Countdown to the event!

The conference primary language is English, with available simultaneous translation into Armenian, if needed.

Agenda

8:15 am - 9:00 am

Registration & Welcome Coffee

9:00 am - 9:30 am

Opening Insights from the IIA Armenia Board Chairman and President

Ara Chalabyan Ara Chalabyan
9:30 am - 9:45 am

Keynote Remarks from the Financial Regulator (TBC)

Armen Nurbekyan Armen Nurbekyan
9:45 am - 9:55 am

Keynote Remarks: From Connectivity to Responsibility: Redefining Telecom in the Age of AI

Ralph Yirikian Ralph Yirikian
10:00 am - 10:20 am

Keynote Session: How AI is reshaping the Education

Aram Pakhchanian Aram Pakhchanian
10:20 am - 10:40 am

Governance Session: Presentation (TBC)

10:40 am - 10:55 am

Coffee break and Networking

10:55 am - 12:05 pm

Governance Session: Panel Discussion

Tigran Jrbashyan Tigran Jrbashyan
Varoujan Avedikian Varoujan Avedikian
Karen Babayan Karen Babayan
Irina Gevorgyan Irina Gevorgyan
Masis Vardanyan Masis Vardanyan
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm

Signing Ceremony: Memorandum of Understanding

12:10 am - 1:20 pm

Lunch Break

1:20 pm - 2:00 pm

Concurrent Session 1.1: Elevating Audit Excellence: Unveiling the Path to the Quality Conformance

Ara Chalabyan Ara Chalabyan
Naji Fayad Naji Fayad
Azat Gabrielyan Azat Gabrielyan
Abdullah Alrowais Abdullah Alrowais
Serine Fljyan Serine Fljyan
1:20 pm - 2:00 pm

Concurrent Session 1.2: What value does CFO see in internal audit?

Garegin Gevorgyan Garegin Gevorgyan
Matej Drašček Matej Drašček
2:05 pm - 2:45 pm

Concurrent Session 2.1: The Laboratory for Auditing Culture

Sandro Boeri Sandro Boeri
2:05 pm - 2:45 pm

Concurrent Session 2.2: Legislative Changes

Meri Aslanyan-Amparjyan Meri Aslanyan-Amparjyan
Lyuba Karapetyan Lyuba Karapetyan
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Coffee break and Networking

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

AI Session: Keynote Presentation - AI & IA

Vijay Raghavendar Vijay Raghavendar
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

AI Session: Interactive Discussion

4:40 pm - 10:00 pm

Gala Dinner at Voskevaz Winery

Bus takeoff at 4:40 pm

8:45 am - 9:15 am

Morning Coffee and Networking

9:15 am - 9:45 am

Cyber Resilience in the Age of AI: From Managing Risk to Leveraging Intelligence

Komitas Stepanyan Komitas Stepanyan
9:45 am - 10:15 am

Scaling AI in Armenia: Bringing AI into the Big Picture of Internal Audit

Olga Semyonova Olga Semyonova
10:15 am - 11:35 am

Coffee break and Networking

10:35 am - 11:15 am

Digital Assets: Keynote Presentation - Regulatory Framework's Challenges (TBC)

Artyom Harutyunyan Artyom Harutyunyan
11:15 am - 11:45 am

Digital Assets: Keynote Presentation - Proven Strategies for Detecting and Mitigating Fraud (TBC)

Ais Dorzhinov Ais Dorzhinov
11:45 am - 12:00 pm

Closing Remarks

Ara Chalabyan Ara Chalabyan

Please take a note that the conference program is subject to change without prior notice.

Speakers

Ara Chalabyan

IIA Armenia President

Armen Nurbekyan

Deputy Governor, CBA

Abdulqader Obaid Ali

Chairman of the Board, UAE IIA

Ralph Yirikian

General Director, Ucom

Karen Babayan

Fin. Stability & Regulation Director, CBA

Komitas Stepanyan

Tech & Cybersecurity Director, CBA

Naji Fayad

Governor, IIA Lebanon Chapter

Azat Gabrielyan

Chief Audit Executive, CBA

Arman Vatyan

PEMPAL Program Leader, World Bank

Tigran Jrbashyan

Management Advisory Director, Ameria

Varoujan Avedikian

Managing Partner, Andersen in Armenia

Masis Vardanyan

Board Member, EFES Insurance

Irina Gevorgyan

Managing Partner, KPMG Armenia

Ais Dorzhinov

Co-Founder & CTO, Match Systems

Artyom Harutyunyan

CTO & Co-Founder, Blockstars

Vijay Raghavendar

Director of Internal Audit, Uber

Sandro Boeri

Board Member, ECIIA

Garegin Gevorgyan

Chief Financial Officer, Ardshinbank

Serine Fljyan

Head of Internal Audit Service, Ameria

Olga Semyonova

Partner, Grant Thornton Armenia

Matej Drašček

Director of Finance, LON d.d. (Slovenia)

Aram Pakhchanian

Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board, Ayb

Abdullah Alrowais

Chairman of Audit Committee, SNB

Meri Aslanyan-Amparjyan

Head of Corporate Legal Service, Ameria

Lyuba Karapetyan

Senior Lawyer, Ameria

Registration is now open!

Contact

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Armenia Marriott Hotel

1 Amiryan St, Yerevan 0010

Venue