AGENDA

Welcome Coffee

• Mikheil Sarjveladze Minister of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia
• David Songulashvili Chairman of the Sectoral Economy and Economic Policy Committee of the Parliament of Georgia
• Maka Botchorishvili Chair of the EU Integration Committee of the Parliament of Georgia
• Genadi Arveladze Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
• Andreas Mundt President of the Bundeskartellamt, Steering Group Chair of the International Competition Network | ICN  (video)

Moderator -  Giorgi Abashishvili Founder & CEO of Business Insider Georgia & Economic Forum Georgia

Panelists:

• Irakli Lekvinadze Chairman of the Georgian Competition and Consumer Agency
• Davit Narmania Chairman of the National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission of Georgia
• David Onoprishvili Head of the Insurance State Supervision Service of Georgia
• Ekaterine Galdava Member of the Board of the National Bank of Georgia, Vice President
• Vakhtang Abashidze Commissioner, Communications Commission

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Media Comments

Competition Policy and Consumer Protection

• Teresa Moreira Head of Competition & Consumer Policies | UNCTAD
• Isabelle Perignon, Director Consumers -Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers of European Commission (Online)
• Cristina Caffarra Deputy Director of the CEPR Competition Research Network (online)
• Andreas Mundt President of the Bundeskartellamt, Steering Group Chair of the International Competition Network | ICN (video)

Moderator - Giorgi Isakadze, Host & Editor at BMG, TV Host and Producer

Panelists:

• Denar Biba Chairman of the Albanian Competition Authority
• Elonas Šatas Competition Council of the Republic of Lithuania
• Shamsi Rzali Head of the State Control over Natural Monopolies Department - The State Service for Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control under the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
• Giorgi Kedelidze Head of the Strategic Markets Monitoring Department | GCCA
• Johannes Giacomuzzi Senior Case Handler Austrian Federal Competition Authority 

   

Moderator - Ana Cândida Muniz Cipriano Legal Officer at the Competition and Consumer Policies Branch | UNCTAD

Panelists:

• Tamar Lakerbaia  Consumer Rights Protection Expert, Judge 
• Levan Molashvili E-commerce Expert
• Amati Amarovi Deputy Head of the Consumer Rights Protection Department | GCCA
• Ekaterine Kokichaishvili Senior Associate at MKD Law, Co-founder of the digital legal platform "LawPort"
• Aida Gasiūnaitė-Stavginskienė Deputy Director of State Consumer Rights Protection Authority of Lithuania (online)

Moderator - Levan Kalandadze Deputy Chairman | GCCA

Panelists:

• Sopio Momtselidze Head of the Competition Division of the Legal Department of the National Bank of Georgia 
• Nikoloz Sumbadze Director of  Market Monitoring Department at Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission | GNERC
• Daniel Mankowski Vice-President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection of Poland
• Eter Papiashvili Head Of License and Registration Division at Insurance State Supervision Service of Georgia
• Ekaterine Sichinava Head of the Competition and Market Regulation Department | Communications Commission

Moderator - Akari Yamamoto-Bonenfant  Legal Officer at the Competition and Consumer Policies Branch of UNCTAD

Panelists:

• Steffen Sirries  Professor at Kutaisi International University
• Tamta Margvelashvili CCFM Practice Director | Nodia, Urumashvili & Partners
• Gvantsa Chaduneli - Deputy Head of Economic Competition Department | GCCA
• Levan Maisuradze Head of Legal Support Group at the Legal Department of the Communications Commission
• Salome Kavtaradze Head of the Legal Department | GCCA 

Moderator - Lasha Gzirishvili Head of the Consumer Rights Protection Department of the National Bank of Georgia

Panelists:

• Mariam Koshoridze Head of Consumer Protection and Financial Education Division, Insurance State Supervision Service of Georgia
• Nino Guleishvili  Acting Public Defender of Consumers Interests | Energy Ombudsman 
• Giorgi Didebashvili First Deputy Director of Consumers Disputes Department of Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission (GNERC)
• Gvantsa Chkheidze Public Defender of Consumer Interests (Communications Ombudsman)
• Natia Chkonia  Head of Market Conduct Supervision Division of National Bank of Georgia

Moderator - Vakhtang Charaia Vice Rector at Grigol Robakidze University |  Dean of the School of Business and Management

Panelists:

• Elene Tskhomelidze Head of the Anti-dumping Measures Department | GCCA
• Mariana Morgoshia Executive Director of the “Georgian Manufacturers’ Association”
• Mikheil Chelidze President of the Georgian Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Association
• Tatia Nikvashvili Deputy Head of Department for Anti-dumping Measures | GCCA
• Mariam Gabunia Head of the Foreign Trade Policy Department | Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia