Annual Regional Conference

🎤 Meet one of the voices shaping 🚂 The Cost of Leadership | 13th Annual Regional HR Conference.
Dita Traidas is an international expert in vocational education and training (VET), education policy, and skills development with more than 30 years of experience leading systemic education reforms and international cooperation.

As Director of the State Education Development Agency of Latvia (1995–2024), she played a pivotal role in shaping Latvia’s VET system, strengthening links between education and labor market needs, and managing large-scale EU-funded education and skills development programmes.

🌍 Dita has extensive international experience as a senior expert and advisor in EU-funded projects across Europe and Central Asia, supporting VET policy reforms, institutional capacity building, and skills governance.

A former President of WorldSkills Europe and Honorary Member of both WorldSkills Europe and WorldSkills International, she is widely recognized for promoting excellence in skills, international partnerships, and innovation in vocational education.

🎓 At The Cost of Leadership Conference, Dita will bring the experience of what it actually takes to connect education, skills and the needs of the labor market at a systemic level.

📅 September 25
📍 Yerevan Railway Station
🎯 13th Annual Regional HR Conference

Come hear her out!

📍 Dita Traidas | Latvia | International VET, Education Policy & Skills Development Expert

🔗 For details and registration - https://hrconference.biz/sessions/

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🤝 This session is organized in partnership with the Private Sector Development and Technical Vocational Education and Training in Armenia Project financed by the German, Swiss and Austrian Governments and implemented by GIZ

🌱 We usually discover a capability gap when we already need the capability.
⬆️ A manager is promoted before they are ready. 🚪 A key person leaves and there is no successor. ⚡ The business changes faster than people's skills. And suddenly, development stops being a “nice to have.”

❓ So when should organizations start investing in the people they will need tomorrow?

At 🚂 The Cost of Leadership | 13th Annual Regional HR Conference, Dr. Sergey Tantushyan will lead this conversation with Liana Ghaltaghchyan, Larisa Hovannisian, Dr. Mohamed Samir, and Dr. Vache Gabrielyan.

🧩 Their experience stretches from corporate leadership and executive education to coaching, public policy, education and human capital development - giving us very different perspectives on the same question.

🔎 The Cost of Talent Development panel discussion - examining the investment organizations make in learning, leadership development, succession and future capabilities.

📅 September 25
📍 Yerevan Railway Station
🎯 13th Annual Regional Conference

🔗 For details and registration: https://hrconference.biz/sessions/

💭 One conversation. One connection. One opportunity. Sometimes, that's all it takes to change a career.
🤝 We are excited to welcome HR Drone as the General Media Partner of 🚂 The Cost of Leadership | 13th Annual Regional HR Conference.

🌐 HR Drone is a global Armenian platform helping companies and professionals find each other faster and smarter through AI-powered matching and modern HR solutions. Today, it brings together 83,000+ professionals and 265+ partner companies, while actively contributing to the growth of Armenia's HR community through events, knowledge sharing, and professional collaboration.

✨ We are happy to have a partner who believes, just like we do, that meaningful connections can create lasting impact.

📅 September 25
📍 Yerevan Railway Station
🎯 13th Annual Regional HR Conference

🔗 For details and registration - www.hrconference.biz

💸 You invest in new technology to make the business faster, smarter, better. Then comes the difficult question: did anything actually change?
🧠 Because the real cost of digital transformation doesn't stop with software, implementation, or infrastructure. It reaches budgets, processes, people, skills, culture - and the leaders responsible for making all of it work together. ⚙️

At 🚂 The Cost of Leadership | 13th Annual Regional HR Conference, Ahmed Adel will lead this conversation with Ralph Yirikian, Anush Grigoryan, Dr. Elie Moussallem, and Armen Kocharyan.

A telecom leader, a CFO with hands-on responsibility for a core banking system, a human capital and organizational development expert, and a technology entrepreneur - looking at transformation from very different seats.

🔎 What does it really take to turn investment in technology into lasting organizational change?

🤝 The Cost of Digital Transformation panel discussion is organized in partnership with Spark.work - Panel Partner, bringing its own experience at the intersection of technology, people, strategy, and ex*****on.

📅 September 25
📍 Yerevan Railway Station
🎯 13th Annual Regional HR Conference

🔗 For details and registration: https://hrconference.biz/sessions/

🏷️ Have you ever kept your conference badge after the event?
💭 Not because you needed it, but because it reminded you of the conversations you had, the people you met, and a day that stayed with you.

✨ Those little details become part of the memories.

