AIWA 2021 SYMPOSIUM

CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION:

AIWA celebrated its 30th Anniversary with a symposium that truly United Women Globally. Hosted by AIWA LA, this Symposium gathered women in person at the beautiful Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach, CA along with women throughout the world connecting virtually. The Keynote speaker Author Nadia Owusu moved the audience through her powerful talk about identity, race and the need for inclusion. Additionally, the symposium hosted a line-up of three panels — “Women in Technology,” “Armenian Women Influencers” and “Women Affecting Change” — with highly articulate and passionate women.

PANEL LISTINGS

PANEL 1

WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY

Moderator

Christine Soussa

Global Client Director at Equinix

Narine Galstian

CMO of SADA

Audree Goodew

Chief Of Staff at Service Titen

Narine Hall

Co-founder and CEO
of in Space Proximity Inc.

Christina Melas-Kyriazi

Head of Product for Consumer
Foundations at Affirm, Inc

PANEL 2

WOMEN INFLUENCERS

Moderator

Nayiri Massmanian

Senior Fashion Editor,
Who What Wear

Anush Movesian

Cosmetic Nurse Practtioner

Tina Odjaghian

Principal Attorney at Tina Odjaghian Low Group

Kristina Najarian

Digital Fashion &
Beauty Content Creator

Lilit Caradanian

Founder of Elcie Cosmetics

PANEL 3

WOMEN AFFECTING CHANGE

Moderator

Nina Hachigian

Deputy Mayor of International Affairs City of Los Angeles

Anil Karapetyan

Strategy Analyst at Deloitte and an AIWA UN Rep

Diana Mangioglu

City Treasurer and the Director of Finance For the City Of Los Angeles

Larisa Hovannisian

Founder and CEO of Teach For Armenia

Mariam Torosyan

CEO & Founder at Safe YOU/Impact Innovations Institute

WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY

WOMEN INFLUENCERS

WOMEN AFFECTING CHANGE