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15-minute presentation by Sargis Hayotsyan, followed by panel discussion.
Key questions: Governance challenges, risk assessment, infrastructure opportunities
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Key questions: Advanced Research in Computational Sciences & Artificial Intelligence (ARCS.ai) initiative; Plans, opportunities in the life sciences, A.I.’s interdisciplinary role.
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ASOF Conversations Video: Lord Darzi and Ara Nazarian
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Key questions: Education-industry pipeline, transnational collaborations, start-up ecosystem.
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Key questions: Quality assurance, the role of the teacher, technology in education, new law on higher education and science
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The Center for Ethics in Public Affairs (ETICA) at AUA, in partnership with the New York University Global Institute for Advanced Study, the Armenian Society of Fellows, and the AUA Turpanjian Institute of Social Sciences, is pleased to host an international conference on June 29-30.
The conference will explore foundational questions regarding the place, significance, and nature of national identity in a world facing a multitude of enduring and emerging challenges and uncertainties.
Registration for both the conference and the concert is mandatory. Please register using this link.
The conference kicks off in the evening of the 28th with a concert by pianist Kirill Gerstein. The sessions start the next morning, the 29th, and end on the 30th. The ASOF Arch Council panel on Cultural Heritage will be on the 30th, moderated by Gaianè Casnati.
The conference is co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are, however, those of the speakers only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the other funders of this event. Neither the European Union nor the co-funders can be held responsible for them.
Co-Founder and CEO of Learning Learning Architects LLC; Interim CEO of Fab Lab Armenia – Dilijan
General Education, High-Tech, Innovation Accelerators
Director for Policy and Regulation, Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge; Member of Accreditation Council, ANQA, Armenia
Governance & Policymaking, Higher Education, Quality Assurance
ANSEF & Educational Program Director, Fund for Armenian Relief
Education, Management
University of Stirling
Diaspora Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Political Science
CXO and Principal Advisor Non-profits - Sensyan, Strategic Advisory Board Member - reArmenia
Education; Management; Computer Art
American University of Armenia, Impact Hub Yerevan, Repat Armenia, EVN Report
Business, high-tech
Adjunct Lecturer in Mathematics, American University of Armenia
CEO, Risk Analytics Group, Inc.
Risk Management, Insurance, Engineering
Director of YerevaNN; Data Scientist at IntelinAir
Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence
College of Business and Economics, American University of Armenia
Financial inclusion, social entrepreneurship, economics of conflict, gender studies
Head of Quality Control at Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK), the UAE
Education
Independant researcher
Heritage management, Project management, IT
Scientific Advisory Board Member, Translational Research Institute for Space Health
Artificial Intelligence, Biophysics, Entrepreneurship, Innovation Management, Venture Capital
Senior Manager, Satellite Communications at Lockheed Martin Space Systems
Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Space Systems
Associate Professor-in-Residence, Department of Political Science, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
International Relations, International security
Research Associate at School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Ottawa
Electrical Engineering, Wireless Communication
Emeritus Staff El Camino Hospital
Internal medicine and medical education
Internal Medicine, Stanford Healthcare
Healthcare, Internal Medicine, Medicine
International Chamber of Commerce - Armenia, UN Climate Technology Center & Network
Southern Connecticut State University, University of Connecticut
Genocide Studies, Philosophy
ARPA Technology Group, Principal
Civil Engineering, Seismic Engineering, Structural Engineering
Co-founder, Board member & CTO at Bazoomq Space Research Laboratory, Armenia
Software engineering, electrical engineering
Steering Committee member EduArmenia; Member AERA (American Educational Research Association)
Foundations of Education, Curriculum, Multicultural Education, Teacher Education
Senior Advisor on Equity Financing and Funds, Impact Ventures Accelerators; UNDP
Economics, Entrepreneurship, Impact Investing
Architect, Assistant professor, and advisor to the NUACA, Member of EERI and AESA-NE
Earthquake-resistant building design, Sustainable Architecture, Project Management.
Senior Director, Global Head of Learning & Development, PicsArt
Associate Professor at the Chair of Linguistics and Communication Theory, Brusov State University
Linguistics
Richard B. Finnegan Distinsuished Professor of International Relations, Stonehill College
Political science, security studies, Eurasian Studies, armed conflict and peace research, Russian foreign policy, comparative politics, democratization and authoritarianism
Executive VP of the Association of Governing Boards for Universities and Colleges (AGB); former Professor of English and President, San Jose State University (retired)
English, General Education
Managing Director at Tumo Center for Creative Technologies
Education; Technology
CTO Metacomp Technologies, Inc. and Adjunct lecturer at the American University of Armenia
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Computational Multi-Physics
Research Director, Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Fyoundation for Research and Technology - Hellas
Quantum Optics, Quantum Technologies
Professor Emeritus (Former Dean and Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science), International Christian University, Tokyo
Computer Science, Mathematics
Burton Bettingen Professor in Theoretical Physics at Harvey Mudd College
High Energy Physics, Theoretical Physics, String theory
Project support unit coordinator at Central bank of Armenia, Lecturer at Public Administration Academy
Finance, Management
Assistant Professor, American University of Armenia
Caucasus Studies, History, Islamic Studies
Professor, Department of linguistics, Sorbonne Nouvelle University
Linguistics
Executive Director/CEO at KASA Swiss Humanitarian Foundation · Former Acting Head of the Division for. Conventional Mandates
Investor and Entrepreneur, Founding Partner Granatus Ventures, Founding Partner DEEPTECHX
Business, Investments, Deep Tech (High Tech), Artificial Intelligence
Leading Researcher at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia
Cultural studies, Ethnology
Senior Research Fellow at Inst. of Archaeology and Ethnography, NAS; Centre for Independent Social Research Armenia
Social/Cultural Anthropology
Executive Director of Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology (FAST)
General education, higher education, R&D management
National Polytechnic University of Armenia, Head of Nanotechnology Laboratory
Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Material Science, Nanotechnology
Update on activities during 2025, priorities for 2026, new models of operations.