🤝 That is why we are happy to have Impulse Media with us for the 3rd time in a row as the Printing Partner of 🚂 The Cost of Leadership | 13th Annual Regional HR Conference.

📅 September 25
📍 Yerevan Railway Station
🎯 13th Annual Regional HR Conference

🔗 For details and registration - www.hrconference.biz

💰 A bad hire is expensive. A great hire can be expensive too. And sometimes the most expensive position is the one you simply cannot fill.
⁉️ So what does talent acquisition really cost a business?

At 🚂 The Cost of Leadership | 13th Annual Regional HR Conference, we are putting different sides of the hiring market around one table.

🎤 Led by Luiza Avetisyan, the conversation brings together Dov Zavadskis , Tatev Blbulyan, Ani Meruzhan Margaryan , and Sevada Baghdyan - people who have built recruitment businesses, hired for organizations, searched for senior leaders, worked with hard-to-find talent, and are now watching AI change the rules again.

🔎 The Cost of Talent Acquisition - exploring the financial, operational, and strategic costs of attracting, hiring, and securing the right talent.

📅 September 25
📍 Yerevan Railway Station
🎯 13th Annual Regional Conference

🔗 For details and registration: https://hrconference.biz/sessions/

📊 Every workplace policy has a cost.
Some strengthen trust, engagement, and performance. Others quietly increase turnover, burnout, disengagement, and organizational risk.
⚔️ The challenge for leaders is recognizing the difference.

👥 "The Cost of Policies on People" panel discussion will explore how HR policies, people-management practices, and workforce decisions influence employees, business performance, retention, wellbeing, and long-term organizational sustainability.

🤝 In partnership with Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), this advocacy discussion will bring together experts to identify key HR challenges and contribute to the Armenian HR Association's recommendations for improving HR standards in Armenia.

📅 25 September
📍 Yerevan Railway Station
🎯 13th Annual Regional HR Conference

🔗 For details and registration: www.hrconference.biz

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🔰 This program is funded by the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) under the Europe & Eurasia Regional Support Program – Advancing Economic Freedom and Resilience Supplement.

🤝 We are pleased to welcome the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) as a Supporting Partner of 🚂 The Cost of Leadership Conference

🏛️ Strong leadership thrives in a strong business environment. By supporting organizations that advocate for better policies, stronger institutions, and greater economic freedom, CIPE helps create the conditions where businesses and people can succeed.

🌍 The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) is a global nonprofit organization affiliated with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that works to strengthen democratic institutions through private sector development. In Armenia, CIPE partners with business associations, civil society organizations, and other stakeholders to promote economic freedom, improve the business environment, and support sustainable economic growth. Through capacity building, advocacy, and collaborative initiatives, CIPE helps local organizations become stronger advocates for policy reforms that foster a more resilient and competitive economy.

🤝 We are proud to have CIPE join us in supporting conversations that strengthen leadership, organizations, and the future of work.

📅 25 September
📍 Yerevan Railway Station
🎯 13th Annual Regional Conference

🔗 For details and registration: www.hrconference.biz

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🔰 This program is funded by the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) under the Europe & Eurasia Regional Support Program – Advancing Economic Freedom and Resilience Supplement.

📊 Nearly 3 out of 4 employers worldwide report difficulty finding people with the skills they need.
The talent shortage is no longer just an HR issue. It is becoming an economic one.

So, perhaps, the conversation should begin much earlier - not when people enter the workforce, but while they are still preparing for it.

🎓 "The Cost of Dual Education" panel discussion will explore how closer collaboration between education providers and employers can help bridge the skills gap and create stronger pathways into employment.

🤝 In partnership with GIZ Armenia, this international discussion will bring together experts and practitioners to share experiences, challenges, and successful models from different countries.

📅 September 25
📍 Yerevan Railway Station
🎯 13th Annual Regional Conference | The Cost of Leadership

🔗 For details and registration: www.hrconference.biz

Nobody prepares leaders for...
• 💔 disappointing good people
• ⚖️ making decisions that nobody likes
• 🧠 carrying responsibility long after the meeting ends
• 🌊 staying calm when everyone else is looking for answers
• 😔 feeling alone, even when surrounded by people

These are the costs we rarely talk about. If any of this feels familiar, you ae not alone.

🚂 Join us at The Cost of Leadership | 13th Annual Regional HR Conference for honest conversations about the realities leaders live every day.

📅 September 25
📍 Yerevan Railway Station
🎯 13th Annual Regional Conference

🔗 For details and registration - www.hrconference.biz