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Add subheadingAG-TECH & FOOD-TECH T H E W E L A U N C H

Conference & Tour

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Three Unparalleled Conferences

Two Unmatched Industries

One Unprecedented Tour

THEWELAUNCH2018AG-TECH&FOOD-TECHCONFERENCE&TOUR

Day01

Saturday

May5

Welcome!

ArriveatBenGurionInternationalAirport.WelcometoIsrael!!!

Ourrepresentativewillmeetyouafterpassportcontrolandescortyouthrougharrivaltoyourdriver.TransfertosunnyTelAviv.Checkintothehotelandspendtherestofyourdayatleisure:walkingalongtheboardwalk,biking,shoppingorjustrelaxingonthebeachnexttotheMediterraneanSea.WelcomedinnereventatthehotelwithanotablespeakerwhowillpaintthepictureofIsraelandtheAg-techscene.

Day02

Sunday

May6

Jerusalem

Then&Now:

FromAntiquitytoModernity

Afterbreakfastatthehotel,meetyourguideanddriverandheadtoJerusalem.StopatArmonHanatzivPromenadeforahistoricaloverviewofthisancientcity,andenjoyoneofthemostinspiringviewsoftheOldCity,includingMountZion,thecity’swalls,domesandtowers,theTempleMount,theKidronValley,theCityofDavid,andtheMountofOlives.ExperiencetheOldCityneighborhoods,andabehind-the-sceneslookatthevariouscommunitieslivingalongsideeachotherinthiswalledcity,asyouenjoyawalkingtour.MakeyourwaythroughtheJewishQuarter,whichwasreconstructedwhenthecitywasunifiedaftertheSix-DayWarin1967.ProceedtotheholyWesternWall-"Kotel,”andthentotheChristianQuarterincludingavisittotheholyChurchoftheHolySepulchre.

LunchatalocalMiddleEasternstylerestaurant.

AfterlunchcontinueontoYadV’shem,theIsraelHolocaustMuseum,foranemotionallyimpactfulexperience,whereyouwilllearnabouttheHolocaust,givingyouagreatercontext,anddeeperappreciation,forrebirthofthemodernStateofIsrael.DrivetotheKnesset,IsraeliParliament,whereyouwillhearfromamemberofParliamentaboutIsrael’stransitionintooneoftheworld’sleadingtechnologicalandentrepreneurialecosystems.ReturntoTelAvivfordinneratarestaurantinthehistoricandancientJaffaPort.

Day03

Monday

May7

TheStartup

Nation&The

Futureof

Food

Afterbreakfastbeginyou’rejourneyintomodernIsrael&“TheStartupNation,”learningthesecretsthatmakeIsraeloneoftheworld’sleadingstartupecosystems.Visitthehistoric,TelAvivStockExchange,forahand’sonexperienceofIsraelitechnologyatStateofMind

InnovationCenter,whichallowsyoutolearnaboutthenewadvancementsIsraeliStart-Upsaremakinginvariousfields,suchasagriculture,science,water,medicine,autonomousdrivingvehicles,dronesandmore.Afterlunch,getreadytobeamazedat“Food-TechIL”,Israel’spremierefood-techannualconferencewhereyouwillcomefacetofacewiththeworld’smostcuttingedgefood-techcompaniesandinnovativebreakthroughsculminatinginacocktailnetworkingevent.EnjoydinneratHatachana,arestoredtrainstationturnedpedestrianmall,offeringexquisitediningandshopping.

Day04

Tuesday

May8

Agrivest:

Israel’s

newest,

hottest&

most

promisingAg-

techstartups

Afterbreakfast,makeyourwaytotheAgritechConference,Israel’slargestandleadingagricultural,foodandwaterrelatedtechconference,whereyou’llhearfromIsrael’smostimportantpoliticalfiguresandindustryleadersonthestateofAg-techIsrael.Afterlunch,you’llhavetwooptions:Option1:SpendtherestofyourdayatAgritech,attendingthemyriadoflecturesandpaneldiscussions.Option2:MakeyourwaytoAgrivest,whereyouwilljoinintheafternoonpitchevents,meetingIsrael’shottestandmostpromisingstartups,followedbyanexclusivecocktailnetworkingeventwhereyou’llmeetdozensofag-techcompaniesandstartupslookingforbusinessdevelopmentopportunities.SpendtheeveningonyourownalongtheTelAvivboardwalkforarelaxingeveningofdinner,shoppingorstrollingalongthebeach.

Day05

Wednesday

May9

Agritech:

Israel’s largest

and most

important Ag-

tech

conference

Afterbreakfast,headtotheAgritechconferencewhereyou’llhearfromIsrael’smostimportantag-techcompanies,thoughtleaders,researchers,innovatorsandmore.Inadditiontotheaction-packedconference,you’llhaveplentyoftimetowanderthroughtheenormousconventionexpo,meetingag,foodandwatertechnologyandinnovationcompanies.Youwillalsohavetheability,thankstotheAgritechonlinenetworkingandschedulingplatform,Chance2Meet,tohavedirectaccesstootherparticipants’profiles,helpingyoumakenewconnectionsandsetmeetingspriortoorduringtheevent.Intheevening,joinintheinvite-only,welaunchcocktailandnetworkingevent,whereyou’llhavetheopportunitytomeetwiththeleadingbusinessmenandtechcompaniesoftheag,foodandwatersectors.

Day06

Thursday

May10

R&D Exclusive

Site Visits &

Briefings

Afterbreakfast,beginyourdayattheMinistryofAgriculture,receivinganexclusivebriefingonIsrael’sFood&Agricultureindustriesanditsimpactontheglobalmarketplace.Next,visitIsrael’spremierePrecision-Ag&Researchcenter,theAgriculturalResearchOrganization(ARO)VolcaniCenter.ARO'ssixinstitutesareresponsibleforPlantSciences,AnimalScience,PlantProtection,Soil,WaterandEnvironmentalSciences,AgriculturalEngineering,andPostharvestandFoodSciences.AROalsoservesasatestingcenterforagriculturalproduceandequipmentandhousesIsrael'sGeneBankforAgriculturalCrop.Continueontothefamed,HebrewUniversity,FacultyofAgriculture,FoodandEnvironment,rankedamongthetop30agriculturalschoolsworldwide.MeetwithleadingresearchersanddeveloperslearningaboutIsrael’scuttingedgefoodandagriculturalrelatedR&D.Returntothehotel,freshenup,andcheckoutasyouconcludeyourtripwithafestivefarewelldinnerandprogram:“DoingBusinesswith

Israel.”MeetwitharepresentativeofftheIsraelExportInstitute,followedbyaculturaltrainingprogramwithaleadingCulturalIntelligenceFacilitator,learninghowtominimizeculturalbarriersandmaximizesuccessasyoumoveforwardinwhataresuretobecomeimportantandimpactfulbusinessrelationshipswithIsraelifood-techandag-techcompanies.MakeyourwaytoBenGurionAirporttobeginyourjourneyhome,orcontinueontothelocationofyourindividualizedtripextension.

T O R E G I S T E R P L E A S E V I S I T :

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AG-TECH & FOOD-TECH T H E W E L A U N C H

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