Insights from Silicon Valley brought to Israel

MARCH 20, 2018. IDC HERZLIYA

ICON

ICON is a US-based non-profit organization with the mission of creating a community in Silicon Valley of those who are passionate about Israeli Tech and innovation and harnessing the strength of this community to help Israeli startups. Our community includes prominent Silicon Valley investors, Senior Corporate Executives and Israeli founders that are based both in IL/US. 

Since 2014, ICON has established an outstanding reputation in the Silicon Valley high-tech ecosystem.
The ICON brand draws top founders and tier 1 investors, corporate execs, and speakers such as Peter Thiel, Ben Horowitz, Susan Wojcicki, Jeff Weiner and others that have participated in ICON events.

ICON IS COMING TO ISRAEL
 

ICON INSIDERS CONFERENCE
March 20th, 2018. IDC Herzliya

A group of 100 Israeli founders will be carefully selected for this exclusive conference (see below information on who can register).

Join Adi Tatarko, Co-founder & CEO of Houzz, and Silicon Valley veterans for an exclusive, hands-on event to get answers to the questions you won’t learn in business school from those who have been there. From negotiation techniques in fundraising, to how to hire the right people, you will leave with actionable insights that can improve the trajectory of your startup.

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The event will be held in Hebrew

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Chen Amit

CEO at Tipalti

Chen is a veteran high tech executive and repeat entrepreneur. Prior to Tipalti, Chen was CEO of Atrica, a Carrier Ethernet company that Nokia-Siemens acquired. Before Atrica, Chen was co-founder and CEO of Verix, a provider of business intelligence software. At ECI Telecom, Chen founded their ADSL business unit and led it from inception to $100 million in annual sales.  He earned a BSc from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology and an MBA from INSEAD.

Micha Kaufman

Founder & CEO at Fiverr

Micha is the CEO & Co-founder at Fiverr, the world's largest and fastest growing marketplace for services. Angel investor, startup mentor, contributor at WIRED & Forbes.

Nir Blumberger

Venture Partner at Accel Partners

Nir Blumberger is a Tel-Aviv based Venture Partner at Accel, where he invests in software companies in Israel and Europe. Prior to joining Accel, Nir was a deal-lead at Facebook’s Corporate Development team in Menlo Park, where he was responsible for strategy and acquisitions in spaces such as Messaging, Media/Video, and Computer Vision. Before Facebook, he worked at McKinsey & Company in Europe and Israel, and co-founded two technology start-ups. Nirholds an undergraduate degree in Computer Science from IDC Herzliya, where he was also a graduate of the Zell Entrepreneurship Program, and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Oren Kaniel

CEO & Co-founder
at AppsFlyer

Oren is the CEO & co-founder of AppsFlyer, the market leader in Mobile Attribution Analytics. Oren holds a BA in Computer Science, Cum Laude, from the Technion, and an MBA from IDC, as part of an exchange with the Wharton Business School

Gil Hirsch

Gil was recently a Product Manager at Facebook, where he helped build products on Photos, Messenger, and Ads Targeting. Gil was previously the co-founder and CEO of face.com, the largest provider of face recognition technology, which was sold to Facebook in 2012. 

Oz Alon

Co-Founder & CEO at Honeybook

z Alon is the Co-Founder & CEO of HoneyBook, home of the self-employed entrepreneur. From the first reply to final payment, HoneyBook makes it easy for creatives to book their ideal client faster, more frequently, and with less legwork. Oz is passionate about empowering people to pursue their passion and rise together, doing what they love. During his free time, you can find him spending quality time with his wife Naama and his son Ari (one more on the way!).

Amir Glatt

Co-Founder & CTO at Duda

Amir is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer for DudaMobile. Glatt has over 10 years of experience in product management, software architecture and management of large development teams. Prior to founding DudaMobile, Amir worked for SAP where he conceived and managed the development of SAP's collaborative portal, a next-generation web2.0 enterprise portal. He also worked for several startup companies including Checkm8 and Adwise. Amir has a BSc. Computer Science & Mathematics from the Ben Gurion University in Israel.

Alon Huri

Co-Founder and CTO at Next Insurance

Alon is the Co-Founder and CTO/Growth Hacker of Next Insurance, leads the company's growth, architectural vision and long-term technical vision. 

Alon was previously in a similar role in Check, a mobile bill pay provider, which acquired by Intuit in 2014.

Eden Shochat
Equal Partner Aleph Ventures

Eden is a Software Poet by Birth, Early Stage Investor by Profession and Entrepreneur at Heart. Working with the Aleph portfolio teams to build stuff.

Effi Fuks Leichtag
Director of Product - Growth & Local Services at Yelp

Effi is the Group Product Manager at Yelp. Effi Manage a few groups at Yelp including the Growth group (Driving App installs, MAU, SEO etc) and the Home & Local services group (increasing's yelp's market share in home and local markets)

Zohar Levkovitz

Zohar is the founder and former CEO of Amobee, the leading mobile corporation for far-reaching mobile advertising. Within just a few years Amobee has reached hundreds of millions of people and has begun a revolution in the way advertising can truly utilize the mobile medium. Amobee was sold for around $350M. Zohar’s recognition in the professional world as Entrepreneur of the Year™ in California, CEO of the Year in Israel, and Technology Pioneer for the World Economic Forum, all attest to Zohar’s mark on the face of world technology and the power to affect change. Prior to Amobee, Zohar has been at the forefront of mobile and internet technology development for over a decade.

Eran Shir

Co Founder & CEO at Nexar

Eran is a serial entrepreneur and investor, currently trying to change the driving world for the better. Previously, Eran was Entrepreneur In Residence at Aleph VC. Before Aleph, Eran was an executive at Yahoo! following Yahoo!'s 2010 acquisition of Dapper, a startup he co-founded in 2007.

Omer Rabin

Managing Director, Startup Edition at WalkMe

Omer is the Managing Director of WalkMe Start-Up Edition - cross-functionally managing WalkMe's global SMB business across Sales, Product, Marketing, Customer Success etc. Previously, Omer served as the Chief Evangelist and Global Head of Strategic Partnerships at Gainsight - the Customer Success company, and the 2nd fastest growing software company in the US (according to Inc 500); Until 2015, Omer led advisory engagements as a Senior Consultant at Bain & Company. He also served as a diplomat/emissary of the Israeli government in South Africa, and a conflict-area journalist and TV broadcaster (Globes, Channel 2, Yedioth Aharonot).

Amit Knaani

Co-Founder at Hibob

Amit has more than 15 years of experience in product and user interface design and has leveraged her extensive background in communications, video and photography to develop and manage great products. Shes previously held various senior product positions, including WIX, VP of Product at Duda, the leading DIY website builder, and Head of Product at ooVoo, the free video chat and messaging service. Prior to setting up hibob, Amit co-founded Vikido, a safe social network for children. Amit has a first degree in Photography and Cultural studies from Kamera Obscora, and is currently living in Israel with her two daughters.