About
ChainPoint
ChainPoint is set to showcase business opportunities within the regional tech ecosystem by bringing together global blockchain professionals and creating a platform for productive dialogue and sharing best practices.
Representatives from Nooor’s partner organizations, spanning from the Americas to Asia, from Europe to Australia and Africa, will be attending ChainPoint 19. Take advantage of the opportunity to meet the leading experts and like-minded individuals from the industry and become a part of the global blockchain cluster by visiting Armenia.
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Participants
Speakers
Countries
Networking
Join us for
- Eugene RomanenkoOver 30 hours of quality content, valuable insights on the latest trends delivered by thought-leaders and prominent experts will be moderated by one of the bests in the field, the one and only CryptoEmcee, the founder of Digital Georgia initiative and the advisor to Blicico.The Official MC of ChainPoint
- Exceptional
NetworkingNetworking sessions, meetups, exclusive cultural program and special dinners create a more casual environment where participants can connect on a deeper level - Favorable
EcosystemWith a 27% annual growth rate, the Armenian tech industry brings more and more success cases to life. A great chance to explore the tech potential of the country, to uncover investment opportunities, to meet experts and professionals. - Global
Blockchain
CommunityPresence of more than 40 influential blockchain communities from around the world. Blockchain recognizes no borders, and all of us are eager to know where this will lead us to. - Unique
Cultural
ProgramParticipants will discover Armenia through a special cultural program, explore the delights of national cuisine, and feel the heritage of thousand-year-old traditions.

Speakers
- FEATUREDHenri
ArslanianPWC FINTECH & CRYPTO LEADER FOR ASIA
CHAIRMAN, FINTECH ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONGHenri is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Hong Kong where he teaches the first FinTech university course in Asia. He leads PwC’s crypto efforts and advises numerous crypto exchanges, crypto funds, ICOs as well as traditional financial institutions and regulators in relations to their crypto initiatives. - FEATUREDTigran
KhachatryanMINISTER OF ECONOMY
REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
Tigran Khachatryan 🇦🇲
Minister of Economy of Republic of Armenia
Noubar Afeyan 🇺🇸
Co-Founder, Aurora Forum | Scientific Innovator, Philanthropist
Henri Arslanian 🇭🇰
Global Crypto Leader, PwC
Vigen Arushanyan 🇦🇲
President, Nooor
Vakhtang Abrahamyan 🇦🇲
Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Armenia
Christopher Emms 🇬🇧
Head of Business Development, Bitcoin.com
Manmeet Singh 🇯🇵
CFO & CIO, Emurgo
Dr. Ramadan AlBlooshi 🇦🇪
Chief Regulatory Officer, Dubai Healthcare City Authority
Toufi Saliba 🇺🇸
CEO, Toda.Network
Robby Schwertner 🇦🇹
Founder & CEO, CryptorRobby
Jim Ballingall 🇺🇸
Executive Director, IAP - Industry-Academia Partnership
Vahe Baloulian 🇦🇲
Founder, Advise Armenia
Jack Nikogosian 🇩🇰
CEO, ARYZE
Hayk Yeganyan 🇦🇲
CEO, AMX Armenian Securities Exchange
Malcolm Tan 🇸🇬
Chairman, Gravitas International
Artur Kuczmowski 🇪🇪
Senior Partner, Thompson&Stein
Miguel Francis-Santiago 🇺🇸
Founder and CEO, The Future is Now Community
