Yossi Dashti

In his books and publications, he promotes value creation and process improvements, while integrating academic research and practical technology innovation business experience.

In his early career, Dr. Dashti was engaged with Information Technology (IT) and software applications and was among the pioneers in the development of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and E-Commerce platforms.

His engagements and contribution to the China Israel relationship are presented and exemplified in his book titled “Jewish Principals, Innovation and Entrepreneurship – China-Israel Collaboration Opportunities”.

In 2005, he moved to the Faculty of Management at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, where he completed a research, focusing on the success factors of technology startup companies.

Among the topics of his research are regional ecosystems' development through innovation hubs, success factors of high-tech ventures, mergers and acquisitions among technology companies, exit strategy of start-up companies, process improvement of the supply chain through the implementation of electronic commerce, and leveraging business support networks to improve the firm's performance.

At DEC, he pioneered the development and implementation of the EDI program that set the platform for e-commerce, enabling data exchange among multinational companies.

Dashti served in global management roles both in multinational and start-up companies, including Western Digital Corporation and AST Computers, where he led and implemented ongoing process improvement in manufacturing, operations, sales, finance and information systems.

Dashti serves as the deputy director of the China-Israel Innovation Center in Jilin University and has been delivering keynote speeches in various conferences throughout China, including, Xian education and Hangzhou Artificial Intelligent.

In 2017, he joined a delegation of businessmen and academics led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and jointed by the ministries of health, economic, and environment.

Dr. Dashti is part of China-Israel roadshow presents, which is an unparalleled chance to showcase Israel's hottest new technologies to Chinese business leaders in both the public and private sector.

He analyzes seven principles that contribute to a successful innovation-driven economy and shares his insights and lessons learned during his career at the Silicon Valley and academia.