CALENDAR OF UPCOMING & PREVIOUS EVENTS

Apr
26
Fri
Participating as a judge at the Intellectual Property Owners Club Event @ IPO Club
Apr 26 @ 5:00 am – 3:00 pm
Participating as a judge at the Intellectual Property Owners Club Event @ IPO Club

Emma Arakelyan will be joining a competition as a judge on critical and high impact area of Intellectual Property Management. The topics will include domain names, copyright, software and database, trademark, and IP in the jurisdictions of different countries.
The event is organized by Intellectual Property Owners Club of Armenia and university students are invited to participate and compete.

More about the event and how to participate(in Armenian) – IPO Club Event on April 26, 2019

Oct
11
Fri
IP/IT Transformation for Armenia Innovation Summit, Yerevan Armenia @ Yerevan
Oct 11 – Oct 12 all-day
IP/IT Transformation for Armenia Innovation Summit, Yerevan Armenia @ Yerevan

Emma Arakelyan is co-leading the IP/IT Transformation for Armenia Innovation Summit (The Summit), which is organized by the Armenian Bar Association, Orion Worldwide Innovations and the Ministry of High-Tech Industry of Republic of Armenia.

The Summit covers the following areas of target are: Laws and Regulations, Institutional Framework and Capacities, Human Capacities, Cooperation Systems and Learning and Innovation.

The target audience includes: government ministers, members of parliament and officials; professionals in law, public and private businesses including startups and investors; academy of sciences and universities, and other constituencies engaged with innovation, development and research.

The specific objectives of the 2-day summit will be to engage all interested parties in discussions about, and propose solutions to, the following six sets of critical issues that the IP/IT Committee, working with its partners in Armenia, has identified as the key impediments to innovation in Armenia:
– The lack of statutory damages and administrative sanctions under Armenian IP law, for IP violations.
– The impossibility of patenting or otherwise protecting software innovation.
– The limited capacity of the Armenian patent office (AIPA).
– The poor suitability of Armenian corporate law for VC/angel investment.
– Insufficient protection of minority shareholders under Armenian corporate law.
– Insufficient protection of IP in educational and scientific institutions.

About the IP/IT Committee of the US Armenian Bar Association

The IP/IT Committee of the US Armenian Bar Association was established in November 2018 with the following objectives:
– Establish, grow and mutually benefit from the collaborative and business relationships among legal, education and business (including startups and science) professionals in the U.S. and Armenia.
– Facilitate an exchange of knowledge in the IP Management area between different jurisdictions, in particular the U.S. and Armenia, and Europe and Armenia.
– Facilitate knowledge exchange and learning by providing a conduit of access for IP practitioners, judiciary and academicians in Armenia, to their counterparts in the Diaspora.
– Facilitate the development and implementation of a more robust IP protection and enforcement framework in Armenia.
– Become a key advisor, partner and sponsor of the Armenian Global Innovation Hub.
– Educate fellow attorneys as well as business people and the community at-large about IP and its impact/importance.
– Assist students and new attorneys to break into the IP field, professionally.

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.

Jul
28
Tue
Speaker at “Exponential Technologies: Moonshot thinking to impact a billion people” Session organized by Orion WI Armenia/Virtual July 28, 2020 @ Virtual
Jul 28 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Speaker at "Exponential Technologies: Moonshot thinking to impact a billion people" Session organized by Orion WI Armenia/Virtual July 28, 2020 @ Virtual

Emma Arakelyan is speaking at on behalf of the Orion Worldwide Innovations, LLC and BAJ Accelerator at the Orion Yerevan office organized “How to become Investable” series dedicated to guide and support startups accelerated growth and funding in the U.S. The topic “Exponential Technologies: Moonshot thinking to impact a billion people” and Emma will cover Technology principles of startups growth: Understand Exponentials. Leverage Exponential Technologies. Mindset is everything. Moonshot Thinking. Launch Your New Vision. Experiment and Disrupt Yourself.

The video will become available on Orion Worldwide Innovations website.

Orion Worldwide Innovations New York and Yerevan based offices act a hub for startups advisory services in IP Protection, business and IT strategy, market penetration and growth. Read more about the company at www.orionwi.com.

BAJ Accelerator is a New York based exclusive accelerator. Baltic-Armenian-Jacobs (BAJ) Accelerator was made possible by the collaboration and partnership of three organizations: Baltic American Chamber of Commerce, Orion Worldwide Innovations LLC and Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech. Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute is established jointly by Cornell University and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.

BAJ Accelerator enables startups to focus on what matters to customers and how to build business models to grow their businesses, connects founders to influential dealmakers and investors. Exposure to East Coast business and tech network, top leaders and business es, Cornell Tech network, Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute startups coaching proven methodology – makes BAJ Accelerator a unique growth and funding opportunity.

