Edgar Khachatryans is a serial Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist, Innovator, Expert, Traveler who has 25 years of experience in innovation industry and 4 million miles of travel experience to USA, China, Israel, Austria, Bahrain, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Palestine, Singapore, Hong Kong, Egypt, Georgia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Belarus, Georgia, Ukraine, Russia, thousands of business meetings and professionals events around the globe.
Mr. Khachatryan is well educated professional. Bachelor of Physics, Master of Astrophysics, Master of Computer and Information Science (with minor in Business Management) are making him respected expert in many areas. His areas of interests are philosophy, marketing, cognitive science and computing, psychology, management, science, economics, trading, economics, finance, innovation, technology, etc. He is well connected and respected professional who has more then 20,000 connections in LinkedIn and couple of times bigger professional network around the globe.He is actively practicing swimming, running, biking, horse riding, boxing, hiking, basketball, football, chess, golf, tennis, ping-pong & much more. He is pending lot’s of time in fitness clubs and living active life. Mr. Khachatryan is mastering Golf and as a member of SCGA (USGA) holding 4.4 Handicap which is very high score for golf players.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCES
Entrepreneurship, Management, Software Development, International Trading, IT Management, PHP, Strategy, Startups, HTML, Web Development, Software Project Management, New Business Development, Project Management, Blogging, Business Intelligence, Business Strategy, Adobe, Corel, MS Office, IRAF, Linux, SQL, MS DOS, MS Windows, iOS, MacOS, Programming, E-commerce, Software Engineering, Databases, Banking, Cloud Computing, XML, Finance, Product Management, Business Analysis, UML, Product Development, Project Planning, Unix Integration, Java, Agile Methodologies, IT Audit, Business, International Trading, Astrophysics, Physics, Software Documentation, Venture Capital, Database Design, Marketing, Software Product Management, Technical Documentation, Computer Information Systems, Object Oriented Design, Business Communications, Hiring, Cooking, Business Development, Physiology, Propaganda, Media, Neuro- Science, Neuro-Physiology, Cognitive Science, Cognitive Computing, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, International Business Law, Business Ethics, Artificial Intelligence.
CONTACTS
WEBSITE: http://www.EdgarKhachatryan.com
LINKEDIN: http://www.Linkedin.com/in/iCity
EMAIL: e_khach@yahoo.com
LANGUAGES
English (Full professional proficiency)
Russian (Full professional proficiency)
Armenian (Native professional proficiency)
MAIN AREAS OF INTEREST
Cognitive Science and Cognitive Computing, Neuroscience, Quantum Computers, Quantum Computing, Machine and Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Wearable Technologies, International Trading, Investments, Economics, Business Development, Sport, Fashion, Innovation Industry and Science.
SUMMARY
Serial Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist, Innovator, Expert, Traveler (4 million miles of business travel experience, including thousands of business trips, business meetings, professional events). Bachelor of Physics, Master of Astrophysics, Master of Computer and Information Science with minor in Business Management, PHD of Astrophysics in process. Reading; philosophy, marketing, professional and business papers and articles, cognitive science and computing, psychology, management, science, economics, trading, economics, finance, innovation, technology, etc. Actively practicing swimming, running, biking, horse riding, hiking, chess, golf, basketball, football, tennis, ping-pong & much more.
EDUCATION
American University of Armenia (Master’s degree)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General, 2004 – 2007
Yerevan State University (Master’s degree)
- Astrophysics, 2001 – 2003
Yerevan State University (Bachelor’s degree)
- Physics, 1995 – 1999
Nersisian Varjaran (School after name of Nersisian)
- Special college for gifted students, 1991 – 1995
Musical School (Piano)
- Elementary School of Music, 1984 – 1991
WORK EXPERIENCE
Business Owner at BIID LTD (July 2016 – present)
- BIID LTD is a 4 bn $ potential Venture Investment Company based on Gr. Manchester, UK. We are investing in Wearable Technology, companies, projects, inventions globally.
CEO at iCity (January 2008 – present)
- iCity involved in Software Development, Business Analytics and Decision Support services to help companies to have right IT solutions and services for high productivity.
