Mission

The Israel-Asia Center is an Israeli independent not-for-profit organization dedicated to ensuring a secure, prosperous and sustainable future in the Asian Century by informing, empowering & connecting the Israel-Asia leaders of tomorrow.

We are the leading educational organization delivering:

• Leadership Programs – providing future leaders in Israel and Asia with the skills, knowledge and networks to become force-multipliers in strengthening Israel-Asia relations.
• Public education and thought-leadership – creating more Asia-informed leading Israeli decision-makers and opinion-shapers through programs and events that explore the future of Israel-Asia relations, key 21st century trends, developments and challenges, and how we can work together to co-innovate solutions.

What we do

Our programs include:

LEADERSHIP-BUILDING

Israel-Asia Leaders Fellowship
An 8-month high-impact program focused on building future leaders in Israel-Asia relations. 75 percent of our alumni are now directly engaged in strengthening Israel-Asia relations in their professional fields, across 14 countries in Asia and securing hundreds of millions of dollars in investment from Asia in Israel.

Israel-Indonesia Futures 
A 4-month online program engaging emerging and established leaders from Israel and Indonesia to build bridges and shape the future of Israel-Indonesia relations, in the absence of diplomatic ties.

Tailor-made Leadership Programs
The Israel-Asia Center runs tailor-made Israel-Asia leadership programs for companies, organizations and universities, ranging from 1-day workshops to 6-month programs.

Israel-Asia Micro Grants
Powered by Start-Up Nation Central, Israel-Asia Micro Grants provide alumni of the Israel-Asia Leaders Fellowship with ongoing engagement opportunities and seed funding for events, ventures and other initiatives connecting Israel and Asia in different areas of innovation and entrepreneurship.

PUBLIC EDUCATION & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Israel-Asia Public Education & Thought Leadership Events
The Israel-Asia Center holds public education and thought-leadership events and briefings for leading decision-makers and opinion-shapers in Israel, that explore the future of Israel-Asia relations, trends, developments and challenges in Asia and how we can work together to co-innovate solutions.

Israel Briefings for Asian Media
Since October 7, the Israel-Asia Center provides briefings for Asian journalists, editors, foreign policy advisors, and heads of think tanks. Briefings cover the situation in Israel and the region, and are led by leading Israeli experts and spokespeople.

Asia & Israel-Asia News Round-Ups
A weekly e-newsletter provided by the Israel-Asia Center for news editors, journalists, government spokespeople, diplomats and key figures in the Israel-Asia arena.  The newsletters provide a round-up and analysis of recent Israel-Asia news, as well as news and developments in Asia that have implications or relevance for Israel and its growing relations with Asia.

STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENTS

Israel-Indonesia Relations
The Israel-Asia Center runs sector-focused engagements between government, civil society and business leaders from Israel and Indonesia on key areas of strategic importance for the two countries.

ADVISORY

The Israel-Asia Center provides tailor-made advisory services to help organizations and companies understand new operating environments and develop engagement strategies to approach strategic challenges in Israel and Asia. Our strategic advisory offering includes: Stakeholder mapping & analysis; Stakeholder engagement strategy & execution; Customized programming; and International leadership programs advisory.
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