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ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Armen Sarkissian was President of the Republic of Armenia from 2018 to 2022.
From 1996 to 1997 he served as Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia.
In 1992 he was appointed as Ambassador of Armenia to the UK and served as Senior Ambassador to Europe, Ambassador to the EU, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Vatican, and the Head of Mission to NATO. 2000 - 2013 A. Sarkissian served as: Special Advisor of the President of the EBRD, Chairman of the Global Council on Energy Security-WEF, Chairman and Founder of the EURASIA Centre at Cambridge University, Board member- Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and others. He also worked as a Senior Advisor to the Chairmen and CEOs of BP, Alcatel Lucent, Telefonica, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch and other multinational corporations.

Dr. Armen Sarkissian is a well-known philanthropist and influential leader with vast business and civic networks in major capitals around the world and leadership positions in international organizations, such as the East West Institute, Euro‐ Atlantic Security Initiative, Global Leadership Foundation, the World Economic Forum and others. Dr. Sarkissian has over 25 years of experience in science and technology, global diplomacy, and international business. He is co-creator of the Tetris Gold-Wordtris video-game (world #1 in early 1990s), author of Art of Diplomacy - Quantum Politics and of the bestselling book Small States Club, published in 2023. He is actively promoting the necessity of the S20 organization.

Dr. A. Sarkissian, together with his son Vartan Sarkissian, has recently founded ATOM (Advanced Tomorrow), a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing health, well-being, and longevity. The inaugural conference, held in Singapore in 2023, was a great success. Their most recent conference Revolutionizing Healthcare and Longevity, was held in London and was equally successful. It brought together influential figures from diverse sectors, including politics, business, academia and arts, to explore transformative ideas in healthcare and longevity.

ABOUT THE MODERATOR

Kal Raustiala holds the Promise Institute Chair in Comparative and International Law at UCLA Law School and is a Professor at the UCLA International Institute, where he teaches in the Program on Global Studies. Since 2007 he has served as Director of the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations. From 2012-2015 he was UCLA’s Associate Vice Provost for International Studies and Faculty Director of the International Education Office. Professor Raustiala's research focuses on international law, international relations, and intellectual property.

ABOUT THE LECTURE SERIES

In sponsoring the Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture on the Conditions of Peace, the Burkle Center for International Relations celebrates the memory of Brodie as an eminent scholar and teacher. The lectures provide a special forum for outstanding students of politics, strategy, and warfare to present their thoughts and research within the scholarly and humanist tradition exemplified by Bernard Brodie.

Established in 1980, the lecture series provides a special forum for dignitaries and scholars of politics, strategy, warfare, and peace to present their views to the UCLA community and the public.

To learn more and to support this lecture series, visit: 

https://www.international.ucla.edu/burkle/series/136024