Our Team
Sophie Ehrlich, Biomed Manager
Yoni Dolgin,
Cleantech Manager
Yoni is the Cleantech Manager at the UK Embassy in Israel’s UK Israel Tech Hub. Yoni leads on all Hub cleantech activities, facilitating delegations, networking events, and bespoke programmes for British corporates seeking to partner with Israeli cleantech solutions.
Yoni also works with Israeli companies to develop strategies for growth and development, positioning the UK as the ideal partner to provide sources of partnership, capital and market opportunities.
Prior to joining the Embassy, Yoni worked as an analyst at a leading Israeli environmental consulting firm, Assif-Strategies Ltd., where he advised top Israeli corporations and cleantech companies on aligning business strategies with environmental values.
Yoni holds an Sc.B. in Environmental Science from Brown University, where he wrote an honours thesis assessing the grid and emissions impact of electric vehicle adoption in the state of Rhode Island.
(Photo Credit: Sagi Shuali / צילום בעם)
Ayelet Mavor is the deputy director of the UK Israel Tech Hub. She is based in London and works in coordination with the Hub’s team in Tel Aviv to lead the Hub’s UK activities
Ayelet’s experience includes various aspects of media and content and their online applications. In her most recent position as Strategic Advisor to RTL Group’s CEO she was involved in major industry shuffles in the UK media landscape in a time which new media platforms have been utterly disrupting TV viewing habits.
Prior to her work with RTL Group, Ayelet worked for the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Sport in Israel and earlier in her career she was part of the founding team of Israel’s TV Channel 10.
In her various roles Ayelet built and maintained relationships with government, sponsors and business leaders in the European Media Industry.
Ayelet holds an LLB in Law from Tel Aviv University and an MBA from IESE Business School in Barcelona.
Sagi is responsible for the Hub's connections with media outlets, delivering its messages and maintaining our online and social media presence.
Prior to joining the Hub, Sagi was a senior editor in Haaretz Group, and served as the Deputy Editor of the newspaper's weekly current affairs supplement.
Sagi holds a B.A in Communications and Political Science from Tel Aviv University. He is an alumni of the Kramer-Kolleck fellowship in Berlin, Germany.
Dona promotes partnerships between Britain and the Arab-Israeli tech community.
Dona has a wealth of experience increasingly responsible roles within business development and business consulting at several organizations. In her most recent position, Dona managed the financial team at MATI Nazareth - a business development centre, where she worked with small and medium businesses in the Arab sector and partnered with major NGOs, funds, banks and government authorities.
Dona holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Management from the Technion Institute of Science in Haifa.
Gili leads the operational aspects of the Hub and works with all sectors on specific events and delegation visits. She is also Personal Assistant to the Director of the Hub.
Prior to joining the Hub, Gili gained international experience working at the Division for Advancement
and External relations of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and served as an Event Manager at Beit Avi Chai of the Avi Chai Foundation.
Gili Holds a B.A. in International relations and communication, and a M.A. with honor in communication from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
(Photo Credit: Sagi Shuali / צילום בעם)
Ayelet Mavor,
Deputy Director
Sagi Or,
Media Advisor
Dona Haj Mana'a, Creative Industries Manager
Gili Livne,
Operations coordinator
Miriam Craimer,
Digital Operations
Miriam joins the Hub after having gained wide experience in event production companies working as a project manager in charge of production and management of conferences and events.
She has organised numerous events in the private sector and in the Hi-tech industry, including large scale events in Israel and abroad for industry leaders such as Google, Facebook & Amazon.
Miriam holds a B.A in Business Administration and Psychology from Ben Gurion University
Sophie has over 15 years of experience in the biomed industry.
During this time she has worked for Israeli medical device manufacturers and was responsible for developing and managing their international sales via distribution networks.
With vast experience in the UK and in other European markets, Sophie has launched many new innovative medical products and has built successful partnerships.
Tali Tollman-Ninio,
UK Program Associate
Tali is the Hub’s UK program associate. Based in London, she works across all of the Hub’s industry sectors to support the Hub’s business development efforts.
Prior to joining the Hub, Tali worked as a Commercial Lawyer in a leading Tel-Aviv firm and as a Business development manager in a prominent Israeli start up. This diverse experience has given Tali deep working knowledge of large international corporations and smaller Israeli start-ups.
Tali is a qualified Lawyer and holds a LLB in Law and BA in Government, Diplomacy and Strategy from the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya.
Maor Chester,
Digital Solutions
Manager
Maor manages UK-Israeli tech relations in big data, fintech, cyber security, retail and corresponding areas.
Maor heads the sector's activities, including delegations, networking events, and tailored activities for British companies seeking to partner with Israel.
She joins the Hub after four years at the Strategy and Economic Research Unit at the Office of the Chief Scientist of Israel’s Ministry of Economy and Industry. There, Maor was responsible for defining and refining Israel’s innovation policy, to best support the Israeli innovation eco-system and encourage technological R&D.
Maor holds a B.A in Philosophy, Political Science and Economics from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and a Master’s in Public Policy from the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzelya. Maor served in the IDF in an elite intelligence unit (8200).
