While in Israel, Vishal coordinated an event 'India-Israel Cybersecurity Connect' which was incorporated into the 3rd Annual International Cybersecurity Conference in Tel Aviv, 2013. On his return to India, Vishal founded India Cyber Connect to provide marketing, PR and client relations services to Indian and Israeli cybersecurity start-ups, as well as assistance to Israeli and Indian companies seeking cross-border partnerships and joint product development in the cybersecurity space.

Serves on the advisory board of highly innovative cybersecurity companies that play a pivotal role in transforming information security for numerous governmental agencies.

Following the program, Daniel served as a producer at at i24 News, he played a pivotal role in highlighting Israel-India relations and bringing in high-level guests for exclusive interviews.  Daniel now works in the field of security and risk management.

Dr. Akhilesh Kumar is the Founder and CEO of Eden Horticulture Services, an independent consultancy firm in India providing a range of services related to horticulture crops. Prior to this, Dr. Kumar served as a Crop Expert at the Israeli Center of Excellence for Vegetables in Karnal, India, where he taught Indian farmers about precise agriculture - to gain more crops per drop.

Sandipan is a graduate research assistant in microbiology at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. He writes a regular blog in The Times of Israel on Israel-India relations.

Amit is Assistant Professor at the International Strategic & Security Studies Program, National Institute of Advanced Studies in Bangalore.

Pooja is Director at the Arambhan Group, promoting Israel-India business cooperation. Pooja is also an organizer of the Med4Dev Israel-India healthcare hackathon.

Following the fellowship, Saurabh embarked on a management training program at Israeli irrigation company, Rivulus - providing smart agribusiness and smart water management technologies to Indian farmers farmers.

As part of his fellowship project, Joshua began developing an online platform for exchange of ideas and best practices between Israeli and Indian NGOs. He also reached the regional finals of the Hult Prize in San Francisco for a plan he developed with other TAU students to combat global food insecurity. Having studied farming models of Israel's kibbutzim and moshavim, Joshua is now in the process of developing a project to establish an orphanage based on social permaculture to support orphan girls and destitute elderly women in India, with the support of a team of Israeli advisors.

After the fellowship, Dr. Vasudheva Reddy Akepati went on to head the India operations for Israeli innovation training company, SIT (Systematic Inventive Thinking). As a 2011-12 Israel-Asia Leaders Fellow, he coordinated and chaired a business networking event, Destination India, on the future of Israel-India trade relations. The event was held at Tel Aviv University, and included panelists from the State Bank of India, the Indian Embassy, the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israel-Asia Chamber of Commerce.

Following the Israel-Asia Leaders Fellowship, Limin was appointed China Manager at the Israel Export & International Cooperation Institute. From there, she went on to serve as the General Manager at DayDay Up Israel, establishing a "China Hub" connecting the Israel and China innovation ecosystems. Based in Israel, she is currently Investment Manager at Rimonci Capital.

Bellenssa is a strategic partner at Culture Re: Zeal Co. Limited - bringing Chinese children's theater productions to Israel, and Israeli children's theater productions to China. She is also Director of Chinese Speaking Markets for the Yuval Noah Harari group - author of Sapiens, Homo Deus and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century.

An award-winning producer of a health and lifestyle TV series for Shanghai Media Group, Holo, decided to utilize her time in Israel to explore a new career direction. During the fellowship, Holo wrote a regular blog for the Times of Israel's Chinese edition.

In March 2016, Holo launched China’s first accelerator in Israel - TechCode Israel - helping Israeli start-ups enter the China market. The opening ceremony took place in the presence of China’s Vice Premier Liu Yandong, China’s Science & Technology Minister Wan Gang, Israel’s Chief Scientist Avi Hasson, and China’s Ambassador to Israel Zhan Yongxin.

The Israel center is now serving as the headquarters of Techcode's European accelerators. In addition to serving as General Manager of Techcode Israel, Holo also heads the operations of Techcode's centers in Moscow and Helsinki.

Following the Israel-Asia Leaders Fellowship, Andrea launched China's 'She Loves Tech' event and competition in Israel - promoting women in tech and tech for women. Now in its third year, Andrea currently serves as the She Loves Tech's Head in Israel. She is the co-founder of the Israel-Taiwan Innovation & Technology Association. She is also Sales Manager for Greater China at Israeli company, SimilarWeb.

Following graduation, Ke was the Market Development Manager for China at Israeli award-winning app developer company, Lightricks. He is currently Client Solutions Team Lead (EU China Inbound) at TikTok in Israel.

