ANNA PETROSYAN

EXPERT in SMEs

CONTACT INFORMATION

Address: Chemin du Nant-de-Creve-Coeur 10, 1290 Versoix, Switzerland

E-mail: anna.petrosyan@gmail.com

Nationality: Armenian

Country of Residence: Switzerland

 

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Project management and evaluation

Elaboration of policy and strategy papers

Conduction of economic surveys and preparation of analytical reports

Data management

Organization of intergovernmental meetings, national and international conferences and workshops and provision of administrative support

Speechwriting and preparation of presentations

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Ø      Ministry of Economy (www.mineconomy.am)

      Department of Small and Medium Entrepreneurship (SME) Development    

      Yerevan, Armenia                                            

      10/2005-11/2007      Senior Expert in SMEs

      06/2002-10/2005      Leading Expert in SMEs                                          

                     

Ø      Armenian State University of Economics (www.asue.am)

      Department of Marketing & Business Administration

      Yerevan, Armenia

      09/2005-12/2006          University Teacher and BA Chair Associate

 

Ø      United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (www.unece.org)

      Industrial Restructuring & Enterprise Development Division

      Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

      01/2005-05/2005      Intern

                         

Ø       “SERPANTIN” LLC (private sector)

      Yerevan, Armenia

       02/1999-04/2002         Economist

 

EDUCATION                                                                                                                               

 

2003 – 2006                     Doctoral Degree

                                      Armenian State University of Economics

                                         Department of Marketing & Business Administration

                                                                           

1996 2001                     Graduate Degree

                                      Armenian State University of Economics

                                      Department of Management                                             

                                                  

DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES                                                                                                  

 

09/2006                            Doctor of Economics (Diploma) - Yerevan, Armenia

09/2005                          Intellectual Property Rights (Certificate), Yerevan, Armenia

03/2004                          Civil Service Legislation (Certificate) - Yerevan, Armenia

02/2004                          Regional Development of SMEs (Certificate) - Tokyo, Japan

12/2001                          Small Business Planning and Promotion (Certificate) - New Delhi, India 

06/2001                          Qualification of Economist-Manager (Diploma with Honor) –Yerevan, Armenia                      

     

SKILLS

 

Languages:          English, Russian and Armenian

                              Understanding French

 

 Computer skills:   Windows XP, MS Office, Internet

 

RESEARCH PROJECTS

 

Ø      The Ways for Enhancing the Efficiency of Small Business Governance”, Doctoral  Thesis

       Armenian State University of Economics, UNECE, 06/2003-09/2006;                         

 

Ø      “SME sector in 2003: current state and development opportunities” Expert Survey

       Ministry of Economy, GTZ Project “ProSME”, 05/2003-07/2003;                        

 

Ø      “Identification of Small and Medium Enterprise Policy Intervention and Clarification of the

       SME Development Policy Implementation Mechanisms” Research Project

       Ministry of Economy, World Bank, 02/2003-04/2003;

 

Ø      “Administrative and Regulative Expenses of NGOs” Expert Survey

       Ministry of Economy, World Bank, 07/2001-09/2001;

 

Ø      “Investment Strategy of the Republic of Armenia” Graduate Project

       Armenian State University of Economics, 09/2000-05/2001.

 

CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS

 

Ø       “Strategies of the Development of Entrepreneurship and SME Sector in the Black Sea Economic  Cooperation Region”

      International Workshop, BSEC an KAS, Istanbul, Turkey, 11/2007;  

 

Ø      “Development of Entrepreneurship and SME Sector in the Republic of Armenia”,

       Presentation on behalf of the Armenian Government, Workshop, BSEC and KAS,

       Istanbul, Turkey, 11/ 2007;

 

Ø      “Advancing Innovation in ECA 2007”

       Regional Conference of ECAbit, Yerevan, Armenia, 09/2007;

 

Ø      “Business Incubation and SME Development”

       International Conference, Yerevan, Armenia, 11/2005;

 

Ø      “New Challenges and Perspectives for the Industrial Sector”

       UNECE Annual Forum, UNECE Trade, Industry and Enterprise Development Week,

       Geneva, Switzerland, 05/ 2005;

