Organizers

Organizers

ArmTech '09 Organizers


    Executive Board Co-Chairs

  • Nerses Yeritsyan
  • Chairman of ArmTech Congress '09, Minister of Economy of the Republic of Armenia
  • Tony Moroyan
  • Co-Founder and Co-Chair of ArmTech Congress '09, Chairman of ViaSphere Ventures, CEO of Impeva Labs, Inc.
  • Rich Goldman
  • Co-Founder and Co-Chair of ArmTech Congress '09, CEO of Synopsys Armenia CJSC, VP of Corporate Marketing & Strategic Alliances at Synopsys, Inc.
  • Robert Harutyunyan
  • Co-Chair of ArmTech Congress '09, Director of ADA

    Honorary Members

  • The Honorable Tigran Sargsyan - Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia
  • Mr. Vahram Nercissiantz - Chief Economic Advisor of the President of the Republic of Armenia
  • The Honorable Joe Simitian - California State Senator
  • Dr. Chi-Foon Chan - President and Chief Operating Officer of Synopsys Inc.
  • Dr. Radik Mardirossyan - President of Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia
  • Samvel Harutyunyan - Head of Science Committee of the Republic of Armenia
  • Eduard Nalbandyan - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia
  • Armen Ashotyan - Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia
  • Hranush Hakobyan - Minister of Diaspora Affairs of the Republic of Armenia
  • Harut Sassounian - Lincy Foundation, President of UAF, Publisher of California Courier
  • Keith Simmons - Ex-Mission Director of USAID, Armenia


  • Advisory Board Members (Universities)

  • Haroutiun Armenian
  • President of AUA - American University of Armenia
  • Aram Simonyan
  • Rector of YSU - Yerevan State University
  • Vostanik Marukhyan
  • Rector of SEUA - State Engineering University of Armenia (Polytechnic)
  • Armen Darbinyan
  • Rector of RAU - RussiaArmenian (Slavonic) State University

    Executive Board

  • Aram Vardanyan - ViaSphere Technopark, Armenian Chamber of Commerce
  • Vahe Danielyan - Deputy Minster of Economy of the Republic of Armenia
  • Grigor Hovhannissian - Consul General, Republic of Armenia in Los Angeles
  • Armen Janian - President of AACC and Attorney in Los Angeles
  • Hayley Alexander - Director of USAID|CAPS
  • Nick Hacopian - AACC Chair in Los Angeles
  • Armen Grigoryan - Secretary of the Event & Armenian ITDSC
  • Thomas Chanian - Major Contributor to ArmTech Congress '09
  • Garegin Chugaszyan - ELBA (eContent Association)
  • Karen Vardanyan - UITE, Digitec
  • Bagrat Yengibarian - Director of Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF)


  • Program Committee Co-Chairs

  • Bagrat Yengibaryan (RA)
  • Yervant Zorian (USA)
  • Sedrak Sargsian (USA)
  • Program Comittee Members

  • Razmik Abnous - EMC
  • Mikael Abovyan - Technology Transfer Association
  • Armen Abrahamyan - CAPS
  • Ruben Aghgashyan - SEUA
  • Alex Alexanian
  • Tigran Arzumanyan - National Academy of Sciences
  • Berge Ayvazian - Yankee Group
  • Gagik Ayvazyan - Viasphere Technopark
  • Jenya Azizyan - Ministry of Diaspora
  • Tamara Babayan - R2E2 Fund
  • Nelson Baloian - Universidad de Chile
  • Harout Barsamian - UCI
  • Garegin Chookaszian - IT Foundation of Armenia
  • Samvel Harutyunyan - State Committee of Science
  • Karen Karapetyan - ADA
  • Vache Kirakosyan - Ministry of Economy
  • Vazgen Melikyan - Synopsys Armenia
  • Norayr Minassian - Impeva
  • Hovik Musayelyan - Synopsys Armenia
  • Hagop Nazarian - Spansion
  • Pegor Papazian - National Competitiveness Council
  • Gurgen Paronyan - 3D Modeling Association
  • Sedrak Sargisian - Mentor Graphics
  • Sasun Saugy - G2IA
  • Yuri Shukuryan - National Academy of Sciences
  • Ken Touryan - UA
  • Zareh Tutundjian - Systronics
  • Aram Vardanyan - Viasphere Technopark
  • Karen Vardanyan - UITE


  • Marketing & PR Committee Co-Chairs

  • Hovik Musayelyan (RA)
  • Jeff Muscatine (USA)
  • Vicky Panossian (USA)
  • Marketing & PR Committee Members

  • Thomas Chanian (USA)
  • Garegin Chugaszyan (RA)
  • Gagik Harutyunyan
  • Andrew Hovhannisyan (RA)
  • Gayane Markosyan (RA)
  • Mary Melikyan (RA)
  • Dennis Moskovitz (USA)
  • Herta Schreiner (USA)


  • Logistics & Social Committee Co-Chairs

  • Araxie Arzoumanian (USA)
  • Nora & Sako Shirikian (USA)
  • Nick Hacopian (USA)
  • Logistics Committee Members

  • Vera Kambourian
  • Anna Madatyan
  • Vera Moroyan
  • Taleen Nazarian
  • Lilit Khachatryan
  • Nareg Arzoumanian
  • Alex Khajetoorian
  • Greg Soghoyan
  • Taleen Moroyan
  • Aram Ayrapetian
  • Alex Harutyunyan
  • Michelle Vo
  • Nora Reichel


  • Finance Committee Co-Chairs

  • George Rassam (USA)
  • Mike Shahbazian (USA)
  • Artak Ghazaryan (RA)
  • Finance Committee Members

  • Armen Grigoryan (RA)
  • Armine Sargsyan (RA)


  • Regional Co-Chairs

    USA
  • Berge Ayvazian (Massachusetts)
  • Armen Nikoghosyan (New York)
  • Razmik Abnous (N. California)
  • Sahak Sargsyan (S. California)
  • Nick Hacopian (S. California)
  • Jason Paul Kazarian (Texas)
  • Armenia
  • Robert Harutyunyan (ADA)
  • Jason Paul Kazarian (Gyumri)
  • Europe
  • Sasun Saugy (France)
  • Cecil Gul (France)
  • Andre Andonian (Germany)
  • Taline Avakian (Switzerland)
  • Russia
  • Vagan Shakhgildyan
  • Boris Mislavsky
  • Gagik Sayadyan
  • Canada
  • Azat Vardanyan
  • Middle East
  • Zareh Tutunjian (UAE)
  • Azad Kalsahakian (UAE)
  • Maurice Kelechian (Lebanon)
  • S. America
  • Nelson Baloyan (Chile)




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