CALENDAR OF UPCOMING & PREVIOUS EVENTS

Oct
13
Sat
Startups Revolution Conference @ Columbia University
Oct 13 @ 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

Emma Arakelyan is speaking as the panel moderator at this conference and she is also sponsoring the event.

Startups from any industry and from Armenia and from any other country are invited in person (registration will be required and more information to come later this week) or attending via live stream globally.

The conference titled “The Startup Revolution: What are your rights and how to protect them” is being organized by U.S. Armenian Bar Association and sponsored by Orion Worldwide Innovations, LLC.

This inaugural program will bring together leaders in the field of Intellectual Property Law from the United States, Canada, Armenia, Russia and Australia to share their knowledge and #expertise with the startup #ecosystems of #Armenia and beyond. The program will be submitted for #accreditation.

Topics to be covered during four dedicated panels: 1. Establishing and growing your startup #practice; 2. How to protect your #IntellectualProperty; 3. Challenges and opportunities facing #startups in Armenia; 4. How to #protect your #TradeSecrets and the #BestPractices in #IPLitigation.

The event will close with a reception with wine and #ArmenianBrandy tasting.

Columbia University,  New York City

The StartUp Revolution: What Are Your Rights and How to Protect Them

Program

8:30 A.M. – 9:30 A.M. – Registration and breakfast

9:30 A.M. – 9:45 a.m. – Opening Remarks – Souren A. Israelyan, Esq.

10:00 A.M. – 11:15 A.M.

Establishing and growing your startup practice

Topics covered:

  • Organizational formation, types of organizations (corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, joints ventures), subsidiaries, cross-border entities
  • Brand identification and protection
  • Developing and protecting business trade secrets
  • Non-disclosure, non-compete, non-circumvention agreements
  • Special considerations for IT startups
  • Special consideration for non-for-profit startups
  • Typical agreements with customers/vendors/employees
  • Online terms for websites, apps and social media pages
  • Privacy policies
  • Setting your data strategy and establishing data practices
  • Aligning business partners
  • Maintaining transparency
  • The role of digital assets in today’s business environment
  • Business and personal digital assets
  • Steps to keep control

11:15 A.M. – 11:30 A.M. – Midmorning break

11:30 A.M. – 12:45 P.M.

how to protect your intellectual property

topics covered:

  • What is and is not intellectual property
  • How to protect intellectual property
  • Trademarks
  • Copyrights
  • Patents
  • Licensing
  • Outsourcing
  • Open source options
  • Customs and practices of engagement with startups
  • International protection of intellectual property
  • In-house counsel perspectives

12:45 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. – Lunch break

2:00 P.M. – 3:15 P.M.

challenges and opportunities facing startups in armenia

Moderator: Emma Arakelyan

topics covered:

  • Commercialization of intellectual property
  • Raising capital for startups
  • Initial public offerings, initial coin offerings, crowdfunding, etc.
  • Ecosystem of IT startups in Armenia
  • Marketing and entry into market
  • Global reach of Armenian startups
  • Mergers and acquisitions involving startups
  • Success stories
  • Emerging opportunities
  • Challenges ahead
  • New frontiers

3:15 P.M. – 3:30 P.M. – Midafternoon break

3:30 P.M. – 4:45 P.M.

How to protect your trade secrets

and the Best practices in IP litigation

Why startups need to know

topics covered:

  • Protection of trade secrets in global cyber world
  • Defense of Trade Secrets Act, what you need to know
  • Trade secret misappropriation
  • Current environment of threats and proactive cybersecurity management
  • Cybersecurity regulation and enforcement
  • Breach of cybersecurity and crisis management
  • Legal obligations arising from attacks
  • E-Discovery hosting and review tools
  • Recent Supreme Court decisions affecting IP practice
  • Evolving legal standards and practices
  • Best practices in IP litigation

4:45 P.M. –     Closing Remarks

Armenian Wine and Armenian Brandy tasting

Apr
6
Sat
Speaking at the Horasis Global Meeting 6- 9 April, 2019, Cascais, Portugal @ Palacio Hotel, Estoril Congress Centre,
Apr 6 @ 8:00 am – Apr 9 @ 5:00 pm
Speaking at the Horasis Global Meeting 6- 9 April, 2019, Cascais, Portugal @ Palacio Hotel, Estoril Congress Centre,

