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October 24th, 2012: Understanding Israeli Entrepreneurial Success

The event featured top entrepreneurs and venture capitalists from Israel who have the inside scoop on Israel's economic marvel. Deemed the Silicon Valley of the Middle East, Israel, a country with scarce resources, has created a booming economy with tremendous growth in industries such as bio-tech, high tech and clean tech.

We heard from:

• Jon Medved—CEO of Ourcrowd and venture capitalist
• Nadav Kidron—CEO of Oramed Pharmaceuticals
• JJ Sussman—Partner at Lemon Tree Associates
• Avram Metzger—Principal at PwC
• Nili Shalev—Israeli Economic Minister to North America

This event was sponsored by Avram Blumenthal in memory of his parents, Bernard and May Blumenthal z"l.