Ep131: Shiran Melamdovsky Somech | Program Managing Director at DriveTLV

Ron started his career with a PhD in Semiconductor, after which he joined RCA Labs as part of the CMOS development team. He advanced to be the Director of Marketing for Motorola’s 6800 microprocessor, followed by being the General Manager for General Electric’s XRay division. His journey continued as he became the President of Diasonics' MRI Business and Senior Vice President of Toshiba Medical Systems. Today he is the Founder and CEO of EchoPixel’s Interactive Mixed Reality business.

15 Sep 202020min

Sophie is recognized as a Certified Specialist Attorney in Immigration and Nationality Law by the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization. She is recognized by TechCrunch as a Verified Expert Lawyer and was recently named to the list of Top 10 Immigration Attorneys in California. She authors a weekly TechCrunch immigration advice column (Dear Sophie) and is the host of the podcast ‘Immigration Law for Tech Startups’. Her firm, Alcorn Immigration Law, is the fastest growing immigration law firm in Silicon Valley.

14 Sep 202020min

Zack is the CEO of the OFJCC, where under his leadership they launched the Center for Social Impact, the Architects of the Jewish Future Series, and the Zionism 3.0 Project, which is creating a new paradigm for Israel-World Jewry relations. He is a writer, speaker and thought-leader on issues of modern American Judaism and Zionism. Previously he served as the Pacific Northwest Director for AIPAC. He holds a MA from Claremont Graduate School, a BA from Yale University and has studied at Hebrew University in Jerusalem as well as Stanford Graduate School of Business.

13 Sep 202021min

Fatima is the CEO and co-founder of Quill Inc., the world’s first one-stop marketplace where podcasters can find pre-vetted expert freelancers. As a member of the National Speakers Bureau, Fatima has spoken at various events around the world on media and tech trends. In addition to being a commentator for BNN Bloomberg, she is a frequent contributor to publications including the Huffington Post. In recent years she has won two Top 30 under 30 awards and one of Flare Magazine’s Top 100 Women.

12 Sep 202020min

Uli is a technology entrepreneur with 25 years of developing early-stage start-ups. He was CEO of Aisys, Sanrad, Superfish, and SleepRate, and VP Business Development at Tango, Magisto, and now at Moovit. Uli combines his technology comprehension, market insight and business savviness to create and execute strategic growth plans for B2C and B2B technology companies.

11 Sep 202022min

Tal is a General Partner at Disruptive Ventures, a privately held venture fund run by investment professionals equipped with extensive global technology and media relationships. He also serves as a board member in various technological companies as Beamr, Anodot, Co-Cycle, Speed Up and Taylor Brands. Previously Tal founded and led companies such as S.E.A (IPO), Orca Interactive (acquired), Belnsync (acquired) and Dotomi (acquired) and helped found Sosa, a global network of tech innovation hubs.

11 Sep 202024min

Shachar Peled is a foreign affairs multimedia journalist, currently the Europe Correspondent for Israel’s News 13 and a contributor to Haaretz newspaper. She’s a former CNN producer and writer, and was a launch team member of media startup i24news, the first-ever multi-language international news channel in the Middle East. She’s a staunch advocate of social issues, from gender equality to human rights, and has focused her storytelling on these topics.

11 Sep 202023min