SATURDAY, 6 MARCH 2021
9:30am PST | 12:30pm EST | 9:30pm AMT
Passion, hard work and the willingness to pursue unconventional paths define Tatevik Revazyan. She is the first and youngest woman Director General of the Civil Aviation Committee in Armenia, leading 450+ people during the most severe current crisis in the history of aviation. Hear her professional journey to cracking the glass ceiling and the importance of building a strong foundation to support women’s participation in decision making in Armenia. Navigating the conversation is AIWA’s UN Representative Emma Arakelyan, CEO and Founder of Orion Worldwide Innovations LLC.
Join this exclusive event and feel the pride surge as you familiarize with a young mother who heads Armenia’s Civil Aviation Committee and who is one of AIWA’s panelists at the UN CSW event.
Guest:
Tatevik Revazyan is Director General of Civil Aviation Authority in RA. She is the youngest and the first woman to reach such a position in Armenia. Born in Yerevan, Tatevik’s family moved to Denmark during the dark days of the 1990's when she was a child of 5. At 19 she was hired as one of the youngest staff members at Copenhagen Airport. And since then, she has visited nearly 60 countries through short- and long-term study visits, internships, work abroad, business trips while exploring the world weeks and months at a time with a backpack on her back.
In 2017, Tatevik made the decision to return to Armenia to contribute to the development of the country.She convinced a Silicon Valley based company in aviation-tech to establish a team of developers in Armenia. While busy leading the tech team in Armenia and traveling the world negotiating with airlines, she found herself witnessing the Velvet Revolution which renewed her motivation to do even more.
Before joining the Civil Aviation Authority her main experience was in commercial aviation having served as President at the Permanent Commission in Belgium when the Republic of Armenia held the Presidency at Eurocontrol between 2018-2019. Tatevik was also Director of Global Partnerships for FLYR Labs, San Francisco, and Global Sales and Partnership Manager for Momondo Group, Denmark, among others. These experiences helped her change the Departure Tax Law in Armenia leading to nearly tripling flights to Europe had the Covid-19 not happened. She is leading the country through historic times with a pandemic paralyzing the aviation sector globally, and a war that has placed Armenia under appalling conditions. Now she is busy implementing a major reform inside the authority to ensure that international safety and security measures are met. The Aviation Law is being amended, unwritten processes are being written, the team is being empowered to take action, root-causes of issues are being identified and solved, decisions are now being based on a risk-based approach and much more.
Tatevik has a Double Master’s Degree in Management of Innovation and Business Development and International Management (CEMS) from Stockholm School of Economics and Copenhagen Business School. She was selected by the US Embassy in Copenhagen and funded by the US State Department to represent Denmark at the Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellowship program.Tatevik is fluent in Armenian, English, Danish, Norwegian, Russian and Swedish.Tatevik is a proud mother of a baby girl.
Moderator:
Emma Arakelyan is a world-class management consulting executive, angel investor, author, speaker, entrepreneur, philanthropist, coach and professor. She is the CEO and Founder for Orion Worldwide Innovations, LLC. Emma brings more than 20 years of experience in leadership across business and technology, M&A, credentialed by global companies as a Partner at EY (Ernst & Young) and Managing Director at Accenture. Emma is the Co-founding Partner of New York based BAJ Accelerator and Global Partner at INSTILL Venture Capital. Emma operates her multimedia company Open Mind Productions, LLC. She was an adjunct professor at New York University, and is teaching at the Columbia Business School and at the Singularity University. She published her book in 2018 on leadership: “The Business Caring Formula. Building Your New Leadership Lifestyle.” Emma earned a Master’s Degree in Political Economy from Academy of Sciences, Armenia.
Think differently and make changes. Two women, different backgrounds, turn their entrepreneurial skills into successful businesses. Meet Dr. Irina Ghaplanyan, political scientist, former Deputy Minister of Environment, and published author, who found her 'green' roots in Armenia by establishing ventures such as The Green Bean and Zabel wines. Meet Arevik Hambartzumyan, a prosperous businesswoman who discovered strength in creating a space for Armenian youth to connect and exchange ideas. Follow their personal journeys in the revival of land and people with AIWA UN representative Ruzanna Tantushyan, communications and public relations professional.
Join this exclusive event to gain insight into their paths to the present and how their experiences bring them to the table as panelists for AIWA’s UN CSW panel.
Guests:
Dr. Irina Ghaplanyan is Professor and Former Deputy Minister of Environment for the RA. She holds a doctorate degree in political science from the University of Cambridge and currently teaches at the American University of Armenia. Her main areas of expertise are political leadership, states in transition, climate politics, environmental management, gender and gender in conflict as well as security studies. She holds a Master in Diplomatic Studies from the Diplomatic Academy of London and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in International Relations from the University of Malta.
Dr. Ghaplanyan has worked in a number of international organizations and think tanks around the world to include UNDP, Georgetown University, Eurasia Foundation, and Chatham House. Irina has been a catalyst for change in the field of sustainable business and social entrepreneurship in Armenia.
Irina was noted for her work in this field and in 2015 was awarded as one of the top social venture entrepreneurs by the Global Good Fund Leadership program in Washington DC.
Dr. Ghaplanyan has a number of academic and media publications, among which the most recent is a Routledge published book titled “Post-Soviet Armenia: The New National Elite and the New National Narrative”.
Arevik Hambardzumyan, CEO & Founding member of ‘’The LOFT’’ centers is the co-founder/ Executive Director of the project "My Mentor" in Armenia, and served as Director’s Assistant of Russian companies ‘’Citymobile’’ and ‘’Market’’ coordinating the work of human resources and staff management in the Armenian branches.
Journalist and public administration specialist Arevik Hambardzumyan is a Professor at the faculty of Journalism at Yerevan State University, a member of Board of Trustees of Vanadzor State University, Lecturer at Armenian PR association, and member of Armenian Young Women's Association among other consulting and training roles in various cultural and educational projects both in Armenia and elsewhere.
As a result of cooperation with various organizations, she has implemented a number of local and international programs directly related to the self-development of youth, alternative methods of education and cultural influences.
Arevik is a professional handball player, and a member of the Armenian National Handball team from 2008 to 2015. Arevik has one daughter.
Moderator:
Ruzanna Tantushyan is an award winning communications professional, with leadership experience in marketing and PR roles across multiple industries including technology, financial and professional services. She has held communications roles in top tier companies including Vonage, NewVoiceMedia and Campbell & Company.
With a background in journalism, Ruzanna’s stories were published in national and international publications and received recognition by the United Nations for cross-cultural cooperation.
Ruzanna holds an M.A. in Journalism from DePaul University and M.A. in English and Political Science from Yerevan State Linguistic University. She has served as a board member at AIWA’s Chicago inaugural chapter and now as AIWA’s UN representative in NYC.
