Calcalist's Third Annual Mind the Tech Conference Opens in New York

Calcalist’s third annual Mind the Tech conference opened with a cocktail party Wednesday at The Standard, High Line hotel at the Meatpacking District of Manhattan.

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There are over 9,000 startup companies in New York, with a total market capitalization of $70 billion, hundreds of which are Israeli, Inon Elroy, the economic minister to North America for the Israeli Ministry of Economy and Industry, said in the event. His office is responsible for connecting Israeli and American companies and host delegations, Elroy explained.

For the past two years, Mind the Tech has become one of the key events of the Israeli tech sector, bringing together entrepreneurs, investors, and business partners from the U.S. and Israel for three days of networking and business development. The event is held in collaboration with the city of Jerusalem, Israel’s Bank Leumi and its digital banking subsidiary Leumitech.