Sandris Murins 🇩🇪
Founder, Murins Crypto Startup Studio
Pavel Kravchenko 🇺🇦
Founder, Distributed Lab
Muhammed Arafath 🇦🇪
Executive Director, Apla Blockchain
Hambardzum Kaghketsyan 🇦🇲
Founder, SmartGateVC
Konstantin Saroyan 🇦🇲
Secretary General, Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges
Nicolai Reinbold 🇨🇭
Ecosystem & Incubation Manager, Crypto Valley Venture Capital
Vardan Aramyan 🇦🇲
Member of Board, Luys Foundation | Ex-Minister of Finance of RA
Ralph Liu 🇺🇸
President, TurboChains
Rufus Lidman 🇸🇪
CEO, AIAR
Charlie Meraud 🇫🇷
CEO, Woorton
Ariana Kosyan 🇬🇧
Senior Manager in Blockchain, Tax Technology & Transformation, EY
Gevorg Hakobyan 🇦🇲
Head of Legal, Nooor | Managing Partner, Elawphant Law Firm
Aram Jivanyan 🇦🇲
Cryptography advisor, Zcoin | CEO, Skycryptor
Vano Narimanidze 🇬🇪
Country Lead, Horizen | President, Association Blockchain Georgia
Anton Mozgovoy 🇨🇦
Tech and Blockchain Expert
Narayanan Ganapathy 🇧🇭
CEO, Angivest Ventures
Yves-Laurent Kayan 🇱🇺
CEO, CoinPlus
Artyom Harutyunyan 🇦🇲
Architecture Owner, Fasttoken
Alex Momot 🇺🇦
CEO, REMME
Alejandro De La Torre 🇳🇱
VP, Poolin.com
Vladimir Popov 🇷🇺
CEO, Synergis
Sergei Khitrov 🇷🇺
Founder, Listing.Help
Sergey Baloyan 🇷🇺
CBDO, Co-founder, X10.Agency
Program
DAY 1
Monday
14 Oct 2019
8:00
Conference Registration Desk Open
Dvin Hall Reception Area
9:00
Tigran Khachatryan | Minister of Economy of the Republic of Armenia
Vigen Arushanyan | President, Nooor
Noubar Afeyan | Co-Founder, Aurora Forum | CEO, Flagship Pioneering
9:30
Panelists:
Tigran Khachatryan | Minister of Economy of the Republic of Armenia
Armen Abroyan | Deputy Minister of HighTech of the Republic of Armenia
Vigen Arushanyan | President, Nooor Blockchain Armenia
Hambardzum Kaghketsyan | Founder, SmartGateVC
Moderator: Vahe Baloulian | Founder, Advise Armenia
10:20
Henri Arslanian | Global Crypto Leader, Asia FinTech Leader, PwC | Chairman of FinTech Association of Hong Kong
10:50
11:30
Christopher Emms | Head of Business Development, Bitcoin.com
11:55
Dr. Ramadan AlBlooshi | Chief Regulatory Officer, Dubai Healthcare City Authority
12:20
Jim Ballingall | Executive Director, Initiative for Cryptocurrencies and Contracts
12:45
Miguel Francis-Santiago | Filmmaker, Founder, Future Is Now Media Network
13:00
Robert Schwertner | CEO, CryptoRobby
13:30
Toufi Saliba | CEO, Toda.network
14:00
Rufus Lidman | CEO, AIAR
14:20
15:20
Panelists:
Nicolai Reinbold | Ecosystem and Incubation Head, Crypto Valley Venture Capital
Yves-Laurent Kayan | CEO, CoinPlus
Arifa Khan | Founder, Himalaya Labs and Fintech Storm
Moderator: Ralph Liu | CEO & President, Mulechain | Turbochains
16:10
Ralph Liu | CEO, Mulechain | President, Turbochains
16:40
Artur Kuczmowski | Senior Partner, Thompson&Stein
17:00
Panelists:
Charlie Meraud | CEO, Woorton
Leon Smith | CEO and Chairman, DEX
Sergey Baloyan | Co-Founder, X10 Agency
Sergey Khitrov | CEO, Listing.help
Moderator: Sergey Sevantsyan | CIO, Shortex
17:50
Sandris Murins | Founder, Murins Crypto Startup Studio
18:10
Alejandro De La Torre | VP, Poolin.com
19:00
Business cocktail parties are a great opportunity to break out of your shell.
With so many distinguished guests from all over the world, we are taking this opportunity to present the Future of Finance book by Henri Arslanian, first time in Armenia, during this non-formal gathering of the carefully selected audience.
