Leading Industry Giants to Participate in COVID-19 E-Summit

Leading industry giants from a variety of sectors will come together digitally to examine the new reality facing the world as a result of the coronavirus during “The New Tomorrow,” a free global e-summit hosted by the Israeli-American Council (IAC) and the Peres Center for Peace & Innovation from May 31-June 3.

The summit, a virtual experience with live streams, networking tools and interactive sessions, will examine the pandemic’s fallout through the lens of the economy, innovation, medical breakthroughs, and social adaptability. Participants include the likes of Dan Ariely, Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University and Kayma; Gil Shwed, Founder and CEO of Check Point Software Technologies; Bob Diener, Co-Founder and President of getaroom.com and Co-Founder of Hotels.com; Abby Joseph Cohen, Advisory Director and Senior Investment Strategist at Goldman Sachs; Eyal Waldman, President and CEO of Mallanox Technologies; Yaniv Garty, General Manager of Intel Israel; Nir Erez, Executive Vice President at Mobileye and Co-founder and CEO of Moovit; Naty Saidoff, Owner of Shikun & Binui and Chairman of the Israeli-American Council IAC; Dr. Dorit Nitzan, Regional Emergency Director for the World Health Organization in Europe; Roger Dow, President and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association; Yasmin Lukatz, Founder and Executive Director of the Israel Collaboration Network (ICON) and Adi Soffer Teeni, Facebook Israel General Manager, among others.

The four-day program will feature panels and one-on-one conversations with the aforementioned industry leaders, networking sessions, and more, with the goal of convening Israeli and American professionals in various fields to provide business leaders and entrepreneurs with the tools to face the uncertainty of a post-pandemic world, while continuing the constant work of connecting Israel and America.

“The global e-summit is the latest example of how a crisis can turn into a unique opportunity to advance our mission, creating a living and vibrant bridge between Israel and America. This event is going to take our latest innovative virtual learning experiences to the next level.” said IAC Co-founder and CEO, Shoham Nicolet. “The unique partnership with the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation is putting the spotlight on the power of Israeli innovation, and its ability to connect communities. Our goal is for participants to learn from each other, connect to new people, and acquire useful insight as we all face a new reality.”

“In these uncertain times, when some countries are starting to get back to routine and are getting used to a new version of normal in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, and while others are still at the peak of their fight against COVID-19, it was important for us at the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation to bring some of the brightest Israeli and international minds so that they can shed some light on what is to come, and explore together how Israeli innovation can assist the world in coping with this new reality. The partnership with IAC is extremely meaningful to us and we could not imagine better partners for the task of creating a global conversation that impacts us all,” said Chemi Peres, Managing General Partner and Co-founder, Pitango Venture Capital and Chairman of the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation.

Admission to “The New Tomorrow” is free of charge and open to the general public, but availability for one-on-one conversations with tech giants is limited. Registration for the summit is required for all participants. Sign up at: https://www.thenewtomorrow.org/registration