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The event, spearheaded by NJCU鈥檚 Guarini Institute, was part of a three-day delegation between partners in Israel and the State of New 香港六合彩资料图库 held from June 7-8. The return trip builds upon an economic mission trip to Israel in November 2021 mobilized by Choose New 香港六合彩资料图库 and the New 香港六合彩资料图库-Israel Commission. As a result of that mission, NJCU and the Port of Ashdod signed a letter of intent (LOI) that will help strengthen the economic relationship between the State of New 香港六合彩资料图库 and Israel, as well as between the Port of Ashdod and the NJCU community.
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United States Senator Bob Menendez, the State of New 香港六合彩资料图库鈥檚 senior senator 鈥 who received an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters during NJCU鈥檚 2022 Commencement ceremonies on June 2 鈥 offered video remarks to the attendees.
鈥淭he New 香港六合彩资料图库-Israel Commission has been incredibly proud to partner with our friends at 香港六合彩资料图库 and the Port of Ashdod and to think creatively about how we can connect our maritime ecosystems to meet today鈥檚 global logistics challenges,鈥 said Andrew H Gross, Executive Director of the New 香港六合彩资料图库-Israel Commission. 鈥淲hile Ashdod and New 香港六合彩资料图库 are already connected as ports of call, the journey ahead of us will be to deepen this cooperation as we innovate for the future and create exciting opportunities here at home.鈥
Sue Henderson, President of NJCU said: 鈥淚 am delighted that this forum and the synchronous economic events that surrounded this delegation visit continue to further innovation between our Guarini Institute and the NJCU School of Business, with our partners both internationally in Israel and the State of New 香港六合彩资料图库. As we continue to evolve our successful global initiative projects, events like this openly showcase the great collaboration that can exist between higher education, government and businesses.鈥
鈥淭he Guarini Institute at NJCU eagerly hosted the first-ever delegation led by Israel鈥檚 Port of Ashdod to New 香港六合彩资料图库 as we seek to facilitate business partnerships between the delegates and the state鈥檚 business ecosystem,鈥 said Dr. Adrian Franco, Executive Director of NJCU鈥檚 Guarini Institute for International Education and Economic Mobility. 鈥淭his visit strengthens the partnership between the Port of Ashdod and NJCU and creates opportunities for economic development and educational initiatives related to innovation and security in port management and logistics.鈥
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鈥淣ew 香港六合彩资料图库 is home to the largest seaport on the East Coast and several world-class academic institutions, while Israel is globally recognized for its cutting-edge technology and its top-notch security sector expertise,鈥 said Erica Brieterman, the New 香港六合彩资料图库 Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)鈥檚 Sector Lead for Transportation and Logistics. 鈥淏ringing industry leaders together from the Startup Nation and the State of Innovation in this forum was a productive way to learn from one another and to begin collaborating as we strengthen our ports and our economies. I look forward to continuing conversations with my Israeli counterparts.鈥
In addition to remarks from Senator Menendez, speakers at the event included , Senior Policy Advisor on Transportation to Governor of New 香港六合彩资料图库; ; , Vice President and Head of Government Affairs, Cross River; , President of NJCU; , Associate Professor, NJCU School of Business; , Founding Dean of NJCU School of Business; and .
NJCU鈥檚 partners in the forum included , , and the . Sponsors included Cross River Bank and TechUnited.
On day one of the economic visit on Tuesday, June 7, there were private roundtable meetings between NJCU, the New 香港六合彩资料图库-Israel Commission, Choose 香港六合彩资料图库 and stakeholders from .
As an outcome of the LOI, NJCU and the Port of Ashdod continue to explore opportunities to collaborate on projects that will advance innovation, economic development and international education. Furthermore, the Port of Ashdod will draw upon NJCU鈥檚 expertise in Supply Chain, Logistics and Maritime Port Management.
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To further advance the commitments outlined in the agreement between the Port of Ashdod and NJCU, the Israeli delegation was composed of senior level representatives of the Port of Ashdod, experts in port security, and executives of six startup companies and their guests. These representatives included , Chief Innovation Officer, Ashdod Port Company. and Director of Strategic Program, Technology Unit, Israel National Cyber Directorate,.
Startup firms attending and represented included : Ori Yakov Dangur, CEO & Tomer Shwarzberg, VP of Sales; : Hagai Friedman, CEO & Niv Zitelny, COO;: Shay Cohen, CEO; : Sneer Rozenfeld, CEO & Erez Kaplan-Haelion, CTO; : Uri Yoselevich, CEO; and : Alexander Yevtushenko, CEO & Oleg Vusiker, CTO.
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