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IDEAS Los Angeles Conference Announces Initial Speaker Lineup
The second annual IDEAS
Los Angeles Conference, a two-day event focusing on the future
of digital technology in media, entertainment, lifestyle and health,
today announced its initial lineup of speakers and startups for the
upcoming conference on June 15-16, 2016 at the Broad Stage in Santa
Monica, CA (News - Alert). Additional presenters and keynote speakers will be announced
in the coming months.
IDEAS LA (Israel, Digital, Entrepreneurs, Arts,
and Science) is hosted by American
Friends of Tel Aviv University, a national nonprofit
organization dedicated to supporting Israel's largest institution of
higher learning.
This year's impressive list of speakers includes entrepreneurs,
investors, studio heads, movie and television producers, healthcare
providers, doctors, and university professors, who will be taking to
stage to discuss the world's most exciting innovations.
Bringing together three of the world's most entrepreneurial ecosystems -
Los Angeles, Silicon Valley and Tel Aviv - the conference will feature
dozens of TED Talk-style lectures, panel discussions, workshops and
digital startup presentations, as well as opportunities to network with
global leaders, innovators, and investors across industries.
The initial lineup of featured speakers includes:
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Adam Becker, Founder & CEO, Egg Stage
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Adam Mendler, CEO, The Veloz Group
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Alexis Madrigal, Editor in Chief, Fusion TV
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Alicia Menendez, Anchor & Special Correspondent, Fusion TV
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Alon Shtruzman, CEO, Keshet International
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Andrew Wallenstein, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Variety
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Audrey Melnik, Founder, Funnel Ventures
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Billy Shaw Susanto, Co-Founder & CEO, Pundit
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Brendan Farrell, Founder, How Loud Inc.
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Dr. Bonnie Feldman, Principal, Dr Bonnie 360
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Dr. Brennan Spiegel, Director of Health Services Research,
Cedars-Sinai Health System
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Brian MacMahon, Head Honcho, Expert Dojo
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Caitlin Thompson, Director of Content, Acast
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Caspar Van Winterfeldt, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Baron VR
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Chris Aston, Co-Founder & COO, Pundit
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Dave Whelan, Managing Director, Bespoke Business Strategy Inc.
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Rabbi David Wolpe, Chif Rabbi, Sinai Temple
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Edmond Banayan, Founder & Editor, iHealthcare Perspectives
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Fern Langham, Co-Founder, Amplify Effect
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Gene Gurkoff, Founder & CEO, Charity Miles
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George Eleftheriou, Co-Founder & CEO, Feel
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Gilad Neumann, CEO, DogTV
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Haris Tsirmpas, Co-Founder & CTO, Feel
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Harry Nelson, Founder & Managing Partner, Nelson Hardiman
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Heather Rees, Founder, Amplify Effect
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Hillary Frey, Executive Editor, Fusion TV
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Indu Subaiya, Co-Founder, Health 2.0
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James Poole, Co-Founder & CTO, PopChest
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Jessica Naziri, Tech Contributor, USA Today
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John Bates, Principal, Executive Speaking Success
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Jordan Mendler, CTO, The Veloz Group
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Dr. Julian Henley, Co-Founder, HealOra
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Prof. Joseph Klafter, President, Tel Aviv University
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Karen Allen, Karen Allen Consulting
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Katherine Lehr, VP of Operations, POLITICO
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Klaus Badelt, Co-Founder, Kinonation
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Lia Kislev, CEO, Wishi
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Liz Plank, Senior Producer & Correspondent, Vox.com
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Marc Graboff, President of Global Business & Legal Affairs for
Production, Discovery Communications, Inc.
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Mayaan Cohen, CEO, Hello Heart
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Mette Dyrberg, Founder, MyMee
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Mike Stone, CEO & Founder, MakersKit
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Miriam Illions, Co-Founder & CMO, Hometalk
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Moe Mernick, Head of Business Development, Hometalk
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Neal Kaufman, Chief Medical Officer, Canary Health
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Nick Desai, Founder & CEO, Heal
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Oren Gavriely, CEO, BeatMed
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Oron Afek, CEO, BookMD
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Rob Rader, General Counsel, Ovation TV
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Robert Watson, President, NantHealth
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Roey Tsemah, Founder, Whitestone music
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Ron Levi, Chief Content Officer, DogTV
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Ryan Foland, Director, Blackstone LaunchPad at UCI
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Seth Shapiro, CEO, New Amsterdam Media
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Steve Baltin, Host, Riffing With on Hulu (News - Alert)
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Steve Bradbury, Principal, Vlocity Digital
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Valerian Bennet, Founder & CEO, PopChest
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Dr. Uri Nevo, Dept. of BioMedical Engineering, Tel Aviv
University
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Prof. Yair Bar Haim, School of Psychological Sciences, Tel Aviv
University
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Prof. Yael Hanien, Head of Nano Lab, Tel Aviv University
The initial lineup of featured start-ups includes:
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Amplify Effect
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Beatmed
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CharityMiles
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DinTV
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EggStage
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Heal
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Healora
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Hometalk
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How Loud
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Kinonation
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MakersKit
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PopChest
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Pundit
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Sentio Solutions
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Whitestone Music
For more information or to purchase tickets to the IDEAS LA
conference, please visit: www.ideaslosangeles.com.
IDEAS
Los Angeles is a project by Tel Aviv
University-American Friends in partnership with dozens of corporations,
private businesses, community organizations, institutes of higher
learning and media outlets to create a space where global business
leaders, futurists, studio heads, movie and television producers,
healthcare providers, doctors, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, Tel Aviv
University administrators, professors, and alumni can come together and
share ideas. IDEAS wants to inspire people to think deeper and
more broadly by engaging with inventors and innovators tackling some of
the most exciting challenges in the world today.
American
Friends of Tel Aviv University supports Israel's most
influential, comprehensive, and sought-after center of higher learning, Tel
Aviv University (TAU). TAU ranked #75 globally and #1 in
Israel in a 2015 Reuters (News - Alert) survey of the 100 most innovative universities.
It is one of a handful of elite universities rated as the best producers
of successful startups, and TAU alumni rank #9 in the world for the
amount of venture capital they attract.
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