While on the fellowship, Ruihang participated in the China-Israel Economic Leaders Track at China-Israel Economic Task Force in the Prime Minister's Office with Israeli fellow, Iren Reznikov, through which he researched, identified and drafted detailed plans for initiatives to strengthen Israel-China economic relations through human capital exchange.

He is now Vice President, Investment Banking Division, at CITICS Securities in Beijing.

Following the fellowship, Jianfei worked for several private equity funds in China, in the fields of cleantech and water technology, coordinating their engagement with Israel and investment in Israeli companies. From there, he served as Senior Investment Manager at GP Capital in Shanghai, responsible for their investments in Israeli technologies, and then as Vice President of Investment Banking at Needham & Company. He is currently VP Investment Banking at Barclays Corporate & Investment Bank.

Wang Jin is a research fellow at the Center for China and Globalization in Beijing, as well as at the Syria Research Center, at Xi'bei University in Xi'an. He is a regular commentator on China-Middle East relations and foreign policy for Chinese television media including China Global Television Network (CGTN). He is a columnist for several Chinese and Singaporean newspapers and news sites, and a regular contributor to The Diplomat magazine.

During the fellowship, Alon was involved in initiatives to strengthen healthcare cooperation between Israel in China.

He is currently based in Shanghai, where he is exploring how aspects of Israel's community healthcare policy and practices can be applied to health policy in China. As part of this, he is conducting a bi-national research project in cooperation with Israel's National Institute of Health Policy Research and Shanghai's Health Development Research Center on the management of non-communicable diseases in China, with a particular focus on the prevention of diabetes.

Following her participation in the Israel-Asia Leaders Fellowship, Cynthia was appointed Senior Associate of the China Desk at KPMG in Israel. She is currently Head of China Market at Israeli company Intango.

Danrui is Deputy Manager of Business Planning & Development at Israeli company Silentium in Shanghai, China.

Edwards is the Co-Founder and CEO of Vadi Ventures, a Tel Aviv-based company aimed at supporting Chinese investors and entrepreneurs in Israel.

During her year in Israel, Huiruo served as the Israel Coordinator for the Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences and their new Israel Research Center in Chengdu, for which she coordinated an innovation summit and various events with leading Israeli personalities in China. She also served as Project Manager at PEMRED China - a Swiss-Israeli-Chinese JV, providing cutting-edge particle emission reduction solutions to alleviate PM2.5 pollution in China and other Asian-Pacific countries. She is a founding member of China-Israel Exchange, an organization created to connect environmental challenges faced by Chinese Chinese cities with Israeli clean technologies. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Israel Studies at Cambridge University.

With a background in introducing foreign-produced medical equipment to the China market, Daniel utilized his time on the fellowship to create opportunities for Israeli medical device companies - focusing on medical devices for operating and emergency rooms - to enter the China market. He successfully closed deals with Israeli companies to handle their distribution in southern China. During his time in Israel, he also interned with Israel Healthcare Ventures, helping them engage with Chinese investors. He is now Investment Director at BioClub - the biggest internet platform of medical technology innovation and entrepreneurship in China.

Following the fellowship, Ingrid was appointed VP and China Head at Rainbow Medical, an Israeli private operational company that seeds and grows companies developing breakthrough medical devices.

Cherry Xiaomei Jin works at the Zhejiang Provincial Center for International Medical & Health Cooperation, where she is the manager of provincial government funds for international medical exchanges. During her time on the fellowship, Cherry successfully facilitated multiple connections between Israeli healthcare managers and hospitals that are part of the Zhejiang Medical Exchange Program. She also worked with an Israeli incubator to build a database of Israeli start-ups in the fields of digital health and MedTech relevant for the Chinese market.

With a background in public relations, Hun Jang's fellowship project involved securing a series of high-profile interviews with Israeli business leaders in Korea's leading business daily newspaper. He also reached the regional finals of the Hult Prize in London for a plan he developed with other Tel Aviv University students to combat global food insecurity.

Following the fellowship, Hun Jang served as Open Innovation Team Manager at Samsung's R&D Institute in Israel. He is currently Investment Manager at Samsung Ventures, Israel.

During the fellowship, Kengo launched a Japanese news site featuring news and updates on Israeli medical technologies.

