• to provide practical knowledge on the various aspects of the rights of writers and translators, ranging from ones related to legal and contractual issues (copyrights, remuneration) to social ones (freedom of speech, working conditions, visibility)
• to provide a platform for discussion and exchange within Armenian literary and translators' community, and with colleagues from the European Union as well as to give examples of international practices

• Daniel Hahn (UK) − Director of British Center for Literary Translations, author, translator
• Sonya Vardanyan (Armenia) − Head of Copyright and Related Rights Department of the Intellectual Property Agency of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia;
  
• Shushan Mkhitaryan (Armenia) − Chief Specialist of Copyright and Related Rights Department of the Intellectual Property Agency of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia;
  
• Tom Samuelian (Armenia) − Dean of the College of Humanities & Social Sciences, AUA;
  
• Vahan Khachatryan (Armenia) − director of National Publishers Association;
  
• Armine Abrahamyan (Armenia) − script writer, novelist;
  
• Viken Berberian (Armenia) − novelist;
  
• Samvel Mkrtchyan (Armenia) − literary translator;
  
• Aram Mehrabyan (Armenia) − publisher, PrintInfo Press;
  
• Siranush Dvo−yan (Armenia) − editor of Yev;
  
• Mkrtich Matevosyan (Armenia) − Aktual Arvest;
  
• Nairi Hakhverdi (Armenia) − literary translator;
  
• Arevik Ashkharoyan (Armenia) − First Armenian Literary Agency;
  
• Shushan Avagyan (Armenia) − professor at AUA and literary translator;
  
• Yana Genova (Bulgaria) − director of Next Page Foundation and general manager of Book Platform project.

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Photos Credit: Liliya Zaydulina/ American University of Armenia