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EcoBreakthrough: Israel’s Global Climate Solutions
September 25, 2024
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EcoBreakthrough: Israel’s Global Climate Solutions, a premier event bringing together some of the most innovative minds in climate technology. Join us for an inspiring day where Israeli ingenuity and American industry expertise intersect to address one of the most critical challenges of our time—climate change.
This event is a joint project between key entities that lead Israel’s climate innovation ecosystem: The Israel Economic Mission, The Israel Export Institute, The Israel Innovation Authority, The National Program for Economic Growth, and PLANETech.
Event Highlights:
- Company Showcases: Explore groundbreaking solutions presented by 22 of Israel’s leading climate tech companies, with a focus on energy and carbon capture.
- Networking Opportunities
- Expert Panels
This summit is more than just an event—it’s a platform for action, innovation, and collaboration. Whether you are an industrial corporation, systems integrator, investor, infrastructure financier, financial institution, private energy company, or public utility, this is an unparalleled opportunity to be part of a dynamic and impactful community that is driving real change.
Companies participating:
RepAir Carbon, H2prO, NitroFix, Carbonblue, Luminescent Power, Brenmiller Energy, Boson Energy, Brightsource Energy, Mada Analytics, Silib, Insect Biotechnology, Turbogen, Airovation, and More!
Agenda:
8:30 am – Welcome and Registration (Breakfast Served)
9:00 am – Introductions from the Hosts.
MC’s: Max Coen, Israel Economic Mission, and Lior Gaon, Israel Export Institute
- Israel Economic Mission – Anat Katz, Israel Economic Minister to North America
- Israel Export Institute – Avi Balashnikov, Chairman
- Merge Foundation Israel – Nicole Hod-Stroh, Executive Director
- Israel Innovation Authority – Tami Warshavski, Head of Americas – Europe Operations
- PlaneTech – Noam Sonnenberg, CEO
9:20 am – Fireside chat with Shawn M. LaTourette, New Jersey’s Commissioner of Environmental Protection
9:45 am – Panel: “Climate Change: Show me the money – One major problem, multiple perspectives“
- Tim Whitehead – Goldman Sachs, Managing Director of Sustainability Risk Group
- Alan Ettlinger – New York Power Authority, Director of Research and Innovation,
- Matan Eden – New York Stock Exchange, Head of Capital Markets.
- Moderator – Tami Warshawski, Israel Innovation Authority
10:20 am – Boosting ClimateTech: The Israel Innovation Authority’s Deep-Tech Leadership, Ronit Eshel – Head of Climate Tech
10:20am – Israel Companies Showcase Part 1
10:35am – Coffee Break, Networking, and 1:1 meeting.
Investors Session:
10:50 am – Panel “Climate Capital Stack”.
- JC Jung, Global Sustainable Future
- Extantia VC
- Yotam Avrahami – Next Generation Renewables Partners
- Moderator: Shani Zanescu – PLANETech
11:25 am – Israel Companies Showcase Part 2
11:40 pm – US-Israel Bilateral Climate Funding Mechanisms, BIRD Foundation
11:45 pm – Israel’s Competitive Clusters, Sinai Gohar-Barak, Manager of Desertech Cluster
11:50 am – Closing Remarks
11:55 pm -Professional Networking Luncheon and 1:1 meetings
2:00 pm – End