The Armenian American Forum Press Release
Announcing Garo Armen as Keynote Speaker for the 2025 Armenian-American Forum
Cookeville, TN – July 25, 2024 – The Hyeland Project is happy to announce the first keynote speaker for the Armenian American Forum, set to take place during the first quarter of 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Garo Armen is an Armenian-American entrepreneur and philanthropist known for founding Agenus Inc., a biotechnology company focused on developing immunotherapies for cancer. He is also the founder of the Children of Armenia Fund (COAF), which aims to improve the lives of children and families in rural Armenia through education, healthcare, and community programs.
In addition to his keynote speech, Garo will participate in panel discussions addressing the need for collaboration across the Armenian-American community and the promise of network state governance technology.
Forum organizers encourage all those who are working to support the Armenian-American community to participate in the forum. Simply fill out the Contact form here.
About the Armenian-American Forum 2025
The Armenian-American forum is a neutral place for Armenian-American organizations, intellectuals, academics, and artists to connect, collaborate, and share.
The Armenian American Forum will feature keynote speeches from prominent Armenian-American leaders, panel discussions on pressing issues facing the community, and networking opportunities designed to strengthen ties within this diaspora. Attendees will have the chance to engage in meaningful conversations about distributed governance, innovative educational and cultural initiatives, and opportunities for collaboration.
This event is an excellent opportunity for Armenian-Americans to come together, share their experiences, and work towards a brighter future for their community.
More details about the event including date, venue, and specific programming shall be forth coming.
For more information and to register interest as a speaker or attendee of the forum, please visit Hyeland Project’s contact form.
About the Hyeland Project
The Hyeland Project is an initiative to form new Armenian communities using proven techniques to coordinate and facilitate the relocate to a new place. Our mission is to offer diverse lifestyle opportunities for Armenians in America, maintain strong connections to Armenian culture, and serve as a test bed for innovative governance, educational, and cultural technologies. Our first implementation of this model is the Tennessee Hyeland Project, growing an Armenian-American community in the Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee.
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