Consul General Shlomi Kofman with Governor of California Gavin Newsom
Consul General Shlomi Kofman & Deputy Consul General Matan Zamir with Lieutenant Governor of California, Eleni Kounalakis
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Consul General Shlomi Kofman with Mayor of Sacramento, Darrell Steinberg
Consul Noa Shapira-Maor with Mayor of San Francisco, London Breed
Events/Partnerships:
Similarities Foster Bilateral Partnerships, Advances in Health, Agriculture, Water
In an article published in CalChamber Alert, Consul General Shlomi Kofman and the California Chamber of Commerce discuss the California-Israel relationship. The Chamber of Commerce hailed the contributions of Israeli technology and innovation to the State, the bilateral economic, scientific, and agricultural ties between the US and Israel, while the Consul General discussed COVID-19’s impacts on Israel.
https://calchamberalert.com/2020/10/23/similarities-foster-bilateral-partnerships-advances-in-health-agriculture-water/
Israeli firefighter in California: ‘The mind can’t understand the size of this fire’
A task force of highly trained, fully equipped Israeli firefighters was deployed to the State of California on August 30. Their mission, which was initiated by the Consulate General on behalf of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs by submitting an offer of assistance, was then accepted by the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention. Within 48 hours of submitting the mutual aid offer, the Government of Israel mobilized this task force for immediate deployment. The task force was deployed for about two weeks assisting CalFire in combating the LNU Lightning Complex Fire this September.
https://www.jweekly.com/2020/09/18/israeli-firefighter-in-california-the-mind-cant-understand-the-size-of-this-fire/
2020 California-Israel Chamber of Commerce Events
Agriculture
The California-Israel Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Western Growers Innovation Center and the Consulate General of Israel hosted an open discussion to support Israeli agriculture related startups in their marketing, sale and building understanding of the local agriculture market. The event explained the market agriculture distribution structure, sought to connect Israeli startups to key players in the local agriculture sector, and to expose founders to investors, distributors and farmers.
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FinTechThe California-Israel Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Deloitte, Mayer Brown, Tadmor Levy, and the Consulate General of Israel hosted an open meeting with experts on the FinTech sector in the United States to assist Israeli companies seeking to break into the American market. The event focused on explaining the general categories of FinTech companies, the state of the FinTech market in Israel and the United States, US regulatory complications and relationships with traditional US financial institutions, what to expect when working with a US financial institution in a commercial relationship, as well as the Israeli perspective on partnering with US institutions.
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Cyber Security Solutions for the Energy Sector
The California-Israel Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the US Dept. of Energy, the BIRD Foundation, the Israeli Ministry of Energy, the Israeli Innovation Authority and the Consulate General of Israel hosted a webinar advertising a grant opportunity for Israeli-US startups to provide cybersecurity solutions for major infrastructure installations.
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