The Modern Defense Stack

The Modern Defense Stack: The Economics of Readiness

The edge goes to whoever can invent, build and field faster and more cheaply. This session brings together senior figures from Israel’s defense establishment, leading industry executives, and the investors and founders backing what comes next.

Hosted by Earth & Beyond Ventures, Entrée Capital, and UP Partners

Confirmed Speakers

Panel 1: From Seed to Field - What Primes Actually Need from Defense Startups

• Dotan Gabai, CEO, Tomer

• Dr. Irit Idan, Former EVP R&D Rafael, Defense Executive

• Chen Golan, Co-Founder & Chairman, NextVision

• Moderator: LTC (Res.) Avi Kalo, Director Aerospace & Defense Global Practice, Frost & Sullivan

Panel 2: Innovation at the Edge - Turning a Battlefield "Fix" Into a Fundable, Scalable Defense Solution

• Ben Marcus, General Partner, UP Partners

• BG (Res.) Yaron Rosen, Co-Founder, Toka; Former Chief of IDF Cyber Staff

• BG (Ret.) Zvika Haimovich, Former IAF Air-Defense Commander

• Avi Eyal, Managing Partner, Entrée Capital

• Moderator: Naomi Krieger Carmy, VP Portfolio, Earth & Beyond Ventures

And more

*The agenda is subject to change.