Annual luncheon

of the Cyprus - Israel Business Association

The Cyprus - Israel Business Association, which is under the auspices of the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the Embassy of Israel, organized a business lunch at the Royal Hall (Nicosia) on January 19, 2023 with Tom Dan (Danino), Deputy Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology as guest speaker.

The lunch was attended by the Ambassador of Israel, the Secretary General of the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce, the Chief Scientist of Research & Innovation, the Governor of the Central Bank as well as other officials and members of the Cyprus - Israel Business Association and a large number of Cypriot and foreign businessmen.

The President of the Business Association, Christakis Papavasiliou, introducing the speaker, added the importance of strengthening relations in the fields of research and innovation and of gaining insights from Israel’s experience with artificial intelligence.  

The Secretary General of the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce Marios Tsiakkis and the Ambassador of Israel Oren Anolik also addressed the event.

In his speech, Tom Dan focused on Israel's national artificial intelligence program and its importance in developing new, cutting-edge technologies.

During his visit to Cyprus,  Tom Dan had the opportunity to meet with the Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Kyriakos Kokkinos as well as the Chief Scientist Nikolas Mastrogiannopoulos and exchanged ideas for deepening the cooperation between Cyprus and Israel.