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Panelists: Armen Kherlopian, Armen Derderian, and Al Eisaian. Moderator: Ruben Zadoyan Cybersecurity of Armenia and the benefits of Adopting Starlink Satellite Internet ZOOM LINK: https://lnkd.in/g9uzc8jA

Abstract: Armenia has seen impressive economic growth with strong macroeconomic indicators in the past few years, showing resilience despite the multiple shocks of the pandemic and the aftermath of the 44-day war, absorbing over 120,000 Artsakh refugees. There are hopeful developments in the high-tech, construction, and services sectors, as well as relative stability in banking. Yet, growth is forecast to slow down in the near term, as capital inflows decline and business activity moderates. Structurally, incentivizing balanced and inclusive growth should be the key to generating well-paid jobs and reducing regional inequalities. Externally, Armenia is subject to geopolitical and geo-economic uncertainties, affecting foreign investment and diaspora engagement. Domestic market growth would play a role in the longer-term sustainability. Leveraging the current capacity and sustaining the growth momentum, a pragmatic long term development model may be needed. Aleksandr V. Gevorkyan, Ph.D. is Henry George Chair in Economics and Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics and Finance of the Peter J. Tobin College of Business at St. John’s University in New York City. Dr. Gevorkyan specializes in open economy macroeconomic development, post-socialist economies, and diaspora economics. He is a Board Member at the Armenian Economic Association and serves as Economics Expert for the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See To the United Nations. He is on editorial boards at the Review of Political Economy, Review of Keynesian Economics. Dr. Gevorkyan is the author of Transition Economies: Transformation, Development, and Society in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union (Routledge, 2018). Dr. Rouben Indjikian is a renowned expert on economic development and international trade & finance issues. He is a professor of economics, business and management, at Webster University Geneva. Dr. Indjikian has nearly 30 years’ experience at UN Trade and Development in Geneva, leading trade, finance, digital economy, and commodity programs and has authored numerous reports and articles. After retirement from the UN, he continues to give his policy and management advice and consult on multiple economic issues. He has also provided economic policy advice to the government of Armenia, on export led economic development strategies and exports of services of emerging digital economy. Vahan Kerobyan, former Minister of Economy of Armenia, experienced CEO, skilled in Negotiations, Business Planning, Customer Service, Retail, and E-commerce. Strong business development professional with a Diploma of distinction in Mathematics from Yerevan State University. David Joulfaian, Ph.D., is a economist & adj prof of econ at Georgetown U. He has published in scholarly Journals and books. He has taught at George Washington U, Middlebury College, and YSU. Co-founded the Armenian Economic Association.

American University of Armenia: Plans for the Future Panelists: Alina Gharabegian, Zaven Akian and Bruce Boghosian. Moderator: Ani Shabazian Saturday, July 27, 2024, at 11:00 AM PDT Link: https://lnkd.in/gyCdCz5K Meeting ID: 884 394 8112 Abstract: World-class academic programs at the American University of Armenia (AUA) accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission. The AUA offers global education. Affiliated with the University of California. Founded in 1991, AUA encourages civic engagement, promotes democratic values, and fostering scholarships in a setting that values and develops academic excellence, free inquiry, integrity, scholarship, leadership, and service to society. The University offers a total of 19 programs. Discussed will be the current status and future direction of the university and its impact on Armenia and the nation. Alina Gharabegian is provost of the American University of Armenia (AUA). She received her PhD in English from the City University of New York. Dr. Gharabegian was a Professor in the English Department at New Jersey City University, where she served as department Chair from 2014-2017. In 2018-2019, she served as the Interim Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at the AUA, on a Fulbright scholarship organized and chaired the international conference, “Armenia’s Transformation in a Comparative Context: Restarting Democratization?” She has also served as Advisor on Academic Affairs at the Zoryan Institute. Alina has 25 years of teaching and academic leadership experience in institutions in California, New York, and New Jersey. Her numerous scholarly publications and creative essays can be found in journals. Dr. Bruce M. Boghosian is president of the AUA. Bruce was a Professor of Mathematics at Tufts University. Dr. Boghosian’s interests include mathematical fluid dynamics and kinetic theory, and their application in the social sciences, including wealth distribution, wealth inequality, the onset of oligarchy, and opinion dynamics. He is on the editorial boards of 3 journals and has held visiting positions in many EU universities and at the Central Bank of Armenia. Zaven P. Akian received an MS in Applied Math and MBA from UCLA. Following a career as corporate executive, Zaven acquired Western Filter and Fluidyne, founded Puroflow and co-founded Integra Tech. Zaven and Sonia’s support to AUA include the naming of the Zaven P. & Sonia Akian College of Science & Eng., the Akian BioScience Lab., the Akian Art Gallery and recent plans for the Akian Family Bldg of the College of Science & Eng. Above all, the scholarships awarded through Zaven P. & Sonia Akian Scholarship endowment have enabled over 600 students to attend AUA, benefiting the students and Armenia. Zaven is a Trustee of AUA’s BoT, Chair of its Finance Comm., and serves on other boards.

POSTPONED TILL FURTHER NOTICE: American University of Armenia: Plans for the Future.

ARPA Institute Panel Discussion On American University of Armenia: Plans for the Future Panelists: Anina Gharabegian, Zaven Akian and Bruce Boghosian. Moderator: Ani Shabazian POSTPONED!

