DAY TWO | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2014

9.10am WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS
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9:15am Prof. Carlo Ratti, Director, SENSEable City Lab MIT
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9:35am LONG TERM FUTURE
Where is technology taking us?
Researchers from around the world, including the Samson Prize winners will debate the future holds.
Moderator- Dr. Shlomo Wald, Chief Scientist, Ministry of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water
• Professor Michael Grätzel, Director of the photonics laboratory at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne
• Professor Thomas Meyer, University of North Carolina and director of the UNC Energy Frontier Research Center in Solar Fuels and Next Generation Photovoltaics
• Prof. Moti Herskowitz, Director of the Blechner Center for industrial Catalysis and Process Development, Ben Gurion University, Israel
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10:10am NETWORKING BREAK
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10:25am PANEL: SHAKEN OR STIRRED – A CHOICE OF LIQUIDS
Industry and scientific leaders will discuss past experience and potential for liquid fuels application in transportation
Moderator: Anne Korin, Co-Director, Institute for the Analysis of Global Security
• Prof. Daniel Cohn, Division Head and Senior Research Scientist, Plasma Science and Fusion Centre, MIT
• Virgilio Cerutti, Vice President Business Development Central Coordination, FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles)
• Roberto Lehmann- Vice President Business Development, Technip
• Chris Tindal, Director for Operational Energy, Department of the Navy Energy, US Navy
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11:05am CHARGING UP THE COMPETITION – VEHICLE ELECTRIFICATION
Presentations by:
• Dr. Mike Richardson, Jaguar LandRover (JLR) Chief Technical Specialist for hybrids and electrification
• Dr. Nam P. Suh, Former KAIST president
• Prof. C.C. Chan, Honorary Professor, University of Hong Kong
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11:50 INNOVATE TECHNOLOGIES FROM ISRAEL- PITCH SESSION
Moderator: Gil Shaki, Senior Director, Energy and Cleantech, Office of the Chief Scientist
• Danzinger
• Elbit Systems
• ETV Motors Ltd.
• Global GTLF
• IC Green nergy Ltd.
• Kenaf Green Industries / Kenaf Fibers Biocomposites
• MUVe
• NewCO2fuels Ltd.
• Phinergy
• SoftWheel
• Tour Engines
• Transbiodiesel Ltd.
• Univerve Group
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12:30pm LUNCH
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1:30pm WELCOME BACK REMARKS
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1:35pm NEW THINKING AND PERSPECTIVES ABOUT TRANSPORTATION – Prof. Amnon Shashua, Mobileye, Chairman & CTO, cofounder
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2:00pm THE FUTURE OF URBAN TRANSPORTATION
Moderator: Dr. Sinaia Netanyahu, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Israel
• Jeffrey Katz, CTO Energy and Utilities Industry, IBM
• Celine Cluzel, Principal Consultant, Element Energy
• Florian Lennert, Academic Director, InnoZ Innovation Centre for Mobility and Societal Change
• Prof. Johann Tomforde, CEO TEAMOBILITY GmbH, Founder Competence & Design Center for Mobility Innovations
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2:45pm  ENTREPRENEURS COMPETITION
Showcasing start-ups in Smart mobility;
The winners will get a slot at the Accelerator for Smart Transportation
Judges:
Liat Aaronson, Executive Director
, Zell Entrepreneurship Program, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya
Asaf Harlap, ‏Vice President Business Development, Colmobil Corporation
Gil Sheratzky, Director, Ituran
Jacky Brull, ‏Operations Leader Israel, General Electric
Julie Reiner, M&A Deputy Director, SNCF
Mark Oun, Israel CEO, GetTaxi
Tamar Naor, TN-V
Karin Mayer Rubinstein, CEO, IATI
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3:45pm INVESTING IN INNOVATION – RISK AND OPPORTUNITY
Where are the biggest investment opportunities? What are the latest trends?
What predictions do investors have for this exciting sector?
This panel will discuss how to invest in alternative energy sources for transport
Moderator: Gemma Godfrey, a Board Director, Broadcaster and Quantum Physicist
• Jochen Wermuth, Founder, Green Gateway Fund
• Fred van Beuningen, Investment Advisory Council, Green Gateway Fund; Managing Director of Rotterdam Partners
• David Assouline, Digital & Marketing Operations, Door To Door Program, SNCF
• Dr. Harold Wiener, Managing Partner, Terra Venture Partners
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4:30pm ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS FOR THE FIRST CYCLE OF THE SMART MOBILITY ACCELERATOR
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4:35pm CLOSING REMARKS AND ROUNDUP