MAIN CONFERENCE DAY, WEDNESDAY OCT 24, 2018
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08:00 - 09:00
REGISTRATION & COFFEE

09:00 - 09:20
OPENINING REMARKS
YEHUDA MESSINGER
Master of Ceremony & Investor, Chatbot Summit



09:20 - 09:40
STATE OF THE BOTS
YOAV BAREL
Founder & CEO, Chatbot Summit

09:40 - 10:00
BRINGING BOTS TO BILLIONS
ROB LOCASCIO
Founder & CEO, LivePerson



10:00 - 10:20
RISE OF THE HUMAN BOT SYMBIOTE
AMIT BEN
CTO, Bold 360 by LogMeIn

10:20 - 10:40
INVESTING IN BOTS
MICHAEL FERTIK
Founder & Managing Partner, Heroic Ventures


COFFEE & NETWORKING
10:40-11:00
09:00-09:20 | OPENING REMARKS
Yehuda Messinger, MC
Managing Partners, M&S Investments
09:20-09:40 | OPENING KEYNOTE
09:40-10:10 | INVESTORS PANEL
Almost Everything Sucks … So Far.
Why Investing in Chatbots is About to Get Awesome!
Michael Fertik
Founder & Managing Partner, Heroic Ventures
10:10-10:25 | KEYNOTE
Creating Emotional Connections Using Voice Interactions
Speaker to be announced
An executive from a Leading Brand
10:25-10:40 | KEYNOTE
10:40-10:45 | SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Yehuda Messinger, MC
Managing Partners, M&S Investments
CENTER STAGE

COFFEE & NETWORKING
10:45-11:00
11:30-13:00 | GOOGLE ASSISTANT WORKSHOP
Ido Green
Developer Advocate at Google
CENTER STAGE
11:00-11:15 | KEYNOTE
Rise of the Human-Bot Symbiote
Amit Ben
Nanorep CTO, LogMeIn
11:15-11:30 | KEYNOTE
11:30-12:00 | PANEL
Chatbot Disrupt: A 360 Degree View of How Brands Are Coping with the Bot Revolution
Oded Lavie
Head of Innovation, McCann Tel-Aviv Digital
Gabi Guedj
Business Unit Director, Ness A.T
Nitzan Feraro
Marketing Director, Maccabi Fox Tel Aviv
Bozena Rezab
CEO & Co-Founder, GAMEE
Noam Fine
General Manager, Iam+ Israel
12:10-12:15 | TRANSITION BREAK
12:15-12:30 | KEYNOTE
Nathan Bajrach
Founder & CEO, Virtual Spirits
12:30-12:45 | KEYNOTE
The Story Behind Smartest Banking Bot in Italy!
Alessandro Vitale
CEO & Founder, Conversate
Matteo Baido
Head of IT Innovation, Ubi Banca
12:45-13:00 | KEYNOTE
PRODUCT & UX STAGE
11:00-11:05 | OPENING REMARKS
Niran Amir
Customer Success Manager, WalkMe
11:05-11:20| KEYNOTE
Gali Konky
VP of Product, LivePerson
11:20-11:35 | KEYNOTE
The Story Behind The North Face Bot
Guy Cohen
Cloud & Cognitive Specialist, IBM
11:35-12:10 | PANEL
From Gimmick to Strategic: What Is Missing for Bots to Become Mainstream?
Niran Amir
Customer Success Manager, WalkMe
Michael Bridges
Chief Content Officer, Stashimi/Bot1
Ron Sasson
CEO, Skyler360
Kobi Stok
VP Product, WalkMe
Nitzan Almog Evron
Head Of Digital Marketing, Tech & CX, Coca Cola
Netta Tzin
Product Manager, LeO
12:10 - 12:15 | TRANSITION BREAK
12:15-12:30 | KEYNOTE
How To Monetize Your Bot - How To Make Chatbots A Success
Piyush Chandra
Senior Director, Conversational AI, SAP
12:30 - 13:05 | PANEL
Strategies for Giving Your Bot a Human Touch
Seetvun Amir
Product Ecosystem, Bots & Innovation Lead at LivePerson
Simon Morel
Partner & Creative Director, BotSupply
Max Unger
Partner, TheVentury
Lior Romanowsky
Founder & CEO, Spartans AI
Lior Bachar
Nanorep Product Manager, LogMeIn
DEV & AI STAGE
11:00-11:05 | OPENING REMARKS
Alon Mei-Raz
Chief Data Officer, Ashford
11:05-11:20 | KEYNOTE