Agenda:
(Open House Hours to Visit the Labs: 11:00 – 13:00)
9:00 Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony (Invite Only)
- Arie Zaban, President, Bar Ilan University
- Eli Cohen, Minister of Energy
- Dror Bin, CEO, Israel Innovation Authority
9:30 Registration & Networking – Nano Auditorium, Building #206, Bar Ilan Campus
10:00 Opening – Dr. Hagit Aviv, COO INIES Labs, and Yael Weisz, VP NetZero Ventures
10:30 Session: Why Lab Infrastructure Matters
- Moshiel Biton, CEO & Co-Founder, Addionics
- Prof. Malachi Noked, Bar Ilan University, Battery Lead INIES
- Hanan Brand, VP and Head of the Startup Division, IIA
- Dr. Yael Barash Harman, Head of R&D, Ministry of Energy
11:00 Session: From Academic Research to Business: Strengthening Academia-Industry Relations
- Sarit Soccary Ben Yochanan, Director, NetZero Ventures
- Rona Samler, General Manager, T3 Technion
11:30 Session: Can We Make a Business Investing in Energy Tech?
- Shmuel Kedmi, CEO, NetZero Ventures
- Assi Ginzburg, CFO, Ormat Technologies
- Ronen Faier
12:00 Labs4Climate global competition – 1st part
Chair: Dr. Gideon Friedmann, CTO, NetZero Ventures
12:30 Session: Matchmaking Entrepreneurs for Deep Tech Companies – Building the Teams that Take Science to Market
- Amir Zaidman, Co-founder and CBO, The Kitchen FoodTech Hub
- Lynn Rouse, Technology Strategy Manager, Chevron Technology Ventures
- Yehuda Borenstein, CEO, Co-Founder & Chairman, ClimateCrop, RepAir, Carbonade, NitroFix, Reemag
13:00 Lunch Break
14:00 Session: Innovation for the Energy Industry Today – What Early-Stage Innovators Need to Know about Shifting Global Priorities
- Yonatan Shek, CFO at TotalEnergy H2; Eren Groupe
- Chris Dillon, General Manager, External Innovation, Chevron Technology Ventures
- Sam Bursten, Principal, Energy Impact Partners
14:30 Labs4Climate global researchers competition – 2nd part
15:15 Grants for Research Funded by INIES
Prof. Doron Aurbach, Co-chair of INIES, Bar Ilan University
15:30 Labs4Climate winner’s announcement
Sindhu Balan, Investment Manager, Chevron Technology Ventures
About the Organizers:
The Israel National Institute for Energy Storage was established to provide consultation, promote research, and offer services aimed at advancing the technology readiness level of fuel cell and battery developments. The prototype laboratories at Bar-Ilan University were constructed with support from the Israel Ministry of Energy and the Helmsley Foundation.
NetZero Tech Ventures is dedicated to investing and building ventures in Israeli energy and climate deep tech. We are supported by top-tier corporates and financial investors including TotalEnergies, Eren Groupe, DelekUS, OSEG, BGV and more, and we operate as an ‘incubator’ in partnership with the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA).
