
Working with Giants
Building Strategic Partnerships
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Main Stage
11:00 - 12:30
English
Breakthrough innovation happens when the right players come together. In Israel’s dynamic Healthtech ecosystem, meaningful progress is driven by strategic collaboration between startups and the ecosystem stakeholders who can truly move the needle: multinational corporations, leading global partners, and investors.
The session will explore how these partnerships are formed, what makes them successful, and how to create real value by engaging with the sector’s most influential players.
Led By: Tamar Efrat, Senior Manager, Ecosystem Growth, Startup Nation Central
Fireside Chat
A candid conversation with Avner Halperin and Kevin Tabb on how healthcare systems evaluate and scale healthtech - what drives U.S. provider decisions, what blocks adoption, and what makes innovation succeed.

Dr. Kevin Tabb
Executive and Former CEO
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Avner Halperin
CEO
Sheba Impact
MNC Panel
A discussion with leading multinational corporations on how they identify, engage with, and scale healthtech innovation. The panel will explore what drives successful strategic partnerships with startups and how global players create real impact within the Israeli healthtech ecosystem.
Moderator:

Tal Reich
VP Strategy
Edwards Lifesciences

Noa Asher
CEO
NTT Innovation Laboratory Israel

Maya Schushan Orgad
Senior Director, Open Innovation Platform Leader
Teva

Max Shor
Head of Cloud, Startups & Alliances
Oracle Israel

Isaac Bentwich MD
CEO and Founder
QurisAI
Investor Panel:
A conversation with healthtech investors representing different investment models on how capital engages with healthtech innovation. The panel will explore perspectives on growth, collaboration, and scaling across the ecosystem.
Moderator:

Dr. Yaron Daniely
General Partner
aMoon


Renana Ashkenazi
Managing Partner
Grove Ventures


Kerem Nevo
Vice President
Head of Growth Division
Israel Innovation Authority


Dr. Yael Nir
Senior Director, Exploration, Advanced Technology
Edwards Lifesciences


Ittai Harel
Managing Partner
Pitango Venture Capital