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Build to last, AI edition
June 7th, 2026
9AM-12PM Zappa Midtown
Our Speakers
Nir Zohar
President
Wix
Arik Shtilman
CEO
Rapyd
Vered Raviv Schwarz
President & COO
Guesty
Nadav Zafrir
CEO
Check Point
Omer Kaplan
Co-Founder & CEO
ZyG
Nadir Izrael
Co-founder & CTO
Armis Security
Natalie Refuah
General Partner
Viola Growth
Shaul Meridor
CFO
Lightricks
Ami Luttwak
Co-Founder & CTO
Wiz
Keren Terner
Former COP, Vintage Investment Partners; former Director General, Finance and Transport Ministries
Nir Erez
Former CEO of Moovit,
Co-Founder and President
Vimi
Michal Sarig-Kaduri
Director of the Israel Growth Forum
Wix
Daniel Ramot
Co-founder & CEO
Via
Igal Shany
General Partner
Viola Growth
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About the summit
The 8th Israel Growth Summit
June 7th 2026
09:00 - 12:00 AM
The Israel Growth Summit is an annual event co-hosted by Viola and the Israel Growth Forum. This exclusive event is attended by Founders, CEOs and senior executives from Israel’s top growth-stage companies, and provides a unique forum for them to network, hear from industry leaders, and share their insights on a variety of typical growth-stage challenges.
What’s on the Agenda
9:00 – 9:30 | Networking & Light Breakfast
Connect with fellow CEOs and founders over coffee and refreshments.
9:30 – 9:50 | Israel's Growth Sector 2026
How AI is Reshaping the Foundations of the Growth Ecosystem.
Natalie Refuah - General Partner, Viola Growth
Michal Sarig-Kaduri - CEO, Israel Growth Forum
9:50 – 10:10 | Leadership Under Accelerating Change
Strategic clarity and resilience in the AI era
Nadav Zafrir - CEO, Check Point
Nir Zohar - President, Wix
10:10 – 10:30 | Two Exits, One Stage
Rethinking exit strategy in an AI-driven market
Daniel Ramot - CEO, Via
Nadir Izrael - Co-Founder & CEO, Armis
10:30 – 10:50 | Build to Last, AI version
How AI is changing the way companies build, operate, and scale.
Arik Shtilman - Co-Founder & CEO, Rapyd
Vered Raviv-Schwarz - President & COO, Guesty
10:50 – 11:10 | At the speed of AI
What It Really Means to Lead Technology Today
Ami Luttwak - Co-Founder and CTO, Wiz
Igal Shany - General Partner, Viola Growth
11:10 – 11:30 | Same Ambition, Different Rules
What changed in growing companies after AI
Nir Erez - formerly CEO Moovit | President and Co-Founder, Vimi
Omer Kaplan - formerly Co-founder ironSource, Co-Founder and CEO, Zyg
11:30 – 11:55 | Around the Corner
Election year and the road ahead for the Israeli tech ecosystem
Keren Terner - Former COP, Vintage Investment Partners; former Director General, Finance and Transport Ministries
Shaul Meridor - CFO, Lightricks
