Former VP of Engineering & R&D at Plasan Ltd., Eylam led a team of more than 200 top engineers and scientists. Eylam has vast experience in translating technology ideas into commercialized products, with particular expertise in agricultural automation and orchard irrigation. Eylam holds a BSc in Mechanical Systems Engineering from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.

Former VP of Marketing & Business Development at Store Next, Retalix, Keren led the implementation of the company’s information services, achieving a leadership position in the retail market. She has also acted as business development consultant to leading companies: Coca Cola IL, Adama, eBay. Keren holds a BA in Economics and Asian Studies and an MBA in Marketing & Entrepreneurship, both from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Former VP Sales & Marketing in SCR by AllFlex (Today called Antelliq which become part of Merck/MSD animal health division recently). Ori played a significant role in the rapid growth of SCR for 18 years, helping to bring the company to a leading global position in animal monitoring technologies that enhance the efficiency and profitability of dairy farms. Before SCR, Ori held various roles in the IT and dairy sectors. Ori holds a BSc in Computer Science from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.

Ed brings to Edete his extensive experience in business development, leadership, and problem-solving. His superpower is building world-class companies by combining his skills, experiences, and entrepreneurial energy. Prior to joining Edete, Ed founded and scaled a food, beverage, and agricultural consulting agency where he helped leadership teams leverage process improvement strategies to improve operational efficiencies within their organizations and become “world-class”. Prior to that, Ed was the President & CEO of CherrCo Inc., the largest tart cherry cooperative in North America. Before heading to the tart cherry industry, Ed worked for Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds in various roles and departments, including engineering, maintenance, operations, finance, IT, and human resources. Ed is an active member of his community participating in several boards, committees, and organizations. Ed holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Cal Poly SLO. Ed loves to surf, fly airplanes and explore the planet with his family.

Asaf worked at the research department at Plasan Ltd. as a terminal ballistics engineer and then as a program engineering manager in its Composite Material division. Prior to Plasan he worked at Multisource as an operations manager and at Mellanox as a technology project manager. Asaf is an expert in machine-environment relationship, FTIR spectroscopy signal analysis, finite-element analysis, program engineering management, terminal ballistics and shock waves. He holds an MSc in Agriculture Engineering from the Technion – Israel Institute of technology.

Meital joins Edete from Elbit Systems, where she headed up the Environmental Engineering department, responsible for the design and testing of all the company’s products across four professional groups: structural & dynamic analysis, flow & thermal analysis, environmental lab, and reliability testing. At Elbit, she also served as program manager, leading a wide range of technical projects for Helicopter solutions. Meital has extensive experience leading large-scale groups of engineers and multidisciplinary teams in multi-million-dollar projects. In addition, she is an expert in finite element analysis and dynamic measurements.

Meital holds a Bachelor of Science and MSC in Agricultural Engineering from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.

Oded holds a BSc in Agricultural Engineering and an MSc in Civil Engineering, both from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. Prior to Edete, Oded worked at Plasan Sasa Ltd. in research, occupant survivability, and product development. Oded has experience and expertise in finite element analysis, multibody analysis, computer-aided design, integration of actuators and sensors, and component manufacturing.

Prior to joining Edete, Gilad worked for about 10 years in research, development and engineering of artillery systems at Elbit Land Systems. Gilad led and took part in numerous system designs from concept on paper all the way up to realization as a complete product. Gilad has experience and expertise in designing dynamic mechanisms and systems that work under heavy shock loads, designing mechanically complex mechanisms, dampening shocks and vibrations, strength analysis using the finite element method (FEM), manufacturing design and realization of design.

Amit brings to Edete extensive experience in the operation of agricultural and technological equipment, accumulated in a long career providing tree pruning services during his life on kibbutz, and as a partner in “Magnus International Search and Rescue”. He served for several years as the community director in the locality of Mikhmanim and is a grower of olives used in the production of olive oil.  Amit contributes to the community as a member of a local search and rescue unit and has helped save the lives of numerous hikers.

