Ep1051: Tikkun Olam Makers: Building Solutions and Bridges for Our Future

Co-Founder and CEO of UBQ Materials, Tato is redefining household waste as a valuable material feedstock for the manufacturing industry. Prior to UBQ, he co-founded and managed Merhav Renewable Energies (MRE), where he developed and implemented large-scale wind, solar, and bioethanol projects around the world. Before selling MRE in 2008, Tato served as the President and CEO of Ampal-American Israel Corporation, an investment company traded on both the NASDAQ and the Tel Aviv stock exchanges. A native of Lima-Peru, Bigio grew up in the shores of the Pacific Ocean with a passion for diving and sailing which he carries till today.

6 Aug 202122min

Adam is the co-founder and head of Product of PayMe, an Israeli FinTech company providing financial services to micro-businesses.  PayMe is his 3rd company since leaving the military as an officer in military intelligence

6 Aug 202122min

Sonwabise Mzinyathi started her career in diplomacy and was posted as a Diplomat for South Africa in New Delhi, India. She left diplomacy to join corporate and has worked for PR agencies, tech and FinTech companies including TBWA’s Magna Carta, Cisco, and Refinitiv - a London Stock Exchange Business. Currently, she is in the NGO space working for global advocacy NGO, Global Citizen. She also serves on several Boards and Committees including the SA Women in ICT Forum, Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment ICT Sector Council and the Cisco Charitable Foundation Trust and owns several companies. Her passion is using technology to address social ills.

5 Aug 202121min

Consul General of Israel to the Pacific North-West, Mr Shlomi Kofman is a 25 years career diplomat with vast experience in diplomacy, tech relations, and public policy. Prior to his posting in San Francisco, Consul General Kofman served as served Policy Advisor to the Deputy Foreign Ministers, as Israel’s Deputy Consul General in New York City, Chief of Staff to Ambassadors in Washington D.C., Deputy Ambassador in Thailand, and Deputy Consul General in Shanghai.

5 Aug 202120min

Ronen is a serial entrepreneur and a skilled manager with a track record of success across various industries. Prior to founding MySize, he established and led startups in the medical devices and communication sectors. Among his other endeavors, Ronen founded Malers, a company that has grown to be a leader in the global security solutions market and provides some of the most advanced technological solutions for integrated communication infrastructures, security, and control systems. Prior to that, he held several senior marketing, sales management, and professional services positions in a variety of international high-tech companies. Ronen graduated from Middlesex University in London with a B.sc in IT and Business Information Systems.

4 Aug 202124min

Credit24 is a Fintech company, which aims to create a One-Stop-Shop for the online lending industry. The company has developed a turnkey solution, which allows fully automated underwriting, operation, and collection, alongside KYC and a sales\retention platform. The company uses a proprietary solution that allows partnerships with various companies, from insurance companies to retail giants to offer loans, credit lines, or POS payments, without the need to develop anything on their end nor setting up a call center. The company was established in 2016 by Eran Horowitz, Asaf Iofe, and Ziv Rossbach.

3 Aug 202126min

Elnor is the CEO and Co-Founder of the credit card company Jasper, formerly known as CreditStacks. Previously, Elnor was Co-Founder and CEO of mobile advertising platform Pingjam and VP of New Growth Platforms at LG Electronics. Elnor holds an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and a Bachelor’s degree in Law from the Academic College of Law in Tel Aviv.

2 Aug 202122min

Melissa is a speaker, moderator, and advocate for Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace and helps to empower women through connecting them to various programs, events, and opportunities - created to give access to investors, mentors, networking, quality education, or job opportunities.

1 Aug 202123min