About the Speaker Mikayel Vardanyan, General Manager and Chief Product Officer at PicsArt Dr. Mikayel Vardanyan is a seasoned executive with a strong engineering background and extensive managerial experience. He has spent over a decade in the IT industry, leading and growing companies to impressive scales, while presenting at international conferences and events. He also […]

A Dialogue with Minister of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies of the Republic of Armenia Hakob Arshakyan: The topic of the event: Minister Arshakyan's personal and professional experience as an expert in the development of Information Technologies in Armenia, a politician, and a citizen. Insight about the job in the ministry. What short-term and long-term […]

Rafi Baghdjian was an executive at Shell for 35 years, covering the technical, commercial and leadership aspects of the energy business during 10 assignments in 6 countries: Netherlands, Japan, United Kingdom, Oman, United Arab Emirates and Qatar. His main expertise lies in cultural navigation, deal-making and strategic leadership. In October 2017, Rafi took up the […]

The story of gg began in 2011 when the company was founded to do outsourcing projects in Armenia as well as in the US, Canada or Russia. However, the two co-founders were not really happy with this kind of business activity. They shared the strong will and ambition of creating something that could be more […]

Global Game Jam (GGJ) is an international game hackathon organized since 2009 worldwide. In 2017 and 2018 it has been organized also in Armenia along with other 108 countries.  The GGJ brings the community together to work together for a weekend to make games. It is a unique opportunity for people to create, collaborate and practice their […]