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Keynote SpeakerDr. Armen Papazian

A visionary thinker, financial economist, author, and co-founder and director of the Space Value Foundation

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The Space Value of Money
Hardwiring Sustainability: Beyond Net Zero and ESG
The New Earthbound Outer Space Economy
From Debt Ceiling to Wealth Floor in the USA: Reinventing Monetary Economics
From Austerity to Growth in the UK: Reinventing Monetary Economics

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Biography

Armen is a visionary thinker, financial economist, author, and co-founder and director of the Space Value Foundation. He has more than 20 years’ experience in sustainable finance, capital markets, and analytics, bridging academia and industry. A Doctor of Financial Economics from Cambridge University, Cambridge Judge Business School, King’s College Cambridge, Armen combines extensive industry experience with financial institutions and markets, with in-depth research into both the theoretical and practical aspects of modern sustainable finance. He is the author of three books, Financing the Race to Space, The Space Value of Money, and Hardwiring Sustainability into Financial Mathematics.

Armen has been an active contributor to the public debate on sustainability in economics and finance (Bank of England, Cambridge University Judge Business School). Following years of technical experience and research, Armen has recently co-founded the Space Value Foundation, a not-for-profit initiative that advocates for the hardwiring of sustainability into the financial economics through which we design, measure, value, and execute investments.

He is a former Executive Director of UBS AG, and a former Managing Director of Innovation and Development at Nasdaq Dubai (DIFX), where he led the launch of the Middle East’s first Structured Products platform with Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch (Reuters, Euromoney). Furthermore, he has led the creation of the region’s first tradeable fixed income indices with HSBC (Nasdaq Dubai), as well as the first fungible dual listing with a US exchange in the region (Nasdaq Dubai). He is also a former Lecturer in Finance and the author of numerous publications. His innovative financial value model, Space Value Optimisation, was a finalist in the Finance for the Future Awards in 2016 (CJBS). He is the first winner of the Alpha Centauri Prize for his work on money mechanics for space presented at the Starship Congress in Dallas Texas, USA, in 2013.

“Financing the Race to Space is a masterful work that challenges and inspires. Armen V. Papazian’s book is a must-read for policymakers, investors, and anyone with a keen interest in the future of space exploration. It is a testament to the power of visionary thinking and a significant contribution to the discourse on sustainable space development.” Alderman Professor Michael Mainelli, The Right Honourable The Lord Mayor of London, City of London Corporation

“Financing the Race to Space is an inspiring and ground-breaking blueprint for the future of space exploration. Blending visionary thinking with practical financial innovation, it offers transformative insights into funding sustainable space ventures and provides the tools and guidance needed to propel humanity's most ambitious space endeavors. Papazian redefines the financial paradigm necessary for our leap into the cosmos. Essential and enlightening, a must-read for C-suite executives, investors, and policymakers.” Karlton D. Johnson, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Governors, National Space Society

“Investors, wisely advised by our members who understand the precepts that Dr Papazian covers so well in his work, stand to reap the responsible rewards.” Tracy Vegro OBE, CEO, The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment

“An extraordinary book that serves us and future generations with realism and optimism.” Adrian Webb, Founder and Director, Space Value Foundation

“A thought provoking and fresh way to look at finance and economics with a set of ideas that deserve wider debate.” Dr. Gillian Tett OBE, Provost, King’s College Cambridge, Editorial Board Member, Financial Times

“Dr. Papazian’s Space Value of Money concept addresses sustainability in microeconomics and macroeconomics—it critically updates and accounts for the additional dimension. This should be compulsory reading for all students of finance and investing.” Eoin Murray, Head of Investment, Federated Hermes Limited

“At a time when the climate crisis drives home the point for urgent action, and ESG measurements have come under intense scrutiny, one can hardly overstate the importance of this book. Rigorous and comprehensive, it offers an investment impact measurement methodology and answers the key financial question of our times: how can we fund the transition to a sustainable world? A finance handbook for the future.” Dr. Matteo Cominetta, Head of Macroeconomic Research, Barings LLC

