Agenda
WEDNESDAY
May 21, 2025
THURSDAY
May 22, 2025
18:00
Invite Only Reception
08:30 – 09:00
Registration, Coffee and Networking Overlooking the Mediterranean Sea
09:00 – 9:20
Welcome to the 12th annual Axis Tel Aviv!
Opening Remarks by Ed Frank, CEO @Axis Innovation
Lital Kiperman Vaknin, Head of Strategic Partnerships @Peres Center
9:20 - 10:30
Axis Exchange 1 – Dual Use Technology
Moderator: Gabriele Tabach, Country Manager @NRW Global Business
Global Perspectives: Entering Europe via NRW Region Seamlessly
Panelists:
Daniela Bendor, Managing Partner @ IDGB
David Dana, General Partner @Expansion Ventures
Patrick Weldon,Director of Advanced Technology @ Polaris
10:30 - 10:40
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Innovation Superpowers 2030
Nils Muller, CEO @ Trendone
10:40 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 - 12:15
Axis Exchange 2 – Sustainability
Moderator: Matthew Kittay, Partner @Fox Rothschild
Panelists:
Rinat Yogev, Partner @ GM Ventures
Noam Wolf, Partner @Flashpoint VC
Oded Agam, Managing Partner @NextLeap Ventures
12:15 - 12:30
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
AI & Humans: Interesting Interactions
David Roth, CEO, WPP The Store
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch & Networking
13:45 - 15:00
Axis Exchange 3 – Industry 4.0
Moderator: Eric Laufer, Head of Deal Flow, Axis Innovation
Panelists:
Erez Agmoni, General Partner @ Interwoven VC:
Gilad Domb, Global Portfolio Strategy @ Johnson Controls
Michael Granfoff, Managing Partner @ Maniv VC
15:00 - 16:00
Axis Exchange 4 – AI
Moderator: Robin Wood Sailer, Co-Founder and Partner, Le Labs Group
Panelists:
David Roth, CEO @ WPP The Store
Stefan Lutz, CEO@ BMW Tech Office Israel
Nils Muller, CEO @ Trendone
Yaron Flint, exVP Global Technology Validation & Sourcing @Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
16:00
Startup World Cup -Israel Entry Finals
16:30 - 17:00
Closing Remarks and Wrap up of Axis Tel Aviv 2025
17:00
Tour of Peres Center for Peace and Innovation
18:30 – 21:00
VIP Dinner (Exclusively for presenting startups, speakers and VIP ticket holders)
WEDNESDAY
May 21, 2025
18:00
Invite Only Reception
THURSDAY
May 22, 2025
08:30 – 09:00
Registration, Coffee and Networking Overlooking the Mediterranean Sea
09:00 – 9:20
Welcome to the 12th annual Axis Tel Aviv!
Opening Remarks by Ed Frank, CEO @Axis Innovation
Lital Kiperman Vaknin, Head of Strategic Partnerships @Peres Center
9:20 - 10:30
Axis Exchange 1 – Dual Use Technology
Moderator: Gabriele Tabach, Country Manager @NRW Global Business
Global Perspectives: Entering Europe via NRW Region Seamlessly
Panelists:
Daniela Bendor, Managing Partner @ IDGB
David Dana, General Partner @Expansion Ventures
Patrick Weldon,Director of Advanced Technology @ Polaris
10:30 - 10:40
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Innovation Superpowers 2030
Nils Muller, CEO @ Trendone
10:40 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 - 12:15
Axis Exchange 2 – Sustainability
Moderator: Matthew Kittay, Partner @Fox Rothschild
Panelists:
Rinat Yogev, Partner @ GM Ventures
Noam Wolf, Partner @Flashpoint VC
Oded Agam, Managing Partner @NextLeap Ventures
12:15 - 12:30
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
AI & Humans: Interesting Interactions
David Roth, CEO, WPP The Store
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch & Networking
13:45 - 15:00
Axis Exchange 3 – Industry 4.0
Moderator: Eric Laufer, Head of Deal Flow, Axis Innovation
Panelists:
Erez Agmoni, General Partner @ Interwoven VC:
Gilad Domb, Global Portfolio Strategy @ Johnson Controls
Michael Granfoff, Managing Partner @ Maniv VC
15:00 - 16:00
Axis Exchange 4 – AI
Moderator: Robin Wood Sailer, Co-Founder and Partner, Le Labs Group
Panelists:
David Roth, CEO @ WPP The Store
Stefan Lutz, CEO@ BMW Tech Office Israel
Nils Muller, CEO @ Trendone
Yaron Flint, exVP Global Technology Validation & Sourcing @Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
16:00
Startup World Cup -Israel Entry Finals
16:30 - 17:00
Closing Remarks and Wrap up of Axis Tel Aviv 2025
17:00
Tour of Peres Center for Peace and Innovation
18:30 – 21:00
VIP Dinner (Exclusively for presenting startups, speakers and VIP ticket holders)