TECHNION ALUMNI GO GLOBAL

Dr. Yael Woolf is a research fellow at the Centre for Public Health and Wellbeing, University of the West of England, Bristol. Her research focuses on green spaces, peoples perceptions of those spaces, and how this affects our health and wellbeing. She is a landscape architect, an urban planner, and – a proud Technion Alum! 

In this episode of Technion Alumni Go Global, Dr. Woolf tells us all about green spaces vs. open spaces, the benefits of walking barefoot on grass, and how she fell in love with post-industrialist canals.

Host: Jonathan Gal of SHEMMA

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An expert in the field of healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship, Yonat Granot has been managing, consulting and mentoring companies and entrepreneurs, for over 20 years. She is currently Tel Aviv senior life-science innovation officer for the Royal Innovation Center Denmark (under foreign office and higher education), and of course – she's a proud Technion Alum!

 
In this episode of Technion Alumni Go Global, Granot tells us about her international career, using just the right amount of good old Israeli chutzpah while helping Europeans develop a ‘startup nation’ mindset, and about the Danish concept of ‘Janteloven'.

Host: Jonathan Gal of SHEMMA

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Galit Shmueli is the Tsing Hua Distinguished Professor at the Institute of Service Science, College of Technology Management, National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan.  Prof. Shmueli also serves as Vice President for Global Affairs at the university, and is the author of multiple books. She is a truly world-renowned authority in her fields of data science and business analytics, and – a proud Technion Alum!

 
In this episode of Technion Alumni Go Global, she tells us all about her years living in the unique country of Bhutan, the difference between prediction and causality, how a British monk changed her life, and why we should all come to study in Taiwan. 

Host: Jonathan Gal of SHEMMA

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Ilan Ben Meir is a Senior Board Advisor at Starry Group; an entrepreneur who has spent the last 18 years in Hong Kong and China; the founder of a vertically integrated manufacturing plant, and a proud Technion alum!

 
In this episode of Technion Alumni Go Global, we discuss his life and work in East Asia, his deep appreciation for the local culture, and his passion for vertically integrated manufacturing — from the smallest screw to the final product.

We also talk about how he bridges the gap between artists and engineers, fosters collaboration across our complex region, and much more...

Host: Jonathan Gal of SHEMMA

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Lior Jankelson is professor of medicine and biomedical engineering at NYU, where he is a Cardiac Electrophysiologist,

and serves as director of the Inherited Arrhythmia Program; as well as leading the “AI in Cardiology group”. He is an entrepreneur, a surfer, and – a proud Technion Alum!

In this episode we talk about A.I and the human heart, the differences between "plumbers" and "electricians" (in cardiology...), the origins of the now legendary BizTec program, and much more...

Host: Jonathan Gal of SHEMMA

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Reach out to prof. Jankelson here if you want to know more about fellowships in cardiovascular artificial intelligence & electrophysiology at NYU.

Or Yochanan is a real-estate and relocation entrepreneur based in Austin, Texas - where he chose to relocate after spending some time in Silicon Valley.  He is the founder of The Investory and 'Austin Connections Group”; and these days he's also doing exciting things as a content creator, podcaster, and youtuber extraordinaire.

In this episode we talk about the big dreams and sometimes harsh realities of relocating to the U.S. for high powered jobs in tech, and how Or's frustration with that industry led him to a new life in real estate; we hear about Austin and what makes it such an attractive destination for anyone who, like Or himself, hopes to get a shot at the American dream; we talk about creating content online for Israelis all around the world, and much more...

Host: Jonathan Gal of SHEMMA

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You can find Or Yochanan's youtube page right here; and make sure to listen to his podcast here. 

Maia Hirsch is a Technion-trained mechanical engineer, and first year robotics PhD candidate at Cornell University, where she researches wearable haptics; while also - creating robotic fashion pieces that have been showcased at New York Fashion Week.

At only 24 years of age, she is already impressing many, both in tech and in fashion, with her creations that have gone viral on social media; and in this episode we hear from her about such varied topics as: living in four different countries, not always by choice; what will astronauts on mars, or users in the metaverse, actually feel on their skin? How covid, the war in Israel, and the situation in Venezuela completely upended her life – but also somehow gave her some great opportunities; and how tech can help us receive a hug from a loved one, on the other side of the world.

Host: Jonathan Gal of SHEMMA

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You can follow Maia on Instagram here - @MaiaHirschLab || Fashion Robotics

Dr. Yael Pilowsky Bankirer is a psychoanalyst and a poet, based in Cambridge, UK. She is a medical doctor and holds a PhD in Gender Studies and psychoanalysis. She is a member of the Site for Contemporary Psychoanalysis in London, and a co-editor of Sitegeist - A journal of Psychoanalysis and Philosophy.

This episode is a little different: we talk more than we usually do, about our inner lives, about consciousness and emotions… about gender and philosophy and poetry… with a guest who started out studying internal medicine, and then took turn after turn through psychiatry and psychoanalysis, feminist philosophy and more. In this conversation, we cover such far-ranging topics as: circumcision, menopause, and living abroad with Hebrew speaking kids. As a special treat - we even get a chance to hear some of Yael's poetry.

Host: Jonathan Gal of SHEMMA

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You can find Yael Pilowsky Bankirer's book of poetry (in Hebrew) - here.

And her book about circumcision in Freud’s writing is available here.

Dr. Assaf Glazer is CEO at Vinst, an exciting Israeli foodtech startup that offers an AI-powered cooking app, to help users organize recipes, personalize meals, and elevate the home-cooking experience… as well as a platform where you can print your very own family cookbook.

A serial entrepreneur in a variety of areas where he finds passion, Glazer previously founded Nanit, a company that, among other things, raised over $75M in capital, and very successfully develops smart baby monitors - integrating AI and sleep science to help overall wellbeing for babies.
 

In this episode, recorded in Tel-Aviv, Israel, Glazer talks about how Covid sent him on a journey that included culinary school and restaurant work; and how going through the Oct. 7th attack at a farming community in southern Israel, led him to put together a very meaningful project - that also sounds quite delicious!

Host: Jonathan Gal of SHEMMA

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Or Marantz is a doctorate candidate at the Nagoya University, specializing in sustainable communities development in rural Japan. She also serves as ‘open innovation analyst’ at NGLI, which is an Israeli company that provides services of open innovation to Japanese clients.

In this episode, she talks about the different things she learned from working with Italian and Japanese colleagues, the link between digital nomads and de-population, as well as what she saw on the Pacific Crest Trail... that made her seek out a career in renewable energy.

Host: Jonathan Gal of SHEMMA

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