Registration
Welcome Coffee
Opening Ceremony | Welcome Speech
Government of Georgia
Parliament of Georgia
International Organizations
- Andreas Mundt President of the Bundeskartellamt, Steering Group Chair of the International Competition Network | ICN (video)
Opening Session
Moderator - Giorgi Abashishvili Founder & CEO of Business Insider Georgia & Economic Forum Georgia
Panelists:
- Natia Turnava Acting Governor of the National Bank of Georgia
- Irakli Lekvinadze Chairman of the Georgian Competition and Consumer Agency
- Davit Narmania Chairman of the National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission of Georgia
- Davit Onoprishvili Head of the State Insurance Supervision Service of Georgia
- Vakhtang abashidze Commissioner, Communications Commission
Coffee Break
Media Comments
Family Photo
Keynote Speaker
Competition Protection Policy
- Andreas Mundt President of the Bundeskartellamt, Steering Group Chair of the International Competition Network | ICN (video)
- Teresa Moreira Head of Competition & Consumer Policies | UNCTAD
- Cristina Caffarra Deputy Director of the CEPR Competition Research Network (online)
Consumer Rights Protection
- Isabelle Perignon, Director Consumers -Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers of European Commission (Online)
Lunch
Recent Developments and Key Challenges in Mergers Control
Moderator
Panelists:
- Serge Sandt Legal Advisor to the Presidency, Luxembourg Competition Authority
- Elonas Šatas Chief Advisor Lithuanian Competition Council
- 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
Consumer Protection in the Digital E-Commerce Landscape
Moderator - Ana Cândida Muniz Cipriano Legal Officer at UN trade and development | UNCTAD
Panelists:
- Sergo Sanikidze Head of the Consumer Rights Protection Department | GCCA
Competition Enforcement Policy in Regulated Markets | Key Trends and Challenges
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
- Salome Kavtaradze Head of the Legal Department | GCCA
- 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
Coffee Break
Combating Cartels in Vulnerable Markets | Evaluating Outcomes and Best Practices
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 Competition, Capital & Financial Markets (Nodia, Urumashvili & Partners)
- Gvantsa Chaduneli - Deputy Head of Economic Competition Department | GCCA
Consumer Rights Protection in Regulated Markets | Key Trends and Challenges
Moderator - Lasha Gzirishvili Head of Consumer 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
- 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)
ეფექტიანი ანტიდემპინგური პოლიტიკის განხორციელება | აღსრულების პრაქტიკა და სამომავლო პერსპექტივები
Moderator
Panelists:
- Elene Tskhomelidze Head of the Anti-dumping Measures Department | GCCA
Registration
Welcome Coffee
Keynote Speaker
Competition Protection Policy
Consumer Rights Protection
Panel Discussion: Competition Policy Enforcement in Digital Markets | Challenges and Best Practices
Moderator
Panelists:
- Marco Estanqueiro Vice President of the Luxembourg Competition Authority
- Lukas Cavada Executive Coordinator for International Affairs at the Austrian Federal Competition Authority
- Denar Biba Chairman of the Albanian Competition Authority
- Peter Hoeltzenbein Senior Case Handler of the Bundeskartellamt
Coffee Break
Consumer Education | Empowering Vulnerable Consumers in the Digital Age
Moderator - Maria Teresa Da Piedade Moreira head of the Competition and Consumer Policies Branch of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Panelists:
- Christine Riefa Research Division Lead School of Law, Co-ordinator of the UNCTAD Working Group on Consumer Protection in E-commerce, Board Member of the International Association of Consumer Law (online)
- Daniel Mankowski Vice-President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection of Poland
Lunch
Memorandum Signing Ceremony between the Counterpart Agencies of the Competition and Consumer Rights Protection
- Between the Georgian Competition and Consumer Agency and the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia – Sakpatenti