The Third Tourism and Hospitality Conference within Welcome to Georgia! National Tourism Awards 2018

9:00 -10:00 Registration

10:00 – 10:30 Opening Remarks/Welcome Speeches

  • Maryna Chayka _ Co-founder/Managing Partner of the Welcome to Georgia! National Tourism Awards
  • Dimitry Kumsishvili _ Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
  • David Saganelidze _ CEO of Partnership Fund
  • George Chogovadze _ Head of Georgian National Tourism Administration

First Panel

10:30 – 11:10 Panel Discussion _ Challenges and Opportunities in Tourism & Hospitality Industry

Moderator: Maia Sidamonidze _ Head of Tourism Center at Ilia State University Business School 

Participants:

  • Andria Basilaia _ Head of Economic Development Office at Tbilisi City Hall
  • George Danelia _ Chief Investment Officer at Partnership Fund
  • Otar Sharikadze _ Managing Director of Galt & Taggart
  • Irakli Lekvinadze _ Business Ombudsman of Georgia

Second Panel 

  • 11:10 – 11:25 Anna Gvinjilia _ Business Development Manager at Welcome to Georgia! National Tourism Awards
    Presentation of the Project 2018
  • 11:25 – 11:35 Lika Tavartkiladze _ Head of Non Credit and Non Financial Services at Bank of Georgia
    Special Categories within WtG! Awards on behalf of the Bank of Georgia
  • 11:35 – 11:45 Ana Tchaia _ Associate at BDO Legal
    Personal Data Protection Challenges in Tourism Industry

11:45-12:15 Coffee Break

Third Panel

  • 12:15-12:25 Ketevan Bochorishvili _ CEO of “Anaklia City”
    “Anaklia City” as Future Tourism and Hospitality Hub on a Black Sea Coast of Georgia
  • 12:25-12:35 Alexandra White _ Business Development Executive at STR Global
    The Hotel Performance in Georgian Market
  • 12:35-12:45 Nata Sichinava _ International Sales Manager at Alliance Group
    Company’s Experience in the Hospitality Industry
  • 12:45-12:55 Aneta Korobkina _ Founder of KA World
    Hospitality in the Era of Changes
  •  12:55-13:05 Soso Beridze _ Executive Director at Domson’s Engineering
    Fire Safety Standards for Public Spaces
  • 13:05-13:15 Giorgi Kavelashvili _ Managing Partner of ALTIDO
    Tourism Influence on Economy Development
  • 13:15-13:25 Merab Gotsiridze _ Managing Partner of AdvertWise
    Digital Marketing in Tourism Industry
  • 13:25-13:35 Tamar Jaginova _ Marketing Manager at Orient Logic
    ADWAVE – The Ultimate WiFi Marketing Solution
  • 13:35-13:45 Natalia Bakhtadze _ Consultant on the Management Level at Georgian Eco-tourism Association
    Why Eco-tourism Matters Based on Status quo of Tourism in Georgia
  • 13:45-14:00 Ani Kapanadze _ Product Development Derector at Bank of Georgia
    Tourist Card

14:00 – 15:00 Lunch
15:00-18:00 B2B Meetings