my father since I was a child I love challenges and being different it was
challenges and being different it was
challenges and being different it was crucial for me not to do that same like
crucial for me not to do that same like
crucial for me not to do that same like others in the mainstream I still
others in the mainstream I still
others in the mainstream I still remember that instead of going up the
remember that instead of going up the
remember that instead of going up the stairs like the other kids I would cling
stairs like the other kids I would cling
stairs like the other kids I would cling to the outside rail and let my tiny feet
to the outside rail and let my tiny feet
to the outside rail and let my tiny feet flip in the air at that time it seemed
flip in the air at that time it seemed
flip in the air at that time it seemed to me like a challenge another challenge
to me like a challenge another challenge
to me like a challenge another challenge that I did not pick in my childhood was
that I did not pick in my childhood was
that I did not pick in my childhood was that my dear loving father had
that my dear loving father had
that my dear loving father had Parkinson’s disease so instead of him
Parkinson’s disease so instead of him
Parkinson’s disease so instead of him taking care of me I was the one who took
taking care of me I was the one who took
taking care of me I was the one who took care of him at the age of 19 I decided
care of him at the age of 19 I decided
care of him at the age of 19 I decided to go to the Technion to study civil
to go to the Technion to study civil
to go to the Technion to study civil engineering besides that mission I had
engineering besides that mission I had
engineering besides that mission I had another mission to accomplish which was
another mission to accomplish which was
another mission to accomplish which was to find a decent husband that would be
to find a decent husband that would be
to find a decent husband that would be okay with meridian engineer luckily both
okay with meridian engineer luckily both
okay with meridian engineer luckily both missions were accomplished
missions were accomplished
missions were accomplished [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] I’m a timid at the Technion very
I’m a timid at the Technion very
I’m a timid at the Technion very handsome young man right I optimistic
handsome young man right I optimistic
handsome young man right I optimistic restless and not afraid of hard work
restless and not afraid of hard work
restless and not afraid of hard work teknion usually is a hard experience for
teknion usually is a hard experience for
teknion usually is a hard experience for most of the people but what kept him
most of the people but what kept him
most of the people but what kept him going was the dream that one day he will
going was the dream that one day he will
going was the dream that one day he will be an electrical engineer and he will
be an electrical engineer and he will
be an electrical engineer and he will join the high tech scene that was
join the high tech scene that was
join the high tech scene that was looming in Israel during the 80s mainly
looming in Israel during the 80s mainly
looming in Israel during the 80s mainly in the defense and the security area it
in the defense and the security area it
in the defense and the security area it never occurred to him that upon
never occurred to him that upon
never occurred to him that upon graduating it will be almost impossible
graduating it will be almost impossible
graduating it will be almost impossible to find a job only because of security
to find a job only because of security
to find a job only because of security issues and because Arabs could not work
issues and because Arabs could not work
issues and because Arabs could not work in this field so here arriving at the
in this field so here arriving at the
in this field so here arriving at the fork in the road having to decide
fork in the road having to decide
fork in the road having to decide between two options either be
between two options either be
between two options either be underemployed as high school teachers in
underemployed as high school teachers in
underemployed as high school teachers in Nazareth or challenging the situation
Nazareth or challenging the situation
Nazareth or challenging the situation and starting our own high-tech company
and starting our own high-tech company
and starting our own high-tech company changing Nazareth the periphery and our
changing Nazareth the periphery and our
changing Nazareth the periphery and our future being naive is a competent that
future being naive is a competent that
future being naive is a competent that accompanied us during all the time and
accompanied us during all the time and
accompanied us during all the time and still live so we picked challenge number
still live so we picked challenge number
still live so we picked challenge number to start a high-tech company living in
to start a high-tech company living in
to start a high-tech company living in Haifa and after gaining a few years of
Haifa and after gaining a few years of
Haifa and after gaining a few years of experience he mad working with neuro
experience he mad working with neuro
experience he mad working with neuro scientists at the medical faculty in the
scientists at the medical faculty in the
scientists at the medical faculty in the Technion me working at a big
Technion me working at a big
Technion me working at a big construction firm and with our amazing
construction firm and with our amazing
construction firm and with our amazing one month year old Dima we decided it
one month year old Dima we decided it
one month year old Dima we decided it was time to go back home to Nazareth
was time to go back home to Nazareth
was time to go back home to Nazareth to fulfill the challenge that we
to fulfill the challenge that we
to fulfill the challenge that we committed ourselves to arriving to
committed ourselves to arriving to
committed ourselves to arriving to Nazareth both our parents thought that
Nazareth both our parents thought that
Nazareth both our parents thought that we lost it leaving to good-paying jobs
