Tuesday 20th January 2026
09:30-18:30
Tours Day
09:30 - Bus Departure from Tel Aviv
A visit to Three Sites TBA
18:30 - Final Destination Dan Hotel Eilat
* Once Tours are Announced, they are Still Subject to Changes
* There Will be No Pick-ups/Drop-offs Beyond the Designated Stations
Wednesday 21st January 2026
8:00-10:00
Registration
10:00-11:30
Opening Plenary - Greetings
Big Blue Hall
Chairperson: Dorit Banet, Chairperson of the Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy Conference
Moderator: Naama Aloni, Eilat-Eilat Renewable Energy, Communion with the Fallen/Murdered/Kidnapped
Eli Lankri, Mayor of Eilat
Dr. Hanan Ginat, Head of the Eilot Regional Council
Shimon Shiki Fisher, Acting CEO and VP of Operations, Noga - System Management Company
Amir Shavit, Chairman of the Electricity Authority
Tamar Zandberg, Head of the National Institute for Climate and Environmental Policy Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Lecture 1
Lecture 2
11:30-12:00
Coffee Break
12:00-13:00
Plenary "Talk Zero" - Changing the Way We Think, Speak, and Act with the Aim of Reaching Zero Emissions in the World
Big Blue Hall
Chairperson: Noam Ilan, Co-chairperson of the Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy Conference and CEO of ThermoTerra
Oded Agmon - The Opportunities in Turning Buildings into High Voltage Consumers
Tomer Fishler, Head of Marketing and Business Development at Flying Cargo - Cracking the Logistics Puzzle of Renewable Energy
Sponsored by:
In memory of Capt. Yuval Halivni
13:00-14:00
Lunch
14:00-15:30
CEO Panel: 15% renewables. Where Will we be Able to Reach and How Will the Reform Help?
Big Blue Hall B
Chairperson: Eitan Parnass, CEO of Green Energy Association in Israel
Yoni Hantis, CEO of Doral Energy Group
Nadav Barkan, CEO of Nofar Energy Israel
Yuval Skornik, CEO of Shikun & Binui Energy
Ayalon Vaniche, CEO of EDF Power Solutions Israel
Adi Leviatan, CEO of Enlight
Dr. Uzi Zrahia, VP of Planning and Development, Noga - System Management Company
Sponsored by:
Energetic Island OUT - Middle Eastern connectivity IN
Big Blue Hall A
Chairperson: Peleg Gottdiener, Government Relations Coordinator, Ecopeace Middle East EcoPeace
Dr. Nurit Gal, CEO of e-NRGY and Expert in Economics and Regulation of the Electricity Sector
Ran Peleg, Director of Middle East Economic Relations Departmenrt, Israel Ministry of Foreign affairs
Dr. Elai Rettig, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Studies at Bar-Ilan University, Head of the energy program at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA)
Anne Baer, CEO, iKare Innovation, President of Israel Committee and Board Member of the French Foreign Trade Advisors, Director of Women in Tech Israel
15:30-16:30
AI in the Service of Energy
Big Blue Hall B
Chairperson: Zviya Baron, CEO CtD
Ron Eifer/Kineret Dahan Granit, Head of Renewables Energies Unit, Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure
NZO - Promotion of New Construction
Co-op Buildings - North-South Reconstruction
Planning Director - Innovation Regulations for Construction with Panels for Private Homes
New Materials that Will Enter the Worlds of Energy and Industry
Big Blue Hall A
Chairperson: Prof. Moshe Tshuva, Senior Lecturer at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Afeka Academic College of Engineering in Tel-Aviv
Prof. Itai Sened, Head of the Mintz Institute, TAU
Jonathan Haran, Co-Founder and CEO, OASIX Energy
A Just Transition to Renewable Energy
Coral
Chairperson: Yael Cohen Paran, Policy Director, Israeli Energy Forum
16:30-17:45
Energy and Zero Emissions in Local Authorities
Big Blue Hall B
Chairperson: Assaf Admon, Director of the Eilat-Eilot Environmental Unit
Eilat's Zero Emissions Plan Local Authorities as a Player in the Electricity Market and Local Tariffs
US-Israel Partnership - AI for Network Optimization and Cybersecurity Solutions
Big Blue Hall A
Chairperson: Limor Nakar-Vincent, Deputy Executive Director of Business Development, BIRD Energy
Agriculture, Energy and other Benefits
Coral
Chairperson: Alon Segal, NZO Project
Dr. Michal Levy, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security: "Ministry of Agriculture Policy: Agrovoltaic, Current Status, Challenges and Opportunities"
Lectures:
Dovi Miller, Entrepreneur and Founder of the Renewable Energy Sector, Ma'ale Gilboa: "Integrating Systems in Different Crop Types and Comparative Results"
