October 21, 2019

The Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi

Address: 29 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

Side Event: Session of the working group of the Association of Legal Entities "International Association "Trans-Caspian International Transport Route"

Organized by Georgian Railway (Closed Session)

Tbilisi Marriott - Ballroom

Address: 13 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

Side Event: Jointly Building Belt and Road towards SDGs

Organized by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel

Address: 1 Rose Revolution Square

October 22, 2019 - Day 1

07:30 - 22:00

Registration 

The Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi

Address: 29 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre

Address: 25 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

09:00 - 09:10

Family Photo of Heads of Delegations

Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre

Address: 25 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

09:30 - 11:15

Opening Remarks by H.E. Giorgi Gakharia, Prime Minister of Georgia

Opening Panel - High Level Dialogue

Towards the Common Future: Understanding Stability and Sustainable growth patterns

• New regional economic architecture;
• Roadmap for collaboration along the Silk Road;
• Silk Road – Ensuring sustainable connectivity;
• Challenges and opportunities of small economies to integrate in global value chain.

Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre

Address: 25 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

Keynote Speaker: Ms. Liz Claman: Anchor-FOX Business Network (FBN)

Panel members:

• H. E. Giorgi Gakharia, Prime Minister of Georgia
• High level Representatives of governments of partner countries
• High level Representative of international financial institution
• High level Representative of international organization

Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre

Address: 25 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

11:45 - 13:15

Panel Discussion: Trade2Win

• Challenges and opportunities to enable transformative change for improved SME competitiveness to facilitate their growth and integration in global markets;
• Aspects of strengthened quality infrastructure for regional integration and trade development, new modes of partnerships to enable growth markets;
• Key trends in trade and investment, including the digitalization of economies and the role of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to connect societies into the global economy.

Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre

Address: 25 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

Panel moderator: tbc

Panel members:

• Representative of Georgian Government
• Representative of governments of partner countries
• Mr. Yonov Frederick Agah- Deputy Direcror General, WTO
• Ms. Arancha González, Executive Director, International Trade Center
• Representative of private sector/sector expert

General Meeting of the Association of Legal Entities "International Association "Trans-Caspian International Transport Route"

Organized by Georgian Railway (Closed Session)

Tbilisi Marriott - Ballroom

Address: 13 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

13:15 - 14:30

Lunch

MOMA - The Museum of Modern Art

Address: 27 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

Panel Discussion: Innovation driven growth - Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Silk Road

• Policy and regulatory frameworks;
• AI in research and development;
• AI ethics and challenges;
• Opportunities for cross-border regulation of AI and other 4th Industrial Revolution technologies.

The Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi - Ballroom  

Address: 29 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

Panel moderator:  Mr. Rob McCargow: Director of Artificial Intelligence, PwC

Panel members:

• Representative of Georgian Government
• Representative of governments of partner countries
• Representative of international financial institution
• Mr. Irakli Beridze, Head of the Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, United Nations UNICRI
• Representative of private sector/sector expert

Parallel Panel Discussion: The Future of Energy - Emerging trends, Security and Sustainability of the Silk Road Energy Belt and beyond

• Challenges and opportunities arising from future trends in Energy sector;
• Digitalization of the energy sector;
• Energy security and sustainability;
• Future of energy supply, renewable energy and increasing role of cross border trading; 
• The new electricity market and prospects for regional power exchange.

Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel - Ballroom 1

Address: 1 Rose Revolution Square

Panel moderator: tbc

Panel members:

• Representative of Georgian Government
• Representative of governments of partner countries
• Representative of international financial institution
• Representative of international organization
• Representative of private sector/sector expert

Parallel Side Event: Connecting to Europe – The Development of the Extended TEN-T

Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel - Ballroom 2

Address: 1 Rose Revolution Square

The Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi

Address: 29 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

/ Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel

Address: 1 Rose Revolution Square

Panel Discussion: Transport Connectivity – Transformation along the Silk Road and beyond

• Opportunities for improvement of transport links along the Silk Road;
• Infrastructure financing: successful models and existing financial mechanisms;
• Mobilization and leveraging of additional resources for transport infrastructure development;
• ITC and digital solutions in transport and logistics for safety, reliability and effective supply chain management.

The Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi - Ballroom 

Address: 29 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

Panel moderator: Ms. Juliette Foster, Founder and Managing Director, Magnus Communications; Former Sky News/BBC business presenter

Panel members:

• Ms. Natia Turnava - Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
• Mr. Rossen Jeliazkov - Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications of the Republic of Bulgaria
• Representative of international financial institution
• Mr. Umberto de Pretto, Secretary General - International Road Transport Organization (IRU)
• Representative of private sector/sector expert

Parallel Side Event: "Silk Road Knowledge Dialogue"

Organized by CAREC institute

The Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi - Amphitheatre

Address: 29 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

Parallel Side Event: Improving Freight Transit and Logistics Performance of the Trans-Caucasus Transit Corridor 

Organized by World Bank

Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel

Address: 1 Rose Revolution Square

October 23, 2019 - Day 2

The Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi

Address: 29 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

10:15 - 11:15      

Panel Discussion: Invest2Succeed

Session I - Georgia Rising - Facilitating Impact Investment

• Investment Attractiveness Update: Reforms and Initiatives aimed at further improving Business Climate;
• Georgia – a rising destination for new investment opportunities;
• Recent initiative of Georgia’s sustainable development aspirations towards greener economy;
• Facilitating Impact Investments for Sustainable Economic Development.

The Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi - Ballroom 

Address: 29 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

Panel moderator: tbc

Panel members:

• Ms. Natia Turnava - Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
• Mr. David Saganelidze, CEO of JSC Partnership Fund
• Representative of Private Companies operating in Georgia
• Mr. Lasha Mikava, General Director of  GIG (Georgian Industrial Group)

11:15 - 12:15

Panel Discussion: Invest2Succeed

Session II - Silk Road: The New Landscape for Cross-Border Investment

• How a better connectivity across the Silk road paves the way for new investment opportunities;
• The importance of stable investment partners & destinations for connecting Europe, the Middle East and Asia;
• Making the most of FTA networks and improved global market access for the Silk Road countries.

The Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi - Ballroom

Address: 29 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

Panel moderator: tbc

Panel members:

• Respresentative of international financial institution
• Dr. Alexander Maier, CEO, AE Solar Alternative Energy GmbH
• Representative of Georgian Company

12:15 - 13:45

Lunch

MOMA - The Museum Of Modern Art

Address: 27 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

14:00 - 18:00

B2B Meetings: one-to-one meetings between companies

The Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi - Ballroom

Address: 29 Shota Rustaveli Ave.