The 10th Armenian Internet Governance Forum – ArmIGF 2025 will take place on November 6, 2025, in Yerevan.

The format is hybrid – both in-person and online.

All stakeholder groups and individuals interested in internet governance issues are welcome to participate.

Agenda

09:30 – 10:00 Registration

10:00 – 10:45 Opening

Hakob Arshakyan – Head of the Executive Committee of the Advisory Council for the Development of Science and Technology of Armenia under the Prime Minister, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the “Armenian Innovation” Foundation
Nerses Yeritsyan – Information systems agency of Armenia, director
Vahan Hovsepyan – RIPE NCC, Senior Community and Public Policy Advisor
Igor Mkrtumyan – Internet Society NGO, Chair of the Board
Christopher Mondini – ICANN, Managing Director, Europe, and Vice President for Stakeholder Engagement, IGFSA Executive Committee member
Anja Gengo – IGF secretariat, Internet governance and policy advisor (online)

10:45 – 12:00 Digital Governance: International Experience and National Expertise

Moderator – Vahan Hovsepyan, Vice Chair, Internet Society NGO, RIPE NCC, Senior Community and Public Policy Advisor, Internet Governance Council of RA member

Speakers:

Nerses Yeritsyan – ISAA director, Secretary of the Information Systems Council of Armenia
Kristina Hakobyan – IGC, Secretary, ISOC Armenia, Board Vice-chair
Sargis Karapetyan – UATE, CEO
Eduard Musayelyan – Union of Employers of ICT, Executive Director

Armen Hunanyan – PSRC of RA, Head of the Telecommunications Department

12:00 – 13:00 Digital Infrastructure: Ensuring Security, Trust, and Effective Regulation

Moderator: Lilit Khachikyan – ISAA, Cyber Project Coordination Manager
Speakers: Artyom Mesropyan – HTI ministry of RA, Head of the Legislation Division of the Legal Department

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 15:00 Report – Engineering Solutions for Data Processing Centers

Speaker: Narek Khachatryan – NAG.RU, presale manager (online)

Report – Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence: The Birth of a New Architecture

Speaker: Arevik Martirosyan – PhD in Law, Research Associate, Institute of Contemporary International Studies of Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, head of International Information Security School

Report – Ideation Lab

Reporters:

Jessie Klzi – AUA, Politics and Governance student
Lusine Mnatsakanyan – Yerevan state University, International Relation student

15:00 – 16:00 Connectivity Resilience: Challenges and Solutions

Moderator: Kristine Gyonjyan – Union of operators of Armenia NGO, Director
Speakers:

Dmitriy Vetlugin – Eutelsat, Director, Market Access and Sales, Central Asia.
Armen Avetisian – Viva Armenia CJSC, General Director
Armen Hunanyan – PSRC of RA, Head of the Telecommunications Department
Christopher Mondini – ICANN, Managing Director, Europe, and Vice President for
Stakeholder Engagement

16:00 – 17:15 VPNization – Content Regulation, Legal Framework and Security

Moderator: Liana Doydoyan – Freedom of Information Center NGO co-Founder and Board member
Speakers:

Ruben Muradyan – Hexens LLC, General Director of Information Security
Hayk Mkrtchyan – Head of The Cybercrime Department
Gevorg Hayrapetyan – Personal Data Protection Expert
Olga Baskakova – Coordination Center for TLD RU/РФ, project manager (online)

17:15 – 18:00  Wrap up

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