ArmInfo.The prestigious international Summit of Minds will be held in Dilijan on October 23-24 for the third time.
The press service of the RA President reminded that the annual summit held in the French city of Chamonix since 2019 has also been held in Armenia, and was named the "Armenian Summit of Minds". An exclusive arrangement to organize it was reached in September 2018, when President Armen Sarkissian delivered the keynote address at the annual Summit of Minds.
The traditional Armenian Summit of Minds held in Dilijan has now become a kind of Armenian brand. It is held under the auspices of RA President Armen Sarkissian, the main partners are the authoritative "The Monthly Barometer" analytical magazine and the Central Bank of Armenia.
The Summit of Minds brings together political, economic, scientific and cultural figures from all over the world. It is a unique platform for the exchange of ideas, knowledge and experience, the main purpose of which is to present new ideas on important issues around the world. This year's Summit will be held under the slogan "Global changes in the new quantum world". It will begin with a dialogue between President Armen Sarkissian and former Italian Prime Minister and former European Commission President Romano Prodi.
The plenary sessions will focus on two main topics: the development of geopolitical changes in the world and in the South Caucasus and technologies, in particular artificial intelligence and biotechnology in the 21st century. Within the framework of the Summit, the program of the 6th festival of science and art STARMUS, which will be held in Armenia next year, will be presented.
Given the epidemic situation in the world, some participants will participate in the online summit. Among the participants in this year's Summit are former heads of state, heads of reputable international think tanks, international organizations, well-known technology companies, professors of world-renowned universities, including former President of Argentina Mauricio Macri, former President of Switzerland Micheline Calmy-Rey, President of the Russian Skolkovo Foundation , President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) Arkady Dvorkovich, Member of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Deputy Chairman of the Committee for CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots Konstantin Zatulin, Deputy Director of Yandex Tigran Khudaverdyan, legendary athlete Roger Grace and others.
Speaking about holding the summit in Armenia for the third time, Thierry Malleret, the organizer of the Summit of Minds and founder of the authoritative "The Monthly Barometer" analytical magazine, considered the event a good opportunity to discuss the existing challenges with experts from different countries and propose solutions. <Armenia is a small country geographically, but at the same time, large in its influence. Everyone knows about the origin of the Armenians, the values and wealth of Armenia, in particular, about the Armenian Diaspora, which is present in many countries of the world. Armenia also occupies a very interesting place in terms of geopolitics. We believe that by holding this summit together with Armenia, we will be able to create interesting opportunities for this country, " Thierry Malleret said.