R&D Engineer at Synopsys Inc (2007 – 2008)
- Synopsys, Inc., an American company, is the leading company by sales in the Electronic Design Automation industry. Synopsys’ first and best-known product is Design Compiler, a logic-synthesis tool.
R&D at EPAM Systems (2007 – 2007)
- EPAM Systems is a global provider of software engineering and IT consulting services HQ in Newtown, Pennsylvania, USA. The company has software development centers and branch offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
Software Programmer at SCDM (2005 – 2007)
- SCDM is a company with HQ in Frankfurt to provide advanced analytical platform and business intelligence solution for investors in Structured Credit.
Mentor at American University of Armenia (2005 – 2005)
- The American University of Armenia is a private independent university in Yerevan, Armenia. It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission.
Research Assistant at Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (2003 – 2004)
- The Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, or Byurakan Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Armenian Academy of Sciences. It is located on the slope of Mount Aragats in the village of Byurakan in Armenia
Solder (Computer Operator/Manager) at National Army of Armenia (May 1999-May 2001)
- Mandatory Service
Graphic Designer at Encyclopedia Armenica (1998-1999)
- Leading Armenian Encyclopedia publisher
Graphic Designer at freelancer.com (1995 – 1998)
- Freelancer is a global crowdsourcing marketplace website, which allows potential employers to post jobs that freelancers can then bid to complete.
VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE
Donations to different projects and organizations worldwide (1991 – Present)
Owner at course of blogging for academics (May 2009 – September 2009)
- Free blogging courses for more than 100 young academics.
Member at ArmEngine (2007-2014)
- Group of Armenian Scientists from around the globe
Owner of event at Pech-Kucha (2011)
- 10 talks about science, social projects, professional skills
Owner of project at Ministry of Education (November 1997)
- Mass art discussions, special gallery, readings, reforesting dedicated to Yeghishe Charents
Co-Founder at Armenian Project Management Association (April 2008 – 2014)
- Association of young project managers; APMA
PUBLICATIONS
Nor-dar (1996)
- Novels and Poetry (Author: Edgar Khachatryan)
Byurakan Observatory (2001)
- Statistical Research of Galaxies and Quasars with Ultraviolet Excesses (Authors: Edgar Khachatryan, Artashes Petrosyan, Eduard Ghazaryan)
iCity LLC (2012)
- Business Analysis and UML (Author: Edgar Khachatryan)
Other
– Aghbyur (Youth Journal, Yerevan, Armenia)
– Hayastani Hanrapetutyun (Newspapers, Yerevan, Armenia),
– Bnagir (Modern writers magazine, Yerevan, Armenia),
– Nor Hayastan (Los Angeles, CA, USA),
– Paros (Newspaper, Hollywood, CA, USA), etc.
PROJECTS
Radio project (June 2008 to November 2008)
- Promotion of Localization of Microsoft products
Documenting Banking Software (2008)
- UML, Software Documentation, Business Analysis
Localization (June 2008)
- Localization of Microsoft products for Armenian Market
Workshop: “Entrepreneurship: Main Risks” (January 2017)
- 1 hour workshop for entrepreneurs and startups.
Organizer of PechaKucha talks (May 2011)
- PKN5 – New Nation of Internet with New Culture and Values
HONORS & AWARDS
- Award for best novel from National Poetry Content
- Av. Isahakyan’s young writers and poets republic contest – April, 2000, Yerevan, Armenia
- Literature and poetry republic contest, Culture Foundation, The best poem of the year – March, 2000, Yerevan, Armenia
- Yerevan State University, Literature contest, The best story of the year – March, 1997, Yerevan, Armenia
- Av. Isahakyan’s young writers and poets republic contest – April, 1997 – Yerevan, Armenia
- Republic Olympiad for Young Geographers – April , 1993 – Yerevan, Armenia
VISITIED COUNTERS
United States of America, China, Russia, Israel, Austria, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Palestine, Singapore, Hong Kong, Egypt, Georgia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Belarus, Georgia, Ukraine.
