Conference Theme:
Realizing ASOF partnerships for Armenia
All sessions are to focus on mechanisms and opportunities for creating collaborations and partnerships between ASOF operations and stakeholders in Armenia, from government to NGOs, from industry to civil society.
Draft Program (7 sessions)
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June 26 |
June 27 |
June 28 |
| 9am to 9:30am |
Registration |
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| Coffee: 9:30am to 10am |
Welcome/Coffee |
Coffee |
Coffee |
| Morning block: |
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| 10:00am to 12:30pm |
Education: The K-12 to Higher Ed pipeline |
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Industry as a partner for education & research (10-12) |
Looking ahead: ASOF strategy and scope, governance business |
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Lunch: 1:00pm-2:30pm |
Lunch/cultural activities: 12:30pm-4:00pm |
Closing |
| Afternoon block: |
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| 2:30pm to 5:00pm |
Academic City: Challenges & Opportunities |
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| (Update on AC) |
Cultural Heritage: SIREH and Seismic Security (4:15-5:00) |
Satellite conference on National Identity kicks off next morning in Yerevan |
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Break/Coffee: 5-6pm |
Break/Coffee: 5-6pm |
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| 6pm to 8:30pm |
Science & technology: (ARCS.ai) |
Artsakh: HERA and legal challenges |
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Dinner 8:30pm- |
Dinner 8:30pm- |
Piano concert in Yerevan |
Format
For each (up to) 2.5 hour session:
- 60 minutes moderated panel.
- 30 minute coffee break/side discussions with live submission of comments and questions: an electronic system will be set up so that participants can use their phones to submit questions and comments, individually or in groups; participants can also vote on submitted questions and comments to increase the weight of a particular topic. A sorted listing of all questions and comments is displayed live on screens in the foyer and auditorium.
- 60 minutes of discussion led by the moderator based on the ranked questions and comments from the participants collected earlier; the original panel stays on stage and participates in the discussion.
Moderators and Panelists
This is a draft internal document functioning as a general scheme for the conference program. Scheduling details and lists of panel participants can change.
- Education
- Key questions: Quality assurance, the role of the teacher, technology in education, new law on higher education and science
- Moderator: Mary Papazian
- Panel: Zhanna Andreassyan, Marie Lou Papazian, Shamam Gevorgyan, Gor Nazaryan
- Academic City
- Special presentation: Sargis Hayotsyan (10 minutes)
- Key questions: Governance challenges, risk assessment, infrastructure opportunities
- Moderator: Diane Barber
- Panel: Sargis Hayotsyan, Mary Papazian, Serob Khatchatryan, Alina Gharabegian
- Science and Technology
- Key questions: ARCS plans, opportunities in the life sciences, A.I.’s interdisciplinary role
- Moderator: Oshin Peroomian
- Panel: Hakob Arshakyan, Nora Ayanian, Karen Eghiazaryan, Diane Barber, Hrant Khatchatryan
- Industry
- Key questions: Education-industry pipeline
- Moderator: Adam Kablanian
- ASOF: Mkhitar Hayrabedyan, Raffi Kassarjian, Ashot Hovanesian, Suzanna Shamakhyan
- Cultural Heritage
- Special presentation: Seismic group (30 minutes)
- Special presentation: SIREH operations update (15 minutes)
- Moderator: Gaianè Casnati
- Artsakh
- Key questions: Artsakh higher ed, right of return
- Moderator: Anoush Terjanian
- Panel: Artak Beglaryan, Susanna Karakhanyan, Sergey Shakhverdyan, Nona Shahnazarian
- ASOF Strategy
- Special video presentations
- Sarkis Mazmanian and Ardem Patapoutian (biotech)
- Daron Acemoglu and André Andonian (economics)
- Ronald Grigor Suny and Peter Balakian (literature)
- Atom Egoyan and Christina Maranci (arts and culture)
- Lord Darzi and Ara Nazarian (health sciences)
- Key questions: Priorities for 2026, new models of operations,
- Presenter: Vatche Sahakian
- Activities
- Gata making, music, FabLab…