Ira Prigat is a Med-Tech entrepreneur, a visionary, and an expert in Japan’s business world. Ira is the Founder and CEO of Network in Motion Ltd., a business consulting firm that specializes in creating business opportunities for Israeli med-tech companies in Japan. Ira is a board member of the Israel-Japan Chamber of Commerce. He serves as an executive, consultant, and representative in various technological firms in both Israel and Japan. From 2014, Ira served as Itamar Medical President of Japan & China, which was acquired by Zoll Medical, in 2021. Prior to that Ira was the President and CEO of Light Instruments Ltd. From 2010 – 2014, a global leader in dental & aesthetic laser technologies (a subsidiary of Syneron Medical (NASDAQ: ELOS). Ira is an invited speaker and a panelist in various international conferences, such as NEDO, ITAC, US-Japan Med-Tech Innovation Forum in Japan, Med-in-Israel, and Israel Ministry of Defense & Foreign Affairs. Ira has over 50 related appearances & interviews in global media. Ira holds a BA in Japanese studies from the East Asia Faculty and Social Sciences of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He is a Tokyo University research alumnus in the faculty of Social Science and a graduate of the JMEC business administration program in Japan.