“Every once in a while, a book comes along that makes a fundamental contribution that is both profound and practical. A book that every member of the National Space Council, including the NASA Administrator and the Space Force Chief of Space Operations should read. The Space Value of Money will be of interest to ESG and impact investors, government regulators, financial theorists, and outer space enthusiasts.” Lt Col Peter Garretson, Senior Fellow in Defense Studies at the American Foreign Policy Council

“No doubt, the pressing environmental challenges we face make the concept of the space impact of investments even more compelling.” Dr. Pascal Blanqué, Chairman of Amundi Institute, Former Group CIO of Amundi Asset Management

Popular Talks by Dr. Armen Papazian

The Space Value of Money
This talk is a mind-stretching discussion of the novel and pioneering concept introduced by Dr. Papazian, The Space Value of Money. It addresses the limitations of our financial and monetary economics, on a global scale. The space value of money will challenge what you know about finance, and what you...

This talk is a mind-stretching discussion of the novel and pioneering concept introduced by Dr. Papazian, The Space Value of Money. It addresses the limitations of our financial and monetary economics, on a global scale. The space value of money will challenge what you know about finance, and what you have learned in finance textbooks, journals, and industry reports. It will allow you deeper insights into why we have failed ourselves and our planet, and how we can fix our frameworks and change trajectory towards a healthier future.
Hardwiring Sustainability: Beyond Net Zero and ESG
Hardwiring Sustainability is a comprehensive and informative talk that unravels the dysfunctional approaches to sustainability. Our current standards, frameworks, and targets, whether ESG and/or Net Zero based, or other, have led us to a regulatory overdrive, without actually securing our sustainability. This talk deciphers the key issues, identifies our truest...

Hardwiring Sustainability is a comprehensive and informative talk that unravels the dysfunctional approaches to sustainability. Our current standards, frameworks, and targets, whether ESG and/or Net Zero based, or other, have led us to a regulatory overdrive, without actually securing our sustainability. This talk deciphers the key issues, identifies our truest challenges, and presents practical tools through which we can hardwire sustainability and change trajectory.
The New Earthbound Outer Space Economy
We have entered a new outer space age. This is beyond question. This talk unpacks the outer space economy and the key trends that make it one of the fastest growing sectors globally. It covers orbital launches, launch providers, and the economic and structural challenges. The talk unpacks practical and...

We have entered a new outer space age. This is beyond question. This talk unpacks the outer space economy and the key trends that make it one of the fastest growing sectors globally. It covers orbital launches, launch providers, and the economic and structural challenges. The talk unpacks practical and useful insights and reveals a new outer space economy that is still very much Earthbound. The new outer space economy, however important, is about utilising outer space infrastructure to deliver products and services on Earth, rather than outer space exploration.
From Debt Ceiling to Wealth Floor in the USA: Reinventing Monetary Economics
As the United States embarks on addressing its large budgets deficit, enormous debt mountain, and trade deficit, this talk offers unique insights into the systemic challenges facing the American economy, and therefore the world financial system. Standing at $36+ trillion, capped with the debt ceiling set by the US congress,...

As the United States embarks on addressing its large budgets deficit, enormous debt mountain, and trade deficit, this talk offers unique insights into the systemic challenges facing the American economy, and therefore the world financial system. Standing at $36+ trillion, capped with the debt ceiling set by the US congress, the debt-based monetary system needs a radical rethink. This talk unravels the challenges and the opportunities and offers key insights into how the US debt ceiling can be reinvented into a US wealth floor. We must reinvent monetary economics to transform our bottlenecks into opportunities.
From Austerity to Growth in the UK: Reinventing Monetary Economics
For much of the last two decades, the United Kingdom has been on austerity mode. The purpose, ironically, has been prosperity. While fiscal discipline is always key, the years of austerity have damaged public finances and eroded public services. The rhetoric has changed to growth, but the policies remain trapped...

For much of the last two decades, the United Kingdom has been on austerity mode. The purpose, ironically, has been prosperity. While fiscal discipline is always key, the years of austerity have damaged public finances and eroded public services. The rhetoric has changed to growth, but the policies remain trapped in a damaging triangle of higher taxes, more debts, and fiscal cuts. This talk unpacks these policies and their misconceptions, and argues that the United Kingdom must reinvent monetary and financial economics if it is to transcend the debilitating impact of austerity, and overcome the policy matrix that has led to economy-wide underinvestment.