Subject: We Commemorated October 7th With Two Events This Week

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October 7th Commemoration Events

Get Your Inaugural Gala Tickets TODAY!

Israel Defense-Tech Hub Visit to Colorado

U.S.-Israel Innovation Exchange Summit Trip

Space-Tech in Israel & Colorado


October 7th Commemoration

Events in Denver | Oct. 5th & 7th



Three years ago, the world changed.
On October 7th, we remember.


CO-IL is proud to sponsor two 10/7 commemorative community events in Colorado:


On October 5th, an Interfaith Commemoration hosted by Father Phil Eberhart and Resurrection Anglican Fellowship, including special remarks by CO-IL community member and Founding Circle donor, David Jacques Farahi of Monarch Casino Resort Spa Black Hawk.
🗓️ See details above; no RSVP required.


On October 7th, a Community Wide Memorial hosted by Chabad Jewish Center of South Metro Denver, featuring Yosef Chaim Ohana, who was at the Nova Music Festival when the attack began, and was abducted into Gaza and held in Hamas captivity for 738 days; and Daniel Sharabi, a Nova survivor and former IDF combat medic who, alongside his brother, fought to protect those around him while treating the wounded under fire.

🗓️ Details and RSVP here


These community commemorations are a memorial, a testimony, and a reminder of why the work we do matters beyond business. Strong Colorado-Israel ties are built on relationships, values, and a shared commitment to one another.


If you are in the Denver area, we encourage you to attend.


 
 


Get Your Gala Tickets TODAY!

Safta Restaurant @ The Source Hotel

October 15th | Denver, Colorado



The room is filling up. If you have not registered for the CO-IL Institute Inaugural Gala dinner event on October 15th in Denver, now is the time!


Make no mistake. The CO-IL Institute is the only organization solely dedicated to championing the Colorado-Israel economic and innovation relationship. Read more about the Institute here.

This gala is a clear statement that Colorado's business and Israel supportive community stands behind the Colorado-Israel bilateral relationship with something more durable than words but with an institution, a donor base, and a diverse network of companies, investors, and civic leaders who believe that strong bilateral economic ties are among the most meaningful and lasting forms of solidarity. Every partnership program CO-IL builds, every grant we facilitate, every delegation we lead is an economic shield and benefit to both Colorado and Israel.


If you haven't registered yet, click here to get your tickets now.


ANNOUNCING! Special Guest Visitor from Israel, Noam Bedein, Director for Innovation Diplomacy & Strategic Partnerships at the Western Negev Innovation Authority.

  • Noam is visiting Colorado as part of a CO-IL sponsored delegation connecting Israel's Western Negev region with Logan County, Colorado and other Colorado regions

  • The delegation addresses the unique Colorado-Israel agriculture and water connection, establishing a bilateral innovation pipeline that can amplify resilience efforts

  • Read Noam's article in The Jerusalem Post, Guardians of Colorado: How land and river teach us to heal

Founding Circle Members ($3,600+ donors)

  • Brenner Family Fund | Ari Brenner

  • Monarch Casino Resort Spa Black Hawk | Farahi Family

  • Arthur and Joan Weisberg Family Foundation | Seth Weisberg

  • Colorado Mesa University Foundation | President John Marshall

Gala Sponsors

  • Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles to the Pacific Southwest

Here's what to expect at the Gala:

*Kosher options available on request provided by L'Chaim Kosher Bukhari Restaurant Denver

Dress Attire: Business Professional, Business Casual, Mountain Chic

Security provided by: Denver Police Department & HCCI Security

 
 


Israel Defense-Tech Hub

Meet with CET Sandbox COO
in Colorado, Oct. 20-22



This is YOUR opportunity to meet Israel's leading defense-tech hub in Colorado!

CO-IL is hosting CET Sandbox Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer David Yahid in Colorado, October 20-22 for meetings with defense- and aero/space-tech ecosystem partners and to recruit Colorado companies to the U.S.-Israel Defense-Tech Summit in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 1-4, 2027.


Contact us here if you are interested in meeting David during his upcoming Colorado visit, Oct. 20-22.


CET recently hosted Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works in Israel for a multi-day program that included ecosystem engagement and a demo day in the Gaza envelope. Read about it here in The Jerusalem Post.


The CET Summit in Israel is designed to recreate this kind of experience with 150+ U.S. defense industrial base leaders, including U.S. defense primes and innovators coming to Israel for demo days, base visits, strategic sessions, and direct engagement with the Israeli defense-tech ecosystem. It will be the first truly international defense conference held in Israel.


Check out the Summit agenda and tracks here.


 
 


Travel with COIL to

Detroit | October 13-14

Inaugural U.S.-Israel
Innovation Exchange Summit

You are invited to join CO-IL at the inaugural U.S.-Israel Innovation Exchange (USIIE) Summit in Detroit, Michigan, October 13-14!


Contact us today to discuss your interest.


The U.S.–Israel economic relationship is built on decades of trade, investment, innovation, and collaboration across the public and private sectors.


With leaders from across the country convening in Detroit, the Summit will focus on the importance of this bilateral alliance and how organizations across the national USIIE network can help translate strong bilateral ties into new opportunities for investment, innovation, and growth.


A select number of spaces are available for CO-IL community members to attend the Summit together with CO-IL's co-founder, Jeremiah Baronberg.


Hosted by our partners at the Michigan Israel Business Accelerator (MIBA) and attended by representatives from other U.S. states' bilateral business initiatives with Israel, the Summit will feature high-level discussions about the U.S.-Israel economic relationship with special guests, including:


 
 


Space-Tech Events! 

In Colorado & Israel...


Colorado Space Roundup
Dec. 1-2, 2026 | Denver, Colorado

Hosted by Colorado Space Business Roundtable


Israel Space Week & Ilan Ramon International Space Conference

January 24-28, 2027 | Tel Aviv, Israel

Host by Israel Space Agency

U.S.-Israel Defense-Tech Summit

March 1-4, 2027 | Tel Aviv, Israel

Hosted by CET Sandbox


 

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