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DeborahWeinswig,ManagingDirector,FungGlobalRetail&[email protected]:917.655.6790HK:852.6119.1779CN:86.186.1420.3016Copyright©2017TheFungGroup.Allrightsreserved.
Israel Dealmakers Summit 2017 Day 1: Showcasing the Future
1) TheFungGlobalRetail&TechnologyteamisattendingtheIsraelDealmakers
Summit(IDS)inSiliconValleythisweek.TheSummitisoneofthelargestIsrael-focusedbusinesseventsoftheyear,featuringmorethan1,000globalcorporations,investors,dealmakersandentrepreneursfromaroundtheworld.
2) GoogleispromotingstartupinnovationwithitsLaunchpadAcceleratorprogram,whichprovidesmentorshiptostartups.
3) TheFutureisGlobal,withteamsactinglocally,butthinkingglobally.Companiesareinvestinginstartupsglobally.
4) Autonomousvehicletechnologyismakingbigstridesintheareasofautonomouscarsanddronetechnology.
5) Virtualreality(VR)andaugmentedreality(AR)arethenextbigthingswithmajorinvestmentsbeingmadeinthisspace.
Thisweek,theFungGlobalRetail&TechnologyteamisattendingtheIsraelDealmakersSummitheldinSiliconValleyonMarch28–30.TheSummitisoneofthelargestIsrael-focusedbusinesseventsoftheyear,featuringmorethan1,000globalcorporations,investors,dealmakersandentrepreneursfromaroundtheworld.Theeventfocusesonkeyindustriesincluding:IoTandconnecteddevices;cybersecurity,marketingande-commerce;industrialtechnology;autonomousvehicles;datascienceandanalytics;artificialintelligence(AI);andvirtualandaugmentedreality(AR/VR).
TheconferencebeganonTuesday,March28,withatouroftheGoogleHeadquartersinMountainView,followedbyaneveningnetworkingsession.
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Day1oftheeventconsistedofofficialpanelsessions,presentationsandone-on-onemeetingswithstartups.Thedaywasfilledwithnetworkingandsharedlearnings,andtheoverarchingthemeofthedaywas“FutureTrends.”Severaleventsponsors,includingLandmarkVentures,moderatedandcoordinatedmanyoftheSummitactivities.ZeevKlein,GeneralPartneratLandmarkVentures,kickedoffthedaywithawelcomeaddressandopeningremarks.
KeyTakeawaysfromDay1
1. GoogleisPromotingStartupInnovationwithitsLaunchpadAcceleratorprogramTheIsraelDealmakersSummitbeganonTuesdaywithatouroftheGoogleHeadquartersinMountainView.Summitattendeeshadtheopportunitytonetwork,lunchatGoogle’scafeteriaandtourtheGooglecampus.
GooglelauncheditsGoogleLaunchpadAcceleratorprogram,whichisfocusedonmentoringstartups.Thecompanyfoundthatstartupswereencounteringthesameproblemsacrossallgeographicboundaries,soitdevelopedanAcceleratorprogramtosupportstartupsthroughmentorship.TheLaunchpadAcceleratorprogramputsthestartupsthroughabootcampandleveragesGoogle’sresourcestohelpstartupsreachtheirfullpotential.Throughtheprogram,startupsreceivetwoweekstrainingatGoogle’sHeadquarters,accesstoGoogleengineers,resourcesandmentors,andtheabilitytoworkcloselywithGoogleforsixmonths.AspartoftheGoogletour,wemetmentorswhohadparticipatedintheprogramandspecializedinvariousareasincludingproductdesign,userinterfaceandanalytics.Googlelead,DanFeldsaid,“Oneneedstobeobsessiveaboutmeasuringsoyoucanfailfast.”ThetourendedwithatriptotheGoogleMuseumwheretheteamgottoseeartifactsfromGoogle’shistory,includingitsoriginallogo.
2. TheFutureisGlobalArecurringthemeofDay1wasglobalthinkingandglobalpartnerships.ManagingDirectorandHeadofSamsungElectronics’CatalystFund,ShankarChandran,said,“Innovationhasnoboundaries.”Headdedthatitisdifficulttoputboundariesontheintersectionofcommerceandcontent.Healsoaddedthathehasdeeptrustwithhisteamsthatarelocalanddeeplyentrenched;theyactlocallyandthinkglobally.
AccordingtoCarlaGhosn,HeadofBusinessDevelopmentandInnovationatVisa,2016wasthefirstyearthatelectronicpaymentssurpassedcash,whichhastremendousimplicationsforglobaltechnology.SheaddedthattherearebenefitstoglobalizationforVisa,and
thecompanyiscodevelopingwithtechnologycompaniesaroundtheworld.
Additionally,companiesincludingAT&T,Samsung,Microsoft,GEandGMhighlightedinvestmentsinstartupsfromaroundtheglobe.
