From Space to AI-Ready Networks: Keynote Highlights From Silicon Mountains 2026
Right after the opening of Silicon Mountains 2026 in Yerevan on November 3, the stage was handed to some of the most respected names in the global tech world — a rare occasion when experts of this calibre gather in the same hall on the same day.
Kam Ghaffarian: “Becoming interstellar”
The summit’s keynote speaker, Dr. Kam Ghaffarian — Executive Chairman and co-founder of X-energy, Intuitive Machines, Axiom Space and Quantum Space, and laureate of the 2026 Global Award for Investment in High Technology — opened the programme with a talk titled “Building the Future of Space Together: Becoming Interstellar.”
“When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds. Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents come alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.”
Hassan Mansour: “Great innovation — is it enough?”
Hassan Mansour, CEO of Monty Mobile, spoke on “Great Innovation: Is It Enough?” He joined the company in 2006 as a fresh engineering graduate and today leads Monty Mobile’s global teams across its international offices; the company operates in more than 200 countries and territories.
Semiconductors, networks and the cosmos
- Laith Altimime, President of SEMI Europe, who brings more than 30 years of international experience in the semiconductor industry and is responsible for SEMICON Europa, presented “Redefining the Entire Semiconductor Value Chain.”
- Ricardo Pinto, CTO of Network Infrastructure for Nokia Europe, with more than 25 years in telecommunications, spoke on “From Connectivity to Intelligence: Building an AI-Ready Future,” describing how network infrastructure is evolving for the era of artificial intelligence.
- Garik Israelian, astrophysicist and co-founder and creative director of STARMUS, showed how artificial intelligence is transforming astrophysics.
The summit continues on November 4 with the International Microelectronics Forum and two panel discussions on leadership and on what investors are really paying for in the age of AI.
Silicon Mountains is Armenia’s leading technology platform, organized since 2019 by the Union of Employers of ICT (UEICT). Over the years it has hosted more than 100 speakers and over 10,000 participants; this year’s edition is the 11th. More information: silicon-mountains.org.
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