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- Sep 3, 2020
RIIC Celebrates Three Years Connecting the Ocean State to the Start Up Nation of Israel
When the Rhode Island-Israel Collaborative (RIIC) launched as an independent Chamber of Commerce three years ago, founder Avi Nevel expected the group to hold a few events a year, the perfect project after a career spent leveraging relationships into successful international business partnerships. Instead, RIIC, a volunteer, 501(c)6 not-for-profit organization, has become far more than a meetings venue, facilitating business deals between leading Israeli and Rhode Island aca
- Sep 3, 2020
International Women's Day 2020
In celebration of International Women’s Day, we salute the Rhode Island-Israel Collaborative (RIIC) women board members Dr. Katherine Gordon Attorney, Ella Hood Miriam A. Ross, Esq. Limor Spalt Kathy Therieau and also our women members and supporters of the RIIC for helping us to make a better world. #Internationalwomensday #IWD2020 #RIIC_ri #women #WomenLeadership #KatherineGordon #EllaHood #MiriamRoss #LimorSpalt #KathyTherieau
- Sep 3, 2020
Two RIIC events held December 3rd at Innovate Newport and December 4th in the Nelson Center, Provide
The first BIRD workshop held Tuesday, December 3rd at the Innovate Newport began with opening remarks given by Tuni Schartner, Director of Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Innovate Newport and Kate Grotteberg, Events, Development & Program Director of the Newport Chamber of Commerce who gave background on the Innovation Center and Avi Nevel, President & CEO of the Rhode Island-Israel Collaborative (RIIC) moderated the event and shared how the RIIC focuses on building relation
- Sep 3, 2020
Israel/Rhode Island Funding Opportunity, Up to $1,000,000. Workshop with Andrea Yonah, East Coast R
Don't Miss this Opportunity to Learn About Funding Provided by the BIRD Foundation The event is free to the public but registration is required. To register, go to this link. How does the BIRD Foundation Operate?
Any pair of companies, one Israeli and one U.S.-based, may apply jointly so long as they can demonstrate the combined capabilities and infrastructure to define, develop, manufacture, sell and support an innovative product based on industrial R&D.
The key criterion
- Sep 3, 2020
Israeli Women Leading Innovation with Dana Gavish Fridman, VP Entrepreneurship at Ben-Gurion Univers
Israeli Women Leading Innovation - Come and learn from Dana Gavish Fridman The event will be moderated by Ella Hood, board member of the RIIC Opening remarks will be by RI Representative Mia A. Ackerman, Deputy Majority Leader, Chairwoman, House Committee The event is free to the public but registration is required. To register go to this link. Dana Gavish-Fridman is Vice President of Entrepreneurship, BGN Technologies, and head of Entrepreneurship at Ben-Gurion University
- Sep 3, 2020
Learning Startup Culture - RI Latino Community Meets Israeli Innovation and High Tech Ecosystem
#IsraelEconomicMissiontoNorthAmericato #BIRDFoundation #OscarMejias #HinckleyAllen #riic #RhodeIslandIsrael #AviNevel #DavidHirsch #EllaHood #DanielMcKee
- Sep 3, 2020
Consulate General of Israel to New England hosted its Ninth Annual Executives Forum with guest speak
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 3, 2018 CONTACT: Benjamin Cowen-Whitman, Director of Community Relations (617) 697-7255 | community@boston.mfa.gov.il PRESS RELEASE: Israeli Consulate Hosts 9th Annual Executives Forum BOSTON –The Consulate General of Israel to New England hosted its Ninth Annual Executives Forum at the Museum of Science on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. About 100 US and Israeli business, political and community leaders, including guests from Rhode Island , Representativ
- Sep 3, 2020
FIRST OUT-OF-STATE ENGAGEMENT FOR RIIC BOARD MEMBERS AT THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY BIRD FOUNDATION EVENT I
Three of the RIIC board members, Misha Joukowsky, Ella Hood and Avi Nevel participated in the 40 year celebration event of the BIRD Foundation event on Wednesday, June 14th. One of the Rhode Island BIRD Foundation grant success stories mentioned at the event was of SoftWheel/Crawford High Performance Composites. (Crawford is owned by Misha Joukowsky, our board member). During the event, future collaboration between the RIIC and BIRD leadership was discussed. In the last f