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Genealogy scene is stormy then ever. Israeli start - up company MyHeritage.com offers an online platform for building family trees and family social network, recently acquired its competitor, Geni.com USA.
Dan Branch [TA] of the IGS pleased to host for a special meeting the CEO and founder of MyHeritage, Gilad Japhet, who will speak about the technological innovations in the field of genealogy (family roots research), how these tools affect genealogy enthusiasts in Israel and worldwide, which is expected following the acquisition of Geni and its Global Family Tree, its plans for continued development and whether both will continue to operate separately, how the market will function in the new era and a host of other issues.
Meeting is open to the public and there will be dedicated time for questions and answers.
Moderator: Zach Orian - Oratz
About the Speaker:
Gilad Japhet is the Founder and CEO of MyHeritage, the popular online family history network. A rare mix of hardcore genealogist, hands-on technologist, and visionary, Gilad is one of the most influential people today in the advancement of online genealogy. Gilad grew MyHeritage from a one-person startup based out of his living-room into the world’s second largest genealogy company with 72 million registered users, 1.5 billion family tree profiles, 150 employees and 8 acquisitions, including Geni.com. Driven by a passion to make family history more accessible and rewarding for families around the world, Gilad masterminded the development of innovative matching technologies for family trees and historical records that are redefining the industry, and social collaboration tools that are bringing genealogy into the 21st century. Before founding MyHeritage, Gilad played instrumental roles in product development at BRM Technologies (acquired by Symantec) and BackWeb Technologies (NASDAQ). A father of three adorable children, Gilad holds a B.Sc. Summa Cum Laude in Computer Science from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology.