TEDxYerevan

Nominate TEDxYerevan 2013 speakers and performers!

Nominate TEDxYerevan 2013 speakers and performers!

We are now accepting speaker nominations for TEDxYerevan 2013. We are seeking inspiring speakers and performers for our upcoming TEDxYerevan event.

Our goal: Ultimately, we’re looking for folks who have made an impact in the world. And we’re looking for presenters to inspire our audience to continue pursuing their own vision for impacting the world around them.

Please use this form to suggest a speaker or to nominate yourself. If you do not know the individual personally but feel they have something to say and should be heard, share what you do know and why you think they should be a TEDxYerevan speaker. We do not have a deadline for nominations, but note that speakers are typically finalized at least 40 days prior to each upcoming event.

TEDx speakers should understand these set TED rules: All talks are 18 minutes or less, with most being in the 9-minute …

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TEDxYerevanLive 2013 comes to TUMO!

TEDxYerevanLive 2013 comes to TUMO!

TUMO Center for Creative Technologies hosted a webcast of Session 5: Dream! of 2013 TED conference “The Young. The Wise. The Undiscovered.” from Long Beach, California, on Thursday, February 28, 2013. The entrance was free and open to public with a prior registration.

We had more than 100 people show up at the event. All in all, TEDxYerevanLive 2013 was a great opportunity to reconnect with the TEDx community and friends and meet new people in a wonderful environment.

The official licensee of the event Kristine Sargsyan doing a technical check before the webcast.

A team of dedicated volunteers signing up guests at TUMO.

Time for TED!

Our wonderful group of volunteers who helped to organize the event.…

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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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