How technology is changing the World and the Middle East? 25-26th

THE GALILEE DAYS are organising MEET IN GALILEE in order to develop International Economic Forums. On September 25th, a visit to Technion, to incubators plus inter-enterprise exchanges. On September 26th, 2016, MEET IN GALILEE’s theme will be ” Technology is changing the world and the Middle East”.

At nightfall, the Baroque Opera Festival will come to life in the city of Akko, whose old city was listed in 2008 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, under the direction of the conductor Christophe Rousset, who conducts Les Talens Lyriques, a baroque ensemble.

Full program:

Sunday, September 25th

– visit of the Technion ; visit of the incubator of Haïfa ; lunch at the Technion with mayor of Haïfa, Yona Yahav

Monday, September 26th

Zikhron Yaakov – Hotel Elma

8:00 – 8:45 • REGISTRATION

8:45 – 9:00 • WELCOMING NOTES : Philippe Aghion – Eric Hazan

Philippe Aghion, Harvard & College de France, France.
Eric Hazan, VP McKinsey, France.

9:00 – 9:45 • KEYNOTE SPEAKER : Philippe Aghion

9:45 – 10:45 • 1 PLENARY SESSION

How governments and countries can embrace the digital transformation?

Jacques Biot – President Polytechnique, France.
Avi Hasson – Chief Scientist Ministry of Economy, Israel.
Laurence Boone – Head of AXA IM resarch Investisment Stategy, France.
Pr. I Ben Israel – Tel Aviv University, Israel.
Michel Cicurel – Chairman of the Board of Banque Leonardo,

Executive President of La Maison : Pr. Manuel Trajtenberg – Tel Aviv University, Israel.

10:45 – 11:15 • COFFEE BREAK

11:15 – 12:30 • 2 PLENARY SESSION

How business can embrace the digital transformation?

Shraga Brosh, President of Manufacturers Association, Israel.
Michel Collet, International Tax Partner CMS Francis Lefebvre, France.
Pr. Boaz Golany, Technion Vice President for External Relations and Resource Development, Israel.

Guy Horowitz, Deutsch Telekom Capital Partner, Israel.
Julie Reiner, SNCF Head of M&A in charge of the coordination of SNCF Group in Israel, France.
Nathalie Boulanger, Senior VP Orange Start-up Ecosystem.

12:30 – 14:00 • LUNCH

14:00 – 15:15 • 4 BREAK OUT SESSIONS IN PARALLEL

At the break out sessions, the economists will give overall view as candid economist on what they are going to listen to.

1 CYBERSECURITY

Moderator: Dominique d’Antonio, Economiste : à préciser

Zohar Zisapel, CEO RAD, Israel.
Rami Efrati, President FIRMITAS, Israel.
Denis Attal, Vice President Technical, Critical Information Systems and Cybersecurity, Thales.

2 HEALTH BREAKTHROUGH INNOVATION

Moderator: Charles Woler, Economist Pr. Mark Schankerman

Ran Nussbaum, CEO RAD, Israel.
Nissim Darvish, Senior Managing Director Orbimed, Israel.
Regine Shevach, Managing Director INTERLAB (R&D Center of Merck Serono), Israel.
Einat Zysman, CEO FUTURX, Israel.
à préciser, TEVA TBC
Pini Orbach, Head of Pharma Arkin Holdings, Israel.

3 ROUND TABLE: FROM DATA MINING TO EDUCATED DECISION MAKING

Moderator: Jeremy Harroch, Economist: Pr. Manuel Trajtenberg