How is textile production affecting natural resources?

We will explore solutions against it: from textile recycling to clothes repurposing, from making slow fashion trendy to creating the whole virtual fashion industry.

During the session you will imagine yourself an expert in sustainable fashion and will try to bring funding to Armenia. You will analyze how different brands lie to their consumers.

How much money do luxury brands really need to make clothes and jewellery? Why is a billion dollar worth jewellery brand investing in elephants? Why is a manufacturing company in New Zealand putting trackers on sheep for wool production?

During the session you will act as a founder of a sustainable brand, you will try to scale your operations while staying sustainable. Will you be able to do it?

How did a woman from Mexico make natural plastic from cactus? How did Armenian students do the same with potato? How did a Japanese community become zero waste in 20 years?

During the session you will act as an advisor to Armenia's Ministry of Environment and will try to control plastic production by using governmental tools.

How are cosmetics and skincare brands causing health issues all over the world? How a pair of young people from London tried to fight bad cosmetics through their platform? How are brands changing when their consumers become more clever?

During the session you will act as a startup founder and will analyze launching a platform that assesses the health-effects of known brands with given worldwide standards and criteria.

How did a farmer in New Jersey keep a healthy agricultural land without any fertilizers? How did a girl create a device that turns food waste into humus for farmers? How was a village in India turned from a drought to a beautiful forest only by one small trick?

During the session you will act as an owner of the largest agricultural lands in Armenia, you will plan sustainable growth for your lands, to ensure financial growth as well.

From flying taxi in Dubai to river bus in Moscow, from eliminating cars at all in Copenhagen and changing cars to bikes in Amsterdam, from Hong Kong's metro to Helsinki's one card for all types of transport - you will learn new mobility best practices.

During the session you will work as your community's transportation planner and design a 30-year mobility plan - how will you transform current infrastructure while ensuring accessibility for all residents.

ENTREPRENEUR OF THE WEEK - Ruben Vardanyan

How did New York's parks transform city life? How did a Brazilian city prove green spaces create economic prosperity? What is a liquid tree? Why are Paris and Amsterdam turning roofs into bee hotels?

During the session you will act as a park development manager. You will create a financially self-sustaining green space that generates income while serving community needs - how will you balance profit with public benefit?

How were ancient nations cooling buildings without electricity? How did Sydney hide a park inside a building? How did Danish architects turn trash into houses? Why did Canadian scientists make concrete that fights climate change? How did a business center in Yerevan pioneer green buildings in the region?

During the session you will act as a CEO of a Architecture Firm, your task will be to make sustainable buildings both profitable and accessible

How did Singapore's gardens become power plants? How did scientists make batteries from table salt? How are new energy sources reshaping our cities? Why did thermal energy transform urban design?

During the session you will act as a head of Armenia's energy innovation hub, you will transition the country to clean energy while ensuring economic growth - how will you manage this complex transformation?

Why are scientists reinventing meat production? How did a Spanish restaurant reach zero waste? How did Danish entrepreneurs save food with an app? How does AI help supermarkets eliminate waste?

During the session you will act as a founder of a food-waste reduction startup that is scaling. You will analyze potential scaling problems and find solutions.

ENTREPRENEUR OF THE WEEK - Hayk Hayrapetyan

How did lack of sleep cause NASA's biggest disaster? Why did China make nap time mandatory in schools? What made Google install sleep pods at work? Can wake-up lights beat morning grogginess?

During the session you will act as a school principal, you will redesign your entire educational schedule around teenage sleep patterns - how will you convince parents, teachers, and the ministry of your approach?

How did British cyclists win gold by changing their beds? Why does Eight Sleep cool you down for better rest? How does physical touch help sleep and how you can monetize it? How do specialized curtains improve quality of sleep?

During the session you will act as a progressive tech company CEO, you will design the perfect sleep-friendly workplace - how will you balance productivity with employee well-being

How did a husband and a wife create an app that fights against screen-time insomnia? Why do "night owls" struggle in a "morning lark" world? How did a person's struggle with jet lag lead to a groundbreaking app? Why did Nightfood create sleep-friendly snacks?

During the session you will act as the lead scientist at NASA's sleep research lab, you've developed a revolutionary sleep-optimization helmet - how will you bring this technology to everyday life?

How did a young lady help African farmers save money? Why does South Korea open saving bank accounts from birth? How did Dutch tulips teach the world about market bubbles and inflation? How did Robinhood app change the way people invest?

During the session you will act as a founder of an innovative financial education platform, you will help young Armenians master money management - how will you make financial literacy both accessible and engaging?

How do Harvard professors explain the paradox of prosperity? What made South Korea's fast economic possible? How did Singapore use tax system to drive growth for businesses?

During the session you will act as an economist, you will help a small community in Armenia to secure sustainable economic growth both for region and for people of the region.

How did a professor from Bangladesh revolutionize microcredits and win a Nobel Prize? How did a young lady solve the loan problem for people without credit history? How do governments fight against gambling's negative impacts?

During the session you will act as a head of a new financial security organization, you will create awareness-raising tools to protect people from scams

How did Chile protect its citizens from manipulative neuromarketing? Why did Mexico decide to tax sugary drinks? How did fast fashion expose the dark side of global supply chains? What's the future of physical money?

During the session you will act as a founder of a company, you will try to grow your business without it affecting your consumers and employees negatively - how will you do it?

ENTREPRENEUR OF THE WEEK - Arto Minasyan

How does PwC help employees manage their financial stress? Why are Japanese workers facing slavery-like conditions in modern times? How did French workers win their right to disconnect from work? How is an Italian billionaire balancing good life and success?

During the session you will act as an expert with a goal to make companies in Armenia create workplaces where people have balanced lives, while everyone still gets their work done well.