Horasis is a global visions community which hosts annual Global Meetings to catalyze the Benefits of Globalization. It is co-hosted by City of Cascais and the Government of Portugal.
Co-chairs of this global meeting are:
• José Manuel Barroso, Chairman, Goldman Sachs International; Former President, European
Commission, Portugal
• Galia Benartzi, Co-Founder, Bancor, Switzerland
• Carlos da Silva Costa, Governor, Bank of Portugal, Portugal
• Uzoma Dozie, Chief Executive Officer, Diamond Bank, Nigeria
• Brian A. Gallagher, President and Chief Executive Officer, United Way Worldwide, USA
• Mohammad Mustafa, Chairman, Palestine Investment Fund, Palestine
• Maxim Nogotkov, Founder, Svyaznoy, Russia
• Eva-Lotta Sjöstedt, Chief Executive Officer, Georg Jensen, Denmark
• Nandini Sukumar, Chief Executive Officer, The World Federation of Exchanges, United Kingdom
• Ann Winblad, Managing Partner, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, USA
• Deborah Wince-Smith, President, United States Council on Competitiveness, USA
• Vladimir Yakunin, Chairman, Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute, Russia

The global meeting has its distinguished Knowledge Partners:CIP – Confederation of Portuguese Business, Estoril Sol, Hill & Knowlton Strategies, IE Business School, Oxford Analytica, Publicize and Turismo de Portugal.

My speech is scheduled to be on April 8th, 10:30am-12:00pm on this Panel:
Monitoring Supra-national Businesses (Room Dubai)
Many businesses operate globally and seem beyond national laws. What might be done to assure us of their correct oversight? Are these firms sufficiently culturally sensitive? How quickly will they create better governance, equality and decency?
• Emma Arakelyan, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Orion Worldwide Innovations, USA
• Flaviano Bianchini, Founder and Director, Source International, Italy
• David Carlisle, Chairman, Holoscribe, United Kingdom
• Toomas Danneberg, Vice Rector, Estonian Business School, Estonia
• Pedro Faria, Strategic Advisor, CDP, United Kingdom
• Isabel Neves, Chair, Star Busy, Portugal
• Juan Torrents, President, The World Free & Special Economic Zones Federation, Switzerland
Chaired by
• Nadim Habib, Professor, Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal

May
21
Tue
Speaking at EY “Innovation and You” Cross Client D&I Event on May 21, 2019 @ National Union Building DC
May 21 @ 2:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Speaking at EY "Innovation and You" Cross Client D&I Event on May 21, 2019 @ National Union Building DC

Emma Arakelyan will be the keynote speaker at the EY sponsored event “Innovation And You” in Washington DC. The event will also have panel discussions and interactive workshop to cover the following questions:

Does technology and innovation increase gender parity or break down barriers?
– What skills are needed to keep up with the changing times during this Transformative Age?
– How do you create your personal brand and continue to empower your people?

The theme, Innovation and You, will highlight the ongoing change in the financial services industry, discuss how businesses can stay current and continue to empower our people to evolve in this ever-changing, diverse environment and integration of Gen Z and Millennials into the workforce.

Participants: 125 men and women from EY and EY clients in the Mid-Atlantic, such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae, CSS, Capital One, The Carlyle Group, Vanguard, Navient, T Rowe Price and others at mid-management to executive levels.

EY About D&I
At EY, Diversity & Inclusiveness (D&I) is about leveraging differences to achieve better business results. The Mid-Atlantic D&I Council remains committed to supporting the firm’s goal of a diverse and inclusive workplace that benefits from the wide variety of perspectives and experiences of EY personnel and EY clients. Women in Technology (WinIT) is a core D&I arm that is focused on empowering and advancing talented women to build and progress their careers in technology.

Jul
28
Sun
Speaking at Seaside Startup Summit 2019, Sevan Armenia @ Sevan, Armenia
Jul 28 – Aug 3 all-day
Speaking at Seaside Startup Summit 2019, Sevan Armenia @ Sevan, Armenia

Emma Arakelyan is invited to speak during the Sevan Startup Summit from July 28-August 3 period in Sevan. Emma is also invited to mentor startups from more than 40 countries. One of the speeches will be about the 6Ds of Exponential Growth during the digital era. This speech is scheduled to take place on July 31st at 20:00-21:00 Yerevan Time (12:00-13:00 New York time).

