Check Point CEO awarded Israel Prize for technology and innovation

Gil Shwed, the CEO of Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point, is awarded the Israel Prize in technology and innovation, Education Minister Naftali Bennett announces.

“Shwed is a pioneer of the Startוp Nation,” Bennett tweets.

“His story is the story of Israeli high-tech,” Bennett adds. “As an alumnus of 8200 who founded Check Point, he paved the way and was an inspiration for me and thousands of Israeli high-tech entrepreneurs.”

Check Point CEO Gil Shwed speaks at the Cybertech Israel Conference and Exhibition, in Tel Aviv on January 31, 2017. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

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