“Sketching the Architecture of Change”: 2026 APRI Forum kicks off in Yerevan

The 2026 APRI Forum, titled “Sketching the Architecture of Change” and organized by the APRI Armenia think tank, has kicked off in Yerevan, bringing together politicians, diplomats, policymakers, and representatives of the business community and civil society.

During the three-day event, issues of paramount importance to Armenia will be discussed, including regional security and foreign policy, connectivity, economic security, digital sovereignty, and the development of institutional capacities.

In her opening remarks, Anahide Pilibossian, Vice President for Strategy and Development at APRI Armenia, noted that the forum’s title has become a guiding principle for all their activities.

“What remains for us is to best outline the architecture of change and strive to shape its most sensible directions, while at the same time accepting and assessing the situation in which we find ourselves at a given moment. Thus, we will be stronger, better prepared and more resilient in the face of any future development. We have developed a program that we present with great enthusiasm and pride, hoping that you will leave the conference with clearer ideas and preliminary outlines of actions about what we can do as individuals, as an institution, and even as a nation, to ensure safe and sustainable progress. At the same time, we hope that throughout the successive sessions of the conference, participants will establish strong and lasting connections,” Pilibossian said.

She added that today everyone can add one link to the chain of progress and together reach a new milestone.

“Perfection does not exist; there is only a process of creation. Without work, there is no progress. We often have to transform reality by implementing a one-hundred-percent improvement, which leads to comprehensive change for the better. When everything falls apart, we put the pieces back together by applying the principle of ‘kintsugi.’ It is Japanese broken pottery that is restored with gold, and here before you is the Armenian interpretation of ‘kintsugi.’ Giving up is not part of our nature; if it were, we would have disappeared long ago. We create values that withstand the test of time, overcoming eras of instability,” Pilibossian noted.

According to her, the staff of APRI Armenia are inspired by the rules that the world’s leading think tanks have used to shape their dialogues. APRI Armenia strives to continuously make progress and seek new solutions to the problems of the day.