Gohar Sargsyan

Dr. Gohar Sargsyan is a Director at CGI Inc. with a role of ICT Innovation and Partnership collaboration lead. Last years she was focusing on the Security domain covering Cyber Security, Space Security, Border Security, Digital Policing, Public Safety, Security and Privacy and Security, Security in Digital Twins, Financial Crime and Fraud Detection, Blockchain and Sustainable Finance.She has successful track record in different industries and has extensive experience in Strategic Advisory,...See more

Dr. Gohar Sargsyan is a Director at CGI Inc. with a role of ICT Innovation and Partnership collaboration lead. Last years she was focusing on the Security domain covering Cyber Security, Space Security, Border Security, Digital Policing, Public Safety, Security and Privacy and Security, Security in Digital Twins, Financial Crime and Fraud Detection, Blockchain and Sustainable Finance.She has successful track record in different industries and has extensive experience in Strategic Advisory, stakeholder management and business/IT alignment. Started from 2002 she is an appointed EU expert for the European Commission (EC) IT Innovation Programmes where she assesses new digital and technological solutions for all industries offered by EU and international consortia. She partners with leading business and science organisations in selected EU programmes for creation, implementation and delivery of complex platforms and services, among them Cyber-Trust, where she was the exploitation and innovation leader. She is a stakeholder member on EU panels and high level think tanks on Future Internet, IPv6, EU Cybersecurity, Open Innovation 2.0, EU Green Deal and Europe Digital among others. She is a founding member of Open Innovation Strategy and Policy Group under support of EC DG CONNECT since 2009 and Innovation Luminary Academy and Awards since 2013.Dr. Sargsyan holds MS (Master of Science) of Applied Mathematics at Yerevan State University with Master Thesis on Cryptography, MS CIS (Master and Silences Degree of Computer and Information Sciences) and MBA at UCLA, then she also accomplished her PhD on Informatics and Automation Problems Optimization and Mathematical Modeling with a project of Video Conferencing for Poor Internet Bandwidth. She achieved a number of qualification certificates on Security, Data, Business and Sustainability Leadership. She is an inventor with IP ownership. She is a regular (keynote) speaker and chairwoman of international events and sessions. To name a few, she is a steering committee member of IEEE CSR, IEEE SecSoft, Open Innovation 2.0, World Smart Capital initiative. She publishes regularly in international prominent business and scientific venues, so far being an (co)author and co(editor) of more than 80 publications including books. See less