ESCP & CCIIF Water Forum - January 14, 2026
The CCIIF & ESCP Water Forum took place on January 14th, 2026 at 17:30 at Trade Tower, Hamered 25, Tel Aviv, 18th floor. The event followed the highly successful Water Forum held on December 1st in Paris and addressed key issues related to water, innovation, and France–Israel cooperation.
The session was opened by Prof. Daniel Rouach, Honorary Chairman of CCIIF and Holder of the ESCP Innovation Chair, and was led by Yossi Dan, CEO of Challengy. It featured the participation by Zoom of Ran Keiny from the Embassy of Israel in Paris, Dr. Liad Deri-Hermon from the Israel Water Authority, Ezra Sidransky from the Economical Company for the Development of MA Menashe, Rony Sarfatti, water treatment expert, and Ben Machness, CEO of AquaPixel. Companies such as Nano+, NUFiltration, and Netafim were also involved. A feedback on the Paris Water Forum was provided by Raphaël Perez, and the session concluded with remarks by Jacques Cabessa, former Netafim VP. Additional information was shared during the event by Gérard Pomper and Ron Waldman from CCIIF, and Sophie Miller from Business France.
The session was opened by Prof. Daniel Rouach, Honorary Chairman of CCIIF and Holder of the ESCP Innovation Chair, and was led by Yossi Dan, CEO of Challengy. It featured the participation by Zoom of Ran Keiny from the Embassy of Israel in Paris, Dr. Liad Deri-Hermon from the Israel Water Authority, Ezra Sidransky from the Economical Company for the Development of MA Menashe, Rony Sarfatti, water treatment expert, and Ben Machness, CEO of AquaPixel. Companies such as Nano+, NUFiltration, and Netafim were also involved. A feedback on the Paris Water Forum was provided by Raphaël Perez, and the session concluded with remarks by Jacques Cabessa, former Netafim VP. Additional information was shared during the event by Gérard Pomper and Ron Waldman from CCIIF, and Sophie Miller from Business France.