SPECIAL COURSES
American University of Armenia
- Special English language courses
World Bank
- Economy of Liberty
UDEMY
- Be a Great Mentor: Practical Guide to Mentorship
Imperial College London (edX)
- Coaching Skills for Learner-Centered Conversations
New York Institute of Finance (edX)
- Fundamentals of Market Structure
UDEMY
- How to Win US Federal Government Contracts
University of London (Coursera)
- International Business Environment
IBM (Coursera)
- Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Bocconi University
- Management of Fashion and Luxury Companies
Wharton Business School (Coursera)
- Managing Social and Human Capital
University of London (Coursera)
- Professional Skills for International Business
University of Pennsylvanian (Coursera)
- The Power of Team Culture
INSEAD (Coursera)
- Blockchain, Cryptoassets, & Decentralized Finance
New York University (Coursera)
- Enterprise and Infrastructure Security
New York Institute of Finance (Coursera)
- Future Development in Supply Chain Finance and Blockchain Tech
INSEAD (Coursera)
- Introduction to Blockchain for Financial Services
University of Michigan (Coursera)
- The Future of Payment Technologies (Coursera)
CERTEFICATES
Junior achievement Worldwide
– Junior Achievement of Armenia (June 1995)
DigiTecExpo09
– iCity LLC (October 2009)
International Spring Academy for young leaders (Europe)
– Economy of Liberty (May 2010)
International youth conference
– Intercultural dialogue and youth (November 2010)
International School of Economics
– International Trade Theory and Practice (April, 2010)
UDEMY
– Be a Great Mentor: A Practical Guide to Mentorship (April 2020)
UDEMY
– How to Win US Federal Government Contracts (April 2020)
University of London (Coursera)
– International Business Environment (April 2020)
IBM (Coursera)
– Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (April 2020)
Wharton Business School (Coursera)
– Managing Social and Human Capital (April 2020)
University of London (Coursera)
– Professional Skills for International Business (April 2020)
University of Pennsylvanian (Coursera)
– The Power of Team Culture (April 2020)
INSEAD (Coursera)
– Blockchain, Cryptoassets, and Decentralized Finance (May 2020)
New York University (Coursera)
– Enterprise and Infrastructure Security (May 2020)
New York Institute of Finance (Coursera)
– Future Development in Supply Chain Finance and Blockchain Technology (May 2020)
INSEAD (Coursera)
– Introduction to Blockchain for Financial Services (May 2020)
University of Michigan (Coursera)
– The Future of Payment Technologies (Coursera) (May 2020)
EXHIBITIONS & PROFESSIONAL EVENTS
IN-PERSON EVENTS
CeBIT 2008 (exhibitor)
- Hannover, Germany (2008)
Digital Business Forum 08
- Yerevan, Armenia (2008)
ArmTech Congress
- Yerevan, Armenia (2008)
The Armenian Information Technology Competitiveness and Innovation Conference
- Yerevan, Armenia (2008)
ICT Leaders’ Meeting-Forum
- Tsakhkadzor, Armenia (2008)
Conference on Youth Entrepreneurship
- Tsakhkadzor, Armenia (2008)
ATHGO International Conference
- Tsakhkadzor, Armenia (2008)
DigiTecExpo 09
- Yerevan, Armenia (2009)
Construction & Interior Expo
- Yerevan, Armenia (2009)
Barcamp Yerevan
- Yerevan, Armenia (2009)
Armenian IT Competitiveness and innovation conference
- Yerevan, Armenia (2009)
Forum “ICT Leaders without ties”
- Yerevan, Armenia (2009)
UITE Congress
- Yerevan, Armenia (2009)
Europe-Russia-Asia
- Moscow, Russia (2010)
IV St. Petersburg International Innovation Forum
- St. Petersburg, Russia (2010)
Forum “ICT Leaders without ties”
- Yerevan, Armenia (2010)
Business Forum “Armenia – China”
- Yerevan, Armenia (2011)
RCC Day
- Yerevan, Armenia (2011)
IT2Business
- Yerevan, Armenia (2011)
Russian Internet Week – RIW11)
- Moscow, Russia (2011)
HPC Day 2012
- Kiev, Ukraine (2012)
Mailing Day
- St. Petersburg, Russia (2012)
IT-Director Briefing of Microsoft
- St. Petersburg, Russia (2012)
Web Standard Days
- St. Petersburg, Russia (2012)
TEDxNevaRiver
- St. Petersburg, Russia (2012)
HackDay+Microsoft
- Moscow, Russia (2012)
YaMobile (Yande)
- Moscow, Russia (2012)
SumIT Weekend
- St. Petersburg, Russia (2012)
ArmTech Congress
- Yerevan, Armenia (2013)
Yac/m (Yandex)
- Moscow, Russia (2013)
Day of Small and Middle Businesses of Russia
- Moscow, Russia (2013)
Sviaz-ExpoComm2013
- Moscow, Russia (2013)
InnoTechExpo (Complex Security)
- Moscow, Russia (2013)
TelecomIdea – MTS
- Moscow, Russia (2013)
StartupVillage
- Moscow, Russia (2013)
GorkomExpo
- Moscow, Russia (2013)
Mitt
- Moscow, Russia (2013)
Conference “Moscow. Airfield for business.”
