Opening Remarks:

Adi Ostry Matalon, Investor & Ecosystem Builder - Mental Health Tech

Looking Ahead: Mental Health in Israel 2026

Dr. Gilad Boodenhaimer, Head of the Mental Health Services, Israel Ministry of Health

Digital Transformation in Mental Health Care

Assaf Parker, Head of Technologies, Digital Health, Israel Ministry of Health

Panel:Turning Innovation into Practice: Mental Health Care in Health Organizations

Moderator : Neomy Schulman, Innovation Manager, Israel Ministry of Health

Dr. Jordan Lewinski, Head of Mental Health Services, Community Division, Clalit Health Services

Liorit Yannai, Head of Social Work & Therapeutic Professions, Former Deputy Chief Innovation Officer, Maccabi Healthcare Services

Dr. Laura Sharoni, Acting Director, Mazor Mental Health Hospital

Fire Side Chat: Precision Tools for Mental Health: Dual-Use Innovation for National Resilience

Dr. Alona Barnea, Head of Neurotechnology Resilience and Rehabilitation, DDR&D, IMOD

Dr. Hagai Lalazar, CEO & Co-Founder, Hemispheric

Roundtables:

Building Cross-Sector Partnerships for Mental Health Innovation

Yarden Abarbanel, Program Director, Support the Soul, Teva

Innovation for Safety: Addressing Violence in Psychiatric Care

Hoter Yishay-Grapel, Quality Manager, Accreditation Lead & Innovation Process Coordinator, Sha'ar Menashe Mental Health Center

Barriers and Solutions in Implementing Innovation in Mental Health Services

Inbar Blum, Director, Planning & Development, Growth Division, Israel Innovation Authority

Yael Aberman, CEO, Clear Sky

UK Market Entry for Mental Health Tech Startups

Ronit Applebaum, Healthcare Innovation Lead, UK-Israel Tech Hub

Alex Frenkel, CEO, Kai.ai

From Pilot to Proof: Startup–NGO Partnerships That Drive Impact

Gila Tolub, Executive Director, ICAR Collective

Yuval Pitluk and Maya Goldberg, Co-Founders of Toko

Led by: Nitsan Toussia Cohen, Mental HealthTech Lead & Program Manager, 8400 The Health Network