From Startup Nation to Scale-up Nation - SYDNEY NORTH SHORE
2020-02-03 19:00 - 21:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Kehillat Masada, 9-15 Link Rd, St Ives, NSW, Australia
Technion is often regarded as the backbone of Israel’s claim to fame as the Startup Nation. We are thrilled to welcome to Australia Technion’s newly appointed President, Prof. Uri Sivan. Uri will share Israel’s and the university’s vision in maintaining its leading position as an entrepreneurial powerhouse.
Register now as this event is guaranteed to sell out.
Prof. Sivan is a former IDF combat pilot, considered among Israel’s highest authority in physics, particularly in nanotechnology and quantum related disciplines. Among many of his claims to fame, is the design and build of a unique, ultra-high-resolution atomic force microscope, as well as the creation of the nano-bible – the world’s smallest bible (smaller than a pinhead) which the late President Shimon Peres presented to Pope Benedict XVI during a visit to Israel.
Prof. Sivan stepped into the position of President on 1 October, 2019. Being the President of Israel’s most prestigious university positions him among the nations most distinguished public figures. Click here to view a special welcome message from him which was recently released + click here for his full bio.

Exclusive! Young adults and Alumni networking with the President of the Technion - SYDNEY
2020-02-02 17:30 - 20:00 | Dover Heights, Dover Heights, NSW, Australia
Technion Australia invites our young adults and Alumni for a conversation with the President of Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Prepare to be inspired!!! Technion is often regarded as the backbone of Israel’s claim to fame as the Startup Nation. We are thrilled to welcome to Australia Technion’s newly appointed President, Prof. Uri Sivan. Uri will share Israel’s and the university’s vision in maintaining its leading position as an entrepreneurial powerhouse.
This event is specifically catered to our community of young adults (ages 18-35) and Technion Alumni*. This is a unique opportunity to hear from one of Israel’s most influential and important public figures.
* Don’t fit the young / Alumni demographic – no problem!
On the 4th of February, Technion Australia will join forces with the JNF to bring you a lineup including Prof. Sivan and Dr. David Skellern – who invented WiFi and is among Australia’s most important entrepreneurs.
Click here to register and find out more, or, contact admin@austechnion.com to find out about other opportunities to meet with the President, including in Melbourne.

ABOUT PROF. SIVAN
Prof. Sivan is a former IDF combat pilot, considered among Israel’s highest authority in physics, particularly in nanotechnology and quantum related disciplines. Among many of his claims to fame, is the design and build of a unique, ultra-high-resolution atomic force microscope, as well as the creation of the nano-bible – the world’s smallest bible (smaller than a pinhead) which the late President Shimon Peres presented to Pope Benedict XVI during a visit to Israel.
Prof. Sivan stepped into the position of President on 1 October 2019. Being the President of Israel’s most prestigious university positions him among the nations most distinguished public figures. Click here to view a special welcome message from him which was recently released.

Nanomaterials for medical devices: size matters
2019-10-31 19:00 - 20:30 | Northbridge, Northbridge, NSW, Australia
Technion Australia is delighted to invite you to a conversation with A/Prof. Olga Shimoni who will share how nanotechnology impacts our lives and healthcare in particular.
Nanotechnology has applications across chemistry, biology, physics, materials science, and engineering, covering anything from wrinkle-resistant fabrics to better baseball bats and batteries with improved energy storage capacity. However, it is in the healthcare field that nanotechnology promises to provide the most significant results.
One of the most promising potential contributions of nanotechnology is in the space of screening and diagnostic tools for early detection of diseases. Early and accurate detection of diseases exhibits several advantages, such as disease at an early stage can be curable or efficiently treatable, reduction of financial burden to individuals and the public health system as well as real-time health monitoring.
Beginning her career and academic journey at the Technion’s school of material engineering, Olga, for the past 15 years has dedicated her life to understanding biology, physics, material and chemical sciences and how it impacts the world we live in.
Her passion and specific area of expertise includes studying the implications nanotech has on medical devices and applications with particular emphasis on its capacity of identifying diseases at an early stage.
Please join us at what promises to be a fascinating presentation.

Housing: An Architectural History of Israel-Palestine, 1860-2011 w A/Prof Yael Allweil from the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion
2019-09-26 16:00 - 17:00 | Sydney Uni, LT250, Wilkinson Building, Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning 148 City Road, University of Sydney Darlington, Darlington, NSW, 2006, Australia
Join the Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning for a special guest lecture by Yael Allweil, discussing and examining history of Israeli-Palestinian housing from 1860.
Click here for more details and to register.
A SYDNEY UNI EVENT

The role of academia in Tikun Olam and Israel's defence
2019-09-21 12:00 - 13:00 | The Great Synagouge, 166 Castlereagh St, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Tikun Olam – healing of the world, is not just a statement at the Technion but a way of life. Technion teams dedicate their lives to develop applications that can make the world we live in a better, safer and more sustainable place.
Ori will share how Israel and the Technion’s innovation and research changes the world we live in for the better.

No need to register, just turn up.

