Andrew Chakhoyan is a passionate keynote speaker, he is also a skillful moderator who had hosted panel conversations around the world, from Davos to Dalian and from Washington to Oslo....
Andrew Chakhoyan is an alumnus of the global leadership program of the World Economic Forum, and he is widely recognized as a thought leader on topics, such as exponential technologies, societal trust in business, and public policy in tech.
Andrew holds a Master of Public Administration degree from Harvard and is a regular contributor to several publications: WEF Agenda, Futurism, and NewCo Shift.
He is a mentor to a number of startups and also provides coaching advice to senior executives on topics ranging from corporate diplomacy to global growth strategies. Andrew has developed a proprietary methodology to conduct board-level multi-day strat sessions. He strongly believes that your company’s strategic narrative must drive decision-making and not the other way around.
A deft and passionate keynote speaker, Andrew is also a skillful moderator who had hosted panel conversations around the world, from Davos to Dalian and from Washington to Oslo. Before launching his speaking career, Andrew’s contribution, as a panel discussant, was sought by the world’s leading global conferences, such as The Economist, OECD, TNW, etc.
Andrew Chakhoyan is a trisector leader, who has served in the U.S. Government working on economic diplomacy, pushed for stronger global cooperation in the nonprofit sector, and tried himself in a corporate world. His first job out of college was a barista at Starbucks and a part-time math professor at a community college.
"Luc van Bussel schetst zichzelf als een Belgische Nederlander of een Nederlandse Belg. Beide is waar. Hij heeft het vermogen om als charmante Belg van buitenaf naar de Nederlandse samenleving te kijken en haar eigenaardigheden herkenbaar en geestig te schetsen. Hij doet dit met een Hollandse directheid. Luc van Bussel heeft geen journalistieke of politieke achtergrond, maar benadert de problematiek altijd vanuit één standpunt; dat vanuit de (ongeduldige) ondernemer. Deze politieke ongebondenheid geeft een absolute frisheid in zijn benadering. De issues en standpunten worden omfloerst en zeer helder verwoord, doorspekt met originele beeldspraken. Zijn verontwaardiging over gebrek aan daadkracht van de overheid is niet gespeeld; er staat een Fortuyn-achtige rebel die de confrontatie niet schuwt.
Hij heeft inmiddels met de oprichting van de Partij voor de Filerijder, organisator van het Nationale File Forum en zijn boek 'Infarct' een unieke dossierkennis opgebouwd op vlak van verkeersproblematiek en mobiliteit. Daardoor blijft van Bussel als spreker boeien en verrassen."
“2018 was a ten-year anniversary of our TEDx conference, and as always we were searching for someone who can present their field in a new light with a perspective to which the global TED community may not have access. We could not have been more happy with Andrew’s presentation - the ideas he shared really resonated with the 700 people in the audience and his delivery was impeccable, making Andrew's speech one of the most talked about in our two days event.”
"At The Economist, our conferences are second to none when it comes to speaker selection, depths of discussion, and insights that those discussions generate. It was a great pleasure to have Andrew join a panel I moderated. What was especially memorable about Andrew’s contribution is his ability to marry the global perspective with deep knowledge of the technology sector. I have continued to actively follow Andrew’s commentary since the event"
“Andrew moderated a panel for us in Davos titled The Rise of Civic Tech and Impact Investing. And he did it masterfully! Not only did Andrew frame the discussion in a fresh and engaging way, he turned the panel into a real conversation and an authentic exchange with the audience.”
“At The Next Web conference in Amsterdam (TNW 2019), Andrew hosted a roundtable focusing on trust: how could business earn it and what it takes to sustain it. The session was truly engaging. Trust is a core topic for me and my team, and the insights I’ve gotten from Andrew’s presentation were immediately applicable.”
“Andrew is a gifted speaker, who knows how to keep the audience engaged. His ideas are thought provoking and his delivery is world class.”
“Andrew is a terrific panel discussion moderator. He is always well prepared, knows how to involve the audience and how to move the conversation forward, beyond the obvious and into the insightful.”