Carlton Hotel, Eliezer Perry 10, Tel Aviv

Dress code- Business Casual

Ms. Ayelet Nahmias Verbin, Chairperson , Israel Export Institute
Mr. Ohad Cohen, Trade Commissioner, Director of the Foreign Trade Administration, Ministry of Economy and Industry, Israel
Mr. Danny Lacker, Senior Division Manager of security emergency and cyber in the Israeli Water Authority
Mr. Ari Goldfarb, KANDO CEO and owner, chairman of the Advisory Board of the Water Sector at the IEI, Israel

Moderator - Mr. Gilad Peled,Director, Ag-Tech, Water & Cleantech, Israel Export Institute

09:30-09:40  TED Talk- “Emergency preparedness for a possible crisis – case study: Istanbul Earthquake”
Dr. Şafak BAŞA , General Director of Istanbul Water and Sewerage Administration (ISKI), Turkey

09:40-10:20  Panel: Resilience through the implementation of Innovation
Moderator: Mr. Yossi Yaacoby, VP for Engineering, Technology & Strategic planning, Mekorot, Israel
Speakers:
Mr. Danny Lacker, Senior Division Manager of security emergency and cyber in the Israeli Water Authority
Dr. Hagit Schwimmer ,Senior Director for Climate and Health, in the Startup Division of the Israeli Innovation Authority
Mr. Jean-Luc Ventura, Board of Directors of the French National Union of Water Industries and Enterprises (UIE), Director of Corporate Venture at Suez, France
Mr. Felipe Tavares ,Superintendent of Water and Socioeconomic Studies at the Brazilian National Agency for Water and Sanitation, Brazil
Ms. Gili Elkin, Co-founding Managing Director of ICI Fund, USA

10:20-10:30- TED Talk- The importance of cooperation between Government and utility operators in protecting our critical water infrastructure
Mr. Steve Bieber -Water Resources Program Director for the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), USA

Investing In Existing Infrastructure: Challenges And Opportunities – by
Mr. Elly Perets, CEO of ASTERRA
The New Watergate: Navigating Cybersecurity Risks in the Water Industry – by
Mr. Sneer Rozenfeld, CEO- Cyber 2.0
Water Reuse & Circular Economy – by 
Mr. Ravid Levy WaterEdge.IL Innovation Community Director, Israel
Drought Resilience- Risks And Opportunities In A Changing Climate – by
Ms. Hila Cohen Mizrav, Water and Climate Consultant ,World Bank

For international guests only

Shafdan’s Wastewater Treatment System , Rishon Lezion

• Water crisis management demonstration

Speakers:
Ms. Nili Shalev, CEO, Israel Export Institute
Mr. Danny Greenwald- Shapira, Senior Deputy Director General- Regulation, Israel water Authority

13:00–16:00 Visit to “SOREK” Or Palmachim Desalination Plants
A guided visit to Sorek / Palmachim seawater RO desalination plants. With 150 m3/year and 90 million m3/year, respectively, they are among the largest desalination plants in Israel and worldwide. The visit will include a lecture by the plants’ CEOs and a walkthrough of the desalination process in the plan.
Mr. Semion Brover, M.Sc., MBA, CEO,  Sorek Desalination Plant
Mr. Avner Hermony, CEO, Palmachim Desalination Plant

or 

14:00–17:00 Israel National Cyber Bureau Center - monitoring center for water utilities, Beer Sheva 

• Cyber defense for critical infrastructure 
• Simulation exercise

For international guests only

Speakers:
Presentation of Mei Modiin -the water company of Modiin
Mr. Elad navon, CPA, Ceo of mei- modiin ltd, Israel

Allaxis  advanced leak detection  solutions based on fixed and mobile acoustic sensors
Mr. Danny Rosenbluth, Chief Business Development Officer, Aquarius Spectrum

From Biology to Mathematics -The new approach for cyber defense
Ms. Iana Hefer, VP Sales, Cyber 2.0

Water quality and safety real-time monitoring technology
Mr. Thor Halperin, Co-Founder of CyWat Technologies Ltd.

• Smart management, monitoring & control
• AI platforms
• Real-time monitoring