Yerevan 2024

Logistics ➜

Schedule

June 26, 2024

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June 28, 2024

Opening Remarks
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10:45
Panelists
2023-24 Overview
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11:30
Panelists
Brief updates: ASOF Outreach
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11:45
Panelists
Brief updates: ETICA
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11:45
Panelists
Brief updates: Center for Environmental Arts and Humanities
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11:45
Panelists
The National Academy of Sciences
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12:00
Panelists
Engineering City
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14:15
Panelists
High-Tech Industry: Outlook on Export
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14:30
Panelists
R&D Policy
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15:30
Panelists
Academic City
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17:00
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The Prime Minister's Council on Science and Technology
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17:30
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Center for Intelligent Computing (CIC)
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17:45
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Robotics Division
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18:00
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Center for Aeronautics & Space Research and Development
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18:15
Panelists
Aerospace-Related Projects/Programs
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18:30
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Presentation of New Candidates
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20:00
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Human Sciences in Armenia
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11:00
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Armenia's Economy at a Tipping Point
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11:15
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Armenia's Water Future
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11:30
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Economics Research and Scholarship in Armenia
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12:00
Panelists
Artsakh: The Challenges for Higher Education
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14:30
Panelists
Artsakh: The Humanitarian Challenges
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15:00
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Artsakh: The Legal Challenges and Strategy
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15:30
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Armenian Identity, Homeland, & Statehood
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17:00
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Diaspora Engagement in Theory, Practice, and Beyond
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17:30
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NUACA
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17:45
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ArCH Council
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18:15
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Coffee break + Paradjanov at 100
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19:15
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Seismic Safety
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11:00
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Honors Courses in Mathematics program
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11:30
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UFAR
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12:00
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Advancing Social Protection System and Human Capital Development in Armenia
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14:15
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The Armenian National Services Gateway: citizen-centric digital services
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14:30
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Funding Sources for Grant Proposals
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14:45
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Funding Sources for Grant Proposals
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14:45
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Partnership with US and European Universities
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15:00
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Higher Education Reform
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15:30
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The State of K-12 Education
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17:00
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Life Sciences
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17:15
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Chemistry
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17:30
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Astrophysics and Astronomy
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17:45
