The Restart Conferences were established to bring cutting-edge Israeli innovation and leading Israeli entrepreneurs to the financial capitals of the world – to meet face to face with investors, in an environment of support and solidarity, to discuss investment opportunities.
We believe that it is of great and urgent importance, in the aftermath of the October 7th attack on Israel and the war that ensued, to be proactive, and initiate a restart process to regain investors’ trust, help stabilize the high-tech sector and create a renewed momentum of growth and fortitude for Israel’s economy.
RESTART serves as a platform to enable this process and show those who believe in Israel that Israel’s high-tech industry will face any challenge with determination and a spirit of entrepreneurship and will continue to provide opportunities and value to investors.
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BMP Team
Benny Moran
CEO and Owner, BMP- Benny Moran Productions.
BMP is one of Israel’s leading conference management and production companies, creating conferences based on quality content and inter-sectorial partnerships, regarding matters of national priority that are on Israel’s public agenda.
Tom Tsaraf
Executive producer
Executive producer of conferences designed to connect people, ideas, and industries.
Proud and excited to be part of the Restart IL platform, bringing together leading voices and critical perspectives to spark innovation, inspire collaboration, and drive real-world impact.
Mike Bailey
Content Director
I am very proud that BMP has taken on itself another important national project of helping Israel’s economy, and the high-tech sector, restart the cycle of investments during these challenging times.
The program of RESTART IL ECONOMY LONDON shows the fortitude of the Israeli entrepreneurial spirit
Next October
Our partners in this journey are the Shay family and the meaningful project they initiated - Next October. The initiative set a target to assist 1,200 Israeli startups in memory of all the victims of the October 7th war, helping to revive the high-tech sector and creating thousands of jobs based on the principles of resilience, entrepreneurship and optimism.
The Next October platform connects investors with early-stage Israeli startups that integrate the stories and memories of the October 7th victims into the core of their venture. Through mentorship, networking, and a commitment to ethical values, these startups will transform the legacy of loss into a driver of innovation and progress.
The Next October startups are also part of the Restart IL. Companies.
The Conferences are held in cooporation with
The Startups
RESTART aims at restarting the investment cycle in the Israeli high-tech sector by enabling Israeli startups and entrepreneurs to meet with investors to create investment opportunities in an environment of support and solidarity.
In each conference 20 Israeli Startups, active in different fields and stages, will participate and showcase cutting edge technologies and ideas.
The fields include: Medi-Tech and Digital Healt, Climate-Tech and Impact, AI, Cyber Security, and Fin-Tech
The Curator Committee
To enable an effective process of selecting exceptional startups for the Restart IL conferences a special volunteer-based Curator Committee was formed by Dr. Nimrod Kozlovski, a veteran High-Tech lawyer, and founder of Cytactic, a Cyber startup.
These curators are esteemed figures in the high-tech industry and venture capital funds, bringing with them to the evaluation and selection process a wealth of knowledge, contacts, experience and insights - and most importantly a deep sense of commitment to the agenda Restart IL.
In addition to a public open call to the Israeli High-tech ecosystem, we are basing the selection on the startup communities of Next October, the Israel Export Institiute and Innovation Authority and of our partners.
