INSPIRE, EMPOWER, IMPACT
OPENING REMARKS
Vartan Gregorian, Co-Founder, Aurora Humanitarian Initiative; President of the Carnegie Corporation of New York
KEYNOTE DISCUSSION
The Gratitude in Action movement empowers heroes to create impact. It inspires action, by sharing the stories of those who stand up in the face of adversity. Dialogues Yerevan 2018 will focus on these topics, looking at how, in an increasingly disenchanted world, INSPIRATION and EMPOWERMENT can help create sustainable IMPACT.
INFORM & EMPOWER
INTRODUCTORY TALK
Dirk Jacobs, Full Professor in Sociology, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
PANEL DISCUSSION
The role that information plays in empowering actors (from those affected by humanitarian crises, to those working to help them, to the public) to resolve humanitarian crises, drive change and fill existing trust gaps.
EMPOWER & INSPIRE
INTRODUCTORY TALK
Alice Greenwald, President and CEO, National September 11 Memorial & Museum
1:1 CONVERSATIONS WITH AURORA HUMANITARIANS
Importance of inspiration in empowering changemakers, personal motivation of Aurora Humanitarians in their work and ways in which Aurora can empower actors on the ground.
IMPACT: ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DIFFERENCE
PANEL DISCUSSION
The conversation will focus around what makes impact sustainable, answering the following questions:
- What is impact?
- Do we need to dedicate resources to measuring impact? How? Who should we be accountable to?
- What is sustainability? Should we strive to achieve it? How?
CLOSING REMARKS
Noubar Afeyan, Founder and CEO of Flagship Pioneering; Scientific Innovator, Professional Entrepreneur and Philanthropist; Co-Founder, Aurora Humanitarian Initiative
2018 Aurora Dialogues Yerevan Additional Programming
As part of Aurora Dialogues Additional Programming lectures will take place on June 6-11 in universities around Yerevan, focusing on the topic of inspiration, empowerment and impact. These lectures will engage the local community and familiarize them with Aurora’s work and humanitarian issues around the world, gathering up to 1000 participants, depending on venue.
Conversation with 2018 Aurora Humanitarians
Date & Time: June 6, 2018, 6:00PM – 8:00PM
Venue: American University of Armenia (Large Auditorium)
Stephen Kurkjian “Thirty Years Later: The Devastating Earthquake in Armenia that Shook the World”
Date & Time: June 7, 2018, 3:00PM – 5:00PM
Venue: Yerevan State University
Galvanizing the World: Aurora Humanitarian Project for UWC Schools and Colleges
Date & Time: June 8, 2018, 11:00AM – 1:15PM
Venue: TUMO
Making Change When Change Is Hard: A Conversation with Ambassador Samantha Power and
Enough Founding Director John Prendergast
Date & Time: June 8, 2018, 5:00PM – 6:30PM
Venue: American University of Armenia
Lord Ara Darzi “Innovation in Healthcare””
Date & Time: June 8, 2018, 10:30AM – 12:00PM
Venue: Yerevan State Medical University
Conversation with 2018 Aurora Prize Laureate
Date & Time: June 11, 2018, 1:30PM – 2:30PM
Venue: Russian-Armenian University