In this week’s episode of Inside Israeli Innovation, Maayan Hoffman and Zachy Hennessey take you behind the scenes of the recent “GoforIsrael” investment event. Over 1,000 tech experts, entrepreneurs and investors from Israel and around the world took part in the event, and Hoffman and Hennessey interviewed many of them. They share their discussions with leaders in cyber, robotics, medical, green, food and mobility technologies. The GoforIsrael event is a Cukierman & Co. Investment House and...
May 11, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 11
In this week’s episode of Inside Israeli Innovation, Maayan Hoffman and Zachy Hennessy take on the future of the Internet and data safety and the role that Israel can play. The podcast features an interview with Reputation.com and Heroic Ventures founder Michael Fertik, who tells Hoffman why he is “bullish on Israel.” “So many skills that made Israel successful in cyber … are also elements of AI and now generative AI. In the start-up world, we talk about ‘product market fit.’ Israel has nation m...
May 04, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Israel celebrates 75 years of independence on Wednesday. So, Maayan Hoffman and Zachy Hennessey weigh in on some of the country's leading innovations - the kind of inventions that gave Israel the name the Start-up Nation in less than a century. Hoffman and Hennessey compiled a list of the top dozen Israeli innovations from various sectors. The list is not scientific or in any order.
Apr 26, 2023•21 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In this week's episode of Inside Israeli Innovation, Zachy Hennessey and guest host Eliav Breuer discuss the recent downgrade of Israel's economic forecast by credit rating organization Moody's. Calanit Valfer, founder and managing partner of Elah Fund, offers the perspective of an Israeli VC on the situation. Is this a non-issue as the Knesset has suggested, or merely the first straw on the camel's soon-to-be straining back?
Apr 21, 2023•37 min
This Passover holiday, Israel has been battered by rockets and terror. So, in this week’s episode of Inside Israeli Innovation, hosts Maayan Hoffman and Zachy Hennessey ask: What kinds of weapons are being used against Israel? Are they more sophisticated now than they were in previous escalations? What weapons and defense technologies are needed to keep citizens safe? How much does Israel invest in defense technology? How has the Iron Dome been upgraded, and how are smart weapons used? What’s th...
Apr 11, 2023•44 min
In this week's episode of Inside Israeli Innovation, Maayan Hoffman, Deputy CEO of Strategy & Innovation, and Zachy Hennessey, business correspondent, talk about fusion energy - a hot topic as it is what many scientists and governments consider to be humanity's energetic lifeline. A breakthrough in fusion will have a significant impact on the environment and geo-strategic and economic development issues. To start, they interview Dr. Astorre Modena, a managing partner at Terra Ventures and ph...
Apr 05, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this episode of Inside Israeli Innovation, Maayan Hoffman, deputy CEO of Strategy & Innovation, and Zachy Hennessey, business correspondent, define artificial intelligence and discuss its impact on our daily lives. They examine a question raised by Bill Gates last week, is there "a threat posed by humans armed with AI." Dr. Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler joins the show to talk about the need for generative AI platforms to take responsibility for how people use them and raises a red flag about ...
Mar 29, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In this week’s edition of Inside Israeli Innovation, Jerusalem Post Deputy CEO Maayan Hoffman and Business Correspondent Zachy Hennessey discuss the collapse of the California-based Silicon Valley Bank or SVB and its impact on Israeli start-ups and technology companies in general. Then, Maayan talks about Fashion Week and its new focus on “FAC” or fashion, agenda and community, which combines the world of fashion with promoting awareness of topical social content such as social and gender equali...
Mar 22, 2023•47 min
In this week's episode of Inside Israeli Innovation, Maayan Hoffman and Zachy Hennessey talk about the food tech revolution as investments in Israel and worldwide continue to flow into the alternative protein and food additive arenas despite the economic downturn. You'll learn how plants, the cloning of cells and even flies (yes, bugs!) could offer a high protein option for less money and without the negative environmental impact. Zachy talks with Brevel CEO Yonatan Golan, which is using what it...
Mar 15, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In this week's edition of Inside Israeli Innovation, Maayan Hoffman and Zachy Hennessey talk about technology: the good, the bad and the ugly. First, they discuss Israel's focus on 5G and some new uses of 5G to improve the country's medical system. Then, Maayan interviews Rafi Fischer, director of public and media relations for OrCam, who shares about the company's latest technology. OrCam Learn is for students with reading and learning differences and helps them improve their reading fluency, a...
Mar 10, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In this first episode of Inside Israeli Innovation, meet your hosts, Maayan Hoffman and Zachy Hennessey, as they take you to the OurCrowd Global Investor Summit, where around 9,000 people from around the world gathered to touch and feel Israeli technology. Talk about the Top 10 tech trends for 2023 with Eli Nir, Senior Investment Partner - OurCrowd, and Stav Erez, Partner - Labs/02. Then, join Maayan for a conversation with Abdulla Abdul Aziz AlShamsi, acting director-general of the Abu Dhabi In...
Mar 01, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 1
