Finnish business mission to #Georgia (#Tbilisi) led by Deputy Minister and Under-Secretary of State for International Trade H.E. Nina Vaskunlahti and Roving Ambassador of Finland for South Caucasus H.E. Kirsti Narinen 24-27 October, 2022 For more information, please contact:

Gela Andrew Suli / Gela.Suli@gmail.com

Jaakko Laakso / Jaakko.Laakso@gmail.com

October 23 – expected departure from Helsinki to Tbilisi

October 24 – early morning arrival, check in at Rooms Hotel Tbilisi

October 25

10.00 Opening Remarks
10.30 Keynote Speeches

1. Deputy Minister Ms. Nina Vaskunlahti, MFA Finland

2. Bank of Georgia (Macroeconomic Overview), TBC

11.30 Enterprise Georgia, TBC

“Doing Business in Georgia”

12.30 Lunch (and Greetings from European Business Association, TBC)
14.00 Panel Discussions

1. EU and International Financial Institutions’ Role in Creating Business

Opportunities in Georgia, TBC

2. Experiences of European Businesses in Georgia

16.00 End of Event
19.00 Reception & Networking – 30 Years of Finnish-Georgian Diplomatic Relations

October 26

10.00 Business-to-Business (B2B) Meetings (Tailored, Based on Participant Wishes)
12.30 Lunch
14.00 Business-to-Business (B2B) Meetings (Tailored, Based on Participant Wishes)
19.00 Dinner

October 27

10.00 Visit to Kakheti Wine Region (Optional, All-Day Event for the Roundtable Participants)

Each Finnish participant is free to arrive to and leave from Tbilisi according to her/his schedule and perhaps even stay a couple of extra days in Georgia before taking a late October flight Tbilisi-Tashkent to attend the Finland Uzbekistan Business Forum.

The forum is organized by Finland-Georgia Business Association, supported by MFA Finland and the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia.