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GOVERNOR SCOTT'S BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MISSION TO ISRAEL
地点:Tel Aviv, Beersheva and Jerusalem
Dates:December 8-15, 2011
Attendance:50
Overview:
Governor Scott and a delegation of 50 high level business executives, elected officials and leaders from the University of South Florida and the University of Miami conducted a businessdevelopment mission to Israelto further strengthen business and cultural ties between Israel and Florida.
The Governor met with top Israeli business and government leaders in Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv and Beersheva who are interested in expanding into Florida. In Tel Aviv, the Governor spoke at a networking event hosted by The Israel-American Chamber of Commerce and the Israel Export & International Cooperation Institute. More than 90 Israeli business persons and government officials attended. Following the event, the Governor spoke at the “Florida: Platform for Israeli Companies Doing Business in Latin America and the Caribbean” seminar. This seminar was attended by 45 Israeli business executives representing Israeli small and mid-sized companies interested in penetrating the Latin American market. The Governor also attended an “Advancing Florida-Israel Collaboration and Economic Growth” seminar held at the Yitzhak Rabin Center.
Mission Results:
- Governor had eight economic development meetings
- Establishment of Enterprise Florida Israel Office: In March 2013, Governor Rick Scott’sFlorida Families First Budget, directed Enterprise Florida to invest $100,000 to create an international economic development office in Tel Aviv, Israel.
- Florida-Israel Memorandum of Understanding Agreement between Space Florida and Israel. The agreement will support collaborative industrial research, development and commercialization of projects related to aerospace and life science. The State of Florida will provide $1 million which will be matched by Israel.
