The

Womens Empowerment Principles: Equality Means Business Conference and

Signing Ceremony
UN Women Georgia and the Civil Development Agency (CiDA), Secretariat for the UN Global Compact
Network Georgia, cordially invite you to a Conference dedicated to private sector initiatives to promote
gender equality and womens empowerment in Georgia. Presentations will be followed by a signing
ceremony, where all companies dedicated to gender equality and womens empowerment are welcomed to
endorse the joint UN Women/UN Global Compact Womens Empowerment Principles (WEPs).
Friday, December 2nd
09.30 13.00
Tbilisi Marriott - The Ballroom
Agenda
09.30 Coffee and registration

10.00 Welcoming remarks

Erika Kvapilova, UN Women Country Representative
Ketevan Bochorishvili, Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development
Natalia Jaliashvili, Head of Human Rights Secretariat of the Administration of Government of Georgia
Salome Zurabishvili, UN Global Compact Local Network Contact Person and CSR Manager at CiDA
10.30 Presentations of company Action Plans for implementation of the Womens Empowerment
Principles (WEPs)
Nino Bartaia, HR Director of Adjara Group Hospitality
Shorena Darchiashvili, Deputy Director General in charge of Sales and Marketing of m2
Salome Makaridze, Senior Partner at PMO
R. Michael Cowgill, President and co-founder of Georgian American University
Nino Sebiskveradze, CSR Officer of Crystal
Eka Zhvania, CEO of Gepra
11.45 Questions and Answers
12.30 Signing ceremony companies will endorse the WEPs by signing the CEO Letter of Support
13.00 Closing remarks followed by lunch reception