we lost it leaving to good-paying jobs
we lost it leaving to good-paying jobs to pursue such a stupid dream and
to pursue such a stupid dream and
to pursue such a stupid dream and actually their amazement was doubled
actually their amazement was doubled
actually their amazement was doubled when they understood that we were
when they understood that we were
when they understood that we were starting to companies one high-tech
starting to companies one high-tech
starting to companies one high-tech companies another company for CAD tools
companies another company for CAD tools
companies another company for CAD tools in for engineering and architectural
in for engineering and architectural
in for engineering and architectural design alpha omega and alpha can start a
design alpha omega and alpha can start a
design alpha omega and alpha can start a business you need the capital so we sold
business you need the capital so we sold
business you need the capital so we sold our better car and image for gave us
our better car and image for gave us
our better car and image for gave us four gold coins like these which were
four gold coins like these which were
four gold coins like these which were supposed to be used only on black days
supposed to be used only on black days
supposed to be used only on black days to sell and pursue the craziness renting
to sell and pursue the craziness renting
to sell and pursue the craziness renting to small offices in downtown nazareth
to small offices in downtown nazareth
to small offices in downtown nazareth sharing everything from fax machine to
sharing everything from fax machine to
sharing everything from fax machine to coffee cups that was the way that we
coffee cups that was the way that we
coffee cups that was the way that we bootstrapped both companies fast-forward
bootstrapped both companies fast-forward
bootstrapped both companies fast-forward 23 years later today alpha omega is
23 years later today alpha omega is
23 years later today alpha omega is considered a worldwide leader in
considered a worldwide leader in
considered a worldwide leader in neurosurgery
from Nazareth in the gallery brilliant
from Nazareth in the gallery brilliant Arab and Jewish employees develop and
Arab and Jewish employees develop and
Arab and Jewish employees develop and manufacture systems to help a neuro
manufacture systems to help a neuro
manufacture systems to help a neuro surgeons perform a procedure named deep
surgeons perform a procedure named deep
surgeons perform a procedure named deep brain stimulation DBS and help people
brain stimulation DBS and help people
brain stimulation DBS and help people with mural disorders come back to their
with mural disorders come back to their
with mural disorders come back to their normal life and the irony of life is
normal life and the irony of life is
normal life and the irony of life is that my dear father died before he had a
that my dear father died before he had a
that my dear father died before he had a chance to go through that procedure so I
chance to go through that procedure so I
chance to go through that procedure so I often think about them and try to
often think about them and try to
often think about them and try to imagine how would his and our life be if
imagine how would his and our life be if
imagine how would his and our life be if this DBS procedure had been discovered
this DBS procedure had been discovered
this DBS procedure had been discovered earlier with global presence from Israel
earlier with global presence from Israel
earlier with global presence from Israel the United States Europe and Asia we’re
the United States Europe and Asia we’re
the United States Europe and Asia we’re reaching out as one team fulfilling one
reaching out as one team fulfilling one
reaching out as one team fulfilling one mission doing the best that we can to
mission doing the best that we can to
mission doing the best that we can to help humanity but what about community
help humanity but what about community
help humanity but what about community all what we started was intended to
all what we started was intended to
all what we started was intended to impact the challenges that the Arab
impact the challenges that the Arab
impact the challenges that the Arab community have in Israel and the
community have in Israel and the
community have in Israel and the challenges that we are all having here
challenges that we are all having here
challenges that we are all having here in the Middle East to share with you
in the Middle East to share with you
in the Middle East to share with you some government numbers from 2014 more
some government numbers from 2014 more
some government numbers from 2014 more than fifty percent of Arab households or
than fifty percent of Arab households or
than fifty percent of Arab households or below poverty line Arab community is
below poverty line Arab community is
below poverty line Arab community is about twenty percent of the Israeli
about twenty percent of the Israeli
about twenty percent of the Israeli population yet we do contribute only
population yet we do contribute only
population yet we do contribute only eight percent to the GDP we contribute
eight percent to the GDP we contribute
eight percent to the GDP we contribute less than one percent to the export Arab
less than one percent to the export Arab
less than one percent to the export Arab employees is the high-tech industry two
employees is the high-tech industry two
employees is the high-tech industry two percent the list goes on and it gets
percent the list goes on and it gets
percent the list goes on and it gets more and more depressing so here i found
more and more depressing so here i found
more and more depressing so here i found and take responsibility for these
and take responsibility for these
and take responsibility for these numbers I’m the one who should start
numbers I’m the one who should start
numbers I’m the one who should start affecting those numbers changing these
affecting those numbers changing these
affecting those numbers changing these numbers and changing perceptions
starting by our children raising them as
starting by our children raising them as leaders and people who are eager to give
