Agenda 2022 Oct 30

08:30 - 09:15

Arrival and registration

Registration

Meridian Exhibition Center Reception Area

09:15 - 09:30

Welcoming remarks

Hambardzum Matevosyan, Suren Papikyan

Opening

Meridian Exhibition Center Hall 02

09:30 - 11:00

Repatriation and Demographics: Armenia as a Lifeline, Armenia as a Lifestyle Choice

Hovhannes Aleksanyan, Vartan Marashlyan, Armen Ghazaryan, Ilona Ter-Minasyan

Panel Discussion

Meridian Exhibition Center Hall 02

11:00 - 12:30

3 Breakout Sessions: Best Practices in Armenia-Diaspora Collaboration & Shared Problem Solving

Armenia as a lifeline: Supporting diaspora communities in distress

Nora Arisian, Eliza Minasyan, Lusine Ohanyan

Breakout Session

Meridian Exhibition Center Hall 01

Armenia as a lifestyle choice: Why choose Armenia as your home

Aramo Unanyan, Mihran Papazian, Arevik Vardanyan, Zepiur Chahrozian

Breakout Session

Meridian Exhibition Center Hall 02

Funding and institutionalizing repatriation: Models for supporting, institutionalizing, and financing repatriation

Margarita Baghdasaryan, Patrick Elliott, Michael Newson, Vartan Marashlyan

Breakout Session

Meridian Exhibition Center Hall 03

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch break

Meridian Exhibition Center Hall 02

14:00 - 15:15

The Briefing: Education, Public Health, and Social Welfare

Anahit Avanesyan, Narek Mkrtchyan, Vahram Dumanyan

Panel Discussion

Meridian Exhibition Center Hall 02

15:15 - 16:30

3 Breakout Sessions: Best Practices in Armenia-Diaspora Collaboration & Shared Problem Solving

Diaspora in Public Health & Social Welfare

Shant Shekherdimian, Tatevik Stepanyan, Arman Voskerchyan, Elena Akopyan, Tatyana Hovhannisyan

Breakout Session

Meridian Exhibition Center Hall 01

Diaspora in Science & Technology

Hayk Chobanyan, Vahe Andonians, Yervant Zorian, Mkhitar Hayrapetyan, Paruyr Abrahamyan

Breakout Session

Meridian Exhibition Center Hall 02

Diaspora in Tourism Development

Sisian Boghossian, Seda Grigoryan, Hakob Hakobyan, Tigran Chibukchyan

Breakout Session

Meridian Exhibition Center Hall 03

16:30 - 17:15

Coffee break

Meridian Exhibition Center Hall 02

17:15 - 18:30

3 Breakout Sessions: Best Practices in Armenia-Diaspora Collaboration & Shared Problem Solving

Diaspora in Education & Culture

Larisa Hovhannisian, Vasken Brudian, Eliza Minasyan, Serob Khachatryan

Breakout Session

Meridian Exhibition Center Hall 02

Diaspora in Energy, the Environment & Climate

Robert Silagadze, Gérald Ouzounian, Gayane Gabrielyan

Breakout Session

Meridian Exhibition Center Hall 01

Diaspora in Sustainable Agriculture

Arman Khojoyan, Vahe Levon Keushguerian, Avetik Simonyan, Senik Saakian

Breakout Session

Meridian Exhibition Center Hall 03

18:45 - 19:45

Fireside Chat with RA Ministry of Economy and Diaspora investors

Vahan Kerobyan, Armen Kherlopian, Metso Igityan, Adam Aleksan Kablanian

Meeting

Meridian Exhibition Center Hall 02

19:45 - 20:00

Closing remarks

Zareh Sinanyan

Other

Meridian Exhibition Center Hall 02