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Yossi is also the Founding Managing Director of Google Center in Israel. He is a world-renowned expert in AI and in the leadership of Global-scale product and technology innovation leadership. Yossi is the Global Lead of Google’s Health AI. He is also the Global Lead of Google’s Crisis Response initiative, providing AI-based actionable information. Yossi is the Head of Google's Center in Israel, which he established. In addition, he is the Founding Exec Lead of Google for Startups Accelerator, which supports thousands of startups globally. Prof. Matias is also on the Computer Science faculty at Tel Aviv University, previously a Research Scientist at Bell Labs and a visiting professor at Stanford. He published over 100 papers and is the inventor of over 60 patents in diverse areas, including pioneering work on internet privacy, contextual search, and big data.

Wendy served till recently as the Founding Executive Director of the Israel-based non-profit, Start-Up Nation Central. She built the infrastructure and founding professional team, and launched its core activity - connecting Israel’s innovation ecosystem with government and business leaders from around the world. Wendy previously spent 23 years at AIPAC, including as Director of the organization’s Israel Office, where she and her team curated educational seminars for visiting US Members of Congress. In addition, she served previously as a registered lobbyist for AIPAC on Capitol Hill focusing on foreign policy issues.