2026 Speakers
Vakhtang Babunashvili
Chief Financial Officer
Liberty, Basisbank Group
Vakhtang Babunashvili joined Liberty, Basisbank Group in July 2020. In January 2021 Vakhtang was assigned as Deputy CEO, CFO role.
Vakhtang Babunashvili has 20 years of experience working in the financial sector.
Vakhtang Babunashvili holds an MSE degree from INSEAD (France) and since 2007 has been a visiting lecturer at Caucasus University in Banking and Financial Institutions Management.
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? -

