British-based organisation promoting economic ties between Israel and the United Kingdom
Founded in 1950[1] as the Anglo-Israel Chamber of Commerce, UK Israel Business encourages and supports bilateral trade and investment between the UK & Israel. Previously known as the British-Israel Chamber of Commerce, the name UK Israel Business was adopted in 2011 through a merger between the former British-Israel Chamber of Commerce (B-ICC) and Israel Britain Business Council (IBBC).[2][3]
A company limited by guarantee,[1] UK Israel Business is a bilateral chamber of commerce. Their goal is to provide a meeting place and platform for business.
Events & Delegations
UK Israel Business organises a wide variety of events and delegations in the UK and Israel including conferences, business breakfasts, private roundtable events and business delegations.[5]
British Israeli Business Awards Dinner
The organisation hosts the annual British Israeli Business Awards Dinner where companies contributing to trade and investment between the two countries are recognised.
British Israeli Business Awards Dinner 2018
The dinner was addressed by The Rt. Hon Sajid Javid, who gave his first speech[11] as Business Secretary at the dinner.[12][13][14] The following companies and individuals were recognised with awards at the dinner:
The dinner was addressed by Israel's then leader of the opposition, Isaac Herzog MK. The following companies and individuals were recognised with awards at the dinner:[15]
Summits organised by UK Israel Business have been held in both London and Tel Aviv and focus on specific opportunities between the two countries. Previous summits have included:
Israel Investor Summit – February 2015 – provided UK institutional investors with a deeper knowledge of the Israeli economy and a chance to hear from some Israeli companies who listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2014. The event commenced with a market opening ceremony and the Summit was addressed by speakers including Xavier Rolet and Leo Leiderman.[20]
Brexit Summit Tel Aviv – March 2017 – gathered over 100 Israelis in Tel Aviv to discuss the opportunities and challenges presented by Brexit
Innovate Israel[21] – September 2017 – featured 17 Israeli scale-up companies,[22] and 150 UK corporates and investors