- Short answer: pick by the stage you're booking for
- Which stage, which speaker
- The big-picture main stage
- The leadership offsite
- The technology and security conference
- The hands-on team session
- An English-language business stage: my entry
- Keynote or workshop? Four steps to a shortlist
- Frequently asked questions
Book by the stage: Yuval Noah Harari for a big-picture main stage, Lior Zoref for a leadership offsite and Keren Elazari for a security conference. For a practical business session in English there's me, Lilach Bullock, who also chose these names. Whoever you book for an event in Israel, settle the room size, the audience's language and a session outline first.
The quickest way to pick a speaker is to picture the room first. A hall of a thousand people wants something different from twelve directors at an offsite, and a developer meetup wants something different again. So I've sorted this by the kind of stage, not by fame.
One thing that catches organisers out here is language. Alex Kap's site runs in English, Hebrew and Russian, Yuval Avidani's in Hebrew and English, and Yaakov Tzedek's in Hebrew only. If your audience is international, check the language of the session before you look at anything else.
Nobody here is numbered; these are simply speakers worth a look for an Israeli event. Speaker details come from each one's own site or official page, checked as of Nov 2026, and if that page names no location, neither do I. Not everyone here is a full-time keynote speaker, and I've said so where it matters.
Short answer: pick by the stage you're booking for
I'd look at Harari for a big public stage if his calendar allows, Zoref for a leadership team that's stuck on decisions, and Elazari anywhere the worry is risk. For a team that needs to start building on Monday, I'd look at Avidani for a technical crowd, Tzedek for a Hebrew-speaking one, or me for an English-speaking business crowd.
I'd skip anyone who can't send you a session outline, and I'd skip choosing on fame alone. The famous name fills the hall; the right name changes what people do the following week.
Which stage, which speaker
| The stage | Speakers | What the audience gets |
|---|---|---|
| Big-picture main stage | Yuval Noah Harari, Amnon Shashua | The long view of information, AI and the companies built on it |
| Leadership offsite | Lior Zoref, Alex Kap | Better decisions with AI, and a business-first plan |
| Technology or security conference | Keren Elazari, Avrohom Gottheil | The security angle on AI; enterprise and B2B technology |
| Hands-on team session | Yuval Avidani, Yaakov Tzedek, Amitay Boneh | Building with AI, in Hebrew or English |
| English-language business event | Lilach Bullock (me) | Practical AI for owners and marketing teams |
The big-picture main stage
Yuval Noah Harari. His official site describes him as a historian, philosopher and the bestselling author of Sapiens, Homo Deus and Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI. Its biography says he was born in Israel in 1976, received his PhD from the University of Oxford in 2002 and has been a lecturer in the Department of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Its media section lists recent talks on AI, such as 'AI is hacking the code of civilization' at Leadership Forum 2026. He's a historian, not an AI practitioner, so choose him for the long view and not a tool demo. His site points talk invitations to an events calendar, so check that first.
Amnon Shashua. His Mobileye leadership page says he's president and CEO of Mobileye and a professor of computer science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and it lists the 2023 Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement and the 2025 TIME100 AI list. That's a leadership bio, not a speaker page, and it says nothing about speaking, so I won't suggest he takes invitations. He's here because his name comes up when people ask about AI speakers in Israel, and because a company-builder on a technology-future stage is a different thing from a commentator.
The leadership offsite
Lior Zoref. His site describes him as a keynote speaker, researcher and bestselling author connecting collective intelligence and artificial intelligence, with talks on combining human insight with AI for better decisions. It says he holds a PhD in crowdsourcing from Bar-Ilan University and spent fourteen years at Microsoft, most recently as Vice President of Marketing for Consumer and Online Services. It also says he once brought a live ox onto the TED stage to show the wisdom of crowds, and it lists a talk called 'We are smarter than ME'. The trade-off: the talk is about collective intelligence first and AI second, which suits a leadership team that argues about decisions.
Alex Kap. His site describes him as an AI business strategist and international keynote speaker who helps leadership teams with AI strategy and practical implementation, with technical delivery through a firm called AIFB. It lists selected events including World AI Show Dubai, AIBC / SiGMA Summit Dubai, Israel Tech Week Miami and The AI Shift Tel Aviv, and the site runs in English, Hebrew and Russian. The page is built to sell consulting too, so expect a talk tied to his services. The real pro is that it's business-first, which a leadership room usually wants.
