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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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    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

Thursday 22nd January 2026

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 
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
Thursday 22nd January 2026
09:00-10:30 Energy Security: Lessons from October 7th (National Research Institute)

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

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

Big Blue Hall B

Chairperson: TBA

Big Blue Hall A

Chairperson: TBA

                   
12:00-13:00 Startups, Energy Transportation, Hydrogen Economy Storage Cyber in Energy Infrastructure

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

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

Big Blue Hall B

Chairperson: TBA

Big Blue Hall A

Chairperson: TBA

Coral

Chairperson: TBA

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

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

16:00-17:00 Guest Lecturer – TBA
Big Blue Hall
Chairperson: TBA
17:00-18:00 Happy Hour Cocktail at the Midbar