About the Conference
Right now Gyumri and Vanadzor are at a crossroad. The cities have some success returning to their former glory, but their future prosperty lies in technology. At this stage it’s critical that we bring people together to discuss and set tasks which will set a path for the future development of both Gyumri and Vanadzor. It is critical for Armenia to have a thriving economy and population growth. One main way to achieve this is growing the tech industry.
Digital Pomegranate kindly invites all the interested people to take part in Startup Nour whose goal is to set tangible tasks and a path that the tech industry in Gyumri and Vanadzor can do themselves. Our goal for the meetup is the transfer of ideas between business, education and the the government on how innovative technologies can improve Gyumri and Vanadzor.
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Event Schedule
Moderators
Berge Ayvazian
Senior Analyst and Consultant at Wireless 20/20
Todd Fabacher
Flutter Aficionado & CEO at Digital Pomegranate
Welcoming Speeches
Todd Fabacher
Flutter Aficionado & CEO at Digital Pomegranate
Tigran Petrosyan
Governor of Shirak Province
Improve the Startup Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem currently revolves around the GTC and VTC. Our aim is to identify the innovative solutions Gyumri and Vanadzor can do to improve the ecosystem.
| Panelist | Position | |
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Tigran Petrosyan | Governor of Shirak Province |
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Bagrat Yengibaryan | Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF) |
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Gayane Arakelyan | Chief Operations Officer at Digital Pomegranate |
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Patvakan Hakhinyan | Business Development Manager at Vanadzor Technology Center |
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Laura Bilazarian | Venture Partner at SaaStr Fund |
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Mikhail Broyan | Chief investment officer at Galaxy Group of Companies |
Education for Startups
Education for startups aims to focus on the education needed for startups. Everything from Entrepreneurism, Finance, Marketing, Public Relations, Project Management and also Tech Education.
| Panelist | Position | |
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Bagrat Poghosyan |
Dean of the Natural-Mathematical Faculty at Shirak State University |
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Gharib Harutyunyan | Director of department, development projects, international relations, quality assurance and science |
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Michel Davoudian |
CEO at Apaga Technologies |
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Narine Khachatryan |
Director of Gyumri Information Technology Center |
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Tigran Barseghyan |
Lecturer at the Gyumri Branch of The State Engineering University of Armenia |
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Samvel Movsisyan |
Founder at Leadership School |
Bring the world to Gyumri
For Gyumri and Vanadzor to thrive, we need to e bringing the international experience of the successful entrepreneurs to Gyumri.
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Benyamin Poghosyan
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Adjunct Professor at Russian-Armenian University |
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David Bequette | Vice President of Innovation |
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Karen Gasparyan |
Founder & Lead Engineer at ITSpace LLC |
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Tigran Minasyan | Lecturer at Armenian State University of Economics Gyumri Branch |
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Rachel O. Nadjarian |
CEO at Armenian International Women’s Association |
Tech in Businesses
Tech for Shirak Businesses focuses on improving the use of technology in businesses based in Shirak region.
| Panelist | Position | |
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Artush Yeghiazaryan | Founder & CEO at Herbs & Honey Teashop |
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Gurgen Gharibyan | Founder & CEO at BrainFors |
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Bella Harutyunyan |
Business Development Manager at Gyumri Technology Center |
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Artak Gevorgyan | CEO at ResAl Soft LLC |
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Arax Martirosyan |
CEO at Garage Club |
Evening Events
Take a look at a number of evening events on this day held by Digital Pomegranate.
New Office Opening
We’re moving out of GTC to our new modern office. Be present at the new office opening ceremony and share some happy moments with us.
Cow Head Dinner
Gyumri is famous for its preserved cooking formula for centuries. Come and participate in the tastiest traditional Cow Head Dinner.