TEDxYerevanChange coming soon!

TEDxYerevanChange coming soon!

The first TEDxChange event in Armenia will take place at InnSerenity yoga retreat center (Aghtsk village) on April 6, 2013 and will be an invitation-only event for 40 people.

The TEDxYerevanChange will include video streaming of TEDxChange 2013 from Seattle, Washington. Themed Positive Disruption, TEDxChange 2013 speakers will challenge preconceived ideas, spark discussion, engage leaders and shed light on new perspectives. In addition to webcast, TEDxYerevanChange will have several live speakers and a discussion session. The live talks will be recorded and will be made available for public online after the event.

TEDx is a wonderful environment in which to hear ideas worth spreading, among people who are interested in discussing new and innovative approaches to local and global issues. TEDxChange is an event created out of a partnership between the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the TEDx program. It is an initiative devoted to ideas worth spreading in …

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Register for TEDxYerevanLive!

Register for TEDxYerevanLive!

An exciting news for Armenian TEDsters! This is your unique opportunity to watch the TED2013 webcast for free!

TED granted TEDxYerevan team a license to organize a TEDxYerevanLive event around the webcast of TED2013. TEDxYerevanLive 2013 will take place at TUMO Center for Creative Technologies on Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 19:30, in partnership with TUMO.

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The Customer Revolution in Customer Service: David Bequette at TEDxYerevan

The Customer Revolution in Customer Service: David Bequette at TEDxYerevan

In his talk David Bequette shares his journey in Customer Service and some insights he drew from what started as a small game but turned to be a month long case study.

David Bequette is the Chief Financial Officer of FruitsMax, a dietary supplement company based in California with exports from Armenia. Bequette is also the co-founder and managing partner of DAVAN Group, an eco-friendly café and industries firm. Up until taking over the hands-on management of his ventures, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Figaro Management Group in Yerevan, Armenia.

Originally from Columbia, Illinois, Bequette spent five years in the United States Marine Corps eventually moving on to the private sector where he worked for several years in the financial services industry. In August 2011, David, his wife Irina, and their son David Areg moved permanently to Yerevan, Armenia.

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My Rise to the Middle: Marc Papazian at TEDxYerevan

My Rise to the Middle: Marc Papazian at TEDxYerevan

Enjoy one of the funniest talks of TEDxYerevan 2012!

Marc Papazian combines a variety of backgrounds. Papazian was born in Barcelona, Spain, lived in Los Angeles and Yerevan, recently spent a month in Hong Kong as an exchange student as well as another month in Cambridge as an intern at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab. When he was 12, he wanted to play the harp but never got around to it. Marc climbed to the summit of Mount Ararat in the summer of 2012.

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