Speakers

	Kirk Wallace Talk title: What a Waste Improperly discarded municipal solid waste (garbage) poses a serious threat to public health and the environment in thousands of communities around the world.  Kirk Wallace discusses a simple, innovative and sustainable solution being piloted in an impoverished region of Armenia.
	Marina Mkhitaryan Talk title: Armenian Zargatsment Armenian Zargatsment is the mutation that happened to International Development when it indigenized in Armenia. The talk is a caricature on gender-oriented development programs implemented in Armenia. Meanwhile it’s a puzzle that tests your thirst for curiosity and symbolism.
	Ester Hakobyan Talk title: The Whys and Why Nots of a Local Development Professional In this talk Ester Hakobyan shares her insights from experiences at three different development agencies, United States Development Agency, Millennium Challenge Account Armenia Program and Children of Armenia Fund. She speaks about her personal perceptions and some questions that always come up in development.
	Raffi Joe Wartanian Talk title: Urgency. Awareness. Change. How do we create? Why do we create? Urgency. Awareness. Raffi Wartanian explores lessons about change (re)discovered while creating his debut album of original music, Pushkin Street.