Stream
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
Registration & Welcome
Coffee |
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM |
Opening Speech Ana Kusrashvili – Partner, EY Georgia Severian Gvinepadze - SME Finance & Development Regional Principal Manager, EBRD |
10:10 AM - 11:30 AM |
Session 1: The Changing
Landscape of Environmental Regulations |
10:10 AM – 10:30 AM |
1. Navigating the
Green Deal: Insights from the European Union Presenter: Malwina Burzec _ Manager EY Center for Climate Policy |
10:30 AM – 10:40 AM |
2. Anticipating Change: The Upcoming Environmental
Regulations in Georgia Presenter: Gvantsa Varamashvili, Head of the EU Integration Division in Environmental Matters, International Relations and EU Integration Department |
10:40 AM – 10:50 AM |
3. Going Green: Green finance trends and opportunities for
Georgian companies. Presenter: Konstantine Kintsurashvili - Regional Lead for Climate Strategy and Delivery, EBRD |
10:50 AM – 11:20 AM |
4. Panel
Discussion: "Georgia's Green Future: Challenges and Opportunities",
including the impact of new regulations, adaptation strategies, and
collaboration pportunities. And how European experience can be used to
support Georgia to reduce these challenges and for fast transformation. Moderated By: Victor Kovalenko – Climate Change and Sustainability Service Leader in Central Asia, Caucasus and Ukraine, EY Panel Participants: Nino Tandilashvili - First Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Ministry of Georgia Malwina Burzec _ Manager EY Center for Climate Policy Konstantine Kintsurashvili - Regional Lead for Climate Strategy and Delivery, EBRD Otar Antia - Green Transition Expert, Investors Council |
11:20 AM – 11:30 AM |
5. Q&A Session |
11:30 AM - 12:00 AM |
Coffee Break |
12:00 PM - 1:10 PM |
Session 2: Sustainability Reporting |
12:00 PM – 12:20 PM |
1. CSRD Unpacked: A Primer on New Sustainability Reporting
Regulations. Presenter: Kristina Linde- Manager Sustainability in Strategy and Transactions, EY Germany |
12:30 PM - 12:40PM |
2. ACCA: Sustainability Education: Gateway to New
Opportunities. Presenter: Senem Ross-Forrester – Market Development Manager, Azerbaijan & Georgia, ACCA |
12:30 PM – 1:00PM |
3. Panel Discussion: Sustainability Reporting: Navigating the
New Norms focusing on the importance of sustainability reporting, challenges,
and how businesses can adapt. Moderated By: Nino Dvalishvili - Climate Change and Sustainability Service leader, EY Georgia Panel Participants: David Mchedlidze - Head of Service for Accounting, Reporting and Auditing Supervision (SARAS) Senem Ross-Forrester – Market Development Manager, Azerbaijan & Georgia, ACCA Kristina Linde- Manager Sustainability in Strategy and Transactions, EY Germany |
1:00 PM – 1:10PM |
4. Q&A Session |
1:10 PM
- 1:20 PM |
Closing Remarks & Next
Steps |
1:20 PM - 3:00 AM |
Lunch & Networking |