Agenda – Miami 2026

December 14, 2026 – Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami Beach

10:00 – 19:00: Schedule One on One Meetings

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8:00 – 9:00

Registration & Networking

9:00 – 9:15

Welcoming Notes

Speaker:

Edouard Cukierman – Managing Partner – Catalyst Funds

9:15 – 9:30

Opening Remarks

Speaker:

Honorable Isaac Herzog – President of the State of Israel

9:30 – 10:00

GoforIsrael Achievement Prize

Speaker:

Eyal Waldman* – Chairman – Waldo Holdings
Eyal Shekel – Founder & CEO – Civan Lasers

10:00 – 10:30

High Tech Elevator Pitches

Moderator: Pola Cejko – VP – Cukierman & Co. High Tech

Presenting Companies:

Claroty, RealSense, OpenWeb, Upwind Security, Speedata, Addionics, Arbe, Baseline Vision, Blings, Blink Technologies, Capow, Catalyst Investors’ Club, Civan Lasers, GuardRdF, Nexar, Storycard, SunyxAI, Trilogical

10:30 – 10:45

Betting on AI: What Actually Wins Beyond the Hype Cycle

Moderator: Dana Somberg – Board Member & Entrepreneur – Catalyst Investors’ Club

Panelists:

Michael Fertik – Managing Director & Founder – Verdict Capital

10:45 – 11:25

Key Success Factors of Israeli High Tech

Moderator: Edouard Cukierman – Managing Partner – Catalyst Funds

Panelists:

Hanan Friedman – CEO – Bank Leumi
Michael Fertik – Managing Director & Founder – Verdict Capital
Yadin Kaufmann – Founder & Chairman – A Good Option
Eyal Waldman* – Chairman – Waldo Holdings
Michael Jesselson* – President – Jesselson Capital Corp

11:25 – 11:55

Democratizing PE Investments in AI Era

Moderator: Daniel Elfen – COO & Business Development – Catalyst Investors’ Club

Panelists:

Alex Witkoff – CEO – Witkoff Group
Justine Fisher – Managing Director – Nasdaq Private Market
Romain Afflelou – CEO – Yaday
Jacques Benkoski* – General Partner – U.S. Venture Partners

11:55 – 12:35

The State of Defense – Fireside Chat

Moderator: Michael Cukierman – Partner – Cukierman & Co. Defense

Panelists:

Yair Shamir – Managing Partner – Catalyst Funds
Eyal Shekel – Founder & CEO – Civan Lasers
Wesley Clark* – Chairman & CEO – Wesley K. Clark & Associates

12:35 – 14:05

Networking Lunch

By invitation only

14:05 – 14:20

Biotech / Foodtech & Agritech Elevator Pitches

Moderator: Ilanit Kabessa – Partner – Cukierman & Co. Foodtech & Agritech

Presenting Companies:

CarobWay, Celleste Bio, CropX, Curalife, Cytora, Day-8, Emris Pharma, GreeOnyx, Naya Therapeutics, OrthoTreat, Remedy Cell, Solveat

14:20 – 14:50

How US Investors Look at Israel as a Source of Biotech Innovation?

Moderator: Dr. Laurent Choppe – Managing Partner – Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences

Panelists:

Maurice Ferre – CEO & Chairman – Insightech
Robert Grossman – Past Chair, Israel Practice – Greenberg Traurig
Dr. Stephen Nimer – Director – Sylvester Cancer Center University of Miami
Dr. Doron Junger – Founder & Portfolio Manager – Sanvia Capital
Peter Kash – Chairman – Camelot BioCapital

14:50 – 15:05

Medtech Elevator Pitches

Moderator: Dr. Sarah Amouyal – Partner – Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences

Presenting Companies:

BlinkAid, CAPS Medical, Cell-Lipo, CervInsight, Etrog System, Fize Medical, Imma Health, LaserTeam, NanoPass, Nanose Medical, Nina Medical, Omeza, SmartValves, Venocare

15:05 – 15:35

Israel Medtech & Aesthetics Global Leadership

Moderator: Shy Zyman – Partner – Cukierman & Co. Life Sciences

Panelists:

Dr. Uri Geiger – Founder & Managing Partner – Accelmed
Sagiv Lustig – Open Innovation – L’Oreal
Dr. Dolev Rafaeli – CEO – Strata Skin
Dr. Shimon Eckhouse – Chairman & Co-Founder – Alon MedTech

15:35 – 16:05

M&A Opportunities for Israeli Companies

Moderator: Ariel Anati – Partner – Catalyst Fund

Panelists:

Motti Kushnir – Managing Partner – Cukierman & Co. High Tech
Eyal Ofir – Global Head of M&A – IBM
Stan Gowisnock – Chief Strategic Advisor – Focus Investment Banking

16:05 – 16:35

Israel Goes to Miami

Moderator: David Blumberg – Founder & Managing Partner – Blumberg Capital

Panelists:

Daniella Levine Cava – Mayor – Miami-Dade County
Steven Meiner – Mayor of Miami Beach
Maurice Berkower – CEO – Berkower LLC
Alexander Heckler – Founder & Managing Partner – LSN Partners

16:35 – 17:05

Image of Israel Abroad

Moderator: Al Goldstein – Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO – Avant & StoicLane

Panelists:

Mark Penn* – CEO – Stagwell
Josh Brodi – President – Cadma Capital Partners
Rochel Leah Bernstein* – CEO – Spark Family Office

17:05 – 18:00

Happy Hour GoforIsrael 2026

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