Ara Krikorian holds a BEng Degree in Civil Engineering from Liverpool University in addition to an MSc from London University (Imperial College). Mr. Krikorian has lived and worked long-term in over 10 countries with short-term work visits to an additional 10 countries. After his first visit to Armenia in 2003 as a volunteer to work on the Yerevan Orran project, he became the Project Manager of the Vanadzor construction project which was completed within budget and the 16 month construction schedule

Denis holds a Baccalaureate in Hotel Management, having started his professional career in Food and Beverage at the Crowne Plaza Brussels. He quickly rose through the ranks from Banquet Manager to Food & Beverage Manager, and later was promoted to Business Operation Manager.
In 2014, Denis joined Marriott as Director of Food and Beverage at the Brussels Marriott Hotel. In 2015, he became the Director of Operations at the Paris Marriott Rive Gauche Hotel where he successfully managed the substantial guest room refurbishment project.
With his strong operations background he took on his first general manager assignment at the Courtyard by Marriott Paris Arcueil in 2017. Denis has taken on his first role in a full‐service hotel as General Manager of Yerevan Marriott.
He is an active member of @fire Internationaler Katastrophenschutz Deutschland as group leader and the French Red Cross as first aid responder and team leader.

Elina Markaryan holds an MSc in Public Policy and Administration from the London School of Economics. Her career spans from working at the President’s Office in Armenia, to holding a responsible position with the German International Cooperation (GIZ) and the United Nations. During her career, she has been responsible for many forums and expos introducing Armenia at the global level. Currently, she holds the position of Public Affairs and Communication Director at Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company Armenia and is responsible for government relationship, stakeholders, communication, and company’s CSR practices, design and implementation addressing local needs and priorities. She also sits on the Board of Directors of the AmCham.

Golden Grape ArMas CEO, Victoria Armen Aslanian studied Art History in Florence, Italy, and received her BA degree from UC Bekeley. In 2009, she repatriated to Armenia to partake in her father’s vision and venture which involved developments in the agricultural, wine & brandy, and tourism sectors. Victoria has received the Best Brand by a Woman Entrepreneur award from the Prime Minister of Armenia and has presented Armenia’s revived wine legacy at The Council of Europe in Strasbourg in 2013, at the Davos du’Vin, Italy, in 2014 & 2015, among many other public appearances and speeches in Armenia and abroad. Victoria was the first Armenian judge and presenter at the Asian Wine and Spirit’s competition in Beijing, and had the honor of representing Armenia at Mundus Vini, in Germany.