This Fall, IMPACTIFI leadership will take part in two international technology initiatives spanning Israel and the United Arab Emirates, strengthening relationships across emerging technology, innovation, government and industry ecosystems.
Teresa Grandal Cusse, Founder & CEO of IMPACTIFI, has been invited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel and the Consulate General of Israel in Miami to participate in a five-day technology leadership delegation to Israel.
Organized in collaboration with the Israel Innovation Authority, the delegation will bring together 250 leaders from the American technology ecosystem representing all 50 U.S. states. Participants will engage with senior officials, technology and industry leaders, entrepreneurs, academics and civil society representatives while gaining firsthand exposure to Israel’s innovation landscape.
For IMPACTIFI, the mission provides an opportunity to deepen relationships between the U.S. and Israeli technology communities, identify potential areas for collaboration, and bring new insights and connections back to South Florida.
At the same time, John Riley III, Co Founder and Chief of Emerging Tech at IMPACTIFI, will take the IMPACTIFI perspective to Dubai as a speaker at the Quantum Innovation Summit 2026, September 28 through 30 at the Grand Hyatt Dubai Conference & Exhibition Centre.
Organized by Vernewell Group and hosted by the UAE Cybersecurity Council, the Summit will convene leaders from government, industry, research and investment to explore quantum technologies and other emerging frontiers, with an emphasis on readiness, capability building and responsible adoption.
Together, these two international engagements reflect an important part of IMPACTIFI’s mission: building bridges between markets, emerging technologies and the ecosystems capable of turning innovation into opportunity.
From Israel to Dubai and back to South Florida, the objective remains the same: develop relationships, gather intelligence and create pathways that help companies and partners navigate an increasingly connected global innovation economy.