Speakers

Speakers

Tomer Aharonovitch
Co-Founder & CEO, NYX Technologies, Israel

Tomer Aharonovitch
Co-Founder & CEO, NYX Technologies, Israel
Moshe Bar
Prof., Director, Leslie and Susan Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center, Bar-Ilan University, Israel

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Moshe Bar
Prof., Director, Leslie and Susan Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Simona Bar-Haim
Founder, Step of Mind; Head, The laboratory for Rehabilitation and Motor Control of Walking, Ben Gurion University, Israel

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Simona Bar-Haim
Founder, Step of Mind; Head, The laboratory for Rehabilitation and Motor Control of Walking, Ben Gurion University, Israel
Michal Beeri
Director, The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Israel

Prof. Michal Beeri is a recognized world leader in the study of Alzheimer's disease. She is the Director of the Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center at the Sheba Medical Center, Israel, and a Professor of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY. The main focus of her work is discovering and manipulating factors (such as diabetes) in order to prevent Alzheimer’s disease through investigation of the neurobiology and neuropsychology of the disease. She has over 130 publications and has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health for over 15 years.

Michal Beeri
Director, The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Israel
Zohar Beeri
Chairman & CEO at Novotalk, Israel

Zohar Beeri
Chairman & CEO at Novotalk, Israel
David Ben Shimol
Health Technologies Lead, Research at Google, USA

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David Ben Shimol
Health Technologies Lead, Research at Google, USA
Alim Louis Benabid
Chairman of the Board, Clinatec Member of the Academy of Sciences Professor Emeritus of Biophysics at Joseph Fourier University Scientific Advisor at the Atomic Energy Commission Clinatec, Edmond J Safra Research Center, LETI-Minatec, France

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Alim Louis Benabid
Chairman of the Board, Clinatec Member of the Academy of Sciences Professor Emeritus of Biophysics at Joseph Fourier University Scientific Advisor at the Atomic Energy Commission Clinatec, Edmond J Safra Research Center, LETI-Minatec, France
Hagai Bergman
President, Israel society for Neuroscience (ISFN), Professor of Physiology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Israel

Simone and Bernard Guttman Chair in Brain Research President, Israel society for Neuroscience (ISFN) Past president (2010-2013), International Basal Ganglia Society (IBAGS) Department of Medical Neurobiology (Physiology), Institute of medical research – Israel Canada (IMRIC), Faculty of Medicine The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences (ELSC); The Hebrew university, Jerusalem, ISRAEL Department of Neurosurgery Hadassah medical center, Jerusalem, Israel

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Hagai Bergman
President, Israel society for Neuroscience (ISFN), Professor of Physiology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Israel
Nichol Bradford
Executive Director and Co-Founder The Transformative Technology Lab; CEO and Founder Willow Group, Inc., USA

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Nichol Bradford
Executive Director and Co-Founder The Transformative Technology Lab; CEO and Founder Willow Group, Inc., USA
Moran Cerf
Professor, Neuroscience & Business, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, USA

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Moran Cerf
Professor, Neuroscience & Business, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, USA
Gal Chechik
Director of AI at NVIDIA, Associate Professor at the Gonda Brain Research Institute, Bar Ilan University, Israel

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Gal Chechik
Director of AI at NVIDIA, Associate Professor at the Gonda Brain Research Institute, Bar Ilan University, Israel
Timothy Denison
Professor of Engineering Science, Royal Academy Chair in Emerging Technology, University of Oxford, UK

Timothy Denison, PhD
Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies
Department of Engineering Science
Nuffield Department of Clinical Neuroscience
MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit
Oxford University

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Timothy Denison
Professor of Engineering Science, Royal Academy Chair in Emerging Technology, University of Oxford, UK
Ilan Dinstein
Associate Professor in the Departments of Psychology and of Cognitive and Brain Sciences at Ben-Gurion University (BGU), National Autism Research Center Ben Gurion University, Israel

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Ilan Dinstein
Associate Professor in the Departments of Psychology and of Cognitive and Brain Sciences at Ben-Gurion University (BGU), National Autism Research Center Ben Gurion University, Israel
Dana Doron
Neurorehabilitation specialist, Senior Physician, Stroke Unit,, Sheba Medical Center, Israel

Neurorehabilitation specialist, Senior Physician, Stroke Unit, Sheba Medical Center.
Member - Israeli national council for rehabilitation medicine, Ministry of Health.
PhD candidate at Tel Aviv University, researching advanced Neuroimaging methods and Neuroplasticity

Dana Doron
Neurorehabilitation specialist, Senior Physician, Stroke Unit,, Sheba Medical Center, Israel
Mike Edelhart
Managing Partner, Joyance Partners, USA

Mike is also the Managing Partner of Social Starts VC partnership. A pioneering media and startup executive, Mike was the original Executive Editor of PC Magazine and founding editor of other Ziff-Davis computer magazines, and later was Executive Vice President. Mike has been CEO at many startups, including Olive Software, Inman News and Zinio. At SoftBank, Mike directed content for the Seybold, Interop and Comdex conferences and launched new businesses. Mike has consulted to Bloomberg, Reuters and AARP, and has authored more than 20 books.

