Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce & Hawke Centre Lecture
Yitzhak Rabin - my father and his legacy to peace
Delivered by Yuval Rabin
Saturday 19 November 2005
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Biography
Yuval
Rabin is the son of Nobel Peace Prize winner Yitzchak Rabin, Prime Minister
of Israel, who was assassinated in 1995 at a Peace Rally in Tel Aviv.
This was a turning point in the geopolitics of the region and has had
massive repercussions in the Middle East and beyond. Yuval is here to
commemorate the 10th anniversary of this tragic event. He will address
Australian audiences on his father's legacy, his view on events that have
unfolded since, and his personal journey as the son of one of the most
powerful men in politics in our times.
Yuval Rabin is also a leader in his chosen field of technology in the United
States. As Managing Partner with Rabin, Sheves, Lipkin-Shahak, Birger Inc.,
he has chosen to focus on bringing Israeli technologies into the U.S. Rabin
has over twenty years' experience in software development, design and
project management. He has held senior executive positions serving companies
as diverse as AARP, The Principal Group, Visteon, Ericsson, Airbus
Industries, Nokia, ARKLA (Arkansas Louisiana Gas), Samsung and the American
Bureau of Shipping. Rabin truly espouses a global vision, having led
initiatives for manufacturing and service companies, utilities and
governments in the US, Israel, Europe and the Far East.
Prior to joining RSLB, Rabin was COO of BeyondGuide (a mobile content
enabling company), where he spearheaded development of the company's
business model and forged significant alliances with Europe's leading mobile
carriers.
Yuval Rabin is a veteran of the Israel Defence Forces, having achieved the
rank of major during his eight years of service, and is a graduate of the
Israeli Army Computer Center training program. He resides in Washington D.C.