The Israeli DefenseTech Innovation Day, led by 10D, Meitar and Protego Ventures, is designed to bring together founders, innovators, and key industry leaders within the Defense sector for a day of networking, knowledge-sharing, and discussions about the challenges and opportunities in this evolving landscape.

Agenda

Defense Tech 2027 Market Overview: The State of the Industry

David Chinn, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company; Leader of McKinsey’s Defense Practice in Europe

Panel: The Buyer Is the Bottleneck? From Pilot to Program

  • Inbal Kreiss, Chief Innovation Officer, Systems Missiles & Space Division, IAI

  • Asaf Picciotto, Co-Founder & CEO, Spectralx

  • BG (Ret.) Shimon Tsentsiper, Managing Partner, Ace Capital

  • Dr. Irit Idan, Idan Technology Insights Former EVP R&D Rafael

Panel: From Dual-Use to Defense: When Commercial Technology Enters the Battlefield

  • Ido Priel, Co-Founder & CEO, Remondo

  • Avner Bendheim, Co-Founder & CEO, Tenna Systems

  • Shuki Yehuda, EVP Chief Technology Officer at Elbit

  • Yarden Gross, Co-Founder & CEO, Orca AI

The D-Fend Story

Fireside Chat featuring Zohar Halachmi, Chairman & CEO, D-Fend Solutions

Panel: The Future Battlefield: Remote, Unmanned and Autonomous

  • Ofer Ballin, Co-Founder & CEO, Shifters

  • Aviv Shapira, Co Founder & CEO of Xtend

  • Tamar Harary, Co-Founder & CEO, LiteVision

  • Avi Gil, Former Military Secretary and Defense Advisor to the Israeli Prime Minister; Managing Partner, Giveon

The Dynamics and Evolution of Defense Primes

Fireside Chat featuring Alon Dror, Co Founder & CEO of KELA