Speakers – Israel Tech Week 2026
Meet the global leaders, founders, and innovators shaping the future of technology and cross-border collaboration.
2026 Speaker Lineup – Coming Soon
The Israel Tech Week 2026 speaker lineup is currently in development.
We are curating a world-class group of founders, investors, executives, and ecosystem leaders across multiple technology verticals.
More speakers will be announced soon.
Featured 2025 Speakers & Thought Leaders
Co-Founder & CEO
Pillar Security
DOR SARIG
Managing Director
Mandiant (acquired by Google Cloud)
Timothy Ramsay
Shareholder (former ONCD, CIA)
Greenberg Traurig
Neal Higgins
Corporate Venture & Investor Relations
Microsoft for Startups
Meital Shamia
Co-Founder & CEO
Gaurdz
DOR EISNER
Founder & CEO
InCountry
PETER YARED
Vice President of Acquisitions
Heico
David Mendelson
Founding Partner
97212 Ventures
EYAL BINO
Economic Minister, North America
Israel Economic Mission to the USA – East Coast
Nathan Tsror
CEO
AppSec Training
Jerry Hoff
Founder
Titan
BEN TOPOR
Managing Partner & Co Founder
Qumra Capital
Erez Shachar
Co-Founder & CEO
Imagene
DEAN BITAN
Founder & CEO
Papa
Andrew Parker
Co-Founder, Partner
Israel Tech Week | The Lab Miami
AYAL STERN
.avif)
CTO Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center at Tel Aviv University
American Friends of Tel Aviv University
Menny Barzilay
Co-Founder & CEO
Israel Tech Week | Share Media
LIOR HALABI
Managing Director, Senior Client Advisor
Google Mandiant
Lyle Sudin
Managing General Partner
Eliraz Ventures
Dr.Nissim Darvish
.avif)
CEO
Discount Tech
GUY NAVON
CEO
American FinTech Council
Phil Goldfeder
Founder & CEO
Israeli Mapped in NY
GUY FRANKLIN
Founder &GP
boldstart ventures
ED SIM
President & CEO
Gazit Horizons
Zvi Gordon
Executive Chairman
Codina Partners
Armando Codina
Director
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Dr. Stephen Nimer
Artificial Intelligence Fellow & Architect
Artic Wolf
Mike Mylrea, PhD
Founder
Former Head of Biological Science, Colossal
Eriona Hysolli
Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO
Avant & StoicLane
Al Goldstein
Founder & Managing Partner
Blumberg Capital
DAVID BLUMBERG
Director, Investments
Florida Funders
Rachael Ferm
Head of Israel Investment Banking
Jefferies
Natti Ginor
Lieutenant General (Ret), US Army
MDB Partners
Michael Barbero
Co-founder & CEO
Arya
OFFER YEHUDAI
Chair of Electrical & Computer Engineering
University of Miami
DR. PINHAS BEN-TZVI
Founder and General Partner
Shine Capital
Mo Koyfman
Managing Partner
Burnwater Ventures
Jeff Stein
Partner
Gornitzky GNY
Timor Belan
Managing Director
BDO, Former CMO at HHS
Julie Taitsman
Founder, Suridata (acquired by Fortinet)
Fortinet
LEE KAPPON
VP of Payment Operations & Customer Experience, GM US
Melio
Dafna Bareket
Partner
Greenspoon Marder
James Wolf
Cherre
Maverick Herder
L.D. Salmanson
Founder
Groisman, LLC
GABE GROISMAN
Founder
Scalto & Miami Fintech Club
Alejandra Slatapolsky
General Partner
Stratos Ventures
AVIAD GRINFELD
Co-Founder
Greenspoon Marder LLP
Gerald Greenspoon
Partner
Gornitzky GNY
Chaim Friedland
CEO & Co-Founder
Cal AI
Zach Yadegari
Partner
Greenberg Traurig
BOB GROSSMAN
Partner
Lumir Growth Partners
Guy Pross
Head of US-Israel Desk
BDO USA/Israel
Tomer Nitzan
Managing Director, Head of Cyber, Infra and GenAI
Jefferies
Rob Bartlett
.avif)
CEO
Black Moon Energy
Dr. David Warden
CTO
Microsoft for Startups
Amit Svarzenberg
Partner
UpWest
Lia Cromwell
Partner
Israel Innovation Fund
RANDALL FOSTER
President, Private Banking & Wealth Management
IDB Bank
SAGY ASERAF
Head of High-Tech Banking
IDB Bank
SHAHAR BEN-DAVID
Partner, Head of Business Service Outsourcing
BDO Israel
TZVIKA GROSS
Director, Head of Global Outsourcing Services
BDO Israel
Lea Feinstein
CEO
Detect
Matthew Sattler
President and Executive Director
Florida Opportunity Fund
Robert Harvey
General Partner, Chairman
Camelot Bio Capital
Dr. Peter Kash
Partner
Greenspoon Marder LLP
Roy Masuri
Co-Founder
Brightmind Partners
Gur Talpaz
Managing Partner
Holly Ventures
John Brennan
Managing Partner
Greenspoon Marder LLP
Rebecca Bratter
GP & Founder
RE VC
ALON GORBONOS
General Partner
OpImpact
Eden Attias
Chief Operating Officer
Bankr
DANNY BROWN WOLF
Managing Partner
91Ventures
Kfir Kachlon
Chair of Technology and Life Sciences Practice
Gurnitzky GNY
YUVAL HORM
Partner,
Gurnitzky GNY
ARIEL SAGEE
Partner, Co-Chair, Israel Practice
Holland & Knight
MEITAL STAVINSKY
.avif)
Investor
Sidecar
Yair Geva
General Partner
Stratos Ventures
Daniel Fouzailov
Partner, Chief Investment Officer
Omnia Family Wealth
ALON OZER
National Director, Healthcare Private Equity
BDO USA
ELISSA SHARON
Miami-Dade County Commissioner for District 5
Miami-Dade County
Vicki Lopez
Partner
Gurnitzky GNY
AVITAL HAITOVITCH
Sr. Director, Global Lead ISVs
Nebius
Raz Bachar
Managing Pricipal
13th Floor Investments
Arnaud Karsenti
Partner, Executive Vice President
Omnia Family Wealth
LAWERENCE MUSKAT
Managing Director
Candlewood Partners LLC
Glenn Pollack
Co-Founder & CEO
theator
TAMIR WOLFF
Founder & CEO
PI Americas
Miguel Mendoza
Associate Chief Medical Officer
Jackson Health System
Dr. Lillian Abbo
AI Insights
Figma
Noam Segal
Founding Member
M&B IP
Michael Ben-Shimon
Chief AI Officer
University of Miami
David Wayne
Managing Director
Essen Health Care
Or Perluk
Co-Chair International Trade Practice
Holland & Knight
Tahlia Townsend
Founding Partner
Aurelius Capital
Alon Lifshitz
Founder & President
Florida Policy Project
Jeff Brandes
Head of Tax
Gornitzky GNY
Daniel Paserman
of Counsel, former Deputy GC Cyber Command, NSA
Greenberg Traurig
Joshua Johnson
Shareholder and Co-Chair, Digital Infrastructure Industry Group
Greenberg Traurig
Joshua Forman
Senior Partner
Gornitzky GNY
Shlomo Landress
Partner
Chapman and Cutler LLP