On October 3, Fastex and WCIT World Congress of Innovation and Technologies held a joint press conference at Isahakyan 9. “Badalyan Brothers” group of companies, along with Fastex and Fast Bank, are the general partners of WCIT. The press conference was attended by the member of the board of directors of Fastex Vahagn Badalyan and the CEO at Fastex Vakhtang Abrahamyan.
Vahagn Badalyan commented on Fastex’s contribution to this highly important event in the region, saying. “We highly acknowledge the importance of holding the 25th World Congress On Information Technology WCIT in Armenia. This is a great opportunity to position Armenia as the technological center of the region and become more competitive in the international arena. We have taken the responsibility of organizing the opening ceremony of the event."
The official opening of the event will take place on October 4 at the Republic Square. The event will be hosted by Hoory AI assistant. The Armenian State Symphony Orchestra will announce the start of the concert, accompanied by visual on-screen performance generated by AI. This year, the event is focused on artificial intelligence and the opportunities it creates. The star of the event will be the world-known artist Jason Derulo with an alluring musical show.
“We are beyond happy to be hosting the WCIT congress in Armenia for the second time. This year, the businessman, head of SpaceX, Tesla and X companies, Elon Musk, will make the conference opening speech. In 2019, the first WCIT event in Armenia made a huge impact on the IT sector, which I believe will double this year. We would also like to thank our partner companies that contribute to the organization of the event and focus on such initiatives in Armenia”, said Alexander Yesayan, the President of the Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises (ATEM).
The main event will take place from October 5 to 7 at Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex, filled with innovation-related discussions about business opportunities and emerging markets in the world, led by world scale business leaders and industry experts.