The Firing Range name of the BAJ Accelerator comes from the cornerstone differentiator of the program: offering multiple tangible engagements with upscale investors from the U.S. and other countries.

Sep
9
Wed
Emma Arakelyan & Dr. Armen Kherlopian Speaking at Startup Lithuania International Competition on September 9, 2020 @ Virtual - Digital conferencing platform
Sep 9 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am

BAJ Accelerator Co-Founding Partners Emma Arakelyan and Armen Kherlopian, PhD will be speaking at the Startup Lithuania International startup competition Startup Fair Pitch Battle. It will take place in Lithuania on September  9th, 2020. Mrs. Emma Arakelyan will speak about “Protecting and Monetizing Your Innovation and Product” and Dr. Kherlopian will cover “Storytelling to Enable Growth and Resilience of Your Company” topics. Learn more about the event at this link

Armen Kherlopian, PhD Session Outline
Storytelling to Enable Growth and Resilience of Your Company

  • The relationship between storytelling and being a rainmaker
  • The structure of a good story
  • Behaviors that entrepreneurs can internalize to increase the value of their company
  • The importance of rapport
  • Drills for attendees to boost acumen
  • Case studies

Speaker Bio Dr. Armen Kherlopian is a world class data and strategy leader as demonstrated by repeatedly driving new venture growth and ecosystem impact. Moreover, his industry experience is cross-sector including Global Fortune 100 Companies, elite asset managers, startups as well as government organizations such as the FDA and NASA. He is a founding partner at the BAJ Accelerator hosted at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute as well as a Venture Judge in the Columbia University Entrepreneurship Community and a Science Mentor at the Creative Destruction Lab. At Genpact (NYSE: G, 100,000+ Staff) his contributions have included driving transformation in global drug safety to that of analytics insights in Formula E racing, for champion standing across three continents including the Paris, Santiago and New York ePrixs. At Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH, 25,000+ Staff) he was key in developing the advanced analytics book of business and received the firm’s highest accolade, the Booz Allen Innovation Award. As a thought leader, he co-authored the Field Guide to Data Science, the most successful publication in the firm’s 100+ year history, as well as co-founded the Data Science Bowl, which is the largest data challenge for social good. Armen is an awardee of the U.S. National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, U.S. Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship, and is a U.S. delegate to the Lindau Nobel Laureates Meetings. He holds a BS and MS in Biomedical Engineering with a focus on Algorithms from Columbia University, a PhD in Biophysics with a focus on Machine Learning from Cornell University, and completed a fellowship in High Performance Computing and Artificial Intelligence at Princeton University.

Emma Arakelyan Session Outline
Protecting and Monetizing Your Innovation and Product

  • Innovation Trends and Exponential Technologies
  • Innovation patentability requirements in the U.S.
  • Protecting your innovation and product
  • Monetizing your IP

Speaker Bio: Emma is a world-class management consulting executive, angel investor, author, speaker, entrepreneur, philanthropist, coach and professor.  Emma brings more than 20 years of experience in leadership across business strategy, IT Architecture & Transformation, M&A, governance and compliance credentialed by global professional services and technology companies as a Partner at EY (Ernst & Young) and Managing Director at Accenture.  Emma has first-hand experience in business transformation and technology solutions implementation for Fortune 500 companies. Emma is a founding Partner of the BAJ Accelerator which focuses on enabling startup growth. She is the CEO and Founder for Orion Worldwide Innovations offering IP Management & Acquisition solutions to the innovators and investors market globally. Emma operates her multimedia company Open Mind Productions and was an adjunct professor at New York University, and is a Featured Speaker at Columbia Business School and is a mentor at Singularity University. She published her book on leadership and how to navigate, succeed and make an impact in the world of international business: The Business Caring Formula: Building Your New Leadership Lifestyle.  Emma is a strategic advisor to multiple startups, cultural organizations and educational programs. Recognized both as a seasoned business professional and accomplished speaker, she is often requested to judge startup competitions, present at private meetings and public events.

Read more about Startup Lithuania here 

Startup Lithuania
Jan
14
Thu
Speaking at EY Long Island PWN Event – January 14, 2021 @ EY Office in Long Island
Jan 14 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Speaking at EY Long Island PWN Event - January 14, 2021 @ EY Office in Long Island

Emma Arakelyan is invited to speak at EY Long Island’s Professional Women’s Network (PWN) Event on January 14, 2021.
The event is sponsored by EY Long Island PWN and all women from all service lines are invited.
Emma will cover key messages from her book “The Business Caring Formula” about building leadership lifestyle using seven key ingredients of the caring formula (visit www.emmaarakelyan.com for details).

The is Emma’s second speech at EY about leadership and building strong women leaders in the firm.