The site – IsraelMedTechPost – features Japanese translations of Israeli medtech news from Israeli media partners – including The Times of Israel, NoCamels and Israel21c. It also features independent reviews on different medtech and biotech companies. He is also the founder of JIW Sync: https://www.jiwsync.com/

Chungha is Deputy Director of the Standards Coordination Division of the Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

During her time on the fellowship, Jiyeon developed an app with a team of Israeli hackers to help safeguard women on public transportation in India, for which she received 2nd prize at the Dev4Dev Cleanweb Hackathon. She also wrote for The Times of Israel.

She is now Business Development at Payoneer in Israel.

Following the fellowship, Zoe founded Kizuna Labs, to strengthen the growing relationship between Israel and Japan.
Prior to this, she served as Associate Manager at JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) in Israel.

For her fellowship project, Jae conducted a series of video interviews commemorating the 50 year anniversary of diplomatic relations between Israel and the Republic of South Korea.

Following the fellowship, Jae served for four years as the Press Officer at the Israeli Embassy in Seoul. In June 2017, she published an adult coloring book on Israel in Korean - 'Color Me Israel.'

Following the fellowship, Yukhee worked as a Program Coordinator for the Policy Planning Bureau at the Korean Ministry of National Defense, where she was involved in planning the Seoul Defense Dialogue (SDD) 2014, a Vice Minister level multilateral security dialogue participated by 27 countries. Following this, she served as the Representative for Israel Military Industries at Seoul Adex 2015 Exhibition. She is now Contract Manager for the aerospace business division at Ohbong International (OBI) Corp.

Trang Nguyen is the creator of the Chutzpah Everyday podcasts and events, promoting Israeli stories and experiences of entrepreneurship to inspire student entrepreneurs in Vietnam.

Sharon heads the International Organisations Programme Office at Singapore's Economic Development Board.

With a professional background in law and finance, Aryo worked with the Israel-Indonesia Chamber of Commerce while in Israel to co-publish and launch the Bahasa Indonesian translation of the book Start-Up Nation. The launch event took place in in Jakarta in November 2015, in the presence of some of Indonesia's leading business people and journalists. He is the founder and CEO of Kadima - a business consulting and investment firm to help facilitate stronger business ties and opportunities for cooperation between the two countries. He is also a co-founder of Start-Up Forum Indonesia.

During the fellowship, Trung launched a series of short tutorial videos in Vietnamese training Vietnamese farmers in Israeli agritech practices. The initiative – Farmer Up – shares expertise on Israeli agritech practices drawn from interviews with Israeli farmers and agricultural experts. The videos are posted twice a week on the Farmer Up YouTube Channel.

Trung also launched an online program (https://hocvoitrung.wixsite.com/trung) teaching Hebrew to people in Vietnam.

Vanessa is Deputy Director General at the Jerusalem Press Club. She has coordinated a number of delegations to Israel of Asian business journalists end editors.

During the Israel-Asia Leaders Fellowship, Gilad served as Japan-Israel Projects Coordinator at iLand6, providing business consultancy services to Japanese firms interested in Israeli technology through investment, licensing and joint R&D. He also served as Asia Coordinator at Stand With Us. During the fellowship, Gilad also took part in coordinating and hosting visits of heads of state such as from India and Singapore, and went on to serve as Advisor to former IDF Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Gadi Eisenkot at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

Following the fellowship, Gilad, founded Asia.IL, advising Japanese corporations on the Israeli tech ecosystem, and connecting Japanese investors to investment opportunities. He is a co-founder of 'Medabrim Asia' (Talk Asia) podcasts and a regular commentator on Israel-Japan economic relations for a range of publications, including The Jerusalem Post.

He is currently Venture Investment Manager at Hyundai CRADLE TLV.

Following the fellowship, Katie held a full-day conference in Tel Aviv - A New Player in Town - on the impact China's increasing role in the Middle East will have on Israel's role and relationships with other countries in the region. The conference was held in partnership with the Manufacturers' Association of Israel, the Israel-Asia Center, the Israel-Asia Chamber of Commerce, the Israel Export & International Cooperation Institute, and the Forum for Regional Thinking.

Katie is a research fellow at the Forum For Regional Thinking.

While on the fellowship, Iren participated in the China-Israel Economic Leaders Track at China-Israel Economic Task Force in the Prime Minister's Office with Chinese fellow, Ruihang Pu, through which she researched, identified and drafted detailed plans for initiatives to strengthen Israel-China economic relations through human capital exchange. She is now a Partner at RED Capital Partners. In 2018, Iren was named one of Forbes' 30-Under-30 in Israel.

