Entrepreneur Adam Kablanian talks tech and wine in Armenia

Did you know that three of the embedded memory components in Apple’s first iPod were designed right here in Armenia? High-tech entrepreneur, executive, and investor Adam Kablanian does — it was his team of engineers behind that groundbreaking project.

Kablanian sits down with CivilNet’s Mark Dovich to talk about how Armenia’s tech scene has evolved over the past two decades — and why the country’s ambition of becoming a regional tech hub requires a revamped educational system. They also touch on the Armenian Society of Fellows, a new initiative connecting industry leaders in Armenia with their counterparts in the diaspora, as well as Armenia’s burgeoning wine industry.

0:00 Armenia’s evolving tech sector

5:27 Improving Armenia’s education system

10:34 ASOF’s efforts to build ties with the diaspora

13:46 Armenia’s burgeoning wine industry

20:31 Comparing the tech and wine scenes