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Vigen Arushanyan
The founder and CEO of CoinplusThe founder and CEO of Coinplus, a company making patented physical crypto wallets.
An entrepreneur, angel investor, advisor and an ardent educator.
The founder of nooor—the Armenian Blockchain Association, and an advisor to a number of startups in the DeFi, DAO, NFT, and IoT space.
Hayg Astourian
Vice President of Engineering at Tumo center for creative technologiesHayg Astourian is a software engineering leader with a decade of experience working in hyper-growth companies. As the Vice President of Engineering at TUMO, Hayg is leading efforts to scale, refresh and expand TUMO’s software in support of top company initiatives, such as the Armenia and international expansions. Previously, Hayg specialized in cybersecurity engineering, co-founding Cisco Meraki’s Security team and leading Stripe’s Platform Security team. He enjoys reading books, backpacking and practicing martial arts.
Armen Avak Avakian
Co-founder,Business Development Executive of Hexact
Harmick Azarian
User Experience & Service Delivery Manager at Information Systems Agency of ArmeniaUser Experience & Service Delivery Manager at the Information Systems Agency. Digital transformation expert. Former head of engineering at TUMO,
Member of the GOV.UK digital transformation team in the UK Government. Consulted in digital transformation for leading global banks and retail organizations.
Davit Baghdasaryan
CEO & Co-Founder of KrispDavit Baghdasaryan is the CEO & Co-Founder at Krisp, an AI company with a mission to help people everywhere maximize the productivity of every digital voice conversation and help businesses achieve better business outcomes. Before co-founding Krisp, Davit was with Twilio, the largest cloud communications platform, where he spent 3 years leading the product security team. Before Twilio, Davit has spent 12 years in different technology startups contributing to engineering and innovation.
Peter Bilzerian
Business Intelligence Expert at Bank of AmericaPeter Bilzerian is a dynamic and accomplished professional with a wealth of experience in finance, entrepreneurship, and technology. With a background as a leading Business Intelligence expert and Data Engineer for Bank of America, he brings a unique perspective on the intersection of technology and finance.
Georgi Chaltikyan
Head of Digital Health at European Campus Rottal-Inn (ECRI)Georgi Chaltikyan, MD, PhD is Professor and Head of
Digital Health at European Campus Rottal-Inn (ECRI),
a branch of Deggendorf Institute of Technology (DIT-
ECRI) in Bavaria, Germany, Founder and Head of the
Research and Education Center of Digital Head at
Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University (RAU-CDH),
and the Founding President of Armenian Association
of Digital Health (AADH).
He is a graduate of the Yerevan State Medical
University in Armenia; he has been trained as a
general surgeon and spent about 20 years in clinical
practice in general and laparoscopic surgery. He has
extensive experience in healthcare education, research,
and management. From 2001-2009 he has served as an associate professor at Yerevan State
Medical University and has taught medicine and surgery to undergraduate and postgraduate
students (in English, Armenian and Russian languages).
Kevin Gaskell
Leading the turnaround of Porsche from close to bankruptcy to market leader saw Kevin Gaskell, at the age of 32,
recognised as one of the most capable leaders of his generation. He consolidated that recognition with 4 years as
Managing Director of BMW (GB) during which he led the business to record growth and a 500% improvement in
profitability. He is a corporate trailblazer who has changed the way that businesses operate.
Since leaving the automotive sector he has led businesses to massive success in the digital, technology, data, brand
marketing, market research, construction, retail, professional services and manufacturing sectors. Such flexibility
and adaptability has confirmed his position as an extraordinary and inspirational leader.
A highly motivational and engaging speaker, he believes that ordinary people can achieve extraordinary results - and
he has the experiences to prove it. He has led global corporations, start-ups, private equity portfolio companies and
organisations large and small to create shareholder value in excess of $5Billion. He has also found the time to play
international sport and to walk to both the north and south poles and climb the world’s highest mountains to fund
the construction of a cancer treatment unit.
Using an energetic and inclusive style he shares the tools and techniques which have enabled his teams to deliver
results which even they considered impossible – until they achieved them. His approach of ‘Inspired Leadership’ at
every level in the organisation has been demonstrated to achieve extraordinary success again and again.
He demonstrates that leadership is an adaptable and transferable skill and is a key enabler of successful teamwork
in any situation. Drawing upon his deep experience and his current leadership roles in a number of growing
companies Kevin provides audiences with practical lessons of how people can be inspired to achieve extraordinary
results. He offers the audience practical tools that they can take and immediately apply to their own business.
