Rem Darbinyan

Speaking & workshops

Clear thinking about AI, for the people who have to decide

I speak and teach the way I advise: plain language, real examples and a direct view of what matters. Sessions are built around the decisions your audience actually faces.

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  • Rem Darbinyan speaking into a microphone on an outdoor festival panel
    Festival panel
  • Rem Darbinyan moderating the panel discussion “Startups in Regions”
    Moderating “Startups in Regions”
  • Rem Darbinyan speaking on stage during a panel discussion
    On stage, panel discussion
  • Rem Darbinyan seated on a panel in a conference room
    Conference panel
  • Rem Darbinyan seated with a jury panel in an auditorium, applauding a pitch
    On the jury
  • Rem Darbinyan in a one-to-one mentoring conversation with a founder
    Mentoring a founder

01 · Formats

Four ways I work with audiences

Keynotes and panels

AI as the operating system for business, agentic AI, what AI will and will not replace, and AI in education.

Executive workshops

Working sessions for leadership teams: AI readiness, use-case prioritization, agentic AI, AI against fraud and enterprise GPT.

Corporate AI training

Practical generative AI for daily work, with responsible use, data protection and human approval of AI output, designed for banking and telecom teams.

Guest lectures and startup programs

University and executive MBA lectures, and sessions for accelerators: the investable pitch, MVPs and how (not) to fail a startup.

Executive education

AI programs and training

  • 2026Agentic AI executive program: AI readiness audit, use-case prioritization, the agentic AI path, AI against fraud and enterprise GPT
  • 2026AI agents and revenue strategy: Executive working session, an AI systems implementation playbook and an AI skills program
  • 2026Corporate AI training: Programs for banking and telecom sector teams
  • 2026AI as the operating system for business and agentic intelligence: Talks and workshops for business leaders
  • 2026AI-SAPIENS executive sessions: One-person AI companies and AI for HR
  • 2025Prompt and context engineering: Workshop on ChatGPT, Grok, Claude and Qwen
  • 2025AI in business: Which professions AI will replace; essential AI tools (Yerevan)
  • 2025Youth in the Artificial Intelligence Era; AI in Everyday Life: Youth talks
  • 2023AI in Business: Recorded lecture for an online business academy
  • 2023How AI Is Changing the Future of Work: Talk
  • 2020The Role of AI in Business: Online webinars

Teaching

Lectures and courses

  • 2026Lecturer, Public Administration Academy of the Republic of Armenia: Master’s course “Artificial Intelligence in Modern Business”
  • 2026Lecturer, ARDY Academy: Executive AI programs for telecom and banking sector teams; main lecturer of an 11-hour Influencer Marketing course · Source (external site)
  • 2026Lecturer, Teach For Armenia: “Introduction to AI in Education”
  • 2026Workshop Leader, Plug and Play Albania: “The Investable Pitch”
  • 2024–2026Guest Lecturer, ICC Armenia Executive MBA: Digital economy and entrepreneurship
  • 2024–2026Course Author: Entrepreneurial Thinking; Minimum Viable Product
  • 2023–2026Lecturer, Leadership School Armenia: Business Skills for Startups · Source (external site)
  • 2023–2025Lecturer, The First Business School in Armenia: How to Build a Startup from 0; How (Not) to Fail a Startup
  • 2022–2024Guest Speaker and Panel Moderator, American University of Armenia: SmartClick AI–AUA memorandum on hands-on AI projects for students; EPIC STRIVE and Hack Night guest; “Navigating Venture Capital” panel · Source (external site)

On stage

Selected talks and panels

  • September 2026Glendale Tech Week, AI panelist, Glendale, California
  • September 2026“AI: The Operating System for Business”, Seminars, Mantashyants Business Club, Los Angeles
  • August 2026Medmeet Talks #1, Speaker on artificial intelligence · Source (external site)
  • June 2026AI-SAPIENS Executive Online Business Campus, One-person AI startups; automating HR with AI · Source (external site)
  • May 2026“Growth and Influence: The Two Driving Forces of Modern Marketing”, Session leader, Mantashyants Business Club · Source (external site)
  • February 2026“Tech for Education: from Classroom to Future”, Panel, DigiTec · Source (external site)
  • 2026“Artificial Intelligence and Our Lives”, Roundtable, Mantashyants Global Business Forum
  • 2025LinkedIn Local LA, Lightning talk, Glendale, California
  • 2025Reinvent by Renderforest, “The Rise of Community-Driven Growth”, and panelist on lifelong learning · Source (external site)
  • 2021–2025Tech Week Artsakh, Tech Week Gyumri, LinkedIn Local Yerevan, Speaker
  • 2024“Armenia–Sri Lanka–Pakistan” Innovation Seminar, Speaker, JICA (Japan) · Source (external site)
  • 2024e-World Marketing Summit, Speaker, Kotler Impact Asia
  • 2023“The Impact of AI on Higher Education”, Panel, DigiTec · Source (external site)
  • 2023“The Future of Education and the Labor Market: AI and Disappearing Professions”, Panel, Career City Fest
  • 2022“How Does Artificial Intelligence Change Business?”, Talk, Buissup Conference
  • 2019“Transforming Intelligence”, Global Innovation Forum, Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, Yerevan

Startup programs

Mentoring and judging

  • 2018, 2019, 2024, 2026Mentor, Seaside Startup Summit Armenia · Source (external site)
  • 2025Mentor, Plug and Play Central Asia, President Tech Award
  • 2025Judge, Startup Grind Yerevan Pitch Battle
  • 2022–2023Mentor, Garage48 M1TQ and Metrix hackathons
  • 2022Mentor, Neruzh 3.0, Dilijan (state startup program) · Source (external site)
  • 2022Mentor, Buissup Global Forum, voted best mentor by participants · Source (external site)
  • 2021Judge, M1TQ incubation program demo day · Source (external site)

Next step

Planning an event or a leadership session?

Tell me about the audience, the date and what you want them to leave with. I will suggest a format and topics.

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