DAY 2
Tuesday
15 Oct 2019
8:30
Conference Registration Desk Open
Dvin Hall First Floor
9:00
Anton Mozgovoy | Blockhain Expert
9:20
Vano Narimanidze | Country Lead, Horizen
9:40
Aram Jivanyan | Founder, Skycryptor
10:00
Vardan Aramyan | Board Member, Luys Foundation | Ex-Minister of Finance of the Republic of Armenia
10:10
Panelists:
Alex Momot | Founder and CEO, REMME
Artyom Harutyunyan | Architecture Owner, Fasttoken
Chris Emms | Head of Business Development, Bitcoin.com
Robert Schwertner | CEO, CryptoRobby
Moderator: Ariana Kosyan | Senior Manager in Blockchain, Tax & Transformation, EY
Hosted by:
11:00
11:40
Pavel Kravchenko | Founder, Distributed Lab
12:00
Christopher Emms | Head of Business Development, Bitcoin.com
12:20
Jack Nikoghosyan | CEO, Aryze
12:40
Panelists:
Hayk Yeganyan | CEO, AMX - Armenia Securities Exchange
Konstantin Saroyan | Secretary General, Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges
Manmeet Singh | CFO and CIO, Emurgo, Cardano
Narayanan Ganapathy | CEO, Angivest Ventures
Moderator: Henri Arslanian | Global Crypto Leader and FinTech Leader for Asia, PwC
13:30
Muhammed Arafath | Executive Director, Apla Blockchain
13:50
Panelists:
Malcolm Tan | Chairman, Gravitas International
Ariana Kosyan | Senior Manager in Blockchain, Tax & Transformation, EY
Artur Kuczmowski | Senior Partner, Thompson&Stein
Gevorg Hakobyan | Managing Partner, Elawphant Law Firm
Moderator: Vladimir Popov | CEO, Synergis
14:30
A shuttle will take the Speakers and VIP guests of ChainPoint to this special tour to the biggest IT company in the country, learn about the projects SoftConstruct is developing - including Fasttoken, and spend the time networking and enjoying the lunch.
We then will be back to Dvin Hall to find out who is going to be the winner at CP19 Startup Battle.
Sponsored by:
Take your time to get some rest for your mind that, we are sure, has been blown by the invaluable insights, craziest ideas and prospects of the future.
Enjoy yourself networking with the rest of participants and get ready for the CP19 Startup Battle.
16:40
Vakhtang Abrahamyan | Deputy Chairman, Central Bank of Republic of Armenia
17:00
10 preselected will be competing for a 350,000 USD prize fund. Don't miss the show!
18:30
20:00
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STANDARD
- ✓ Access to Panel Discussions
- ✓ Access to Keynote Speeches
- ✓ Access to Expo Area
- ✓ Lunch and Coffee-break
EXECUTIVE
- ✓ All in Standard, plus:
- ✓ Access to Post-event Materials
- ✓ Special Networking Event
- ✓ Cultural Program
VIP
- ✓ All in Executive, plus:
- ✓ Priority Seating
- ✓ Access to VIP and Speaker Lounge
- ✓ Gala Dinner
What is ChainPoint?
ChainPoint is a series of annual conferences which provide a source of inspiration, education and networking opportunities. Our events are packed with top advice from world-class speakers.
What are the conference dates?
ChainPoint will be held on October 14-15, 2019.
How do I register
You can register for our event here.
What is included in a conference pass?
Conference registration includes admittance to full 2-day working program of the conference.
What is the payment policy?
A credit card is the method of payment for ChainPoint 19. If an alternate method for payment is needed contact us
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Venue

Dvin Hall
Located in the center of Yerevan, Dvin Hall embraces the heart and soul of the Armenian exquisite style and contemporary luxury. We made sure to reserve the best hall in the whole country for ChainPoint. With deluxe amenities and an unbeatable quality the venue of the conference will take the comfort of the delegates to the next level ensuring that every person genuinely enjoyed spending their time at ChainPoint.
Cultural Heritage
Armenia is a land of mysticism which will capture your imagination. An open air museum, where you can walk through time and experience living history with the beauty of untouched nature and cultural gems.
One of the world’s first wine-making countries and home to the longest ropeway, Armenia has always been at the crossroads of cultural trends and intellectual thought. It is one of the biggest innovation powerhouses in the region, with an annual growth rate of more than 27% in tech.


Tech Leadership
Armenia has become a home for future technologies, successful tech companies and game-changing startups that make their way to the global tech market stating the innovative and technological potential of the nation.
In sync with the innovative developments of the world, Armenia sets a new wave of technological growth, putting special emphasis on emerging technologies.
The Organizer
Nooor - Armenian Blockchain Association aims to turn Armenia into the next global tech hub by integrating blockchain technologies into the Armenian tech-life, assisting and developing local resources, products and the market, and attracting global companies and organizations as well as investors to this newly forming favorable ecosystem.