The idea of this tour is to see Armenia as a country that despite its limited natural resources and not a very friendly environment, manages to create beautiful and profitable businesses, and to develop their territory.
In the program of the tour: October 20, Friday ●Getting to know and conversation with Zorik Garibyan, founder and owner of the
winery Zorah. Elin McCoy, a renowned taster and resident expert of Bloomberg Business week in 2012 included Zorah Karasi Areni Noir in a list of the ten best wines of the world. Its wine is sold in Michelin-starred restaurants, and earlier this winery produced only the ordinary «Soviet
» wine.
October 21, Saturday ●
Visit to the one of the world's best schools - Ayb school (its education recognized at the international level). In the program − a conversation with Aram Pakhchanian, Director of Ayb school. School is supported by entrepreneurs of Armenian origin that lives in different countries. In the program − the tour of the school.
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Getting to know and conversation with Gagik Baghdasaryan, the founder and director of a fishery. He raises trout, sturgeon and beluga using the cascade of pools wit spring water that comes down from the mountains. They say, he has the most delicious fish in Armenia.
22 October, Sunday ●
Getting to know and conversation with Ruben Vardanian, a well-known businessman and philanthropist, founder of the business school «
SKOLKOVO». The program also includes a meeting with Arman Gravano, General Director of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Foundation, who will tell us about this organization and will hold a tour of the office.
Project participants: maximum of 30 people, the owners and top managers of retail companies. Among them: Ruben Arutyunyan, President of Henderson, a trustee and one of the initiators of this series; Tatiana Bakalchuk, founder, co-owner and CEO Wildberries.ru; Vladislav Bakalchuk, co-owner Wildberries.ru; Sergey Sarkisov, co-owner GK «Novard
» (which includes the chain «Ekonika
»); Mikhail Kuchment, co-owner and vice President of Hoff; Stefan Durr, founder, co-owner and CEO of the holding EkoNiva; Viktor Shapkin, financial Director at «L'etoile
»; Leonid Hanik, co-owner of Concept Group, member of the Board of Directors of the «Detskij mir
»; Svetlana Mozhaeva, Deputy General Director of Familia; Artem Sokolov, co-owner of the company Sokolov.