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Zohar Shpilt Mayer was born in northern Israel in 1991, and raised in Mazkeret Batya. She is married to Guy and a mother to Romi. She moved to Jerusalem in 2012 to pursue three consecutive degrees in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem: a B.Sc. in Chemistry and Biology, completed in 2015; an M.Sc. in Chemistry in the group of Prof. Itamar Willner, in the field of nano-biotechnology, completed in 2017; and a Ph.D. in Chemistry in the group of Prof. Edit Y. Tshuva, which specializes in Titanium-based chemotherapeutics, scheduled to be completed in 2023. During her M.Sc. and Ph.D., she worked as a teaching assistant in several courses in the university, among which are “Organic Chemistry A” for B.Sc. chemistry students, “General Chemistry for Bio-Medical Students”, “General Chemistry Lab for Biology Students”, and “Material Chemistry Lab”. Her research interests include working on the interface between chemistry and biology, in the hopes that better understanding the biological mechanisms of different diseases, and specifically cancer, will enable to improve the treatment options we can provide humanity as chemists.

Dr. Itay Gat graduated from the esteemed Israeli military Talpiyot program, and later served in the IDF research and development corps. He received his Ph.D. from the Institute of Computer Science of the Hebrew University, focusing on brain sciences. Following his army service, as a proud member of the Start-Up Nation, he worked in Israeli Hi-Tech: first in the field of speech processing, and then as a researcher at Compugen, where he led a research group in the area of computational medicine. In 2003 Itay joined Mobileye, where he eventually became senior VP, and shared Mobileye’s dream to make this world a safer place. Throughout the following 15 years, Itay was privileged to work towards making the Advance Driving Assistance Systems an every-day reality. Mobileye achieved what only a few believed possible, becoming the innovative leader in this field: As of 2021 more than 100 million cars worldwide were equipped with these safety systems, saving countless lives. Today Mobileye, currently an Intel company, is leading the next revolution – Autonomous Driving.

Since his early years, Itay nursed another passion – the love for the land of Israel, its scenery, archeology, wild-life and unique history. He is particularly fascinated by the amazing city in which he lives – Jerusalem - by its history, inhabitants, stones as well as its conflicts. In 2018, with a feeling of accomplishment regarding his role in advancing road safety, he felt he could now embark on a new career as a full time tour guide. In this capacity, he can now fulfill his passion and direct his energy towards conveying this love of the land to Israelis and tourists alike.

Doron Avital holds a PhD from Columbia University in the City of New York in Logic and Philosophy (2004). He completed his BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science (1985), and his MA (Summa Cum Laude) at the Cohen Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas at Tel Aviv University (1996). He held key positions in the IDF Intelligence (1977-1995) culminating with the position of Chief-Commanding-Officer of Israel’s most distinguished elite unit (1992-4). He was awarded Columbia University’s Presidential Fellowship (1995-2001) and numerous IDF military and special operations awards.

Upon returning to Israel, Dr. Avital headed the Georges Leven High-Tech Management School at Tel Aviv University, and later established and directed the BRM Institute of Technology and Society at the Faculty of Management. In the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Dr Avital held the prestigious post of the Director-General of the Jewish National and University Library. Alongside his academic pursuit, Dr Avital served as a consultant and venture partner to one of Israel's leading venture capital firms, Evergreen Venture Partners.

With the 2009 elections Dr Avital joined politics and served on behalf the Kadima party as MP in the 18th Knesset, Israel parliament. Dr Avital served on the Foreign and Security committee as well as the Constitution committee and led the parliamentary Knesset delegation to the Council of Europe.Dr Avital is the author of "Logic in Action" (Kineret: Zemorah-Bitan 2012) that offers a 21st century novel look on Logic, reasoning and decision making.

https://www.worldcat.org/title/logikah-be-peulah-logic-in-action/oclc/816033414

http://www.linkedin.com/in/doronavital

Yochanan Bartholomew is a Dedicated, resourceful education professional with proven ability to create and monitor policies and practices that promote a safe learning environment for all learners  making leaning fun and enjoyable engaging the mind, soul and spirit of his students because of his Superb communication and team-building skills. He has been in education for 22 years education students from ages 11 to 70. He was not only an English teacher in primary and high schools but also a Head Master, Head of Year and Academic Dean for 10 of those years. Having lived and taught in three different countries (The United States, United Kingdom and Israel) he is a very versatile and dynamic teacher with a likable personality. Although born and educated in the UK, he received his first Bachelors degree in New York's Pace University and his second at The University of London. His Master's degree is in Education from The University of London and he is presently working on his Phd. Although previously lived in Israel he recently made Aliyah with his wife and two children and reside in Jerusalem. He writes short stories as a hobby and love to facilitate cross culture dialogue to foster a better understanding among diverse societies.