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.
11:30→ 11:45
Official Opening Ceremony
GTWT Co-founders
Opening11:45→ 12:00
Bybit Georgia Quiz & Win 1000 USD₮
12:00→ 12:15
Who Should Drive Innovation - And Why Corporates Can't Sit It Out,
Giorgi Kintsurashvili (TBC Bank)
keynote12:17→ 12:42
No Final Draft
Hugo Barbera (HumAIn), Maria Vinagre (HumAIn)
Keynote12:44→ 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)
Panel12:51→ 13:06
AI and the Big Rethink of Global Software Investing
Ronald Weissman (Band of Angels)
Keynote13:08→ 13:33
The Case for Investing in Women Entrepreneurs
Alfredo Coppola (US Market Access Center), Sabina Babayeva (Tenity)
Fireside Chat13:35→ 13:50
chAI: A True Story About the Future of Meaning
Tiago Valente (Tiago Valente Studio)
Keynote13:52→ 14:32
Building Across Borders: How Emerging Ecosystems Win
Frank Villarreal (US Capital Global), Giorgi Abramishvili (Energy Solutions / GREDA), Moderated by Jonathan Littman (JonClubSF)
Panel14:34→ 14:49
The 95% Lie: Why Your Old Business May Be Your Best Technology and AI Bet
George Simongulashvili (GEC – Business Growth Services)
Keynote14:51→ 15:16
The Minds Behind Georgia's Leading Companies
Soso Pkhakadze (Wissol Group / Business Association of Georgia), Nina Dremelj (Business Angels of Slovenia)
Panel15:18→ 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)
Panel16:00→ 16:20
Rewiring Creativity for Better: Two Decades of Fighting Bullsh*t in Marketing
Thomas Kolster (Goodvertising Agency)
Keynote16:22→ 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)
Panel17:04→ 17:29
Protopia World Stack: Designing Livable futures
Monika Bielskyte (Protopia Futures, NIKE)
Keynote17:31→ 18:11
San Francisco Dreams: Building & Raising Millions
Joshua Levy (Holloway), Abhishek Das (Concentric AI), Moderated by Jonathan Littman (JonClubSF)
Panel18:13→ 18:28
It’s almost 2027. Forget everything you thought you knew about building a startup.
Bret Waters (Stanford / StartX)
Keynote18:30→ 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)
Panel19:12→ 19:37
How Innovation's Center of Gravity Is Shifting East
Iiro Jussila (Capital Six Ltd), Farid Nakhli (ITU Regional Office)
Fireside Chat19:39→ 19:59
When Machines Start Thinking: From the Turing Test to the Future of AGI
Aleksandre Lomadze (Liberty Bank)
Keynote20:01→ 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)
Panel20:43→ 20:58
Fail Loud, Scale Fast: Lessons from Fuckup Nights, Deel & WeWork
Pepe Villatoro (Fuckup Nights)
Keynote21:00→ 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)
Panel21:42→ 21:57
საქართველო მთავარ როლში
Tsitsi Iashvili (Starring Georgia)
Keynote