Roni Zehavi is currently the CEO of Rontali, a privately held company specialized in leading Global digitization projects, from establishment of sustainable and scalable clusters in developing countries, to comprehensive solutions in the domain of Smart Transportation and Aviation. Prior to that position, Roni was the co-founder and CEO of CyberSpark, aimed at leveraging the Israeli Cyber Ecosystem in Be’er-Sheva into the Global Cyber Capital, unprecedented the world over in terms of innovation and prospective (http://cyberspark.org.il/). In the past 5 years, CyberSpark has turned into a leading entity within the Israeli Cyber arena. Working with hundreds of Cyber companies from Start-Ups to Global corporates, Research centers, Academia, Governmental institutes (authorities and operation such as the CERT) and Innovation spaces (Incubators, Accelerators, VC's). In 2014 Roni has co-founded Global EPIC, a global community of Cyber ecosystems, covering more than 27 hubs from across the world (https://globalepic.org), form which he held until recently the position of Global President. Roni is a worldwide recognized expert in the domain and a well-known figure as a speaker and moderator in events such as CyberTech, STS Forum, WEF Cyber forum, and more. As such, Roni acts as board member in centers of cyber entrepreneurism and innovation such as LORCA (https://www.lorca.co.uk/)
Roni has more than 25 years of proven success in the entrepreneurial Hi-Tech arena, integrating highly innovative and multidisciplinary technologies into sellable products. His range of experience includes stewarding ideas through the development process into the marketplace. One of his recent companies is "To-Be-Education" (http://www.to-be-education.com/), a creative platform upon which teachers and students can upload content that can be transformed into dilemma-based learning games with multiple users, facilitating the develop of global learners’ communities. In 2004 Roni founded Rontal Applications, a leading provider of a 3D based application for simulations and real-time Command & Control systems. Under his leadership, the company has achieved successful results before being acquired by an American corporation
Being an experienced Test Pilot and Flight Test Engineer from ETPS UK and an Aeronautical Engineer from the Technion, Roni is also a well-known expert in aviation professions, including operational, methodological, and technological aspects