With a background in public relations, Hun Jang's fellowship project involved securing a series of high-profile interviews with Israeli business leaders in Korea's leading business daily newspaper. He also reached the regional finals of the Hult Prize in London for a plan he developed with other Tel Aviv University students to combat global food insecurity.

Following the fellowship, Hun Jang served as Open Innovation Team Manager at Samsung's R&D Institute in Israel. He is currently Investment Manager at Samsung Ventures, Israel.

Following the Israel-Asia Leaders Fellowship, Limin was appointed China Manager at the Israel Export & International Cooperation Institute. From there, she went on to serve as the General Manager at DayDay Up Israel, establishing a "China Hub" connecting the Israel and China innovation ecosystems. Based in Israel, she is currently Investment Manager at Rimonci Capital.

An award-winning producer of a health and lifestyle TV series for Shanghai Media Group, Holo, decided to utilize her time in Israel to explore a new career direction. During the fellowship, Holo wrote a regular blog for the Times of Israel's Chinese edition.

In March 2016, Holo launched China’s first accelerator in Israel - TechCode Israel - helping Israeli start-ups enter the China market. The opening ceremony took place in the presence of China’s Vice Premier Liu Yandong, China’s Science & Technology Minister Wan Gang, Israel’s Chief Scientist Avi Hasson, and China’s Ambassador to Israel Zhan Yongxin.

The Israel center is now serving as the headquarters of Techcode's European accelerators. In addition to serving as General Manager of Techcode Israel, Holo also heads the operations of Techcode's centers in Moscow and Helsinki.

Following the Israel-Asia Leaders Fellowship, Andrea launched China's 'She Loves Tech' event and competition in Israel - promoting women in tech and tech for women. Now in its third year, Andrea currently serves as the She Loves Tech's Head in Israel. She is the co-founder of the Israel-Taiwan Innovation & Technology Association. She is also Sales Manager for Greater China at Israeli company, SimilarWeb.

Following graduation, Ke was the Market Development Manager for China at Israeli award-winning app developer company, Lightricks. He is currently Client Solutions Team Lead (EU China Inbound) at TikTok in Israel.

During the fellowship, Kengo launched a Japanese news site featuring news and updates on Israeli medical technologies.

The site – IsraelMedTechPost – features Japanese translations of Israeli medtech news from Israeli media partners – including The Times of Israel, NoCamels and Israel21c. It also features independent reviews on different medtech and biotech companies. He is also the founder of JIW Sync: https://www.jiwsync.com/

After completing the fellowship, Amit was appointed Associate at Israeli law firm, Amit, Pollak, Matalon & Co., where he represented tech incubators, private equity and venture capital funds, and hi-tech and bio-tech companies. In 2016, he wrote an article in leading Israeli business magazine, The Marker, entitled 'The Indian Innovation Revolution – a Tremendous Opportunity for the Innovation and Technology Community in Israel'.

He is currently General Partner at Sweetwood Ventures in Israel, an asset management and investment advisory services firm.

During the fellowship, Alon was involved in initiatives to strengthen healthcare cooperation between Israel in China.

He is currently based in Shanghai, where he is exploring how aspects of Israel's community healthcare policy and practices can be applied to health policy in China. As part of this, he is conducting a bi-national research project in cooperation with Israel's National Institute of Health Policy Research and Shanghai's Health Development Research Center on the management of non-communicable diseases in China, with a particular focus on the prevention of diabetes.

Following her participation in the Israel-Asia Leaders Fellowship, Cynthia was appointed Senior Associate of the China Desk at KPMG in Israel. She is currently Head of China Market at Israeli company Intango.

Danrui is Deputy Manager of Business Planning & Development at Israeli company Silentium in Shanghai, China.

Edwards is the Co-Founder and CEO of Vadi Ventures, a Tel Aviv-based company aimed at supporting Chinese investors and entrepreneurs in Israel.

Following the program, Daniel served as a producer at at i24 News, he played a pivotal role in highlighting Israel-India relations and bringing in high-level guests for exclusive interviews.  Daniel now works in the field of security and risk management.

Sandipan is a graduate research assistant in microbiology at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. He writes a regular blog in The Times of Israel on Israel-India relations.

During her time on the fellowship, Jiyeon developed an app with a team of Israeli hackers to help safeguard women on public transportation in India, for which she received 2nd prize at the Dev4Dev Cleanweb Hackathon. She also wrote for The Times of Israel.

She is now Business Development at Payoneer in Israel.