Dilijan 2023

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Schedule

June 26, 2023

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June 28, 2023

Opening remarks - CBA, ASOF
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15:00
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Center for Political Science Research & Methodology
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15:15
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International Center for the Humanities and Social Sciences in Armenia
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16:00
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Armenian Center for Economic Studies
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16:30
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Armenia as an international hub for education & research
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20:30
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International Center for Robotics
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21:05
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H.AI: The Armenian Institute of AI
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22:00
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Center for Aerospace Engineering & Bazoomq project
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22:45
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Honours Math Courses: Pilot Results and Lessons Learned
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23:00
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Primary/Secondary Education in Armenia
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15:15
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Higher Education in Armenia
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15:30
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Discussion on Education - discussion
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17:30
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Developing Excellence in Life Sciences Research and Education
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18:00
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Applied Health Sciences: Regenerative Medicine
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19:30
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Center for Physical Sciences & Quantum Technologies
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20:00
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Center for Intelligent Chemistry
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21:05
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Ecological Humanities
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21:30
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Film as soft power, and scoring films in Armenia
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21:45
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Centers of Translation & Languages
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22:00
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Directions in the Humanities - Discussion
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22:15
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Interdisciplinary Reconsideration of Armenian Visual and Material Cultures
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22:30
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Directions for Cultural Heritage Preservation in Armenia
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23:00
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Side Session: Digital Healthcare
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10:00
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Open Forum: Innovative Directions in Education
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10:00
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Side Session: Mentoring program overview
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16:00
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Closed Forum: Strategic planning and State building
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16:00
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Open Forum: “Start-up Armenia” - Moving Towards Innovative Open Economy
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16:00
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Closed Forum: Directions in mining and energy
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16:00
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Side Session: Applying for international grants
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16:00
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Alen Gasparian Amirkhanian
Director, American University of Armenia Acopian Center for the Environment
Levon Gevorgyan
EY Senior Manager, Head of Law Practice for EY in Armenia
Vladimir Gevorgyan
Welch Distinguished Chair in Chemistry, University of Texas at Dallas
Aleksandr Gevorkyan
Henry George Chair in Economics and Professor, The Peter J. Tobin College of Business, St. John’s University
Irina Ghaplanyan
Adjunct Lecturer, American University of Armenia
Garo Ghazarian
Chief Executive Officer, Tatoyan Foundation, Center for Law and Justice
Kima Ghulyan
Program Manager, Armenian Technological Future Program, Union Of Advanced Technology Enterprises
Rachel Goshgarian
Professor of History, Lafayette College
Talinn Grigor
Professor of Art History, University of California, Davis
Ronald Grigor Suny
William H. Sewell, Jr. Distinguished University Professor of History
Shushan Grigoryan
Founder & Educator, Hayasa School
Artur Grigoryan
Co-founder and head of "Ecological Right" environmental non-governmental organization
Avedis Hadjian
Editor in Chief, Bazmavep Journal
Astghik Hakobyan
Seoul National University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Davit Harutyunyan
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of California Santa Barbara
Syuzanna Harutyunyan
Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen
Armen Hovakimian
Professor, Department of Economics and Finance, Baruch College, The City University of New York
Naira Hovakimyan
Professor, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Nina Hovnanian
CEO Hovnanian International, Founding Board Member Yerevan Biennial Arts Foundation, Founder and Creative Director Treasures of Armenia, Founding Director of the Former Armenian Tourism Development Agency
Tamar Hovsepian
Curator, Atamian Hovsepian Curatorial Practice
Philippe Huneman
Institut d'Histoire et de Philosophe dees Sciences et des Techniques (CNRS / Université Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne)
Rouben Indjikian
Adjunct Professor of Economics, Management and Business, Webster University; Formerly economist and manager at UNCTAD; Member of Club Diplomatique de Genève; Member of Geneva Energy Forum
Armine Ishkanian
CNRS / Université Paris, Panthéon Sorbonne
Robert Istepanian
Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College
Arec Jamgochian
Stanford University
Diron Jebejian
Managing Director, Investment Banking, Credit Suisse
Vahagn Jerbashian
Associate Professor, University of Barcelona
David Joulfaian
Economist, US Department of the Treasury
Adam Kablanian
High-Tech Executive, Entrepreneur, and Investor Founder of Alexandrea Winery
Jacqueline Karaaslanian
Co-Founder and CEO of Learning Learning Architects LLC; Interim CEO of Fab Lab Armenia – Dilijan
Ann Karagozian
Distinguished Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles
Susanna Karakhanyan
Director for Policy and Regulation, Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge; Member of Accreditation Council, ANQA, Armenia
Areg Karapetyan
Research Scientist, Division of Engineering, New York University Abu Dhabi
Nare Karapetyan
Assistant Scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Sossie Kasbarian
University of Stirling
Norayr Kasper
Director of Photography, Canadian Society of Cinematographers, IATSE667, IMAGO
Lucineh Kassarjian
CXO and Principal Advisor Non-profits - Sensyan, Strategic Advisory Board Member - reArmenia
Raffi Kassarjian
American University of Armenia, Impact Hub Yerevan, Repat Armenia, EVN Report
Alice Kelikian
Associate Professor of History, Brandeis University
Karnig Kerkonian
Kerkonian Dajani LLP
Petros Keshishian
CEO, Risk Analytics Group, Inc.
