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Facilitating Business Discussions Among Israeli Professionals in New York 		 
 

 


The Israeli Business Forum of New York (IBF) was established to facilitate quality business and social related discussions among Israeli professionals in New York with the aim to assist our constituents to contribute to Israel society and economy.

The IBF aims to:

  • Create a forum in which Israeli Business professionals can meet, interact and exchange business leads and ideas
  • Inform and educate members on recent market developments
  • Establish a social community of Israeli professionals In New York

Membership:

The IBF  draws from an extensive network of over 4500 professional Israelis living and working in New York. The leadership of the IBF consists of a cross-section of successful business professionals from a range of industries and fields. As a non-profit organization, IBF membership is free to qualified individuals.

Members of the forum meet the following criteria:

  • Obtain a graduate degree or work in a professional job
  • Spend significant time in the New York Tri State area

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Previous Keynote Events:

List of past speakers

7/1/09 Mr. Miki Naftali - President and CEO, Elad Group
6/24/09 The Marker's Annual US-Israeli Executive Summit of 2009
5/18/09 Ms. Galia Maor -  Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman, Bank Leumi
4/22/09 Mr. Avraham Burg- Senior Member, Israeli Labor Party
3/26/09 Mr. Tsvi Kantor, LLB – Kantor & Acco Law Firm
3/26/09 Mr. Shuky Lapid, CEO – David Shield USA
2/19/09 Mr. David Teten - Investment Banker / Entrepreneur, Teten Advisors
1/15/09 Mr. David Almog - East Coast of United Revenue Service, Inc.
12/4/08 Mr. Gidi Bar-Zakay - Assistant Director for Professional Issues, Israel Tax Authority
12/4/08 Mr. Zvi Chalamish - Chief Fiscal Officer of North America
11/6/08 Mr. Jonathan Kolber - General Partner, Viola Private Equity
10/21/08 Ms. Raya Strauss - President and co-owner of the Strauss Investment Company and co-owner of Strauss-Elite Group
9/10/08 Mr. Ron Senator - Managing Partner, Sphera Funds Management
7/21/08 Mr. Aharon Barnea - Senior Correspondent and Anchorman CH. 2 TV NEWS Washington Bureau Chief
7/14/08 Mr. Meir Shannie - Why Israel Needs a Strategic Plan? - Competing for the Future.
6/24/08 Mrs. Limor Kaufman - Ph.D., Organizational Consultant/Executive Coach
6/24/08 Mrs. Leah Melamed - M.S. ccc/slp - Results Coach
5/28/08 Mr. Meir Brand - Country Manager, Google Israel
4/7/08 Mr. Shlomo Kalish - Insights from the No 1 Investor in Israel (by Forbes Magazine)
2/12/08 Mr. Benny Levin  - Co-Founder of NICE Systems
12/20/07 Mr. Ran Croll - President of Etgal Holdings Ltd.
11/7/07 Mr. Gil Perez - Managing Partner of Gilo Ventures
6/18/07 Mr. Hezi Kugler - Director General of the Ministry of National Infrastructures
6/18/07 Mr. Booky Oren - President and CEO of the Arison Water Initiative
5/8/07 Mr. Joseph (Yossi) Bachar – Former Director General of the Israeli Finance Ministry
3/19/07 Mr. Joshua Matza – President and CEO, State of Israel Bonds
3/19/07 Mr. Bret Stephens – The Wall Street Journal
2/28/07 Mr. David Almog – Taxation Seminar
12/12/06 Mr. David Seibel – Harvard Negotiation Workshop
11/15/06 Mr. Amir Bar Shalom - Chief Military & Security Correspondent, Ch 1 TV Israel
9/27/06 Mr. Zohar Goshen – Professor of Law, Columbia Law School
5/8/06 Mr. Yossi Vardi – Principal, International Technologies Ventures
2/28/06 Dr. Val Golan - Managing Director of GoLAN Consulting, HR/recruiting services company
1/23/06 Mr. Naftali Bennett – Co­Founder, Cyota
1/12/06 Mr. On Jacobsen - The Business of Driving and Racing
12/8/05 Ambassador Yehauda Avner - The only constant in the Middle East is change  Update on Israel and the region
11/8/05 Mr. Guy Jacobsen - Children for Sale - the real stories behind documenting child prostitution in Cambodia
9/8/05 Mr. Yanki Margalit – Founder, President and CEO, Aladdin Knowledge Systems
7/12/05 Mr. Nir Barkat – Founder, StartUp Jerusalem
6/23/05 Mr. Eric Benhamou - Chair, 3Com Corporation and PalmOne, Chair and CEO, Benhamou Global Ventures
5/19/05 Mr. Ziad Abdelnour - New York-based financier and venture capitalist, CEO of Blackhawk Partners
1/19/05 Major General (res) Uzi Dayan - Chairman of the Committee for National Responsibility
1/19/05 Dr. Dan Ben-David - Macroeconomist at Tel-Aviv University
1/18/05 Mr. David Levey – Co-Head of Sovereign Risk, Moody’s Investors Services
10/25/04 Ms. Tamar Howson, Mr. Jeremy Levin, Ms. Yael Cohen, Mr. James Tanenbaum - Opportunities and Challenges Facing the Israeli Biotech Industry
9/27/04 Mr. Peter Kash - Co-Founder & Senior Managing Director, Paramount Capital
8/17/04 Mr. Erel Margalit – Founder & Managing Partner, Jerusalem Venture Partners
7/29/04 Mr. Zohar Zisapel – Founder and Chairman, RAD
3/29/04 Mr. Tsvi Gal – SVP and Chief Information Officer, Warner Music Group
3/22/04 Ms. Rakefet Carmon - Obtaining a US Visa Workshop
2/17/04 Mr. Yaacov Neeman – Former Israeli Finance and Justice Minister
2/15/04 Ms. Shirli Kopelman - Negotiation Skills
11/13/03 Mr. Benny Gaon – President and Chairman of Gaon Holdings Ltd.
10/30/03 Mr. Zeev Holtzman – Managing Partner, Giza Ventures Partners
10/30/03 Mr. Naftali Bennett - President and CEO, Cyota
8/14/03 Mr. Guy Shinhar – Former President and CEO of X Technologies Inc.
7/21/03 Mr. Chemi Peres – Managing Director, Pitango Venture Capital

 

 

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