Hi-Tech & Innovation

Explore the entrepreneurial spirit that has built Israel’s worldwide reputation as the “Startup Nation”, an energetic, visionary and financially successful powerhouse. We will connect you – business executives, investors, professionals and university students – to the leading experts in your field of interest, taking you behind the scenes to the start-up hubs, technology companies, universities and R&D centers where revolutionary ideas are creating a better reality every day. Israel provides an unprecedented platform for understanding how creativity and entrepreneurial zeal combine to bring world-changing ideas to the marketplace. You owe it to yourself and your organization to think outside of the box and understand more.

We create customized cutting edge Israel experiences led by tour educators with broad knowledge in your field, whether it be the world of medicine, economics, the environment, communications or biotechnology. Inspired by the creativity around us every day, we are passionate about showing you how the past and future come together in Israel to provide you with the most stimulating context for understanding our world today.

Highlights

Tours of Israel’s leading academic institutions
Exclusive panels with CEOs, visionaries and venture capitalists
Hands-on work with incubators
IDF army training designed to foster innovative thinking, team-building and leadership
Encounters with multinational companies
Meeting with Israeli peers in academia
Desert tour to see how Israel has made the desert bloom
Lectures from top speakers, including Saul Singer, co-author of Start-up Nation
Consulting opportunities with Israeli companies as part of the student experience

Our Trips

AJC Westchester Fairfield Mission to Israel – June 4–8, 2018

The AJC Westchester Fairfield Mission to Israel trip will bring the spirit of Israeli innovation to life through encounters with Israel’s leading entrepreneurs in technology, health, culture and social action. Experience Israel’s most iconic institutions with an eye toward 3000 years of innovation as well as Israel’s vision for the future. Explore the creative soul of Israeli society through the artists, musicians, theatrical producers, actors, filmmakers, chefs and dancers that make Israel the powerhouse of cultural innovation that it is today. Experience the land that inspires this creative activity, and take in the colorful mosaic of ethnic influences that make up Israel’s vibrant diversity. Israel’s accomplishments are not in spite of, but perhaps because of its social, religious, cultural, geographic and political complexity. Explore contemporary issues and politics, including religion and state, minorities in Israeli society, and conflicts of borders, water and homeland security. Explore the sites that will give you a greater understanding of Israel’s fascinating past, present and future. READ MORE

Duration

5 days

Focus

Innovation, Technology, Art and Culture, Wine and Culinary, Minorities, Religion, Security

Ages

Adults

Dates

June 4 – 8, 2018

Status

Open

Physicians Fact Finding refugee Trip to Israel and Jordan

Canadian Tech Mission to Israel

Journey beyond the headlines on a tech mission to Israel that that will explore innovation, imagination and ingenuity in all sectors of Israeli society. Meet the people who move Israel - the social, economic, technological, medical and cultural entrepreneurs who are working to create a better world for all. Visit the country's world renowned institutions and tourist destination with a professional tour educator from the business world who will focus on Israel's long standing tradition of innovation, from ancient times through today. READ MORE

Duration

8 days

Focus

Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Start-Up Nation, Technology

Ages

Adults

Second International Optometry Conference in Israel

Join Hadassah Academic College to explore innovative optical advances in the country that is ranked first in the world for medical device patents per capita. Discover how Israel’s spirit of inquiry, love for life, and strong sense of purpose have produced unique breakthrough solutions to real world problems, despite formidable challenges. As an optometrist, connect with local professors and colleagues, tour Israel’s state of the art facilities and academic institutions, and visit leading optical companies. As a tourist, explore Israel’s must-see destinations and get a unique perspective into Israeli society with behind-the-scenes encounters. READ MORE

Duration

10 days

Focus

Optometry, COPE credits

Ages

Adults

Status

Open for registration

Innovation, Imagination and Ingenuity

Journey beyond the headlines on a trip that that will explore Israeli innovation, imagination and ingenuity in all sectors of Israeli society. Meet the people who move Israel - the social, economic, technological, medical and cultural entrepreneurs who are working to create a better world for all. Visit the country's world renowned institutions and tourist destination with a professional tour educator from the start-up world who will focus on Israel's long standing tradition of innovation, from ancient times through today. READ MORE

Duration

8 days

Focus

Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Start-Up Nation, Technology, Culture, Environment, Health, People, Social Action

Ages

Adults

Dates

March 2015

ISRAEL21c

The ISRAEL21c Journey to Israel trip will bring the spirit of Israeli innovation to life through encounters with Israel’s leading entrepreneurs in technology, health, culture and social action. Experience Israel’s most iconic institutions with an eye toward 3000 years of innovation as well as Israel’s vision for the future. You will be led by a professional tour educator with years of experience in the Israeli startup world. READ MORE

Duration

7 days

Focus

Innovation, Technology, Culture, Environment, Health, People, Social Action

Ages

Adults

Dates

2017

Status

Open, details to follow

Executive Thought Leadership Development Program

InnovatioNation has partnered with Executive Consulting to take you behind the scenes into the heart of Israeli innovation, connecting you to the entrepreneurial spirit of inquiry and strong sense of purpose that drive this society. Meet the experts, explore the sites, and experience the creative energy that makes Israel one of the most dynamic countries in the world. READ MORE

Duration

5 Days

Focus

Start-up Nation, Leadership

Ages

Adults

Dates

2015 - 2016

Israel Medical Breakthroughs: December 4 – 12, 2016

Explore the world’s most innovative medical advances in the country that is ranked first in the world for medical device patents per capita. Discover how Israel’s spirit of inquiry, love for life, and strong sense of purpose have produced unique breakthrough solutions to real world problems, despite formidable challenges. Tour Israel’s state of the art medical facilities and academic institutions, connect with local professors and colleagues, visit leading medical technology companies and meet with the curious and empowered entrepreneurs and activists who are working tirelessly to achieve better conditions of existence for all. READ MORE

Duration

8 days

Focus

Medical Innovation, CME credits

Ages

Adults

Dates

December 4 - 12, 2016

Status

Open for registration

University Entrepreneurial Seminars

Tour Israel’s leading companies and academic institutions, and meet with the curious and empowered entrepreneurs and activists who are working tirelessly to achieve better conditions of existence for all. Experience Israel’s most iconic institutions with an eye toward 3000 years of innovation as well as Israel’s vision for the future. Discover how Israel’s pioneering spirit of inquiry, can-do attitude, and strong sense of purpose have produced unique breakthrough solutions to real world problems, despite formidable challenges. You will be led by a professional tour educator with years of experience in the Israeli start-up world. READ MORE

Duration

9-12 days

Focus

Start-up Nation, Entrepreneurship, Business, Innovation, Law

Ages

College students

Dates

San Diego State University Trip - January 2017 / Babson College - March 2017 / University of Minnesota May 2017 / Indiana University Kelly School of Business - March 2017/ Arizona State University May 2017 and June 2017

Status

All trips open for registration