Connecting Leaders
in the Heart of the 
Middle Corridor

22 - 23 October 2025 | Tbilisi, Georgia 

Connecting Leaders
In The Heart of The 
Middle Corridor

22 - 23 October 2025 | Tbilisi, Georgia 

Organised By
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In Partnership With
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In Conjunction With
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About GFTN Tbilisi Finance Summit

At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, Georgia is fast emerging as a strategic hub for the next phase of financial transformation. As trade routes shift and digital infrastructure takes root, the region offers a powerful vantage point for reimagining how finance moves, scales, and governs itself across borders.

Held in partnership with the National Bank of Georgia and the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, in conjunction with the Silk Road Forum, the summit brings together decision-makers and senior leaders from government, finance, technology, and investment to explore new capital corridors, policy frameworks, and digital innovations. 

Approved attendees will also be extended an invitation to attend Tbilisi Silk Road Forum.

Featured Speakers

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H.E. Irakli Kobakhidze

Prime Minister of Georgia

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Vijay Shekhar Sharma

Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Paytm

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Natia Turnava

Governor
National Bank of Georgia

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Rachit Parekh

Partner
Accel

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Anju Patwardhan

Independent Board Director
Gulf International Bank, Xapo Bank, Upgrade, AWARE, Deep Future

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David Gurle

Founder & Executive Chairman   Hivenet, Policloud

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Marco Dal Lago

VP - Global Expansion & Strategic Partnerships
Tether

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Martin Galstyan

Governor
Central Bank of Armenia

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Pedro Vieira

Partner
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Robert MacDonald

Chief Legal & Compliance Officer
Bybit

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Sopnendu Mohanty

Group Chief Executive Officer
Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)

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Pavel Khristolyubov

Telegram Wallet COO
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Key Themes

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Cross-Border Finance:
Navigating the New Regulatory Landscape


Exploring the impact of key regulatory developments on cross-border payments, compliance frameworks, and capital flows across the Caucasus region and beyond.


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Capital Infrastructure:
Tokenization, Stablecoins & Programmable Money


Examining the evolution of monetary systems through stablecoin implementations, and programmable finance infrastructures - from international pilot projects to practical applications in Georgia and neighbouring economies.


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Regional Financial
Corridors: Building New
Market Access


Creating sustainable trading connections and investment pathways through blockchain technology, innovative financial instruments, and frameworks positioning the region as a strategic hub for cross-jurisdictional finance.



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Summit Overview

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The Programme

GFTN Insights

GFTN Insights

A multi-themed roundtable stream probing five critical themes: regulatory fragmentation, digital-money architecture, AI as financial infrastructure, trust, privacy, sovereignty, and geoeconomic realignment, which together define the future of interoperable and inclusive finance across regional corridors.

Black Swan Summit

Global Leadership Dialogue

An open-plenary forum uniting heads of state, central bankers and tech luminaries to debate how geopolitics, regional outlooks and evolving regulatory and technology landscapes for 2026 will shape the next phase of cross-border growth.

Workshops

Digital Assets Summit

An expert-led summit dissecting the current state of stablecoins and tokenisation, the shift toward public-blockchain value propositions, deep dives on regional policy roadmaps and a preview of the exchanges and products set to emerge by 2026.

The Founders Peak

The Founders Peak

A showcase of the region’s top fintech entrepreneurs, mapping their journeys from seed to scale, surveying new capital sources, examining capital-markets infrastructure, and laying out the building blocks for the next wave of innovators shaping finance in and beyond the region.​

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