Event agenda
9:15am – Registration
10am - Opening remarks : Dr. Tamara Dragadze
10:05am - Greetings and Introduction: The President of Georgia - Salome Zourabichvili (TBC); Prof. Andrew Linn, Deputy
Vice-Chancellor (Research & Knowledge Exchange); Nino Samugia, Embassy of Georgia to the UK; HE Gareth Ward, British
Ambassador to Georgia.
10:30am - ‘Olympics in Georgia -, the role of Mzia Jugeli’ Irina Mamatsashvili
10:50am - “Sport in Education in Georgia”: Levan Janjgava
11:10am - Question and Answers
11:20am Tea/ Coffee Break
11:40am Panel 1: ‘Sports achievements’ Chairperson: Levan Janjgava: Success of Georgia in 2024 Olympics; Giorgi
Kereselidze, Fencing; Sandro Bazadze (TBC), Karate; Gogita Arkania, Rugby; (TBA); Tennis; Mariam Bolkvadze (TBC)
12:40pm - Question and Answers
12:50 – 1:50pm LUNCH
1:50pm - Panel 2: ‘Tourism in Georgia’ : Chairperson: Peter Nasmyth: Mountaineering and infrastructure; Vano
Vashakmadze, Hiking and Ecotourism; Peter Nasmyth, Adventure Tourism; Nick Erkomaishvili, Heritage Tourism;
TBA.
3pm - Question and Answers
3:10pm - Slide Show – ‘Update’: Peter Nasmyth
3:40 – 4pm TEA / COFFEE BREAK
Reports on Work in Progress
4pm - MKURNALI Charity - Nino Chubabria
4:10pm - NEWPORT - KUTAISI, Twin Cities - Shirley Egley Price
4:20pm - BRISTOL - TBILISI, Twin Cities - Derek Pickup
4:30pm - NEWCASTLE - AKHALTSIKHE - David Gigauri
4:40pm - Annual Report on BGS – Tamara Lordkipanidze
5pm -‘Update on Friends of Academic Research In Georgia’- Robert Scallon
To register attendance, please email Nina Porakishvili ([email protected])
