100-Plus HR Leaders Convene in Galilee to Spur Jobs and Investment in Northern Israel
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Updated · Ynetnews · Oct 28
100-Plus HR Leaders Convene in Galilee to Spur Jobs and Investment in Northern Israel
2 articles · Updated · Ynetnews · Oct 28
Summary
More than 100 HR professionals and business leaders met at Kibbutz Gonen's Galilee Culinary Institute to map out ways to expand employment, draw investment and keep more Israelis in the North.
Jewish National Fund-USA's Lauder Employment Center organized the conference around a broader recovery push that participants said must go beyond rebuilding infrastructure to create lasting local jobs and business activity.
GCI positioned itself as a key engine for that effort, saying it already creates local jobs through tourism and plans to build the Upper Galilee and Hula Valley into a culinary destination akin to Napa Valley or Tuscany.
January 2027 is the target for GCI's first Rosenfield School of Culinary Arts class, a 12-month program combining culinary training, agriculture, innovation and entrepreneurship to open new career paths in northern Israel.
Amdocs HR lead Peleg Rotem urged companies to turn optimism into action by opening more offices and operations in the region, arguing northern Israel already has the talent base to support wider economic growth.