Mike Edelhart
Managing Partner, Joyance Partners, USA
Anya Eldan
VP, Israel Innovation Authority - StartUp Division, Israel

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Anya Eldan
VP, Israel Innovation Authority - StartUp Division, Israel
Ariel Garten
Founder and Chief Evangelism Officer at InteraXon, makers of Muse (Canada)

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Ariel Garten
Founder and Chief Evangelism Officer at InteraXon, makers of Muse (Canada)
Gili Givaty
Deputy Director Barzilai Medical Center, Israel

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Gili Givaty
Deputy Director Barzilai Medical Center, Israel
David Golan
Co-founder & CTO, Viz.ai, Israel

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David Golan
Co-founder & CTO, Viz.ai, Israel
Nir Goren
CTO, Brainmarc, Israel

Nir is a neuroscientist with extensive experience in neurophysiological systems R&D. Nir holds a B.Sc in computational neuroscience from the Bar-Ilan University and carried his Ph.D. at the University College London on electrical based imaging (EIT) of stroke and TBI. Formerly, Nir leads an R&D project of brain stimulation consumer platform for an Israeli system engineering company. Currently, Nir is the CTO of Brainmarc, a start-up company developing closed-loop digital therapy for anxiety.

Nir Goren
CTO, Brainmarc, Israel
Eran Harary
Senior Director, Global Clinical Development, Neuropsychiatry, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Israel

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Eran Harary
Senior Director, Global Clinical Development, Neuropsychiatry, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Israel
Avinatan Hassidim
Research Group Lead, Google, Israel

Professor Avinatan Hassidim leads the research group in Google Tel Aviv. Before that he graduated from Talpiot and from HUJI, was a postdoc at MIT and a professor at BIU.
His works won numerous prizes, including Best Paper at SIGMETRICS 2011, and Runner Up for Best Paper in INFOCOM 2012, 2013

Avinatan Hassidim
Research Group Lead, Google, Israel
Talma Hendler
Professor (MD PHD), School of Psychological Science, Faculty of Medicine, Sagol School Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University; Director of the Sagol Brain Instituite, Wohl Institute for Advanced Imaging, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel

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Talma Hendler
Professor (MD PHD), School of Psychological Science, Faculty of Medicine, Sagol School Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University; Director of the Sagol Brain Instituite, Wohl Institute for Advanced Imaging, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel
Benjamin Huerta
Director, Amdocs, Mexico

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Benjamin Huerta
Director, Amdocs, Mexico
Zvi Israel
Director, Functional Neurosurgery Unit Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel Associate Professor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Zvi Israel is Professor and Director of the Unit for Functional Neurosurgery at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem. He was a fellow in Functional Neurosurgery at Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland OR, between 1999-2001. Prof Israel has had an active research collaboration with the basal ganglia laboratory of Hagai Bergman since 2003.

Zvi Israel
Director, Functional Neurosurgery Unit Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel Associate Professor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Aziz Kaddan
CEO, Myndlift, Israel

Aziz is the CEO of Myndlift, a growing brain-technology startup. He received his Computer Science degree at the age 19, and by the age of 23 was awarded a number of honors, including featuring on the Israeli Forbes 30 under 30 list. Aziz holds great passion for the convergence of design and neuroscience.

Aziz Kaddan
CEO, Myndlift, Israel
Nilli Lavie
Professor of Psychology and Brain Sciences and Director of the Attention and Cognitive Control laboratory at the University College London Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, UK

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Nilli Lavie
Professor of Psychology and Brain Sciences and Director of the Attention and Cognitive Control laboratory at the University College London Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, UK
Nava Levit - Binnun
Director, Sagol Center for Brain and Mind; Founder & Director, Muda Institute for Mindfulness, Science and Society, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, Israel

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Nava Levit - Binnun
Director, Sagol Center for Brain and Mind; Founder & Director, Muda Institute for Mindfulness, Science and Society, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, Israel
Fotini Markopoulou
PhD, CEO, Doppel, UK

Fotini Markopoulou
PhD, CEO, Doppel, UK
Corey McCann
President and Chief Executive Officer, Pear Therapeutics, USA

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Corey McCann
President and Chief Executive Officer, Pear Therapeutics, USA
Michael McCullough
Entrepreneur In Residence at Greylock Partners, Founder & President of BrainMind & QuestBridge, & Asst Professor of Emergency Medicine at UCSF, USA

