20 June
Factory, Tbilisi
Factory, Tbilisi
Factory, Tbilisi
Factory, Tbilisi
Factory, Tbilisi
Doors Open 10:30
STAGE W
World-Building and Tech Stage
Where founders, investors, and innovators map the future of building and scaling.
11:30โ 11:45
Official Opening Ceremony
GTWT Co-founders
Opening11:45โ 12:00
Bybit Georgia Quiz & Win 1000 USDโฎ
12:00โ 12:15
Who Should Drive Innovation - And Why Corporates Can't Sit It Out,
Giorgi Kintsurashvili (TBC Bank)
keynote12:17โ 12:42
No Final Draft
Hugo Barbera (HumAIn), Maria Vinagre (HumAIn)
Keynote12:44โ 12:49
First Time Ever: Panel with Actual AI employees on Stage
Meri AI (Zoomer), Globi AI (Global Tech Weekend), Moderated by Sandro Bolkvadze (Widgera)
Panel12:51โ 13:06
AI and the Big Rethink of Global Software Investing
Ronald Weissman (Band of Angels)
Keynote13:08โ 13:33
The Case for Investing in Women Entrepreneurs
Alfredo Coppola (US Market Access Center), Sabina Babayeva (Tenity)
Fireside Chat13:35โ 13:50
chAI: A True Story About the Future of Meaning
Tiago Valente (Tiago Valente Studio)
Keynote13:52โ 14:32
Building Across Borders: How Emerging Ecosystems Win
Frank Villarreal (US Capital Global), Giorgi Abramishvili (Energy Solutions / GREDA), Moderated by Jonathan Littman (JonClubSF)
Panel14:34โ 14:49
The 95% Lie: Why Your Old Business May Be Your Best Technology and AI Bet
George Simongulashvili (GEC โ Business Growth Services)
Keynote14:51โ 15:16
The Minds Behind Georgia's Leading Companies
Soso Pkhakadze (Wissol Group / Business Association of Georgia), Nina Dremelj (Business Angels of Slovenia)
Panel15:18โ 15:58
Transforming Enterprises for the Digital Era
Ia Kupatadze (Cellfie Mobile), Tornike Tsiramua (Aptos Global), Giorgi Chugoshvili (Amadeo), Moderated by Olga Potaptseva (European Customer Consultancy (ECC)
Panel16:00โ 16:20
Rewiring Creativity for Better: Two Decades of Fighting Bullsh*t in Marketing
Thomas Kolster (Goodvertising Agency)
Keynote16:22โ 17:02
The Caucasus & Central Asia Opportunity: Investment, Growth & Strategy
Zurab Lalazashvili (BDO Caucasus and Central Asia), Vasil Phkhakadze (Biograpi Living), Shota Lomtadze (Bybit Georgia), Nato Bochorishvili (Georgian Property Management), Emrah Silav (Oleka Capital), Moderated by Irakli Arjevanidze (IBCCS Tax Georgia / Global Tech Weekend)
Panel17:04โ 17:29
Protopia World Stack: Designing Livable futures
Monika Bielskyte (Protopia Futures, NIKE)
Keynote17:31โ 18:11
San Francisco Dreams: Building & Raising Millions
Joshua Levy (Holloway), Abhishek Das (Concentric AI), Moderated by Jonathan Littman (JonClubSF)
Panel18:13โ 18:28
Itโs almost 2027. Forget everything you thought you knew about building a startup.
Bret Waters (Stanford / StartX)
Keynote18:30โ 19:10
Data-Driven Marketing in the AI Era
Nikolay Odnokurtsev ( T1A, Marketing Solutions Director), Levan Asatiani ( Orbi Group, CMO), Kote Chatidi (Bank of Georgia, Head of Product Marketing), Moderated by Ali Can Uner (Salesforce, Marketing Territory Director)
Panel19:12โ 19:37
How Innovation's Center of Gravity Is Shifting East
Iiro Jussila (Capital Six Ltd), Farid Nakhli (ITU Regional Office)
Fireside Chat19:39โ 19:59
When Machines Start Thinking: From the Turing Test to the Future of AGI
Aleksandre Lomadze (Liberty Bank)
Keynote20:01โ 20:41
The AI Solopreneur Economy: Building Alone, Scaling Smart
Sophia Shinjikashvili (Theneo), Alden Zecha (SideCar Angels), Xavier Buck (NameSpace), Moderated by Amy Nordrum (MIT Technology Review)
Panel20:43โ 20:58
Fail Loud, Scale Fast: Lessons from Fuckup Nights, Deel & WeWork
Pepe Villatoro (Fuckup Nights)
Keynote21:00โ 21:40
Investing in the Edges: Where the Smart Money Is Going - and Why
Tarik Sultan (Builders VC), Aditya Kathpalia (Orbit Ventures), Akaki Meladze (Singular), Irakli Kashibadze (Future Laboratory Ventures), Moderated by Israel Pons (Angels Nest Global)
Panel21:42โ 21:57
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Tsitsi Iashvili (Starring Georgia)
Keynote