Welcome Remarks

Mr. Giga Shubitidze
President, ICT Business Council of Georgia

Mr. Vakhtang Tsintsadze
Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia

Opening remarks by:

Ms. Ekaterine Imedadze
Commissioner, Georgian National Communications Commission

Mr. Michael Baker
Digital Development and Cybersecurity Advisor at USAID/Georgia

Ms. Anna Chernyshova
UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in Georgia 

Ms. Lidija Christmann
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Head of Development Cooperation South Caucasus, First Secretary

Mr. Niko Mamulashvili
Tech Transformation Lead at TBC Bank

USAID Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment - Georgia
Mr. Michael Baker, Digital Development and Cybersecurity Advisor at USAID/Georgia.

Panel Discussion - National Digital Ecosystem Development

Participants:

Mr. Guram Guramishvili
Deputy Minister of Economy & Sustainable Development 

Mr. Giorgi Ghurjumelidze
Ozurgeti Municipality Deputy Mayor

Ms. Ekaterine Imedadze
Georgian National Communications Commission

Mr. Giorgi Gabrielashvili
Innovations and Reforms Center (IRC)

Mr. Aleksandre Makashvili
Strategic Marketing Projects Lead, TBC Bank

Q&A - 20 minutes

Digital Transformation of SMEs in EaP Countries
Ms. Salome Argvliani, GIZ, Georgia

On the way to 5G in Georgia
Mr. Sandro Karumidze, Georgian National Communications Commission

New Developments in Georgian e-Health & Social Programmes' Ecosystem
Mr. Papuna Papiashvili, LEPL Information Technology Agency of MoIDPLHSA, , Georgia

Unified system of E-Government for municipalities
Mr. Giorgi Margebadze, Municipal Service Development Agency of Tbilisi Municipality

Customer-Centric Service Design in GovTech
Ms. Teona Tsimakuridze, LEPL Revenue Service, Ministry Finance of Georgia

Digital Identity Wallet – GeWallet
Mr. Vladimer Sichinava, Public Service Development Agency, Georgia 

Frictionless eGovernment - Ushering in the era of truly remote public services
Mr. Zurab Kotaria, Identomat, Georgia

Navigating Uncertainty: Geoinformation Systems and Risk Maps
Ms. Tamar Bakuradze, GeoGraphic, Georgia

Agile at the Core: Accelerating Digital Transformation
Ms. Ruchika Bhargava, Thoughtworks, India

Changing Dependencies: The Fast Lane to Innovation
Ms. Ekaterine Sanadze, TBC Bank, Georgia

HRMS Implementation Case Study at TBC Bank
Mr. Vakhtang Jgarkava, Prodware, Georgia

Unlocking Digital Transformation: The Crucial Impact of Organizational Structure
Mr, Giorgi Gulua, G Consulting Partners, Georgia

With TechGrow - Powering Growth in the Digital Era

Mr. Zurab Pertaia, TechGrow, Georgia

Data Protection & Disaster Recovery using UGT Cloud
Mr. George Maisuradze, UGT Cloudforce, Georgia

Decoding the Self-Organizing Agile Team: Myth or Fiction?
Ms. Maria Ghlonti, Agile Mentor, Georgia

Fintech Ecosystem of Georgia
Mr. Davit Kikvidze, Fintech Association of Georgia

Open Banking in Georgia: The Present and the Future
Mr. Mikheil Kapanadze, Banking Association of Georgia

Stable - Payment for online goods/services with cryptocurrency
Mr. Kirill Makhnev, Stable Georgia LLC, Georgia

Google Workspace Corporate communication and AI in everyday life
Mr. Andro Meskhoradze, Geosoft LLC, Georgia

AI State Policy: Comparative analyses of Belgium, Estonia, and Georgian cases.
Mr. Vladimer Napetvaridze, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Georgia

How to Prepare for the AI-Empowered Future
Ms. Natia Khukhunaishvili, Finca Impact Finance, Georgia

The Power of Knowledge Sharing: Pioneering Collaborative Machine Learning in the Financial Sector
Mr. Shota Giorgobiani, Optio, Georgia

Recruiting Software with Gamified Profiling
Ms. Natia Kukhilava, Helio.AI, Georgia

AI Powered Development
Mr. Tsotne Chikovani, TBC Bank, Georgia

Twinit's Impact on Atlassian Marketplace
Ms. Salome Khaindrava, Twinit, Georgia

Limitless services
Mr. David Beraia, Orient Logic, Georgia

Trends in the storage industry
Mr. Alexander Mironov, Netsystems, Georgia

ROBIKO - Virtual employee
Ms. Ketevan Nozadze, BDO Digital Georgia

The 4W's of Kubernetes
Mr. Giorgi Keratishvili, EPAM SYSTEMS, Georgia

Welcome Remarks
Mr. Irakli Gvenetadze, Digital Transformation Center, Georgia 

Panel Discussion - Information and Cybersecurity - Threats & Trends

Participants:

Ms. Maia Dvalishvili
Civil Service Bureau 

Mr. Otar Chakhunashvili
Personal Data Protection Service

Ms. Nata Goderdzishvili
Women in Cyber 

Mr. Giorgi Margebadze
Municipal Services Development Agency 

Mr. Mikheil Darchiashvili
USAID Local Governance Program

Mr. Anastasia Bajiashvili
Georgian American University

Mr. Ioseb Khakhaleishvili
Mayor, Kutaisi Municipality

Cyberwar is real. What We Know, Don't Know and Hope for after almost Two Years of russia's Full Scale Invasion of Ukraine
Mr. Artem Mykhailov, Information Systems Security Partners (ISSP), Ukraine

Cyber defence models against Russia's cyberwarfare
Prof. Andro Gotsiridze, Business and Technology University (BTU), Georgia

Data Protection - DPIA, Privacy by Design and by Default
Mr. Joni Choniadze, Personal Data Protection Service of Georgia

CTF Success: Bridging the Gap Between Security and Engineering
Mr. Aleksi Kistauri, TBC Bank, Georgia

Implementation of ISO 27001 certified ISMS at Pension Agency of Georgia - Success Story
Mr. Shalva Shalamberidze, LEPL Pension Agency of Georgia, Georgia
Mr. Giorgi Iashvili, Cyber Trust LLC, Georgia

Securing Excellence: Navigating ISO 27001 Implementation
Mr. Boris Megrelishvili, Nexia TA LLC, Georgia

The Dynamics and Impact of Security Operations Centers (SOC)
Mr. Sergi Bezhashvili, LEPL Public Service Development Agency speaker, Georgia

Cybersecurity villains and Trellix heroes
Ms. Aizada Kydyrbekova, Trellix, Ireland

The projects and activities of the Caucasus Cyber Security Centre
Mr. Maksim Iavich, Caucasus University, Caucasus Cyber Security Centre, Georga

The Impact of Internet Fragmentation on the Unity, Security, and Stability of the Global Internet
Dr. Vladimer Svanadze, Business and Technology University (BTU), Georgia

Scientific Cyber Security Association: Activities and projects
Mr. Sergei Simonovi, Scientific Cyber Security Association, Georgia

Importance of Threat Intelligence and Threat Hunting to Prevent Data Leakage
Mr. Melih Onem, CrowdStrike Inc., United Arab Emirates 

Span Cybersecurity Story
Mr. Zvonimir Susac, Span.eu, Croatia 

Development and Implementation of an Effective Mechanism Model for Preventing Phishing and Malicious Websites Using Web Browser Environment
Mr. Avtandil Bichnigauri, Georgian Technical University, Georgia