PROGRAM OF THE ARMENIAN-GEORGIAN BUSINESS FORUM Yerevan, Armenia June 29, 2017 Address: 4/2 Grigor Lusavorich street, Yerevan DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Yerevan City Centre Milano hall 11:00 12:00 Registration of the participants of the Forum 12:00 12:40 Opening Welcoming Speeches Moderator Vladimir Amiryan, Head of International Cooperation Department, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Armenia Suren Karayan Minister of Economic Development and Investment of the Republic of Armenia Giorgi Gakharia Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia Martin Sargsyan President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Armenia Nino Chikovani President of the Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Signing Ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Armenia 12:40 13:10 Presentations - Georgian side Investment opportunities in Georgia Giorgi Cherkezishvili Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
Tourism in Georgia Giorgi Chogovadze Head of the Georgian National Tourism Administration State Partnership Fund of Gerogia Natia Turnava Deputy CEO Hualing Kutaisi Free Industrial Zone Giorgi Rogava Commercial Manager 13:10-13:40 Presentations- Armenian side Investment Climate and Free Economic Zones in Armenia Karina Sargsyan Head of Investment Regulation and Support Division, Investment Attraction and Coordination Department, Ministry of Economic Development and Investments Tourism Sector in Armenia Zarmine Zeytuntsyan Chairperson of State Tourism Committee 13:40 14:00 Coffee Break 14:00 B2B Meetings 18:00 Dinner for Georgian business delegation on behalf of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Armenia Place: Tsirani Garden-Restaurant. (departure from Double Tree by Hilton hotel for dinner at Tsirani garden-restaurant at 18:00)
THE LIST OF PARTICIPANTS OF THE GEORGIAN-ARMENIAN BUSINESS FORUM Yerevan, June 29, 2017. N Company Participant Field of activity Interests CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES/ CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS/REAL ESTATE 1 AXIS Giorgi Kapanadze CEO Alexandre Mezhevidze Founder Alexandre Samarguliani Head of construction department Otar Dikhaminjia Director of development The company was founded in 1998. Just then was built the first in Georgia, residential building management. After that,axis, synonymous with innovation and superiority.,,axis,, has become the locomotive of the sector and development company to implement the standard in the market. The company first introduced in Georgia the concept of the word,,development,,, the beginning of the first series,,rugs,, with unique facilities and the construction of the first twin skyscrapers,axis towers, in Georgia. Our projects differ in scale, diversity, innovation, modern architecture and, most importantly, quality, making for many years, the buyer selects the,,axis, Meeting with construction companies. Investors whose interest is the implementation of investments in the Georgian construction business 2 «UNIVERSE BUSINESS GROUP» LLC Roman Badalian director General 1) Manufacture of containers for carriage of bitumen and gas; 2) Sale of construction and repair materials and accessories; 3) Sales of water and electricity; 4) the agricultural sector; To meet with relevant companies
3 GRC LLC Lasha Labadze Manager 4 Caucas Metal Ltd Konstantine Tsirgvava Founder and Director Import and manufacturing of construction materials ( roofing, waterproofing, heat insulation, sound insulation, structural steel, sandwich panels Etc..) Construction materials import/export and production. Search for relevant partners in Armenia 5 Construction service LLC Vazha Panchulidze Chief Operating Officer Company is manufactures the metal structures: Railway bridges and railway bridge spools. Steel bridges and crossings Road safety barriers Beams Bending of profiles Greenhouse structures Production of reservoirs and tanks Areas of interest: Steel, welding, galvanization, welding, construction 6 LLC "Buneba" Samvel Agekyan Founder and Director Wholesale and retail trade of construction materials and real estate. Get acquainted with the representatives of related businesses to identify joint interest of development.
7 LLC "Otsneba" Ilya Gabaidze Manager Sales LLC "Otsneba", with more than 20 years presented in the Georgian building materials market. The company is successfully engaged in the import and trading of building materials throughout the country. Another strong point of our company is natural stones: granite, marble, quartz, travertine, onyx and various natural stones. In 2017, the Company under the brand name MEGADOORS start produces high quality interior doors In Georgia that fully complies with the requirements of European standards. This forum will allow us to better introduce our products to the neighbor country. We hope to find potential business partners, Those who are interested in the import, export and sale of construction materials and natural stones that help to hold the popularization of Georgian products, companies that are interested In these fields of business. 8 Hotel chain Mgzavrebi Madlena Manusachyan Head of sales Department The main activity of the company: construction of hotels in Georgia, sale of hotel rooms, their subsequent management, leasing. The company manufactures furniture, has been producing wine. The company's goal for the forum: to find potential investors, partners on building direction and sales apartments. Tourist destination travel company. The export of wine and furniture 9 RE/MAX Georgia Mamuka Skhvitaridze Master Franchise Owner Franchising, International Real Estate Brokerage Search for relevant partners in Armenia TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS
