Israeli tech leaders to converge on London for exclusive conference

Businessman Teddy Sagi, Jerusalem, mayor Moshe Leon and Bank Leumi president and CEO Hanan Friedman expected to attend the Mind the Tech event

By Jeremy Last March 16, 2022, 4:25 pm Edit

Jeremy Last is assistant web editor at the Jewish News. He lives in Israel, and is currently in his second stint at the JN, having worked for the paper back in the early 2000s!

A delegation of top-tier Israeli tech leaders will visit next week London for a conference bringing together British business executives, investors, and government officials.

London-based Israeli-born businessman Teddy Sagi, Jerusalem mayor Moshe Leon and Bank Leumi president and CEO Hanan Friedman are expected to attend the Mind the Tech event.

The conference is scheduled for 23 March and will be preceded by a reception at Camden House.

Organisers said the plan is to “examine the ways in which tech and innovation manifest in an array of fields, from retail, fintech, health-tech and green-tech, to data, AI, esport, and gaming.”

Some of Israel’s leading venture capitalists are expected to attend the event, many of them seeking investment opportunities in the U.K.

And another 50 Israeli startup leaders and entrepreneurs who are looking to expand activities in the British market will be present.

The main event will take place the at Victoria House in Holborn and will include two parts: Tech and Innovation Conference Day and Workshops, Networking & B2B Meetings Afternoon.