October, 2021
The Israel Universities Alumni and Friends in China (IUAC) co-host the first Innovation Meetup with FIC of Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in the newly established China-Israel Digital Finance Innovation Center, focusing on international collaboration in tech startups and digital innovation. One hundred plus entrepreneurs, rese
archers, and financial professionals with outstanding students from relevant maxjors attended this event. The Alumni organization invited many top Israeli and Chinese leaders and companies to share their vision on tech innovation and Sino-Israeli collaboration.
Mr. Danny Catarivas, the Director-General for International Affairs in the Manufacturer's Association of Israel, delivered his opening speech regarding Israel's innovation ecosystem. Mr. Catarivas served many vital roles in his long and successful career. He served as Deputy Director-General for International Affairs at the Ministry of Finance. In 1994, Mr. Catarivas established the Middle East Department within the Foreign Trade Administration at the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Labor. He served as Chairman of the Trade Committee of the Multilateral Economic Negotiations (REDWG) that was part of the peace negotiations.
Mr. Catarivas has a deep connection to China. After establishing formal diplomatic relations between China and Israel, the two great nations, he served as the first Economic Counselor of Israel to Beijing, China. He witnessed the past thirty years of the two peoples' journey, and he is expecting to see more collaboration between China and Israel in 2022, the 30th anniversary of the diplomatic tie.
Mr. Catarivas expressed his gratitude to Mr. Shuang Qiu, the Executive President of the Israel Alumni Organization, and believed that the alumni organization could serve as an essential bridge to deepen collaborations, especially in the technology, financial, and innovation sectors. Mr. Catarivas explained the ecosystem and government policies that helped Israeli innovation and pointed out the challenges. He also mentioned that the compatibility regarding industry between China and Israel in his speech.
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