Razmig Keucheyan
Professor of Sociology, Université Paris Cité
Hrant Khachatrian
Director of YerevaNN; Data Scientist at IntelinAir
Gor Khachatryan
Researcher
Serob Khachatryan
Yerevan State University
Lusine Kharatyan
Director, YSU Center for Continuing Education
Lori Khatchadourian
Associate Professor, Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University
Armen Kherlopian
Scientific Advisory Board Member, Translational Research Institute for Space Health
Yeghishe Kirakosyan
Representative of the Republic of Armenia on International Legal Matters
Elias Kiritsis
APC, CNRS, Universite de Paris
Seda Kocharyan
EduArmenia Founder, Teacher at Shenzhen Oasis International School
John Kolligian
Executive Director, University Health Services, Princeton University
Masis Komrokian
Senior Manager, Satellite Communications at Lockheed Martin Space Systems
Nerses Kopalyan
Associate Professor-in-Residence, Department of Political Science, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Raffi Kortoshian
Codirector, Research on Armenian Architecture Foundation
Michael Kouchakdjian
Professor, College of Business and Economics, AUA; Director, Entrepreneurship and Product Innovation Center
Stefan Kristensen
Professor of Philosophy, University of Strasbourg, Faculty of Arts
Michel Kulhandjian
Research Associate at School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Ottawa
Hovannes Kulhandjian
Associate Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering California State University, Fresno
Sergio La Porta
Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, California State University, Fresno
Minas Lourian
Director Centro Studi e Documentazione della Cultura Armena (CSDCA) | Centre for the Study and Documentation of Armenian Culture
Marc Mamigonian
Director of Academic Affairs, National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR)
Jerry Manoukian
Emeritus Staff El Camino Hospital
Mariam Manoukian
Internal Medicine, Stanford Healthcare
Christina Maranci
Mashtots Professor of Armenian Studies, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University
Hayk Margarian
CEO, National Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia
Ned Markosian
Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Armen Marsoobian
Southern Connecticut State University, University of Connecticut
Armen Martirossyan
ARPA Technology Group, Principal
Hakob Matevosyan
Berlin-based Center for International and Eastern European Studies (ZOiS)
Sarkis Mazmanian
Luis and Nelly Soux Professor of Microbiology, California Institute of Technology
Artak Melkonyan
Senior Advisor on Equity Financing and Funds, Impact Ventures Accelerators; UNDP
Ruben Minasian
Professor, Institut de Physique Théorique, CEA-Saclay
Armen Minassian
Architect, Assistant professor, and advisor to the NUACA, Member of EERI and AESA-NE
Ruzanna Minasyan
Dept. of Social Sciences, Brusov State; Head of Academic Program Div., State Academy of Fine Arts of Armenia
Tigran Mkhoyan
Delft University of Technology
Iren Mkhoyan
Delft University of Technology
Lilit Mkrtchyan
Deputy Head for KZNAK
Sevak Mkrtchyan
Professor, University of Rochester
Mohsen Mohammadi
Director of Indo-Persian Music, Department of Ethnomusicology; Assistant Director, Center for India and South Asia (CISA), UCLA
Khatchig Mouradian
Lecturer, Columbia University
Mark Movsesian
Frederick A. Whitney Professor of Contract Law and Co-Director, Center for Law & Religion, St. John’s University School of Law
Lilit Movsesyan
Associate Professor at the Chair of Linguistics and Communication Theory, Brusov State University
Tsolin Nalbantian
Associate Professor of Middle East History, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, Leiden University
Rosalynn Nazarian
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Ara Nazarian
Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Annita Nerses
Board of Trustees, Tufenkian Foundation; Board of Trustees, St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church in Douglaston, NY; Inducted member, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society
Sergey Nersesov
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Villanova University
Ara Norenzayan
University of British Columbia
Joanne Nucho
Professor of Anthropology, Pomona college
Yuri Oganessian
Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Rafael Oganesyan
Program Manager, Office of Undergraduate Research, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Artem Oganov
Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology and MISIS University
Zephyr Ohanian
Certified Public Accountant
Kevork Oskanian
University of Birmingham
Aram Pakhchanian
Co-founder and Chairman of the Board, Ayb Foundation
Hagop Panossian
The ARPA Institute, Founder and President
Mary Papazian
Executive VP of the Association of Governing Boards for Universities and Colleges (AGB); former Professor of English and President, San Jose State University (retired)
Hrag Papazian
Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies, California State University, Fresno
Taline Papazian
Sciences Po (Aix-en-Provence), Ecole de l Air
Kevork Abazajian
Professor, University of California, Irvine
Levon Abrahamian
Head of the Department of Contemporary Anthropological Studies, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia
Daron Acemoglu
Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boris Adjemian
AGBU Nubar Library, Paris
Bedros Afeyan
Polymath Research Inc.