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ARPA Institute Panel Discussion, On Authoritarian Unveiled: A Socio-Political Assessment of Turkish and Azerbaijani Presidents Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Ilham Aliyev Panelists: Ionnis N. Grigoriadis, Anahit Kartashian, Sevinj Samadzade, and Naira Sahakyan Discussant: Sara Crombach Moderator: Naira Sahakyan Sunday, May 25, 2024, at 11:00 AM PDT Abstract: To overcome the ongoing conflict and establish a peaceful coexistence in the South Caucasus in the foreseeable future is a goal that will benefit all countries of the region. In this complex and turbulent situation, a key requirement for leaders is to have a good understanding of the thought processes of their interlocutors. Socio-political assessment of the leaders needs in depth and interdisciplinary research to analyze that thought process and go beyond the rhetoric. The panelists will focus on the Presidents of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev for a thorough socio-political evaluation of their behaviors from several perspective. ZOOM Link: https://lnkd.in/gax8JiNv Dr. Ioannis N. Grigoriadis is Ass. Professor in Bilkent University. He was Visiting Professor at Northwestern, Research Fellow at German Institute for International and Security Affairs in Berlin and Fellow at Princeton University. Anahit Kartashyan is a lecturer in the Russian-Armenian University and a PhD candidate at St Petersburg State University on Ottoman Studies. Her Ph.D. is in the Ottoman Armenian elite during the Tanzimat. She has a MS from YSU.   Sevinj Samadzade researches and Feminist International Relation and security in the South Caucasus. Sevinj ha an MS form University of St. Andrews in Scotland. She studies gender, peace, and security nexus in the South Caucasus in Azerbaijan and Georgia. She studied politics of the Nagorno-Karabakh. She is working on a PhD at Ghent University. Dr. Sara Crombach is a musician, lecturer at University of Amsterdam (UA). She studied piano and graduated in 1991 and gives concerts in European countries. Dr. Crombach studied Russian & East European studies at the UA. She spend time in Russia and Nagornyi Karabakh, her PhD is on impact of history-writing on politics, mythmaking, and nation-building. Sara has concerts in Russia, the Caucasus, Central Eastern Europe, and Türkiye. Dr. Naira Sahakyan is Assistant Professor in History AUA. Ph. D., University of Amsterdam (Netherlands) MS, YSU. She is the author of Muslim Reformers and the Bolsheviks: The Case of Daghestan and Armenian Price of Peace: The Revolutions of 1917 and the Future of Armenia in the Perception of the Armenian Intelligentsia. Sahakyan has published in many journals.

ԱՐՓԱ Հիմնարկի վարչութեան վերջերս տեղի ունեցած ժողովէն նկար մը: Ձախէն աչ՝ Անի Շապազեան, Սարգիս Սեդրակյան (Գանձապահ), Արմինէ Լուլեճյան ( Առողջապահութեան Յանձնախումբի Նախագահ), Վահան Մարտիրոսյան (Նորարարութեան Յանձնախումբի Նախագահ), Ռուբէն Լուսինյանց (Գործադիր Փոխ Նախագահ), Արա Քեշիշեան, Արթին Պետրոսեանց, Վաչէ Սահակեան (Հայկական Ընկերակցութեան Նախագահ - Armenian Society Of Fellows), Յակոբ Փանոսեան (ԱՐՓԱ Հիմնարկի Նախագահ), Արմէն Քոջարյան ( ԱՐՓԱ Հիմնարկի Փոխ Նախագահ), Յասմիկ Պարան (ԱՐՓԱ Հիմնարկի Քարտուղար): Անդրադարձանք ԱՐՓԱ Հիմնարկի անցեալի գործունէութեան վրայ եւ քննարկեցինք ապագայի ընելիքներն ու աւելի բարձր որակի գիտութիւն ստեղծելու հարցերը Հայաստանի մէջ: Հրաւիրուած էին խորհրդատու մասնագէտներ՝ Փրոֆ. Արա Աբգարեանը, Փրոֆ. Արմէն Տէր Կիւրեղեանն ու Տօքթ. Հրայր Գապաեանը: Ժողովուրդ ջան, Հայաստանի կարիքները անչափելի շատ են եւ անմիջական: Պէտք ունինք մեր հասարակութեան, այսինքն բոլորիդ օգնութեանը:

ԱՅՍՕՐ ԺԱՄԸ 11:00 AM PDT ՊԻՏԻ ՆԵՐԿԱՅԱՑՆԷ ԱՐԱ ՍԱՆՃԵԱՆԸ' Ամփոփում՝ պիտի ներկայացուի Պաղ Պատերազմի համաշխարհային գործընթացներուն մէջ Խորհրդային Հայաստանի եւ սփիւռքահայութեան ընդգրկուածութեան մասին իր ընթացիկ, երկարաժամկէտ ուսումնասիրութեան հանգրուանային արդիւնքները, ինչպէս նաեւ՝ տակաւին յաւելեալ հետազօտութեան կարօտ խնդիրները։ Ե՞րբ սկսաւ «Հայկական Պաղ Պատերազմը»։ Ինչպէ՞ս պարբերացնել անոր աւելի քան չորս տասնամեակ երկարած ընթացքը։ Ի՞նչ փոփոխութիւններ կրած են անոր հիմնական մասնակիցներուն դիրքորոշումներն ու գործողութիւնները։ Ինչպիսի՞ նոր ուսումնասիրական ուղղութիւններ կրնան օժանդակել, որ աւելի լաւ ըմբռնենք ու մեկնաբանենք հայոց պատմութեան այս ժամանակահատուածը։  ZOOM LINK: https://lnkd.in/g42EfynK