# 2026 Annual Meeting
**Date:** Wednesday 21 May 2026
**Time:** 15:00 - 16:30 CET
**Location:** Online via Zoom
### Registration
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Register to attend the GFMD General Assembly. **Reach out to the GFMD Secretariat for more information regarding the registration.**
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### Who is eligible to attend?
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All representatives of [**GFMD members**](https://gfmd.info/members/) are welcome to attend.
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Members of the GFMD Steering Committee are especially encouraged to attend.
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### Agenda
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GFMD gave notice of the meeting on Monday, 2nd March 2026, but has not received any suggestions from members for the agenda.
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The meeting will be chaired by GFMD chair [Rawan Damen](https://strategy.gfmd.info/steering-committee/current#chairperson), Director of [ARIJ](https://en.arij.net/).
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#### **Welcome (15:00 - 15:05)**
Opening the meeting and welcoming members and guests:
* GFMD's Chair, Rawan Damen (Director General, ARIJ)
* Executive Director, Mira Milosevic (GFMD)
Welcoming of members from the [2025-2029 Steering Committee](https://strategy.gfmd.info/governance/steering-committee/current), which was elected last year.
#### **Adoption of minutes from 2025 General Assembly (15:05 - 15:10)**
* Minutes from the Extraordinary General Assembly held in July to confirm the Steering Committee election result are available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nhsWjA5HX7w9BV5q2uWxBDoQMPcOcYxnNZrKIpfOf88/edit?usp=sharing).
* Minutes of the GFMD General Assembly in May 2025 are available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_ieMTWGcOHi5szB5-GqfajNVKJHsUGssJl0lSpqZQiE/edit?usp=sharing).
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General Assembly to vote to adopt minutes from the July 2025 Extraordinary General Assembly
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#### **Adoption of GFMD's 2025 audited accounts (15:15 - 15:25)**
* GFMD's audited accounts for 2025 will be found here.
* GFMD's financial accounts for 2025 will be found here.
* GFMD's annual financial report for 2025 will be found here.
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GFMD Treasurer, Caroline Vuillemin (General Director, Fondation Hirondelle) will provide her comments in the accounts and answer questions alongside GFMD’s Executive Director, Mira Milosevic.
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General Assembly to vote to adopt.
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#### **Acceptance of GFMD's auditor for 2026 (15:25 - 15:30)**
The GFMD Secretariat was going to recommend asking the General Assembly to nominate the same auditor for the last 3 years. However, since the Audited Accounts were not completed by the deadlines that we had agreed, the Secretariat will look for another Auditor and share this with the General Assembly to approve before the end of the year.
GFMD’s auditor for the 2023, 2024, 2025 financial years was:
*VRC REGISTERED AUDITORS*
*West Point Park, 't Hofveld 6 C3 - 1702 Groot-Bijgaarden*
*TVA: BE0462836191*
*Auditor - Mireille Decoster*
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General Assembly to vote to approve the Secretariat’s proposal to look for a new auditor for 2026.
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#### **Approval of update to Executive Director’s banking authority (15:30 - 15:35)**
The Secretariat proposes to ask the General Assembly to approve adding the Treasurer to the named officials who have the authority to manage and adjust bank user rights of GFMD’s ING Bank Account.
At present, only the Executive Director has the authority to do so.
In line with the rules related to GFMD’s Belgium registration as an AISBL, ING cannot modify user access or permissions without a formal mandate approved by the General Assembly.
Members are invited to review and approve this update to ensure compliance and enable the Secretariat to manage banking access efficiently.
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General Assembly to vote to approve.
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#### **Adoption of GFMD’s 2025 activity report (15:35 - 15:45)**
* A report on GFMD’s activities in 2025 can be found [here](https://canva.link/4tjv5cbca2g5muv).
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General Assembly to vote to adopt.
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#### **Updating members on GFMD's budget 2026 (15:45 - 15:50)**
* GFMD’s draft budget for 2026 can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h7C9nmVHNRpwk0juR26X5SWk-ZpFSncb/edit?usp=sharing\&ouid=102822672911138910905\&rtpof=true\&sd=true).
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No vote required.
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#### Adoption of GFMD strategy 2026–2030 (15:50 - 16:10)
* GFMD’s strategy for 2026-2030 can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o0l4zCL71VzX10LiGP2g9tZcm4Mb8Yje/edit?usp=sharing\&ouid=102822672911138910905\&rtpof=true\&sd=true).
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The GFMD 2026-2030 strategy is the product of a structured, six-phase process carried out through 2025 and early 2026: member and expert consultations; scenario development around two critical uncertainties; refinement of those scenarios into four internally consistent futures with early-warning indicators; testing with outgoing and incoming GFMD Steering Committee members; validation by external experts and 5 session with GFMD members; an assessment of Secretariat capacity; and will conclude with the establishment of an adaptive monitoring rhythm that will let GFMD adjust course as evidence accumulates about which futures are taking shape. The result is intended as a living strategy — not a fixed blueprint, but a frame within which decisions can be revisited without abandoning the mission or the values.
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General Assembly to vote to adopt.
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#### **Implementation and roll out of GFMD Strategy (16:10 - 16:25)**
Discussion on next steps on how to begin implementation, moderated by GFMD’s Chair and Executive Director.
#### **Any other business (16:25 - 16:30)**
– ENDS –
## Background about the GFMD General Assembly
This annual meeting of GFMD’s[ General Assembly](https://strategy.gfmd.info/governance/constitution/general-assembly) is being held in order to fulfil the legal requirements of our Brussels registration and the [GFMD constitution](https://strategy.gfmd.info/documents/constitution/general-assembly).
The General Assembly is the sovereign body of the GFMD and brings together all members, as well as partners and supporters, provided that only general members have the right to vote at General Assembly meetings.
The General Assembly:
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Receives a report on GFMD activities of the Steering Committee and Secretariat and the activities of subcommittees.
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Approves annual financial report, including remuneration of members of the Executive Committee and the Steering Committee, the appointment of auditors or representatives and their fees, and the annual budget.
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The agenda for the meeting is shared “[at least 14 days before the meeting](https://strategy.gfmd.info/documents/constitution/general-assembly#id-7.3-general-assembly-meetings)”.
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First notice of the 2026 General Assembly was provided to members on **Monday, 2nd March 2026,** meeting the requirement that notice be given “[at least 60 days before the meeting](https://strategy.gfmd.info/documents/constitution/general-assembly#id-7.3-general-assembly-meetings).”
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