- Moscow, Russia (2014)
Stationery and Office Supplies
- Moscow, Russia (2014)
Wending Technologies
- Moscow, Russia (2014)
DigitecBusinessForum
- Yerevan, Armenia (2014)
Global Entrepreneurship Congress
- Yerevan, Armenia (2014)
StartupWeekend Istanbul
- Istanbul, Turkey (2015)
CCI France Armenia meeting
- Yerevan, Armenia (2016)
CyberWeek
- Tel-Aviv, Israel (2017)
DLD Tel Aviv Digital Conference
- Tel-Aviv, Israel (2017)
Using ICT in Advancing Civic Participation
- Tbilisi, Georgia (2018)
Open Government Partnership Global Summit
- Tbilisi, Georgia (2018)
IoT Conference – GS1
- Hong-Kong, Hong-Kong (2018)
Big Data World
- Hong-Kong, Hong-Kong (2018)
Social Code Camp
- Los Angeles, USA (2018)
BigData Day
- Los Angeles, USA (2018)
Glendale Tech Week
- Los Angeles, USA (2018)
Mobile World Congress America
- Los Angeles, USA (2018)
SPACE TECH EXPO
- Pasadena, USA (2019)
Keiretsu Forum
- UCI, Irvine, USA (2019)
Glendale Tech Week
- Los Angeles, USA (2019)
INNO Armenia 2023 – National Innovation & Entrepreneurship Week
- Yerevan, Armenia, (2023)
YEREVAN TECH FORUM 2K23
- Yerevan, Armenia, (2023)
Digitec 2023
- Yerevan, Armenia, (2023)
Silicon Mountains 2023
- Yerevan, Armenia, (2023)
Global Entrepreneurship Week 2023
- Technology Transfer: The Process to Commercialize Armenian Scientific-Research – NAS, Armenia
- Connected Enterprise; Building Industry-Academia-Government Partnership’s – AUA, Armenia
- United for Social Good – USG, Armenia
- Navigating the Accelerator Program Journey; Insights from Startup Trailblazers – AUA, Armenia
- Fast Track to Excellence: Cracking the Code to Leading Accelerators – AUA, Armenia
Inquiry with Integrity: Cultivating an Ethical Research Culture (Stanford University)
- Stanford, CA, USA (February, 2024)
Ethical Horizons: Navigating Responsible AI and LLMs in Enterprises (Innovation Centre Denmark)
- Palo Alto, CA, USA (February, 2024)
VIRTUAL/ONLINE EVENTS
CogX Festival 2021
- 14-16, June, 2021
REMOTE by GitLab
- 29-30, June, 2021
VR Summit at Amusement Expo 2021 by Bob Cooney
- 29, June – 02, July, 2021
Extreme Tech Challenge Global Finals Presented by TechCrunch
- 22-23, July, 2021
Europe Disruptive Investments Summit by GDA Group
- 14-15, July, 2021
Modernize Your Data Architecture to Scale AI in the Cloud by TechCrunch
- 30, June, 2021
ComSpark Cybersecurity Summit
- 28-29, July, 2021
DSGO Virtual – July 2021 by DataScienceGO
- 23-26, July, 2021
Sports Capital Symposium 2021
- 29, September – 01, October, 2021
TechConference 2021 by TechAcademy e.V.
