Digital Julfa Venice 2026

Venice 21-22, 2026 Event

First-time-Ever Program and Unique Gathering to Revive Armenian Business Heritage, connecting Armenian business and industry leaders from around the world to build trusted bonds and unlock exclusive opportunities.

SAN LAZZARO, VENICE

Tours with Armenian heritage unique highlights in Venice and

San Lazzaro Island

Panel Discussions

Historians, Trade, Finance, Business, Innovation, Legal, and Cultural Leaders’ Presentations.

Art and Cultural Exhibition & Music Performances

World-class artists and musicians

About the Event

History is Not legacy. It is Strategy!

You are invited to join us and become part of a living network that bridges ancient trade routes and modern digital markets, cultural capital and financial strategy and legacy thinking and future-oriented leadership:

● Insight into legacy wealth structures and modern expansion strategies

● Access to family offices, founders and next-generation business leaders

● Participation in a curated, invitation-driven global network.

San Lazzaro Island is more than a venue: it represents one of the world’s earliest examples of Armenian decentralized global trade and knowledge network.

Why Join?

Because the future belongs to those who turn heritage into advantage!

By joining, you become part of a living network that bridges ancient trade routes and modern digital markets, cultural capital and financial strategy and legacy thinking and future-oriented leadership:

● Insight into legacy wealth structures and modern expansion strategies

● Access to family offices, founders and next-generation business leaders

● Participation in a curated, invitation-driven global network.

Capital multiplies faster when it moves through trusted ecosystems. The event offers investors and business leaders access to a high-trust, historically resilient network designed for wealth creation, cross-border expansion and intergenerational continuity.

San Lazzaro Island is more than a venue—it represents one of the world’s earliest examples of Armenian decentralized global trade and knowledge network. Digital Julfa modernizes this model, aligning capital, entrepreneurship and advocacy in today’s fragmented global economy.

Day 1. June 21, 2026 | Venice Tours

Guided tours of highlighting Armenian influence and current presence.

● Morning Tour: 10:00 AM -1:00 PM

● Afternoon Tour: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Day 2. June 22, 2026 | San Lazzaro

Time: 10:00 AM – 7:30 PM (Liturgy 7:00 PM-7:30 PM)

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM|Cultural & Historical Immersion

● Guided tour of San Lazzaro Island and Mekhitarist Monastery

● Armenian heritage introduction to New Julfa’s global influence in trade and education

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Served, Networking, Trade Exhibition

1:30 PM – 6:30 PM Main Event

Opening Remarks

• Hayr Sourb Hamazasp, Mekhitarist Vardapet of San Lazzaro

• Emma Arakelyan, Orion Worldwide Innovations, CEO & Founder, Digital Julfa Network Initiative Founding Partner

• Alain Navarra-Navassartian di Borgia

Emma Arakelyan Digital Julfa Network Founding Partner

The purpose and mission of Digital Julfa

Rebuild global trade networks rooted in Armenian excellence. How Digital Julfa fosters new economic growth, cultural diplomacy using leading tech, business trends and diaspora collaboration.

Q&A Session moderated by Alain Navarra-Navassartian di Borgia

Dr. Rachele Zanone, Art Historian

Visible and Invisible: Objects, Networks, and Memory of Armenian

Material Culture

Explore the resilience of New Julfa (Iran) through material culture and artistic patronage in Venice, highlighting Armenian merchants as cultural mediators and how their material legacies shaped integration, status, and cultural resilience.

Q&A Session moderated by Alain Navarra-Navassartian di Borgia

Souren Israelyan, Law Office of Souren A. Israelyan

Digital Julfa Network Collaboration Partner

Reviving New Julfa Through Family Businesses

Family businesses’ impact across 40+ countries, and the vision for a new era of interconnected trade platforms.

Q&A Session moderated by Emma Arakelyan

Panel Session

Speakers from business, academia, innovation, and culture to cover today’s presence and impact of Armenian nation globally.

History in not Legacy. It Is Strategy.

Moderator: Alain Navarra-Navassartian di Borgia

Q&A Session moderated by Alain Navarra-Navassartian di Borgia

Break Refreshments & Networking

Dr. Anna Vardanyan, President of the Armenia Nippon Armenian

Japanese Scientific and Cultural Union NGO, Professor at YSU and ASUE

New Julfans Presence in Asia: Japan, Hong Kong, China

Family Office Power Speech

Fireside Session

Business Influence Across Generations and the Story of The Scheriman (Shehrimanian) Family from Venice

Speaker: Dr. Rachele Zanone, Art Historian

Moderator: Ashley Bozian, Historian

Story of the Scheriman family, an Armenian merchant dynasty from New Julfa (Iran) to Venice; Armenian traditions of commercial expertise, trust-based relationships, and global vision. Reflection on how historical Armenian trade models continue to inspire global business today.

Musical Performance

Joel A. Martin performing Jazzical Komitas “Passion of Fire”

Continuation of Cultural Section with Trade Exhibition

Digital Julfa Symbol (DAJ) Presentation

Rudik Petrosyan Art Exhibition

Teryan Cultural Center Exhibition

Evening Liturgy Participation (Optional)

Participate in traditional Mekhitarist evening liturgy

Enchantment closing by Yerevan Voices

Tickets

Registration is open until June 10, 2026.

🎟🎟 2-Day Pass (June 21-22): $825

🎟🎟 1-Day Pass (June 22): $525

💼💼 What the Price Includes

• Full access to the event and curated networking

• Morning & afternoon guided tours (16 locations)

• Two exclusive concert experiences

• Boat transportation passes in Venice

• Lunch and refreshments

• Entry to the art exhibition

• Digital Julfa (DAJ) Symbol Pin

(valued at $150) /gifted

• Diana Apcar book /gifted

• Souvenirs and curated

materials

👉 Register Now

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