Accelerating braintech

Dr. Rafi Gidron (Founder and Chairman, Israel Brain Initiative, Israel) demonstrates the great ambition of his nation to be at the forefront of neurological research and development by funding the best and brightest teams of scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs.

About speaker:
Dr. Rafi Gidron is a technology and social entrepreneur who founded and managed technology companies in multiple disciplines as well as nonprofit initiatives. Most notably, Gidron was involved in one of the most successful exits in Israel's hi-tech industry: the acquisition of Chromatis Networks by Lucent. Gidron is the founder and chairman of Israel Brain Technologies, co- founder of Give to Cure. He's also an active angel investor in various technology startups. Gidron holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University, where he also served as an associate director of NSF's Center for Telecommunications Research.