MNC Summit 2025

Where Global Scale Meets Deep Tech Momentum

NOV 4, 9:00 AM | Zappa midtown,TEL-AVIV

Join us for a full-day 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.

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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

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.

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

8:30
Gathering and Networking Breakfast

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9:20
Welcome Remarks

Avi Hasson, CEO, Startup Nation Central.

9:20
Tech is the New Oil

Discover how technology is shaping the new global power map. This opening session sets the stage by connecting the dots between tech leadership and geopolitical shifts – why the future belongs to those who innovate first.

Tech is now a driver of global power, shaping trade, diplomacy, and security. Nations are competing for leadership in AI, chips, and digital infrastructure to control supply chains and future-proof economies. This keynote lays out how innovation has become central to geopolitical influence and what that means for decision-makers shaping policy, investment, and partnerships.

9:50
Deep Tech Pitches #1

Hear from visionary deeptech startups driving the future of innovation

9:55
Silicon Wadi & the Chip Economy: Israel’s Role in Tomorrow’s Tech

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.

Artificial Intelligence is redrawing the rules of global business. It is reshaping capital allocation, challenging regulatory frameworks, and opening entirely new markets. Top-tier investors from the US, EU, and Israel will unpack where the most meaningful innovation is happening, which technologies are attracting serious capital, and why Israel is becoming a key destination for applied AI and deep tech solutions.

10:20
Deep Tech Pitches #2

Hear from visionary deeptech startups driving the future of innovation

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.

10:25
Beyond Chips and Labs: Why Software Still Rules

Jeff Horing and Danny Peled are here to crash the deeptech party. In this cheeky fireside chat, two of the sharpest software investors will argue that in a world obsessed with “hard tech,” it’s still software – and especially AI – that runs the show. Maybe the real disruption doesn’t need a chip fab after all…

10:45
Coffee Break

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.

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.

11:00
The Deep Tech Gamble: High Risk - High Reward

Join top investors from the US, EU and Oz 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.

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.

11:30
MNC “Hot Seat” - 1:1 with Avi Hasson | Part 1

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.

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.

11:50
Evergreen Stability - CVC & startups

In an age of volatility, Corporate Venture Capital offers a stable source of strategic funding – often backed by evergreen capital without the pressure of quick exits. Discover what CVCs look for and how startups can tap into these long-term partnerships.

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.

11:50
Deep Tech Pitches #3

Hear from visionary deeptech startups driving the future of innovation

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.

12:20
Private Equity in 2025 - A Path to Scale

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.

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.

12:45
MNC “Hot Seat” - 1:1 with Avi Hasson | Part 2

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.

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.

13:30
Lunch Break

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.

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.

14:45
Grant Matching

Top investors meet vetted Israeli startups companies built for scale. Curated for high-impact, de-risked opportunities. Designed to build connections and accelerate growth. 

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.

2025 Speakers

JEFF
HORING

PARTNER

Insight Ventures

Karin Eibschitz

Karin
Eibschitz

CVP, GM of Validation Eng. & Co-GM

Intel Israel

Neil Brown

NEIL
BROWN

managing director

KKR Global Institute and
KKR Infrastructure & Climate

Lian Michelson

Lian
Michelson

General Partner

Marvelous

Ben Marcus

Ben
Marcus

Managing Partner

UP.Partners

Hadar Sutovsky Ebschitz

Hadar
Sutovsky

VP Corporate Investments

ICL Group

Rob Levy

ROB
LEVI

Expert Partner

Bain & Company

Avi Hasson

AVI
HASSON

CEO

Startup Nation Central

Alex Dikman

alex
dikman

Managing partner

Lumir Ventures

Noga Yaari

Noga
Yaari

VP BizDev

Earth & Beyond Ventures

danny peled

danny
peled

managing partner

Stardom Ventures

Issaacc Appelbaum

Isaacc
Applbaum

Founder and Partner

MizMaa Ventures Limited

Eli Kalif

Eli
Kalif

EVP & CFO

Teva Pharmaceuticals

Sponsors & Partners

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