2019 ATN FORUM AGENDA CONFIRMED ENGLISH PRINTING

4th ATN Business Forum Yerevan, October 10, 2019 (Elite Plaza, 15 Khorenatsi St.) CHARTING A SUSTAINABLE ARMENIA-DIASPORA ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP 09:00 Registration (Coffee & Refreshments) 09:45 Opening Session 10:30 Hrach Kaspar, President, Armenian Trade Network 10:45 Tigran Avinyan, Deputy Prime Minister Zareh Sinanyan, High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs 12:15 Arsen Ghazaryan, President, Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen of Armenia 13:15 Break Session I: Diaspora's Engagement in Armenia's Economic Development Agenda Moderator: Hrach Kaspar, President, Armenian Trade Network Panelists: Arman Yeghoyan, Chair, Standing Committee on European Integration, National Assembly of Armenia Varos Simonyan, Deputy Minister of Economy Mike Baronian, Chairman, Switzerland Armenia Chamber of Commerce CEO, Azad Pharma Grant Akopian, CFO, Converse Bank Topics: - Overview of Armenia-Diaspora business ties (successes and failures) - Shortcomings of FDI promotion - Improving Armenia's investment image in the Diaspora - Benchmarking various communities Lunch Session II: Developing an Effective Armenia-Diaspora Business Agenda Moderator: Arsen Ghazayan, President, Apaven, President, UMBA, Member, ATN Executive Board

14:45 Panelists: Naira Margaryan, Deputy Minister of Economy 15:00 Babken DerGrigorian, Country Economist, United Nations Sergo Stepanyan, President, ROSARM, President, Arsib 16:15 Souren Pirjanian, President, VSP Corporation 16:30 Topics: - Policy making through permanent dialogue 17:00 - Promoting private sector platforms in Armenia and Diaspora 17:15 - Mechanisms for securing long-term Diaspora engagement Coffee Break Session III: New Armenia New Opportunities Moderator: Alec Baghdassarian, President, IIG Services, Member, ATN Executive Board Panelists: Hakob Arshakyan, Minister of High Tech Industry Hovig Avoyan, Founder and CEO, PicsArt Al Eisaian, CEO, IntelinAir Inc. Dr. Hagop Panossian, Founder, ARPA Institute, Board Member, American Armenian Business Council Topics: - Reforms affecting the Diaspora since the Revolution - Reaching out to Diaspora entrepreneurs - Mechanisms (or lack-of) for managing Diaspora investor grievances - Raising competitiveness through the Diaspora: Policies, programs and priority sectors (with focus on high tech industry) Break Session IV: Innovating Armenia and Armenians Globally Moderator: Miguel Harutiunian, President, Edelflex, Member, ATN Executive Board Panelists: Zareh Sinanyan, High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs Monique Svazlian Tallon, CEO, Highest Path Global Aram Salatian, President, Representative, Engineering City Garen Mgrdichian, Founder & CEO, Riviera Capital Topics: - Charting a sustainable roadmap for partnerships - Public-Private Dialogue mechanisms - Intra-agency and stakeholder coordination - Prospects for ATN’s development Closing Remarks Andranik Aleksanyan, CEO, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Armenia Networking