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DATE
09.07.2026
TIME
09:00–13:00
VENUE
pavilion 2 · Expo Tel Aviv
LANGUAGE
HEBREW
/01 The PROGRAMME
09:30 - 13:00
One focused morning built with the Wingate Institute, Israel's national home of sporting excellence. Opening conversations, short talks on the medical and scientific support envelope, and two panels bringing athletes, coaches, and innovators into the same room.
Technology as a means to better performance.
09:30
20 MIN
OPENING
Opening: Wingate, the National Home for Sporting Excellence
Inspirational film and welcome from Wingate Institute leadership, with a greeting from the Israel Football Association.
09:55
15 MIN
INTERVIEW
One on One: Innovation at Wingate
A live conversation with Wingate Institute leadership on building a national engine for performance innovation.
10:15
60 MIN
TALKS
Innovation in the Medical and Scientific Support Envelope
Four short talks on how technology supports elite performance: sports science, sports nutrition, sports medicine, and sport psychology.
11:15
15 MIN
Break
Break
Coffee and connections.
11:30
30 MIN
PANEL
Athletes and Coaches: Tech Inside the Training Process
Elite athletes and coaches, including Ofir Shaham, on how technological innovation is reshaping how they train and compete.
12:05
15 MIN
INTERVIEW
One on One: Dror Bin, Israel Innovation Authority
The CEO of the Israel Innovation Authority on the opportunities ahead for the sports tech industry.
12:25
30 MIN
PANEL
Partners: Importing Innovation Into Elite Sport
How innovation from medicine, resilience, and food tech crosses into high performance sport, with partners from across the ecosystem.
12:55
5 MIN
CLOSING
Closing Remarks
Department of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Sports Division, Wingate Institute.
/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
Part 01
On The Pitch
10:00
20 min
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.
10:20
20 min
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.
10:40
20 min
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.
11:00
40 min
Injury Prevention: The Real Frontier of Sports Tech
A panel on predictive models, biomechanics, and the technologies keeping athletes on the field longer.
11:40
20 min
Beyond Heart Rate: The Next Generation of Wearables
What comes after smartwatches and chest straps. Hydration, fatigue, mental load, and continuous biomarkers.
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.
Part 02
Off The Pitch
13:00
20 min
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.
13:20
40 min
Federations & Clubs in the AI Era
Leaders from Israeli and global Jewish sports organizations on adopting AI for scouting, content, and decision-making.
14:00
20 min
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.
14:20
20 min
Esports, Phygital, and the New Definition of Athlete
Where competitive gaming meets traditional sport, and what Jewish federations are doing about it.
14:40
20 min
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.
/02 The voices
More to be Announced
Speakers confirmed.
Athletes, coaches, scientists, and innovators shaping how Israel trains its best. More names announced over the coming weeks.
יואב פרידמן
סגן מנהל אקדמיית וינגייט למצוינות בספורט ואחראי על התחום הטיפולי
בירם כיאל
סגן מנהל טכני התאחדות לכדורגל
ענבר לניר
ג׳ודוקא אולימפית
שינו זוארץ
יור ההתאחדות לכדורגל
בן אל ברקוביץ
מנהל המחלקה לתזונה במרכז לרפואת ספורט ומחקר במכון וינגייט
דר אנדרו לידלי
מנהל המערך הרפואי בהתאחדות לכדורגל הוולשית
צחי שנרך
משנה למנכל, ראש חטיבת טכנולוגיה, רשות החדשנות
גרנט סלובין
התאחדות לכדורגל
אלי סודאי
(מנהל מקצועי באקדמיה (התאחדות לכדורגל
דר רותם כסלו-כהן
מנהלת המחלקה לפיזיולוגיה של המאמץ ומדעי האימון במרכז לרפואת ספורט ולמחקר במכון וינגייט
גיא אטיאס
מנכל מכון וינגייט
ארי שטיינברג
יור מכון וינגייט המכון הלאומי למצוינות בספורט ויור מנהלת הליגה בכדורסל גברים
/03 Why Attend
Three Reasons
A day built around performance.
Not a showcase. A working room where the science of elite sport meets the people who put it into practice.
01
Meet the practitioners.
Scientists, physicians, nutritionists, and psychologists who build the support envelope around elite athletes.
02
See what's next.
Short talks and panels mapping where performance technology is heading, from wearables to recovery to AI.
03
Make real connections.
Athletes, coaches, federations, and innovators in one room, with the Israel Innovation Authority in the conversation.
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