Doron Geva, ARDOM DESERT APV Project Manager, Eilot Region: "How AgroPV Becomes AgroPV+ Regional Levers for Development"
Dr. Ibrahim Yehia, TriSolar Founder, Solar Energy Group Researcher, Triangle R&D Center: "Agro on Greenhouses and Unique Models within Greenhouses"
Alon Yeshayahu, VP of Planning & Statutory, Teralight: "Agrovoltaic – All the way to agro mega projects"
Agrilight: "Innovative Structural Solutions and Desert Irrigation Insights"
Shikun & Binui: "A Major Entrepreneur's Perspective on Scaling Up National"
KKL-JNF
Teralight
Sponsored by:
17:45-18:15
Coffee Break
18:15-19:15
Startup Competition - Energy Innovation in the Urban Segment
Big Blue Hall B
Chairperson: Daniel Baron, Community Development, EnergyCom, Israel's Energy Innovation Communit
Electricity Commercialization Models and Associated Tariffs
Big Blue Hall A
Chairperson: Dr. Nurit Gal, CEO of e-NRGY and Expert in Economics and Regulation of the Electricity sector
Honi Kabalo, VP Revenue Management, Enlight Energy
Anat Klein, Adv., Renewable Energy and Corporate Law Expert, Klein & Co. Law Office: "Issues and Challenges in Renewable Energy Agreements with Suppliers"
Shay Dolev, Deputy CEO, Doral Energy Group
19:30-22:00
Chill & Charge - Evening Event
Awarding certificates of appreciation: Yael Cohen Paran, Policy Director, Israeli Energy Forum; Dr. Nurit Gal, CEO of e-ENERGY; Dovi Miller, Chairman of the Board of Ma'ale Gilboa, entrepreneur and founder of the renewable energy sector; Schulamith Wolffs, Senior Project Manager, The German-Israeli Chamber of Commerce
Sponsored by:
Thursday 22nd January 2026
09:00-10:30
Energy Security: Lessons from October 7th (National Research Institute)
Big Blue Hall
Chairperson: Amos Lasker, CEO EnergyCom, Israel's Energy Innovation Community
Sponsored by:
10:30-11:00
Coffee Break
11:00-12:00
Israel's Energy Mix in Light of Economic Costs
Big Blue Hall B
Chairperson: Sharon Hatzor, Deputy Director General: Policy Planning and Strategy Division, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure
Or:
Ron Eifer, Head of Sustainable Energy Division, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, CEO of e-NRGY
Dr. Shahar Dolev, Head of Models Development and Long Term Policy Division, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure: "Projections and Models for Israel's Energy Mix 2030-2050"
Impact Investments and Blended Finance for Climate and Energy
Big Blue Hall A
Chairperson: Galit Cohen, Jewish Climate trust
Vanessa Kacherginsky, CEO, Israel Forum for Impact Economy (IFIE)
Lihie Iuclea, Partner & Head of ESG, BDO Israel
Renana Shvartzvald, Partner & Head of Impact, Bridges Israel
KKL-KIC Representative: "International Experience in Combining Philanthropy and Climate Finance"
Representative of the Accountant General's Division, Ministry of Finance: "Government-Backed Capital Raising Tools"
Sponsored by:
Server Farms - A new girl in town... an opportunity or a limitation for the electricity grid
Coral
Chairperson: Shon Dana, CEO Ignite the Spark
12:00-13:00
When the Plant World Meets the Energy World - KKL Investments in Reducing Emissions
Big Blue Hall B
Chairperson: Dr. Doron Markel, Chief Scientist KKL
Storage: Storage Architecture
Big Blue Hall A
Chairperson: Dr. Dan Weinstock, Electrical Engineering and Renewable Energy Consultant
Asaf Levy, Senior Advisor in the Energy Sector - Comparing Technologies, Numbers and Projects
Oren Kremer, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Sadot Energy
Journey to the Future - Introducing Innovation with the Support of the Chief Scientist
Coral
Chairperson: Dr. Yael Barash Harman, Head of R&D Division, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure
13:00-14:00
Lunch
14:00-15:00
Municipal Seat
Big Blue Hall B
Chairperson: Yoav Katsavoy, CEO Doral Municipal
Storage and Modernization of the Electricity Grid - the Need for Grid Management Flexibility and the Gap Between Innovation and Implementation
Big Blue Hall A
Chairperson: Elad Shaviv, Head of Business Development, Israel Electric Corporation
From Carbon Sequestration to Economic and Industrial Products
Coral
Chairperson: Prof. Lior Elbaz, Senior Chemistry Researcher at Bar-Ilan University and Chairman of the Israeli Fuel Cell Association
15:00-16:00
TBA
Big Blue Hall B
Chairperson: TBA
TBA
Big Blue Hall A
Chairperson:TBA
Financing Energy Projects Considering Regulation and a Dynamic Economy
Coral
Chairperson: TBA
16:00-17:00
Conference Closing Lecture
Big Blue Hall
Chairperson: TBA