The second day of the Armenian National Youth Forum 2025 began with a series of parallel sessions under the theme “Meaningful and Sustainable Engagement.”

The opening roundtable discussion, titled “NextGen: Youth Leadership in the Diaspora,” focused on the experiences and initiatives of active youth from different diaspora communities, and explored how these efforts can contribute to strengthening pan-Armenian unity and deepening Armenia–Diaspora ties.

Speakers included: Bedros Astourian, the Diaspora Youth Ambassador in France, president of G2iA (Armenian International Interprofessional Group), and co-founder of Apricot Labs; Syuzi Minasaryan, the Diaspora Youth Ambassador in Russia, founder and head of the media department at the Nor Hayk Youth Association; Agasi Akopian, the Diaspora Youth Ambassador in Russia, head of the Armenian Regional Youth Association (ARMA) Coordination Council; Martin Liarte Keuchguerian, chairman of AGBU YP Córdoba, board member of Colectividad Armenia de Córdoba; and Sarah Artin, Diaspora Youth Ambassador in Germany, board member at ARI and co-founder of HOKI.

The session was moderated by André Nersier, the Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs in France, president of the Diaspora Arménienne du Grand Est, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of C2IME, an industrial accelerator in the Grand Est Region of France.

To watch the Armenian National Youth Forum 2025 live, click the following link: https://www.youtube.com/live/vZGluk56VQA?si=TqQ9_o7Y8xIrMMzD.