MNC Summit 2025
Where Global Scale Meets Deep Tech Momentum
NOV 4, 8:30 AM | Zappa midtown,TEL-AVIV
Join us for a summit where global corporates and Israeli deep tech converge. Gain actionable strategies to navigate disruption, strengthen resilience, and accelerate growth.
Israel’s innovation ecosystem
is moving the world forward.
Israel’s ecosystem, anchored by 430+ multinationals innovating locally, is a unique hub for frontier deep tech solutions. Global corporates face unprecedented challenges from AI disruption and fragile supply chains to ambitious sustainability goals and rapidly evolving transformative technologies.
The MNC Summit 2025 convenes corporate leaders, innovators, and investors to tackle these priorities head-on. Through strategic dialogue and curated collaborations, the Summit empowers multinationals to turn Israeli ingenuity into scalable global impact. This will also be the opening act for Deep Tech Week 2025.
What to
Expect
Full-day summit
MNC Summit 2025 is designed for strategic depth and real engagement, blending market-shaping content with curated access to the people and technologies driving global innovation forward.
- Keynotes
- Panels
- Hot seats
- Curated meetings
Designed for senior multinational corporate leaders (MNCs) operating in Israel, from lean scouting teams to robust R&D facilities, and for venture capitalists looking to better understand corporate needs, this event navigates the challenges of today and the opportunities of tomorrow.
Agenda
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Avi Hasson, CEO, Startup Nation Central.
Energy and innovation now sit at the heart of global strategy. In this candid conversation, policy makers examine how deep tech is redefining energy independence, industrial leadership, and the balance of power among nations.
Meet the Speakers
Discover how technology is shaping the new global power map. This session sets the stage by connecting the dots between tech leadership and geopolitical shifts – why the future belongs to those who innovate first.
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Moderator:
Aviva Steinberger, VP Strategy, Startup Nation Central
Speakers:
Neil Brown, Managing Director, KKR Global Institute.
David Roth, Head of international policy, Amazon.
Hear from visionary deeptech startups driving the future of innovation.
Revealing the Startup Nation Finder Latest Semiconductor Report.
Once a peripheral player, Israel has surprisngly become a strategic node in the semiconductor scene. How can multinationals tap into this powerful convergence of deep R&D, startup dynamism, and global-scale innovation? Get a first look at Startup Nation Central’s latest report – and discover why “Silicon Wadi” matters more than ever.
The Speakers
Moderator:
Alon Stopel, Chairman of the Board, Israel Innovation Authority (IIA).
Speakers:
Ziyad Hanna, Corporate VP, Cadence Design Systems.
Elad Raz, CEO, NextSilicon
Hear from visionary deeptech startups driving the future of innovation.
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Join top investors from the US, EU as they share how they’re backing bold founders in deep tech, mobility, and AI – and where they see the next wave of breakout potential. A fast-paced look at conviction, timing, and the future of venture capital.
The Speakers
Meet the Israeli unicorns defying the odds. Scaling isn’t easy, but these founders built world-class companies and get what it takes to grow fearlessly in uncertain times.
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Despite a cautious investment climate, Israel raised $5.6B in private tech funding in H1 2025. Meet the founders who delivered growth. Learn how they navigated uncertainty, attracted top-tier capital, and built teams and products that scale globally. This is an inside look at what it takes to build momentum when markets are tight and execution matters most.
Forget silicon and sensors – Avi Hasson sits down with Jeff Horing, one of the world’s top tech investors, to reveal why even in the deeptech era, software still calls the shots.
The Speakers
Jeff Horing, Partner, Insight Ventures.
Avi Hasson, CEO, Startup Nation Central.
Avi Hasson uncovers untold stories and sharp insights from Eli Kalif, CFO of Teva Pharmaceuticals, in an intimate and fast-paced conversation about leadership, strategy, and innovation.
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Corporate Venture Capital is becoming a strategic anchor for innovation. Often backed by long-term evergreen capital and aligned with internal growth priorities, CVCs are funding startups with a clearer path to scale and integration. Understand how today’s CVCs operate, what they value beyond the cap table, and how startups can form partnerships that deliver strategic and financial return.
Avi Hasson dives into untold stories with Michel Prassas, Director of External Relations Europe at Corning – from the roots of traditional glass-making to breaking barriers in modern innovation.
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Corporate Venture Capital is becoming a strategic anchor for innovation. Often backed by long-term evergreen capital and aligned with internal growth priorities, CVCs are funding startups with a clearer path to scale and integration. Understand how today’s CVCs operate, what they value beyond the cap table, and how startups can form partnerships that deliver strategic and financial return.
Hear from visionary deeptech startups driving the future of innovation.
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Deep tech is moving from concept to impact. Israeli innovations are already operating in critical environments including health systems, energy infrastructure, national security, and advanced industry. These technologies are fully deployed, delivering measurable outcomes and solving high-value challenges, representing what future-ready execution looks like in practice.
In an age of volatility, Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) is emerging as a stable and strategic growth engine. This session explores how leading corporates are building CVC models to fuel innovation and what they’re really looking for in startup partnerships that can stand the test of time.
The speakers
Moderator: Noga Yaari, VP Business Developement, Earth & Beyond Ventures.
