Mr. Ittai Ben-Zeev was born in 1975. He is the TASE CEO since January 2017.
Prior to joining TASE, Mr. Ben-Zeev served as Executive Vice President, Head of Capital Markets Division, Bank Leumi and was also a member of the Bank's Management (2013 - 2016).
Between the years 2010 - 2013 he was the Deputy Head of Capital Markets Division in Bank Leumi and during 2007 - 2010 Mr. Ben-Zeev managed the Forex and Derivatives Dealing Room of the Bank.
Previously, he served as an investment banker at Merrill Lynch Israel, as well as Merrill Lynch Technology Group in London.

Natalie Raz is the CEO of the Israel Hedge Funds Association since June 2022. The role of the IHFA is to represent and promote the common interests of the hedge fund industry with Governmental bodies in Israel and assist with regulatory reforms to provide recommendations for best practices of the industry in Israel; to provide access to professional information, and to broaden and deepen the market and public knowledge about Israel's hedge fund industry.

Natalie holds an Investment Advisor license and brings profound professional knowledge and more than 20 years of experience in the Israeli capital market. Throughout her carrier, she held numerous key positions in Banks and investment houses, including as a CEO of a subsidiary of an Israeli public company that specialized in the origination, structuring, and marketing of Alternative Investments. Natalie served in multiple management positions at Excellence Investment House, led the issuance of the first Excellence ETNs, and headed the Alternative Investments desk there. Natalie holds BA and MBA in Business Administration - majoring in Finance from Ono Academic College.

Natalie Raz
natalie@ihfa.co.il
Tel: +972-54-6430800

Henry Swieca is the founder of Talpion Fund Management, a New York-based family office. Talpion predominantly invests in public equity securities. Mr. Swieca serves as the sole portfolio manager, deploying a GARP (Growth at a Reasonable Price) approach. Separately to managing Talpion’s public equity portfolio, the firm allocates to external managers across a range of strategies. Prior to founding Talpion he was the co-founder of Highbridge Capital Management, a global alternative investment firm. Swieca co-founded Highbridge and served as Chief Investment Officer from its inception until its acquisition by JPMorgan Chase in 2009.

Swieca began his career in finance in 1980 at Merrill Lynch and later became one of the original floor traders on the New York Futures Exchange, specializing in equity index options. His early experience in trading and the financial markets helped shape an investment career spanning multiple strategies and market environments.

Born to Holocaust survivors and raised in Washington Heights, Swieca earned his BA from Stony Brook University and his MBA from Columbia Business School. Through the Swieca Family Foundation, he supports many philanthropic organizations, Israel Education, The Frisch School, and the National WWII Museum.

Chairman of the Board, The Elie Wiesel Foundation and son of Elie Wiesel.

Michael Englander is Chief Executive Officer at Greenland Capital Management LP. Prior to founding Greenland in 2021, Michael was a Managing Director at Millennium Partners, managing all aspects of Millennium’s Series business, a unit focused exclusively on investment in and development of emerging Portfolio Managers. Michael joined Millennium in 2006 and has served as both an equity and credit analyst for some of the firm’s largest and most successful Portfolio Managers, giving him a direct understanding of the challenges analysts and junior PMs face in developing their career paths. Michael founded Greenland with a mission to provide junior PMs and senior analysts a platform for refining their investment strategies and for taking responsibility for building out the custom processes that are required for large-scale deployment. Previously, Michael held various positions at other alternative asset management companies. In addition, Michael founded Share Fund, with the intention to inspire and enable a spiritually infused life, where the wisdom of Jewish teachings transforms hearts, minds and actions. Michael has an MBA and MS in Operations Research from Columbia University and BAs in Economics and International Relations from Stanford University.

Max Karpel is a partner in Akin’s Investment Management practice, based in New York. He advises hedge fund managers on all aspects of launching and operating their businesses, with particular experience in structuring commingled funds and negotiating seed, platform and accelerator arrangements. With over 20 years of experience, Max has developed a strong network across the hedge fund ecosystem, including the seeder and allocator communities. He also regularly advises family offices and private foundations on structuring investment and philanthropic initiatives. Prior to joining Akin, Max served as COO and in-house counsel of a family office and private foundation, and he is a co-founder of the Israel Hedge Funds Association.

