Bar-Ilan University, International MBA

We are so proud of all the IMBA students who participated in this competition!

What an inspiring evening at the Cross River & IMBA AI Business Plan Pitch Event 🎉
Over the past months, our IMBA students worked in teams to develop AI-based business plans, combining innovation, strategy, market analysis, and entrepreneurial thinking to address real business opportunities.
Out of 9 participating teams, 4 finalist teams advanced to the final round and presented their projects before judges, faculty members, and guests.

🏆 First Place
Team of second-year students: Daria Baklanova, Elena Kravtsova, Anastasia Lazareva, Alina Weitzer

🥈 Second Place
Team of first-year students: Yarnin Peled, Emmanuelle Bendenoun, Ifat Yaakobi

We would also like to congratulate all finalist teams for their creativity, professionalism, and hard work throughout the competition.
A special thank you to Prof. Alon Raviv, Yevgeny Mugerman, Prof. Meni Abudy, and representatives from Cross River, including Avi Ifergan, VP of Strategic Initiatives, for guiding and supporting the students throughout this journey.
We are incredibly proud of all participants and grateful to Cross River for helping create such a meaningful opportunity for our students.

We will be having another Open Day on Zoom on January 7 at 19:30. Registration is mandatory using this link
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=FE4jYYdbZ0usGY_qqLqPEuIQaHM1rOJNlKyXRu5kPCNURVZVTDNTSTVGOFQwN0c1WkpIMFIzUjMzWi4u&route=shorturl

We are pleased to inform you that we are working on TWO IMBA Alumni Networking Events
• Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 19:30 – 21:00 – in Tel Aviv
• Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 19:00 – 20:30 – in New York
We would appreciate it, if you would take two minutes to fill out one of the forms by December 22, 2025. It will make the organization of these events much easier for us.

IMBA Alumni Networking Event in Tel Aviv: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 – https://forms.office.com/r/dWaRYSiW3L
IMBA Alumni Networking Event in New York: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 – https://forms.office.com/r/LjtkQbr16c
Please make sure your classmates hear of these meetings!
Since we would like to make a short video, it would be awesome if you would share pictures/videos of your IMBA experience with us.
We look forward to seeing you!