Israel | Stakeholder Meetings & Lectures
Israel is a nation abuzz with innovation. Honored to meet some of the key stakeholders contributing to its remarkable achievements at the invitation of Professor Shlomit Yanisky-Ravid. Among her many roles, she serves on the advisory board of Penn State Dickinson Law‘s IP & Innovation Initiative.
Over three days, I had the privilege of seeing current legal and policy issues through the eyes of academics, entrepreneurs, judges, lawyers, and students in Israel. I gave two lectures on technology and IP and technology and antitrust at Ono Academic College, a remarkably dynamic institution on the rise. As a bonus, I caught up with Professor Peter Yu (Texas A&M University School of Law) and Rob Sterne (Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox) also happened to visit Israel then.
Like Dickinson Law, diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to Ono’s mission. At Ono, “students learn about the diverse cultures that make up Israeli society.” It also “provides scholarships to students of underserved populations to encourage diversity and access to education” (https://lnkd.in/eP-nfGDn). I witnessed this firsthand with students making up the mosaic of Israeli society studying alongside each other. Ono’s curriculum is also very responsive to industry needs, ensuring high employment rates upon graduation.
Photo collage 1 (Clockwise): at Pearl Cohen with Yoav Alkalay, Abishag Levy, Lee Ardon, Haim Ravia, Shlomit, and Ephraim Heiliczer; at Seligsohn Gabrieli & Co. with Ehud Gabrieli Ronnie Benshafrut רוני בן שפרוט Nahum Gabrieli; Rob Sterne; Professor Amir H. Khoury (Tel Aviv University).
Photo collage 2 (Clockwise): at Ono with Sivan Sabban Hacohen; Barak Malkit,Advocate.
Photo collage 3 (Clockwise): with judges at the Shalom court; Shlomo Cohen (Dr Shlomo Cohen & Co); Eyal Brook (Eyal Brook – Law office); Peter.
