The 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of GENA, held in Vienna, brought together members, partners, and industry leaders from across the ecosystem to define the organization’s strategic path for the years ahead. The event marked an important moment of exchange, renewal, and collective ambition.

Members also elected a new leadership team to guide GENA into its next phase:

• Chair: Christiaan van der Valk

• 1st Vice-Chair: Bengt Nilsson

• 2nd Vice-Chair: Kathya Peimbert

You can find the interview of the Chair and 1st Vice-Chair here : https://kyovisual.fromsmash.com/president-interview-final

A key highlight of the AGM was a panel discussion moderated by Charles Hannigan, featuring insights from Chapter Chairs:

• Alex Pavel (Middle East)

• Enrico Liverani (Italy)

• Henrik Möller (Nordics)

• Richard Luthardt (VeR)

The discussion underscored the importance of regional collaboration and knowledge sharing within GENA’s network, reinforcing the organization’s collective strength. For the very first time we welcomed external participants to our AGM through this open panel discussion.

The video is available here : https://kyovisual.fromsmash.com/panel-discussion-final

All the videos have been shot by Jan Stergerits.