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Physics
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18:00
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Board Business: Voting Results
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18:30
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Lilit Mkrtchyan
Deputy Head for KZNAK
Sevak Mkrtchyan
Professor, University of Rochester
Lilit Movsesyan
Associate Professor at the Chair of Linguistics and Communication Theory, Brusov State University
Lilit Nersisyan
Director, Lab Leader, Armenian Bioinformatics Institute
Kevork Oskanian
University of Birmingham
Aram Pakhchanian
Co-founder and Chairman of the Board, Ayb Foundation
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)
Mihran Papikian
Professor, Pennsylvania State University
Sheila Paylan
International Human Rights Lawyer and Senior Legal Consultant at the United Nations
Oshin Peroomian
CTO Metacomp Technologies, Inc. and Adjunct lecturer at the American University of Armenia
David Petrosyan
Research Director, Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Fyoundation for Research and Technology - Hellas
Vatche Sahakian
Burton Bettingen Professor in Theoretical Physics at Harvey Mudd College
Artak Sahakyan
Project support unit coordinator at Central bank of Armenia, Lecturer at Public Administration Academy
Naira Sahakyan
Assistant Professor, American University of Armenia
Ara Sanjian
Director, Armenian Research Center, University of Michigan-Dearborn
Grigor Sargsyan
Professor IMPAN, Institute of Mathematics of Polish Academy of Sciences
Yervand Sarkisyan
Investor and Entrepreneur, Founding Partner Granatus Ventures, Founding Partner DEEPTECHX
Armen Sedrakian
Fellow at Frankfurt Institute of Advanced Studies, Professor, University of Wroclaw, Poland
Tatevik Sekhposyan
Economics Department, Texas A&M University
Hasmig Seropian
University of California Berkeley
Nona Shahnazarian
Senior Research Fellow at Inst. of Archaeology and Ethnography, NAS; Centre for Independent Social Research Armenia
Tigran Shahverdyan
Co-founder & CTO at Robomart, Member at Gituzh
Nina Shahverdyan
Educator, civil rights activist
Suzanna Shamakhyan
Executive Director of Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology (FAST)
Armen Shirikyan
Professor, Department of Mathematics, CY Cergy Paris University
Gagik Shmavonyan
National Polytechnic University of Armenia, Head of Nanotechnology Laboratory
Arman Tatoyan
Professor at the American University of Armenia
Sipana Tchakerian
Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art (INHA), Paris - UMR 8167 Orient et Méditerranée (team Monde Byzantin)
Ara Tekian
Professor, Department of Medical Education, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
Manushak Titanyan
Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Construction, Shushi University of Technology, lecturer at NUACA
Gagik Tovmasian
Professor, Instituto de Astronomia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Vahagn Vardanyan
Principal, Han Academy (Secondary)
Heghnar Watenpaugh
Armenia Transformation Strategy Team
Liana Yepremyan
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Emory University
Vahan Zanoyan
Writer, Traveler, Anti-Trafficking Advocate, Global Energy Expert
Davit Zargarian
Professor of Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry, University of Montréal
Julien Zarifian
Professor, University of Poitiers; Junior Fellow, Institut Universitaire de France (2020-2025)
Nyree Abrahamian
Co-founder, Tumanyan International Storytelling Festival; Creator and Producer, "Country of Dust" podcast
Geghetsik Afunts
Deutsche Bundesbank, Research Centre
Sos Agaian
Distinguished Professor, Computer Science Department, College of Staten Island, CUNY
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
Haig Alexander Eskandarian
Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School
Armen Allahverdyan
A. I. Alikhanyan National Science Laboratory
Suren Aloyan
President/CEO at Dasaran EdTech Company & Koreez Educational Oscars
Vahe Andonians
Founder, CTO, CPO, Cognaize; Senior Lecturer at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Zhanna Andreasyan
Minister of Science, Education, Culture, and Sports
Yulia Antonyan
Associate Professor, Department of Cultural Studies, Faculty of History, Yerevan State University
Ani Aprahamian
Freimann Professor of Physics at Notre Dame, Professor of Chemistry
Ivan Aprahamian
Professor, Chair of the Chemistry Department, Dartmouth College
Nora Armani
Founding Artistic Director of SR Socially Relevant Film Festival NY since 2013
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
Arevik Ashkharoyan
Owner and Literary Agent at ARI Literary and Talent Agency, Founder and Director at ARI Literature Foundation
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
Anush Ayvazyan
Educational Programs Lead at Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology (FAST)
Tamara Babaian
Professor of Computer Science, Bentley 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
Hasmig Baran
Lecturer at California State University Northridge, Armenian Studies Program
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
Artak Beglaryan
Former State Minister and Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Artsakh, Chairman of the "Artsakh Union" NGO
Hrachoohi Boghosian
Founder and CEO of (CIPR) Center for Innovation Promotion and Research
