The Applied Policy Research Institute of Armenia (APRI Armenia) is an independent think tank and policy accelerator focused on advancing regional stability, sustainable prosperity, and civic engagement in the South Caucasus. Our programs and initiatives are oriented toward concrete problem-solving, addressing key challenges facing the region.
Through our strategic research and convening activities, APRI Armenia facilitates breakthrough ideas and multistakeholder initiatives for positive change in our region.
APRI Armenia is an organization founded by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), a global philanthropic organization of more than a century’s standing.
Speakers
- Tatevik Hayrapetyan, Historian specializing in Azerbaijani studies
- Taron Hovhanissyan, Expert on Azerbaijani issues
- Johnny Melikyan, Political Scientist, Senior Research Fellow, Orbeli Research Center
- Benyamin Poghosyan, Senior Research Fellow, APRI Armenia
AGENDA
Opening Session
- Lara Setrakian, APRI Armenia
The New Mindset: Becoming Better People for a Better Nation
- Tigran Tshorokhyan, Armenia National SDG Innovation Lab
- Moderator: Anahide Pilibossian, APRI Armenia
People, Policy, and Problem-Solving in Challenging Times
- Janna Andreasyan, Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports, Republic of Armenia
- Rafayel Gevorgyan, Ministry of Economy, Republic of Armenia
- Gevorg Mantashyan, Ministry of High Tech Industry, Republic of Armenia
- Aram Meymaryan, Ministry of Environment, Republic of Armenia
- Lena Nanushyan, Ministry of Health, Republic of Armenia
- Tatevik Stepanyan, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Republic of Armenia
- Moderator: Arda Haratunian, APRI Armenia
Powering the Solar Energy Revolution
- Erik Grigoryan, Environment Group
- Hayk Shekyan, Shtigen
- Moderator: Anahide Pilibossian, APRI Armenia
Keynote Address: Artsakh/Karabakh, Approaching the Future
- Artak Beglaryan, State Minister of Artsakh Republic
- Moderator: Nana Shakhnazaryan, APRI Armenia
Regional Security: Where Do We Go from Here?
- Laurence Broers, Conciliation Resources; Chatham House
- Nerses Kopalyan, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Ruslan Pukhov, Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST)
- Olesya Vartanyan, International Crisis Group
- Moderator: Maria Titizian, EVN Report
(Re)thinking Foreign Policy: India-Armenia Relations
- H.E. Ambassador K.D. Dewal, Ambassador of India to Armenia
- Moderator: Eric Hacopian, CivilNet
The Gray Rhino: Managing Risks
- Michele Wucker, The Gray Rhino Company
- Moderator: Lara Setrakian, APRI Armenia
The New Social Contract: Finding Our Way Forward
- Vicken Cheterian, Webster University, Geneva
- Marina Mkhitaryan, AGBU Armenia
- Aram Pakhchanian, Ayb Foundation
- Moderator: Vache Gabrielyan, American University of Armenia