Georgia to Host 7th Annual Large-Scale Telecom Meeting
On October 26, at Radisson Blu Iveria, the 7th annual Telecom Meeting will take place enabling the exchange of new contacts between local operators and world-famous brands in the field of telecommunications.
The event is supported by the Georgian Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development and the Georgian National Communications Commission.
GEORGIA TODAY spoke with the event organizer Sophie Amiranashvili who has been working in the field of telecommunications for the past 15 years.
How did you come to be organizer of such an event?
Throughout my work in telecoms, I gained many contacts who were constantly asking why there was no telecommunication event in Georgia where they could meet local operators under one roof. As I had participated in many such events taking place in different parts of the world, I gained some experience and decided to put together such an event in Georgia, too, where the sector of telecommunications is well developed and where there is a big potential for investments.
How important is a telecommunications meeting for the country?
Around 100 delegates will take part from Georgian and European telecommunications companies, with many coming from Eastern and Western Europe, as well as from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey, all with the aim of finding new contacts on the Georgian Telecommunications market, or of deepening already existing ties. The Georgian Telecommunications Meetings (TMG) encourage partnership-building between international and local companies operating in the aforementioned sector. Since 2010, small, medium and large organizations and also such giants as Deutche Telecom, Turk Telecom, TeliaSonera, Tata Communications, Orange, and Telecom Italia have participated.
Are there any novelties for this year’s Meeting?
Yes. Together with discussions, we have added keynotes by top Georgian authorities in the respective field who will speak about the latest achievements and also discuss plans for the future. This information is the most trustworthy and is therefore very interesting for the foreign delegates.
What challenges have you faced in organizing the Meeting?
The number of delegates should by around 150-200, but it is actually less, which can be attributed to the Georgian character, namely, to poor decision-making skills- they are unable to decide whether or not to participate. The registration fee is low and cannot be considered as a hampering factor. Unfortunately, they underestimate the importance of this meeting.
Will the Meeting be set only in the Hotel?
We also have some entertainment scheduled to facilitate relationship-building and on the second day we’ll be taking our delegates to the countryside and treating them to Georgian hospitality and beautiful landscape. The feedback is usually very positive and a lot of their acquaintances come to our country later on as tourists. Therefore, this meeting also popularizes the country itself.
Can Georgian companies who hear this news today still apply to participate?
Yes. Registration is open until October 25.
Maka Lomadze