Arik Arbel is the CEO and founder of Quadpole Technologies, a company specializing in the development of tethered systems based on drones. With an extensive career spanning two decades, Arik served as an officer in an elite technological unit of the Intelligence Corps of the IDF. Driven by his passion for innovation, he established Quadpole four years ago to tackle one of the most critical challenges faced by drones: flight time. Arik holds a BSc in Physics/Electro-optics from the Lev Academic Center in Jerusalem. He is also a certified drone pilot and enjoys flying drones as a hobby.