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3. AutonomousVehicleTechnologyIsLeadingtheWayintotheFutureThetechnologyforautonomousvehiclesisgrowingrapidly,andIsraelstartupsareleadingthischarge.Over60%ofautonomousvehicletechnologyisfromIsraelistartups.
Airobotics:RanKrauss,CEOandCo-FounderofAirobotics,adeveloperofautomatedindustrialdrones,presented“TheRevolutionofAutomatedDrones”andhighlightedthatalthoughdronesstartedastoys,herealizedtheirpotentialafterworkinginthedronespaceforsevenyears.HecreatedAirobotics,whichisadroneinabox,builtbya100-personteaminIsraeloveraone-yearperiod.Krausssaidthatcollectingdataisnottheendgame,butratherworkingoncollectivedataandgatheringinsightsiswhatcompaniesneed.Helearnedthatmanyofhisclientswereunabletogatherthedatatheyalreadyhad.Today,AiroboticsisthefirstcompanyintheworldthatwasgrantedpermissionbytheFederalAviationAdministration(FAA)toflywithoutapilot.KraussseesthesecondphaseforAiroboticsasthemovetocitiesandthethirdphaseasthecommercialuseofdronesfordelivery,realestateandindustrialuses.
Otonomo:BenVolkow,CEOandCo-FounderofOtonomo,presentedontheconnectedcarexperience.Otonomoprovidesadataexchangeplatformthatallowscarmanufacturers,appdevelopersandserviceproviderstoexchangecar-generateddataforabetterconnected-carexperience.VolkowproposesthatcarmanufacturerswillalsobecomeITprovidersinthefuture,sinceconsumersareconnectedallthetime.
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Otto:ThekeynotefinaleonDay1wasaconversationwithLiorRon,Co-FounderofOtto(nowUber),theself-drivingvehiclethatisrevolutionizingthecarindustry.Ottoisusingself-drivingtechnologyinitstrucksandisalsorunningdriverlesscarpilotsinPittsburgh.
4. VRandARAretheNextBigThingsAlthoughVRisstillinthe“toddler”stage,therearebiginvestmentsbeingmadeinthisspacealongsidetechnologyadvancements.
ComcastVentures:MichaelYang,ManagingDirectoratComcastVentures,presented“VR:TheToddlerYears”andhighlightedthatby2020theexpectedadoptionrateofVRwillbe15%.In2016,almost$900millionwasinvestedinapproximately125VRcompanies.Thisyear,therehavebeenannouncementsfromMicrosoft,IntelandQualcommthatwilladvancetheadoptionratesofVRandARtechnology.
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AT&T:FarazHoodbhoy,DirectorofOutreach,EcosystemandInnovationatAT&T,emphasizedthathisteamisactivelyinvestingintheinfrastructuretosupportVRandAR.Hemeetswithapproximately500startupsayearandinvestsinabout100ofthem.HisteamlookedattheusecasesforVRandAR,whatpeoplewereusingthemforandthetechnicalinfrastructureneededtosupporttheserequirements.Hesaidthattheinfrastructureisholdingthemarketbackfrommakingtheproductsmorereadilyavailable.
Byond:WemetwithByond,acloud-basedVR-applicationplatformforbusinesses.ThecompanyisbasedinIsraelandalreadyworkingwithCoca-Cola,McCannWorldGroup,CNN,SamsungandHP.Itsplatformdeliversvirtualcontentthroughmedia,sports,virtualtoursandmarketing,andallowsuserstosee360-degreeviews.Thecontentisdynamic,measurableandcross-platform.
5. ConnectedDevicesAreaKeyPriorityforTechnologyCompaniesThereareapproximately30–40billiondevices,and,accordingtothesmartdevicepropositionofthefuture,everydevicewillbeconnected.Connecteddevicesarethefuture.
Samsung:Samsung’sShankarChandran,highlightedthatsmartdeviceswereoneofthecompany’sfourpriorityareas.
Qualcomm:GaryBrotman,DirectorofProductManagementforQualcomm,spokeon“PushingtheBoundariesofTechnology”andpredictedthatdeviceswillbeconnectedtoeachotherby2020.Thetwofactorsformakingthisarealityarea5Gplatformandintelligence.Hedescribed5Gastheconnectivetissueforthenextgenerationofmobile.
Kwik:OferKlein,CEOandCo-FounderofKwik,presentedasolutiontocombatthe“Amazonproblem”usinganIoTdevice.KwikoffersaphysicalbuttonsimilartotheAmazonDash,whichallowscustomerstore-orderitemsonlinewithapushofabutton.Thecompanyalsomeasuresproductusageandcanautomaticallytriggerorderswhenitemsarelow.ThebenefitsofKwikarethatitcangainmetricsonnewcustomers,brandusageandlifetimebrandloyalty.
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