CALENDAR OF UPCOMING & PREVIOUS EVENTS

Jun
22
Wed
Speaker, moderator & Organizer of Orion Summit 2022, Yerevan Armenia June 22, 2022 @ Matenadaran
Jun 22 all-day

Orion Worldwide Innovations organized a summit in Matenadaran, Yerevan, Armenia on June 22, 2022.

Oct
21
Fri
Speaker and Mentor at Neruzh 2022, Dilijan, Armenia on October 21-25, 2022 @ Financial Center in Dilijan
Oct 21 – Oct 25 all-day

Emma Arakelyan joined as speaker and mentor at Neruzh 2022 on October 21-25, 2022. It is the diaspora tech startups third program titled Neruzh 2022, a 5-day event. More than 30 startups from around the world are invited to Armenia to participate. They learn about the advantages of doing business in Armenia, receive exclusive and individual mentoring, claim up to USD 30.000 grant in order to expand their business initiatives, training, workshops, master classes, mentoring, exchange of experience, quality networking, grants, acceleration Neruzh BootCamp – A joyful and startup-oriented 5-day event full of learning, networking & inspiration. MasterClasses – Expert-led sessions covering the latest trends in tech and global markets; Networking – Expanding your network, accessing relevant and influential people with the right knowledge, experience, connections; Funding and Acceleration – which will allow to receive a grant up to $30,000 and acceleration tailored to the startups’ needs Neruzh 2022 aims at promoting repatriation of Armenian entrepreneurial minds established in Diaspora. The organizers of event are RA Ministry of High-Tech Industry and “My Step” Foundation.

Nov
8
Tue
Speaker, moderator & organizer of Alternative Investments Conference in Yerevan, Armenia November 8-9, 202 @ Congress Hotel
Nov 8 – Nov 9 all-day

Orion Worldwide Innovations and BDO Armenia organized two day event in Yerevan, Armenia on November 8-9, 2023 at the Congress Hotel. Read more about the event here: https://orionwi.com/blog/view?blog=the-international-conference-alternative-investments-in-armenia-will-take-place-in-yerevan

Nov
11
Fri
Speaker at Digitain M1TQ Startup Acceleration’s Demo Day, Yerevan, Armenia November 11,2022 @ Digitain HQ
Nov 11 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Digitain organized a hackathon event in Yerevan, Armenia where Emma Arakelyan was a speaker on the panel. The M1TQ program, organized in the framework of Digitain’s DigiTown project<https://www.1lurer.am/en/2021/02/11/%E2%80%9CDigitown%E2%80%9D-International-Center-for-Innovative-Technologies-to-be-built-with-5-000-jobs/412168>, aims to crowdsource innovative technological solutions and empower the Armenian startup ecosystem. This year, the program was organized in cooperation with Garage48<https://garage48.org/> and was composed of 2 parts: the hackathon and acceleration. The M1TQ hackathon<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA6IjgudXE8&t=840s> kicked off in Yerevan on 20-22 of May with a whopping 187 participants and 50 ideas pitched. The hackathon was followed by the 12-week acceleration program led by Garage48 experts and professionals. As a result, seven startup teams finalized their ideas and made MVPs.

Apr
26
Wed
Accelerator, BAJ Accelerator, Orion Score, Orion Worldwide Innovation, VC, Family Office, investment, Startups @ Barclays
Apr 26 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Emma was a speaker at FinWave event to cover Inside Fintech Investment Decisions. Emma covered insights about VCs still heavily targeting Fintech in their investment thesis despite lower revenue growth and valuation multiples. Emma Arakelyan led a discussion on which aspects are attracting capital today, key areas of due diligence, and how investment decisions are made for Fintech startups. Emma Arakelyan is the Co-Founder of New York based BAJ Accelerator, Venture Partner at Covenant Venture Capital, and CEO & Founder of Orion Worldwide Innovations, LLC. Emma’s broad leadership experience, across business strategy, M&A, governance and compliance, includes roles in management consulting (E&Y Accenture), adjunct professor at New York University, Featured Speaker at Columbia Business School and mentor at the Singularity University.

May
14
Sun
Speaker and Partner at BAJ Accelerator, New York Virtual Program on May 14-19, 2023 @ Virtual or Cornell Tech Campus
May 14 – May 19 all-day
Speaker and Partner at BAJ Accelerator, New York Virtual Program on May 14-19, 2023 @ Virtual or Cornell Tech Campus

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 businesses, 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 May 14-19, 2023 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

Jun
19
Mon
Speaker, moderator & organizer of Orion Summit 2023, New York, USA June 19-22, 2023 @ Harvard Club of NYC
Jun 19 – Jun 22 all-day

Orion Worldwide Innovations organized a summit in New York City, USA at The Horizon Building and Harvard Club on June 19-22, 2023. The slogal of the summit was “Investments Position Armenia”. It was a one of a kind international event bringing together world-class professionals and organizations representing different countries from the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, and various industries, such as Science and Technology, Financial Services, Legal, and Professional Services. Orion Summit has become a powerful opportunity for Armenian and non-Armenian startups globally to build content, customer and capital. The key objective of Orion Summit 2023 is to create reliable alternative investment opportunities for startup ecosystem through establishing Private Equity Firms, Corporate VCs, and Family Offices in Armenia and with international partners. Learn more about the results of the summit in this article: https://orionwi.com/blog/view?blog=orion-summit-2023-was-successfully-held-in-new-york-city

Jul
23
Sun
Speaker and Mentor at the Seaside Startup Summit in Sevan, Armenia on July 23-29, 2023 @ Sevan Seaside
Jul 23 – Jul 29 all-day

Emma Arakelyan joined Seaside Startup Summit 2023 as a speaker and mentor. This was her forth time joining this startup competition and learning event. Learn more here: https://www.seasidestartupsummit.com/upcoming-events/sevan-2021

Jul
31
Mon
Speaker at the Young Professionals Leadership Dziran Masterclass Program, Yerevan, Armenia, July 31, 2023 @ Diaspora Commitioner Office
Jul 31 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Emma was the speaker at the Young Professionals Leadership Program to speak to more than 20 Armenian young professionals from more than 20 countries. The topics that Emma touched were: • What has shaped his leadership style? • How do you reflect on key crucibles in his leadership journey? • What has helped you to build character, stance, attitude to act as a leader. Learn more here: www.leadership.com

Oct
27
Fri
Speaker and Moderator at the Armenian National Lawyers Forum @ Marriott Armenia Hotel
Oct 27 – Oct 29 all-day

Armenian Diaspora Commissioner Office organized a forum dedicated to the Armenian National Lawyers discussions and agenda.
Emma Arakelyan, CEO and Founder of Orion Worldwide Innovations, and member of Armenian Bar Association, will be moderating a panel discussion with the topic of “Legal issues for supporting and defending the Armenian national interests globally”.