Travel Guide

 Panel sessions 2026 

Competition and consumer protection in a sectoral perspective - results, achievements and challenges





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



Panel Discussion I - Global Transformation of Consumer Protection: Emerging Risks, Modern Regulatory Approaches and International Cooperation

Moderator: TBC




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)



Panel Discussion II - Competition and Access in Essential Markets: Safeguarding Consumer Welfare in Pharmaceutical and Food Sectors





Speakers
Head of Legal Department GCCA



Panel Discussion III - Merger Control in a Changing Economy: Balancing Innovation, Market Power and Structural Integrity





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



Panel Discussion IV — Consumer Protection in Online Markets: Transparency, Accountability and Informed Consumer Choice

Moderator: TBC


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Speakers
Deputy Head of the Consumer Protection Department | GCCA



Panel Discussion V -The Interaction between Competition Law and Sectoral Regulation: Enforcement, Regulatory Frameworks and Market Efficiency






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



Panel Discussion VI — Balancing Competition, Trade and Industrial Policy in Times of Global Economic Transformation

Moderator: TBC


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Speakers
Head of the Anti-Dumping Measures Department, Georgian Competition and Consumer Agency



Keynote Address




Speakers
International Competition expert and former Head of the Competition and Consumer Policies Branch, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)



Round Table Discussion






Closing Ceremony
  • Signing of Memorandum(a) of Understanding
  • Awards Ceremony: (30 Years)
  • Closing Remarks by the Head of the Agency / Group Photo