Agenda 2026
Time
November 19, 2026
Location
09:30 -10:00
Registration & Welcome Coffee
Hotel Paragraph Ballroom 2
10:00 -10:45
Opening of the 5th International Conference on Competition and Consumer Protection - Opening remarks
- Government of Georgia
- Parliament of Georgia
- International Organizations
Hotel Paragraph Ballroom 2
10:45 -12:15
Competition and consumer protection in a sectoral perspective - results, achievements and challenges
Hotel Paragraph Ballroom 2
Moderator
Founder & CEO of Business Insider Georgia & Economic Forum Georgia
Speakers
Vice-Governor of the National Bank of Georgia
Chairman of the Communications Commission
Chairman of the Georgian Competition and Consumer Agency
CHAIRMAN OF THE GEORGIAN NATIONAL ENERGY AND WATER SUPPLY REGULATORY COMMISSION
CHAIRMAN OF THE INSURANCE STATE SUPERVISION SERVICE OF GEORGIA
12:15 -12:30
Joint Photo Session and Media Communication
Hotel Paragraph Tbilisi, Georgia
12:30 -13:00
Coffee Break
Hotel Paragraph Tbilisi, Georgia
13:00 -14:30
Panel Discussion I - Global Transformation of Consumer Protection: Emerging Risks, Modern Regulatory Approaches and International Cooperation
Moderator: TBC
Hotel Paragraph Meeting room 4
Speakers
PUBLIC DEFENDER OF CONSUMER INTERESTS (COMMUNICATIONS OMBUDSMAN)
Deputy Head of Consumer Protection Department, National Bank of Georgia
First Deputy Director of Disputes and Services Management Department of GNERC
Acting Public Defender of Consumer Interests at GNERC (Energy Ombudsman)
13:00 -14:30
Panel Discussion II - Competition and Access in Essential Markets: Safeguarding Consumer Welfare in Pharmaceutical and Food Sectors
Hotel Paragraph Meeting room 3
Speakers
Head of Legal Department GCCA
13:00 -14:30
Panel Discussion III - Merger Control in a Changing Economy: Balancing Innovation, Market Power and Structural Integrity
Hotel Paragraph Meeting room 1
Speakers
Head of the Strategic Markets Monitoring Department | GCCA
Expert, Director of M2E Strategy
Head of the Competition and Market Regulation Department at the Communications Commission
14:30 -15:30
Lunch
Hotel Paragraph Tbilisi, Georgia
15:30 -17:00
Panel Discussion IV — Consumer Protection in Online Markets: Transparency, Accountability and Informed Consumer Choice
Moderator: TBC
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Hotel Paragraph Meeting room 1
Speakers
Deputy Head of the Consumer Protection Department | GCCA
15:30 -17:00
Panel Discussion V -The Interaction between Competition Law and Sectoral Regulation: Enforcement, Regulatory Frameworks and Market Efficiency
Hotel Paragraph Meeting room 3
Moderator
Deputy Chairman of the Georgian Competition and Consumer Agency
Speakers
First Deputy Director of Market Monitoring and and Internal Audit Department of GNERC
Senior Specialist, Competition Division, Legal Department, National Bank of Georgia
15:30 -17:00
Panel Discussion VI — Balancing Competition, Trade and Industrial Policy in Times of Global Economic Transformation
Moderator: TBC
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Hotel Paragraph Meeting room 4
Speakers
Head of the Anti-Dumping Measures Department, Georgian Competition and Consumer Agency
Time
November 20, 2026
Location
10:30 -11:00
Registration - Coffee/Tea
Hotel Paragraph Tbilisi, Georgia
11:00 -11:30
Keynote Address
Hotel Paragraph Ballroom 1
Speakers
International Competition expert and former Head of the Competition and Consumer Policies Branch, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
11:30 -12:30
Round Table Discussion
Hotel Paragraph Ballroom 1
12:30 -12:50
Coffee Break
Hotel Paragraph Tbilisi, Georgia
12:50 -13:50
Closing Ceremony
- Signing of Memorandum(a) of Understanding
- Awards Ceremony: (30 Years)
- Closing Remarks by the Head of the Agency / Group Photo
Hotel Paragraph Ballroom 1
13:50 -14:50
Lunch
Hotel Paragraph Tbilisi, Georgia