CAPTURE THE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES - Session I - INVESTING AND TRADING OPPORTUNITIES IN GEORGIA

Ian Burrell

Media Consultant

Ian Burrell is a UK-based Media Consultant. He is the former Assistant Editor and Media Editor of The Independent, based in London, where he worked for 20 years.

He previously worked for the Sunday Times of London as an investigative reporter and for the ITV television network.

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Dimitry Kumsishvili

First Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia

Dimitry Kumsishvili is the First Vice Prime Minister of the Government of Georgia and the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development.

From November, 2016 to November 2017, Mr. Kumsishvili was taking a position of the Minister of Finance of Georgia.

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David Saganelidze

CEO, Partnership Fund

Dr. David Saganelidze was appointed the CEO of the Partnership Fund in September, 2015. Before joining the Fund, Dr. Saganelidze was a leader of the Parliament majority representing the Georgian Dream Coalition, the country’s ruling party since 2012. David Saganelidze was appointed as a lawmaker in 2012 Parliamentary election.

Mr. Saganelidze has been in politics over 20 years. He has been an MP since 1999 and held leading positions at the Georgian Parliament.

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Irakli Gilauri

Group CEO, BGEO Group

Irakli Gilauri was appointed as an executive Director of BGEO on 24 October 2011 and has been re-elected by shareholders at each AGM thereafter.

Mr. Gilauri has served as CEO of BGEO since his appointment in 2011, and was appointed as a Chairman of the Bank in September 2015, having previously served as a CEO of the Bank since May 2006.

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Zurab Gelenidze

Acting CEO, Financial Director (CFO), Georgian Industrial Group

Mr. Zurab Gelenidze was appointed as a Chief Financial Officer at Georgian Industrial Group on Novemebr 1st, 2013.

2011 - 2013 Deputy Head of Corporate Business at JSC TBC Bank
2010 – 2011 Deputy Head of Commercial Banking at HSBC Georgia

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Taekwon Seo

Vice CEO, JSC Nenskra Hydro

Since joining Korea Water Resources Corporation, Mr. Seo has been involved in strategic planning and corporate finance area.

He has started his overseas project career in 2005 and has developed 147MW Patrind Hydropower IPP in Pakistan, made an acquisition deal of 218MW Angat Hydropower Plant in Philippines and is developing 280MW Nenskra Hydropower project in Georgia.

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David Borger

Vice President, Business Development, Silk Road Group

Mr. Bogner is a Vice President, Business Development, of Silk Road Group since June 2003 Geneva, Switzerland.

Core Competence: Solution-driven, analytical and entrepreneurial team-player and generalist with over 25 years of experience in consulting and business development with top international consulting firms. Responsibilities included advising boards of medium-sized and multinational companies and leading multinational teams of up to 20 people.

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Valery Vavilov

Founder and CEO, Director of the Board, The Bitfury Group

Mr. Valery Vavilov is the CEO and founder of The Bitfury Group – the world’s leading full service Blockchain company.

Valery’s entrepreneurial experience and passion for Blockchain technology led him to found the company in 2011, when Blockchain technology was just beginning to capture the world’s attention and imagination. A native Latvian who experienced first-hand the challenges resulting from the collapse of the Soviet Union, Valery was inspired by Blockchain technology and saw an opportunity to build technological solutions that could improve the lives of people all over the world.

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