10 GEOMAR Co.Ltd. Maritime Consultants & Surveyors George Imnaishvili Managing Director Services in the field of inspections, the quantity and quality of products, inspection services, investigation of insurance events, preparation of contracts and assessment of the damage, consultation in the field of transport and related risks, risk assessment, inspection during loading and unloading of cargoes in all ports of Georgia. Representation services for companies of Armenia as in Georgia and Armenia. Establishing close ties with companies involved in export / import of products through Georgia's ports. Linkages with insurance companies. The possibility of establishing partnerships 11 "Marina shipping end Forvarding" Paata Adamia Director ransport-transportation "door to door" Sea and land container transportation, railway transportation of bulk and General cargo, Agency services and freight Forwarding of vessels owners and carriers. Meeting with potential partners, attracting new customers, promoting the company, getting acquainted with innovations in the field. / With importers and cargo carriers in Armenia. 12 PRIME MARINE LTD Zaza Varshanidze Temur Nakaidze Director Director Deputy Ship Agency in the ports of Georgia, freight forwarding from Poti and Batumi in any direction. Meeting with the business environment of Armenia, entry to the Armenian market of services
13 LLC ELITCONSALDING Anaida Khachaturova Director Accounting-Audit-transport Meeting with companies that are, or going to do business in Georgia. A meeting with importers and transport companies. 14 GTS GROUP Avtandil Gagua Director GTS GROUP LLC is the only company in the Caucasus that successfully provides such specific services as the fix for port cranes and other special. equipment, restoration work, anticorrosive and sand blasting surface treatment and paint work on the metal and the particular metal structures, and construction of steel structures. Goal: Familiarity with industrial companies in Armenia and meeting with them on B2B negotiations. FOOD INDUSTRTY/AGRICULTURE 15 Unifish Ge Otar Pkhakadze Chief Operations Officer Irakli Bilikhodze General Manager Sturgeon fish farming in Georgia, production, processing and trade of Caviar Establishment of business contacts 16 Zearis Ramaz krichiashvili General Director Gocha Pipia Assistant Director General Revaz Janelidze Assistant Director General The production of alcoholic beverages Meeting with manufacturers of glass and bottles, as well as with importers of alcoholic beverages 17 Quality lab David Jorbenadze founders - partner The Laboratory of food products Partnerships with the "Standard dialog"
18 Mercy Corps Alliances Caucasus Program (ALCP) Irakli Modebadze Senior Theme Officer Nino Kapanadze ALCP SJ Sub-Office Coordinator The Alliances programme, working in the livestock market system in Georgia, funded by the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC), implemented by Mercy Corps Georgia and run in strict accordance with the M4P (Making Markets Working for the Poor Approach began in 2008 in Samstkhe Javakheti (SJ), Georgia. Alliances Kvemo Kartli (KK) was opened in 2011 with a second phase awarded to SJ. In 2014, the second phase of an expanded Kvemo Kartli was merged with a new branch of the programme in Ajara and a two year standby phase (monitoring and sustainability phase) in SJ to form the Alliances Lesser Caucasus Programme (ALCP). From 2014 under the ALCP, Alliances management, programming and operations were fully harmonized. The programme has achieved substantial scale and systemic change well beyond the initial designated programme areas and targets and devoted itself to Our interest is meeting with business operators in agriculture, in particular: for the production of milk, meat, honey and wool. Representatives of nongovernmental organizations and relevant government departments. 19 "Cleantec" LTD Vladimer Chelidze Director - owner George Repave Project manager Levan Khocholava Sales director Manufacture of hygiene products, sales, import, export, Laundry. Meeting with companies representing food processing, food manufacturing PHARMACEUTICS 20 LTD "ABC PHARMACY" Avtandil Sulaberidze Regional manager Pharmaceutics
21 "Biotex" LTD David Kazarov Director Deputy The company is engaged in the development and production of medicines. The main focus is on veterinary activities and the company also produces exclusive a preventive medical aid for the people. The purpose of the visit is to seek out partners on the territory of Armenia for further cooperation. СИЗ 22 Hualing Kutaisi Free Indusrial Zone (FIZ) Giorgi Rogava Commercial Director Hualing Kutaisi Free Indusrial Zone is one of the most important investment projects of the Chinese Group Hualing in Georgia. FIZ Hualing Kutaisi, offers companies a 100% exemption from Corporate Income Tax, Dividend Tax, Property Tax, Customs Duties and VAT. Area can serve as logistics centers for the Armenian business in the import of raw materials or finished products Meet exporters and importers, which the logistics it is advantageous to carry goods through Georgia and to use Hualing Kutaisi FIZ as a logistics hub DISTRIBUTION
23 LTD "Transcaucasian distribution company" Malkhaz Jimshiashvili Managing partner Exclusive regional macrodistribution of Shell Lubricants (oils and lubricants) The purpose of participating in the forum establish linkages with larger companies for further supply of oils and lubricants Shell Lubricants. Would like to meet with representatives 1. Zangezur copper and molybdenum combine, 2. Kapan molybdenum combine, 3. Agarak copper-molybdenum plant, with representatives of 4. Vallex group, 5.The Armenian NPP, 6. Amulsar gold Deposit ("Lydian Armenia"), as well as with representatives of the mining and processing companies, large manufacturing companies (plants, factories), with representatives of the construction PAPER PRODUCTS 24 ООО ImpoGeorgia Nukri Sartania Sales manager The production of paper bags Our aim is to find new partners and sales. I would like to meet with pharmaceutical companies and producers of food objects.
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Adjara Autonomous Republic 25 Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara Tamaz Turmanidze, Deputy Chairman of ACCI The meeting with the Yerevan regional Chamber CONSULTING 26 STR-Consulting LTD Robert Khachaturian Director The performance of consulting services for implementation of requirements of international standards (ISO 9001:2015, ISO 22000:2005, HACCP etc.), training improve business processes, Legal services. Meeting with the business environment of Armenia, entry to the Armenian market of services (implementation and certification of ISO 9001:2015). SPORT COMPLEX 27 Monio LLC Alexander Nikolaishvili Owner Konstantine Zurabishvili Deputy Director The company is a multifunctional sports complex The purpose of the trip - meeting with companies involved in transit transport and logistics in the ports of Batumi, Poti to Armenia. But we are also interested in the construction company TOURISM 28 GDM Giorgi Shengelia Director Tourism company Meeting with relevant partners