Orit Farkash HaCohen
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Orit Farkash HaCohen
Orit Farkash HaCohen
Orit Farkash HaCohen
On the 4th episode of Invested, Michael hosts Member of the Israeli Knesset Orit Farkash Hacohen.
Orit is the former minister of Innovation, Technology and Space for the State of Israel, and former Minister for Tourism & Strategic Affairs—notably during Coronavirus. She previously served as the first female Chair of Israel’s Electric Authority. She has also been instrumental in Israel’s offshore gas exploration, and has worked tirelessly to advance tech diplomacy efforts between Israel and the United States, as well as the Arab world and other countries.
Orit holds an LLB from Hebrew University and an MPA from Harvard University. She is married with four children.
You can find her on Twitter @FarkashOrit, where she tweets mostly in Hebrew. She is also active on Linkedin and Facebook.
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- [0:00] Dealing with bad state actors
- [00:47] Introduction
- [3:34] International AI Regulation
- [5:30] Why is it important for the government to be involved in AI ethics?
- [7:36] Should Israel be a leader or joiner in international regulation of AI?
- [9:32] What is unique about Israel’s culture?
- [11:20] Is it the role of the Ministry of Innovation to regulate AI?
- [14:30] How to deal with bad state actors with technology?
- [18:02] Israel’s natural gas exploration
- [22:35] Strategic vs. financial objectives in energy decisions
- [29:52] Solar energy and renewables in Israel
- [33:58] Orit’s view on national influence by doing the right thing
- [37:40] Computational and synthetic biology
- [39:10] Burnout
- [42:13] Orit’s children
- [44:40] Socioeconomic diversity in Israel high-tech
- [47:30] Social mobility in Israel
- [52:25] What’s unique about Orit
- [55:15] Fixing Israel’s political polarization
- [56:30] How Orit wants to be remembered
- [57:00] What Orit would title her biography
Israel’s Karish Offshore Gas Project (Washington Institute)
Israel Electric Corporation (Wikipedia)
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern stepping down (NPR)
Perlmutter report (Globes)
Executive Producer: Erica Marom
Producer: Andrew Jacobson
Video and Editing: Ron Baranov
Music, Art Direction, Invested Logo: Uri Ar
Design: Rony Karadi
