- Our Team
Yuval Ben Sadeh 悠福
Chairman
会长
Yuval graduated in Israel Hydraulic Agro Engineering. He worked 18 years as Export & Marketing Manager for one of the leading Israeli companies manufacturing filtration and water systems for Agriculture and industries. During that time he was in charge for hundreds of training sessions and qualified teams all over the world.
In 1999, he arrived to China for the first time to conduct market research and then established an office for his company and led a team of distributors.
In 2008, he established his own company in China for Water Treatment Recycling, leading a Chinese team, offering the water environment sector solutions with the most advanced innovative technologies developed in various Israeli universities. Among his activities for the Sino-Israeli business community, he holds the position of IsCham Chairman.
悠福毕业于水利农业工程专业。他在一家以色列农业及工业过滤器和水系统的龙头公司工作了18年，任职出口及市场经理。任职期间，他负责了上百次的团队培训及考核，并且带领着来自世界各地的专业团队。
1999年，悠福第一次来到中国做市场调查。之后，他为公司创建办公室，还带领了一只销售团队。
2008年，他在中国开办了自己的公司，主营水处理和水循环业务，带领着他的中国团队为水环境产业带来最先进和创新的科技解决方案。凭借在中以商业圈多年的经验，悠福现任中国以色列商会会长。
Contact: yuval.ben-sadeh@ischam.org
Dr. Iris Kastoriano
General Manager
总经理
Iris is IsCham's General Manager. Iris holds a DBA (Doctor of Business Administration) from the International School of Management (ISM), France; a Master’s degree in Business Management (MBA) from The Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, and a Master’s degree in law studies (MA) from Bar Ilan University, Israel. In addition, Iris holds a B.A. in Health systems management from The Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
Iris has lived in Shanghai with her family for the last 11 years. In Israel, Iris worked as a head purchaser in the public healthcare sector. Prior, she worked at an import company as a brand manager.
Her life and work experience, along with her academic knowledge, enables Iris to promote Israeli companies in China and connect them with the suitable Chinese entities essential for success. Iris believes that combining China’s determination to acquire tech solutions and Israel’s profusion of tech companies would generate a great synergy and cooperation between the two countries.
Iris Kastoriano是中国以色列商会总经理。她拥有法国国际管理学院（ISM）工商管理博士学位、本古里安大学工商管理硕士学位（MBA）和巴伊兰大学法学硕士学位（MA）。此外，Iris还拥有本古里安大学医疗体系管理学士学位。
Iris和家人在上海生活了11年。在以色列，Iris曾担任公共医疗部门的首席采购员。此前，她在一家进口公司担任品牌经理。
Iris的生活与工作经验，加之其学术背景，使得她能够在中国推广以色列公司，并成功对接中国企业，促成合作。Iris认为，将中国获得高新技术的决心与以色列大量科技公司能够提供的解决方案两者相结合，能够在中以间创造出巨大的合作机遇。
Contact: iris.k@ischam.org
Rachel Huang 黄蕊
Operation Manager
运营经理
Rachel graduated from Guangxi University with a B.A. in Translation and Interpreting. She speaks fluent Chinese and English. During her studies, she participated in lots of overseas programs, and thus, Rachel has rich experience in foreign exchange.
Her work in an agricultural company led her to Israeli advanced science and technology in the agriculture sector. And it developed her curiosity about Israel. Driven by a vision for innovative Sino-Israeli cooperation, she has joined IsCham, hoping to promote valuable cooperation and communication between Israel and China.
黄蕊毕业于广西大学，拥有文学学士学位，主修翻译。她能说流利的中文和英语。在校学习期间，由于参与了许多海外交流及实践项目，积累了丰富的对外交流经验。
在农业公司的工作经历使她认识了以色列发达的农业科学技术，并对以色列这个国度产生了强烈的好奇心。在对中以创新的国际合作愿景的推动下，她加入了中国以色列商会，希望为促进中以合作及交流做出贡献。
Contact: rachel@ischam.org
Lexy Liu 刘思嘉
Business Development Manager
商务发展经理
Lexy Liu is a highly motivated bilingual manager with a proven track record of success in collaborating with renowned international corporations and local governments and businesses. With expertise in business development and sales, Lexy excels in establishing and nurturing strong connections, understanding business needs, and delivering effective outcomes.
Having studied at Roedean School and Queen Mary University of London and lived in England and Europe during her formative years, Lexy possesses a deep understanding of bi-cultural business mentalities. Her ability to seamlessly navigate between languages and business perspectives enables her to bridge the gap between Western and Chinese cultures, providing valuable assistance to businesses seeking success in China.
Prior to joining the Chamber, Lexy gained valuable experience working on aerospace projects, which sparked her interest in Israel and its thriving tech industry. Through these projects, she not only cultivated strong government relations but also developed a comprehensive understanding of the rapidly growing Israeli tech scene and its efforts to navigate the Chinese market. Motivated by her passion and background, Lexy Liu is dedicated to facilitating and enhancing China-Israel business cooperation.
