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
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“.
January 2020 marked the establishment of New York based exclusive accelerator the 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.
The BAJ Accelerator comes to the market at a critical time when startup investors fear subsidy bubble. As The Wall Street Journal reports Tech startups are facing pressure from investors to come up with new business models that generate profits, rather than offering endless “discounts aimed at luring new customers and racking up users”. VCs, Tech giants and other investors are interested in exponential technologies with business models and Intel’s $2 billion deal last month to buy Israeli startup Habana Labs marks the biggest AI deal in a year that saw transactions hit record highs (WSJ).
BAJ Accelerator will enable startups to focus on what matters to customers and how to build business models to grow their businesses. Connect founders to influential dealmakers and investors. Exposure to Cornell Tech network, Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute startups coaching proven methodology, Baltic and Armenian startup ecosystem.
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.
BAJ Accelerator will offer two bespoke programs open for founders from the Baltics, Armenia, the U.S. and the rest of the world:
14-Day Seed Program for early stage founders including targeted coaching, real-time customer interviews, training and full day sessions with aggressive portfolio investors.
6-Day Advanced Program for Series Funding with influential networking and three full day presentations to dynamic dealmakers.
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.
BAJ Accelerator second cohort for May 2020 6-Day program is open for founders from the Baltics, Armenia, the U.S. and the rest of the world. The program includes targeted coaching, real-time customer interviews, training and full day sessions with aggressive portfolio investors.
Check the application starting March 22, 2020 at BACC website
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 was about the importance of CEO’s role and 10 ways on how to become investable in the US. 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.
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.
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.
BAJ Accelerator third cohort for September 20-25,2020 6-Day program is open for founders from the Baltics, Armenia, the U.S. and the rest of the world. The program includes targeted coaching, real-time customer interviews, training and full day sessions with aggressive portfolio investors.
Check the application now on the BAJ Accelerator site
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
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.
BAJ Accelerator fourth cohort for January 24-29,2021 6-Day program is open for founders from the Baltics, Armenia, the U.S. and the rest of the world. The program includes targeted coaching, real-time customer interviews, training and full day sessions with aggressive portfolio investors.
Check the application now on the BAJ Accelerator site
Emma Arakelyan is invited to speak at the Horasis Extraordinary Meeting “Meeting on the USA, 18 March 2021. Rebuilding Trust”.
Under the theme Rebuilding Trust, 1000 of the most senior members of the Horasis Visions Community (including several heads of governments and key ministers) are interacting with the new US administration to shape America’s and the world’s agenda. Some of the meeting co-chairs include:
• Hank McKinnell, Chairman, Moody’s, USA
• Michelle Nunn, President and Chief Executive Officer, CARE, USA
• Hans Vestberg, Chief Executive Officer, Verizon Communications, USA
• Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson, HCL Technologies, India
• David de Rothschild, Founder, Voice for Nature, United Kingdom.
Emma will join as a panelist “The Corporate View of the Next Black Swan Event” session to discuss how despite the severity of the COVID-induced crisis on commerce and business the US and other governments seem sanguine about guarding against the next unknown. The difficulty is predicting what it may be. How can businesses develop a fail-safe Plan-B? It might seem clear we would have to engage in global cooperation – but is there any indication this might happen?
Panelists:
• Emma Arakelyan, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Orion Worldwide Innovations, USA
• Jarvous Chen, Managing Director, Sinda Corporation UK, United Kingdom
• Dariusz Gibasiewicz, Chief Executive Officer, SATIS, Poland
• Venkat Matoory, Institutional Advisor, USA
• Sebastian Wernicke, Chief Data Scientist, One Logic, Germany
Chaired by
• Henry Shterenberg, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Global Transformation Platform, Ukraine