20MinuteLeaders

Michal received her BA in Communications from the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya. She spent two years as a research assistant and then a research team lead at the Media Innovation Lab at IDC, researching the field of Human Robotic Interaction. Her research on Robots and Ethics led her to write a poster paper that was accepted to the international "HRI" conference. Following her degree, she was the project manager in designing the Smart Home Robot of Samsung Korea (HQ), outlining the different aspects needed to take into consideration when designing a companion robot. Following that, she joined an innovation program at IDC with the goal to create innovations that solve 21st challenges. In this program, she founded with her co-founders, BeeHero. Beehero increases crop yield through precision pollination, combining sophisticated machine learning algorithms with low-cost sensors to simulate full output potential during peak pollination cycles. Today, Michal is the VP product of Blue White Robotics. A company that provides numerous Autonomous solutions, including the Blue White Robotic Kit, that transforms any tractor into an autonomous one. 

Danny is the COO & Co-founder of Dogiz! Danny was born and raised in London before making aliyah when he was 18 and serving as a lone soldier in the IDF. Studied Govt & Politics at IDC where he adopted his dog/best friend Mufassa!

Amir is the founder of HYPE Sports Innovation - A Global Sportstech Arena with an equity portfolio of over 250 Sports tech & WEB 3.0 Startups. HYPE provides tech solutions to 100 top sports brands like FIBA, Bundesliga, PSG, NBA, NFL team, and more. He is also the author of his book, "Acquired Charisma". Back in 2003, Amir founded MG Equity Investments House and MEDIA CALL Ltd. in London.  He's married with four sons. He is also an avid soccer player!

Yuval Magid, Connecteam’s COO, joined Connecteam in 2018 as the company’s 8th employee. He studied a Bachelor of Arts in Multidisciplinary Studies at the University of Haifa and is a graduate of the Israeli Naval Academy. Prior to Connecteam Yuval led different business partnerships and GTM initiatives at Windward (LON: WNWD), a leading maritime analytics company, and served in various leadership roles in the Israeli Navy.

Prior to founding Vayyar, Raviv was vice-president of the Intel Architecture Group and general manager of Intel’s Worldwide Mobile Wireless Group. Raviv joined Intel in 2004 as part of Intel’s acquisition of Envara, a fabless semiconductor company based in Israel, where he served as vice president of R&D. Prior to this he held several roles in the Israel Defense Force in the field of large-scale radar and communication projects. Raviv holds a BSc. and MSc. in Electrical Engineering from Ben-Gurion University, Israel.

Roger L. Firestien, Ph.D. has trained more people to lead the creative process than anyone else in the world. He is Senior Faculty and Associate Professor at the Center for Applied Imagination at SUNY Buffalo State. As president of Innovation Resources, Inc., he consults, creates training programs, runs Breakthrough Labs, and has created a series of courses for Open Sesame. He is the author of several popular books including Create In A Flash: A Leader's Recipe For Breakthrough Innovation.

Mr. Walsh currently serves as President & CEO for Peachtree Foods Inc. Based in Atlanta, Georgia. Peachtree Foods is the leading breakfast specialty company in the commercial foodservice and hospitality industry.

Dr. Oleg Konovalov is a thought leader, author, business educator, consultant, and coach with over 25 years of experience operating businesses and consulting with Fortune 500 companies both in the UK and internationally. Konovalov is on the Thinkers50 radar, has been recognized as the #1 Global Thought Leader on Culture by Thinkers 360, and is the #1 Global Leading Coach (Marshall Goldsmith Thinkers50). Having been named ‘the da Vinci of Visionary Leadership’ by many leading authorities of our time, Konovalov is helping companies to create and execute their vision, diagnose and treat organizational diseases, maintain a strong productive corporate culture and achieve superior business performance. His research identifies entrepreneurs’ and managers’ strategic needs in the areas of corporate culture, and leadership, and he uses corporate diagnostics, in order to enable them to drive their companies to success.

Before Anomalo, Elliot was the Chief Growth Officer at Instacart, where he led the company through a massive period of change and hyper-growth. Before that, he held senior product and growth leadership roles at fast-growing companies like Wealthfront and LinkedIn. He began his career as an engineer and product manager at companies like Microsoft and eBay. Elliot is a recognized expert on data-driven product management and consumer growth strategies in Silicon Valley, with numerous talks and publications on these topics. He holds a degree in Computer Science from Harvard University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. 

Merav Bahat is the CEO and co-founder of Dazz, who has spent her career creating category-leading technology products and building high-impact teams. Previously, Merav served as GM for the cloud security global business at Microsoft, and was also Deputy CEO of Microsoft Israel R&D, overseeing more than 2,500 employees. Prior, she was Product Strategy Group Director for Microsoft's Cloud & AI Security business unit, and Chief of Products and Business Development of Flash Networks. Merav has a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management Engineering from Technion and a Master of Business Administration from Ben-Gurion University and served as a fellow in the Harvard Business School-Kennedy School of Government program. As one of only a handful of female CEO-founders in cybersecurity, Merav is focused on mentoring and empowering women and young leaders.