JCC Georgia Business Roundtable

“Georgia: A Hub for Local and Regional Trade & Investment in a Changing Geopolitical Environment”
June 16, 15:30-19:00 CET

Venue: Geneva Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services (CCIG)
Bd du Théâtre 4, Geneva, Switzerland

PROGRAM

15:30 CEST       Registration & Coffee

16:00 CEST      Introduction
Vincent Subilia, General Director, Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Services (CCIG)
Dorit Sallis, Managing Director, Joint Chamber of Commerce Switzerland – Eastern  Europe, Central Asia, South Caucasus (JCC)

16:02 CEST       Welcome Statements
H.E. Mr. Revaz Lominadze, Ambassador of Georgia to Switzerland
Seraina Sigron, Desk Officer, South Caucasus, Russia, Belarus, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Sweden and Cyprus, Bilateral Economic Relations – Europe and Central Asia, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO

16:10 CEST      Georgia Economic Outlook, Position as a Regional Hub and Impact of the War in Ukraine on Georgia’s Business Environment
Genadi Arveladze, Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia

16:25 CEST       Agribusiness & Food Processing: Trade and Investment Opportunities
Giorgi Jibladze, Deputy Director, N(N)LE Rural Development Agency, Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia

16:40 CEST        Renewable Energy Resources: Development Opportunities
Nugzar Khaindrava, Project Management Director, Energy Development Fund (GEDF)

16:55 CEST         Swiss Agribusiness Company in Georgia: Blauenstein Georgia
Max Blauenstein, Founder, Blauenstein Georgia

17:15 CEST        Funding for Swiss-Georgian Joint Ventures
Andreas Ragaz, Co-Director, SECO Start-Up Fund

17:30 CEST        Q&A 

17:45 CEST         Networking Reception w/ Georgian Wine

19:00 CEST        End of Event