startup Week
שבוע הסטארטאפים של גוגל יום ג וידאו

Breaking barriers and building bridges: Israel's high-tech sector moves towards greater diversity

31.07.23|Irad Atzmon Schmayer
A panel of experts spoke about how to best improve diversity within the local tech sector
יזהר שי יזם היי טק

All innovation should be brought under one government ministry, urges science and technology minister

13.09.20|Zvi Zerahiya
Former entrepreneur and tech investor called on the government to invest in the creation of a civilian space industry during Google and Calcalist's Startup Week