Yehuda Raveh, Founder of the Yehuda Raveh law firm in Israel, gives his keynote address at the ARISE Summit.

Nir Kimhi, partner at the Jerusalem branch of Yehuda Raveh law offices, gives his keynote on investing in Real Estate in Israel.

Dr Jurgen Buhler, President of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem gives his Keynote at the ARISE Summit.

Jan Sturesson, Chairman of the International Christian Chambers of Commerce, gives his keynote at the ARISE Summit.

Marian Cohen from the Israel Federation of Bilateral Chambers of Commerce at the ARISE Summit.

Josh Liggett Investment Analyst at OurCrowd, focusing on Fintech and Blockchain. As an active investor in the blockchain space, Josh has helped early stage blockchain companies grow. He has made angel investments, sat on the board of financial institutions, and coordinated business development strategies. Other roles include mentor at the Barclays Accelerator Powered by Techstars in Tel Aviv, Barclays Rise Ambassador, and Board Advisor & Mentor at Blockchain.

Gal Landau-Yaari Blockchain & Crypto-Assets Senior Researcher and Financial Regulation Expert in the area of crypto-financial-market infrastructure, governance of emerging technologies and legal challenges raised by decentralized technologies. She formerly served as the Acting CEO of the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange, Senior Vice President and COO, and Chief Risk Officer of the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange. Gal has also held various high-level positions at the one of Israeli’s largest banking groups.

Ofer Rotem An active Israeli angel investor in blockchain related startups. Ofer is Co-founder of the Israeli Bitcoin Association, frequently meeting regulators to promote responsible & innovative regulations and sponsoring hackathons. Ofer also co-founded Collider Ventures, a multi- stage Venture Capital Fund in the Blockchain space. Collider Ventures is looking to invest and partner with determined entrepreneurs to support them in their long-term quest of disrupting industries.

Shaul Gelman Founder, President and VP of R&D at RealView Imaging, is a highly skilled R&D and business executive, with vast experience and inventions in the field of multidisciplinary electro-optical and display technologies. Before founding RealView Imaging, Shaul worked for Elbit Systems, one of Israel’s largest defense companies. He led large scale R&D programs of hi-tech helmet-mounted display systems for aviation/pilot applications, actively used by Air Forces around the world.

Tomer Tzach CEO of CropX. Prior to CropX, he cofounded and led ecommerce platform Clixie and spun out Zoara. He also served as CEO of ViewScore, which was acquired by MyThings. Tomer is a former software technical leader at Intel and partner at Eurofund focused on software, communication and internet technologies. After serving the Israeli Air Force as a pilot, he earned an M.B.A. from the University of Haifa (summa cum laude) and a B.A. in computer science from the Technion.

Alan Weisleder Partner and the Executive Vice President of Investor Relations at OurCrowd, which according to Forbes (August 13, 2013) is “one of the largest crowdfunding organizations on the planet” having raised over $750M for over 160 portfolio companies and 21 exits since its launch in February 2013. Bloomberg Business said (May 7, 2015) that “OurCrowd is hands down the most successful equity-crowdfunding platform in the world right now.”

Tabea and Matthias Oppliger Founders of Glowbalact - a Swiss Non-Governmental organization, which is committed to the goal of ending modern-day slavery. They expanded their advocacy to Tel Aviv by creating Kite.Pride, which recycles used kite-surfing kites turning them into unique and beautiful bags, while providing jobs for women and men exiting human trafficking in Israel. Kite.Pride is the Featured Social Enterprise of the 2018 ARISE Business Matchmaking Summit.

Dr. Ronen Tal-Botzer Founder and CTO of Sense Education, leads a successful artificial intelligence consulting and development company, has been a lecturer of Computer Science at Bar-Ilan University for the past 16 years and is the Director of the International Program in Genomics and Biomedical Informatics, at Bar-Ilan University and Sheba Medical Center. Ronen has a Ph.D. in artificial intelligence and received the President’s scholarship and the Chancellor's Prize for Excellence in Research.

Tzahi Gavrieli Director of the National Task Force for Securing Israel's Legitimacy, in the Ministry of Strategic Affairs and Public Diplomacy. Previously, he served as an Advisor to the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. During his time in the Prime Minister’s Office, he served as the Cabinet Secretary Adviser, the Head of the National Management Center during the second Lebanon War, and co-founded the MASA Project, as well as Israeli National Information Directorate.

MK Gilad Erdan Israeli politician who serves as a member of the Knesset for the Likud Party and the Minister of Strategic Affairs and Public Diplomacy, Minister of Public Security and Minister of Information. He formerly held the posts of Minister of Environmental Protection, Minister of Communications, Minister of Home Front Defense and Minister of Internal Affairs.

Glen and Shirley Posladek CEO and Chief Culture Officer of A.B. May Company, a home service business that they co-own in the United States. They have been married for 40 years with 4 adult children and 11 grandchildren. In September 2018, their company received the Healthy Global Workplace Award for their integrated approach to employee well-being. Glen and Shirley are passionate about creating a culture where their coworkers thrive.