Itinerary prepared by City of San Antonio International Relations Office

Israel October 20-28, 2017

Benefit to San Antonio:

The City will have the opportunity to discuss economic development opportunities with Israel in trade
and investment within a few of San Antonios key targeted industries and sectors including
cybersecurity, health & life sciences, big data and fintech. The delegation also travels to Israel to explore
and understand specific areas of the Israeli economy and where it aligns with San Antonio industry
sectors.

San Antonio established a Friendship City agreement with Tel Aviv, Israel in 2011. Israel is identified as a
target country in the San Antonio Trade & Investment Strategy launched in 2015.

These trips have proven effective at helping build relations abroad that aid not only in business
development but diplomatic relations, cultural sharing, educational opportunities and more.

Itinerary

Sunday, October 22, 2017

Breakfast meeting with The Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce hosted by the City of
Tel Aviv

Courtesy Meeting between Mayor Huldai and Mayor Nirenberg followed by lunch hosted by
Mayor of Tel Aviv.

Delegation to attend a briefing on the Innovation Eco-system.

Meeting with Boeing Israel

Dinner with Mr. Daniel Frankenstein, Co-founder and Managing Partner at JANVEST Capital
Partners

Monday, October 23, 2017

Breakfast meeting and country briefing by the representatives of the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv.

Visit The Platform, an International Accelerator for Urban Innovation hosted by the City of Tel
Aviv.

Meeting with Team8 Cybersecurity Think tank and Company Creation Platform

Meeting and tour of Tel Aviv University

Dinner with Members of Knesset

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Walking tour through UNESCO World Heritage designated section of Old Jerusalem with an
explanation of the history of the area.
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World Heritage Security Overview by Mr. Ami Metav to learn about security and the world
heritage site; how to maintain dignity of a historical site but at the same time uphold all the
necessary security and protection of the site.

Visit to Ben-Gurion University. Delegation welcomed by Prof. Porgador, Deputy Vice-President

and Dean for Research and Development and Mayor of Beer Sheva Ruvik Danilovich.

Visit to the National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev (NIBN) in Ben Gurion University
with Prof. Ohad Birk, Director of The Edgar de Picciotto Family National Institute for
Biotechnology in the Negev

Meet with Roy Zwebner, CEO, Gav-Yam Negev, Advanced Technologies Park Offices of Gav-Yam

Dinner at House of Simon Falic, Chairman and CEO of Duty Free America

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Made In JLM Meeting and Presentation

Visit to Knesset, Israels Parliament and Q&A with Members of Knesset.

Tentative for Mayor only: Meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Requested)

Comprehensive guided tour of Yad Vashem. (Holocaust Museum)

Councilman Trevio as head of Delegation in Israel starting afternoon of Oct 25-28

Meeting with representative from Israel New Tech.

Meeting with United Hatzalah- National Emergency Response Organization

Dinner hosted by leading Jerusalemite entrepreneurs

Thursday, October 26, 2017

Briefing by Mr. Jonathan Spyer The Changing Seasons of the Middle East

Meeting with BIO JERUSALEM.

Meeting with Mr. Gustavo Fuchs, Business and IP Intelligence Officer, Yissum Research
Development Company.

Tour and meeting at Psagot Winery (wines sourced by HEB)

Thursday, October 26, 2017

Meeting with Rebecca Caspi, Director General, The Jewish Federation of North America.
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Delegation Members (Names in red depart Israel mid-trip on October 25)

City of San Antonio

1. The Honorable Ron Nirenberg, Mayor, City of San Antonio

2. Mr. Roberto Trevio, Councilman District 1
3. Mrs. Alex Lopez, Assistant Director, Economic Development
4. Ms. Shahrzad Dowlatshahi, Chief Diplomacy & Protocol Officer

Trip Coordinators: San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Jewish Federation of SAT

5. Ms. Ronit Sherwin, CEO, Jewish Federation of San Antonio

6. Mr. Esteban Lopez, Chairman of the Board of the SAHCC & Chief Marketing Officer of Blue
Cross Blue Shield
7. Mr. Ramiro Cavazos, President & CEO, San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
8. Ms. Rebecca Q. Cedillo, Immediate Past Chairman, San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce
9. Ms. Brianna Dimas, San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Business and Civic Leaders

10. Rabbi Chaim Block

11. Mr. Robbie Greenblum, Founder & President, Greenblum Consulting
12. Mr. Louie Escareo, General Counsel, Duty Free America
13. Dr. Thomas Evans, President, University of the Incarnate Word
14. Mr. Will Garrett, Director, Cybersecurity San Antonio
15. Mr. J Randolph (Randy) Harig, Chairman of Texas Research and Technology Foundation &
President/CEO of VelocityTX
16. Mrs. Kay Harig, CEO OfficeSource Ltd and Board Member of Centro Alliance
17. Mr. Rey Cano, Vice President of International and Business Development, San Antonio
Economic Development Foundation
18. Mr. Morris Miller, President & CEO, Xenex Corp
19. Mr. Winslow Swart, Chief Inspiration Officer, Winslow Consulting
20. Mr. Alberto Altamirano, CEO & Co-founder, Cityflag
21. Mr. Mitchell Kaliff, President, Kaliff Insurance
22. Mr. Bruce Smiley-Kaliff, Vice President, Kaliff Insurance
23. Mr. Richard Vales, CTO, IPSecure
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Cost of the mission and funding sources:

Mayor Nirenberg and the Citys Chief Diplomacy and Protocol Officer will travel to both Israel
and Germany during this trip. Their costs will be approximately $10,000 each, which includes
airfare, hotel, transportation and per diem for food and misc. costs such as baggage.
o The Mayors travel to Israel and Germany will be paid for through the Citys
Economic Development Departments International Initiatives Fund, which is part of
the General Fund.
o Travel for the Chief Diplomacy and Protocol Officer comes from the International
Relations Office budget, which is funded by the Hotel Occupancy Tax.
Councilman Trevio and the EDD Assistant Director are traveling only to Israel and will continue
on with the trade mission for the full week after the Mayor departs. They have signed on to the
Hispanic Chamber of Commerces package and their costs will be approximately $10,000 each,
including airfare, hotel, transportation and per diem for food and misc. costs such as baggage.
o Councilman Trevios travel will be paid through 1) his respective City Council office
budget, which is also part of the General Fund; and, since he will be Head of
Delegation after the Mayor leaves, half of his costs will be paid by 2) EDDs
International Initiatives Fund.
o Travel for EDDs Assistant Director will come from the Economic Development
Departments International Initiatives Fund, which is part of the General Fund.