Victor Agadjanian
Professor, Department of Sociology and the International Institute, University of California Los Angeles
Sos Agaian
Distinguished Professor, Computer Science Department, College of Staten Island, CUNY
Armen Aghajanyan
FAIR (Meta)
Felix Aharonian
Chief Scientist at Yerevan State University (YSU); Chair Professor at University of Science and Tecnology of China (USTC); Professor Emeritus at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS)
Vladimir Airapetian
Senior Astrophysicist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
David Akopian
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Artur Alaverdyan
Co-Founder, Member of Board, Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology
Anna Aleksanyan
Adjunct lecturer at the American University of Armenia
Haig Alexander Eskandarian
Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School
Arshak Alexanian
Founder, Owner and Chief Scientific Officer of Cell Reprogramming and Therapeutics LLC
Armen Allahverdyan
A. I. Alikhanyan National Science Laboratory
Suren Aloyan
President/CEO at Dasaran EdTech Company & Koreez Educational Oscars
Tigran Amiryan
Professor, Department of Russian and World Literature and Culture, Institute of Humanities, Russian-Armenian University in Yerevan
Valentine Ananikov
Russian Academy of Sciences
André Andonian
Chairman Emeritus North Asia, McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Vahe Andonians
Founder, CTO, CPO, Cognaize; Senior Lecturer at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Carlos Antaramian
McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Armenak Antinyan
Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
Yulia Antonyan
Associate Professor, Department of Cultural Studies, Faculty of History, Yerevan State University
Gassia Apkarian
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Orange; Founder of Center for Truth and Justice
Apkar Apkarian
Professor Departments of Neuroscience, Anesthesia, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University
Vartkess Apkarian
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, UC Irvine
Ani Aprahamian
Freimann Professor of Physics at Notre Dame, Professor of Chemistry
Ivan Aprahamian
Professor, Chair of the Chemistry Department, Dartmouth College
Fr.  Mesrop Aramian
Armenian Apostolic Church, Priest
Nora Armani
Founding Artistic Director of SR Socially Relevant Film Festival NY since 2013
Raffi Aroian
Professor, Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Eva Aroutunian
Head of the Geneva Music Conservatory, President of Association Ensemble Paul Klee (Bern), Vice-president of Foundation SIGG (Geneva), Board Member of Geneva Music High School, Board Member of FODAC Foundation (Geneva)
Deana Arsenian
Vice President, International Program and Program Director, Russia and Eurasia at Carnegie Corporation of New York
Hakob Arshakyan
Deputy speaker of the parliament of the Republic of Armenia
Georgi Asatryan
Associate professor, Moscow State University
Zareh Asatryan
Deputy Head, Department of Public Finance, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
Vladimir Asriyan
ICREA Prof. at Centre de Recerca en Economía Internacional; Affiliated Prof. at Barcelona School of Economics
Christopher Atamian
Digital Marketing and Content Consultant
Hourig Attarian
Associate Professor, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, American University of Armenia
Nora Ayanian
Professor, Brown University
Anush Ayvazyan
Educational Programs Lead at Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology (FAST)
Tamara Babaian
Professor of Computer Science, Bentley University
Viken Babikian
Professor of Neurology, Boston University
Rafi Baghdjian
Advisor to the Centre for Scientific Innovation and Education Foundation
Maria Baghramian
Professor of Philosophy, School of Philosophy, University College Dublin, Ireland and Department of Philosophy, University of Oslo, Norway
Tigran Bakaryan
Department of Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences, KAUST
Peter Balakian
Pulitzer prize winning poet
Jan Balakian
Kean University, School of English Studies
Roger Balian
Emeritus researcher at Institut de Physique Théorique, CEA, Saclay
Diane Barber
Professor, Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California San Francisco
Marie-Aude Baronian
Associate Professor, University of Amsterdam, department of Media Studies
Anna Barseghian
Artist, curator, and director of Utopiana
Levon Barseghyan
