ITTS & HFN were honored to host Hon. Dr. Hamisi Kigwangalla, Tanzania Minister of Tourism & Natural Ressources on his first trip to Israel. He was accompanied by H.E. Mr Job Daudi Masima, Ambassador of the United Republic of Tanzania to the State of Israel.
They shared a fascinating conversation about the innovative travel Tech Space in Israel with ITTS Founder Mr. Itai Green, Israel's role in Impact investing with Ms. Janet Pahima from, HFN, and the leading work of SID - Israel and Israel Nature & Parks Authorirty (INPA) about a potential cooperation with Israel.
Who is ITTS?
In a world where borders are disappearing, the global travel tech industry is fast becoming one of the most competitive industries. A Community of over 300 Israeli travel tech startups have set their sights on this US$8 trillion a year industry. With a booming tech ecosystem that has produced companies such as Mobileye, Waze, Gett, Moovit, and many more, Israel is currently the country with the most potential for innovation in the travel space.
Herzog, Fox & Ne'eman ("HFN") is a full-service commercial law firm located in Tel Aviv, Israel. The firm employs over 400 lawyers, of whom more than 90 are partners.
The firm was founded in 1972 by three prominent lawyers: Chaim Herzog, later to become Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, member of the Israeli Knesset and finally the sixth President of the State of Israel; Michael Fox, who established a successful London law firm before immigrating to Israel, known for his corporate work and his legal contributions to the development of the infrastructure, energy and natural resources of Israel; Dr. Ya'akov Ne'eman, author of numerous publications on tax law and respected tax advisor to the government and major local and foreign corporations, later serving as Israeli Minister of Finance and Minister of Justice. The firm joined Ius Laboris, the international law firm network, in 2012.
SID-Israel is the Israeli branch of the Society for International Development (SID), a global forum of individuals and organizations in the field of sustainable economic and social development. Founded in 1957, SID currently boasts over 3,000 members in 80 countries and 45 branches around the world. SID influences development related policy by virtue of its special consultative status in various international organizations, including: UNFPA, UNICEF, ILO, FAO, ECOSOC, UNEP and others.
SID-Israel is an umbrella organization with 66 member organizations, which works with the Israeli government and Israeli humanitarian actors. We aim to galvanize Israeli society to broad involvement in the field of international development and foreign aid through the creation of a platform for professional joint action and dialogue. SID-Israel promotes and advances study, professional trainings, capacity building and local and international networking and acts to create an enabling environment for individuals, organizations, and government agencies in Israel in the field of international development and aid work.
The Israel Nature and Parks Authority (INPA) was established as two entities (which were unified in 1998), based on a law passed by the Knesset in 1963, for the purpose of fulfilling the goals of the National Parks Law, the Nature Reserves and Commemoration Sites Law and the Wildlife Protection Law.