Ep627: Mark Babbitt | President, WordIQ, Co-Author, Good Comes First

Dr. Moshiel Biton, Addionics's co-founder & CEO is a pioneer entrepreneur and a materials scientist- He is one of the only experts in Future energy research. He did his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Post-doctoral research at Imperial College. He founded Addionics with two of his professors from Imperial College in 2017. In addition to the business side, he has volunteered over the years as a Co-Chair and as a board member at the Israeli Business Club London (IBC)

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Michael Basch leads Atento Capital, the Venture Arm of the George Kaiser Family Foundation based in Tulsa, OK.  Born in California, and living in NYC, London, and Tel Aviv prior to moving to Tulsa, Michael has spent most of his life on the operating side of startups.  4 years ago he moved to Tulsa to work with GKFF to look at ways at deploying capital that not only drives returns but also creates jobs and upward mobility in Tulsa.  Outside of work, Michael is married with a beautiful 8-month old baby, his first, named Leo!

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Nadav Zafrir is Co-founder of Team8 and Managing Partner of Team8 Platform. Nadav is focused on driving global growth for Team8 and is the architect of Team8’s relationships across the business, academic and technology worlds. Nadav’s experience has positioned him well to help define the opportunities and challenges in today’s technology marketplace.

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Shy is a Director of Software Engineering at New Relic for Applied Intelligence. Shy started his career at the Israeli Intelligence Corps as a software developer and team leader. He continued working in cybersecurity while completing a BSc in Mathematics and Philosophy. He then served four years as a founder and CTO for the twenty-person startup OMGWhen, which created a global search and personalization engine for leisure events. Next, Shy worked at Wix.com as a front-end staff engineer. He completed an MBA at IE University in Madrid before joining New Relic.

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Lauren is an entrepreneur by heart, and an avid fan of using the power of remote sensing to achieve the impossible. Lauren co-founded Utilis in 2013 with a novel approach to finding water leaks from space. With a master in geophysics and a bachelor in hydrology and geomorphology, Lauren wrote and executed algorithms being used in Utilis. He possesses seven patents in remote sensing and SAR.

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Leor is a senior cardiologist and the founder & director of the Rabin Medical Innovation Center. He also serves as the medical director of Vectorious Medical Technologies and as the chairman of Powerful Medical’s scientific board. Before these roles, Leor completed his fellowships in interventional cardiology and the Biodesign innovation program at Stanford University. Leor is a dedicated physician who complements his work with research and innovation, striving to identify global medical needs and implement solutions for these within the vibrant Israeli ecosystem.

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Born in East Jerusalem, Dr. Rami Aqeilan is a Full Professor of Immunology and Cancer Research at the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School in Jerusalem. He began his academic career at the University of Jordan where he received a B.Sc. in biology, followed by an M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School. In 2008 he joined the faculty of Medicine at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Currently, he is the Head of the Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada.

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Shimon served in the Israeli Air Force for 11 years in several managerial and commanding positions. Multiple near-death weather-related experiences during his service stoked a fascination with the weather, that little thing that affects us all. He’s also passionate about soccer and can recall any statistic whether you ask him to or not. Shimon holds a BA in economics from Ben Gurion University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

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