2026 Program
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 Aannounced, 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
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
13:00-14:00
Lunch
14:00-15:00
What is Expected From the 2nd Phase of the Reform?
Big Blue Hall B
Chairperson: Eitan Parnas, CEO of Green Energy Association in Israel
A Just Transition to Renewable Energy
Big Blue Hall A
Chairperson: Yael Cohen Paran, Head of the Israeli Energy Forum
15:00-16:00
Managing Flexibility in Electricity Networks, Integrating High-Voltage Storage into a Market Model, Energy Communities
Big Blue Hall B
Chairperson: Zviya Baron, CEO CtD
New Materials that Will Enter the Worlds of Energy and Industry in Transition
Big Blue Hall A
Chairperson: TBA
Energy and Zero Emissions in Local Authorities
Coral
Chairperson: Assaf Admon, Director of the Eilat-Eilot Environmental Unit
16:00-17:00
TBA
Big Blue Hall B
Chairperson: TBA
Modernization of the Electricity Grid (software/hardware)
Big Blue Hall A
Chairperson: Elad Shaviv
The IMEC Program and Israel's Place in the Geopolitics of Energy in the Middle East
Coral
Chairperson: Peleg Gottdiener, Government Relations Coordinator, Ecopeace Middle
EastEcoPeace
17:00-17:30
Coffee Break
17:30-18:30
Startup Competition - Energy Innovation in the Urban Segment
Big Blue Hall B
Chairperson: TBA
Electricity Commercialization Models
Big Blue Hall A
Chairperson: Dr. Nurit Gal, CEO of e-NRGY
18:30-19:30
Startup Competition - Innovation in the Worlds of Data Center Cooling
Big Blue Hall B
Chairperson: Assaf Levy
Agro Voltaic
Big Blue Hall A
Chairperson: TBA
19:30-22:00
Chill & Charge - Evening Event
Midbar
Thursday 22nd January 2026
09:00-10:30
Energy Security: Lessons from October 7th (National Research Institute)
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: TBA
10:30-11:00
Coffee Break
11:00-12:00
The State of Israel's Energy Mix from the Perspective of Economic Costs and Embodied Benefits
Big Blue Hall B
Chairperson: TBA
Server Farms - the Environmental Burden Versus Opportunities to Increase Consumers for Green Energy
Big Blue Hall A
Chairperson: TBA
12:00-13:00
Startups, Energy Transportation, Hydrogen Economy
Big Blue Hall B
Chairperson: Prof. Lior Elbaz, Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University,
Director
of the
Hydrogen Technologies Labs (in the framework of the National Insititute for Sustainable Energy)
Storage
Big Blue Hall A
Chairperson: Dr. Dan Weinstock, Electrical Engineering and Renewable Energy
Consultant
Cyber in Energy Infrastructure
Coral
Chairperson: Limor Nakar-Vincent, Deputy Executive Director of Business &
Development, BIRD Energy
13:00-14:00
Lunch
14:00-15:00
TBA
Big Blue Hall B
Chairperson: TBA
Modernization of the Electricity Grid (software/hardware)
Big Blue Hall A
Chairperson: TBA
Energy in Israeli Ports - Trade and Transit to Zero-Emission Ports, Clean Fuels
Coral
Chairperson: TBA
15:00-16:00
KKL Pilots
Big Blue Hall B
Chairperson: Dr. Doron Markel, Chief Scientist KKL
Introducing Innovation with the Support of the Chief Scientist
Big Blue Hall A
Chairperson: Dr. Yael Barash Harman, Head of R&D Division, Chief Scientist,
Ministry of Energy &
Infrastructure
Impact Investments - Models for Climate Investments Combined with Philanthropy in
Coral
Chairperson: Galit Cohen, Director of the Research Field "Climate, Infrastructure
and
Energy" at the INSS
16:00-17:00
Guest Lecturer - TBA
Big Blue Hall
Chairperson: TBA
17:00-18:00
Happy Hour Cocktail at the Midbar
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A visit to three sites TBA
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Opening Plenary – Greetings
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Plenary “Talk Zero” – Changing the Way We Think, Speak, and Act with the Aim of Reaching Zero Emissions in the World
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A Just Transition to Renewable Energy
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What is Expected From the 2nd Phase of the Reform?
