The AI race isn’t only between companies anymore — governments are competing on infrastructure, talent, policy and sovereignty too. This panel brings together leaders from Armenia, Kazakhstan, Greece and Bulgaria to look at how countries are positioning themselves in the AI economy, what makes a regional hub competitive, and where national strategy matters most. Host: • Armen Kocharyan — President, UATE; CEO, Spark.work Panelists: • David Tadevosyan — Minister of High-Tech Industry and AI, Armenia • Zhaslan Madiyev — Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of AI & Digital Development, Kazakhstan • Harry Theoharis — Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hellenic Republic • Mira Yossifova — Deputy Minister of Innovation and Growth, Bulgaria