
AGENDA 2023
* Agenda 2024 coming soon
MONDAY, February 13th, 2023
18:00
Investor Reception (Invite only)
Sponsored by ΝΞΟ Ventures
TUESDAY, February 14th, 2023

13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
10:40 - 11:00
Keynote Speakers
Ideas Are Plentiful. Execution is Challenging. A session is focused on helping startups succeed
Kimberli Lewis, General Manager @SIINDA (Switzerland)
Gregory Shepard, Co-Founder, @BOSS Capital Partners (USA)
09:00 - 09:10
Opening Remarks by Ed Frank, CEO @ Axis Innovation
Lital Kiperman Vaknin, Head of Strategic Partnerships @Peres Center
08:30 - 09:00
Registration, Coffee and Networking Overlooking the Mediterranean Sea
9:10 - 10:20
Axis Exchange 1 - Metaverse & AI Session
Moderated by Nils Müller, CEO & Founder @ Trendone (Germany), sharing his views on The Future Mindset
Panelists:
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Anton Fedorov, Partner, @Flashpoint VC (USA)
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Arik Kol, Head of Inception Israel @NVIDIA (Israel)
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Francois Dufour, Open Innovation Hub Director @Orange Innovation (France)
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Mor Eini, Head of Business Development & Partnerships, @APX VC (Germany)
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Oded Agam, Managing Partner & Co-Founder, @NextLeap Ventures (Israel)
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Ziv Gafni, Head of Digital Strategy, Fintech & Markets Innovation, @JP Morgan Chase (USA)
11:00 - 11:20
Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:45
Axis Exchange 4 - Smart Mobility/Smart Cities Session
Moderator:
Jeremy Lustman, Partner, @DLA Piper (Israel)
Panelists:
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Alaa Afifi, VP Global Business Development @Afifi Group (Israel)
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Marie-Luce Godinot, Senior Vice-President Innovation @Bouygues Group (France)
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Matan Hazanov, Managing Director, @Verstra Ventures (Canada)
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Nish Patel, Managing Partner, @Inertia (USA)
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Pavel Ezekiev, Founder and CEO,@ΝΞΟ Ventures (Spain/Bulgaria)
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Tobias Jahn, Partner @Hitachi Ventures on the Smart Cities Panel (Germany)
11:20 - 11:40
Global Perspectives
NRW: Hot spot for VC & PE funding in Germany
Marius Rosenberg, Partner @TIGGES Rechtsanwälte (Law Firm) and Extended Board Member, Private Equity Forum NRW e.V. (Germany)
GeoPolitics: Maps to Change the World
Norbert Csizmadia, Director of the Eurasia Center at John von Neumann University (Hungary)
11:40 - 12:45
Axis Exchange 2 - Retail Tech Session
Moderator: Gregory Shepard, Co-Founder, @BOSS Capital Partners (USA)
Panelists:
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Dana Bublil, Investment Manager @Target Global (Israel)
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Hans-Peter Rohner, Private Investor, Board Member, @PubliGroupe (Switzerland)
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Héctor Shibata Salazar, Investment Director, @AC Ventures (Mexico)
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Marius Rosenberg, Partner @TIGGES Rechtsanwälte (Law Firm) and Extended Board Member, Private Equity Forum NRW e.V. (Germany)
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Marc-Olivier Lücke, General Partner @Atlantic Labs (Germany)
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Neta Meir, Group Innovation SVP, @Sodexo (France)
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Troy Osinoff, General Partner, @Magic Fund (USA)
14:00 - 15:15
Axis Exchange 3 - Climate Tech & Energy Session
Moderated by Emily Yukich, Managing Partner @Fox Rothschild sharing her views on "Using Finders to Raise Funds in the U.S.—What is Legal”
Panelists:
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Charles Sidman, Founder and Managing Partner, @ECS Capital Partners (USA)
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Covadonga Fernandez, Corporate Development, @Kubota (Japan)
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Diane Frachon, Venture Principal, @Schlumberger New Energy (UK)
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Ethy Levy, Managing Partner, @Kinneret impact ventures (Israel)
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Eugeny Kuznetsov, CEO, Founder, Partner, @Orbita Capital Partners (Dubai)
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Solomon Ibragimov, General Partner, @Sakal Group Family Office (USA/Israel)
15:15- 15:30
Keynote Presentation
Energy and Telecom Driving Smart Cities
Edward Bouygues, Deputy CEO @Bouygues Group, Chairman, Bouygues Telecom (France)
12:45 -13:00
Keynote Speaker
The ESG Imperative: What Entrepreneurs Can Learn from SDG Startups
Paul Adam Isbel, Professor, @IE University (Spain)
16:45 - 17:00
Closing Remarks and Wrap up of Axis Tel Aviv 2023
10:20 - 10:40
Universities and Corporations - Exploring partnership options to advance innovation
Moderator: Kimberli Lewis, General Manager @SIINDA (Switzerland)
Panelists:
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Gabriela Montojo Sancho, Senior Manager. Business Development @IE University (Spain)
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Dr. Norbert Csizmadia, President Board of Trustees @John von Neumann University (Hungary)
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Leslie Broudo-Mitts, Managing Director, Coller Institute of Venture @Tel Aviv University
17:00
Tour of Peres Center for Peace and Innovation
17:00
Reception sponsored by Bouygues Group & Chutzpah Lab
19:00
VIP Dinner
Exclusively for presenting startups, speakers and VIP ticket holders