October 7th has had a profound impact on the Israeli economy and the economies of the entire region. This working session is called to develop and shape financial policy strategies and programs for the post-war period ahead. We will address the questions: What is needed? What can we do? What do we propose for an investment-led recovery? Our focus will be to ensure a rapid rebound in economic growth in Israel and surrounding regional economies. We’ll address recent ratings downgrades and overseas investment sentiment and activity in Israel; the state of SME finance; venture, growth stage, and scale-up opportunities through tech-led business; and project finance in sectors crucial to Israel’s recovery. The panel will also discuss the requirements and objectives of the nascent National Recovery Administration currently in progress, to be presented at the Milken Institute Financial Innovations Lab in June, and examine ways and means of building co-innovation teams to reduce time to market for firms, technologies, and projects generally and specifically in the Western Negev.  

Moderator

Jeremy Blank

Founding and Chief Investment Officer, Community Fund

Speakers

Eugene Kandel

Chairman, Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange

Michael Lustig

Impact Investor and Educator; Adjunct Professor of Finance, NYU Stern School of Business

Jon Medved

Founder and CEO, OurCrowd

Glenn Yago

Senior Fellow, Milken Institute; Founder, Financial Innovation Lab, Milken Innovation Center