EdTech Prime Time
Tuesday, October 13
- Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
SPEEDBOATS, NOT SUPERTANKERS
EdTech Prime Time is an exclusive event, bringing together startups, investors, analysts, and business leaders from Israel, the USA, and around the world to strengthen the global EdTech ecosystem. It offers unparalleled access to up-to-date insights on global EdTech trends and direct engagement with the individuals and organizations currently influencing the sector.
Recognized as Israel’s leading EdTech event, it offers a dynamic day of inspiring talks from today’s EdTech leaders and top investors, alongside the Startup Avenue, where exceptional startups showcase cutting-edge learning solutions.
At its heart is a high-profile pitch competition, where top Israeli startups compete for the chance to represent Israel at the Global EdTech Startup Awards Finals in London.
If you want to connect with Israel’s vibrant EdTech scene and the people shaping the future of learning — EdTech Prime Time is the place to be.
What happens on the day
Startup Avenue
A showcase of a select group of outstanding EdTech companies, open throughout the day.
Talks & Panels
A dynamic day of inspiring talks from leading EdTech executives, investors and analysts from Israel and around the world.
GESAwards Israel Semi-Final
A prestigious pitch competition in which leading Israeli startups compete for the right to represent Israel at the global Global EdTech Startup Awards final in London.
Agenda
09:00
Startup Avenue
JOTIT, GOEDDY, CODE MONKEY, VOCA TOOKY, VIBOLAB, CAPIT, UGV LABS
09:30
HOSTS
Dr. Cecilia Waismann & Dr. Ilan Ben Yaakov
Welcome
Moshe Mor
Speedboats, Not Supertankers!
Avi Warshavsky
Hype VS Trust
Joshua Schwartz, Alex Shmulovich
Product VS Sketch Coding
Inbal Orpaz, Dr. Ilan Ben Yaakov, Rachel Shandrovsky, Yogev Shelly, Nitzan Yuster
Individual Agency VS Institutional Responsibility
Dr. Amir Gefen, Prof. Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus, Ron Kirschenbaum, Liat Laron Cohen, Erella Moshe
13:00
Lunch
14:00
Platforms VS Focused Solutions
Prof. Yoav Shoham, Saki Dodelson, Niv Gross, Batsheva Moshe, Daniel Landau
Crisis VS Status Quo - In Memory of Alona Abt
Eli Hurvitz, Yuli Khromchenko, Dr. Yair Shapira, Ofer Hahn, Shir Tamam Shamir, Aviram Atzaba, Dr. Lena Raved
Speedboats, Leading the Way!
Prof. Sheizaf Rafaeli, Roy Mor, Jonathan Schor, Dana Michealovich, Dr. Cecilia Waismann
Networking
17:00
GESAwards Israel SemiFinals
HostTal Redler
2026 Global EdTech Arena
Avi Warshavsky
Best Learning by Creation EdTech Startup - The Amichai Witzen Award
Candidates Pitch
COGNIVIO, DA-BEAR.AI, PLYNN, VOLUNTEEN, TUTTERRA, NOUSABLE, SEDER, UGV LABS
Judges
Shahar Botzer, Saki Dodelson, Joshua Schwartz, Irit Touitou, Lena Raved, Jonathan Schor, Beki Bahar Engler,, Avi Warshavsky
18:00
Announcement Israel Representative - GESAwards 2026
2026 Presenters
Prof. Yoav Shoham
AI21 Labs Founder and Co-CEO
Joshua Schwartz
Managing Partner East Wind Advisors
East Wind
Alex Shmulovich
Partner Viola Ventures
Prof. Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus
Head Education Neuroimaging Technion
Saki Dodelson
CEO Beable
Terry Kim
Founder DOHE
Marc Sternberg
Managing Director A-Street
Shir Tamam Shamir
Project Manager - HOP TV
Ayelet Goldfarb Frank
Partnerships Base44
Erella Moshe
Head Mindcet Yerucham
Niv Gross
VP Technology CET
Yuli Khromchenko
Educator & Writer
Dr. Amir Gefen
Strategic GenAI Integration in Education & Enterprise
Dr. Cecilia Waismann
VP Mindcet Labs
Nissim Pinto
COO GoEddy
Tal Redler
Project Leader at the Bloomberg Sagol Center for City Leadership
Yonatan Levin
Co-Founder CTO Loora
Moshe Mor
General Partner aMoon
Prof. Sheizaf Rafaeli
President Shenkar Engineering.Design.art
Ofer Hahn
VP of Innovation, Partnerships, and Evaluation - Amit Foundation
Aviram Atzaba
Executive Director Strategy & International Cooperation Israel National Cyber Directorate
Mohamed Faher
Volunteen
Rachel Shandrovsky
Field Coordinator Mindcet Labs
Jonathan Schor
CEO CodeMonkey
Liat Laron Cohen
Product Leader - Alma Labs
Batsheva Moshe
Gen Manager EMEA Kaltura
Avi Warshavsky
CEO Mindcet labs
Dana Michealovich
Founder
Asaf Chertkoff
Co founder & COO ViboLab
Mor Danieli Zolotov
Da-Bear.ai
Daniel Landau
Founder & CEO Avris
Tzippy Rav-Noy
CEO Capit
Eli Hurvitz
Executive Director Trump Foundation
Ron Kirschenbaum
Co-CEO at ReadTheory |
Inbal Orpaz
Founder WomanInTech
Irit Touitou
CEO, Center for Educational Technology (CET)
Nitzan Pode Yuster
General Manager Product Base44
Roy Mor
Co-Founder CEO Loora
Dr. Yair Shapira
Founder and CEO NovoDia
Yogev Shelly
CEO TinyTap
Nitzan Yuster
General Manager Product Base44
Dr. Ilan Ben Yaakov
VP Mindcet Labs
David Bleicher
CEO Jotit
Adam Takrury
Volunteen
For further information, please contact: info@mindcet.io
PARTNERS
ORGANIZERS
Mindcet Labs is a global hub for designing and delivering relevant, high-quality, and equitable learning solutions in an age where the individual, not the system, is at the center of education.
Based in Yeruham in Israel's Negev Desert, Mindcet Labs is internationally recognized as a leading force in the global EdTech ecosystem, driving high-impact educational initiatives worldwide and pioneering innovative approaches to teaching and learning.
The Global EdTech Startup Awards (GESAwards) is the world’s largest EdTech competition, co-founded in 2014 by Mindcet Labs to identify, showcase, and scale high-impact educational and learning startups across more than 130 countries. Connecting grassroots startups with global investors and industry leaders, the initiative evaluates candidates on pedagogical innovation, scalability, and market impact, culminating in a prestigious global final that awards top innovators with investment, mentorship, and international recognition.