THIRD INTERNATIONAL YOUTH SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL
"INNOVATION MANAGEMENT''
It is the third time young scientists and individual innovators, students, graduates and researchers, beginning entrepreneurs and other representatives of educational and scientific institutions interested in the commercialization of research outputs aged 35 maximum from Armenia and other CIS countries have gathered together in Tsaghkadzor, Armenia on October 23-26 within the framework of the International Youth Scientific School “Innovation Management”, organized by the NGO Association of Young Innovators and Scientists together with the National Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship within the Ministry of Economic Development and Investments of RA.
Through interactive sessions the School aimed to boost creativity and entrepreneurial mindset among the youngsters while familiarizing them with the mechanisms of science-driven innovative projects commercialization, the process and particularities regarding the way of reaching the market starting from an idea. In fact, it had a vocation to encourage youth involvement and cooperation in innovative business initiatives by providing an opportunity to foster experience sharing and establishment of new relationships among young specialists from different spheres and countries.
23-26 October 2017
Tsaghkadzor, Armenia
INNOVATION MANAGEMENT 2017
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To boost creativity and entrepreneurial mindset among the youngsters while improving their business skills
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To encourage youth involvement in innovative business initiatives and commercialization of research outputs
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To create an educational and scientific platform for vocational training and understanding of scientific and technological outputs commercialization basics
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To contribute to the professional growth of young promising specialists
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To foster experience sharing and establishment of new relationships among young specialists from different spheres and countries
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To support commercialization of the participants’ innovative ideas
Objectives
Program format
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Lectures, round tables, master classes
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Interactive learning, thematic games
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Case studies based on real R&D results and innovative projects
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Workshops, presentations, discussion of obtained results
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Our
Experts
Aleksandr Ruzaev
PhD in Economics, Director of The International Innovation Nanotechnology Center of the CIS countries, Assistant Director for Innovative Development at The Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Andrei Tamonov
PhD in Physical and Mathematical Sciences, researcher at the Laboratory of Neutron Physics of The Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Social Infrastructure Management Office Director of The Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Mary-Hrachoohi Boghosian
PhD in Physics of Magnetic Materials, MBA, Senior Researcher at The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Adjunct professor at American University of Armenia, Adjunct Professor at California State University of Los Angeles
Vahan Chakarian
Doctor of Science, President and CEO of Technology & Science Dynamics Inc., Founder of New Technology Education Fund
Kris Mirzayan
PhD, Visiting Professor at American University in Armenia
Karen Sargsyan
PhD in Technical Sciences, Vice President of The Community Development Innovation Center, independent business consultant
Dmitriy Demin
PhD in Biology, Vice Chairman of the Council of Young Scientists of Russian Academy of Sciences, Senior Researcher at the Institute of Fundamental Problems of Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences
Director of CIS adminstration, The Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad and International Humanitarian Cooperation
Sergey Malenko
Narek Manaseryan
Narek Vardanyan
PhD in Economics, Founder of the portal The Crowdfunding Formula
Sergey Isaev
PhD in Economics, General Director of Innovation and Commercialization Internatonal Marketplace JSC
Andrei Ivanets
PhD in Chemical Sciences, Chairman of the Council of Young Scientists of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Depuity Director for Science at the Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Schedule
23 October
Registration
9:00
24 October
25 October
26 October
9:00
9:00
9:00
Breakfast
Breakfast
Breakfast
9:30
10:00
10:00
10:00
Opening Ceremony (goals, objectives and the mission of the School)
10:30
Departure from Yerevan to Tsaghkadzor
11:30
How to prepare and present an effective innovative business project
The universality of entrepreneurial thinking: from idea to commercialization.
11:00
11:30
Tools and mechanisms for funding research and development.
Coffee break
12:00
12:00
Strategy for development of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Presentation of projects and consulting.
Evaluation of results
Closing ceremony
11:30
Coffee break
12:00
Sightseeing tour
Check-in
Coffee break
13:00
12:00
From innovation to product. Innovation process. The role of creative thinking.
(+ Practical sessions)
12:30
Tools and mechanisms for funding research and development. Crowdfunding
Challenges to the realization of strategy development. Planning horizon 2020-2050
14:00
14:00
Lunch
15:00
Main features of the formation of a research project into an innovative startup.
16:30
14:00
Lunch
Round table – case study. Theme- «Development of innovation cooperation»
15:00
15:00
Development of a Marketing Plan for innovation project.
Lunch
16:00
Developing projects in groups.
16:30
16:30
Coffee break
Coffee break
Coffee break
17:00
17:00
17:00
Development and implementation of the strategy of a startup
International Marketing
Developing projects in groups.
