[Executive Sharing] Mr. Mankovski - Eucalyptus Ventures x HKUST MSc

Mr. Mankovski Profile:

Aaron’s tenure in venture capital started in 1996. Prior to joining the venture industry, Aaron had 16 years of experience in executive management in the high-technology sector in Israel and abroad. He previously was a sales executive at IBM.  Aaron holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science and Statistics from Tel Aviv University and served as a pilot in the Israeli Air Force.  Aaron served on the Board of Directors of Chromatis Networks (acquired by Lucent for $4.5B). He currently serves on numerous Boards of Pitango portfolios: Silk, Riskified, Tailor Brands, Drivenets, Tomorrow.io, Tabit, Tulip, Lumen and Formlabs, as well as having been an observer at JinkoSolar (NYSE: JKS) prior to the company’s IPO. Aaron was elected in 2009 to serve as the Chairman of the IATI (Israel Advanced Technology Industries) where he led the transformation of the organization from a venture capital organization to an organization representing the entire high-tech industry in Israel. Today it is the leading high-tech association in Israel.

• Co-founded and Managing Director of Eucalyptus Ventures
• Prior to founding Eucalyptus, he served as Corporate Vice President of Orbotech Ltd.(NASDAQ: ORBK), where he was responsible for worldwide operations, sales, and customer support
• Managing General Partner of Pitango Venture Capital since the merger of the Eucalyptus and Pitango management groups in 2000
• From 1986 to 1993, Aaron served as President and CEO of Orbotech, Inc, headquartered in Boston, MA, USA., where he also guided the merger of Orbot and Optrotech that led to the establishment of Orbotech

Event Agenda:

• Mr. Mankovski will share his experience and knowledge
• General overview on the high-tech industry in Israel
• Recent and current trends as well as future outlook
• Q&A