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EVENT

Delegation

2014 Israel Delegation

2014.01.09 - 2014.01.15

Subsequent to the first delegation to Israel in 2011, the Better Hong Kong Foundation organized another delegation to Israel this year from January 9 to 15. This is jointly organized with Hong Kong Young Industrialists Council (HKYIC). Led by Dr. Roy Chung, Council Member of the Foundation and President Honoris Causa of HKYIC, the delegation met with local government officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Economy, venture capital companies, companies in high-tech and innovation industries, to learn more about the eco-system and business opportunities of innovation and high-tech industries in Israel.


Meeting at Ministry of Foreign Affairs

List of Delegates

The Better Hong Kong Foundation
–  Dr. Roy Chung (Leader of the delegation)
   Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation
   Co-founder and Non-Executive Director, Techtronic Industries Co Ltd
   President Honoris Causa, Hong Kong Young Industrialists Council

–  Ms. Karen Tang      
   Executive Director, The Better Hong Kong Foundation

–  Mr. Samson Chan
   Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation
   Chairman & CEO, Manley Toys Ltd

–  Ms. Winnie Ng
   Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation
   Director, The Kowloon Motor Bus Co Ltd

Hong Kong Young Industrialists Council
–  Mr. Raymond Chan (Deputy Leader of the delegation)
   President, Hong Kong Young Industrialists Council
   CEO, Jing Mei Industrial Ltd

–  Mr. Daniel Cheng (Deputy Leader of the delegation)
   Deputy Chairman, Federation of Hong Kong Industries
   President, Hong Kong Environmental Industry Association
   Managing Director, Dunwell Enviro-Tech (Holdings) Ltd 

–  Mr. Bobby Liu
   Vice President, Hong Kong Young Industrialists Council
   Chief Executive Officer, Milton Holdings International Ltd

–  Mr. Sunny Chai
   Managing Director, Fook Tin Technologies Ltd 

Guests
–  Mr. Patrick Chan
   Director, Lee Kee Group Ltd 

–  Mr. Charles Hui
   Executive Director & Financial Director, Central Development Ltd 

–  Mr. Chi-ho Ng
   Chairman, Suga Int’l Holdings Ltd

–  Ms. Grace Yu
   Executive Director, Head of Business Development, Ultra High Net Worth APAC UBS AG

Organizations visited

Tel Aviv

Weizmann Institute of Science
–  Prof. Daniel Zajfman, President
–  Ambassador Amikam Levy
–  Ms. Sima Tamir, VIP Visits & Missions, Department of Hospitality & Conferences

Luncheon Hosted by Weizmann Institute of Science
–  Prof. Mordechai Sheves, Vice President for Technology Transfer 

Unistream
–  Ms. Iris Raff-Ronen, CEO 

Ministry of Economy
–  Mr. Abraham Gross, Deputy Chief Scientist, Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS)
–  Ms. Merav Tapiero, Program Manager, China – Israel Industrial R&D Framework, Matimop (Branch of OCS)
–  Mr. Yossi Smoler, Director of Technological Incubators Program, OCS

Van Leer Technological Incubator
–  Mr. Oren Gershtein, Former CEO

StarTau (Tel Aviv University Entrepreneurship Center)
–  Mr. Oren Simanian, Founder & CEO 

Hutchison Water
–  Mr. Ronen Wofman, CFO & Director 

Hutchison Kinrot
–  Mr. Roy Wiesner, CEO

Manufacturers’ Association of Israel
–  Mr. Zvi Oren, President
–  Mr. Dan Catarivas, Director of Foreign Trade & International Relations
–  Mr. Amiram Shore, Chairman, Foreign Trade & International Relations Division
–  Ms. Sima Amir, Director, International Business Development, Division of Foreign Trade & International Relations 

Dinner hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Israel
– 
Ms. Gao YanPing, Chinese Ambassador to Israel
–  Mr. Dai Yuming, Counselor, Political Section
–  Mr. Zheng Ming, Secondary Secretary, Political Section
–  Mr. Hu Ming, Counselor, Economic & Commercial Counsellor’s Office

Israel Advanced Technology Industry (IATI)
–  Mr. Yoav Chelouche, Managing Partner, Aviv Venture Capital and Co-Chair, IATI 

The Israel Export & International Cooperation Institute
–  Ms. Sabine Segal, Deputy Director for International Business Affairs 

Xsight Systems (Runway management solution)
–  Mr. Alon Nitzan, President & CEO
–  Mr. David Ofek, Business Leader, Asia Pacific

Odis Filtering Ltd
–  Mr. Menachem Ghertner, International Business Development Manager 

Israel Diamond Institute
–  Mr. Eli Avidar, Managing Director and President, Israel-Africa Chamber of Commerce 

Pitango Venture Capital
–  Mr. Aaron Mankovski, Managing General Partner

Jerusalem

JVP Media Quarter (Technology Incubator focusing on media)
–  Ms. Fiona M. Darmon, VP Investor Relations & Business Development
–  Mr. Omri Cherni, Associate
–  Mr. Mark Gazit, CEO ThetaRay

Mobileye
–  Mr. David Oberman, Director, Sales Department 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
–  Mr. Amir Weissbrod, Director, Middle East 4 Department, Center for Political Research
–  Mr. Asher Yarden
–  Mr. Amir Lati

Luncheon Hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
–  Mr. Saul Singer, co-author of “Start-Up Nation”
–  Mr. Asher Yarden
–  Mr. Amir Lati 

Yissum (Technology Transfer & IP Company of the Hebrew University)
–  Ms. Dana Gavish-Fridman, Director of Marketing 

Brainsway Ltd
–  Mr. Shmulik Adler, VP of Business Development