The technology and security conference
Keren Elazari. Her site describes her as an internationally recognized security analyst, researcher, author and speaker, and says she's the first Israeli woman to give a TED talk at the official TED Conference. It says she founded BSidesTLV and the Leading Cyber Ladies network, and that she's a senior researcher at the Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center at Tel Aviv University. Cyber security is her field, and her page doesn't say she gives an AI-specific keynote, so think of her as the security angle on AI: hackers, risk and trust.
Avrohom Gottheil. His speaking page says he speaks on enterprise technology, customer proof, digital transformation and the future of B2B, and lists topics including IoT strategy for smart enterprises and global IoT best practices. It says he has 25 years of corporate, telecom and technology experience. I'll be plain: his page doesn't call him an AI speaker, so I won't either. He's here for B2B and enterprise technology conferences where AI sits inside a wider technology programme.
The hands-on team session
Yuval Avidani. His site describes him as a technologist and technical content creator with about 18 years in development, research, cybersecurity and machine learning, and as host of the AI segment on Channel 12 News. The site has Hebrew and English versions and leans towards developers, so he suits a technical team that wants a builder's view of AI rather than a strategy talk.
Yaakov Tzedek. His site, which is in Hebrew, describes him as a lecturer in artificial intelligence and an AI expert who brings AI into organisations, and lists lectures, courses and workshops. The aicenter.co.il creators index lists him as based in Caesarea, running AI workshops, lectures and training for organisations, managers and teams. Because his site is Hebrew-language, confirm the session language before you plan around him.
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Amitay Boneh. His site's own description says it offers practical AI workshops and training for product teams, covering AI implementation, vibe coding and no-code AI agents. Only that description was readable, so I'll call it what it says: workshops, not keynotes. He fits after a keynote, when a product team wants to try things.
An English-language business stage: my entry
Since the shortlist is mine, a little scepticism about this entry is fair. I'm an AI keynote speaker and implementation consultant, not an academic, a futurist or a speaker bureau. I'm British and work in English with clients worldwide, in person and online, so I fit an event that runs in English. I've spoken at more than 100 events, including TEDxBolton and Oxford University, and I've spent 23 years in marketing.
My keynote runs 45 to 60 minutes for a larger group and stays practical: what AI does in a team's daily work, which jobs to hand it first, and how to keep it safe. If the room wants to build afterwards, I run a 90-minute workshop or a series of shorter sessions over a few weeks, hands-on and built on the team's own tasks. There's more on my keynote page for events in Israel.
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Keynote or workshop? Four steps to a shortlist
- Picture the room: its size, seniority and language. That alone cuts this list in half.
- Decide whether people should leave thinking differently or doing something differently. The first is a keynote; the second is a workshop.
- Ask each name for a session outline and one full recorded talk, then watch the whole thing, not the trailer.
- Check that the topic on their own page matches your brief. A security analyst, a historian and a tool builder will all say 'AI' and mean very different talks.
If you're running an event outside Israel too, my wider list of AI keynote speakers by type of room works the same way. And if you want background for your own opening remarks, my overview of AI in Israel is a good starting point.
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Frequently asked questions
Who are the best AI keynote speakers in Israel?
Pick by the stage you're filling. Yuval Noah Harari suits a big-picture main stage, Lior Zoref and Alex Kap suit leadership events, Keren Elazari covers security and Yuval Avidani works well with technical teams. I chose these names (I'm Lilach Bullock) and added my own as the English-language practitioner.
How do I choose an AI keynote speaker for an event?
Start with the room: its size, seniority and language. Then decide whether you want people thinking differently or doing something differently, ask for a session outline, and watch one full talk before you commit.
Do AI speakers in Israel speak in English?
Some sites show more than one language. Alex Kap's site runs in English, Hebrew and Russian and Yuval Avidani's in Hebrew and English, while Yaakov Tzedek's is in Hebrew. I speak in English. Always confirm the session language before you sign.
What's the difference between a keynote and a workshop?
A keynote is a talk to a larger group that changes how people think about a topic. A workshop is smaller and hands-on, so people leave having done something. Mine run 45 to 60 minutes as a keynote and 90 minutes as a workshop.
How long should an AI keynote be?
Long enough for one idea to land, which for my own talks means 45 to 60 minutes; if people need to practise, add a workshop instead of stretching the talk.
