2026 Speakers
Archil Gachechiladze
Chief Executive Officer
Bank of Georgia
Archil Gachechiladze has over 20 years of experience in financial services both internationally and within Georgia, where he has held several senior and executive leadership roles.
After working in the capital department at Lehman Brothers, in 2008 Archil Gachechiladze returned to Georgia and joined Bank of Georgia in 2009 as deputy chief executive officer, leading the corporate banking division.
Over the following years, he held multiple key positions at BGEO Group PLC, including:
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Head of Investment Management
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Chief Executive Officer of Corporate and Investment Bank
Archil Gachechiladze holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Tbilisi State University and an MBA with distinction from Cornell University. He is also a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA society in the United Kingdom.
Speaking At
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12:45–1:30pmTue 27 OctSummit StageKavkasioni Ballroom, Level 1Open
Securing the Future
The Banking Dialogue: Banking on Georgia – Leadership, Strategy, and the Road to 2027
Summit StageKavkasioni Ballroom, Level 1Open
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Aleksi KhoroshviliChief Executive OfficerSilk Bank
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Archil GachechiladzeChief Executive OfficerBank of Georgia
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Ekaterine MikabadzeFirst Vice-GovernorNational Bank of Georgia
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George TkhelidzeChief Executive OfficerTBC Bank
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Vakhtang BabunashviliChief Financial OfficerLiberty, Basisbank Group
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Maha El DimachkiChief Executive Officer, GFTN SolutionsGlobal Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)Moderator
About this session
Georgia’s leading banking institutions are navigating digital transformation, new competitive pressures and an expanding opportunity set across Central Asia and beyond.
The CEOs of Bank of Georgia, TBC Bank and Silk Bank join the National Bank of Georgia’s First Vice President in a frank conversation about strategy, scale and what Georgian banking looks like heading into 2027 — from profitability and regional expansion to AI adoption and the evolving relationship between banks and regulators.
Moderated by Maha El Dimachki, CEO of GFTN Solutions, this dialogue brings together the leaders shaping Georgia’s banking future and asks: what does it take to keep a bank commercially strong, regionally connected, and ready for the next decade? -

