Tel Aviv Univ's IDEAS Forum brings start-up nation ingenuity to US business stage

How did Israel become branded "The Startup Nation?" American Friends of Tel Aviv University presents the IDEAS Los Angeles Forum annually at Santa Monica College's Broad Stage to explore technology venture development. 

The organizers describe IDEAS Los Angeles as a project in partnership with corporations, private businesses, community organizations, institutes of higher learning and media outlets to create a space where global business leaders, futurists, studio heads, movie and television producers, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, Tel Aviv University administrators, professors, and alumni can come together and share ideas. 

Tel Aviv Univ RAMOT's CEO,Shlomo Nimrodi
 at IDEAS Conference in L.A.

At last year's IDEAS forum, David Dorfman introduced me to Mr. Shlomo Nimrodi, who serves as CEO of Ramot Business-Engagement Center at Tel Aviv University. 

Mr. Nimrodi explains how his initiative prospects innovation developed through Tel Aviv University researchers and cultivates it towards commercialization. 

Register for the IDEAS Conference, which returns June 15-16th at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica.

Israeli venture market on display by The Israel Conference in Los Angeles

The Israel Conference™ is a business conference across two days in Los Angeles that features the CEOs of companies that are innovating and are designing in Israel with products that reach the global market.  From multi-national firms through emerging growth and early stage, we bring together leading technology innovators and investors in High Tech / Media and Entertainment / TV / Film / Advertising / Mobile / Content / Gaming / Cloud / eCommerce / Financial Innovation / Security / Automotive / Clean Tech / Medical Tech / Consumer Products / Design coming out of Israel that are market-making and in demand.  

Conference moderator, Oded Vardi explains what he feels The Israel Conference provides its audience, its investors, and its companies.

The Israel Conference director, Sharona Justman, introduces Frank Williams, a gentile, UC Irvine student who leads business development trips to Israel.

Over 700 business executives will attend on Thursday October 30, 2014 and Friday October 31, 2014 in Los Angeles to meet leaders of significant businesses that do business in Israel and investors in Israeli companies.  The opportunities for new business are endless and exciting. Speakers represent the spirit of the inventiveness of the Israel market.  Attendees gain an insider’s understanding of the growth of both public and privately-held Israel-facing companies. www.TheIsraelConference.org    310-445-5388   Sixth Year!  More than a business conference, Israel Conference is an experience!

Doing business with Israel and Israelis - at The Israel Conference in Los Angeles

How well do Israeli ventures provide for non-Jewish investors and business-people?  Oded Vardi at The Israel Conference in L.A. fields questions regarding Israel's practice and image in business in the world for investors, customers, and venture partners.

 

Mr. Mike Holstein has been attending The Israel Conference for years. Mr. Holstein explains why, though he has never travelled to Israel, he finds doing business with Israeli companies more western than Mid-Eastern in culture, practice, and law.



Why this African-American Pepperdine University graduate student volunteered to contribute her time and effort to promote Israeli business:

The Israel Conference in L.A. assembles high-tech ventures and investment capital

The Israel Conference™ May 31 & June 1, 2012 ~ Los Angeles, CA The Israel Conference™ is a fast-paced business conference showcasing the vitality and growth of Israel-facing business through a variety of panels on hot industry topics and trends with world-class speakers and high-quality networking. The Israel Conference™ brings together leading innovators and investors High Tech / Entertainment Media / Advertising / Mobile / Content / Gaming / e-Commerce / Energy / Clean Tech / Security / Medical Tech / Consumer Products that are coming out of Israel that are market-making and in demand. Check out their program and register.

Sharona Justman

Yossi Vardi

Co-Chairs Yossi Vardi, chairman of International Technologies and Sharona Justman, principal in Step Strategy Advisors, assemble top executives interested in investing in Israel-related businesses.

Watch an excerpt from our coverage of the venture pitching in front of a critical, evaluation panel and the full audience.

Organizer, Sharona Justman, endorses the quality of the sponsor hotel, the Luxe Sunset Hotel, and the services of its proprietor, Mr. Efrem Harkham.