Marco Brambilla
Domus International Group; Professor of Architectural Preservation, Italy, Iran (retired)
Gaianè Casnati
Europa Nostra Council member
Mark Chenian
UBS Financial Services Inc.
Hovel Chenorhokian
Founder of Diasporarm
Vicken Cheterian
Lecturer, History and International Relations, University of Geneva
Levon Chookaszian
Director of the Chair of Art History and Theory at Yerevan State University
Garegin Chookaszian
co-founder and executive director of ITF, co-founder and the President of Information Technologies Education JSC
Diana Davidova
Institute of Mathematics of National Academy of Science of Armenia
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
Khatchik DerGhougassian
Political Advisor of the EU Delegation (Embassy) in Argentina
George Derlugyan
New York University in Abu Dhabi
Karen Eguiazarian
Professor, Tampere University, Finland, and CEO of Noiseless Imaging Ltd
Al Eisaian
CEO Cognaize; Co-Founder and board member of IntelinAir, Inc.
Nicole Elise Vartanian
Columbia School of Social Work, Chief of Staff; Hunter College CUNY, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Martin Eskijian
Senior Engineer, Ocean/coastal structures
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
Aram Galstyan
University of Southern California, Amazon
Martin Galstyan
Governor at Central Bank of Armenia
Alen Gasparian Amirkhanian
Director, American University of Armenia Acopian Center for the Environment
Khachik Gevorgyan
President, ARMACAD
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
Anahid Gharakhanian
Southwestern Law School, Vice Dean, Professor of Legal Analysis, Writing, and Skills, and Co-Director of Externship Program
Garo Ghazarian
Chief Executive Officer, Tatoyan Foundation, Center for Law and Justice
Harry Glorikian
Scientia Ventures fund; Consilience: A.I. Engine Development in Life Sciences and Finance; Three Dimensions: Hedge Fund
Shushan Grigoryan
Founder & Educator, Hayasa School
Avetik Grigoryan
Co-Founder & CEO of Bazoomq Space Research Laboratory
Seda Grigoryan
Documentary filmmaker (MA in Arts, University of West London), Head of Blue Shield Armenia for cultural heritage preservation
Artur Grigoryan
Co-founder and head of "Ecological Right" environmental non-governmental organization
Edita Gzoyan
Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Foundation; Institute for Informatics and Automation Problems of NAS RA
Astghik Hakobyan
Seoul National University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Emma Harutyunyan
Professor, NUACA; Chair of Theory and History of Architecture and Heritage
Sargis Hayotsyan
Chairman at Higher Education and Science Committee of the Republic of Armenia
Mkhitar Hayrapetyan
Minister of High-Tech Industry
Kim Hekimian
Associate Professor, Columbia University
Manuk Hergnyan
Managing Partner at Granatus Ventures, Managing Partner at Civitta AM
Naira Hovakimyan
Professor, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ashot Hovanesian
CEO, Synergy International Systems
Nune Hovhannisyan
Associate Professor of Economics, Loyola University Maryland
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
Arthur Hovsepyan
Knowledge and Technology Manager, Cofounder of FARAX CNC total Solution
Adam Kablanian
High-Tech Executive, Entrepreneur, and Investor Founder of Alexandrea Winery
Shakeh Kaftarian
Research scientist at the US National Institutes of Health (ret)
Nanar Kalantarian
Researcher, Scientific Research Center of Historical and Cultural Heritage
Jacqueline Karaaslanian
Co-Founder and CEO of Learning Learning Architects LLC; Interim CEO of Fab Lab Armenia – Dilijan
Susanna Karakhanyan
Director for Policy and Regulation, Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge; Member of Accreditation Council, ANQA, Armenia
Nare Karapetyan
Assistant Scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Raffi Kassarjian
American University of Armenia, Impact Hub Yerevan, Repat Armenia, EVN Report
Petros Keshishian
CEO, Risk Analytics Group, Inc.
Hrant Khachatrian
Director of YerevaNN; Data Scientist at IntelinAir
Robert Khachatryan
Head of Quality Control at Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK), the UAE
Gor Khachatryan
Researcher
Serob Khachatryan
Yerevan State University
Haroutioun Khatchadourian
Independant researcher
Nairi Khatchadourian
Art Historian, Curator, Director of Art Station, Founder of AHA collective
Seda Kocharyan
EduArmenia Founder, Teacher at Shenzhen Oasis International School
Alfred Kocharyan
Deputy minister, Ministry Of Education, Science, Culture And Sports
Masis Komrokian
Senior Manager, Satellite Communications at Lockheed Martin Space Systems
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
Anna Leyloyan
Associate Professor at INALCO; Dir. of the House of Armenian Students of the “Cité internationale universitaire de Paris”
Armine Lulejian
Program Director, Avetis Health Informatics Fellowship; Associate Director, Informatics Education, Training and Outreach, CTSI; Assistant Professor of Clinical Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Armen Martirossyan
ARPA Technology Group, Principal
Yeprem Mehranian
Steering Committee member EduArmenia; Member AERA (American Educational Research Association)
Artak Melkonyan
Senior Advisor on Equity Financing and Funds, Impact Ventures Accelerators; UNDP
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
Iren Mkhoyan
Delft University of Technology