Opening Session: Tel Aviv Sparks Together with CyberTech 2026

Dr. Yossi Vardi, Chairman, Cybertech Global & SPARKS Innovation Festival

Greetings

Prof. Dan Blumberg, VP for Regional and Industrial Development, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

Intelligence and Investments

▪ Bob Flores, Former CTO, Central Intelligence Agency, USA

▪ Hagai Itkin, Former head of Cyber, Mossad and Chairman, TAU Ventures and RAMOT, Israel

▪ Asaf Kochan, Former Commander, Unit 8200, Israel

Special Discussion: Advance Technology and National Strategy

Moderator:
▪ Amir Rapaport, Founder, Cybertech & Co-Author, Cybermania, Israel

Speakers:
▪ Maj. Gen. (Res.) David Ivry, Retired Major General, IDF, Israel

▪ Prof. Uzi Arad, Former national security adviser to the prime minister of Israel.

A Look Into 2030: From AI To Quantum

Guy-Philippe Goldstein, Director, GPG Consulting, Author of Babel Minute Zero, France

Demonstration of Deepfake in the Web

Fake as a Major Global Threat

Gaby Portnoy, Former Director General, INCD, Israel

Misinformation, Disinformation and the World of Fakes

Moderator: Robin Arthur Joffe, Co-Founder, NXTHorizon, Saudi Arabia
▪ Roy Friedman, Executive Director for Strategy & Policy, INCD, Israel
▪ Melanie Garson, Associate Professor, International Security, University College London, UK

Fake, Money and Terrorism

▪ Shlomit Wagman, Former Chair of Israel Anti-Money Laundering Authority; Former Chair of Israel Privacy Protection Authority; Research Fellow, Harvard University, Israel
▪ Gen. Dario Solombrino, Liaison Officer, Guardia di Finanza, Italy

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The Future of AI: Where is the Revolution Heading?

▪ Moderator: Dr. Amiram (Ami) Appelbaum, Chairman, Ofir SouthUp Ventures, Israel
▪ Yoelle Marek, Chief Researcher of the AI/IR organization at the Technology Innovation Institute (TII)
▪ Guy Azrad, Former VP Chip Design Engineering, Israel at Google.
▪ Ohad (Udi) Levin, Chief Architect of Pendo.io

Dr. Yoni Birman, Executive Director, Founder and Head of Digital Trust Labs, Lenovo; Head of Cyber-AI Research Lab’s, Reichman University

AI in the Classroom

Chat:
Dr. Yossi Vardi with
Michael Levin, 10 Years old Elementry School Student.

Re-Recruitment: Integrating Reserve Duty Soldiers Back into the Hi-Tech Workforce

▪ Moderator: Lior Avraham, Cyber security leader, Israel
▪ Ronit Benbasat, Deputy Chairperson, Israel America chamber of commerce, Israel
▪ Yael Aviram Rosenfeld, Director, Israel Recruiting at NVIDIA
▪ Miriam Ofir, R&D Director, Check Point Software

No longer Sci-Fi: Opportunities and Advantages within the Israeli Quantum Ecosystem

▪ Moderator: Dorit Dor, Qubit IL
▪ Prof. Ofer Firstenberg, Weizmann Institute of Science
▪ Nir Minerbi, CEO, Classiq
▪ Tal Inbar, VP, Heqa Security

Unleashing Videogame Tech in Healthcare

Sam Glassenberg, Founder and CEO, Level Ex (now Relevate Health Games), United States.

AI in Healthcare: The New Frontier of Diagnostics and Personalized Medicine

▪ Moderator: Sam Glassenberg, Founder and CEO, Level Ex, United States
▪ Georges Hazan, Managing Partner, Brothers & Partners, Canada
▪ Yael Adam, Co founder and CPO, Laguna Health
▪ Ronen Lavi, Co-founder and CEO of Navina

Innovation North: Building Hi-Tech Resilience and Ecosystems Beyond the Center

Moderator: Michal Zeevi-Bender, CEO Beyon-D Innovations
▪ Roy Goldenberg. General Manager TOM Israel
▪ Michael Hauzer, Head of Innovation & Research, Haifa and Galilee at Clalit
▪ Annie Kaufman. CEO. NorthMed
▪ Dr. Ramzi Halabi, Chairman, Bet Yad Labanim to the Druze Fallen
▪ Gil Kerbs, Chief Investment Officer, Teuza VC fund and founder of HealthCare Bay

The Era Of Quantum Innovations

Intorduction to Qubit-IL
Tami Mazel-Shahar, Qubit IL CEO
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Quantum Business 101
Gal Bar Dea, Qubit IL Chair of the Board
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Innovative Israeli Quantum Startups
Quantum Art – Tal David, CEO
Quamcore – Alon Cohen, CEO
Quantum transistors – Shmuel Bachinski, CEO
Quantymize – Prof. Emanuele Dalla Torre, CTO
Heqa – Prof. Hagai Eisenberg, CTO
Quantum X Labs – Prof. Nir Sharon, CEO
Qarakal – Samuel Goldstein, Quantum HW Team Lead
Classiq – Simon Fried, VP Corporate Communications
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Academic Research Innovation in Applied Quantum Science
Prof Eli Cohen – Bar Ilan Univ
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How Can You Join The Quantum Ecosystem? Talent recruitments in Quantum companies
Host: Tami Mazel-Shahar, Qubit IL CEO
Classiq, VP Corporate Communication – Simon Fried,
Quantum Art, Head of Human Resources – Saray Ben-Meir
Maya Benichou – Entree Capital

Israel’s Indie Games Exhibition

This is your chance to meet the minds behind 2026’s coolest indie titles. Play dozens of new games, give direct feedback to the creators, and help shape the future!

Innovation from the North of Israel

Special networking event with startups from northern Isarel.

Networking Event: Reserve Duty Integration in Hitech

Special networking event