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| Hours | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30 | Gathering and refreshments | |
| 09:30 | Opening remarks and greetings | David Zigdon, CEO, MIGAL Isaac Herzog, President of the State of Israel Yakov Behar, Deputy Chairman, KKL JNF Uri Dorman, Secretary General of the Israel Farmers Federation Prof. Eliezer Shalev, President, Tel-Hai Academic College Itamar Matiash, Head of Regional Council, Emek HaMaayanot Michal Ackerman, Deputy Head of Regional Council, EmekHaMaayanot Jonathan Florsheim, Head of Energy sector Team, Budget Dept. Israel Ministry of Finance Zach Frenkel, CEO, INNOVALLEY |
| 10:30 | "Who cares about tree carbon allocation?" | Prof. Tamir Klein, Weizmann Institute of Science |
| 10:50 | "Biodiversity and climate - challenges and solutions" | Prof. Tamar Dayan, Tel Aviv University |
| 11:10 | Coffee Break | Networking Exhibition and posters |
| 11:30 | From vision to reality: Israeli commercial APV in year 2024 Sponsored by the Israeli Climate Forum | Moderator: Eitan Parnas, Founder & Director General of the Green Energy Association of Israel Introductory remarks: Dr Dov Khanin, Chairman, Israeli Climate Forum Lectures by: Raanan Amoyel, Senior Division Manager, Planning and Agricultural Land, Ministry of Agriculture Dorit Hochner, Senior Director of Physical Planning, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure Ran Dressler, Planning Administration, Program Manager for Promotion of statutory procedures for agrivoltaic installations, Mery Fox, Head of Employment team - Northern region, Israel Land Authority, responsible for allocating land for agrivoltaic projects Honi Kabalo, VP Revenue Management (MENA), Enlight Energy |
| 12:30 | KKL-JNF in the frontline of the shift to solar energy in Israel Sponsored by KKL JNF | Dr. Doron Markel, Chief Scientist, JNF-KKL |
| 12:50 | "Paving the way towards food and energy security in Israel" | Moderator: Ori Ben-Herzl, VP of Value Creation, MIGAL Panelists: Dr Michal Levy, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Agriculture Gil Horsky, Founding Managing Partner, Flora Ventures Gadi Kenny, Impact Investor Noam Shwartz, Program Manager, SolarEdge Victor Weiss, Head of the Climate Division at the Prime Minister's Office Lior Caspi, Entrepreneur, Media expert, Founder of the Food Sec&Tech Conference Eliraz Shifman, Director of Renewable Energy Policy, Ministry of Energy |
| 13:20 | Lunch Break | Networking Exhibition and posters |
| 14:05 | Round Tables Leading experts will gather to brainstorm on various aspects of APV and related fields, such as sustainability, precision agriculture, irrigation, carbon capture, and more | ROUND TABLES: 1. Exploring New Horizons: Embracing Opportunities and Overcoming Challenges in Agrivoltaics Research. 2.Smart Farming Innovations in Agrivoltaics: Enhancing Sustainability and Efficiency in Energy and Food Production. 3. Smart Irrigation Systems: Integrating Renewable Energy and Precision Agriculture. 4.Harvesting Tomorrow's Sun: The Technical and Emotional Journey of Building Agrivoltaics Projects from the Ground Up. 5.Fight Club: an open dialogue for all stakeholders to advance the goals and objectives of the field. 6. Nurturing Communities: Exploring the Heartfelt Ecology and Social Transformations of Agrivoltaics. 7. Carbon credits in APV projects. 8. Agrivoltaics as an Engine for Peripheral Recovery Affected by War |
| 15:20 | Agrivoltaic and renewable energy projects as a regional growth engine | Moderator: Dana Kedar, Director, GrowingIL Panelists: Uriel Perman, Head of Innovation, KIC Amos Lasker, CEO, Energy.comIL Einav Luzzatto, "Tabat-360" Program Manager Ayala Londner, CEO of "HaBaita" Forum Oved Yavin, Agro, Solar, and Water Director at Doral Energy Yoav Eilon, Senior Policy Manager, Technology and R&D, Science and Community Division Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technolog |
| 16:05 | Closing words: "Where are we heading?" | Eric Benmeir Kozakow, APV and RegenAg Lead, MIGAL |
| 16:15 | Beer & Cocktails in the Lobby & Outdoor area | Networking Exhibition and posters |