Ilan Regenbaum is an Israeli/American entrepreneur, investor, startup advisor and public speaker. He has experience working with a number of the top Israeli startups and venture capital firms. He was the director of Jerusalem’s first startup accelerator, and served as Chief Innovation Officer for the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, Interim Commander of the Air Force Innovation Department, and Founder of the Air Force's Accelerator. In these roles he worked to bridge the gap between the startup world and the military by bring innovative ideas and technologies into the IDF. He advises numerous startups and organizations, founded three companies, and also worked as a startup investor at two Israeli venture capital funds. Ilan founded the Israeli Venture Capital Forum, teaches at the Torah-Tech gap-year program in Tel Aviv, was an international lecturer for the Israeli Ministry of Diaspora Affairs, and volunteers with a number of organizations, including Birthright. He is a graduate of Yeshiva University, lives in Jerusalem and speaks about his experiences around the world.