Courses
Classes in this two-year (four semester) program take place on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5 PM to 9:30 PM.
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Entrepreneurship “Hands On” Courses
Our Team of Lecturers
Prof. Alon Dumanis
Founder and Head of JCE's Technological Entrepreneurship Master's Degree Program
Alon, former Head of Material Command in the Israel Air Force (Brigadier General) and CEO of Docor International Management Ltd. (subsidiary of The Van Leer Group Foundation), has partnered in the establishment of over 80 technology companies and served on dozens of boards. Alon lectures on project management under uncertain conditions and facilitates final projects. Alon earned his doctorate in Aerospace Engineering from Purdue University (Indiana, USA).
Dr. Alex Klarman
Lectures on Critical Chain Project Management in the Theory of Constraints
Alex, President of Goldratt Institute Israel and SensDx Advisory Board Member, is an expert in the Theory of Constraints (TOC) and its application in various fields (production management, project management, sales, marketing, etc.). Alex earned his doctorate in biochemistry and biophysics from Tel Aviv University.
Dr. Amir Guttman
Lectures on financial aspects in entrepreneurship
Amir, as Managing Partner and Founder at Aviv Venture Capital, is responsible for all aspects of the fund management including fund raising and IR, deal sourcing, negotiations, transaction structuring, financial reporting. He also serves on the boards of directors of several Aviv portfolio companies, including Amai Proteins. Amir earned his Ph.D. in accounting from Haas Business School (University of California, Berkeley).
Ayelet Root
Lectures on economics, organizational excellence and M&As
Ayelet, Founder and CEO at WeFund - Strategy, Investments, Mergers and Acquisitions, brings her experience as senior executive and growth creator to startups and companies. Ayelet has extensive experience in executive management, strategic business processes, performance and productivity improvements, crisis management, P&L management in both crisis and rapid growth periods, and Mergers and Acquisitions.
Dr. Eyal Bressler
Lectures on IP protection
Eyal, Founder and Managing Partner of Dr. Eyal Bressler & Co. Ltd., is among few licensed patent attorneys who is also a certified Israeli attorney. Eyal is skilled in Bioinformatics, Protein Chemistry, Medical Devices, Entrepreneurship, and Venture Capital. He earned his Ph.D in Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Agriculture from The Hebrew University.
Dr. Gavriel David Pinto
Lectures on the business strategy of entrepreneurship
Gabi,
head of JCE's Department of Industry Engineering and Management, worked as production line manager at Motorola and production engineer at the Dead Sea Works. He holds a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering and Management and an M.B.A. Ben-Gurion University. Gabi earned his doctorate in Industrial Engineering and Management at Ben-Gurion University, specializing in Performance Research and Information Systems.
Dr. Guy Kashi
Lectures on integration and organizational excellence
Guy, a Senior Lecturer in Azrieli College of Engineering in Jerusalem, has worked with CEOs, VPs and
DMs in improving organization integration and with the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a consultant in organization improvement. Guy worked at Intel Company (1998-2003) as Group Leader, led many critical international processes, and lectured advanced courses at Intel University. Guy earned his doctorate in Industrial Management from Ben-Gurion University.
Dr. Kobi Inbar
Lectures on product R&D and intro to system engineering
Kobi, the Administrative Manager and Business Advisor to the “Root-of-the-Matter” research consortium for advancing agricultural research in arid areas, has over 20 years of extensive entrepreneurial, managerial, R&D and business experience, working with both startups and investors in the life sciences and bio-medical industry. Kobi holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Microbiology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, as well as an MBA degree from the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya.
Dr. Lea Paserman-Jozefov, Adv.
Lectures on legal aspects of start-up companies
Lea, previously a Senior Associate at Yigal Arnon & Co. Law, currently teaches
Corporate Law, Securities Law and Tax Law at Ono Academic College. Lea earned her LL. B (Magna Cum Laude) from Bar-Ilan University, LL. M (with Merit) from London School of Economics, and
Ph. D. (Thesis in Securities Law) from Bar-Ilan University.
Dr. Livia Levine
Lectures on Applying Game Theory to Negotiation
Livia, founder of Millennial Strategies and an experienced Strategy Consultant, specializes in strategic planning, strategic negotiations, conflict resolution, empowering women to negotiate, and training in digital negotiations. Livia earned her doctorate in Digital Business Ethics and Legal Studies from Wharton Business School (University of Pennsylvania).
Dr. Roni Horowitz
Lectures on Inventive Thinking, Marketing, and Digital Marketing
Roni, head of JCE's Department of Industry and Management, owner of Rav Meser, and former CEO of Start2Think, has extensive experience in conducting Inventive Thinking workshops and academic courses in Israel and worldwide. He has a B.Sc. in Aeronautical Engineering (Technion), and M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering (Tel Aviv University). Roni earned his doctorate in creative problem solving and design from the Engineering Faculty of Tel Aviv University.
Uzi Orion
Lectures on Systems Engineering
Uzi,
former President of the Israeli Chapter of INCOSE (International Council on Systems Engineering) and former Head of Systems Engineering at Elbit Electro-Optics Systems (ELOP), has 40 years of experience in systems development, production management, project management, sales, marketing, etc. Uzi is a Systems Engineering Advisor, Researcher and Lecturer at Tel-Aviv University.
