Agenda
Tuesday 10 October 2023
12.00 pm
Networking Lunch and
Israel Innovation Showcase
Join peers and colleagues for the Summit welcome lunch with Israeli businesses working with Australia to drive digital transformation across a variety of sectors.
1:00pm
Opening & Welcome
Daniel Knoll
National Industry Leader – Financial Services, Australia I KPMG
Jillian Segal AO
Chair I Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (NSW)
Paul O’Sullivan
Chair I Singtel Optus, ANZ Banking Group and Western Sydney Airport Company
1:15pm
Ministerial Address
Senator the Hon Tim Ayres
Assistant Minister for Trade and Manufacturing I Australian Government
1:30pm
Embracing The Future: Building Capability, Talent and Cultures To Drive Transformation
Hear two global leaders discuss the key challenge of modern organisations: how to develop the people, skills and performance culture needed to drive innovation and growth.
Richard White
CEO & Founder I WiseTech Global
Richard White will share how an Israeli business thinker inspired him in leading WiseTech Global’s exceptional growth, his commitment to relentless product development and building the best technology; his approach to seizing the irrational opportunity, and how he is creating the next generation of ‘black-belt thinkers’ to drive the nation’s tech industries.
Mordechai (Moti) Segev
Distinguished Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering I Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Moti Segev will highlight how the Technion is driving innovation and collaboration with leading universities and corporates around the world, enabling new ideas discoveries while building a talent pool of global thinkers.
Kate Aitken (Moderator)
Vice President – People & Culture I Optus
2:15pm
The Journey Towards & Beyond Generative AI
While AI is now almost commonplace, ‘Generative AI’ has profound, game changing capabilities. This panel examines the increasing capability, risk, trust in and transparency of, Generative AI and its enormous potential. What is the disruptive capability of Generative AI for business? And how will advanced Artificial Intelligence drive true scientific discovery to shape our future?
Mordechai (Moti) Segev
Distinguished Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering I Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Sagie Davidovich
CEO & Co-Founder I SparkBeyond
Shreya Goswami
Director of Data and Artificial Intelligence I Microsoft ANZ
Simon Burns (Moderator)
Partner I Gilbert + Tobin
3:00pm
Afternoon Tea and
Israel Innovation Showcase
3:30pm
Cyber Security – New Solutions for The Evolving Threat Landscape
Cyber threat continues to be ranked as the number one business concern globally. Building capability to ensure both security and consumer trust is maintained is vital. What cyber lessons and horizon threats must leaders be considering now?
Adi Ashkenazy
CEO I Skylight Cyber
Felicia Trewin
Chief Technology Officer I AMP Services
Barak Feldman
Senior Vice President, PAM & Identity Security GTM I CyberArk
Scott McKinnel (Moderator)
Country Manager – Australia & New Zealand I Tenable
4:15pm
Australia-Israel Innovation Partnerships: Spotlight on Liverpool Innovation Precinct
The Liverpool Innovation Precinct is anchored by Liverpool Public Hospital, Australia’s largest standalone hospital. Key precinct partners include the Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, the University of Wollongong, Western Sydney University, the University of NSW and TAFE NSW.
This session will explore the opportunities from an exciting new collaboration between the Liverpool Innovation Precinct and the Israel Innovation Authority, the independent Israeli Government agency responsible for Israel’s innovation policy and funding.
Amanda Larkin
Lead I NSW Health Response to Special Commission of Inquiry
Shlomi Kofman
Vice President – International Operations I Israel Innovation Authority
David Borger (Moderator)
Executive Director I Business Western Sydney
4:30pm
Future Health Delivery Models – Global Collaboration to Improve Patient Centric Care
Advancing the integration of innovation and next-gen health technology solutions into medical practice, and across traditional health-related professions, is vital to improving patient benefits and quality of care. But where are we now on this journey and what lessons does Israel offer to improving patient outcomes, reduce costs and transform the patient experience?
Amanda Larkin
Lead I NSW Health Response to Special Commission of Inquiry
Dig Howitt
CEO and President I Cochlear
Kira Radinsky
CEO I Diagnostic Robotics
Scientific Co-Founder I Mana.bio
Visiting Professor/Scientist I Technion (Israel Institute of Technology)
Len Chersky
Chairman I Healthscope
Managing Partner – Private Equity I Brookfield Asset Management
Jo Scotney (Moderator)
General Manager – Institutional Property & Health I ANZ
5:15pm
Closing Remarks
5:30pm
Program Ends
6:30pm
Chairman’s Circle Dinner (by invitation)
Global Perspectives on 21st Century Leadership
Andrew Liveris AO
President I Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee
Former Chair & CEO I Dow Chemical
Richard White
CEO & Founder I WiseTech Global
Jillian Segal AO
Chair I Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (NSW)