Irina Gasparyan
Deputy CEO of Digital Business Transformation at Telcell at Telcell
Garegin Gevorgyan
Financial Stability and Regulation Directorate of Central Bank of Armenia
Armine Ghazaryan
Chief People and Services Officer at Ameriabank CJSC at Ameriabank CJSC
Artyom Ghazaryan
Commercial Director at Telcell of Telcell
Edgar Karapetyan
Director of Strategy and Innovation at Galaxy Group of CompaniesBusiness advisor, Expert in Strategy, Organizational Development and Corporate Innovations, Director of Strategy and Innovation of the Galaxy Group of Companies
Vahan Kerobyan
Minister at Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia
David Khachatryan
Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of Armenia at Ministery of Labor and Social Affairs of Armenia
Robert Khachatryan
Minister of High-Tech Industry of the RA at Ministery of High-Tech Industry of the RA
Aharon Levonyan
Chairman, Digital Transformation and Innovations Board, Converse Bank
Gevorg Mantashyan
Information Systems Agency of Armenia - User Experience & Service Delivery Manager at Information Systems Agency of Armenia
Dmitry Mezhensky
Director of Data and ML engineering
Artavazd Minasyan
Founder of Krisp and 10WebԱրտավազդ Մինասյան` գիտությունների թեկնածու, Krisp and 10Web համահիմնադիր, BigStory վենչրուրային ֆոնդի կառավարող գործընկեր , սերիալ ձեռնարկատեր, ներգրավել է $32 մլն։
Krisp-ը ստեղծում է տեխնոլոգիաների նոր կատեգորիա, որը կոչվում է AI Communication Assistant: Krisp-ը տեխնոլոգիաների արհեստական բանականության օգնությամբ ձայնի մշակման գլոբալ առաջատարներից է: Krisp-ը ճանաչվել է Times-ի 2020 թվականի 100 լավագույն գյուտերից մեկը:
Արավազդը նաև ակտիվորեն աջակցում է բացառիկ հիմնադիրներին, ովքեր ամուր կապեր ունեն Հայաստանի հետ՝ ներդրումներ կատարելով BigStory VC-ի միջոցով և ակտիվորեն խորհուրդ տալով այդ ընկերություններին:
Ruben Muradyan
Chief Information Security Officer at HEXENSCyberSecurity paranoid with 20+ years of track record. FOSS evangelist. Blue/Purple team player. Professional fencer with Hanlon's razor. A popular target of Danning Kruger victims. Started to hate rifles and fall in love with mortars in September 2020. Cigar aficionado. Tatev’s father.
Dr. Anahit Parzyan
Executive Director of “The Nork Technology and Awareness Center for Social Services” Foundation of ArmeniaDr Anahit Parzyan holds her PhD in International Relations from Nanjing University, China. She focuses on International Security particularly cybersecurity, digitalization, and e-governance. In 2017, she was selected to become a Young Expert Scheme of the EU "YES Armenia" program to work for the government of Armenia. She worked on the development of the National Cybersecurity Strategy of Armenia focusing on Critical Infrastructure protection mechanisms and legislation. Anahit maintained several National cybersecurity awareness campaigns in Armenia, in 2020 and organized a Cybersecurity raising awareness campaign for specialists in social services. Dr Parzyan is a graduate of the Warsaw Euro-Atlantic Summer Academy. She occasionally presents her research on cybersecurity and digitalization issues in Armenia, China, and Europe. She is an author of several academic publications, one of which was awarded the Honorary Certificate from Nanjing University of China. Starting in 2020 Dr Parzyan is appointed to be the Executive Director of “The Nork Technology and Awareness Center for Social Services” Foundation of Armenia, the leading technological centre for digitalized social services. In 2017 Dr. Parzyan was awarded "Hakob Meghapart" Medal.
Hovsep Patvakanyan
Head of the Investment Council of Armenia and CEO of Invest in ArmeniaHovsep Patvakanyan is the Head of the Investment Council of Armenia and CEO of Invest in Armenia. Hovsep has worked for over 10 years in 4 countries with organizations including but not limited to the UN, EBRD, German Federal Foreign Office, Swedish International Development Agency, Jacobs, Cordova & Associates on the reforms targeted at bettering the business environment and SME development. Holding PhD in Economics, he has a published book in Germany on "Inflation Forecasting: how external factors matter?" and articles in Austria, Ukraine, Georgia, Germany, and Russia.
