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October 25, 2023

 

19:00-21:30

Arrival and Registration

Welcome Reception hosted by Vice Prime Minister

 

Venue - Bioli Wellness Resort( Bioli Street 1, Kojori, Tbilisi)

October 26, 2023 - Day 1

08:00 – 09:30

Registration 

The Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi

Address: 29 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

08:00 - 09:30 Welcome Coffee

Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre

Address: 25 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

09:30 – 09:40

Family Photo of Heads of Delegations

Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre

Address: 25 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

10:00 – 11:30

Opening Panel - New Architecture - Increasing role of the Middle Corridor

Opening Remarks by H.E. Irakli Garibashvili, Prime
Minister of Georgia

 

Panel Members:

H.E. Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia

H.E. Ali Azadov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan

H.E. Dritan Abazović, Prime Minister of Montenegro

Ms. Roberta Casali, Vice-President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre

Address: 25 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

11:30 – 12:00 Coffee Break

Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre

Address: 25 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

12:00 – 13:15

Panel Discussion:Trade4Future

Panel Moderator: ANDREW VERITY

Economics Correspondent for BBC News

 

Panel Members:

Mr. Genadi Arveladze, Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia

H.E. Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi, Secretary General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf

Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre

Address: 25 Shota Rustaveli Ave.
13:15 – 14:30 Lunch

MOMA-The Museum of Modern Art

Address: 27 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

14:30 – 16:00

Parallel Panel Discussion:The Middle Corridor in the Spotlight

Panel Moderator: GHIDA FAKHRY
International broadcast journalist

Panel Members:

H.E. Levan Davitashvili, Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia

H.E. Abdulkadir URALOĞLU, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Türkiye

H.E. Rashad NABİYEV, Minister of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Mr. Kitack Lim, Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO)

Mr. Umberto De Pretto, Secretary General, (IRU) World Road Transport Organization

Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre/Biltmore Hotel - Ballroom

Address: 25 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

14:30 – 16:00

Parallel Panel Discussion: Fintech: Building on the Momentum

Panel Moderator: Aaron Heslehurst

Award Winning BBC World News TV Presenter

 

Panel Members:

Mr. Papuna Lezhava, Deputy Governor and a Member of the Board of the National Bank of Georgia

Mr. Ronit Ghose, Global Head, Сiti

Mr. Salim Dhanani, CEO & Co-Founder of Pave

Mr. James Wallis, Vice President, Ripple

Dr. Andreas Glarner, Legal Partner, MME

Mr. Frederik Gregaard, CEO of the Cardano Foundation

Mr. Pedro Vieira, Partner at 500 Global

Mr. Vlad Martynov, Head of the Ethereum Competence Center

Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre/Biltmore Hotel - Ballroom

Address: 25 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

14:30 – 16:00

Parallel Panel Discussion: Tourism Beyond Borders: Navigating the Changes

Panel Moderator: MONIKA JONES

Deutsche Welle, TV News Anchor

 

Panel Members:

Ms. Mariam Kvrivishvili, Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia

 

Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel – Ballroom

Address: 1 First Republic Square

16:00 – 16:30 Coffee-Break 

Tbilisi Opera/The Biltmore Hotel/Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel

Address: 25/29 Shota Rustaveli Ave./1 First Republic Square

16:30 - 18:00

Side Event: Silk Chains: CAREC's Role in Enhancing International Value Chains Along the Silk Road

Panel Moderator: Pr. Richard Pomfret

Professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of Adelaide

 

Panel Members:

Roberta Casali, Vice-President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)

The Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi - Amphitheatre

Address: 29 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

16:30 – 18:00

Parallel Panel Discussion:  

Energy Diversification - A Way Towards Energy Security

Panel Moderator: Laura Buckwell

Event Host, Moderator and Broadcast Journalist

 

Panel Members:

Mr. Romeo Mikautadze, First Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia

Mr. Sebastian Burduja, Minister of Energy of Romania

Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre

Address: 25 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

16:30 – 18:00

Parallel Panel Discussion:
Meaningful Connectivity Enabler for Global Growth

Panel Moderator: Nisha Pillai
International Moderator and journalist
 

Panel Members:

Mr. Charles J. Cormier, Regional Director for Infrastructure for Europe and Central Asia at the World Bank

Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel – Ballroom

Address: 1 First Republic Square

16:30 – 18:00

Side Event: Response to the Maritime in Transition
 

Panel Moderator: GHIDA FAKHRY
International broadcast journalist

 

Panel Members:

Mr. Mark O'Neil, President and CEO of Columbia Group

Dr. Taleh Ziyadov, Director-General of Port of Baku, Azerbaijan

The Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi - Ballroom

Address: 29 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

20:00-22:30 Gala Dinner Hosted by Prime Minister (by invitation only) Venue (TBC)

October 27, 2023 - Day 2

09:00 - 10:00 Welcome Coffee

The Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi

Address: 29 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

10:00 - 10:15

Welcome Remarks

H.E. Irakli Garibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia 

The Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi - Ballroom 

Address: 29 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

10:15 - 11:30      

Session 1: Boost Investments by Policy Driven Decisions

Panel Moderator: Dr. Melinda Crane
Senior Political Analyst at Deutsche Welle TV

Panel Members:

H.E. Levan Davitashvili, Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia

Mr. Archil Gachechiladze, CEO, Bank of Georgia

Mr. Luis Francisco de Lope Alonso, Managing Director for International Business, FCC Aqualia

Mr. Alexander Benard, Co-Head of Cerberus Frontier and Senior Managing Director, Cerberus (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

The Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi - Ballroom 

Address: 29 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

11:30 – 12:45

Session 2: Nearshoring - Bringing Value Chains Closer to Home

Panel Moderator: Dr. Melinda Crane
Senior Political Analyst at Deutsche Welle TV

 

Panel Members:

Mr. Richard Teng, Head of Regional Markets, Binance

Mr. Francis Rome, Belinus Solar, Chairman

The Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi - Ballroom 

Address: 29 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

12:45 – 14:00

Lunch

MOMA-The Museum of Modern Art

Address: 27 Shota Rustaveli Ave.

14:00 - 18:00

B2B Meetings

The Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi - Ballroom

Address: 29 Shota Rustaveli Ave.