Expand your horizons, gain strategic foresight, and learn vicariously through direct exposure to the world’s sharpest minds. Maximus Directors Vanessa Gavan and James Keeler are joined by Chemi Peres, one of Israel’s foremost venture capital and innovation pioneers with a portfolio of some 230 global hi-tech companies in our first taster session of The Expedition. As the son of the late Israeli President and Nobel Peace Laureate, Shimon Peres, Chemi is an integral part of the thriving Israeli innovation scene and a key player on the global entrepreneurial stage.
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