Maria Petrosyan
HR Director of Synopsys
Gevorg Poghosyan
reArmenia CEO of reArmenia
Ara Shamirzayan
Chief Technology Officer at Webb FontaineAra has been part of Webb Fontaine in leading research and development efforts for 17 years, with a key focus on incorporating AI technologies in international trade. Curated and developed the company's portfolio of powerful trade technologies, always with a focus on customer satisfaction and innovation promotion.
Responsible for leading the global Research & Development Centres in France, Armenia, and the Philippines, overseeing a team of over 300 specialists. Constantly driving the company's efforts in creating products that comply with world-class standards and technological innovation.
A seasoned professional in the tech industry, with prior positions including Director of IT Innovations & Development and Director of Research & Development.
Sergey Usnunts
Founder & Visionary Leader of Skill Event Marketing Company
Artur Vartanyan
Digital Technologies Expert at Dell Technologies18+ years of practice in the IT industry across EMEA, including experience in leadership roles in global IT companies – Dell Technologies, EMC & IBM.
7+ years of teaching digital technologies. Developed and led 12+ educational programs on Big Data and Digital Transformation for leading universities in CIS – Moscow State University, Russian Technological University (MIREA) and Moscow Aviation Institute. Author of 15 scientific publications on digital technologies, including SCOPUS publications.
Presented at more than 200+ IT and digital conferences.
Pavel Vichev
CEO of CEDROPavel Vichev is the CEO of the international digital agency Cedro, which creates digital products and services for technology companies, real estate, e-commerce, Web 3.0 and much more. Clients include Leroy Merlin, Raiffeisen Life, GeekBrains, Iteko, Manychat, Landley, EOS, Blockchain Family and others. In 2023, Cedro was ranked second in the Agency of the Year/Perspective category by RUWARD.
Vladimir Vulic
Co-founder and President of Digitalizuj.meDigital transformation strategist. Co-founder and President of Digitalizuj.Me.
Keynote speaker at 160+ conferences and corporate events in 22 countries across 4 continents, from Peru to Taiwan.
Three-time TEDx speaker. Has 12 years of experience teaching Strategic Management at the University of Montenegro.
Ralph Yirikian
Director General of Ucom CJSCBorn in Beirut, Lebanon, Ralph Yirikian holds two Bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Business Administration from the American University of Beirut. Before assuming his current role as Director General at Ucom in Armenia, Mr. Yirikian gained extensive experience through various positions spanning from secretarial, logistics, customer service, human resources and management consultancy in Lebanon, Cyprus, and Qatar, eventually embarking on his telecom career in 1999.
In February 2002, Ralph Yirikian was appointed the General Manager of Karabakh Telecom in Artsakh. Ralph Yirikian served as the General Manager of Viva-MTS (MTS Armenia CJSC) from November 2004 to June 2022. In a short period of time Viva-MTS grew into an exemplary enterprise and is one of the largest taxpayers of Armenia today. Led by Ralph Yirikian, Viva-MTS has dramatically changed the market of mobile communications in Armenia. The Company today has more than 1,200 employees. Owing to a number of innovative solutions during Ralph Yirikian’s tenure, Viva-MTS has significantly enlarged the choice of the services available to Armenian consumers. Furthermore, Mr. Yirikian has spearheaded bold pioneering steps of Viva-MTS as the leader in Corporate Social Responsibility in Armenia. Through his efforts, the company has channeled tens of millions dollars into healthcare, cultural, educational, and infrastructure projects throughout Armenia.
The honorary citizen of Yerevan and many other cities of Armenia, Mr. Yirikian has been a featured speaker at a number of academic, business and technology institutions and forums. Among his many honors and distinctions, Mr. Yirikian has received the “Order of Honor”, “Movses Khorenatsi” Medal and the II Class Order of Services to the Motherland from the President of the Republic of Armenia, “Mesrop Mashtots” Order and “Anania Shirakatsi” Medal from the President of Nagorno Karabakh, the “Grigor Lusavorich” decoration of honor from the Catholicos of all Armenians, along with numerous other orders and decorations from Armenia and abroad. He has received several Honorary Doctoral and Professorial Degrees from higher educational and research institutions worldwide.
Ralph Yirikian is married. He has a daughter and a son. Ralph Yirikian is not a member of any political party.