Armen Ovanessoff
Principal Director, Accenture
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Goriz is a signature AGBU leadership development program based in Europe that identifies driven professionals of Armenian descent and helps them optimize their leadership and communications skills among their international peers.
Modeled after the best practices of world-class leadership training methods, Goriz offers each annual cohort masterclasses with world-renowned speakers, in addition to workshops, peer-to-peer exchanges, and networking opportunities. After these intensive trainings, alumni are encouraged to apply their learning to projects in the Republic of Armenia.
AGBU Goriz applications for our 2023 session are currently closed.
The GORIZ Network and Impact
As global Armenians, Goriz alumni have the opportunity to apply their real-world experience to initiatives designed to boost the socio-economic development of the Republic of Armenia. In other instances, they can serve as ambassadors to raise awareness in their own countries of urgent issues and causes taking place in the homeland.
One example is YERIA (Youth of Europe for the Recognition of Artsakh), a new initiative established during the 2020 Artsakh War. A delegation of Goriz alumni, along with journalists and public figures, traveled to Armenia and Artsakh to observe humanitarian and political realities on the ground and report their observations and findings to their local governments and media.
DATES
Application Deadline
23
April 2023
Program Starts
29
April 2023
Program Ends
30
April 2023
Session was held in 📍Brussels, Belgium.
What to Expect
Each cohort meets for a mandatory 2-day gathering in a given year in a different location in Europe and Armenia.
Sessions include an array of activities:
- Keynote speech on Meaningful Leadership
- Keynote speech on Leading with Virtues
- Assessment of personalized strength finder
- Group and individual exercises to help overcome fears and build confident mindsets, recognize inherent strengths and identify what triggers can undermine them; and learn how to pause in moments of conflict.
Through Goriz, participants gain meaning in their leadership style, uncover inherent strengths and develop strategies to actively using them toward a common cause.
The GORIZ network of alumni hail from diverse professional backgrounds and to date, include people from Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, The Netherlands, Italy, Romania, Russia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Past Lecturers and Advisors
Goriz participants gain insights from diverse thought leaders representing an array of professional backgrounds, but with one common goal: to drive the prosperity of the Armenian nation.
Pierre Gurdjian
Chairman of the Board of the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Former Director at McKinsey Belgium
Emma Arakelyan
CEO and Founder, Orion Worldwide Innovations
Martin Galstyan
Adjunct Lecturer of Management and Governor of the Central Bank of Armenia
Samvel Gevorgyan
Managing Partner, BSC Business Support Center
Ari Libarikian
Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
Ani Kharajian
Senior Director, Harvard Business School
Ruben Vardanyan
Social Entrepreneur and Founder of the Aurora Prize
Lara Tcholakian
Head Human Resources at VivaCell-MTS, Former Adjunct Lecturer at the American University of Armenia
Tatevik Revazian
Director General, Civil Aviation Committee for the Republic of Armenia
Gohar Sargsyan
Partner and Director, CGI Group Inc
Rafi Baghdjian
Former Executive, Shell
FAQs and Program Details
English-speaking adults of Armenian descent worldwide, ages 25 to 35 years old.
Must possess an undergraduate degree and a minimum of three years of professional experience (all fields will be considered).
AGBU Goriz applications for our 2023 session are currently closed. Please stay tuned to our upcoming sessions!
Participation Fee: 149,5 Euro.
Covers program administration.
Participants are responsible for covering the cost for accommodation and travel. AGBU will determine a reasonable place of accommodation, but attendees must arrange their own travel to the session location.
AGBU provides lunch and dinners during the entire stay.
