Oren joined Microsoft to lead data science initiatives in complex projects. As an incubation manager, he led a team that built a democratized process automation solution for several platforms and applications. In his current position, Oren is driving the scientific AI effort for Microsoft Industry clouds.

Before joining Microsoft, Oren headed projects in a wide range of domains such as NLP, vision, optimization, machine & deep learning for several companies and startups. Oren holds a Ph.D. in applied mathematics from Tel Aviv University, where he also served as a lecturer at the engineering faculty.

Itamar Banayan brings 20+ years of executive experience in the technology industry, heading global business development, marketing and sales organizations in various high-growth software and hardware companies.

Alon is a seasoned technical executive, with a vast experience in heading product lines, data and R&D groups in both international large enterprises and small startups.

Before joining Bank Hapoalim Alon served as global Chief Data & Products Officer at Ashford and the general manager of the company’s AI and R&D center in Israel. He also held leadership positions at HPE & Oracle.

Alon is a keynote speaker at various international conferences and was selected to the top 10 AI leaders in Israel by StartIsrael, and to the top 100 bots people to watch (worldwide) by Chatbots magazine.

He is a leader and innovator, specializes in bringing ideas to life.

Jonathan is an AI strategist, Machine Learning expert (Stanford PhD), and hands on Software Engineer (8200, Google). He’s familiar with both startup and corporate environments. He has worked on the full spectrum going from rapid research to production level code.

Jonathan builds and applies Machine Learning models to many domains, including Computer Vision, Computational Biology, Machine Translation, and Cyber Security. He is particularly excited about tailoring Deep Learning algorithms (i.e. neural networks) to domains with large or unknown complexity. He is well-trained with Big Data, and accustomed to running things on the cloud and on GPUs in order to boost performance.

With 15 years of experience in the transport world, Orlie began her path in the industry through her time in the Air Force. With her expertise in aviation, she was recruited to operate a private aviation fleet, then moved on to complete her BA in Business Management at IDC. Orlie became the first female entrepreneur in the community she leads today by founding Blitz Motors, a two-wheeled electric vehicle company. Among her other accomplishments, Orlie represented the Israeli Transport sector in the European Commission and in EU for joint R&D. Orlie is the current acting Executive Director at EcoMotion where her passion for smart mobility continues to open new doors for innovation and growth within the community.

Orlie has also Founded a community of Women in Mobility to grow the number of women in the field by sharing challenges and opportunities while acquiring new tools for professional growth.

A veteran officer in unit 8200 of the Israeli Intelligence Corps, Amihai is a seasoned technology leader with a decade of experience in research, cyber, intelligence and R&D as well as a frequent speaker at technology conferences. With great passion for healthcare IT solutions, Amihai is seeking to apply his in-depth knowledge in order to transform the healthcare industry.