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About the Summit
At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, Georgia is fast emerging as a strategic hub for the next phase of financial transformation, and trade through the Middle Corridor is at its highest in decades. The payment rails, regulatory frameworks and digital infrastructure needed to sustain that growth are still being built. The institutions that shape those frameworks now will define the rules for the decade ahead.
Co-organised by the National Bank of Georgia, and GFTN, 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. Its mandate is clear, turn agreed frameworks into systems that actually move capital.
Co-Organised by
The 2026 Dialogue
Three interconnected themes, each one a building block of the financial infrastructure the Middle Corridor requires.
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Economic Corridors
Evolving regional and international relationships through emerging technologies - payments rails, passporting, interoperability standards, open banking, and cross-border regulatory sandboxes
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Assets & Identity On-Chain
Tokenization and stablecoin infrastructure alongside verifiable credentials and mutual recognition - examined as a single, integrated architecture
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AI in Tokenization & Financial Services
Implementing Agentic AI across financial services functions, measuring its value, and setting the governance guardrails and responsible data use frameworks the industry needs
2026 Featured Speakers
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Hon. Natia Turnava
Governor
National Bank of Georgia
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Pavel Khristolyubov
Chief Operating Officer
Wallet in Telegram
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Sopnendu Mohanty
Group Chief Executive Officer
Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)
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Maha El Dimachki
Chief Executive Officer, GFTN Solutions
Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)
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Pat Patel
Chief Executive Officer, MEA, USA, LATAM & Forums
Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)
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Aleksi Khoroshvili
Chief Executive Officer
Silk Bank
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Salim Dhanani
Chief Executive Officer
Pave Bank
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Leiming Chen
Senior Vice President & Chief Sustainability Officer
Ant International
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Prajit Nanu
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Nium
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Lotte Schou Zibell
Advisor
RegGenome
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Hovhannes Khachatryan
Deputy Governor
Central Bank of Armenia
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Shota Lomtadze
Partner
BR Capital
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Ekaterine Galdava
Vice Governor
National Bank of Georgia
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Nino Jeladze
Vice Governor
National Bank of Georgia
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Ekaterine Mikabadze
First Vice-Governor
National Bank of Georgia
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Mu Changchun
Director - General
Digital Currency Institute, People's Bank of China
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Yang Jun
Executive Vice President
Bank of China
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Bekturov Renat
Governor
AIFC
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Stefan Klestil
General Partner
Speedinvest
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Hon. Natia Turnava
Governor
National Bank of Georgia
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Pavel Khristolyubov
Chief Operating Officer
Wallet in Telegram
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Salim Dhanani
Chief Executive Officer
Pave Bank
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Leiming Chen
Senior Vice President & Chief Sustainability Officer
Ant International
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Ekaterine Galdava
Vice Governor
National Bank of Georgia
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Nino Jeladze
Vice Governor
National Bank of Georgia
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Stefan Klestil
General Partner
Speedinvest
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Sopnendu Mohanty
Group Chief Executive Officer
Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)
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Maha El Dimachki
Chief Executive Officer, GFTN Solutions
Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)
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Prajit Nanu
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Nium
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Lotte Schou Zibell
Advisor
RegGenome
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Ekaterine Mikabadze
First Vice-Governor
National Bank of Georgia
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Mu Changchun
Director - General
Digital Currency Institute, People's Bank of China
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Pat Patel
Chief Executive Officer, MEA, USA, LATAM & Forums
Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)
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Aleksi Khoroshvili
Chief Executive Officer
Silk Bank
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Hovhannes Khachatryan
Deputy Governor
Central Bank of Armenia
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Shota Lomtadze
Partner
BR Capital
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Yang Jun
Executive Vice President
Bank of China
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Bekturov Renat
Governor
AIFC
Who Attends
Over 1,000 senior regulators, financial institutions, and FinTech leaders from across the globe.
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Central Banks & Regulators
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Financial Institutions
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FinTech Companies
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Government & Multilateral Agencies
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Professional Services
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Investors & VCs
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