Israel Venture Association's Annual Hi-Tech Conference 2008 Hits the Road

This Year's Conference Takes a Comprehensive Approach to Addressing the Many Business Issues Facing Israel and the World

TEL AVIV, Israel -- IVA's 2008 Hi-Tech Conference will be held on May 19 and 20, 2008, in Tel Aviv. This year's discussions will focus on the topic "The Golden Age of Israeli Entrepreneurs." The conference will take a comprehensive approach to looking at the issues of Israel and the World - Increasing Global Competitiveness, Connecting Israel's cutting-edge industries with global trends: focus on future of Israeli tech industries, Reaching the Golden Age: Full Maturation of the Industry, Showcasing the Funds - Entrepreneur Relationship, From Innovation to Commercialization: Life starts at 60 (million) and more.

This year's conference will be structured around an exhibit of case studies on specific examples representing these topics. The case studies will be chosen and designed to showcase the experience of companies and funds, bringing entrepreneurs, companies and the investors together to tell the story of investing in Israel.

Yifat Adoram, IVA President: "We hope that this fresh design will convey to the participants the realities of the Israeli investment market in a close up and personal way, and help us map the successes we have had up to this point, to leverage them for the future." Adoram added that "The IVA conference is Israel's leading industry event and provides excellent exposure and networking opportunities, bringing together top investors from Israel and abroad."

One of the most exciting new features this year includes the Start up Pavilion providing seed companies with a unique opportunity to present their projects to potential investors. In addition, the Annual IVA Startup Competition will be held in partnership this year with DEMO and Red Herring Magazine.

About IVA

The Israel Venture Association (IVA) was founded in 1996 in response to the extensive development of the hi-tech and venture capital activities in Israel. It is a broad based membership organization representing the diverse aspects of the VC industry in Israel, including the major VC funds and other venture investors, service providers, technological incubators, investment and commercial banks, private investors and private equity firms. Since the establishment of the YOZMA program by the Israel Government, which served as a catalyst for the creation of a viable VC community, Israeli VCs continue to lead the efforts to make Israel a true source of technological innovation. visit our website: www.iva.co.il

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