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Michael McCullough
Entrepreneur In Residence at Greylock Partners, Founder & President of BrainMind & QuestBridge, & Asst Professor of Emergency Medicine at UCSF, USA
Noga Meir-Goren
Product Manager, Emotiplay, Israel

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Noga Meir-Goren
Product Manager, Emotiplay, Israel
Shlomo Mendlovic
PhD, MD, MHA, Director, Shalvata Mental Health Center, Israel

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Shlomo Mendlovic
PhD, MD, MHA, Director, Shalvata Mental Health Center, Israel
Tim Mullen
CEO & Research Director, Intheon, USA

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Tim Mullen
CEO & Research Director, Intheon, USA
Hadas Okon-Singer
PhD, Department of Psychology, Chair, Department of Cognitive Sciences University of Haifa, Israel

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Hadas Okon-Singer
PhD, Department of Psychology, Chair, Department of Cognitive Sciences University of Haifa, Israel
Gilad Peleg
Co-founder & Chairman, Joy Ventures, Israel

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Gilad Peleg
Co-founder & Chairman, Joy Ventures, Israel
Ziv Peremen
Vice President of Medical Solutions, eIminda, Israel

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Ziv Peremen
Vice President of Medical Solutions, eIminda, Israel
Miri Polachek
CEO, Joy Ventures; IBT Founding Executive Director, Israel

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Miri Polachek
CEO, Joy Ventures; IBT Founding Executive Director, Israel
Nanea Reeves
CEO, Co-Founder TRIPP, Inc., USA

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Nanea Reeves
CEO, Co-Founder TRIPP, Inc., USA
Abraham Reichenberg
Professor of Preventive Medicine and Psychiatry at the Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York; Senior Fellow of the Seaver Center for Autism Research and Treatment, New York, USA

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Abraham Reichenberg
Professor of Preventive Medicine and Psychiatry at the Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York; Senior Fellow of the Seaver Center for Autism Research and Treatment, New York, USA
Asya Rolls
Ph.D., Associate Professor; HHMI-Wellcome International Scholar; Rappaport Institute for Medical Research; Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

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Asya Rolls
Ph.D., Associate Professor; HHMI-Wellcome International Scholar; Rappaport Institute for Medical Research; Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Eran Schenker
Chief Medical Innovation Officer, Neurolief, Israel

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Eran Schenker
Chief Medical Innovation Officer, Neurolief, Israel
Elan Schneider
CEO & Co-Founder, Train Pain, Israel

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Elan Schneider
CEO & Co-Founder, Train Pain, Israel
Lior Shmuelof
Head, Brain & Action Lab, Ben Gurion University, Israel

Lior Shmuelof did his PhD in Neurobiology with Prof. Ehud Zohary at the Hebrew University, Israel. He did his postdoctoral training with Prof. John Krakauer and Prof. Pietro Mazzoni at Columbia University, and with Prof. Tamar Flash from the Weizmann Institute, Israel. Since 2013 Lior is a researcher in the department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at Ben-Gurion University, Israel. Lior studies motor control and motor learning in humans using imaging and behavioral techniques. Lior is the scientific head of the BGU-Aleh Negev translational rehabilitation clinic.

Lior Shmuelof
Head, Brain & Action Lab, Ben Gurion University, Israel
Oren Shriki
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Cognitive and Brain Sciences and Dept. of Computer Science, Zlotowski Center for Neuroscience, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

Dr. Oren Shriki is the head of the computational psychiatry lab at Ben-Gurion University. Research in his lab uses mathematical analyses of brain activity and machine learning techniques to develop novel diagnostic tools for neurological and psychiatric disorders. The lab also develops computational models of neuronal networks to gain insights into how changes in neural dynamics lead to brain disorders and how neural plasticity may assist in restoring healthy neural dynamics. Another line of research in the lab focuses on brain computer interfaces and neurofeedback.

Oren Shriki
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Cognitive and Brain Sciences and Dept. of Computer Science, Zlotowski Center for Neuroscience, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Dan Shwarzman
CEO, MindUP, Israel

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Dan Shwarzman
CEO, MindUP, Israel
Noam Sobel
Prof., Head, Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

Noam Sobel
Prof., Head, Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Dorit Sokolov
Managing Director, aMoon Fund

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Dorit Sokolov
Managing Director, aMoon Fund
Ido Strauss
Director, Neuromodulation Unit, Department of Neurosurgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel

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Ido Strauss
Director, Neuromodulation Unit, Department of Neurosurgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel
Naftali Tishby
Professor, Computer Science, The Hebrew University; Member of the Edmond and Lilly Safra Center for Brain Sciences (ELSC) Hebrew University, Israel

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Naftali Tishby
Professor, Computer Science, The Hebrew University; Member of the Edmond and Lilly Safra Center for Brain Sciences (ELSC) Hebrew University, Israel
Imad Younis
President, Alpha Omega, Israel

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Imad Younis
President, Alpha Omega, Israel