Events

The students met with Dan Shalem, lecturer and senior consultant at Barry Katz Ltd. and participated in a workshop on effective communication, because communication is what influences the outcomes. Many people are unaware of their communication habits and of their ability to change them. Raising awareness together and providing students with tools and practical techniques for effective communication can improve the outcomes of their efforts and maximize their success within a short period of time. In this unique lecture, the students learned about different approaches to productive communication and acquired practical tools for interacting with the various figures they will encounter once they join the industry. They learned about creating mutual understanding, and motivating employees and partners and achieving their cooperation, while contending with objection and conflict.

The students met with Erez Webman and Boaz Palgi, graduates of the Faculty of Computer Science, serial entrepreneurs (Topio, ScaleIO, ExtremeIO), and current CTO & Founder and CEO & Founder (respectively) of Regatta. Erez and Boaz spoke with the students about their entrepreneurship journey, and debunked some common myths.

The students met with Michael Kagan, CTO at NVIDIA. Michael talked about his personal journey to the peak of technology and about the computational revolution of the past five years. Michael Kagan is one of Israel's technological leaders, and as CTO of NVIDIA, the microchip and AI global giant, he has a strong influence on the main aspects of contemporary technological development and on the employment of engineers in Israel.

The students met with Daniella Bar-Lev, a PhD student in the Faculty of Computer Science. Daniella received the Gutwirth Scholarship of Excellence and recently won the PCB prize in data sciences and the Blavatnik prize for outstanding Israeli doctoral students in computer science. Daniella is a graduate of the Lapidim program. She completed her BSc in computer science and mathematics at the Technion in 2019, and her MSc in computer science in 2021. Her research interests are algorithms, discrete mathematics, encryption theories, and DNA-based data storage.