AGENDA

Registration / Welcome Coffee

• Mikheil Sarjveladze   Minister of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Health, Labour and Social Affairs of Georgia
• David Songulashvili  Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia
• Shota Berekashvili   Chairperson of Economic Policy Committee of the
  Parliament of Georgia
• Giorgi Dgebuadze Deputy Minister of Justice of Georgia
• Teresa Moreira   Head of Competition & Consumer Policies | UNCTAD

Moderator: 

• Giorgi Abashishvili Founder & CEO of Business Insider Georgia & Economic Forum Georgia

Panellists:

• Irakli Lekvinadze Chairman of the Georgian Competition and Consumer Agency;
• Natia Turnava President of the National Bank of Georgia;
• Davit Narmania Chairman of the National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission of Georgia;
• Ekaterine Tsereteli Deputy Head of the Insurance State Supervision Service of Georgia;
• Vakhtang Abashidze Commissioner of Communications Commission of Georgia.

• Family photo
• Media Comments

Competition and Consumer Protection Policies

• Teresa Moreira Head of Competition & Consumer Policies | UNCTAD;
• Brigitte Acoca Head of the Consumer Policy Unit, OECD;

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Moderator

•  Levan Kalandadze Deputy Chairman | GCCA

Panelists:

• Shahla Eyvaz-Zada Head of the Legal Acts Sector of the Legal Department  | State Agency for Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control of Republic of Azerbaijan;
• Ekaterine Sitchinava  Head of Telecom Market Regulations Department  | Communications Commission of Georgia;
• Nikoloz Sumbadze  First Deputy Director of Market Monitoring Department | Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission (GNERC)
• Medea  Akolashvili     Head of Competition Division, Legal Department  | National Bank of Georgia;
• Vakh­tang Charaia Vice-Rector, Dean of the School of Business and Management | Grigol Robakidze University

Moderator 

• Ana Candida Muniz Cipriano Legal Officer of Competition and Consumer Policies Branch  | UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Panelists:

• Riccarda Weissenberger  Policy Officer, Federal Ministry for Justice and Consumer Protection | Germany;
• Kwun Seonhwa Head of Team, Insurance and Medical Affairs Team, Seoul Gangwon Regional Office | Korea Consumer Agency;
• Amati Amarovi Deputy Head of the Consumers  Protection Department | GCCA;
• Davit Bibileishvili Board Member of the Georgian Disability Network, Head of the Services Department | Georgian Blind Union;
• Tinatin Gujabidze Chief Specialist of the Financial Education and Strategic Development Department  | National Bank of Georgia.

Moderator 

• Nino Niavadze Head of Legal Department, Insurance State Supervision Service of Georgia

Panelists:

• Gvantsa Chkheidze Communications Ombudsman of Georgia;
• Tsisana Kavelashvili First Deputy Head of the Disputes and Services Department at the Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission (GNERC);
• Irine Ioseliani Head of Market Conduct Supervision Division, National Bank of Georgia;
• Mariam Nikoladze Head of the Consumer Protection and Financial Education Division at the Insurance State Supervision Service of Georgia;
• Levan Molashvili E-commerce Expert, Georgia.

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Moderator

• Akari Yamamoto - Bonenfant Legal Officer of Competition and Consumer Policies Branch, UN Trade and Development

Panelists:

• Serene Seet Director of the Enforcement Division, Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS);
• Arthur Buduryan Partner at Legelata Law Firm, Armenia;
• Salome Kavtaradze Head of the Legal Department | GCCA;
• Nick Nanuashvili Legal Director of the Business Association of Georgia;
• Tamta Margvelashvili Director of Competition, Capital and Financial Markets Practice | Nodia, Urumashvili & Partners.

Moderator

• Levan Vepkhvadze   Executive Director of Business Association of Georgia (BAG)

Panelists:

• Durim Kraja Member of the Commission | Albanian Competition Authority;
• Cosmin Belacurencu Member of the Board, Secretary of State at the | Romanian Competition Council;
• Evrim Özgül KAZAK Head of External Relations and Competition Advocacy Department | Turkish Competition Authority;
• Giorgi Kedelidze Head of the Strategic Markets Monitoring Department | GCCA.

Moderator

• Érico de Melo  International and Government Engagement Lead, Consumers International

Panelists:

• Ana Candida Muniz Cipriano Legal Officer of Competition and Consumer Policies Branch, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD);
• Dmitriy Yanin Chairman of the International Confederation of Consumer Societies (KONFOP);
• Tamar Kerdzaia Lawyer, Representative of the NGO “Women for the Future”;
• Madona Koidze Chairperson of the NGO “Georgian Consumers Federation”;
• Sophie Okhanashvili   Journalist,  Host of a Business Program | Rustavi 2.