Speakers: Yehudah Schwartz, Managing Director, Corporate Development & Head of Investments , WIX
Hadar Sutovsky, VP Corporate Investments, ICL Group
Ravit Warsha Dor, Partner & Director, Telus Global Ventures
Multinationals are watching closely: why do startups backed by private equity seem to scale faster and stronger? In this panel, investors and founders reveal how PE has become the unexpected growth hack.
The Speakers
Moderator: Noam Canetti, Managing Partner, EY.
Speakers:
Rob Levy, Expert Partner, Bain & Company.
Yifat Oron, Senior Managing Director, Blackstone
Yoav Hinman, Partner, Fortissimo
Conclude the day with Ilan Bressler, GM & VP of Wireless Communications at Intel – one of the most influential multinationals shaping Israel’s tech ecosystem.
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Enterprises are under increasing pressure to move faster, stay relevant, and respond to disruption without delay. Innovation cycles have compressed, competition is emerging from unexpected directions, and the ability to adapt has become a core requirement. Global companies are partnering with Israeli tech to accelerate transformation, strengthen agility, and unlock new pathways to growth. These collaborations reveal where real impact happens, how friction is being addressed, and what it takes to stay competitive in a fast-moving environment.
Avi Hasson closes the morning with untold stories and sharp insights from top tech leaders who have shaped Israeli innovation. An intimate, fast-paced dive into what makes this ecosystem thrive.
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Enterprises are under increasing pressure to move faster, stay relevant, and respond to disruption without delay. Innovation cycles have compressed, competition is emerging from unexpected directions, and the ability to adapt has become a core requirement. Global companies are partnering with Israeli tech to accelerate transformation, strengthen agility, and unlock new pathways to growth. These collaborations reveal where real impact happens, how friction is being addressed, and what it takes to stay competitive in a fast-moving environment.
Top investors and multinationals will meet one-on-one with vetted Israeli startups that have received innovation grants. Each 20-minute meeting is designed to spark meaningful investment and partnership opportunities.
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Enterprises are under increasing pressure to move faster, stay relevant, and respond to disruption without delay. Innovation cycles have compressed, competition is emerging from unexpected directions, and the ability to adapt has become a core requirement. Global companies are partnering with Israeli tech to accelerate transformation, strengthen agility, and unlock new pathways to growth. These collaborations reveal where real impact happens, how friction is being addressed, and what it takes to stay competitive in a fast-moving environment.
Startups meeting with Teva Global RISE team to discuss potential collaboration.
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Enterprises are under increasing pressure to move faster, stay relevant, and respond to disruption without delay. Innovation cycles have compressed, competition is emerging from unexpected directions, and the ability to adapt has become a core requirement. Global companies are partnering with Israeli tech to accelerate transformation, strengthen agility, and unlock new pathways to growth. These collaborations reveal where real impact happens, how friction is being addressed, and what it takes to stay competitive in a fast-moving environment.
Strategic Partners
In Collaboration With
2025 Speakers
JEFF
HORING
PARTNER
Insight Ventures
Karin
Eibschitz
CVP, GM of Validation Eng. & Co-GM
Intel Israel
NEIL
BROWN
managing director
KKR Global Institute and
KKR Infrastructure & Climate
Lian
Michelson
General Partner
Marvelous
Hadar
Sutovsky
VP Corporate Investments
ICL Group
ROB
LEVy
Expert Partner
Bain & Company
AVI
HASSON
CEO
Startup Nation Central
Hilla Haddad
Chmelnik
CEO & Co-Founder
Moonshot Space
Isaacc
Applbaum
Founder and Partner
MizMaa Ventures Limited
Yifat Oron
Senior Managing Director
Blackstone
Eli
Kalif
EVP & CFO
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Ravit
Warsha Dor
Partner & Director
TELUS Global Ventures
Ziyad
Hanna
Corporate VP
Cadence Design Systems
Noga
Yaari
VP BizDev
Earth & Beyond Ventures
Noam
Solomon
CEO
Immnuai
danny
peled
managing partner
Stardom Ventures
David
Roth
Head of International Policy
Amazon
Dr. Alon
stopel
Chairman of the Board
Israel Innovation Authority
Yonatan
Selar
Partner
Square Peg Ventures
Noam
Canetti
Managing Parnter
EY Israel
Ilan
Bressler
VP & GM
Intel Wireless Communication Solutions
Elad
Raz
CEO
Next Silicon
dAVID
Ellmann
general partner
UP.Abundance
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Who Should
Join
Corporate executives
and strategy leads
Heads of R&D, innovation,
and transformation
Global investors
and VCs
CEOs of Growth Companies
About Deep Tech Week 2025
The MNC Summit 2025 is proud to be the lead event to open Deep Tech Week 2025, a 3-day platform connecting global business leaders to the deep tech ecosystem in Israel.
Over three days, dozens of satellite events will take place across the city, covering key deep tech domains such as Quantum Computing, Robotics & Automation, Climate & Energy, Advanced Materials, BioTech, Semiconductors, Defense Tech, Space Tech, and more.
Startup Nation Central is a free-acting NGO providing global solution seekers frictionless access to Israel’s bold and impatient innovators to help tackle the world’s most pressing challenges.
Looking forward to seeing you at the summit
Terms & Conditions
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