Professor, Department of Economics, Cornell University
Yelena Baytalyan
Head of Student Support centre at State Academy of Fine Arts of Armenia, Lecturer at Brusov State University
Houri Berberian
Professor of History, Meghrouni Family Presidential Chair in Armenian Studies, University of California Irvine
Melissa Bilal
UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, Associate Director of the Armenian Music Program and Lecturer in Ethnomusicology; American University of Armenia, Gender Studies Minor Program, Core Team Member
Hrachoohi Boghosian
Founder and CEO of (CIPR) Center for Innovation Promotion and Research
Paul Boghossian
Professor of Philosophy, New York University, Dir. of the Inst. of Philosophy and GIAS
Ted Bogosian
Visiting Professor, Brown University
Tamar Boyadjian
Associate Professor of Medieval Studies, Poetry and Translation Studies, Michigan State University
Marco Brambilla
Domus International Group; Professor of Architectural Preservation, Italy, Iran (retired)
Serge Buchakjian
Global Executive/Consultant, President of BASCO International
Lilya Budaghyan
Professor, Department of Informatics, University of Bergen
Gaianè Casnati
Europa Nostra Council member
Lou Charkoudian
Professor of Chemistry, Haverford College
Sharon Chekijian
Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale School of Medicine
Mark Chenian
UBS Financial Services Inc.
Hovel Chenorhokian
Founder of Diasporarm
Vicken Cheterian
Lecturer, History and International Relations, University of Geneva
Hayk Chobanyan
CEO, Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises
Levon Chookaszian
Director of the Chair of Art History and Theory at Yerevan State University
Peter Cowe
Narekatsi Professor of Armenian Studies, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, and Director of the Cener for World Languages, UCLA
Areg Danagoulian
Professor, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Taniel Danelian
Professor of Paleobiodiversity and Paleoenvironments, University of Lille
Ara Darzi
Co-Director, Institute of Global Health Innovation and Paul Hamlyn Chair of Surgery, Imperial College London
Diana Davidova
Institute of Mathematics of National Academy of Science of Armenia
James Der Derian
Director, Centre for International Security Studies
Hagop Der Ghougassian
Director of Hamazkayin’s Kaspar Ipeguian theatrical group and Collectif de l'ACT; Saint Joseph University and the Lebanese University
Armen Der Kiureghian
Professor Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley
Dzovinar Derderian
University of California, Berkeley
Armen Derkevorkian
Project Leader, Boston Consulting Group
George Derlugyan
New York University in Abu Dhabi
Anaid Donabedian
Professor, Chair of Armenian Studies, Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (Inalco)
Justin Du Bois
Henry Dreyfus Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Chemical and Systems Biology, by courtesy, Stanford University
Atom Egoyan
Oscar-nominated writer and director (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
Karen Eguiazarian
Professor, Tampere University, Finland, and CEO of Noiseless Imaging Ltd
Al Eisaian
CEO Cognaize; Co-Founder and board member of IntelinAir, Inc.
Lerna Ekmekcioglu
Professor of History, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ruben Enikolopov
Professor of Economics at the New Economic School; ICREA Research Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF); Researcher at Barcelona Institute for Political Economy and Governance (IPEG)
Grigori Enikolopov
Professor, Center for Developmental Genetics, Stony Brook University
Martin Eskijian
Senior Engineer, Ocean/coastal structures
Stephan Fauve
Professor, Department of Physics, Ecole normale superieure
Anoush Fraser Terjanian
Fellow, Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa
Vache Gabrielyan
Dean of the Manoogian Simone College of Business and Economics American University of Armenia
Karina Galoian
Research associate professor University of Miami , Miller School of Medicine; Vice President of Research and Biomedical Science for Chondrosarcoma Foundation
Karen Galoyan
Membership with American Institute of Steel Construction, LEED AP - BD+C
Aram Galstyan
University of Southern California, Amazon
Martin Galstyan
Governor at Central Bank of Armenia
Anzhela Galstyan
Faculty of Chemistry, Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE) and Center for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU), University of Duisburg-Essen