UK Israel Business


Founded in 1950 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 and Israel Britain Business Council.

Overview

The Chairman of UK Israel Business is Leon Blitz of Grovepoint Capital and the Chief Executive is Hugo Bieber. The organisation has a network of over 2000 companies and 10,000 business leaders. and works closely with the Department for International Trade, the British Embassy in Tel Aviv, the Israeli Embassy in London and the UK Israel Tech Hub.
A company limited by guarantee, 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.

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 Dr. Erel N. Margalit, founder of Jerusalem Venture Partners and the following companies and individuals were recognised with awards at the dinner:
The dinner was addressed by Dan Doctoroff, CEO of SideWalk Labs and the following companies and individuals were recognised with awards at the dinner:
The dinner was addressed by The Rt. Hon Sajid Javid, who gave his first speech as Business Secretary at the dinner. 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:
The dinner was addressed by both Professor Stanley Fischer and Lord King of Lothbury, respectively Governors of the Bank of Israel and the Bank of England shortly before their retirements as Governors. The following companies and individuals were recognised with awards at the dinner:
It also awarded Bunzl and Arad Water Technology as 2011 British-Israeli companies of the year.

Briefings

UK Israel Business regularly hosts briefings for members and past speakers have included Chemi Peres, Dov Moran, Uri Levine, Carolyn McCall, Richard Solomons, Gavin Patterson, Ross McEwan, Sir Win Bischoff, Kimbal Musk, Ann Cairns, Xavier Rolet, Jon Medved, Eugene Kandel, Lord Livingstone of Parkhead, Mark Regev, Daniel Taub, Avi Hasson, Matthew Gould, Michael O'Leary, Willie Walsh, Silvan Shalom, Yosef Abramowitz, Lord Fink, Lloyd Dorfman, the Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Tidjane Thiam, Governor Mervyn King, Sir Victor Blank, Vincent Tchenguiz, Sir Trevor Chinn, Lord Young of Graffham, Sammy Ofer, Shai Agassi,.

Summits

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: