09:00 - 16:00
Tel Aviv - Israel
This conference will bring together representatives from the innovation ecosystems in Norway and Israel, i.e. the authorities, academia, finance, and incubators. They will meet start-ups and businesses from the two countries who search for prospective partners.
Background: On January 12, 2017, Norway and Israel signed a memorandum of understanding on promoting cooperation between the two countries within research, innovation and development. Israel and Norway have economies of similar size; both are open economies with a global outlook and both countries face similar challenges in innovation and development for a sustainable future. Both countries have developed succesful innovation ecosystems, with international and global reach. Norwegian and Israeli researchers have a strong cooperation record within research programs like Horizon 2020.
This conference aims at taking our cooperation a step further, by stimulating exchanges between our innovation ecosystems, as well as promoting cooperation between businesses. Therefore, the conference will be tailormade according to the interests and profiles of the participating businesses. The participants will get a unique opportunity to become acquainted with ideas and technologies that are available in Israel and in Norway, within their own, specific fields of business.
The aim is to stimulate business-to-business cooperation and partnerships between Israel and Norway, as well as mutual learning between the national innovation ecosystems. Both the Israeli and the Norwegian participants are globally-oriented and they will bring interesting international networks to the conference.
Format and organisation:
The first part of the conference will present the innovation and technology development ecosystems in both countries, and how they can assist future business partners from Norway and Israel.
The second part of the conference will present innovative businesses working within the sectors targeted by the conference. These presentations will take place in roundtable format, followed by business-to-business meetings and field visits during the second day of the conference.
Conference supporters: The Norwegian Embassy in Tel Aviv and the Israeli Embassy in Oslo, in partnership with the Norwegian-Israeli Chamber of Commerce, have initiated the conference. The conference will be organized in collaboration with the Israeli Export Institute, Israel-Europe R&I Directorate and Innovation Norway. Norway Health Tech supports the conference.
Venue and facilities: The conference will be held over two days, June 3 and 4, 2019, at Dan Panorama Hotel in Tel Aviv. Participants from Norway will cover their own travel and accommodation costs. The Norwegian Embassy will cover conference-specific costs, including most meals. There will be no participation fee. Start-up companies may apply for a modest subsidy. This will be administered by the Norwegian-Israeli Chamber of Commerce.
Identified sectors:
- Comparative views on Israeli and Norwegian Ecosystems for innovation and technology development, including:
- Banks and capital: Public financing and private venture capital support
- Academia and relations between research and business development/start-ups, global cooperations
- The role of incubators, innovation parks
- Health technology and e-health innovations for sustainable and patient-centred health care, including:
- Digital and e-health solutions for the smart hospital; improving quality, increasing efficiency, reducing staff burn-outs
- Support systems for extended home care
- Technology for improving national health system quality and efficiency
- Agriculture and aquaculture: Technology development for sustainable food security in a global perspective, including:
- Systems and technology for land-based aquaculture
- Fodder and development of fodder for aquaculture and new species
- Innovative greenhouse technology and new cultivation methods
- Digitalization and AI for detection and management of diseases
- E-mobility and the shift from fuel to electricity to provide solutions for congested cities, including:
- Autonomous mobility and transportation systems
- Micromobility and shared concepts for urban mobility
- The green shift in transportation and mobility
Tentative Schedule
Day 1, Monday 3 June: Opening and presentations, in plenary and parallel sessions
Day 2, Tuesday 4 June: Field visits
Technical information
Contacts: The Norwegian Embassy in Tel Aviv is the technical secretariat for the conference. Our contact person at the Embassy is Christine Knudsen and she can be contacted on email: Christine.beate.knudsen@mfa.no or at following numbers: +47 23 95 95 06 from Norway or +972 (0)3-740-1906 from Israel.
Venue: The first day of the conference will take place at Dan Panorama Hotel in Tel Aviv, including the lunch (see below for address and contact details). The second day consists of field visits according to a program, which will be circulated at the beginning of the conference.
Accommodation: Participants should book their accommodation in Tel Aviv. Below are some hotels where the Embassy has preferential rates. If you are a large group, kindly let us know in advance where you plan to stay. Please inform us about where you have booked your accommodation when you register your participation. The hotels are:
- Dan Panorama Hotel (website), rates from USD 205 per night
- Orchid Hotel (website), rates from USD 190 per night
- Link Hotel Tel Aviv (website), rates from USD 170 per night
- Grand Beach Hotel Tel Aviv (website), rates from USD 160 per night
Flights to Israel: Norwegian flies directly between Oslo and Tel Aviv twice a week. Saturday, June 1, the flight departs from Oslo at 13:20 and lands in Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport at 19:20. Wednesday, June 5, there is a return flight departing from Tel Aviv at 16:10 and landing in Oslo at 20:40. There are many other companies – Participants should book their own flights.
Arrival: Please keep the blue “visa slip” you receive at the airport. This confirms your valid stay and will ensure that you are exempted from paying VAT at the hotel.
Transportation: There will be no prearranged transportation to and from the airport. Fixed rate taxis are available from Gate 21 at the second floor of the airport. The Embassy will arrange joint transportation for the field visits on June 4.
Registration: Please register your interest and your participation by filling out the registration form and returning it to the Embassy no later than May 6, 2019. Your registration will be followed up by personal contact to your contact person.
You will find the registration form here: Registration Form
The Embassy will follow up with more information to all those who have indicated their interest.