2026 Speakers
Mikheil Nibladze
Managing Director
Cerberus Capital Management
Mr. Nibladze is a Senior Strategic Advisor for Cerberus’ frontier market investment platform. He joined Cerberus in 2018 as a Managing Director when the firm acquired SGI Frontier Capital to strategically advance its investment activities in emerging and frontier markets.
Mr. Nibladze has over two decades of experience in the financial services and energy industries and has held various leadership positions at companies in Georgia.
Prior to joining SGI Frontier in 2014, Mr. Nibladze co-founded JSC TbilUniversalBank, a full-service Georgian banking institution for which he later served on the Supervisory Board. Mr. Nibladze served in leadership and advisory roles at CanArgo Energy Corporation, one of the largest foreign energy companies in Georgia with a primary focus on oil and gas exploration. At CanArgo, he served as its country representative as well as a member of the company’s Management Committee.
Mr. Nibladze graduated from the State University of Tbilisi. He also did further studies in finance and accounting at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in Canada, and holds an Executive M.B.A. from the CWC School of Energy in the United Kingdom.
Speaking At
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2:00–5:00pmWed 28 OctSide EventTetnuldi, Level 1Open
Others
AIFC Connect: Tbilisi 2026
Side EventTetnuldi, Level 1Open
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H.E. Renat BekturovGovernorAstana International Financial Centre
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Bakhtiyar TleubekovChairman of the Management BoardAstana International Financial Centre
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Birzhan AstayevChief Markets and Products OfficerAstana International Exchange
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Ekaterine MikabadzeFirst Vice-GovernorNational Bank of Georgia
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Evgeniya BogdanovaChief Executive OfficerAstana Financial Services Authority
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Dr. Irakli GabriadzeChief Executive OfficerJSC Georgian Economic Development Corporation
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Mikheil NibladzeManaging DirectorCerberus Capital Management
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Saken OlzhabayevManaging DirectorBaiterek National Investment Holding
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Alexander DiakovskyManaging DirectorITS
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Otar SharikadzeDirectorTBC Capital
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Giorgi KuprashviliChief Executive OfficerGalt & Taggart
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Geguchadze NikolozGeneral DirectorHalyk Bank Georgia
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Aduov TalgatAmbassador of Kazakhstan to GeorgiaEmbassy of Kazakhstan
About this session
AIFC Connect: Tbilisi 2026, organised by the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC), will bring together senior representatives of Kazakhstan’s and Georgia’s financial sectors to explore opportunities for stronger financial connectivity, cross-border investment and market cooperation.
The programme will cover the economic outlook and capital markets of both countries, the AIFC’s value proposition, and the Mutual Access and Recognition Project between the AIFC and the National Bank of Georgia. The event will also provide opportunities for networking and B2B meetings among key market participants.
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