About this Event
Tel Aviv International Salon & YNET, present:
The Business Leader Series of Remarkable Israeli Innovators
Amnon Shashua, CEO of Mobileye
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Cost: FREE, but tickets are limited. Register on the wait list if sold out.
Date: Wednesday May 22nd 2024, 7pm
Venue: Soho House, 27 Yefet Street Tel Aviv-Yafo
Who: Young adults from all over Israel & the globe, 20s & 30s Only
What: The Business Leader Series gives the microphone to some of the most remarkably interesting people on the front lines of Israeli innovation, building the start-up nation, and making global impact.
About Our Speaker: Amnon Shashua
Amnon Shashua is a professor of computer science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the President & CEO of Mobileye. He is a 2020 Dan David Prize laureate in the field of artificial intelligence and was selected as the 2022 Mobility Innovator by the Automotive Hall of Fame. In 1999, Shashua co-founded Mobileye which claimed the title in 2014 of largest Israeli IPO ever, in 2017 the company became an Intel company in the largest Israeli acquisition deal ever, for a total of $15.3B, and in 2022 went public again on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol MBLY.
Shashua holds the Sachs Chair in Computer Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; his field of expertise is computer vision and machine learning. Shashua has published over 160 papers in the field of machine learning and computational vision and holds over 94 patents. In addition to Mobileye, in 2010, he cofounded OrCam Technologies, a pioneer in developing personal, AI-driven platforms to provide increased independence for people who are blind, visually- or hearing-impaired, and others with disabilities. The company's flagship OrCam MyEye assistive technology device was named as a TIME Best Invention of 2019. Shashua's latest companies are also in the field of AI: AI21 Labs, which helps AI systems process language as a human mind would.
In addition to his AI-based companies, Shashua founded "One Zero", the first digital bank in Israel, which is the country's first new bank in 40 years.
About Our Partner: YNET
Founded in 2005, Ynetnews is part of the prominent Yedioth Media Group, which publishes Yedioth Ahronoth – Israel's most widely-read daily newspaper – as well as several popular magazines and dozens of local publications. Moderating our talk for Ynet with remarkable Israeli innovators from the business sector will be Moshe David & Hillel Fuld.
About Our Organization: Tel Aviv International Salon
Tel Aviv International Salon is the largest speakers forum in Israel. Our nonprofit was established in 2009 to provide a thought provoking nonpartisan platform for Tel Aviv's young adult community. The Salon curates a unique space to debate and discuss global politics, history, economics, social and cultural issues with a diverse range of engaging decision makers and influencers. We are honest brokers working hard to highlight the leading voices leading Israel and the world.
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The Salons are generously supported by Am Yisrael Foundation // www.AmYisrael.com
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Soho House, 27 Yefet Street, Tel Aviv, Israel
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