ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

The HR Marketing & Employer Branding International Conference, taking place on February 6, 2026, at the Best Western Congress Hotel, is a one-day event that brings together HR, marketing, and business leaders to explore how employer brands are built as strategic business assets. The conference focuses on real cases, decision-making frameworks, and practices applied in international and regional markets.



Organized by Skill Event Marketing Company, the conference highlights the idea that Your Brand Begins Inside. It offers a dynamic mix of keynotes, case studies, and networking with 200+ industry decision-makers.

WHO IS THIS CONFERENCE FOR

  • HR Leadership


  • Marketing Leadership

  • PR Leadership
  • Top Management
AGENDA
Friday, February 6, 2026
10:30 – 11:00
10:30 – 11:00
Registration and Welcome Coffee
11:00 – 11:30
11:00 – 11:30
Keynote Speech:
Global Values, Local Truth: Building an Employer Brand Candidates Actually Believe
Matias Lapuschin
Head of Employer Brand at Yango Group
11:30 – 12:00
11:30 – 12:00
Case Study:
Employer Brand as a Company Strategic Assessment
Anna Vardanyants
Head of Human Resources at Ameriabank
12:00 – 12:30
12:00 – 12:30
Case Study:
Employer Types in Armenia Through the Lens of Career City Fest Director
Anna Manfredi
Former director at Career City Fest
Chief Brand Officer at Lusarev Wines & Dili Dairy
12:30 – 13:00
12:30 – 13:00
Coffee Break
13:00 – 13:30
13:00 – 13:30
Keynote:
Culture Before the Logo: How People Strategy Becomes Brand Power
Silvia Zanella
HR Communication Executive, Writer
13:30 – 14:00
13:30 – 14:00
Keynote:
HR Marketing & Employer Branding: Where HR ends, where Marketing begins
Sergey Usnunts
Founder, Skill Event Marketing Company
14:00 - 14:30
14:00 - 14:30
Case Study:
A Brand People Love. A Workplace People Choose
Oksanna Elchyan
Head of HR at Coffee House
14:30 – 15:30
14:30 – 15:30
Coffee Break & Snacks
15:30 - 16:00
15:30 - 16:00
Keynote:
The New Gatekeepers of Employer Branding: Reviews, Rankings & AI
Ivan Raykov
Global Employer Branding Lead at Booking.com
16:00 – 17:00
16:00 – 17:00
Panel Discussion
Inside the Brand: How HR, Marketing, PR and Leadership Build the Employer Brand Together
Arpi Karapetyan, Moderator (Armenian HR Association)
Armine Ghazaryan (Coca-Cola Hellenic Beverages Company )
Eduard Kankanyan (Braind)
Ksenya Poghosyan (DataArt Armenia)
Mariana Edilyan (Viva)
Download schedule

HEADLINERS
  • IVAN RAYKOV

    Brand Reputation & Communications Expert

    Global Employer Branding Lead at Booking.com

    TOPIC

    The New Gatekeepers of Employer Branding: Reviews, Rankings & AI
  • MATIAS LAPUSCHIN
    Head of Employer Brand at Yango Group
    Brand & Marketing Communications Executive

    TOPIC

    Global Values, Local Truth: Building an Employer Brand Candidates Actually Believe

  • SILVIA ZANELLA
    HR Communication Executive, Author

    TOPIC

    Culture Before the Logo: How People Strategy Becomes Brand Power

  • SERGEY USNUNTS

    The 100 Most Influential People in the Events Industry 2024

    Founder, Skill Event Marketing Company

    Producer, Award-Winning Career City Fest

    Digital Transformation & Marketing Expert

    TOPIC

    HR Marketing & Employer Brand: Where HR ends, where Marketing begins


CASE STUDIES
  • ANNA VARDANYANTS
    Head of Human Resources at Ameriabank

    TOPIC

    Employer Brand as a Company Strategic Assessment

  • OKSANNA ELCHYAN

    Head of HR at Coffee House Company

    TOPIC

    A Brand People Love. A Workplace People Choose.

  • ANNA MANFREDI
    Former Director at Career City Fest
    Chief Brand Officer at Lusarev Wines & Dili Dairy

    TOPIC

    Employer Types in Armenia Through the Lens of the Career City Fest Director


PANEL DISCUSSION

Inside the Brand: How HR, Marketing, PR and Leadership Build the Employer Brand Together

  • ARPI KARAPETYAN
    Founder and Chairman at Armenian HR Association

    Moderator

  • EDUARD KANKANYAN
    Founder at Braind® | Co-Founder at Braind Marketing®
    Panelist
  • ARMINE GHAZARYAN
    Portfolio Integration Manager for Business Unit Ukraine, Armenia and Moldova at Coca-Cola Hellenic Beverages Company

    Panelist

  • MARIANA EDILYAN
    HR Director at VIVA

    Panelist

  • KSENYA POGHOSYAN
    PR Manager at DataArt

    Panelist

TICKETS
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ORGANIZER

Skill Event Marketing Company
We Do Events People Love
Skill Event Marketing Company is a full-cycle event marketing agency specializing in creating inspiring, memorable events. Since its establishment in 2016, the company has organized over 620 events, bringing together more than 200 companies and over 120,000 participants. Skill was ranked among the world’s top 100 event agencies & organizers.
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