This summer a group of 12 MBA students will spend eight weeks in Haifa, Israel as part of the Dingman Center’s Global Technology Entrepreneurship Fellowship. There, we will develop commercialization plans for exciting high-tech intellectual property at the Technion in Haifa. With this blog we hope to communicate what promises to be the experience of a lifetime through our photographs, videos, and collective voice.
What exactly will we be doing in Israel? At the Technion, often referred to as Israel’s MIT, we will work in teams with our Israeli counterparts to develop commercialization plans for some of the world’s most cutting-edge IP. We will study Israeli technology and industry dynamics through company visits and meetings with the leaders in agro-technology, water-technology and medical devices. We will attend conferences in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem to immerse ourselves in the latest trends and network with executives in the technology sector. And we will gain invaluable insight and feedback by pitching our plans weekly to Israeli venture capitalists.
In our free time we’ll explore all that Israel has to offer. We’ll swim (or float on?) the Dead Sea, tour the ancient city of Jerusalem, enjoy bustling Tel Aviv, and hike in stunning scenery in Israel’s North. We’ll seek out the finest shawarma and falafel Israel has to offer. And we might even spend a few hours on the beach.
We'll do all of this as a team; we'll learn from one another, sharing cultures, languages and perspectives towards the goal of collective learning.
Throughout the summer this blog will relate the story of our time in Israel. We hope you enjoy it.
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