Prof. Menahem Blondheim

Prof. Menahem Blondheim is the head of the Hebrew University’s Communication Department and Chairman of the Smart Family Institute of Communications. A Harvard University MA and PhD, he won fellowships from the NEH, the Smithsonian Institution, the Library of Congress, and the University of Pennsylvania.

He authored numerous books and articles on communication and information technologies past and present, and has worked and consulted for central players in the media and high-tech scene.

He is also a frequent interviewee and contributor to global media outlets spanning Al-Jazeera and IBA (Israel Broadcast Authority), the AP and China’s news service.

He heads Israel’s National Library’s advisory committee on digitization, and serves as chair of the Spielberg Film Archives.

Yossi Tsuria

Yossi Tsuria, consultant and entrepreneur, was until recently the CTO of NDS (www.nds.com) in charge of technology and business development.

He got is MSc at Weisman Institute and then join NDS as one of the founders, During his long serve at NDS, he lead many digital TV revolutions, including the PVR, Advance Security Solutions, Interactive TV and more.

As a top inventor, Yossi has more than 40 patents in the fields of security and new media.