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
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
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.

Jul
18
Sat
Emma Arakelyan as Podcast Guest Interviewed by Samson Avetian with EVN Report @ EVN Report
Jul 18 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Emma Arakelyan as Podcast Guest Interviewed by Samson Avetian with EVN Report @ EVN Report

Emma Arakelyan will be interviewed for a podcast episode by Samson Avetian with EVN Report.
Emma will highlight her experiences and thought leadership about innovation and startup ecosystem. Emma will discuss the opportunities and systemic support being offered to startups by the BAJ Accelerator.

Emma will also cover the latest news about opening Orion Worldwide Innovations Armenia office in Yerevan. Emma will also touch one of the important topics of promoting female founders and preparing them for global presence and market access.

Jul
28
Tue
Speaking at Young Business Club NYC Virtual Meeting on July 28, 2020 @ Virtual - Digital conferencing platform
Jul 28 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Speaking at Young Business Club NYC Virtual Meeting on July 28, 2020 @ Virtual - Digital conferencing platform

Emma Arakelyan is invited to speak at the Young Business Club NYC virtual session with more than 50 entrepreneurs registered to talk about How to build a billion dollar company and how to leverage converging exponential technologies and organizational tools.

Emma will cover the concept of an Exponential Company is one as the one usin gnew organizational techniques by leveraging exponential technologies and whose impact (or output) is disproportionately large – at least 10X larger – compared to its peers. The foundation for the digitized economy is in 6Ds framework as Technology is developing at exponential rates, therefore transforming products and services, and disrupting industries. Singularity University methodology proposes what Google calls “Moonshot Thinking” where you try to go 10x bigger (10x cheaper, 10x faster, 10x cooler, etc.) than anyone else.

Exponential leaders have a massively transformative purpose (MTP) that drives them to overcome hardship and attract the best talent. An MTP is a “highly aspirational tagline” for an individual or group, like a company, organization, community, or social movement.

Emma will conclude with her Business Caring Formula concept of her book advising exponential leaders to establish their values of life and use them as a guide when innovating and building a success.

Aug
22
Sat
Speaking at WITSA Women Leaders in Technology Virtual Meeting on August 22, 2020 @ Virtual - Digital conferencing platform
Aug 22 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Speaking at WITSA Women Leaders in Technology Virtual Meeting on August 22, 2020 @ Virtual - Digital conferencing platform

Emma Arakelyan is invited to speak at the (virtual) inaugural “Women Leaders in Technology Forum” to be held Saturday, August 22nd from 9am-11am EDT. The purpose of the forum is intended to encourage and inspire women who are either presently working in, or are interested in employment within, the ICT industry.

Emma will join the panel to discuss “How STEM education supports the trend of global digitalization” at 9:45am-10:20am EDT.

Moderator: Ms. Nichole Chan, Former Minister of NCC Taiwan
Ms. Emma Arakelyan – CEO and Founder, Orion Worldwide Innovations, LLC; Formerly Partner at Ernst & Young and Managing Director at Accenture
Ms. Mary Lou Papazian – Chief Executive Officer at TUMO, Center for Creative Technologies
Ms. Carolina Rossini – Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Portulans Institute

The Moderator and the panelists will explore topics surrounding “Education” and “Policies impacting the ICT industry” that would inspire women to develop and adapt themselves in this changing world.

Oct
1
Thu
Speaking at Horasis Extraordinary Virtual Meeting on October 1, 2020 @ Virtual - Digital conferencing platform
Oct 1 @ 12:00 am – 5:00 pm
Speaking at Horasis Extraordinary Virtual Meeting on October 1, 2020 @ Virtual - Digital conferencing platform

Emma Arakelyan is invited to speak at the (virtual) Horasis Extraordinary Meeting on October 1, 2020, held on the side-lines of the UN General Assembly on Horasis’ new ground-breaking digital conferencing platform. Under the theme Unite. Inspire. Create, 500 of the most senior members of the Horasis Visions Community (including several heads of governments and key ministers) will gather virtually to overcome the profound economic, political and social disruptions caused by Covid-19.

Emma’s speech is scheduled to be at 12.30-13.15 (CET) and 6:30am-7:15am (EDT)
The topic is: Inspirational Leadership through and beyond COVID-19

An inspirational leader serves the needs of his/her employees, listens, and develops trust. Are there international differences that make leadership comparisons difficult, or are there discernable absolute traits? Can exceptional leadership be taught? How long does it take to develop globalized management skills dedicated to inspire the future?
Emma Arakelyan, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Orion Worldwide Innovations, USA
Anna McCoy, Chief Executive Officer, Anna McCoy Global Ventures, USA
Alf Rehn, Professor of Innovation and Design, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Chaired by
Margarita Mayo, Professor of Leadership, IE Business School, Spain

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.