David Shein - entrepreneur, investor, mentor
2019-09-11 12:00 - 14:00 | Arnold Bloch Leibler, Chifley Tower, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Technion Australia is delighted to host an intimate lunch with Tech Entrepreneur, David Shein.
David is among our community’s most influential business leaders and will share his learning’s from his career and entrepreneurial journey. The do’s and do not’s of starting your own enterprise and why Israel, a market that he has been following closely excels when it comes to identifying and cultivating the next big thing + what Australia can learn from it.
David, emigrated from South Africa in 1986 and 9 months later founded Com Tech Communications as a specialist supplier of networking and communications products. 14 years later, Com Tech was sold to Dimension Data at an enterprise value of over $1Bil. At the time of sale, Com Tech employed over 1,400 people, had offices Australia wide, achieved revenues of $700 million and at no time during this period did Com Tech require external debt.
David prides himself on the recognition Com Tech achieved as regularly being voted as one of the leading companies to work for in Australia. He firmly believes that it is legendary customer service and outstanding staff that build company value.
Since then, David has been actively involved in mentoring young management teams. David has been an investor and mentor to a number of startups, many of which have been successfully exited. These include Zipmoney, CalReply, Latam Autos, Pocketbook, Centric Wealth, BlueFire, BizCover, MacromatiX and Holly Connects. David is also Co Founder of Our Innovation Fund, an Early Stage Venture Capital Fund that invests in exciting Australian Startups as well as a founding partner in the Israeli Venture Capital enterprise, OurCrowd, the first Global Equity Based Crowd Funding Platform.
David is currently Non-Executive Chairman of MOQdigital, a listed IT services company.
Kindly hosted by:

How to turn an idea into a Billion Dollar business
2019-08-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Bellevue Hill, Bellevue Hill, Australia
Technion Australia in partnership with the AICC invites you to a conversation with Ayal Steiner, Vice President, Global Ad Revenue at Outbrain– Israel’s fastest growing tech company.
YOUNG LEADERSHIP AND ALUMNI – A TECHNOVATION SERIES
Register here
Ayal Steiner, Outbrain
If you meet at least 3 of the following points then this event is for you!

Passionate about innovation, entrepreneurship and startups
Young (or young at heart), future leader – ~35 years of age or under
Technion alumni
Appreciate Israel’s entrepreneurial culture
Enjoy meeting new people
Ready to be inspired

We’ve heard it all before, 2 guys and a dog taking an idea and turning it into a Billion-dollar business, but how is it that Israel despite its challenges manages to produce more successful start-ups than anywhere else? How is it that one university in Israel – the Technion, produces more than 70% of Israel’s startup founders and CEO’s? is it something in the water? Or perhaps a nation’s drive to prove itself and make an impact on the world?
Ayal will share the story of Outbrain– how it grew from an idea to the world’s leading content discovery platform, valued at over a $1B US and his journey of launching the Outbrain business across 11 markets in APAC.
You probably never heard about Outbrain before, but I can assure you that you interact with its technology on daily basis. Outbrain is a discovery platform that helps us all discover things we never knew existed in the open web. Outbrain’s technology is used by new sites, apps and embedded into mobile phones and drives a personalised feed of interesting things to discover from around the web such as. Articles, videos, podcasts etc.
At the core Outbrain, like Google or Facebook, use complex algorithms and machine learning technology to predict users interest and delight them with interesting things to discover.
When: Thursday, 8 August 2019, 7.00pm for 7.30pm – 9.00pm
Where: Bellevue Hill (exact location to be provided upon registration)
RSVP: Click here
Dress code: casual
This event is generously hosted by Robert and Sue Sonnenschein and their son, Mark at their home.
We look forward to welcoming you on the day.
Ori Danieli,
Executive Director
Technion Australia

The role of academia in Israel's defence
2019-02-01 05:00 - 07:00 | Point Piper
BY INVITATION ONLY –
Prof. Golany
On behalf of Ruth and Bob Magid, Technion Australia is delighted to invite you and your partner as our guests to a private reception with Prof. Boaz Golany, Vice President at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology + special welcome by Israel’s Ambassador to Australia, Mr. Mark Sofer.
Since its establishment, the State of Israel has faced ongoing security threats, including those relating to its very existence.
Maintaining a qualitative and technological advantage is key to its survival and prosperity, coupled with the need to persuade its neighbours that the path of peace is always preferable to the way of war.
This advantage is largely reliant on human capital – and especially scientific capabilities.
For the past century the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology has continuously invested and nurtured Israel’s brightest by providing them with the necessary skill set to become leading engineers and scientists, the defence sector is no exception. Many of Israel’s greatest breakthroughs in defence are credited to Technion’s researchers and alumni. This includes Iron Dome and Arrow 3 which were mostly developed by Technion graduates.
A former tank commander, Prof. Golany is regarded as a leading Israeli authority on security and counter-terrorism. Playing a key role in Israel’s top university gives him a unique perspective on how Israel prepares the next generation of engineers to meet current and future security threats.
We look forward to welcoming you on the day.
Dr. Ruth Ratner, President and
Ori Danieli, Executive Director
Technion Australia.

How PillCam® Became Among Israel's (Technion's) Greatest Medical Inventions
2018-11-22 12:00 - 14:00 | William Buck, Level 29, 66 Goulburn St,, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Join Technion Australia and William Buck for an exclusive lunch with Warren Bingham – the man who brought an Israeli innovative medical device into Australia, positioning it as a global leader.
Warren was one of the global executives who introduced PillCam® (the worlds first video camera in a pill that you swallow) to the world. PillCam®, marketed under Given Imaging was invented by Technion alumnus, Gavriel Iddan. Given Imaging went from start up in Year 2000 to being sold in 2014 for nearly $1 Billion.
Warren will share his secrets for contributing to the incredible success story of PillCam® as well as the do’s and dont’s of introducing new products into the market, why does Israel do it better and the role of academia in fostering innovation.
The event will also be an opportunity to showcase one of Technion Australia’s priority projects – the development of Low-Cost Lab-on-a-Chip Devices for Early Diagnosis of Cancer.
We look forward to welcoming you on the day.
Ruth Ratner, President and Ori Danieli, Executive Director, Technion Australia.
