PROGRAM OF The SOUTH-CAUCASIAN ECONOMIC FORUM OF BUSINESSWOMEN

PITSUNDA-2008

 

27 November

Arrival of participants. Registration

28 November

10.00 – 15.00

A trip to lake Ritsa for our guests

15.00 – 16.45

Lunch in the holiday house “Pine Grove”

18.00

CEREMONIAL OPENING OF SOUTH-CAUCASIAN ECONOMIC FORUM OF BUSINESSWOMEN.

Opening address of the head of Abkhazian Business Center Julia Gumba

Welcoming speech of the President of the Republic of Abkhazia Sergej Bagapsh

Greetings from the heads of delegations

Video film about the work of the business center and AUB

Place: conference hall of the holiday house “Pine Grove”

19.00

Banquet

Concert for Forum participants

29 November

10.00 – 11.30

Presentation of investment projects(video film)

Plenary meeting

Reports:

1. Kristina Ozgan, Minister of economy of RA

Theme: "About the state and perspectives of development of entrepreneurship in RA”

2.   Julia Gumba, head of Abkhazian Union of Businesswomen

3.  Theme:

«General overview of women’s’ entrepreneurship in Abkhazia, their needs, best examples of success for following”

4.   Azerbaijan: “Role and possibilities of women-entrepreneurs in creation of a modern and operative production system”. Role and possibilities of women-entrepreneurs as a key factor of economic development and local social development”

5.   Armenia: “Businesswomen: preciousness to develop. IN search of the magic success formula

11.30-12.00

Coffee break

12.00-13.30

Plenary meeting

Reports:

1. Abkhazia: “Women and innovations”

2. Nagorno-Karabakh “Role of institutions in stimulation of enterpreneuership: a comparative view of NGOs, state agencies, scientific institutes”

3.South Ossetia: “Women’s entrepreneurship in the countries of transition economy”

4.Krasnodar region, Sochi: “Value orientations of businesswomen: social perspectives of realization”

14.00 –15.00

Lunch

15.30 –17.00

Plenary meeting

Reports:

1. Russia: “Support of small business in Russian Federation;theory and practice”

2. Turkey: “A story of success-report of a successful woman-business owner”

3. Germany: “Role and possibilities of businesswomen as a key factor of economic development and local social development”»

4. International organization: “Global trend: women’s role in international business”

17.00 –17.20

Summing up the results of the day

19.00

Dinner

 30 November

10.00 –12.00

Round tables:

1.     “Investments into small and medium business. State support of entrepreneurship”

Themes of speeches:

1.  Development of infrastructure, support of entrepreneurship, aims and problems”

2.  Investment climate in the sphere of small and medium business.

2.     “Tourism as a mechanism of growth”

Themes of speeches:

1 Promotion of tourist product: marketing and PR.

2. Role of tourism in the rapidly changing world”

3.     “Practice of communication of international business”

Themes of speeches:

1.  Principles of running a business-national characteristics, similarities and differences.

2.  Business relations and business in a foreign country.

12.00 –12.30

Coffee break

12.30-13.00

Summing up the results of the day. Closing of the Forum

 13.00 -14.00

Press-conference for the media

14.00 –15.30

Lunch

16.30 –19.00

Trip to Pitsunda(Concert in Pitsunda temple)

19.30

Dinner

 1 December

Departure of the Forum participants