Arik Ryvkin
Arik has a PhD in immunology form the Tel Aviv University and post-Doc in systems immunology from the Weizmann Institute of Science. Arik leads the National Plan for Circular Economy in the Ministry of Economy and Industry in collaboration with the Ministry of Environmental protection, the Industries association and NGO's to encourage the transition of the Israeli industry into a more efficient use of resources, thus increasing their growth while gaining environmental benefits. Arik also leads the Israeli Industrial Symbiosis program which induces collaborations between organizations to trade their garbage instead of landfilling it thus generating both economic and environmental benefits.