%0 Journal Article %J Technology Innovation Management Review %D 2016 %T TIM Seminar – Transforming a Desert City into an International Cybersecurity Hub and Ecosystem %A Roni Zehavi %K Canada %K collaboration %K cooperation %K cybersecurity %K CyberSpark %K Israel %B Technology Innovation Management Review %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %V 6 %P 43-45 %8 04/2016 %G eng %U http://timreview.ca/article/982 %N 4 %1 CyberSpark Roni Zehavi is the CEO of CyberSpark, the industry initiative created to advance research and development of cyber-solutions in Beer-Sheva, Israel. He has more than 10 years of experience in the entrepreneurial hi-tech arena, integrating highly-innovative and multidisciplinary technologies into sellable products. His range of experience includes stewarding ideas through the development process into the marketplace. His most recent company, "To-Be-Education," is creating a platform upon which teachers and students can upload content that can be transformed into dilemma-based learning games with multiple users, facilitating the development of global learners’ communities. An experienced test engineer and pilot from ETPS UK and an Aeronautical Engineer from the Technion, Roni is a well-known expert in the aviation professions, including their operational, methodological, and technological aspects. In 2004, Roni founded Rontal Applications, a leading provider of a 3D-based application for simulations and real-time command-and-control systems. Under his leadership, the company achieved successful results before being acquired by an American corporation. %R http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/982