Lior Shimonovich is a Managing Director and Head of Israel Equity Sales at Jefferies. He leads coverage of Israel’s institutional investors, including the largest pension funds, asset managers, insurance companies, hedge funds, and banks. Lior also drives efforts to connect Israel public equity with global investors through ideas, roadshows, and equity capital markets transactions. In addition, he covers hedge fund and long only equity clients based in the US and UK. Prior to joining Jefferies, Lior worked in the Debt Capital Markets and Structured Finance teams at RBS. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from George Washington University with a BS in Systems Engineering. Lior is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Israel and is fluent in Hebrew.

Lior was the Co-Founder & CEO of Liquant Asset Management, an Israel based seeding platform for emerging quantitative hedge fund managers.

Lior previously served as General Counsel, COO and acting-CEO of Lyxor Asset Management in New York, the alternative investment arm of Société Generale with $150bn of assets under management at the time.

Prior to that, Lior practiced law with Sidley Austin in New York where he focused on M&A and alternative investments. He is a graduate of the Israeli Naval Academy and holds the rank of Captain (Ret.) in the Israeli Navy and is currently an active reservist.

Lior is one of the founders and a board member of the Israel Hedge Funds Association (IHFA) and a board member of Migdalor (Lighthouse), the association of Israeli Navy officers. He is also the Chairman of the Board of the Dead Sea Guardians, a non-profit civil movement founded with the goal of saving the Dead Sea.

Simon Weinberger, PhD, Managing Director, is EMEA Head of Portfolio Management for Systematic Active Equity (SAE) at BlackRock. He is a member of the BlackRock European Investment Committee (EIC), the SAE Equity Research Approval Board (ERAB) and acts as co-deputy of the BSYS Investment Committee (BIC). Dr. Weinberger's service with the firm dates back to 2003, including his years with Barclay's Global Investors (BGI), which merged with BlackRock in 2009. At BGI, he was lead portfolio manager within the European Scientific Equity team. Prior to joining BGI, he began his career at the Boston Consulting Group and Institute for Advanced Studies in Vienna, Austria. Dr. Weinberger earned an MA in economics from Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration in 1998, and a PhD in finance from the University of Vienna in 2002.

Jonathan Steinberg founded WisdomTree and has served as Chief Executive Officer since October 1988 and as President from August 2012 to September 2019. He has been a member of the Board of Directors since October 1988, serving as Chair of the Board from October 1988 to November 2004. Mr. Steinberg is responsible for the creation and development of WisdomTree’s proprietary index methodology. He also served as Editor-in-Chief of Individual Investor and Ticker, two magazines formerly published by the Company.

Prior to founding WisdomTree, Mr. Steinberg was employed as an analyst in the Mergers and Acquisitions Department of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., an investment banking firm, from 1986 to 1988.

He is the author of Midas Investing, published by Times Books, a division of Random House, Inc., in 1996. Since May 2022, Mr. Steinberg has served on the Board of Directors of Fnality International Limited, a financial technology firm based in the United Kingdom, and in July 2025, he joined the Advisory Board of The Digital Chamber, a non-profit organization committed to promoting blockchain adoption. Mr. Steinberg received the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2015 New York Award and the ETF.com Lifetime Achievement Award for 2015. He is a frequent speaker at conferences on topics related to digital assets and blockchain-enabled finance and has appeared on CNBC, Bloomberg and Fox Business on numerous occasions. He attended The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania

Galit Polonsky is Head of Investments at Citizens of Israel Fund (SWF). She is responsible for managing the fund's investment portfolio across public and private markets.

Galit has nearly 20 years of experience in institutional investing. Prior to joining CIF, she was Head of Global Credit at Menora Mivtachim Insurance, where she managed  global portfolio across public and private credit. Previously, she held investment roles at Amitim Pension Funds and Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank, specializing in fixed income, FX, and derivatives.

Galit holds an M.Sc. in Management (Finance and Accounting) from Tel Aviv University and a B.A. in Economics from Bar-Ilan University.