About the event

Seaside Startup Summit is a global platform for transforming entrepreneurship and connecting founders, investors, startup enthusiasts, and all other decision-makers of the startup ecosystem from the region and around the world. This is the first non-formal startup event in the region and the first startup tent camp in the world. The Seaside Startup Summit leadership message is “If you don’t build your dream, someone will hire you to build theirs. Dreaming is nice but bringing your ideas to life and building the next big thing are possible only by choosing the hard way. We believe that a highly motivated team, passion, an innovative idea and disruptive technology make dreams happen! We are gathering together to, connect, learn win and have fun.” For more info visit their web-page: www.sss.am

Dec
17
Tue
Speaker and Implementing Partner at Neruzh Program – December 17-21, 2019 @ UWC International School
Dec 17 @ 8:00 am – Dec 21 @ 5:00 pm
Speaker and Implementing Partner at Neruzh Program - December 17-21, 2019 @ UWC International School

Emma Arakelyan is invited to be speaker and implementing partner onbehalf of the Office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs, the Ministry of High Tech Industry to Neruzh Diaspora Startup Program to be held in Dilijan, Armenia, December 17-21, 2019.

The Neruzh program aims to create an opportunity for Diaspora Armenian entrepreneurs to bring their startups to Armenia and to enhance the Armenian startup ecosystem. This interactive program also aims to advance the entrepreneurs’ businesses in Armenia by enriching their knowledge base, expanding networks, and providing access to funding.

The program will walk more than 50 entrepreneurs and startupers through the entrepreneurial journey with sessions from idea validation to investment pitching and expert talks/panels about the Armenian startup ecosystem and global exposure.

For more details visit: http://neruzh.am/en/home-3/

Jan
13
Mon
Speaking at MNN Sandra Jarmuth TV Show: Speak up! – January 13, 2020 @ Studio 2. Manhattan Neighborhood Network
Jan 13 @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Speaking at MNN Sandra Jarmuth TV Show: Speak up! - January 13, 2020 @ Studio 2. Manhattan Neighborhood Network

About the Show
New York City local news TV show by the host, Sandra Jarmuth. The show is titled “Speak Up!,” it’s directed to “public service issues,” and it airs on Sundays at 8 am EST on the Manhattan Neighborhood Network channel. During the 30 minute episode will be about Armenia’s economic growth and recent events fostering technological and educational progress.

Channels to watch the show on Sunday, 8am EST: FiOS-33; RCN-82 and Spectrum-34 & 1995
Live streamed at the following link: https://www.mnn.org/live/1-community-channel

About Armenia session
Emma Arakelyan and Lana Akopyan (the session initiator) started New Year 2020 on January 13th at the Manhattan Neighborhood Network (#MNN) TV station, at the show called “SpeakUp” hosted by Sandra Jarmuth.
Emma and Lana delivered a session about Armenia, its innovation and High-Tech Industry impact on Armenia’s and world’s economic and innovation growth historically and nowadays.

The TV show will broadcasted on Public TV Channel. The following programs were covered:
– What is Armenia?
– Why Armenia?
– Armenian Innovations
– Startup Revolution organized by the Armenian Bar Association
– Armenia As Regional Leader in high-tech, FS, IP protection and corporate Law,
– IP and Corporate Law recommendations report from Summit 2019
– Neruzh 2019, Dilijan
– Neruzh 2020
– Virtual Bridge
– From Thought To Product, San Francisco
– BAJ Accelerator #NYC Launch (Baltic-Armenian-Jacobs Technion Israeli-Cornell Tech Accelerator)

Jan
16
Thu
Speaking at ISACA New Jersey Career Event – Sign up for January 16, 2020 @ New Jersey
Jan 16 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Speaking at ISACA New Jersey Career Event - Sign up for January 16, 2020 @ New Jersey

Emma Arakelyan will be speaking at the ISACA New Jersey Chapter Career Dinner event about building leaders and motivating your professionals. Emma will highlight that in today’s world technologies and business entities are changing, causing widespread disruption of traditional business models. As current or up and coming leaders, we need to transform our leadership approach to embrace this change and its fast pace. We need to add more qualities to our leadership portfolio. The business caring formula offers seven ingredients for leadership lifestyle:
– The caring leader adopts the concepts of caring as a lifestyle not as a one-time action item:Learn about key drivers fora new leadership style during the 21st century innovations and disruptions.
– Become more aware of new business and technology management approaches and new skills for leaders.
– Be aware of case studies and situations from Fortune 500 companies and their strategies of growth.
– Become particularly knowledgeable of self-assessment techniques, new business caring formula and its ingredients Walk away with thoughts on your action plans using the caring leadership journey must haves.

