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The conference primary language is English, with available simultaneous translation into Armenian, if needed.
Agenda
Registration & Welcome Coffee
Opening Insights from the IIA Armenia Board Chairman and President
Ara Chalabyan
Keynote Remarks from the Financial Regulator (TBC)
Armen Nurbekyan
Keynote Remarks: From Connectivity to Responsibility: Redefining Telecom in the Age of AI
Ralph Yirikian
Keynote Session: How AI is reshaping the Education
Aram Pakhchanian
Governance Session: Why Auditors Do Not Discover Fraud?
Abdulqader Obaid Ali
Coffee break and Networking
Governance Session: Panel Discussion
Dr Ali Mohammed Almuwaijei
Karen Babayan
Varoujan Avedikian
Irina Gevorgyan
Masis Vardanyan
Elena Khachvankyan
Signing Ceremony: Memorandum of Understanding
Lunch Break
Concurrent Session 1.1: Elevating Audit Excellence: Unveiling the Path to the Quality Conformance
Naji Fayad
Ara Chalabyan
Serine Fljyan
Abdullah Alrowais
Azat Gabrielyan
Arman Vatyan
Concurrent Session 1.2: What value does CFO see in internal audit?
Garegin Gevorgyan
Matej Drašček
Concurrent Session 2.1: The Laboratory for Auditing Culture
Sandro Boeri
Concurrent Session 2.2: Navigating Change: Key Legislative Developments of 2025
Meri Aslanyan-Amparjyan
Lyuba Karapetyan
Coffee break and Networking
AI Session: Keynote Presentation - AI & IA
Vijay Raghavendar
AI Session: Business Transformation with AI
Gevorg Poghosyan
AI Session: Interactive Discussion
Gala Dinner at Voskevaz Winery
Bus takeoff at 4:40 pm
Morning Coffee and Networking
Cyber Resilience in the Age of AI: From Managing Risk to Leveraging Intelligence
Komitas Stepanyan
Scaling AI in Armenia: Bringing AI into the Big Picture of Internal Audit
Olga Semyonova
Coffee break and Networking
Digital Assets: Keynote Presentation - Regulatory Framework's Challenges (TBC)
Artyom Harutyunyan
Armen Harutyunyan
Digital Assets: Keynote Presentation - Proven Strategies for Detecting and Mitigating Fraud (TBC)
Ais Dorzhinov
Closing Remarks
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, IAA UAE
Ralph Yirikian
General Director, Ucom
Karen Babayan
Fin. Stability & Regulation Director, CBA
Komitas Stepanyan
Tech & Cybersecurity Director, CBA
Naji Fayad
Governor, IIA Lebanon Chapter
Dr Ali Mohammed Almuwaijei
Vice-President, DEWA
Azat Gabrielyan
Chief Audit Executive, CBA
Arman Vatyan
PEMPAL Program Leader, World Bank
Armen Harutyunyan
Founder & CEO, Neuxon
Elena Khachvankyan
Member of the Council, IDBank
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
CFO, Ardshinbank
Serine Fljyan
Head of Internal Audit, Ameriabank
Olga Semyonova
Partner, Grant Thornton Armenia
Matej Drašček
Director of Finance, LON d.d. (Slovenia)
Aram Pakhchanian
Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board, Ayb
Gevorg Poghosyan
CEO, reArmenia
Abdullah Alrowais
Chairman of Audit Committee, SNB
Meri Aslanyan-Amparjyan
Corp. Legal Service Head, Ameriabank
Lyuba Karapetyan
Senior Lawyer, Ameriabank
Registration is Closed
Contact
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Armenia Marriott Hotel
1 Amiryan St, Yerevan 0010