刘思嘉是一位积极努力的双语经理，在与国际知名企业、地方政府和商界合作的工作上有着丰富的经验。凭借在业务拓展和销售方面的知识和经验，刘思嘉善于建立和培养牢固的商业合作关系，充分理解商业需求，并取得有效的成果。
刘思嘉曾就读于英国罗婷女中和伦敦大学皇后玛丽学院，并在成长时期居住在英国和欧洲，对双文化商务需求有着深入的了解。她能够在中英语言和不同观点之间无缝切换，架起中西方文化之间的桥梁，为在中国追求成功的企业提供支持。
在加入商会之前，刘思嘉通过参与一些中以航空航天项目积累了宝贵的经验，这激发了她对以色列及其蓬勃发展的科技产业的兴趣。通过参与这些项目，她不仅培养了一些政府关系，还了解了日新月异的以色列科技以及以色列企业在开拓中国市场方面的努力。凭借对此的热情和工作背景，刘思嘉致力于促进和加强中以商务合作。
Contact: lexy@ischam.org
Ariel Briskin 金瑞安
Innovation and Strategy Senior Consultant
创新及战略高级顾问
Ariel Briskin is an experienced manager with a demonstrated history of working in the Chinese-Israeli ecosystem. He's skilled in building cooperation for China-Israel business relations using his management experience, government and business relations, strategic planning, and business development.
Today, Ariel serves as Ekpac Group's International CTO, responsible for building strategic partnerships with Israeli companies, government, and academia by sourcing new, innovative technologies and products for Hong Kong, China, and other Asian markets.
He's a graduate of the Hebrew University, and served in the Israeli Army as a pilot training commander. He has been living in China for more than 8 years, where he completed a Chinese language program in Sichuan University and managed an Israeli Company in Guangdong for 3.5 years.
In his previous position, Ariel served as the General Manager of the Israeli Chamber of Commerce in China (IsCham) which strives to utilize IsCham as a platform to boost cooperation between China and Israel. These days, Ariel is also IsCham’s Innovation and strategy senior consultant. Ariel speaks fluent Chinese, English, Hebrew, and Russian.
金瑞安在中国-以色列商务圈中有着丰富的管理经验。他擅长运用自身的管理经验，政企关系，战略计划技巧和商务开拓能力为中以商务往来建立合作关系。
目前，金瑞安担任维昌洋行集团的国际首席技术官，在香港，中国大陆和其它亚洲市场负责寻找新兴创新技术与产品，从而与以色列企业，政府和学术机构建立战略合作关系。
金瑞安毕业于希伯来大学，他曾作为飞行员训练指挥官在以色列国防军服役。金瑞安已经在中国生活超过8年，期间，他在四川大学学习汉语，并在广东的一家以色列公司担任了3 年半的职业经理人。
在此前的工作中，金瑞安担任中国以色列商会（IsCham）总经理，并努力运用商会作为一个主导平台来推动中以商业合作。如今，金瑞安也是中国以色列商会的创新和战略高级顾问。金瑞安能说流利的汉语，英语，希伯来语和俄语。
Contact: ariel.b@ischam.org
Gal Furer, Adv. 高乐
Legal Advisor
法律顾问
Advocate Gal Furer lived and worked in China for 15 years (1998-2012), during which he held various senior management and legal positions, including the GM of ICD Security Solutions; Director and CTO of Beijing Digital / ITR; and as senior partner of the Chinese law firm Broad & Bright (in which he is still active as counsel).
Mr. Furer has a law degree (1990) and B.A (equivalent) in Philosophy (1992), both from the Hebrew University. He is co-founder of the Israeli Chamber of Commerce in China. He served as vice-chairman of the chamber till 2012 and currently he is the legal advisor and a honorary member of its advisory board. Mr. Furer is also the chairman of Israel-China Friendship Society.
As a Israeli advocate, Mr. Furer is practicing, Corporate and Commercial law, Real-Estate and Planning law, Labour law, etc. Mr. Furer is also serving as director in public companies (ICB Biotechnology Ltd.) and he is a frequent lecturer and advisor on Chinese business, economy and law, in various public institutions and private corporations. Among them, the Israeli Export Institute, the Ministry of Economy, etc.
高乐在中国生活和工作了 15 年（1998-2012），在此期间，他担任过多个高级管理和法律相关职位，包括中以联科安全技术有限公司的总经理；北京数码/ITR董事兼首席技术官；并担任中国律师事务所——世择律师事务所的高级合伙人（目前仍担任该律师事务所的律师）。
高乐先生拥有希伯来大学的法律学位（1990 年）和哲学学士学位（1992 年）。他是中国以色列商会的联合创始人，担任商会副主席至 2012 年，目前他是商会的法律顾问和顾问委员会的名誉顾问。高乐先生同时还是以中友好协会的主席。
作为以色列律师，高乐先生执业领域包括公司和商业法、房地产和规划法、劳动法等。高乐 先生还担任上市公司 (ICB Biotechnology Ltd.) 的董事，并经常在各种公共机构和私营公司做关于中国商业、经济和法律的演讲以及担任顾问。其中包括以色列出口研究所、经济部等。