Hemal Purohit is the Managing Director of Cross Asset Sales at Clear Street. He brings over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining Clear Street, Hemal served as Head of International Business Development at FCF Group Holdings LLC and held the position of Head of EMEA Derivatives Sales and Business Development at CBOE.

Personal Information:

Co-CEO of Oppenheimer Israel, a leading American entity in Israel specializing in trading, research, and underwriting services in the US capital market. The Israeli branch has been operating for approximately 60 years.

Professional Experience:

• Managing the research department at Oppenheimer Israel for over 25 years, alongside my role as Co-CEO.
• Board member at Epitome Medical.
• Volunteer member of the Investment Committee of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (Hahevra Lehaganat Hateva).

Education:

• BA and MA in Economics and Finance from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

Professional Licenses:

• American FINRA license, Series 7 and 16 (Financial Management and Research Management).

In my free time, I doodle, hike, learn Spanish, and enjoy reading books

Leor Shapiro is Managing Director and Global Head of Capital Introductions within Prime Services at Jefferies with oversight of Capital Introductions, Strategic Content and Hedge Fund Advisory and Consulting Services. Mr. Shapiro is responsible for working with both existing and start-up hedge fund managers to help them launch, grow and evolve their businesses as well as help them develop and implement their marketing strategies on a global basis. Mr. Shapiro also sits on the Prime Services Management Committee and the Equities US Distribution Committee. Prior to Jefferies, Mr. Shapiro was the Americas Head of Business Consulting at UBS and spent the earlier stages of his career allocating to hedge funds with an operational due diligence focus.

Micha Malka is the Founder and CEO of Tulip Capital, a hedge fund specializing in capital markets and investment management.

He holds an MBA with a specialization in Finance and began his career in the late 1990s as a floor trader. Over the years, he held several senior positions at Harel, including Chief Analyst, Head of the Economic Research Department, and later CEO of Harel Finance's Portfolio Management Company.

For more than a decade, Micha has led Tulip Capital, building a strong track record in hedge fund management. In parallel, he serves as an advisor to Harel's mutual hedge funds, contributing to their continued success through his extensive expertise in investment strategy and capital markets.

Tsahi Avraham is the Founder and Managing Partner of Reading Capital, where he leads a research-driven investment strategy focused on long-term value creation.

A veteran equity analyst with more than 25 years of experience, Tsahi has built a long-standing career in investment research and company analysis across a broad range of sectors, including technology, telecommunications, and retail. Prior to founding Reading Capital, he served as a Senior Analyst at Clal Finance, where he was consistently ranked among Israel's leading equity analysts by the local financial media. Earlier in his career, he was Chief Analyst at Infinity, an Economic Advisor at ERCG, and worked in the Research Department of the Bank of Israel.

Tsahi holds a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Accounting, as well as a Master's Degree in Economics and Business Administration, both from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Beyond the markets, Tsahi is the proud father of two teenage daughters and an energetic schnauzer.

Michael Fridman is an investment professional with over a decade of experience in financial markets. He is currently Special Advisor for Technology and Ventures at WisdomTree, where he advises on public and private technology investing and helps shape the firm's Ventures investment platform.

Prior to joining WisdomTree, Michael was Portfolio Manager at Phoenix Capital Partners in Israel, focusing on Technology, Media and Telecom equities, with work driven by in-depth fundamental and technical research. Before Phoenix, he was Portfolio Manager at Psagot Investment House in Tel Aviv, with the same TMT focus. He began his career at Morgan Stanley in New York.

Michael graduated from Pace University with a double major in Physics and Mathematics, providing him with a strong analytical foundation across both quantitative and fundamental investment disciplines.

Jacob Weinstein is one of Israel’s most senior and experienced investment managers, with more than five decades of experience in both the Israeli and international capital markets.

Weinstein began his career in the Israeli capital market in 1971. In October 1976, he was appointed manager of Betucha, which under his leadership became one of Israel’s largest money management firms at the time. In 1984, he founded Afikim Investment House, which went on to become one of Israel’s prominent mutual fund management firms.

