Organizers

Organizers

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  Government of Georgia
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  MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF GEORGIA
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  MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF GEORGIA

Partner

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  Asian Development Bank

  The Asian Development Bank was conceived in the early 1960s as a financial institution that would be Asian in character and foster economic growth and cooperation in one of the poorest regions in the world.

  ADB assists its members, and partners, by providing loans, technical assistance, grants, and equity investments to promote social and economic development.

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General Sponsor

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  BOG

  Bank of Georgia is a leading company in terms of loan portfolios, deposits, assets, and stock shares. It has a wide network of service centers and ATMs throughout the country and also has representative offices in London, Budapest, and Tel-Aviv.

  It is one of the largest employers in Georgia. Since its foundation, Bank of Georgia continues to emphasize several important directions: Education, the environment, and other important social issues.

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Sponsors

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  GIG

  Georgian Industrial Group

  Georgian Industrial Group is the largest investment and management company in Georgia with a diversified business portfolio.

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  BAG

  BUSINESS ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA - MAIN PILLARS 

  Around 130 companies are the members of the BAG, which unites more than 1200 large and medium businesses.

  
  Since its foundation up to now, Business Association of Georgia has been successfully carrying out its function, and the pillars of this success are our member companies, management and executive teams, and the committees. Each member company is a stakeholder and an integral part of the Association. With their help, experience and knowledge accumulated in different sectors and in business in general, are integrated within the Business Association of Georgia.
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  Socar

  SOCAR Energy Georgia is a multifunctional holding, operating in both oil-product and natural gas distribution sectors. in 2006, according to the strategic decision of the President of Azerbaijan, Mr. Ilham Aliyev, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) opened its first foreign affiliate office in Tbilisi. Since then, SOCAR’s presence in Georgia is very significant, currently running multiple petrol stations, and an extensive network of natural gas pipeline infrastructure, covering almost entire territory of Georgia, employing several thousand of staff, continuously maintaining reputation of one of the largest taxpayers and investors in the country and servicing up to 36,000 customers daily.
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  Cerberus

  Cerberus Capital Management

  Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., a global leader in alternative investing, accomplished the strategic acquisition of SGI Frontier Capital ("SGI") in late 2018. Cerberus Frontier now is the frontier markets investment platform for Cerberus. With more than 20 investment professionals across six locations in Africa and Asia, Cerberus Frontier has an established record of delivering strong investment returns, while providing unique exposure to untapped frontier markets. It manages several hundred million dollars of investments across various markets in Asia and Africa and works in partnership with some of the world’s most prestigious institutional investors. 

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  Wondernet Express

  Wondernet Express Investment Group

  At the beginning of 2017 Wondernet Express Investment Group has initiated the project on developing logistics corridor for transshipment of dry cargo from Central Asian countries to Black Sea ports through Azerbaijan and Georgia.

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  Pace

  Pace Group

  Pace Group is the largest Georgian-American transportation company with the port and logistics infrastructure, covering maritime agencies, brokerage, logistics, freight forwarding activities, container services, port, and terminal operator companies. 
   
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  BICT

  Batumi International Container Terminal

  Batumi International Container Terminal (BICT) is a subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), the largest port operator in the Philippines having a portfolio of 34 terminals in 20 countries across four regions of the world. Located in Adjara, Georgia.

Supporters

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  Enterprise Georgia

  LEPL “Enterprise Georgia” operates under the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia and has three major pillars, namely: Enterprise Georgia – Business, Enterprise Georgia – Invest and Enterprise Georgia – Export. 
  
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  Georgian National Tourism Administration

  LEPL Georgian National Tourism Administration operates under Ministry of Economics and Sustainable Development of Georgia. 

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  GITA

  LEPL “Georgia’s Innovation and Technology Agency (GITA)” is a state entity promoting innovation and startup ecosystem in the country, operating under the supervision of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia. Agency’s main role is to support high-value added job creation, innovative and tech startup establishment and development; enhancing private sector competitiveness through ICT absorption, innovation integration and promotion of R&D commercialization.

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  GEORGIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

  Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is the biggest business union in the country. The Chamber aims to improve Georgias' economic development by supporting the business in Georgia. Our goal is to support development of the private sector through services and projects tailored to the needs of the business.

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  National Bank of Georgia

  The National Bank of Georgia (NBG) is the central bank of Georgia. Its status is defined by the Constitution of Georgia. The main objective of the National Bank is to ensure price stability. 

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  Economic forum

  The "Economic Forum" was launched in October 2022 with the support of the Bank of Georgia. Today, NGO "Economic Forum" is already quite an authoritative discussion platform in the country. The main goal of the "Economic Forum" is to ensure a high-level dialogue between the state, private, analytical and academic sectors

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  DT4SME in EaP Countries

  The project “Digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises in Eastern Partnership countries” is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine for the period from 03.2023 to 02.2026. The project beneficiaries are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).