2025 FEATURED SPEAKERS
Hear from the power
houses shaping the industry.
GEVORG PAPOYAN
MINISTER OF ECONOMY
Ministry of Economy of Armenia
EDGAR ZAKARYAN
DEPUTY MINISTER OF THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY OF RA
Ministry of Economy of Armenia
FRANÇOISE JACOB
UNITED NATIONS RESIDENT COORDINATOR IN ARMENIA
United Nations
LUSINE GEVORGYAN
CHAIRMAN OF THE TOURISM COMMITTEE
Tourism Committee of Armenia
SERGIO GUEREIRO
CHAIRMAN
Tourism Committee, OECD
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DAVIT MANUKYAN
PRINCIPAL BANKER
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
ARMAN BARKHUDARYAN
SENIOR COUNTRY OFFICER
IFC
EDUARD ARAKELYAN
HEAD OF SALES AND RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT, CORPORATE BANKING
Ameriabank
BULUT BAĞCI
PRESIDENT
World Tourism Forum Institute
AMIR ALI SALEMI ZADEH
CEO
JTA International Investment
ARMIN EBERHARD
VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS EASTERN EUROPE
Aimbridge Hospitality
PHILIPPE BONE
VP DEVELOPMENT
New East Europe, Israel, Cyprus
ACCOR
ERIC BAUMGARTNER
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Dome Hospitality
TIGRAN HARUTYUNYAN
FOUNDER
Myler Mountain Resort
TAKUYA AOYAMA
VICE PRESIDENT
ACQUISITIONS & DEVELOPMENT
Hyatt International
ALEXEY SHATALOV
SENIOR DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT CIS
Hilton
KRIST MARUKYAN
NATIONAL PROJECT COORDINATOR
Mayors for Economic Growth (M4EG) Facility UNDP
HARUTYUN GEVORGYAN
PROJECT MANAGER
EU LEAD4Lori and Tavush
Regions UNDP
ZARA ZEITOUNTSYAN
Program Director of the Graduate Certificate in Tourism and Hospitality Program at the American University of Armenia (AUA), inaugural Head of the Tourism Committee of Armenia
AUA
MARIA ZNOVA
SENIOR DIRECTOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Radisson
ALEXIS FEUILLAT
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Intercontinental
IVAN KISEEV
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Marriott
VASSILIS THEMELIDIS
REGIONAL DIRECTOR SOUTH
& EAST EUROPE
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
DAVID NIKURADZE
CEO AND MANAGING PARTNER
SPECTRUM Architecture
MIRCEA DRAGHICI
CEO
EST Hospitality Consulting Romania
CHARLES EGLI
FOUNDER
Swiss Hospitality Business Advisory
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SERGEY STANOVKIN
COMMERCIAL REPRESENTATIVE AND MANAGING DIRECTOR
EURASIA, BBC Studios DARS CONSULTING (UK) LTD
MARINA BEGLETSOVA
AREA MANAGER
Booking
ZOLTAN SZABO
HOSPITALITY CONSULTANT CEE & SEE
Cushman & Wakefield
TOMAS CEJNAR
HEAD OF OPERATOR SELECTIONS CEE & SEE
Cushman & Wakefield
VATCHÉ YERGATIAN
ACADEMY DIRECTOR
"Swiss-Armenian Academy of Hospitality" (SAAH) in Gyumri Licensed by EHL – École Hôtelière de Lausanne
HAYKUHI GEVORGYAN
ACADEMIC MANAGER
Swiss-Armenian Academy of Hospitality
CHRIS SEEK
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Solimar International
VALERI CHEKHERIA
CO-FOUNDER
Salt Projects
RYANDEEP BAINS
SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER,
INDUSTRY PARTNERS
STR
ALLA GHAZARYAN
PROJECT COORDINATOR OF THE LILA PROJECT
The Strategic Development Agency NGO
MATHEW ZEIN
FOUNDER AND CHIEF EDITOR
Life in Armenia Magazine
MILOŠ PELUCHA
FOUNDER
Destinova
ARTAK GEVORGYAN
GLOBAL HOSPITALITY FINANCE
& ASSET MANAGEMENT SENIOR EXECUTIVE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
TIGRAN JRBASHYAN
PARTNER, DIRECTOR OF MANAGEMENT ADVISORY, AMERIA ADVISORY SERVICES
Ameria Management Advisory
SERGEY EGOROV
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR RUSSIA AND CIS
Wyndham Hotel Group
NATALIA NEBIERIDZE
ASSOCIATE PARTNER AND DESIGN MANAGER
MUA – Architecture & Placemaking
KATYA BREDIKHINA
HEAD OF THE GREEN ROCK FOUNDATION AND PROJECT LEAD FOR APICIUS ARMENIA
Apicius Armenia
AREVIK ANAPIOSYAN
PARTNERSHIPS ADVISOR
United Nations Armenia
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