Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy Conference

Dec. 15-16 2021, Dan Hotel Eilat

Conference Chairs

Special Guests

Mr. Andrea Carignani di Novoli

Minister Counsellor, Head of Research & Innovation Section at the Delegation of the European Union to the State of Israel

Dr. Alexander Ritschel

Head of Technology, Masdar Clean Energy UAE

Mr. Yair Avidan

Israel's Supervisor of Banks

H.E. Shaikh Nawaf Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa

Chief Executive Officer, Electricity and Water Authority, Kingdom of Bahrain

Speakers

Anna-Shpitsberg

Anna Shpitsberg

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Energy Resources, Department of State, USA

Rivka Laufer

Rivka Laufer

VP of Economics and Finance at the Electricity Authority

Dan Weinstock

Dr. Dan Weinstock

Consultant of Renewable Energy, Energy Storage, Smart Grid and Electric Transportation

Yossi Elia

Yossi Elia

Engineering Manager of Energy Storage Systems, Ormat

Ayalon Vaniche

Ayalon Alain Vaniche

CEO of EDF Renewables Israel, Solar and Wind Energy

Yoni Haran

Yonatan Haran

CEO and founder of The Sustainable Group

Itamar Weizman

Itamar Weizman

Partner at FirstTime VC

Limor Nakar-Vincent

Limor Nakar Vincent

Deputy Executive Director for Business Development & BIRD Energy, BIRD Foundation

Omer Tamir

Omer Tamir

CEO of EcoTraders

Sharon Alaluf

Sharon Alaluf

Head of ESG & Corporate Social Responsibility at Bank Hapoalim

Nurit Gal

Dr. Nurit Gal

CEO at e-NRGY

Yoav Katsavoy

Yoav Katsavoy

Acting Chairman of the the Electricity Authority

Zvia-Baron

Zvia Baron

An Innovation Catalyst & Eco-system Builder

Nir Gordon

Nir Gordon

Business development manager at Sympower

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Dr. Amichai Baram

VP Operation and Engineering, Sonol Israel LTD.

Leehe Skuler

Leehe Skuler

Co-Founder & Executive Director at the Global Impact Tech Alliance (GITA)

Anya Eldan

Anya Eldan

VP, Startup Division, Israel Innovation Authority

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Dr. Ofer Raize

Managing Partner in ADAN Technical & Economical Services

Shani Mendel Laufer

Shani Mendel - Laufer

Energy Team Leader, Budget Division of the Ministry of Finance

Elad Topel

Elad Topel

Eilat smart city project manager

Alaa Fakhuri

Alaa Fakhuri

Head of Renewable Energy Department in the Electricity Authority

Gil_Shavit

Gil Shavit

co-founder and CBDO, GenCell Ltd.

Giorgio Bonvicini

Giorgio Bonvicini

Environment & Climate Change, Senior Engineer at RINA Consulting

Amos Kimchin

Amos Kamhine

Senior Administrator, Engineering and Standardization Fuel and Gas Administration

Avi Brenmiller

Avi Brenmiller

President & CEO of Brenmiller Energy

Eitan-Parnass

Eitan Parnass

Director General & Founder, Green Energy Association of Israel (GEA-IL) Former Secretary, Global Solar Council (GSC)

Hanan Friedman

Hanan Friedman

Founder and CEO of Trucknet

Galit Kenigsberg

Galit Kenigsberg

Green Business Development

Or Yogev

Dr. Or Yogev

Founder and CEO of Augwind

Elad Shaviv

Elad Shaviv

Executive Director, EnergyCom the Israeli Energy Innovation Community

Gideon Fridman

Dr. Gideon Friedmann

Chief Scientist at the Israel Ministry of Energy

Orly Aharoni

Adv Orly Aharoni

Legal policy advisor, Climate regulation professional

Noa_Aharoni

Noa Aharoni

Business Development and Strategic Partnerships at Apollo

Tal Mund

Tal Mund

Co-Founder & CEO Blenergy

Galya Levy

Galya Levy

Head of International Regulatory Cooperation Senior Legal Consel, Israel Securities Authority

Noga Levtzion Nadan

Managing Partner at Value^2 Responsible Investment Fund CEO and Founder of Greeneye ESG

Dorit Hochner

Dorit Hochner

Senior Director of Physical Planning at the Ministry of Energy

Asnat Mangell

Asnat Mangell

Information Systems and Innovation, IEC - Jerusalem and Negev

Hadas Marzel

Hadas Marzel

Owner, ENGIS C&D Ltd

Ofir Gomeh

Ofir Gomeh

Capital Nature CEO

Shelli Zargary

Shelli Zargary

Marketing Strategy and Content Manager, GenCell Ltd.

Gil Yehuda

Gil Yehuda

Manager of Transmition System Development, Reliability & High Voltage Equipment and Statutory Planning Sec.

Shimon (Shiki) Fisher

Shimon (Shiki) Fisher

Acting SVP, Head of System Operator unit [IEC – Israel Electric Corporation] VP Operation, NOGA – The Israel Independent System Operator

Amir Zalzberg

Amir Zalzberg

Head of Transportation Division, Ministry of Environmental Protection

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Chen Herzog

Chief Economist and partner at BDO Israel

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Boaz Weizer

CEO at CHAKRATEC Ltd.

Yael Harman

Dr. Yael Barash Harman

Israel Ministry of Energy

Jared Braslawsky

Jared Braslawsky

Executive Director - I-REC Standard Foundation

Yael Cohen Faran

Yael Cohen Paran

Chair of the Israeli Energy Forum

Lilac Amirav

Lilac Amirav

Lior Shilat

Lior Shilat

Director General of the Israeli Energy Ministry

Alon Ziv

Alon Ziv

Partner; Head of Banking and Project Finance at Shibolet & Co.

