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Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Options to Financially Contribute to the Fight Against Covid-19
For any members who would like to financially support the fight against the Coronavirus, several options have been brought to our attention.
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Education and Training Committee Meeting
Friday, March 27, 2020  AmCham Education and Training Committee met to discuss the current situation in the sector. The group started by discussing the way in which they are transitioning to online teaching, and the challenges that is creating. They also discussed how the current situation is changing the sector as a whole and the opportunities that this might create for the future. The committee will meet again in a few weeks to have a more detailed discussion with the government about policy in this area going forward.
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Tourism Committee meeting
Wednesday, March 25, 2020  AmCham Georgia held the first online meeting of the Tourism Committee. Member companies discussed the current challenges of hospitality sector during Covid19 crisis. Issues included operations and occupancy, staff salaries, government programs and financial restructuring opportunities, hotels support in providing venues as quarantine zones.
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AmCham/GWMA Waste Expo 2020
Thursday, February 27, 2020  AmCham Georgia in cooperation with the Georgian Waste Management Association (GWMA) in the scope of USAID / CENN Waste Management Program held the Waste Expo 2020.
The exhibition, which featured 14 waste recycling and collection companies in Georgia was opened by AmCham President Mr. Michael Cowgill. Welcoming speeches were made by Solomon Pavliashvili, Deputy Minister of Environment Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, Nana Janashia, Executive Director of CENN, and Giorgi Guliashvili, President of the Waste Management Association. The event was moderated by George Walton, Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce.
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AmCham Business Roundtable
Tuesday, February 04, 2020  AmCham Georgia hosted a Business Roundtable at the Sheraton Grand Tbilisi Metechi Palace with the new Business Ombudsman of Georgia Mr. Mikheil Daushvili. He presented about the current challenges of private sector and introduces future plans and views of his office. The presentation was followed by dynamic Q&A between AmCham members and the guest.
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Environmental Businesses Committee meeting
Wednesday, January 29, 2020  Georgia with participation of Georgian Waste Management Association (GWMA) and in the scope of USAID WMTR II Program (@WMTRProgram), organized a meeting of the Environment committee which was hosted by the ProCredit Bank Georgia.
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Back to Business Cocktail Reception
Friday, January 17, 2020  AmCham Georgia hosted a Back to Business Cocktail Reception for AmCham members at Tiffany Bar & Terrace. AmCham President, Michael Cowgill greeted the guests and thanked Tiffany Bar & Terrace for hosting the reception. Mr. Cowgill informed guests about AmCham’s upcoming events. The reception was attended by AmCham members, friends and head of foreign diplomatic representations. Members used the opportunity to reconnect with each other after long Holiday season.
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AmCham Business Roundtable
Friday, January 10, 2020  AmCham Georgia organized a Business Roundtable with General Wesley Clark - former NATO Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, Commander of Operation Allied Force in the Kosovo War and regular commentator and an expert on geopolitics and security matters. General Clark was presenting about the Geopolitics, US politics and the state of the world today. Members had an opportunity of Q&A.
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Members' Appreciation Holiday Reception
Friday, December 13, 2019  AmCham Georgia hosted a Members’ Appreciation Holiday Reception and networking event at Tbilisi Marriott. It’s been a wonderful year for AmCham with more events and more initiatives. AmCham President, Michael Cowgill greeted the guests and briefly highlighted the achievements and challenges of the past year. Guests were welcome to enjoy Glint-wine, cocktails and Georgian wine along with delicious holiday food and desserts. Members used the opportunity to reconnect with friends and colleagues.
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Construction and Real Estate Committee meeting
Friday, December 13, 2019  AmCham Georgia held the very first meeting of the newly launched Construction and Real Estate Committee. Due to high interest the meeting was attended by up to 40 representatives from member companies. Committee members expressed issues of concern and identified core topics for future discussions. The Committee also decided to create sub-committees to work on issues related to skilled labour capacity building, assurance of quality of construction and its materials, health and safety and delays with permit obtaining etc.
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Agribusiness Committee meeting
Friday, December 13, 2019  Agribusiness Committee met to listen to a presentation of Mr. Ilia Kunchulia from the Georgian Farmer's Association. Mr. Kunchulia presented GeoGAP, an initiative to improve the quality of Georgian agricultural products, broadly following the format of one of the world's leading food certification systems, the so-called Global GAP. GeoGAP has been supported by USAID's ZRDA activity, implemented by Chemonics, one of AmCham's long-time members.
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