Our Team of Mentors
Adi Goldin
Vice President at Docor International Management
At Docor, Adi has played a key role in investing, managing and nurturing technology-driven companies and startups in the information technology, industrial and life science industries. Until 2010, Adi was the CEO of Softlib, VP of Investments and Analysis at Inventech Venture Capital (TASE: IVTC), and practiced law at Blustein, Kogan & Co. In addition, he was part of the teaching staff of the MBA program run jointly by Tel Aviv University and Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management (Chicago, USA).
Adi holds B.A. and M.A degrees in Economics, summa cum laude, and an LL.B in Law - all from Tel Aviv University.
Adi Perry
Co-founder and COO of COing
Adi, lawyer and CPA, is a co-founder and COO of COing, a community projects platform that enables community managers to build thriving interactive group projects in their communities. He specializes in startup management and operation. Adi has a LL.M. in International Business, and a B.A in Accounting & Financing (Magna Cum Laude) and LL.B. (Law) from the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya.
Ori Choshen
CEO of VLX Ventures
Ori brings with him extensive, multidisciplinary experience in building innovation platforms and establishing, investing in and mentoring innovative startups in the life sciences, pharma, AI, and hitech industries.
Prior to joining VLX Ventures in 2013, Ori served as VP Business Development at Xenia VC and as a Director of Business Development at SanDisk, (NSDQ: SNDK).
Ori holds a B.A. in Philosophy, Cum Laude, and an LLB degree from Tel Aviv University as well as an MBA, Cum Laude, from the Solvay Business School in Brussels.
Prior to joining VLX Ventures in 2013, Ori served as VP Business Development at Xenia VC and as a Director of Business Development at SanDisk, (NSDQ: SNDK).
Ori holds a B.A. in Philosophy, Cum Laude, and an LLB degree from Tel Aviv University as well as an MBA, Cum Laude, from the Solvay Business School in Brussels.
Revital Rozenfeld
Revital is a revenue-driven business executive manager for international hi-tech companies. Most recently, she was
EMEA Regional VP, Sales
at Gilat Satellite Networks. Prior to that, she was VP Head of Sales and VP EMEA - Delivery at Amdocs, CEO at Laryngoport Ltd, and VP Sales at SkyVision. Revital earned a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering and M.Sc. in Reliability Engineering from
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.
Rom Lakritz
Co-Founder and CEO at Anchor
Rom is Co-Founder and CEO at Anchor - Autonomous Billing. Prior to this, Rom was CFO & COO of Fireglass (acquired by Symantec for $250M), Co-founder & BoD of Omnix, Co-founder & CEO of ROIEC, and Co-founder & CEO of Tipengo. Rom holds a
LL.B. and B.A. in Accounting and Business Management from The Interdisciplinary Center. He also graduated from
Stanford University's Graduate School of Business' ECFO Strategic Financial Leadership Executive Program.
Shlomi Schwartzblat
Co-Founder at Stealth Life Science (Immunotherapy) Venture
Shlomi has vast and varied experience in venture capital investments, business development, nurturing and mentoring of startups, fund raising, system engineering, operation and management, and R&D. He was the CEO and Founder of Gavriel Ventures, CEO of Van Leer Ventures, VP at Docor, CTO at VLX, and an active director in fast growing companies. Shlomi holds an M.B.A. from Tel Aviv University and M.Sc. in Engineering and Information Systems from Ben-Gurion University.
Tsachy Shasha
Vice President at Docor - Van Leer
Tsachy has extensive experience in investments and startups, including investment processes, realization of portfolio companies, business development, business strategy, personnel management and finance.
Prior to joining Docor, Tsachy was CFO and Head of Business Development at Bezeq International, and Head of Energy Sector at the Israel Ministry of Finance. Tsachy holds a B.A Economy and Business and M.A Business from The Hebrew University.
Guest Lecturers from the Industry and High-Tech Community
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Christopher Columbus Ventures – Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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Digital Health – From Garage Operation to Millions of Patients
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Mistakes I Made in the Hitech World
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An Entrepreneur's Road Map toward Medical Device Solutions
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Leadership in a Chaotic Reality
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How Israel Became a Cyber Power
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Serial Entrepreneurships in the Life Science World
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A Road Map to a Successful Internet Technologies Provider
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About Venture Capital
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How to Start Your Startup
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Introduction to System Engineering – System of Systems
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System Engineering as a Leveraging Tool in a Medical Startup Company
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System Engineering in the Aviation World
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Case Study – Legal Aspects of Launching a Startup
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Critical Chain Project Management Tools
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The Organizational Compass: Leveraging Crisis into Business Success
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Growth Strategy and IPOs
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Software Company Strategy: From Early Stage to Acquisition by Microsoft
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Lean Startup – Development and Production
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Lesson Learned – An Ongoing Improvement Process
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On Shlomiality and Shlimzalism
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Startup Nation - Policies Enable Innovation
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How to Sharpen Your Message to Amplify Your Impact
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Business and Investment in China
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Global Technological Changes and the State of Israel
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