Jan
23
Thu
Emma Arakelyan as Podcast Guest Interviewed by Roman Rojas in NYC January 23, 2020 @ Podcast interview
Jan 23 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Emma Arakelyan as Podcast Guest Interviewed by Roman Rojas in NYC January 23, 2020 @ Podcast interview

Emma was interviewed for podcast episode by Roman Rojas in New York City.
The Eastside Punks podcast is a weekly show produced by Roman Rojas about the world of entertainment and the arts. We also feature people with incredible stories or talents outside of entertainment.
Emma was interviewed to talk about her leadership lifestyle concept and her book The Business Caring Formula.

Jan
31
Fri
Representing IP and Corporate Law Program for Armenia at EMCA, Vienna, Austria January 31, 2020 @ Wirtschafts University
Jan 31 @ 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Representing IP and Corporate Law Program for Armenia at EMCA, Vienna, Austria January 31, 2020 @ Wirtschafts University

Emma Arakelyan will be attending European Model Company Act (EMCA) meeting in Vienna, Austria on January 31, 2020. She will be representing IP Protection and Corporate Law Improvement program sponsored by the Armenian Bar Association and supported by the Ministry of High-tech Industry of Armenia, Orion Worldwide Innovations and TheChisel along with the delegation from Armenia: Rafik Grigoryan, First Deputy Minister of Justice, Armenia and Ara Khzmalyan, Partner, Adwise Consulting. The discussion will be about Corporate Law reforms and directions taking place in Armenia and The Corporate Law Improvements submitted to the government. The meeting will cover company act other topics and also have representatives from other countries: distinguished professors, attorneys and business leaders from Austria, Luxembourg, Germany, Lithuenia, Georgia, Croatia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, and Macedonia.

About EMCA
The EMCA was established in 2007 and is designed as a free-standing general corporation statute that can be enacted substantially in its entirety by the Member States, or they may enact selected provisions of the Model Act.

The EMCA offers the Member States a model company law, which leaves it to each Member State to decide whether it will offer its businesses the advantages given by harmonisation. The major benefit from an integrated company law framework is that it establishes similar conditions for company shareholders and third parties all over the EU, thus facilitating cross-border investment and trading by ensuring shareholder rights and rebuilding investor confidence.

However, at the same time the EMCA allows special local considerations and for experimentation with new or different ideas, as Member States are free to opt out of parts of the Model Law in order to implement national company law innovations.

Thus, the EMCA can be a tool for better regulation in the EU, as it will prove to be a coherent, dynamic and responsive European legislative framework. Member States will benefit from using the Model Act as a company law paradigm, as it will be a modern competitive company law

Feb
18
Tue
Emma Arakelyan as Podcast Guest Interviewed by Terry Tateossian from Amplified, February 18, 2020 @ Socialfix Media
Feb 18 @ 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Emma Arakelyan as Podcast Guest Interviewed by Terry Tateossian from Amplified, February 18, 2020 @ Socialfix Media

Emma Arakelyan will be interviewed for a podcast episode by Terry Tateossian of Amplified Podcast series in New York City.
Emma will highlight her experiences and thought leadership about exponential technologies impact on digital revolution, coupled with Caring Leadership Formula on to how to drive that change.

Amplified Podcast invites experts, entrepreneurs, and general badasses in the tech space, who are pioneering change through the trials and triumphs of their experiences. Amplified special guests highlight trends you need to know in technology and entrepreneurship—the latest in AI, blockchain, machine learning, natural learning processing, IoT, robotics, holography, and more—by telling their stories on how they’re shaping the next phase of digital evolution. Join host Terry Tateossian as she asks the right questions and gathers the hottest insights.