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WOMEN'S THEME NIGHT (TG#379) ~ THE LIVING ECOSYSTEM: WOMEN SHAPING THE FUTURE!
From Hidden to Seen: Visibility & Storytelling for Women Shaping the Future 【Keynote by Gayane Ghandilyan Arakelyan】
Apr 16, 2026, 4:20 PM - 4:50 PM GMT+9
at OPEN SPACE *This is a hybrid session (In-person + Online)

This session will be held in a hybrid format (onsite and online).

本セッションは、ハイブリッド(現地&オンライン)セッションです。

主催 | OrganizerHeather Dobbin,Founder, HD Coaching
会場 | Venue:CIC Tokyo(東京都港区虎ノ門1-17-1 虎ノ門ヒルズビジネスタワー 15F
言語 | Language:英語 | English
*Simultaneous translation tool available (text only)

概要 | Descriptions:

In today’s world, talent alone is not enough—visibility determines who gets heard, supported, and remembered. Yet many women in STEM, business, and leadership continue to do impactful work without receiving the recognition they deserve. In this session, Gayane Ghandilyan Arakelyan explores how storytelling shapes perception—and how perception shapes opportunity.
 
Drawing from her experience in the Women Hidden No More, inspired by the story behind Hidden Figures film, she will share how powerful narratives can bring hidden contributions to light and open doors to leadership and growth. Participants will gain a practical framework for communicating their value with clarity and confidence, and will take part in a short interactive exercise to begin shaping their own visibility story.
 
This session will conclude with an AMA (Ask Me Anything), creating space for open dialogue on personal branding, storytelling, and navigating visibility in today’s ecosystem.

登壇者 | Speakers:

  • Gayane Ghandilyan Arakelyan

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Speakers

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Gayane Ghandilyan Arakelyan
CEO of Digital Pomegranate LLC

Gayane Arakleyan is the co-founder and CEO at Digital Pomegranate, a software development company based in Gyumri, Armenia. Gayane is an alumna of IVLP HiddenNoMore: Empowering Women Leaders in STEM program of 2022. Featured on Forbes  and recognized as a tech leader Hive Ventures 30 under 30, Gayane is a proud mom, wife and entrepreneur in Armenia’s thriving tech industry.


A native of Gyumri, Armenia,  Gayane Arakelyan pursued her bachelor's degree from Yerevan State University in Cross-Cultural Communications. In 2013 she returned to her beloved city of Gyumri and with partners from the USA and Brazil, co-founded Digital Pomegranate (DP), a software development company. Gayane ran DP's operations for six years, building success in app development for global corporations such as Sony Music Publishing.  She assumed the role of CEO in 2019, and quickly enhancing the app development business and expanding into Armenia's startup ecosystem, Gayane was able to achieve 350% growth in one year. 

She also engineered the switch to Google's Flutter development language which has made Digital Pomegranate a large Flutter development company in the region.

Gayane is also a trainer for technology entrepreneurship, financial literacy and product prototyping topics at multiple career and training centers.

Gayane leads business and product development for Digital Pomegranate’s new platforms, Jinja.app and Ideaboxes.app. She focuses on building AI-driven SaaS products for developers and growing businesses, while actively contributing to tech education, job creation, and digital transformation in her hometown.