Archives: Speakers

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Carolin Wais

As Senior Venture Associate & Director, Carolin leads the platform development of the Brand & Retail Platform in Germany and European investments in the areas of Retailtech, ECommerce, D2C, QCommerce, FBA and Future of Work with a Focus on DACH and UK. She is generally excited about everything Enterprise Tech. She has led investments into

over 10 companies for the firm and over 10 follow on investments. Some of her prominent portfolio firms include IDNow, Celus, Presize, Etvas, Macai, PricingHub, OkkoHealth or Arbolus.

Prior to joining Plug and Play, Carolin graduated as the Valedictorian of her ESCP Europe Master in Management 2019 class (1/978) where she specialised in Entrepreneurship and IoT. During her study time, she co-founded the startup conference traction by ESCP Europe, which aims at making the world a more entrepreneurial place by connecting students and young businesses. The conference has hosted speakers such as Dorothee Bär, Naren Sham (Omio), Benjamin Bauer (Foodpanda), Martin Weber (Infarm) and companies like Lakestar, Techstars, N26 and many more since 2018.

Before starting her Master degree at ESCP Europe, she started her career in VC and spent 2.5 years as Investment Controller for Direct and Fund of Funds investments at the global venture Firm Next47. She further gained experience in 9 other internships at Siemens AG during her dual education study including Performance Controlling, Purchasing departments, Sales, Project Execution, Human Resources, , Strategy and Business Unit Controlling.

During her career, Carolin has worked and studied in various locations including Guangzhou, Boston, Silicon Valley, The Hague, Madrid, Stockholm, Berlin and Paris.

Itai Binyamin

Data and Artificial Intelligence Solutions Sales Specialist with experience as a Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional), Microsoft Regional Director and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) with over 18 years of extensive experience with business development, sales strategies, partnership, product management and wide technology expertise in the Data & AI industry in various roles.

Eliran Rubin

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Eliran leads all of Strategy and BD activities for both the fund and the portfolio companies. Before joining TLV Partners, Eliran was for several years a journalist at TheMarker, a leading financial and business outlet – and covered the tech industry. Eliran holds a BA in Middle Eastern Studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and also graduated the School of Journalism at Tel Aviv University.
Company
TLV Partners is about pursuing our dream to build the best home for Israeli entrepreneurs. Our core belief is that entrepreneurs – not VCs – build great companies.

Gerson Panitch

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Gerson Panitch has over 30 years of experience in patent litigation, strategic planning, licensing, due diligence and portfolio development. He leads the firm’s Strategic IP Planning Group and its Israel practice. Gerson is on the faculty of the Business School at Tel Aviv University, where he received the school’s Outstanding Lecturer Award for his MBA course on patent strategy. Previously, Gerson taught patent litigation and strategy for five years at the University of Haifa Faculty of Law.

Company

Finnegan is one of the world’s largest IP law firms and a go-to source for Israeli companies. We represent more than 160 of Israel’s leading and most sophisticated enterprises.

Raymond van Es

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Trained in aerospace technology, Raymond started his career in technology. After graduating from his MBA in 1998 he moved to insurance, where he held various senior management positions. He holds several board member positions and co-founded two award winning companies.
In 2016 Raymond co-founded a data science & AI consultancy that in 2020 became part of Milliman. In his role he supports companies in data driven and AI transformations. He has extensive knowledge and hands-on experience in machine learning.

Company

Milliman is a global and independent risk management, benefits and technology firm. We serve the full spectrum of business, financial, government, union, education, and nonprofit organizations.

Dr. Kfir Luzzatto

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Kfir is the President of The Luzzatto Group and the fourth generation of his family to work in intellectual property. Kfir has vast experience in drafting and prosecuting patent applications in different fields, including software and AI. Nowadays, he mainly directs and participates in IP litigation and oversees complex portfolios requiring sophisticated strategy planning. His extensive experience in litigation allows him a unique perspective on the development of strong IP protection for start-ups and multinational companies alike.

Company

The Luzzatto Group offers clients a range of opportunities to maximize the value of their IP. We help inventors, start-ups, and multinational corporations protect their IP, enforce their rights, and plan their IP strategy.

Eli Osherovich

A senior manager with vast industrial experience of building and leading Research and Development organizations in some of the world’s most influential companies. Specializing in end-to-end product development: from an idea to production code via research.