The Israel Association of Tech Industries held its quarterly Multinational CEOs Forum this week at HP Indigo’s facility in Kiryat Gat, IATI said, bringing together senior executives to discuss the role of multinational companies in maintaining Israel’s industrial and technological resilience.
The meeting was led by IATI CEO and President Adv. Karin Mayer Rubinstein and attended by Kiryat Gat Mayor Kfir Suissa. According to IATI, the forum focused on “full-scope companies,” multinational corporations that operate in Israel across the full value chain, from research and development to manufacturing, operations, exports, and global support.
Full-scope companies seen as strategic anchors
Participants discussed the role of companies such as Intel, KLA, HP Indigo, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, GE HealthCare, Applied Materials, Philips, and others in Israel’s economy. IATI said these companies continue to operate, and in some cases expand, despite security uncertainty.
The discussion was moderated by Meta Israel CEO Adi Soffer Teeni. It included senior industry figures Ofer Greenberg of Applied Materials, Noam Zilbershtain of HP Indigo, Uri Tadmor of KLA, Aviram Suchard of Philips Electronics, Keren Ehrlich of Intel, and Yigal Gorbovitz of Teva.
Business continuity and supply chains
Executives raised challenges facing full-scope companies during the current period, including business continuity, operational resilience, recruitment and retention of human capital, reserve duty mobilization, supply-chain disruptions, and difficulties importing raw materials.
The forum also emphasized the role of these companies as a national growth engine, IATI said, noting their contribution to exports, employment, and innovation during periods of instability.
HP Indigo as a local model
Participants toured HP Indigo’s Kiryat Gat facility, which IATI described as an example of a full-scope operation in Israel. The site brings together research and development, advanced manufacturing, global operations, and international service from the southern city.
Recent Jerusalem Post reporting has also highlighted HP Indigo’s continued activity in Israel, including its Kiryat Gat operations and a major international deal signed during the war. The company’s activity also fits into a broader Israeli tech landscape in which multinational operations remain central to industrial capacity, as described in Jerusalem Post reporting on Israel’s deep-tech ecosystem.
IATI says north and south are key to resilience
“Full-scope companies are a strategic anchor of the Israeli economy, not only in technological development, but also in manufacturing, employment, and in leading core technologies to global markets,” Rubinstein said. “In a period of security and global uncertainty, they are choosing to continue investing, operating, and growing from here.”
Rubinstein said the decision to hold the meeting in Kiryat Gat reflected IATI’s commitment to strengthening industrial hubs in Israel’s north and south. The city has also been the focus of major development planning, including a Kiryat Gat master plan agreement intended to expand housing, employment, and infrastructure.
“Establishing centers of activity in these regions strengthens national resilience, creates broader industrial distribution, and enables companies to operate in a more stable, diverse, and robust environment in terms of human capital and infrastructure,” she said.
IATI works with global headquarters, the government, and member companies to address operational resilience, human capital, and Israel’s international competitiveness, Rubinstein said. Jerusalem Post coverage of IATI’s role in supporting continuity and growth has described the association as a key industry body connecting Israeli and multinational tech players.
“Full-scope companies prove that despite the challenging period and difficulties, they continue to strengthen Israel’s position as one of the world’s leading centers of innovation and industry,” she said.