Date: 30.05.2022
Time: 17:00 CEST / 18:00 IST
Location virtual:

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In 1950, Israel was the first country in the Middle East to recognize the People’s Republic of China as the legitimate government of China. However, normal diplomatic relations were not established until 1992. Since then, Israel and China have developed increasingly close strategic economic, military, and technological links. In this opening chapter of the 2022 SILKROAD 4.0 journey, we travel to Tel Aviv to learn more about Israel’s rapid transformation into an economic and technological powerhouse and the current state of Israel-China relations in these turbulent times. The focus of this event is on global Digital Connectivity, following the Digital and Maritime Silk Road trade routes.
We will engage with Israeli, European, Chinese, and US thought leaders on global connectivity, Xtended Reality (XR) & VR, supercomputing grids, AI & robotics, smart & sustainable cities, and cybersecurity developments. In addition, we will also touch briefly the technology transfer between Israel and China; and the impact of sanctions arising from the Russia-Ukraine conflict -- against the backdrop of current Israel-China trade and investment relations.

Event Program

Digital Silk Road meets Digital Connectivity

TIME		TOPIC	SPEAKER	POSITION	ORGANISATION
15:45		Doors Open
16:00		Pre-Program Welcome	Dr. Philipe Reinisch	Founder	SILKROAD 4.0
		Inspirational talk: "Empowering Global Food Sustainability"	Ifeyinwa KANU	CEO	IntelliDigest
		Inspirational talk: "Update on the Israeli Startup ecosystem & Israeli innovation"	Jessica ROSNER	Founder	Tech It Forward
17:00		Main Program Welcome	Dr. Philipe Reinisch	Founder	SILKROAD 4.0
	1	Keynote "Israel and China: 30 years of diplomatic relations"	Matan Vilnai	President President Former Minister Former Ambassador	Israel-Asia Chamber of Commerce UIBE-ISRAEL (China International University in Israel) Minister of Science & Technology of Israel Israeli Ambassador to China
	2	Keynote "Israel as a crossroad for Asia: Technology transfer between Israel and China"	Liron Urman	General Manager Co-Founder	Israel-Asia Chamber of Commerce Women Create Future
	3	Keynote "Technology & Science Transfer between Israel & China in times of geopolitical turmoil"	Dr. Shuki Gleitman	Chairman former Chief Scientist and Director General	Guangzhou International Exchange and Cooperation Center Tel Aviv Office Israeli Ministry of Industry and Trade
	4	Keynote "Use of Third Brain Learning & Information Supergrids for Farming Communities in Rural China"	Dr. Steve Chen	CEO & Founder Former principal designer	Information Supergrid Technologies USA Inc. Cray X-MP and Cray Y-MP multiprocessor supercomputers
	5	Keynote "A secure digital future through a global common understanding"	Dr. Helmut Leopold	Head of Center Co-Founder	Center for Digital Safety & Security, Austrian Institute of Technology IDSF (International Digital Security Forum)
		Discussion between the experts and Q&A with the VIP audience (no streaming to YouTube)	all experts
		Upcoming worth-to-know activities and Farewell (no streaming to YouTube)	SILKROAD 4.0 team
approx. 20:00		End of virtual event