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New York City Mayor Bloomberg’s special message (HTIA).
In a message to The High Tech Industry Association (HTIA) 2012 Annual conference on Sept. 11, 2012 Bloomberg included a direct address to Technion, a partner in establishing the Technion Cornell Institute of Innovation on Roosevelt Island in New York City.
The HTIA conference is an important Technology conference and event that takes place in Israel every year.The association brings together Israeli start-ups, venture capital firms, entrepreneurs, large Israeli technology companies and multi-national companies.
This year, the conference joined forces with the Technion which is celebrating its cornerstone centennial, and honored the outstanding contribution of the Technion to the high-tech industry worldwide. Israel is the second largest innovative technology hub after Silicon Valley, with over 4000 startups, about 300 multinational companies with R&D centers, and a venture capital market investing over US$ 2.0 Billion per year in technology companies.
The HTIA’s goal is to develop and enhance a highly innovative competitive global technology industry, by merging both technology and business innovation. The annual conference is the highlight of the association’s activity throughout the year. With over 3,500 participants each year, this annual event has become the largest conference of its kind in Israel.