
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