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On October 22, 2026, Bill Ackman, founder and CEO of Pershing Square, said at the ARC Innovation Summit at Sheba Medical Center that Israel has the potential to become one of the best economies in the world. He suggested that Israel's disadvantage of a small population may instead become an advantage in the AI era, with the key being talent density. Ackman also said that he and his wife, Neri Oxman, decided to invest in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange after only one hour of discussion following the October 7 attack, and revealed that he is preparing to establish an "AI-native" brain science research institution to shorten the cycle for bringing medical innovations to fruition. This statement was reported by CTech; there are currently no additional independent sources or subsequent developments.
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Bill Ackman in Israel: Israel is poised to become one of the best economies in the world
Bill Ackman, founder and CEO of Pershing Square, said at the ARC Innovation Summit at Sheba Medical Center that Israel is poised to become one of the best economies in the world, and that its disadvantage of a small population may instead become an advantage in the AI era, with the key being talent density. He said that he and his wife Neri Oxman decided to invest in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange after only an hour of discussion following the October 7 attack, and revealed that he is preparing to establish an "AI-native" brain science research institution to shorten the cycle for bringing medical innovations to fruition.