Agenda
9:30-10:10
Opening
10:10-10:40
The Capital Stack for Climate Tech
Shani Zanescu - Climate tech Investor, Co-founder and Chair at PLANETech
Shaun Abramson - Managing Partner at Third Sphere
Jan Lozek - Founding and Managing Partner at Future Energy Ventures
10:40-10:55
Ocean (is) Everything
Steven Fox - Partner at Propeller
10:55-11:30
Pushing New Frontiers: Transformative Technologies in the Making
Dr. Tamar Moise - Scientific Director at PLANETech
James Tu - Founder and Managing Partner at Fusion Park
Phil de Luna - Head of Engineering at Deep Sky
Christian Sjölander - Founder and CEO at Kärnfull Next
Dr. Itay Gissis - VP of Research and Development at NT-Tao
11:30-12:05
Financing and Opportunities in Emerging Markets
Ely Sandler - Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Hisham Mundol - Chief Advisor at Environmental Defense Funds
Conrad Rein - Director at Chicago University Development Innovation Lab and Innovation Commission for Climate Change, Food Security and Agriculture
Ezra Friedman - Chief Representative of Dubai International Chamber, Israel Office
12:05-12:40
The Gigaton Pinnacle: How Disruptive Do You Need to Be?
Itamar Weizman - Partner and Head of Climate Investments at Firstime VC
Yair Reem - Partner at Extantia
Jacob Bro - Co-Founder and Partner at 2150
Liat Sverdlov - Investment Partner at OurCrowd
12:40-13:05
AI for Extreme Weather Events
Anton Driz - Product Manager Driving Emergency Response Solutions at Monday.com
Yuval Carny - Program Manager at Google Research
Rei Goffer - Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Tomorrow.io
13:05-13:40
Incorporating Carbon Credits into a Business Model
Dr. Ruth Dagan - Partner and Head of Environment and Climate Change at Herzog, Fox&Neeman
Carlota Ochoa Neven Du Mont - Principal at Extantia
Oshik Efrati - CEO at HomeBiogas
Ram Amar - CEO at Rewind
13:40-14:15
Decarbonizing Hard-to-Abate Industries
Talia Rafaeli - Partner at Kompas VC
Tim McCaffery - Global Investment Director at Siam Cement Group
Bat-Chen Herchkovich Ben Simon - Chief Business Officer at Helios
Bruno Arcadier - Head of Vale Ventures
14:15-14:25
A New Approach to Investing in Climate Tech
Guy Cherni - Managing Partner at Climate First
14:25-15:10
International Collaborations for Climate Tech
Gideon Behar - Special Envoy for Climate Change and Sustainability at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel
Eviatar Tron - Executive Director at Climate First
Yael Ravia-Zadok - Head of Economic Division at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel
Mohamed Al-Binali - Senior Associate at Hub71
Lasse Vinther-Grønning - Executive Director at Innovation Centre Denmark
14:30-15:30
Rising Stars Pitching Event
Location: Nature Tech Zone
Hear 10 amazing early-stage startups pitch their cutting-edge technology
15:10-15:45
Corporate Climate Risk
Amit Harel - Partner at Deloitte Catalyst
Orly Glick - CEO at ESGgo
Galit Ofer - Partner, Head of Environment & Sustainability Practice, Shibolet & Co
Dr. Siddhartha Misra - Chief Process Research at Tata Steel
15:45-16:20
Growth Strategies: Maximizing Finance and Partnerships for Scaling
Lior Handelsman - General Partner at Grove Ventures
Nadav Steinmetz - Managing Partner at Climate First
Ofir Gomeh - CEO at Capital Nature
Tomer Notkin - VP at HaPoalim Tech
Noam Tzur - Partner at Meitar Law Offices
16:20-17:30
Nature Tech Challenge Competition: Meet the Pitch Finalists
Stream Ocean
Reef Support
Mozaic Earth
Albo Climate
Agrify Technologies
TierraSpec
Dots