Gal brings to Edete extensive expertise in pollination and tree biology, following his position as a researcher at MIGAL Northern R&D, where he was the lead in applied pollination research for a variety of cultivars such as apple, pear, plum, almond, kiwifruit, litchi, and avocado. All of his projects led to increased income for local growers and gave rise to multiple publications of peer-reviewed papers in this field.

Gal holds a PhD in Horticulture from the Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (his thesis was on Gametophytic self-incompatibility (GSI) in Japanese plum, Prunus salicina), and an MSc thesis from Tel-Aviv University. Gal’s research covers GSI implications on the genetic control system, its implications in orchard design, and appropriate bee management to overcome semi-compatibility in order to enhance yields.

Gili brings more than eight years of experience in agriculture horticulture and is a certified vintner and wine maker.

Prior to Edete he served as a research assistant at the Migal Galilee Research Institute, where he conducted field and lab research on bee pollination of various crops. Gili also served as a vintner and wine maker in several leading Israeli wineries (Amphorae, Carmel) over a period of eight years. He himself is a vine grower and produces his own white wine.

In addition to having studied medicine for 4 years at UNIOB (Italy), Gili is a graduate of the Cellar Master course at Tel Hai College (Israel), and the Vineyard and Wine Trades program at CFPPA (France) and Ohalo College in Katzrin (Israel).

Elkana brings more than 15 years of experience in industrial agriculture, including a period managing his own organic farm. Prior to joining Edete, he served as head of soil management at Kibbutz Ein Harod, where he gained invaluable experience in machinery-soil-crop interaction, and he continues to consult on soil preservation at the kibbutz. During his five years as an organic vegetable grower, Elkana added know-how about small-scale organic cultivation to his extensive agricultural experience. He studied agriculture for three years at the Hebrew University as part of a BA program.

Eran is a computer vision and machine learning expert with over 25 years of combined industry and academic expertise. He specializes in building and inventing machines and algorithms that solve challenging problems,
especially in areas calling for curiosity, creativity and expertise in artificial intelligence, computational science, probability theory, and
foundation models. Noteworthy achievements include developing a video-search engine acquired by Microsoft;  Co-founding two startups for detecting and preventing suspicious
behavior on social media platforms; Inventing a multiscale distillation pipeline that enables running AI at lower costs and on edge devices;  and creating a scalable, secure, and unbiased recognition model for smart homes.

Gil Perlberg is an IP Development executive focusing on the creation of high-value IP portfolios.  Drawing on more than 25 years of senior R&D and product management experience, Gil specializes in aligning the protection of intellectual property with business objectives and R&D innovation. 

His previous positions include Vice President of IP at Shellcase Ltd., a semiconductor IP company, Chief Operating Officer at Hybrid Razor, Ltd., a consumer product company, and Vice President of Product Development and Engineering at TraceGuard Inc., a homeland security company. Gil also facilitates innovation sessions at local and international companies, specializing in IP generation and new product development. He is a named inventor on more than 25 US patents.

A graduate of the Technion (Israel) in Mechanical Engineering, Gil holds M.Sc. degrees in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from Drexel University (PA) and an MBA from New York University (NY).  He is also a graduate of the Technion Institute of Management.

Prior to joining Edete, Yuval has spent 29 years at the Mekorot Water Corporation, focusing on the company’s Information Technology activities.  As part of Mekorot, Yuval specialized in building and managing distributed infrastructure and supporting onsite and offsite users. Yuval holds a BSc. from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (Computer Science) at the Technion Institute and an MA from the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Haifa University in crisis management.

Astar has 15 years of experience in digital transformation, including information systems, data digitization, and social media campaigns. Prior to joining Edete,  Astar served as Director of Digitization at the Tivon Community Center Network and implemented information systems at the Israel Electric Corporation, the Israel Police, and more. 

Outside of work, Astar is highly involved in voluntary and social causes. She supports and leads women’s organizations in the advancement of gender equality and played an active role in realizing the adoption of the UN Convention on Gender Equality by her local council – making Kiryat Tivon the first community in Israel to make this move.

Astar graduated with a BA in Human Resource Management at Emek Yizrael Academic College and a certification in Management and Marketing on Social Media.