Sequoia Capital partner Michael Moritz will arrive in Israel early next month as a guest of the Israel Business Conference - 2001, which takes place in Tel Aviv on December 1-3. Moritz will speak at the conference's gala opening, and lecture in the conference's high-tech track.
Sequoia Capital has invested in companies like Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO), Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL), Apple Computer (Nasdaq: AAPL), Yahoo! (Nasday:(YHOO) and Redback Networks (RBAK). The company specializes in investing in communications companies.
The Israel Business Conference's high tech track will include talks on subjects such as "Venture capital's key dilemma," "Challenges facing investors and VCs in 2002," "Companies in trouble," "Building a quality company," "Trends in Israel's life sciences industry," and a proposal for a national project, "Turning Israel into a business and commercial paradise."
The following people are among the participants in the high-tech track: Lightspeed Venture Partners founding partner Gill Cogan, Prof. Yaakov Neeman of Herzog, Fox & Neeman; Vyyo (Nasdaq: VYYO) chairman Davidi Gilo; Medinol CEO Dr. Judith Richter, and Discount Investment Corporation president and CEO Ami Erel.
Other speakers include Indigo NV (Nasdaq: INDG) CEO Benjamin Landa, Giza Group founder, chairman and Zeev Holtzman, Vertex Management Israel founder and president Yoram Oron, Carmel Ventures founding partner Shlomo Dovrat, Jerusalem Global Ventures founding partner Shlomo Kalish, Gemini Israel Funds managing partner Yossi Sela, Concord Ventures general partner Yair Safra, Chief Scientist at the Ministry of Industry and Trade Dr. Carmel Vernia, Dr. Yossi Vardi, Taro Pharmaceutical Industries (Nasdaq: TARO ) Israel SVP and COO, Samuel Rubinstein, QBI president and CEO Dr. Daniel Zurr, and dozens of other prominent managers and entrepreneurs.
Israel Business Conference - 2001, which is sponsored by "Globes", will be centered around four main tracks: Telecommunications, High Tech, Finance and Investment, Corporate Strategy and Marketing. 4,000 visitors are expected to attend, including heads of international companies, entrepreneurs, and investors seeking business and commercial opportunities in Israel and abroad.
Published by Israel's Business Arena on 22 November 2001