08:30 – 09:30
08:30 – 09:30
Registration
09:30 – 10:10
Welcome address by Ekaterine Maisuradze Chairperson of Georgia and Asia-Africa Chamber of Commerce; President of BPW International Club Tbilisi Georgia and Union of Business Ladies
Welcome address by Ilia Eloshvili – Deputy Mayor of Tbilisi
Welcome address by Mzia Giorgobiani – Deputy Minister of Regional Develop-ment and Infrastructure of Georgia
Welcome address by Ekaterine Mikabadze – Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
Welcome address by Jaba Phutkaradze – Minister of Finance and Economy of Adjara AR Government
Welcome address by Eka Beselia – Chairperson of Committee of LEGAL AF-FAIRS; Parliament of Georgia
Welcome address by Nino Chikovani – President of Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI)
Welcome address by David Saganelidze – CEO of the Partnership Fund Chief Executive Officer
Welcome address by Irakli Lekvinadze – Business Ombudsman of Georgia
Welcome address by Rima Beradze – Chairperson of Audit Commission, Tbilisi City Municipal Assembly
10:10 – 10:20
Investment Environment and Opportunities in Georgia
Mikheil Khidureli – Director of Enterprise Georgia
10:20 – 10:30
Tourism Potential of Georgia
Giorgi Chogovadze – The Head of Georgian National Tourism Administration
10:30 – 10:50
Achieving Sustainable Development Goals
Moderator: Nona Mamulashvili – President of Georgian-Swiss Business Association; Tbilisi, Georgia
HRH Sheikha Doctor Hissah Saad A S Al-Sabah – Princess of Kuwait, President of the Council of Arab Businesswomen
Her Highness Zaynab Otiti Obanor – Queen of Nigeria, Founder of Arab African Economic Development Initiative
10:50 – 11:05
Dejan Štancer – President of the KSBC and Chairman of the National company Kazakh Invest Regional Representative office
11:05 – 11:15
Modern-day Business Chambers require an innovative approach to their mar-kets and in doing so, ensure credible and clean business
Marthinus Ignatius Heyns – Southern Africa, Georgia Chamber of Commerce
11:15 – 11:45
Masterclass
The Importance of Creative Strategies & Innovative Business Models Which Incorporate the SDGs in Creating Value for Stakeholders/Clients
Larisa Miller – CEO at Phoenix Global LLC and Founder of Global Impact Africa, Florida, USA
11:45 – 12:05
Masterclass
How to Build a Global Brand
Mirela Sula – CEO and Founder of Global Woman magazine and Global Woman Club; London, UK
12:05 – 12:35
Masterclass
The New Business Leadership: “The Evidence is in – So Why is So Little Being Done?”
Katharina Miller – European Women Lawyers Association President of the Board; PANDA GMBH Non-Executive Member of the Advisory Board, Madrid, Spain
12:35 – 13:20
Coffee Break
13:20– 13:25
• The signing ceremony of the Memorandum between Georgia and Asia-Africa Chamber of Commerce and Arab African Economic Development Initiative
• The signing ceremony of the Memorandum between Georgia and Asia-Africa Chamber of Commerce and Kazakh-Slovenian Business Club
13:25 – 13:35
Giuseppa (Pinella) Bombaci – BPW Europe Regional Coordinator; Italy
13:35 – 14:00
Meditative Mind of Leader
Hetem Ramadani – President and Founder of Salbatring; Slovenia
14:00 – 14:40
Masterclass
Low Carbon Transformation for Business
Dipankar Ghosh – Partner and Leader for Sustainability & Climate Change at Thinkthrough Consulting (TTC) New Delhi, India
14:40 – 15:40
Networking Luncheon
15:40 – 16:20
Masterclass
Strategic Leadership in Sustainable Development
Parul Soni – Global Managing Partner at Thinkthrough Consulting (TTC) New Delhi, India
16:20– 17:00
Masterclass
Sustaining Development through Environmental Responsibility and values
Rayla Melchor Santos – Country Representative, Philippines of Renexus Group (Malaysia) Manila, Philippines
15:50 – 17:00
Networking Luncheon
17:00 – 17:10
• The signing ceremony of the Memorandum between Union of Business Ladies and Council of Arab Businesswomen
• The signing ceremony of the Memorandum between Union of Business Ladies and Emirates Business Women Council
17:10 – 17:40
Masterclass
Women economic empowerment vital to business sustainability
H.E. Doctor Justina Mutale – Founder and President of the Justina Mutale Foundation, Founder of POSITIVE RUNWAY; London, UK
17:40 – 17:50
Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development
Ketevan Bochorishvil – Executive director of “Anaklia City”, Former Vice Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia
17:50 – 18:00
Silk Road – One Belt One Road
Bekar Mikaberidze – Director of Belt and Road Georgian Business House, Tbilisi, Georgia
18:00
Closing Remarks
6th October
12:00 – 15:00 B2B Reception at Xeme Restaurant Tbilisi (Biltmore Hotel)
Gala Dinner
Restaurant Georgian House
19:00 – Transfer to the restaurant
19:30 – FAM/Cultural Event
20:00 – Gala Dinner; Cultural Performances
Dress Code: Black Tie or traditional/national