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