We’re excited to announce that on November 4, TEDxYerevan will host another inspiring and enlightening event dedicated to the power of girls and women! Our incredible lineup of female speakers will explore the theme of “The Power Within”, sharing their fascinating stories and highlighting the importance of building inner strength and resilience.
When asked about the definition of the word “power”, many will usually bring up the concepts of authority or status. However, what we often forget is the foundation for a true sense of empowerment—the inner strength and confidence, developed by a deep-seated desire to reach one’s goals and success. This “power within” manifests once we learn how to foster harmony, become self-conscious about our unique purpose and recognize our “power within”.
The ability to withstand challenges and battle fears is essential for growing self-awareness and transforming the mindset. Serving as learning experiences, the struggles we go through shape our characters, influencing how we respond to and perceive the external factors.
Affected by many such factors, women all around the world are faced with social and cultural intricacies and unjust challenges. Pressured, many women become caught up with their fears and worries, which stimulates the development of self-doubt, agitation and apathy. With the theme of “The Power Within”, however, we hope to encourage all, especially women, to accept challenges bravely, while fearlessly advocating for personal virtues. As we let ourselves learn from obstacles, we discover our inner strength to grow and move forward.
And so, we invite you to hear about our remarkable speakers’ experiences, their stories and personal journeys to discovering their “power within” on November 4th, 2022 at AGBU Hall.
Mark your calendars for the event and read more about our amazing speakers below.
Meet our Speakers
Tatevik Revazian
Tatevik Revazian served as the youngest Director General of Civil Aviation Authority in the world, while being the first female DG in Armenia. Despite her young age, she has 20 years of experience, 15 of which are tied to aviation spanning from Copenhagen, Brussels, San Francisco to Yerevan.
With the double Master’s Degree in Management of Innovation and Business Development & International Management, Tatevik is also certified in Aviation Security Management. In 2017, Tatevik rolled up her sleeves and returned to Armenia to contribute to the development of the country.
During her tenure as DG, she has led through historic times with the pandemic paralyzing the aviation sector globally, warfare testing risk assessment capabilities and preventive processes, during which she and her team implemented major safety and security reforms. Tatevik has also managed to bring new EU carriers to the local market and triple the flight routes from Europe to Armenia by changing the departure tax law.
Satenik Balabekyan
Satenik Balabekyan received a master’s degree after studying International Economic Relations and Regulation in the ASUE. Degree in economics allowed her to become a lecturer in the Charentsavan State College, a job, which she combined with the organization of social activities.
Satenik’s remarkable ability to arrange events benefited her as she became the head of the PRD of Charentsavan Municipality, which focuses on increasing the legal and socio-political awareness of women and youngsters by providing guidance and support to the community. Satenik was also involved in the UN-led “Women and Youth in Local Development Processes” program and Red Cross volunteering.
As a president of the Charentsavan branch Association of Women with University Education and a co-founder of “Aware Women, Powerful Community” group, ambitious Satenik contributes to the Charentsavan community’s development, specifically through an active encouragement of woman engagement.
Anush Manucharyan
Anush Manucharyan is an organizational and professional development expert with over 17 years of experience in HR, management and leadership. As a certified HR professional (SPHRi) and a business/career coach, Anush has implemented a number of developmental programs for various businesses, NGOs and public sectors.
She is expertised in areas, such as human resource and tourism management, telecommunications, sales and customer service, negotiations, and organizational development in commercial/public sectors. Apart from being a co-founder of Grow Edutainment and Brainee, she also has a Ph.D. degree in Economics, which allows her to lecture in the Armenian State University of Economics.
Anush is dedicated to her job and team and always strives for development.
Armenuhi Ghukasyan
Armenuhi Ghukasyan is a journalist and a teacher, who also specializes in public relations and marketing. Armenuhi works for Sevan’s community and municipality as the head’s secretary. She maintains her career as a journalist by working in the “Sevan” newspaper, where she was employed after working for “Meng”.
Her journalistic efforts were awarded multiple times, specifically by MINAT, Community Union Association, “Full Life” NGO, Armenian UN association and branch of People in Need. She is always socially and internationally engaged: her commitment was portrayed through active participation in exchange programs (“Youth Exchange”), environmental and cultural campaigns, journalistic investigations abroad (AED & USAID, IREX), as well as contributions to her community.
As a vice president of the Sevan branch of the AAUW, Armenuhi has shown her support for women empowerment through the organization of a Women’s Leadership School. She is a caring perfectionist, who adores her community.
Zemfira Harutyunyan
Zemfira Harutyunyan joined the Areni community administration as a chief specialist-economic development officer in 2002. Throughout her career, she participated in a number of training courses and exchange programs.
During the 20 years of working in the Municipality, she cooperated with many local and international organizations: the Union of Hermits, the Union of Armenian Financiers, OKFAM, EU, CE, UNDP, UASDI, GIZ. Zemfira worked with the Heifer International Organization when she developed an initiative with a goal of poverty reduction and education provision to children in rural communities.
As a responsible humanitarian, Zemfira desires to support and help the ones who surround her.
Sergey Sargsyan, Host
Sergey Sargsyan is the co-founder of ArmComedy, writer and comedian. Sargsyan has been co-host and co-writer of the first Armenian political satire show on ArmNews channel since its inception in 2012. His previous experience include 7 years of international development projects under USAID umbrella, such as IFES (elections administration), NDI (political parties program) and USAID Anti-Corruption project.