- 08, October, 2021
EIT Manufacturing Summit 2021
- 30, November – 02, December, 2021
Europe, let’s cooperate! By Interred Europe
- 24-25, November, 2021
Frontier Venture Summit 2021 by FedTech
- 09-11, December, 2021
North America HoloLens Industry Summit
- 26, January, 2022
NACO Global Summit 2022 – Digital Experience
- 22, March,,2022
Brand Safety Summit Asia from Singapore
- 17, March, 2022
TechCrunch Live with Greylock and Snorkel AI
- 09-10, March, 2022
The International Technology Summit 2022 by Penrose Partners
- 09-12, March, 2022
DeveloperWeek Europe 2022
- 27-28, April, 2022
.NET Enterprise Developer Day EMEA 2022 – Hosted by Amazon Web Services
- 26, April, 2022
Asia Pacific Telecom Summit 2022
- 28, April, 2022
#EventProof – Level Up Your Event Experiences – San Francisco
- 03-04, May, 2022
RAID
- 04, May, 2022
#ProductCon San Francisco: The Product Management Conference
- 10-11, May, 2022
Pitch Day & Talks, Startup Event for Founders and Investors by M Accelerator
- 24, May – 02, June, 2022
Ignite Summit
- 14-15, June, 2022
Digital Edge by SimilarWeb
- 14, June, 2022
The Future of the Modern Data Stack by TechCrunch
- 24, May, 2022
Panels, Agency Reverse Pitches, & Ask Me Anything Sessions by U.S. Small Business Administration
- 19-21, July, 2022
DevNation Day: France by Red Hat Developer
- 28, June, 2022
BeyondGraph22 by ArangoDB
- 28, June, 2022
Tech Summit by Barnabys Media Group
- 28-30, June, 2022
Distributed SQL Summit 2022 by Yugabyte
- 14-15, September, 2022
AltFi Startup Forum 2022
- 22, September, 2022
Real-Time Analytics Summit
- 28, September, 2022
Business of Automated Mobility Forum: Flight Path to UAM 2022
- 27-29, September, 2022
Imagine NYC by Automation Anywhere
- 04-05, October, 2022
NLP Summit 2022 by John Snow Labs
- 04-07, October, 2022
Greenwich Economic Forum 2022
- 13, October, 2022
Data Science Day 2022 by University of Amsterdam Data Science Centre
- 13, October, 2022
ICCON infra cloud conference 2022
- 19, October, 2022
ML:Integrity by Robust Intelligence
- 19, October, 2022
Transformation NOW! 2022 | Making Digital Real by NTT DATA Business Solutions Nordics
- 25, October, 2022
SOSV Climate Tech Summit 2022
- 25-27, October, 2022
Oct 31 (Afternoon) Tech Check – Richmond Hill Entrepreneurship Finance Conference 2022
- 31, October – 01, November, 2022
New Encryption Mock Event
- 01, November, 2022
ClimateTech Founders Summit by Impact Hustlers
- 01-03, November, 2022
API World 2022 (+ AI DevWorld) by DevNetwork
- 01-04, November, 2022
Global Entrepreneurship Week 2022 by ISM
- 14-16, November, 2022
Clean Energy DC 2.0 Stakeholder Kickoff Meeting by DOEE.DC.GOV
- 24, January, 2023
Open Research Webinar by Eclipse Foundation
- 24, January, 2023
Convergence: Human-Machine integration in Translation and Interpreting by Surrey CTS
- 01, February, 2023
Modern Data Warehouse and Cloud Migration challenges by TechLeap
- 24, March, 2023
Open Innovation Factory by EIT Digital
- 11, April, 2023
How Generative AI is Changing EdTech by Memrise
- 13, April, 2023
UKMMN AI for Metamaterials #4: AI Assisted Design of Metamaterials by Durham University
- 24, April, 2023
The Final Frontier: Nano in Space by NIA
- 24, April, 2023
Technological resources to improve the digitalization of VET TechnoVET by Erasmus+
- 22, May, 2023
University of Bristol Data Week – 05, June, 2023
- 05, June, 2023
Human Behavior-Change Project Knowledge System Launch
- 06, June, 2023
Exit Optionality Bootcamp by Nasdaq
- 14, June, 2023
Arizona Digital Inclusion Celebration Summit
- 03, October, 2023
Getting Ready for the Era of Enterprise-Grade Quantum Computers (IONQ)
- 26, October, 2023
& hundreds of more business & professional events & meetings around the globe in-person & online.
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