Project manager, information systems expert and convener at the Secretariat of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation (GFAR). Member of the Secretariat of the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition initiative (GODAN).

Responsible for engaging partners in actions and initiatives around the harnessing of the power of agri-food data for improving vallue chains and empowering smallholder farmers. 

Vardan Urutyan, PhD in Economics, is the Director of the International Center for Agribusiness Research and Education (ICARE) and the Head of the Agribusiness Department of the Armenian State Agrarian University (ASAU). Dr. Urutyan has a rich teaching and extensive research experience in the area of vertical coordination in agro-food supply chains, contract farming, agricultural cooperatives, as well as socio-economic impact and sustainability assessments. Dr.