Dr. Ilan Ben Yaakov is the VP Learning Experience at MindCET Innovation Center, leading, guiding, and training edtech development teams in integrating AI into learning products. In the past, he headed the Teacher-Entrepreneur Accelerator and led the Teachers Early Adopters network, exposing thousands of educators to emerging technologies and supporting pilot implementations. He lectures and advises on design thinking, product development, and storytelling, and is a leading speaker in Israel on teaching innovation. An expert in educational adoption of new technologies, he is developing a community-based solution for professional collaboration. He holds a PhD in Jewish Thought on Halacha and technology from Ben-Gurion University, where he also developed syllabi and trained educators.