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CSFI American Delegation to Israel 2022

CSFI in conjunction with the Economic and Trade Mission of the Embassy of Israel recently took a delegation of senior U.S. cyber executives to Cybertech, Israel’s leading global cyber conference.

The objective of the delegation was to expose attendees to a broad overview of the Israeli cyber ecosystem, including startups, VCs, incubators, academia, and Government - all of which combine to make the Israeli cyber ecosystem among the unique in the world.

The delegation also enjoyed the opportunity to attend a variety of networking events and also received the opportunity to meet with a curated list of world-class cyber startups. Attendees emerged from the week with some great connections, and CSFI believes some serious business opportunities may emerge from these engagements. And to top it all off, we even spent a day touring the Old City of Jerusalem.

The response of the CSFI delegates was so positive that we anticipate making Cybertech a yearly calendar item on the CSFI schedule.

CSFI American Delegation Visits the KELA team in Tel Aviv. KELA is a CSFI Gold Sponsor, in support of our CSFI mission.

Event Pictures

Paul de Souza and Ira Winkler

Vlad Fomenko

Paul de Souza and Dan Sorensen

Paul de Souza, Armando Seay, and Larry Whiteside Jr. in Israel 2022

Michal Levy, Paul de Souza, and Amir Rapaport at CyberTech Reception 2022

The delegation listens to a talk by Team8 founder Nadav Zafrir on the cyber threats emanating from the war in Ukraine.

Here the delegation listens to a presentation by the founder of CYE Reuven Aronashvili. CYE offers nation-state-grade offensive cyber security capabilities for defensive purposes, helping customers understand the most likely attack vectors into their organization’s Crown Jewels.

Paul de Souza and Josh Cohen in Jerusalem

Wonderful reception and demo at the Cobwebs office in Tel Aviv

Great hands-on demo by ZecOps in Tel Aviv

Israeli breakfasts are famous for their fresh vegetables, cheese, and bread. The delegation certainly ate very well.

Our Fantastic American CSFI Delegation Team

Testimonial for CSFI for the US Delegation to CybeTech Tel Aviv 2022

“I was honored to be invited to participate in the US Delegation the Cyber Security Forum Initiative, (CFSI) assembled in conjunction with the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC to attend the CyberTech Tel Aviv exposition and corresponding educational and networking events. Paul orchestrated a phenomenal week of high-level meetings, company introductions and demonstrations, and networking events that brought together the entire ecosystem of Israeli cyber, (start-ups, investors, accelerators, and established, growing companies). From start to finish, our week was jam-packed with extremely valuable activities, some business-related, some educational, but all very beneficial and amongst a large group of like-minded, friendly cyber professionals. Paul is clearly a known, named professional throughout the Israeli cyber community and it was truly a pleasure to accompany him and the other delegates on this endeavor. Thanks, Paul, I continue to benefit from your guidance and mentorship and look forward to joining you and CFSI again next year.” - Terry DiVittorio, Founder & CEO Cade Strategic Consulting