Lior Elbaz

Prof. Lior Elbaz

Head of Chemistry Department at Bar-Ilan University

Liav Harel

Liav Harel

Country Manager at Sympower

Daniel Blumenthal

Dr. Daniel J. Blumenthal

Attaché, U.S. Embassy, Jerusalem Department of Energy

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Eitan Parnass

Director General & Founder, Green Energy Association of Israel (GEA-IL) Former Secretary, Global Solar Council (GSC)

Eitan Parnass is the founder & Director General of the Green Energy Association of Israel (formerly REEEAI), the main Renewables & Energy Efficiency advocacy organization in Israel. Established in 2009 by Parnass, GEA-IL is promoting for the past 8 years the implementation of renewable energy electricity production and energy efficiency in Israel, using the professional industry knowledge & skills. One of the main objectives of GEA-IL is providing decision makers the necessary information and tools to achieve national goals and set enabling-policy, to foster green energy sector growth. GEA-IL was involved in the formation of the various renewables & Energy Efficiency regulations, acting for the Israeli green energy industry from the launch of the first Solar PV regulations (2008) and has marked many achievements promoting local Renewables market. In 2017 the Renewable Energy Goals Act was approved by parliament, marking a great achievement for GEA-IL and the Israeli RES industry.
GEA-IL enjoys the recognition of national and local government in Israel and represents the green energy industry at various committees and decision making platforms. The holistic approach to Energy has gained GEA-IL strong bond with the Israeli Energy & Sustainability community, including NGOs, experts, public figures, aside regulators and decision makers.

Parnass is also a public pro-sustainability activist involved in numerous initiatives to promote sustainable economy in Israel and worldwide, including the formation of the Global Solar Council, launched at Paris COP21, where he served as Board Member & Secretary (2015-2017). Parnass has also served as Board Member to various NGOs including the Israel Sustainable Energy Society (ISES), Vice President of GIREC (Israel-Germany Renewable Energy Committee), member to the National Green Growth Round Table and is a notable speaker at the academy, industry, local & international conferences and seminars.

Eitan Parnass was born in Jerusalem (1971), he holds Honours law degree from the University of Warwick UK and LL.m law degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Anna Shpitsberg

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Energy Resources, Department of State, USA

Anna Shpitsberg serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Transformation at the U.S. Department of State. Ms. Shpitsberg is responsible for supporting a shift to a decarbonized economy that enables secure and resilient energy systems. Shpitsberg leads efforts and advises on power market reform, clean energy financing, and resilient supply chains to support transitioning power, transport, and end-use sectors. Additionally, she leads U.S. representation at the International Renewable Energy Agency, and other bilateral and multilateral engagements on energy with U.S. allies and partners.

In her prior role, Shpitsberg served as Director for Global Power and Renewables at IHS Markit. In this capacity she conducted research on emerging trends in the power sector; collaborated with teams covering power, clean energy technology, upstream energy, climate, economics, transport, and agriculture on possible outcomes for the energy transition; advised  executives on trends that may impact their business strategy; led corporate renewable research, including the outlook for the United States; consulted on bespoke renewable projects; and managed the buildout of power market analysis and research in Africa and the Middle East.

Prior to joining IHS Markit, Ms. Shpitsberg established the U.S. Department of State’s Power Sector Program (PSP) through which she partnered with and advised utilities, regulators, system operators, and energy ministries on power market reform, energy resource optimization and procurement, regional power market development, and renewable energy integration and financing. In this role, she designed, managed, and advised on over 30 projects in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, including in Angola, Argentina, Cambodia, Chile, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, and Vietnam. She also held positions at the U.S. Department of Energy, the Rocky Mountain Institute, and Morgan Stanley. Ms. Shpitsberg holds a BS from Binghamton University in Finance and an MEM in Environmental Economics and Policy from Duke University with a focus on power systems and the energy-water nexus.

Zviya Baron

An Innovation Catalyst & Eco-system Builder

Zviya Baron, is a seasoned innovation Ms. Baron is a seasoned innovation professional with 25 years of hands-on innovation experience and eco-system building. She has more than 15 years of innovation consulting track record with both government agencies and multi-billion corporations on innovation strategies and policies.

Currently, she is Head of Innovation at Israel Electric Corporate (IEC), which with 3 million customers and an annual revenue of USD5 Billion, is Israel’s main electricity provider. Ms. Baron is the first person ever in this role and is responsible for setting up the innovation strategy, implementing both open-innovation and corporate innovation methodologies and heading the corporate through the major energy transition ahead of us.

Previously, Ms. Baron was the founder and Head, of HANGAR by IAI (Israel Aerospace Industries), a $4bl. company, a commercial aviation start up hub. In that role, she initiated an open-innovation model customized to the needs of a state-owned company and start-ups alike. Her major success is the forming of a commercial aviation eco-system consisted of start-up companies, technology partners, airlines, regulators and co-optitors alike.

For twelve years, she acted as Director of Innovation at Petroquantum B.V, a Dutch based energy consulting firm, she incepted the innovation practice in Israel. there, she formed innovation strategies and designed innovation policies and tools for academia, government agencies and the industry. She also served as the “in-house” advisor of the Israeli National Innovation Energy committee at the Israeli National R&D Council which was aimed at building and expanding the energy eco-system in Israel. She has reached that role after playing a substantial role in the founding teams when her last role was as a CEO of an energy start-up company.

Ms. Baron is a visiting professor to various Israeli universities giving courses on innovation and green entrepreneurship to both graduate students and PhD’s. She is a keynote speaker on innovation in various capacities.

Ms. Baron earned her BA at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and her MBA at the
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University in the Netherlands.