In 2006, Afikim was acquired by Migdal Capital Markets, and Weinstein was appointed Chief Investment Officer, a position he held until 2014. After completing his tenure at Migdal, he relocated to London, where he advised investment funds and private clients.

Toward the end of 2019, Weinstein returned to the Israeli capital market through a collaboration with IBI and as an adviser to IBI mutual funds. In early 2025, he began managing IBI Total Return, a hedge fund launched by IBI.

Weinstein’s investment approach, developed over decades of experience in global markets, is primarily based on analyzing global macroeconomic trends, asset allocation, and risk management, with relatively limited emphasis on individual stock selection.

Weinstein, 76, is a father of five and grandfather of six.

Shay Yona is a dynamic financial professional with more than 18 years of international experience in the asset management industry. As Head of Institutional Business in Israel since August 2017, Shay is responsible for leading and executing Invesco’s strategy in the country. Under his leadership, Invesco has grown to become one of the largest international asset managers in Israel.

Prior to joining Invesco, Shay served as a Director at Source ETF for three years, where he established full-scale sales operations and significantly expanded the ETF provider’s footprint in Israel.

Roy brings a passion for investing and for understanding the interconnections between financial markets, politics and the broader society. A willingness to think differently from the crowd and a dedication to investment results has produced a consistent record of outperformance.

Prior to joining Galilei, Roy managed the asset allocation process and alternative investment portfolio for the Church Commissioners for England’s £9.5bn endowment for nine years.

Roy holds an MBA from the University of Oxford and BBA degrees in Business Honors and Finance from the University of Texas in the U.S. He is also a CFA Charter holder.

Ariel has more than 20 years of experience as an analyst and fund manager in global investment management. Ariel is a co-founder of Gilboa Fund of Funds, Limited Partnership, an Israeli based investment vehicle launched in 2014, dedicated to investments in Israeli Investment Funds and Investment Managers. He is also a founding member of the Israeli Hedge Fund Association. Prior to Gilboa, Ariel was the managing partner at Alpha Global, a long/short global equity hedge fund. Before that Ariel was the managing partner of Tamir Fishman Equity Opportunity Fund, an Israeli based long-short value oriented hedge fund, a senior analyst focused on deep fundamental analysis of global equities at Alverstoke Capital, a New York based hedge fund which specialized in applying a private equity approach to public markets, and an analyst and portfolio manager at Evergreen Investment Management, where he oversaw equity and fixed income investments for clients through managed accounts. Ariel received an MBA, Magna Cum Laude, from New York University, Stern School of Business (2003-2005). And a B.A, Magna Cum Laude, in Business and Economics from the Hebrew University (1996-1999).

llan Sadoun is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Caspa, where he has led the firm’s investment and family office services since its establishment in 2006. Prior to founding Caspa, Ilan served as Senior Vice President at Edmond de Rothschild Portfolio Management, specializing in sophisticated financial solutions for high‑net‑worth individuals, affluent families, institutional clients, and small- to mid-sized businesses.

His professional background spans diverse roles in the financial and economic sectors, including banking, corporate analysis, business and expansion planning, recovery strategies, lecturing, and managing tender processes. Ilan holds a BA in Economics and an EMBA from Tel Aviv University’s Recanati School of Management and is a licensed portfolio manager in Israel. He is also a graduate of the Wharton–Recanati Global Consulting Practicum program.

Beyond his executive responsibilities, Ilan contributes extensively to the academic and non-profit spheres. He volunteers as a mentor with the Benjamin de Rothschild Ambassador Organization, serves as a mentor for business leadership processes at the Recanati Executive MBA Program at Tel Aviv University’s Coller School of Management, and is a board member of the Friends Association of Tel Aviv University.

Nathaniel Gibson is a Portfolio Manager at ION Asset Management, where he co-manages the ION Tech Fund and leads the firm’s research coverage of semiconductors, hardware, and cybersecurity. Prior to joining ION in 2016, Nathaniel spent two years as an analyst at Woodbridge International, a middle-market M&A advisory firm that was subsequently acquired by Mariner. He holds a BA in History from York University in Toronto.

