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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.
Executive Director at Technological Education Foundation
Education, Ed-Tech, Technology
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Digital humanities, philology, digital epigraphy
Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art (INHA), Paris - UMR 8167 Orient et Méditerranée (team Monde Byzantin)
Archaeology, Art History
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Worcester State University
Genocide Studies, Philosophy
Vice Provost for Research, Professor and Chair, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, University of Michigan Dearborn
Data Analytics, Digital Manufacturing, Systems Engineering
Writer, Traveler, Anti-Trafficking Advocate, Global Energy Expert
Energy, Political Science
Update on activities during 2025, priorities for 2026, new models of operations.