Schedule & Speakers

Bio-Convergence 2030
November 14-15, 2022

The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History
Tel Aviv University, Israel

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Monday, November 14, 2022

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Light Lunch and Registration

Opening Plenary Session

1:00 – 1:05 p.m	Welcome, Prof. Noam Eliaz, Dean of Engineering, TAU
1:05 – 1:15 p.m	Introduction of Dignitaries, Prof. Magnus Egerstedt, Dean of Engineering, UCI
1:15 – 1:30 p.m	Opening Remarks, Prof. Ariel Porat, President, TAU

Artificial Intelligence
Session Chair: Prof. Zoran Nenadic, UCI

1:30 – 2:00 p.m.	Prof. Pierre Baldi, UCI (Session Keynote)
2:00 – 2:25 p.m.	Prof. Ran Gilad-bachrach, TAU
2:25 – 2:50 p.m.	Prof. Daniel Chow, UCI
2:50 – 3:00 p.m.	Coffee Break
3:00 – 3:25 p.m.	Dr. Or Perlman, TAU
3:25 – 3:50 p.m.	Prof. Noam Shomron, TAU

Panel Discussion
Session Chair: Prof. Rivka Carmi
Chairwoman, Scientific Advisory Council for the TELEM Bio-convergence program

3:50 – 4:50 p.m.	Bio-Convergence Israel - A comprehensive National Initiative

	Panelists
	Prof. Benny Geiger, Head of the TELEM Bio-convergence Academia Subcommittee, Weizmann Institute Prof. Avi Domb, Chief Scientist Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology Dr. Michal Soreni-Harari, Head of Biological Engineering, IMOD DDR&D Dr. Dana Gourevich, CTO, Israel Innovation Authority Mr. Efi Cohen Arazi, Co-Founder, Rainbow Medical

Dinner
Location: Herods Tel Aviv Hotel

7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Opening Remarks, Ms. Lindsey Spindle, President, Samueli Family Philanthropies
Keynote Speaker, Prof. Hal Stern, Provost and
Executive Vice Chancellor, UCI

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

8:30 – 9:20 a.m.	Continental Breakfast and Registration
9:20 – 9:30 a.m.	Welcome

Biomaterials for the Future
Session Chair: Prof. Yosi Shacham, TAU

09:30 – 10:00 a.m.	Prof. Noam Eliaz, TAU (Session Keynote)
10:00 – 10:25 a.m.	Prof. Wendy Liu, UCI
10:25 – 10:50 a.m.	Prof. Tal Dvir, TAU
10:50 – 11:00 a.m.	Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:25 a.m.	Prof. Joshua Mauney, UCI
11:25 – 11:50 a.m.	Prof. Meital Zilberman, TAU
11:50 – 12:15 p.m.	Prof. Herdeline Ann Ardoña, UCI

Lunch

12:30 – 1:45 p.m.

Lunch

Sensors for the Future
Session Chair: Prof. Natan Shaked, TAU

1:45 – 2:15 p.m.	Prof. Yael Hanein, TAU (Session Keynote)
2:15 – 2:40 p.m.	Prof. Abraham Lee, UCI
2:40 – 3:05 p.m.	Dr. Ben Maoz, TAU
3:05 – 3:15 p.m.	Coffee Break
3:15 – 3:40 p.m.	Prof. Elliot Botvinick / Toni Wilkinson, UCI
3:40 – 4:05 p.m.	Dr. Gili Bisker, TAU
4:05 – 4:30 p.m.	Prof. Michelle Khine, UCI

Closing

4:30 – 4:35 p.m.

Closing Remarks

BIOCON 2030