18:30
18:30
Development of startups’ business model. Developing projects in groups
Developing projects in groups.
19:30
19:30
Dinner
Dinner
18:30
Evaluation
19:30
Dinner
20:30
Free evening
20:30
20:30
TED talks
Farewell party!
Partners
Participation
2017 on October 23, the National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center hosted the launch of the 3rd International Youth Science School "Innovation Management", organized by the National Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Young Innovations and Scientists Association and the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Yerevan. (Tsakhkadzor from 23 to 26 of October).
50 young scientists, students, post-graduate students, researchers, beginner entrepreneurs and innovators from Armenia, the CIS and other Eastern Partnership countries are participating in the school.
The aim of the school is to provide participants with an effective way to commercialize innovative projects through interactive trainings, from ideas to the market, as well as providing the necessary knowledge and skills in the field of intellectual property protection and management.
Within the framework of the event, seminars, lectures, master classes will be held by leading Armenian and foreign experts from the field of innovation management and project management.
The project is supported by the Young Scientists Support Program sponsored by the RA President, the Young Scientists Council of the NAS RA, the Youth Foundation of Armenia and the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Yerevan.
Day 1st
Day 2nd
Day 3rd
On the second day of the Third International Youth Scientific ''School Innovation Managment'' Mary-Hrachoohi Boghosian, NASA Space Missions Development Program technological proposals Reviewer and Evaluator, lecturer at the Faculty of Business and Economics, American University of Armenia together with Narek Manaseryan, co-founder and CEO of Blue Book Training & Coaching Center facilitated practical sessions letting the participants work on their own innovative ideas. Particularly, they learned how to pitch their projects in front of the investors as well as how to model the ideas and business processes.
In the second half of the day Narek Vardanyan, founder of the portal The Crowdfunding Formula and author of the book ''37 Secrets of Crowdfunding'' presented the essentaials, pecularities and advantages of Crowdfunding as an alternative source of financing of innovative ideas.
As a conclusion of the working day to give an example of a successful Armenian startup the speakers presented the main features of the marketing campaign of the first Armenian 3D modeling device and of multifunctional Volterman Smart Wallet of Armenian production and discussed the impediments met on the way.
On the second day of the Third International Youth Scientific ''School Innovation Managment'' Mary-Hrachoohi Boghosian, NASA Space Missions Development Program technological proposals Reviewer and Evaluator, lecturer at the Faculty of Business and Economics, American University of Armenia together with Narek Manaseryan, co-founder and CEO of Blue Book Training & Coaching Center facilitated practical sessions letting the participants work on their own innovative ideas. Particularly, they learned how to pitch their projects in front of the investors as well as how to model the ideas and business processes.
In the second half of the day Narek Vardanyan, founder of the portal The Crowdfunding Formula and author of the book ''37 Secrets of Crowdfunding'' presented the essentaials, pecularities and advantages of Crowdfunding as an alternative source of financing of innovative ideas.
On the third day morning of the III International Youth Scientific School ''Innovation Management'' at the lecture of Mr. Chakarian, president and director of Technology and Science Dynamics Inc., founder of New Technology Education Fund the participants got acquainted with the planning process of an innovative product and production and marketing specificities needed of their commercialization.
ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE
Gevorg Vardamyan, President of the Organizational Committee, PhD in Physics, Director, National Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship within RA Ministry of Economic Development and Investments, Chairman of the RA NAS Young Scientists Council
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Sirusho Tiratsvyan -Head of Department ''Commercialization and Entrepreneurship Support'', National Center of Innovatoion and Entrepreneurship, Council Member of Young Innovators and Sceintists Association
Hayk Vardanyan - Chairman, NGO ''Young Innovators and Sceintists Association''
Jon Karapetyan - PhD Geographical Sciences, Director of NAS Institute of Geophysics and Engineering Seismology after A. Nazarov
Zaruhi Yesayan- Leading Specialist , Department of Commercialization and Entrepreneurship Support, National Center of Innovatoion and Entrepreneurship
Lusine Gasparyan - PhD in Chemical Sciences, Researcher, RA NAS Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry after M.G. Manvelyan
Arpi Khachatryan - Chief Specialist, Department of Information Provision and Public Relations, National Center of Innovatoion and Entrepreneurship
Anna Sargsyan - Head of Unit "Innovation Projects Support'', Department ''Commercialization and Entrepreneurship Support'', National Center of Innovatoion and Entrepreneurship
Liparit Khachatryan - Leading Specialist, Ajapnyak Administrative District Municipality