CALENDAR OF UPCOMING & PREVIOUS EVENTS

Mar
8
Sun
Speaker and Partner at BAJ Accelerator, New York @Cornell Tech March 8-20, 2020 @ Cornell Tech Campus
Mar 8 @ 8:00 am – Mar 20 @ 5:00 pm

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.

May
17
Sun
Speaker and Partner at BAJ Accelerator, New York Virtual / @Cornell Tech May 17-22, 2020 @ Virtual or Cornell Tech Campus
May 17 @ 8:00 am – May 22 @ 5:00 pm

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

Jul
14
Tue
Speaking at “How to Become Investable” Session organized by Orion WI Armenia/Virtual July 14, 2020 @ Virtual
Jul 14 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

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.

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.

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.

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
Sep
18
Fri
Keynote Speaker at the Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF) on September 18, 2020 @ Virtual - Digital conferencing platform
Sep 18 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 am
Keynote Speaker at the Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF) on September 18, 2020 @ Virtual - Digital conferencing platform

Emma Arakelyan will be the keynote speaker at the “Empowering females through capacity building to promote technology in non-technology sectors” project and present during this this session at the Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF) .

The topic of the keynote speech will be “10 Ways of Becoming Investable”. The importance of getting ready for the market and grow through the investment strategies will be highlighted with ten key factors.

Read more about EIF: http://www.eif.am/

Sep
20
Sun
Speaker and Partner at BAJ Accelerator, New York Virtual /@Cornell Tech September 20-25, 2020 @ Virtual or Cornell Tech Campus
Sep 20 @ 8:00 am – Sep 25 @ 5:00 pm

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

Nov
25
Wed
Keynote Speaker at Supply Chain Lab sponsored by Lumis Partners on November 25, 2020 @ Virtual - Digital conferencing platform
Nov 25 @ 8:00 am – 9:30 am
Keynote Speaker at Supply Chain Lab sponsored by Lumis Partners on November 25, 2020 @ Virtual - Digital conferencing platform

Emma Arakelyan is invited as keynote speaker to present at the Supply Chain Labs Fellowship program “US Market Immersion” structured sessions for SCL Cohort 2020. The event was sponsored by Lumis Partners.

The program will be consisting of startup companies selected by jury representation (>20 jury members) from organizations like ABB, AbinBev, Yournest, KaeCapital etc.

Emma will be covering topics about how a startup can establish a presence in the US market, what are the US Investors looks for in an early-stage startup company, about BAJ Accelerator, upcoming BAJ Accelerator January 2021 program and how it helps startups to enter the US market.

Jan
24
Sun
Speaker and Partner at BAJ Accelerator, New York Virtual Program on January 24-29, 2021 @ Virtual or Cornell Tech Campus
Jan 24 @ 8:00 am – Jan 29 @ 5:00 pm

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