Kobi has 23 years of experience managing investments in the Israeli capital market for mutual funds, provident funds, individuals, companies and institutions.

For the last 13 years, Kobi has been the managing partner and CIO at Amida Israel Hedge Fund.

Kobi was the head of hedge funds at Psagot Investment House.

Previously, Kobi was a money manager at Analyst Investment House.

Jeff Feig grew up in Toronto and, after graduating from the University of Western Ontario School of Business Administration, joined Citibank, where he began a 25-year career that culminated in running Citi’s Global Foreign Exchange Sales and Trading Business for a decade. While running the FX business, Jeff succeeded in driving innovation by building and implementing electronic trading platforms and systems that changed the industry.

He returned Citi to the #1 tier position it had lost years earlier and achieved record revenues and profits for the business. Known for his trading skills and keen understanding of markets, Jeff advised central bankers and regulators and ran a profitable prop book through his entire tenure at Citi, ranking as one of the most profitable proprietary traders in the system.

He served on the major central bank FX committees, including the New York Federal Reserve FX Committee, which Jeff chaired from 2009-2013. The success he is most proud of was launching the Citi Innovation Center in Tel Aviv with his friend and current Israel Citi CEO, Neil Corney; it now employs over 300 people.

Following his career at Citi, Jeff spent a year as the co-CIO of the Fortress Macro Fund and Co-President of Liquid Markets at Fortress.

Following an exciting and life-changing sudden cardiac arrest, Jeff chose to focus his time on non-profits and family. He sits on the boards of the UJA Federation of New York, the Shefa School, 70 Faces of Media, The Jewish Theological Seminary, where he chairs the Investment Committee, and the Marlene Meyerson Jewish Community Center Manhattan, where he just finished a three-year term as board chair.

He has taken an active role as a partner in KH2 and has been working to help Nevo Labs and the Lightshield Defense Tech fund.

He lives in Manhattan, trying to spend as much time as possible with his three boys, Zachary, Benny, and Jacob, and his fiancée, Emily. He visits Israel at every opportunity.

Omri founded LVP in 2016 and runs the fund as active Chief Invesments Officer over the past decade. He has deep expertise in global services, technology, and advanced manufacturing. Omri is focused on identifying and evaluating emerging economic moats and exceptional business footprints in dynamic sectors. Holds an LLB from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Mirit is an assurance partner of PwC Israel in the Tel-Aviv, Israel office. Mirit is one of the leaders of the fund practice.  She has vast experiences in hedge, venture capital and private equity funds that are domiciled with the Cayman Islands, US and Israel.  In addition, Mirit has served a number of technology Israeli companies that are publicly traded in the US and managed multi-national teams abroad. Mirit also has led a number of digital transformation projects in the fund space with strong success.  Mirit earned a Bachelor of Arts (summa cum laude) from Ben Gurion University and an MBA from Tel Aviv University. Mirit is a certified public accountant in Israel.

Ruben Mamou has spent eighteen years inside European power, gas and environmental markets, at the intersection of market structure, exchange and OTC markets and commercial strategy. He is Expert Key Account Manager at EEX (European Energy Exchange) in Paris, where he holds the exchange's institutional relationships across Europe, including its ten largest accounts. He previously built a European gas and power brokerage desk from a blank sheet, broking daily across the continental hub  and began his career in market operations at Powernext / EPEX SPOT, working on gas market and European power market coupling projects. He teaches energy hedging and market structure for energy professionals for the Energy Institute.

Harel Gillon is Co-CEO of Oppenheimer Israel, one of the largest global brokerage and investment banking house in Israel, having served in this position since 2005. Oppenheimer Israel’s clients include the country’s leading financial institutions, among them insurance companies, investment houses and hedge funds.

Harel has managed the subsidiary of parent company Oppenheimer & Co. inc through corporate changes relating to its sale from CIBC in 2008 and through the Global Financial Crisis. He has over 25 years of experience in capital markets, previously working in a range of sales and trading roles. Harel holds an MBA from IDC Herzliya and had previously served in the Intelligence Unit within the Israeli defence forces.