 

Ø      “Development of Entrepreneurship and SME Sector in the Republic of Armenia”,

       Presentation on behalf of the Armenian Government, UNECE, Geneva, Switzerland,

       05/ 2005;

 

Ø      “WTO After 10 Years: Global Problems and Multilateral Solutions”

       WTO Public Symposium, WTO, Geneva, Switzerland, 04/2005;

 

Ø      UNECE 60th Session

      Geneva, Switzerland, 02/2005;

 

Ø      “Financing for Development in the ECE Region: Promoting Growth in Low-Income Transition Economies”

      UNECE Spring Seminar on Financing for Development, Geneva, Switzerland, 02/2005;

 

Ø      6ht Session of the UNECE Working Party on Industry and Enterprise Development (WP.8) 

       Geneva, Switzerland, 02/2005;

 

Ø      Speech on behalf of the Armenian Government,  6th Session of the UNECE Working Party on Industry and Enterprise Development

      Geneva, Switzerland, 02/2005;

 

Ø      “Corporate Governance Trends and Issues in the UNECE Region”

      International Forum on Corporate Governance Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland    

      02/ 2005;

 

Ø      Meetings of the Coordination Council For Support of SME in Armenia

      Ministry of Economy, Yerevan, Armenia, 04/2004; 06/2004;

 

Ø      “Problems for Statistics on SME Sphere in Armenia

      International Workshop, Ministry of Trade and Economic Development, GTZ Project “ProSME”

      Yerevan, Armenia, 05/2004;

 

Ø      Supporting the Development of SMEs”

       First Preparatory Seminar for the 12th OSCE Economic Forum, Yerevan, Armenia, 11/2003;

 

Ø      “Small and Medium Business in Armenia

       Second National Forum, Government of the Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia, 01/2003.

 

  PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS

 

Ø      Dr. A. Szabo, Dr. A. Petrosyan, Dr. I. Y. Naoumova, Dr. D. Çentindamar, U. Yılmaz Çentinkaya,

      Dr. E. Dejan, Dr. A. Mammadov “Strategies for the Development of Entrepreneurship and the SMS

      Sector in the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Region”, analytical paper

      Workshop on “Strategies of the Development of Entrepreneurship and SME Sector in the Black Sea

      Economic Cooperation Region”, BSEC and KAS, Ankara Printing House, Turkey, 05/2008

 

Ø      Dr. A. Petrosyan “The Purpose and Achievements of the SME State Support Annual Programs in Armenia”,

      Managerial article (ISSUE VOL. II No. 1, ERENET PROFILE, http://www.erenet.org/publications/profile5.pdf),

      01/2007

 

Ø      A. Petrosyan, P. Qalantaryan “Developing Partnership Linkages between Small and Large Enterprises”  

      Academic article, “Banber” 2(8), Armenian State University of Economics, Yerevan-2006

 

Ø      A. Petrosyan “Criteria for Efficiency of Small Business Governance”,

      Academic article, “Hajastan” Finances and Economics, #6 (70), 05/2006

 

Ø      A. Szabo, A. Petrosyan “Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Caucasian Countries in Transition”,

      Academic article, “Asia Europe Journal”, ISSN: 1610-2932, Volume-1, Issue Online

      (http://springerlink.metapress.com/link.asp?ID=N67420R238300362), 05/2006

 

Ø      A. Petrosyan “The View of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on SME Development in  the South-Caucasian Region”,

      Academic article, “Collected Scientific Articles-6”, Institute for Economic Researches of the Ministry

      of Finance and Economy, Yerevan – 2005

 

Ø      A. Petrosyan “The Modernization Problems for Definition of Small and Medium Enterprises in Armenia,  

      Academic article, “Collected Scientific Articles- 4”, Institute for Economic Researches of the Ministry

      of Finance and Economy, Yerevan-2005

 

Ø      A. Petrosyan “The Role of Business Services in SME Development”

      Academic article “Hajastan” Finances and Economics, #8-9 (43-44), 09/2004

 

PUBLIC ACTIVITY                      

Member of the Entrepreneurship Research & Education Network of Central European Universities (ERENET)   (www.erenet.org)