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learn about Israel’s largest employer – the IDF.
meet with a senior officer from the Adjutant corps
and learn about the difficulties and methods of
managing such a large and complex system.
meet with representatives from Innovation
Africa, a non-profit organization that brings israeli
innovation to rural villages in Africa.
meet with the Mayor of Tel Aviv to discuss tel
Aviv's role as a start-up hub and the municipal
efforts that allow innovative prosperity.
explore the Tefen Industrial Park, an israeli
entrepreneurship incubator established by
businessman Stef Wertheimer. learn about the
"tefen model", the path of industrial parks to
economic independence.
Visit the Bank of Israel and meet with a senior staff
member of the research department. learn about
the quantitative empirical models the Bank has
developed to predict inflation.
meet with a representative from the Ministry of
Trade and Labor to learn about israel’s international
commerce relations.
Visit the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Hub for Social Innovation,
a shared workspace that allows people to work
separately and jointly to promote ideas, share
knowledge and resources, and create new ideas.
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