ECOMOTION BOOKLET 2019 - TOWARDS THE TIPPING POINT

OPENING NOTES

Orlie Dahan Executive Director, Ecomotion Israel Innovation Institute

Seven is a powerful number. It hasmanymeaningsandmanydifferent interpretationsamongst numerology, religion, nature &mathematics. In the past seven years, the EcoMotion Community has exceeded all expectations and progressed immensely; From eclectic investments, to securingover $6B in startup funding, fromtens of startups in the ecosystem toover 600of themand fromraw ideas towell established tech companies. Our 7th EcoMotion Main Event shows that like in all interpretations - 7 is Prime & Positive. This year’s theme: ‘Towards the Tipping Point’, refers to the moment in mobility evolutionwhen traditional transportation shifts toSmartMobility. Though moving fast, we have a long way to go in order to bridge the gaps, and shift from innovative andgroundbreaking technologies to life changing implementations. We need to remove barriers and define the roles & responsibilities of the different players. May the energy of 7 bring us thewisdomto continue exploring, the courage to make mistakes and the flow needed to free the bottlenecks needed for bringing innovation down to the production lines and out to the streets. I amhonoredandgrateful tobeapart of thisuniqueand innovativecommunity. I would like to thank our partners, industry players, investors, researchers, policymakers, and of course our innovative entrepreneurs; all of you are the core of the EcoMotion Community and together we will push mobility Towards the Tipping Point.

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