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Maccabiah innovation week
July 6-9, 2026 · Expo Tel Aviv

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Part 01

On The Pitch

10:00

20 min

KEYNOTE

Welcome & The State of Jewish Sports Innovation

Opening keynote setting the stage for the day, with a snapshot of where the global Jewish sports tech ecosystem is heading.

INVESTMENT
DATA & ANALYTICS

10:20

20 min

KEYNOTE

From Lab to Locker Room: Recovery Science Goes Mainstream

How Israeli wearables and recovery protocols are reshaping training rooms across the NBA, EPL, and beyond.

PERFORMANCE
RECOVERY
WEARABLES

10:40

20 min

KEYNOTE

The Quantified Athlete: What Data Can and Cannot Tell Us

A frank look at where sports analytics has delivered, where it has overpromised, and what is genuinely changing the game.

PERFORMANCE
DATA & ANALYTICS
AI IN SPORT

11:00

40 min

KEYNOTE

Injury Prevention: The Real Frontier of Sports Tech

A panel on predictive models, biomechanics, and the technologies keeping athletes on the field longer.

PERFORMANCE
DATA & ANALYTICS
AI IN SPORT

11:40

20 min

KEYNOTE

Beyond Heart Rate: The Next Generation of Wearables

What comes after smartwatches and chest straps. Hydration, fatigue, mental load, and continuous biomarkers.

PERFORMANCE
WEARABLES

12:0o

60 min

NETWORKING

A long open window between Part 01 and Part 02. No formal break, no sit-down lunch. Bites and drinks served continuously.

S01

Blazepod

BlazePod is an Israeli sports tech company that makes light-up reaction-training pods controlled by an app, combining physical and cognitive training to improve reaction time, agility, and performance.

Training
Cognitive Training
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S02

GainGuard

GainGuard is an Israeli sports tech startup that makes an AI-powered wearable giving athletes real-time insights on injury risk and personal progress.

Training
Digital Health
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S03

Playermaker

Playermaker is an Israeli sports tech company that makes a boot-mounted wearable sensor and AI app that track soccer players' technical, tactical, biomechanical, and physical performance.

Football
Athlete Performance
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S04

365 Scores

Founded in 2010, 365Scores is a global sports technology hub providing real-time results, in-depth stats, original content, customized news feeds, and more.

Multi-Sport
Fan Engagement
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S05

Anzu

Anzu is the most advanced in-game ad solution for mobile, PC, console, and gaming metaverses.

Esports
Esports & Gaming
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S06

Apester

Apester is an online marketing solution that enables content creators to better engage readers through the use of interactive units that make users a part of the story

Multi-Sport
Fan Engagement
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Part 02

Off The Pitch

13:00

20 min

KEYNOTE

Stadiums That Think: Venue Tech and the Live Experience

Smart venues, frictionless ticketing, ambient connectivity, and the architectures changing what a sports stadium can do.

VENUE TECH
FAN ENGAGEMENT

13:20

40 min

PANEL

Federations & Clubs in the AI Era

Leaders from Israeli and global Jewish sports organizations on adopting AI for scouting, content, and decision-making.

BROADCASTING
DATA & ANALYTICS
AI IN SPORT

14:00

20 min

KEYNOTE

Fan After the Stream: What Happens When Everyone Is Already Watching?

A frank look at where sports analytics has delivered, where it has overpromised, and what is genuinely changing the game.

COMMERCIAL
BROADCASTING
FAN ENGAGEMENT

14:20

20 min

KEYNOTE

Esports, Phygital, and the New Definition of Athlete

Where competitive gaming meets traditional sport, and what Jewish federations are doing about it.

ESPORTS
FAN ENGAGEMENT

14:40

20 min

KEYNOTE

Women's Sport Is Having Its Moment. What Powers the Next Decade?

The technologies, business models, and storytelling moves driving the rise of women's sport from grassroots to global.

WOMEN IN SPORT
FAN ENGAGEMENT

— /04 The Ecosystem

Israeli sports tECH, in one room.

A working directory of the startups shaping the future of global sport from Israel. Filter by sport, search by name, open any card for the full profile. Updated continuously through the year.

★ Are you a founder? · 06-09.07.2026

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Israeli sports tech founders, submit your startup to the year-round portal. Free to join. Reviewed within seven days.

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/01 The Programme

10:00 – 17:00 · Two Parts

Two parts. One day. On the pitch, then off it.

Mornings on the body, the science, the athlete. Afternoons on the business, the fans, the future. A long networking window between them.

Topics covered

PERFORMANCE
VENUE TECH
RECOVERY
COMERCIAL
INJURY PREVENTION
INVESTMENT
DATA & ANALYTICS
ESPORTS
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
WEARABLES
WOMEN IN SPORT
AI IN SPORT
FAN ENGAGEMENT
ACESSIBILITY
BROADCASTING
SUSTAINABILITY
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