Grant Thornton Holds Regional Conference in Georgia

Member firms of Grant Thornton network across the CIS region held their annual conference in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 26-27 September, 2016. The annual conference is the largest regional annual event, which brings together over 60 partners from 13 post-soviet republics and representatives of Grant Thornton International. Discussion on Grant Thornton’s global strategy 2020 set the scene along with sharing the best practices and planning actions to enhance the depth of collaboration in the region.

“Collaboration” and “growth” were the two bedrocks of the conference, highlighting the success of Grant Thornton firms on their local markets and on the regional level, as well as calling to life new initiatives during the next twelve months.

Another key aspect of discussion was cooperation of the public and private sectors, and the guest speakers of the conference, Sarah Williamson from AmCham Georgia, and Bruno Balvanera from EBRD, talked about the investment climate in Georgia and highlighted the prospects of public / private sector cooperation for delivering economic growth.

Commenting on the conference, Gernot Hebestreit, Grant Thornton Global leader for business development and markets, said: “We are gladly hosting our annual regional conference in Georgia, a country well-known for its hospitality and generosity. Moreover, the Georgian economy has great potential for growth in a number of areas, and we are happy to state that Grant Thornton in Georgia is delivering an exceptional client experience on this market, supporting our dynamic clients in achieving their growth targets.”

“Grant Thornton annual regional conference is one of the highlights of the year,” said Nelson Petrosyan, Managing Partner of Grant Thornton Georgia. “We come together to discuss strategic development, set targets for greater growth, share best practices and build on the successes we recorded. There is a high level of cooperation between Grant Thornton firms in the region, ranging from providing complex services and delivering value to our international clients with operations in this region, to internal initiatives aimed at growing our people and communities.”