Maariv and Walla Economic Summit 2024

Prof. Amir Yaron to headline Maariv and Walla Economic Summit

Maariv and Walla! have joined forces once more to present the 2024 Economic Summit, which will unite key figures from business, technology, politics, and the economy.

The upcoming event, scheduled for Tuesday, March 26, at the Carlton Tel Aviv Hotel, will delve into a wide range of discussions. These include navigating economic challenges post-October 7 massacre and Gaza war, real estate industry transformations, the trajectory of Israeli high-tech, evolving needs in the health ecosystem, and future directions for the nation.

The conference will kick off with an opening interview with Prof. Amir Yaron, governor of the Bank of Israel. 

Bank Leumi, the summit's lead sponsor, will spearhead the dialogue with four top speakers, including the bank's president and CEO, Hanan Friedman. Other speakers will include Eyal Ben-Haim, head of the bank's Retail Division; Dafna Landau, head of the Construction and Real Estate Sub-division; and Eyal Efrat, CIO at Leumi.

There will be keynote interviews and speeches by some of the most influential figures in the Israeli economic ecosystem: Ishay Davidi, founder and CEO of FIMI Opportunity Funds; Prof. Esther Luzzatto, CEO of The Luzzatto Group; Dr. Gal Aviv, co-founder and CEO of Blender; Attorney Roee Cohen, president of Lahav, the Israel Federation Of Small Business Organizations; Tiko Gadot, acting CEO of the Israel Ports Company; Adv Uriel Lynn, president of the Federation of the Israeli Chambers of Commerce; Adv. Dr. Eliad Shraga, founder and chairman of the Movement for Quality Government in Israel; Adv. Ariel Barzilay, head of the economic wing of the Movement for Quality Government in Israel; Nicole Hod Stroh, executive director of the Merage Foundation Israel; Amit Lang, CEO of Mekorot; Yossi Abu, CEO NewMed Energy; Eli Bin, CEO of Magen David Adom; Erez Magdali, deputy CEO and head of the Investments Division, Migdal Insurance and Finance; Michal Gur Kagan, deputy to the CEO and director of the Health Care Division and CEO of Makfat, Migdal Insurance and Finance; Oren Revach, general manager of Estee Lauder Companies Israel; Nili Shalev, CEO of the Israel Export Institute; and so many more.

On the political front, attendees will hear from Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Avi Dichter, Finance Committee Chair Moshe Gafni, Former Chief of Staff and Defense Minister Moshe "Bogie" Yaalon, and Former Deputy Chief of Staff of the IDF Major General (res.) Yair Golan.

Maariv Editor-in-Chief Golan Bar Yosef and media personality Keren Uzan will moderate the event. 

The economic summit will be streamed live on the Maariv, Walla and Jerusalem Post websites and the Maariv Facebook page.

For more information, www.maariv.co.il/summit24.