Five Israeli startups have been named "Technology Pioneers" by the World Economic Forum on a list published this week.

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The World Economic Forum's Technology Pioneers are early to growth-stage companies from around the world that are involved in the use of new technologies and innovation that are poised to have a significant impact on business and society.

The Israeli companies honored include:

CropX, which produces a DIY farm management platform based on real-time soil data.

The "Technology Pioneer" designation grants CropX CEO Tomer Tzach invitations to World Economic Forum activities, events and discussions throughout the year. CropX will also contribute to Forum initiatives over the next two years, working with global leaders to help address key industry and societal issues.

"It is a confirmation our technology is among the most unique in the world and can improve the lives of many people," said Tzach. "Our technology can help feed a growing population in the face of environmental concerns and we look forward to contributing to the Forum dialogues on this challenge."

CHEQ: A global cybersecurity company protecting leading organizations from customer acquisition fraud. The company's mission is to secure and empower the growth of its customers by eliminating fraudulent, non-human users from their funnels, customer relationship management systems, analytics and websites.

Cheq was founded by CEO Guy Tytunovich in 2016.

MDClone: Founded in 2016 by CEO Ziv Ofek, MDClone offers a self-service data analytics platform to accelerate research, performance improvement and innovation in digital healthcare.

MyndYou: MyndYou develops an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered virtual care assistant for population health and patient care management.

The company's customizable MyEleanor solution helps care teams and payers help seniors by managing the social determinants of health, chronic conditions, medication adherence, fall prevention and more. The voice-based solution uses natural language processing and a proprietary analytic algorithm and has the potential to save $50 billion annually in the US alone.

MyndYou was founded in 2016 by CEO Ruth Poliakine Baruchi.

Phinergy: A cleantech company that develops metal-air technology that combines oxygen from the air with metals to generate electricity.

Phinergy's technology, which originated at Bar-Ilan University, turns metals, such as aluminum and zinc, into a clean, sustainable and cost-effective means of storing, transporting and generating energy. Applications include creating energy resilience and reliability for critical infrastructure (telecom sites, data centers, commercial and industrial centers), range extension and fast charging for electric vehicles, and low-cost storage for renewable solar and wind energy.

"It is a great honor to be recognized as a Technology Pioneer by the WEF and join this group of world-changing companies," says Phinergy CEO David Mayer.

"Phinergy's unique metal-air technology provides a clean and affordable way to extract the energy contained in highly abundant metals such as aluminum and zinc. Through our technology, these natural resources become fully recyclable energy carriers," Mayer said.

In addition to the five Israeli startups, the Middle East was represented by the UAE-based Souqalmal, which offers digital financial product comparison. Launched in 2012 by CEO Ambareen Musa, Souqualmal has helped some 600,000 customers make more informed financial decisions. Souqualmal is a member of the United Arab Emirates National Debt Panel.

This year's Technology Pioneers cohort includes start-ups from 26 countries, with UAE, El Salvador, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe represented for the first time.

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Trump, the first U.S. president to attend Davos in 20 years, will have a full day of meetings in Davos on Thursday and then deliver a keynote address to the forum on Friday before returning to the United States later that day.

White House senior economic adviser Gary Cohn said Trump will use his speech to encourage global companies to invest in the United States and take advantage of Trump's corporate tax cuts.

He will also stress his "America First" policies and seek more reciprocal trade policies from U.S. allies, Cohn said, in keeping with Trump's belief that international trade deals are tilted against the United States. In addition to meetings with world leaders, Trump will also host a small dinner for European business executives on Thursday night.

Netanyahu, who just returned from a state visit to India, has already left for the Davos conference, which he attends almost every year. In addition to Trump, Netanyahu is scheduled to hold meetings with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Swiss Federal Council President Alain Berset, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, as well as with a number of heads of major corporations.

"I will advance the standing of Israel, which has already taken shape as a global technological power," Netanyahu said ahead of his departure to Switzerland.

Netanyahu is slated to address not only economic issues at Davos, but also speak with European leaders about their opposition to changes to the Iran nuclear deal, which Netanyahu wants altered or canceled, a demand that the U.S. supports.

The 2015 Iran agreement is one of the issues Trump is slated to discuss with British Prime Minister Theresa May, along with North Korea and the Syrian war.

"The coming weeks … are the last opportunity to try and introduce real – not cosmetic – changes in the dangerous nuclear agreement with Iran," Netanyahu said.

"Our policy is to prevent the terrorist regime in Iran from arming itself with nuclear weapons, which would endanger us, the Middle East, and the entire world," the prime minister said.

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