Speakers

When he founded JVP 16 years ago, Erel set the tone for Israeli venture capital investing by creating a new model that combined a hands-on management approach with international market creation strategies. Under Erel's leadership JVP helped build numerous technology companies that are today global enterprises with traction in Israel, United States, Europe and Asia. Consistently staying ahead of market trends, Erel anticipated the growing impact of media technologies and increased the firm's investments in that area during the past few years.

In addition to helping to orchestrate the $4.82 billion sale of Chromatis to Lucent Technologies in 2000, Erel successfully led fifteen exits with such companies as Netro (IPO and subsequently acquired by SR Telecom, Inc. JVP sold its shares at a $5.5B company valuation), Precise (IPO and subsequently acquired by Veritas) and more.

Currently, Erel focuses on media technologies projects that bring together engineers and artists into a new mode of thinking. He also invests in more traditional industries such as communications & networking, and enterprise software.

Erel plays a direct role in creating and managing the global investment strategy for the firm and actively participates on the boards of several portfolio companies, including Qlikview, Siano, Cyber-Ark, Double Fusion and Sepaton.

In 2002, Erel founded JVP Community, a non-profit organization dedicated to building a better Jerusalem through The Lab, a center of performing arts aimed at encouraging creative activity in Jerusalem and The Community Empowerment Program, a holistic approach to narrowing educational and social gaps, with more than 2,500 children from 15 schools in Jerusalem participating. Erel holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Columbia University.

Uri joined JVP with extensive experience in internet and new media, gleaned from his prior position as the CEO of MSN Israel.

During his years of managing the company, MSN Israel was the first MSN worldwide to move to profitability, and has grown rapidly ever since.

During the last six years Uri has been amongst the new media pioneers involved in the many developmental stages of internet, mobile and TV.

Working for Microsoft during these fascinating times, Uri was also part of some major international marketing and business challenges in fields such as search engines vs. Google, instant messaging vs. AOL and Yahoo and many more.

Prior to his work at Microsoft, Uri was a partner and a co-CEO at Geller-Nessis Leo Burnett Advertising Agency, working with leading brands such as Coca Cola, Procter & Gamble, Nokia, Philips and Energizer. His vast experience in advertising and strategic planning, made him an "evangelist" in the fast growing online advertising market.

Uri holds a B.A. in political science from Tel Aviv University, a professional music degree from the Rimon School of Music, and an MBA from Manchester University.

Haggai Barel (38) co-founded Orca in 1996. Haggai's technical knowledge and experience secured Orca a key position as one of the few companies able to turn the dream of convergence and iTV into an exciting reality.

Haggai's vision and Orca's vast understanding of content management has guided the company in the challenging and growing marketplace of creating and maintaining iTV services.

In 2000, under Haggai's leadership, Orca was sold to Emblaze LTD. Haggai as the CEO, continued to lead Orca to substantial new achievements including taking the company public (2004) to trade on the prestigious London AIMS. Orca continously proved its pioneering spirit, competence and relevance with Haggai at its helm steering the company through an IPTV world of uncertainty and maintaining its position as one of the leading companies of its kind.

By analyzing the ever changing markets and strategically positioning Orca against growing competition, Haggai solidified Orca's future and market position through the successful acquisition of Orca by the France Telecom Group in 2008. Today, Haggai continues to head Orca while facilitating France Telecom's scouting and business development efforts with Israeli companies.

Prior to launching Orca, Haggai served in the Israeli Defense Forces for over four years. Haggai holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from Tel Aviv College, is married, and is the proud father of three sons.

Michael Oran is leading the GTU - Global Technology Unit. The GTU is a corporate initiative, established in Israel late in 2001, following a comprehensive study conducted in Israel by a corporate delegation. The GTU main goal is to identify and promote new business opportunities for IBM, world wide, along with solutions developed by Israeli based ISVs. The GTU identifies and recruit potential business partners with innovative solutions that offer added value for common customers, in conjunction with IBM products or services.

In his past 26 years with IBM, prior to his current position, Michael managed the IBM Israel STG (System and Technology Group) for 7 years following years of various managerial and sales positions.

Enon Landenberg is the co-founder and managing partner of E-Dologic, the first Israeli interactive agency, which was founded in 1999 with Doron Tal.

The two set the tone for the Israeli interactive field and Under Enon's leadership, E-Dologic launched revolutionary campaigns for leading companies such as JDate, Coca-Cola, Mazda, Ford, orange, Osem, Nestle, and more.

At 2001 E-Dologic became a part of the Publicis Group, with Landenberg playing a direct role in creating and managing the firm's strategy while participating on the boards of several companies.

Aside from being CEO, Landenberg (37) is a well-known expert in the interactive media field, a highly desirable lecturer in technology conventions, teaches innovative advertising in a variety of leading academic institutes Including "Bezalel", an entrepreneur and a varied individual. Enon Landenberg lives a "parallel" life on the digital word with a very strong Web presence (Twitter, Facebook, blog and more).

Knowing to read the industry map as he does, lately Enon had been assigned as a start-up scout in the name of Publicis, seeking and cultivating start-up companies to integrate to the Publicis group.

Landenberg also acts as a Chief Interaction Officer for the Publicis grope in Israel.