leaders and people who are eager to give
leaders and people who are eager to give back to their community continuing with
back to their community continuing with
back to their community continuing with our employees by changing our company’s
our employees by changing our company’s
our employees by changing our company’s mission statement statement mission
mission statement statement mission
mission statement statement mission sorry to include all four aspects
sorry to include all four aspects
sorry to include all four aspects company client employees and community
company client employees and community
company client employees and community and deciding as a company to invest in
and deciding as a company to invest in
and deciding as a company to invest in the three e’s which are education
the three e’s which are education
the three e’s which are education employment and entrepreneurship maybe by
employment and entrepreneurship maybe by
employment and entrepreneurship maybe by doing this we can change the numbers
doing this we can change the numbers
doing this we can change the numbers that i mentioned earlier but I
that i mentioned earlier but I
that i mentioned earlier but I constantly try to change myself first by
constantly try to change myself first by
constantly try to change myself first by rejecting perceptions by trying to act
rejecting perceptions by trying to act
rejecting perceptions by trying to act as role model by trying to create a
as role model by trying to create a
as role model by trying to create a culture that challenges your competences
culture that challenges your competences
culture that challenges your competences and not your genes by employing a
and not your genes by employing a
and not your genes by employing a diverse team of engineers and opening
diverse team of engineers and opening
diverse team of engineers and opening high tech working opportunities for high
high tech working opportunities for high
high tech working opportunities for high school graduates by encouraging
school graduates by encouraging
school graduates by encouraging employees who leave the company to open
employees who leave the company to open
employees who leave the company to open their own businesses and by working with
their own businesses and by working with
their own businesses and by working with other partners to try and make Nazareth
other partners to try and make Nazareth
other partners to try and make Nazareth high tech hub but above all loving what
high tech hub but above all loving what
high tech hub but above all loving what we do and having endless fashion to make
we do and having endless fashion to make
we do and having endless fashion to make this happen people change workplaces
this happen people change workplaces
this happen people change workplaces already for employees left the company
already for employees left the company
already for employees left the company to open their own business
to open their own business
to open their own business employing more and more people from the
employing more and more people from the
employing more and more people from the community looking at the small picture
community looking at the small picture
community looking at the small picture you would say they’re competing with us
you would say they’re competing with us
you would say they’re competing with us but looking at the bigger picture you
but looking at the bigger picture you
but looking at the bigger picture you see they are bringing the change it one
see they are bringing the change it one
see they are bringing the change it one day Malekith it takes two hands to clap
now that is today has more than 15 Arab
now that is today has more than 15 Arab own technology companies three
own technology companies three
own technology companies three satellites for global companies 22
satellites for global companies 22
satellites for global companies 22 incubators endless accelerators and
incubators endless accelerators and
incubators endless accelerators and hundreds of engineers who are employed
hundreds of engineers who are employed
hundreds of engineers who are employed in the high-tech industry more news to
in the high-tech industry more news to
in the high-tech industry more news to come soon you will be hearing more good
come soon you will be hearing more good
come soon you will be hearing more good things coming out of Nazareth my dream
things coming out of Nazareth my dream
things coming out of Nazareth my dream is to depart from this world leaving a
is to depart from this world leaving a
is to depart from this world leaving a stable company in Nazareth a management
stable company in Nazareth a management
stable company in Nazareth a management team that can take the company and the
team that can take the company and the
team that can take the company and the community to the next level for the
community to the next level for the
community to the next level for the coming generations naive trying not to
coming generations naive trying not to
coming generations naive trying not to be enslaved by my perceptions if I was
be enslaved by my perceptions if I was
be enslaved by my perceptions if I was different I might have missed on all of
different I might have missed on all of
different I might have missed on all of these opportunities including this
these opportunities including this
these opportunities including this opportunity
[Applause]
[Applause] so my dear friend next time you hear a
so my dear friend next time you hear a
so my dear friend next time you hear a tap community things Nazareth think
tap community things Nazareth think
tap community things Nazareth think medical device think entrepreneurship
medical device think entrepreneurship
medical device think entrepreneurship and think how technology can change
and think how technology can change
and think how technology can change community through empowering people but
community through empowering people but
community through empowering people but above all think I want to know more
above all think I want to know more
above all think I want to know more shukran
shukran
shukran [Applause]
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