Most job seekers are trying to beat an algorithm they don’t understand. It’s time to stop guessing what hiring managers want and start decoding the hidden variables that actually trigger an offer. As the Israeli tech ecosystem shifts from traditional data science to specialized Generative AI and agentic systems, the path to a top-tier role has changed. Landing your next position is about optimizing your professional signal in a market saturated with noise.
Join us for a high-level roundtable as we deconstruct:
The Visibility Algorithm:
High-impact strategies for LinkedIn and CV optimization that bypass the “noise” and align with the way recruiters actually filter for talent today.
Decoding the Catch-22:
How to move from static portfolios to “Proof of Production” – breaking the cycle of needing experience to get experience by engineering projects that mimic real-world ROI and production constraints.
Strategic Feature Engineering:
How to map non-linear backgrounds, navigate career breaks, and translate a professional pivot into the high-impact roles of the current AI era.
We’re moving beyond generic tips to focus on the metrics and strategic moves that define successful hires in today’s market.
Maya Malamud is the founder of Malamud AI Advisory and a Senior Data Scientist with over a decade of experience building validated products in HealthTech and EdTech. She turns complex data into investor-ready solutions and moves AI beyond the “black box” through rigorous evaluation and reliable GenAI implementation. As a dedicated mentor, Maya applies a data-driven lens to career strategy, helping tech professionals decode the Israeli hiring market and optimize their professional signal for the AI era.
Keynote session: Hadas Grossmon Ella
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Lightning talks session
Roundtable closing
Talk by Hila Paz
Talk by Dr. Moran Mizrahi
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Reception
Opening remarks by WiDS TLV ambassadors
Dr. Mor Geva , Tel Aviv University: “MRI for Large Language Models: Mechanistic Interpretability from Neurons to Attention Heads”
Panel: “Pioneering Progress: a strategic look at the GenAI revolution and the new role of data scientists“ Shani Gershtein, Melingo | Mirit Elyada Bar, Intuit | Dr. Asi Messica, Lightricks Moderated by Nitzan Gado, Intuit
Poster pitches
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Lightning talks session
Lunch & poster session
Roundtable session & poster session
Roundtable closing
Shunit Agmon, Technion: “Bridging the Gender Gap in Clinical AI: Temporal Adaptation with TeDi-BERT”
Shaked Naor Hoffmann, Apartment List: “Building Generative AI Agents for Production: Turning Ideas into Real-World Applications”
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