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New Materials That Will Enter the Worlds of Energy and Industry in Transition
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Managing Flexibility in Electricity Networks, Integrating High-Voltage Storage into a Market Model, Energy Communities
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Modernization of the Electricity Grid (software/hardware)
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Startup Competition – Energy Innovation in the Urban Segment
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Electricity Commercialization Models
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Startup Competition – Innovation in the Worlds of Data Center Cooling
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Chill & Charge – Evening Event
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Energy Security: Lessons from October 7th (National Research Institute)
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Server Farms – the environmental burden versus opportunities to increase consumers for green energy
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The State of Israel’s Energy Mix from the Perspective of Economic Costs and Embodied Benefits
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Startups, Energy Transportation, Hydrogen Economy
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Modernization of the Electricity Grid (software/hardware)
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Introducing Innovation with the Support of the Chief Scientist
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Guest Lecturer – TBA
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| Tuesday 20th January 2026 | |||||||
| 09:30-18:30 | Tours day | ||||||
09:30 – Bus departure from Tel Aviv * Once tours are announced, they are still subject to changes |
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| Wednesday 21st January 2026 | |||||||
| 8:00-10:00 | Registration | ||||||
| 10:00-11:30 | Opening Plenary – Greetings | ||||||
| Chairperson: Dorit Banet, Chairperson of the Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy Conference | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch | ||||||
| 14:00-15:00 | What is Expected From the 2nd Phase of the Reform? | A Just Transition to Renewable Energy | |||||
| Big Blue Hall B | Big Blue Hall A | ||||||
| Chairperson: Eitan Parnas, CEO of Green Energy Association in Israel | Chairperson: Yael Cohen Paran, Head of the Israeli Energy Forum | ||||||
| 15:00-16:00 | Managing Flexibility in Electricity Networks, Integrating High-Voltage Storage into a Market Model, Energy Communities | New Materials that Will Enter the Worlds of Energy and Industry in Transition | Energy and Zero Emissions in Local Authorities | ||||
| Big Blue Hall B | Big Blue Hall A | Coral | |||||
| Chairperson: Zviya Baron, CEO CtD | |||||||
| 16:00-17:00 | Modernization of the Electricity Grid (software/hardware) | The IMEC Program and Israel’s Place in the Geopolitics of Energy in the Middle East | |||||
| Big Blue Hall A | Coral | ||||||
| Chairperson: Elad Shaviv | Chairperson: Peleg Gottdiener, Government Relations Coordinator, Ecopeace Middle EastEcoPeace | ||||||
| 17:00-17:30 | Coffee break | ||||||
| 17:30-18:30 | Startup Competition – Energy Innovation in the Urban Segment | Electricity Commercialization Models | |||||
| Big Blue Hall B | Big Blue Hall A | ||||||
| Chairperson: TBA | Chairperson: Dr. Nurit Gal, CEO of e-NRGY | ||||||
| 18:30-19:30 | Startup Competition – Innovation in the Worlds of Data Center Cooling | Agro Voltaic | |||||
| Big Blue Hall B | Big Blue Hall A | ||||||
| Chairperson: Assaf Levy | Chairperson: TBA | ||||||
| 19:30-22:00 | Chill & Charge – Evening Event | ||||||
| Midbar | |||||||
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| 09:00-10:30 | Energy Security: Lessons from October 7th (National Research Institute) | ||||||
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Big Blue Hall Household Energy Resilience During Emergencies; Energy Resilience at the Individual, Locality and Urban Level; Integrating Case Studies, Technologies, Strategies, etc.; Rehabilitation Plans for the South and North Chairperson: TBA |
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| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee break | ||||||
| 11:00-12:00 | The State of Israel’s Energy Mix from the Perspective of Economic Costs and Embodied Benefits | Server Farms – the Environmental Burden Versus Opportunities to Increase Consumers for Green Energy | |||||
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Big Blue Hall B Chairperson: TBA |
Big Blue Hall A Chairperson: TBA |
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| 12:00-13:00 | Startups, Energy Transportation, Hydrogen Economy | Storage | Cyber in Energy Infrastructure | ||||
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Big Blue Hall B Chairperson: Prof. Lior Elbaz, Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Director of the Hydrogen Technologies Labs (in the framework of the National Insititute for Sustainable Energy) |
Big Blue Hall A Chairperson: Dr. Dan Weinstock, Electrical Engineering and Renewable Energy Consultant |
Coral Chairperson: Limor Nakar-Vincent, Deputy Executive Director of Business & Development, BIRD Energy |
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| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch | ||||||
| 14:00-15:00 | Modernization of the Electricity Grid (software/hardware) | Energy in Israeli Ports – Trade and Transit to Zero-Emission Ports, Clean Fuels | |||||
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Big Blue Hall B Chairperson: TBA |
Big Blue Hall A Chairperson: TBA |
Coral Chairperson: TBA |
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| 15:00-16:00 | KKL Pilots |
Introducing Innovation with the Support of the Chief Scientist |
Impact Investments – Models for Climate Investments Combined with Philanthropy in Israel and Around the World | ||||
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Big Blue Hall B Chairperson: Dr. Doron Markel, Chief Scientist KKL |
Big Blue Hall A Chairperson: Dr. Yael Barash Harman, Head of R&D Division, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure |
Coral Chairperson: Galit Cohen, Director of the Research Field “Climate, Infrastructure and Energy” at the INSS |
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| 16:00-17:00 | Guest Lecturer – TBA | ||||||
| Big Blue Hall | |||||||
| Chairperson: TBA | |||||||
| 17:00-18:00 | Happy Hour Cocktail at the Midbar | ||||||