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Playing for Change |
"Playing for Change" classical music festival was organized jointly by the Leadership School & Best Western Congress Hotel to support the advancement of classical music in Armenia & encourage young performers.
Welcome speeches:
- Edson Marinho Duarte Monteiro (Brazilian Ambassador)
- Luciano Casagrande (general manager, Best Western Congress Hotel)
- Emin Torosyan (head of the division of culture, Yerevan Municipality)
Musical school students are performing within the competition program.
We want to thank the festival judges:
- Arzas Voskanyan (Honorary Artist of Armenia, Laureate of the State Prize, Composer, Head of Armenian Musical Folklore & Instruments Chair of the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory)
- Omar Papikyan (Honorary Artist of Armenia, Professor at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory)
- Lilit Pipoyan (singer, composer, architect)
- Shmavon Grigoryan (director, Spendiarian Opera & Ballet National Academic Theatre Support Foundation)
The festival partners encourage young performers:
- Andrey Pyatakhin (CEO, ArmenTel) is calling on all the participants to aspire for more, and handing presents to the best
- Nikolay Kostandyan (director, Komitas Museum-Institute) is presenting certificates to the 1st place winners allowing them to organize a concert at the Komitas Museum-Institute without any fees
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Open Lesson with Masood Ahmed |
Open Lesson with Masood Ahmed (Director, Middle East and Central Asia Department, International Monetary Fund)։ Challenges and Opportunities for Armenia in the Context of Regional and Global Economic Shocks
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Q&A session
Mark Horton (International Monetary Fund Mission Chief to Armenia) is sharing his analyses.
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Graduation event |
Graduation event was held for the Leadership Development course 2014-2015.
How are you preparing to start your future achievements?
Opening speech by Vardan Makaryan (deputy chief of staff, Presidential Administration)
Our guests are the pupils from Alexander Spendiaryan Music School.
Last lecture by Pamela Karg (founder, Karg Communications)
David Dole (resident representative, Asian Development Bank) is congratulating the students and encouraging to be ready for the future challenges.
Certificate presentation ceremony. Supporting us:
- Luciano Casagrande (general manager, Best Western Congress Hotel)
- Kenichiro Sasame (Acting Ambassador of Japan)
- Dr. Suresh Babu (Indian Ambassador)
- Teresa Daban (IMF resident representative in Armenia)
Student speeches
Friends of the Leadership School are delivering congratulatory speeches.
Graduation Exams |
Graduation exams were held for the Leadership development course 2014-2015.
Student researches |
Students are presenting their research topics on leadership.
Workshop: Business dinner |
Workshop on Business dinner etiquette was organized for Leadership School students at Paris Hotel
Pamela Karg (founder, Karg Communications) is sharing her experience and showing specific examples
Dr. Edward Binder (development director, EVN Wine Academy) is reflecting on multicultural specifics of business dinner
Guest of honor of the event Teresa Daban (IMF resident representative in Armenia) is giving advice to the students
EBRD Annual Meeting and Business Forum |
Leadership School is participating in the Annual Meeting and Business Forum of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Irakli Garibashvili (Prime Minister of Georgia) with Leadership School representatives
Visit: HSBC Bank Armenia |
Thies Clemenz (chief executive officer, HSBC Bank Armenia) is analyzing business development for start-up success.
Branch tour by Armen Pahlavuni (branch manager, HSBC Bank Armenia main office)
Meeting: Nazareth Seferian |
Nazareth Seferian (country director, ONEArmenia Armenia) is presenting his views on corporate social responsibility․
Meeting: Dr. Valeri Mirzoyan |
Dr. Valeri Mirzoyan (lecturer, ASUE) is sharing his research on the speech & body language of the leader
Business English |
Organizational Change Management
Meeting: Armen Sargsyan |
Armen Sargsyan, Ph.D. (lecturer, YSU) is presenting the important characteristics of the Armenian leader
Dress Code |
Marks & Spencer representative is reflecting on the company's innovations and success story.
Aram Nikolyan (fashion designer, stylist) is analyzing dress code nuances.
Forum: Power to Continue |
Forum dedicated to the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide: Power to Continue
Lukas Gasser (Swiss Ambassador) is presenting a view from abroad.
Nerses Yeritsyan (deputy president, Central Bank of Armenia) is analyzing development opportunities for Armenians.
Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan (Shirak diocese Prelate of the Armenian Apostolic Church) is emphasizing the moral dimension of the problem.
Edmon Marukyan (lawyer, independent MP) is calling the youth to build the powerful Armenia of tomorrow.
Performance by Leadership School students
Beautified Project channeling our pain, rage, and hopes․
Komitas performances by Keiko Shichijo (pianist [Japan])
Visit to Tsitsernakaberd
Meeting: Gela Dumbadze |
Meeting with Gela Dumbadze (State Minister of Georgia for Diaspora Issues)
Nina Matiashvili (Chief advisor to State Minister of Georgia for Diaspora Issues) is sharing experience of developing the Georgian Diaspora.
Meeting: Charles Enciso |
Charles Enciso (country director, US Peace Corps Armenia) is reviewing the points important for building a strong team.
Meeting: Artak Aleksanyan |
Meeting with Artak Aleksanyan (founder & managing director, Banadzev Production Company) within the frames of the "Efficient communication with media" topic
Meeting: Arianne Caoili |
Arianne Caoili (International Master of Chess) is sharing advice on defining & achieving goals.
Open Lesson: Tbilisi |
Leadership School has organized an Open Lesson in Tbilisi on April 8 within the frames of its regional development programs.
Henry Kerali (regional director, World Bank South Caucasus) is analyzing the need and actions for inclusive growth and employment in Georgia.
Ted Jonas (partner, DLA Piper Georgia) is emphasizing the importance of law and institutions for the development.
Nelson Petrosyan (director, Grant Thornton Georgia) is sharing insights on consultative selling.
Meeting: Edmon Marukyan |
Edmon Marukyan (lawyer, independent MP) is analyzing the importance of the rule of law for the leader
Visit: World Bank Armenia |
Group discussions from governance & infrastructure to education & social services
Visit: RA MD Military Unit N |
Visit was organized to military unit N of the Ministry of Defense of RA.
Major-General Ishkhan Matevosyan (commander, 5th Army Corps of the MD of RA) is sharing thoughts on leadership and its specifics in the military environment.
Meeting: Raffi Kassarjian |
Raffi Kassarjian (advisor to the board, Converse Bank) is emphasizing the importance for the business to adapt quickly to the new situations.
How can you build a strategy from a business idea?
Meeting: Dr. Tatul Manaseryan |
Dr. Tatul Manaseryan (director, Alternative Research Center) is analyzing development opportunities & challenges of Armenia (perspectives from inside).
Meeting: Heidi Hautala |
Heidi Hautala (co-president, Euronest Parliamentary Assembly) is sharing her experience and thoughts on leadership in public sector.
Visit: Embassy of Brazil |
Meeting: Davit Amiryan |
Davit Amiryan (Ph.D. in Psychology) is presenting his analyses on the psychological specificities of leadership.
Open Lesson: Future Women Leaders |
Katherine Leach (British Ambassador) is sharing her experience and insights on women in leadership.
Laura Bailey (country manager, World Bank Armenia) is showing her analyzes on development opportunities & challenges of Armenia, with a focus on women leaders.
Musical inspiration from our friends at the Spendiaryan Music School
Arianne Caoili (International Master of Chess) is reflecting on her chess career and experience as a female foreigner in Armenia.
Visit: residence of the President of RA |
Study visit was organized to the residence of the President of Republic of Armenia, during which the students had a meeting with the assistant to the President Varuzhan Nersessian.
Meeting: Aram Orbelyan |
Aram Orbelyan (senior partner, Concern Dialog Law Firm) is sharing his thoughts on the spirit of entrepreneurship and development of Armenia.
Visit: National Assembly of RA |
Study visit was organized to the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, during which the students attended the four-day sitting going on at the parliament and had a meeting with the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Hermine Naghdalyan.
Meeting: Laura Bailey |
Laura Bailey (country manager, World Bank Armenia) is analyzing development opportunities & challenges of Armenia (perspectives from outside).
Visit: Marriott Hotel Yerevan |
Study visit was organized to Armenia Marriott Hotel Yerevan.
Meeting: Karen Smith |
Karen Smith (country director, American Councils [Armenia]) is sharing her experience and research on effective time management.
Exams |
Exams were held for the 1st stage of the Leadership development course.
The results will be crucial to define the participants of the next stage.
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