Armenia to showcase high-tech innovations at RISE 2026 exhibition in Yerevan

Armenia’s leading R&D companies and engineering teams will showcase their technological products, defense systems, and innovative solutions on a single platform at the two-day high-tech exhibition and forum RISE Powered by Silicon Mountains 2026, which will take place on June 3–4 at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concert Complex in Yerevan.

Armenia’s high-tech sector will present ideas from its engineering community as fully developed final products at the upcoming exhibition, Minister of High-Tech Industry Mkhitar Hayrapetyan said during a press briefing ahead of the event.

He noted that the showcase will feature solutions designed and produced in Armenia, reflecting the country’s engineering capabilities and innovation potential. Hayrapetyan also stated that the Government of Armenia has provided 60 million drams in grant funding to the Union of Employers of Information and Communication Technologies (UEICT) to support the organization of the event.

The minister added that in recent years Armenia has managed to position itself as a technology-driven country in the region, and while this progress is welcome, it is time to transition from being a provider of technology services to becoming a country that develops, produces, and exports its own products.

He emphasized that the event will give Armenian companies an opportunity to present years of work within a framework of public accountability, showcasing the results of their long-term development efforts.

According to Eduard Musayelyan, Executive Director of UEICT, the exhibition is unique as it highlights Armenia’s most recent achievements and innovations in engineering and cybersecurity. He noted that more than 40 companies will take part in the showcase, adding: “We want to demonstrate what Armenian minds are capable of.”

Armen Baldryan, Chairman of UEICT and CEO of Unicomp LLC, said that Armenia has many strong contributors to global industry who have long been active in international technological production. He emphasized that one of the main goals is to support the development of fully fledged Armenian-made products, noting that this path will enhance the country’s economic competitiveness.

The name RISE stands for Research, Innovation, Science, and Engineering and serves as a major platform for showcasing Armenian high-tech products.

Starting in 2026, following recommendations from the members of the Union of Employers of Information and Communication Technologies (UEICT) and numerous partners, the Silicon Mountains series is expanding to include a new spring event—Silicon Mountains RISE—under the slogan “We Are Our Mountains: Rise.” The event is aimed at presenting the technological products, innovative solutions, scientific achievements, and ideas of Armenian companies, research centers, and engineering teams, as well as strengthening Armenia’s image as a high-tech country and accelerating the further development of the sector.

The exhibition will also feature a forum with three panel discussions: Cybersecurity, Defense Industry, and Engineering Solutions.

The Union of Employers of Information and Communication Technologies (UEICT)was founded in 2015 by leading industry players and today represents more than 130 member companies with more than 30.000 employees.

Since 2019, UEICT has been organizing the annual Silicon Mountains Tech Summit, which has grown into one of Armenia’s premier high-tech events. To date, the summit has brought together over 100 speakers and more than 6,000 participants, connecting Armenia’s technology ecosystem with global leaders, innovators, and decision-makers.

Beginning in 2024, UEICT expanded the geographical reach of Silicon Mountains beyond Yerevan. For the first time, the summit was held in Gyumri, Shirak region, followed by the 2025 forum at the COAF SMART Center in Lori, further strengthening regional engagement and innovation across Armenia.