2018 Program

2018 Program

September 10-14, 2018

Early registration available

At Sheraton Batumi starting from 11th till 12th September ( 12:30 PM- 16:00 PM)

MONDAY 10 SEPTEMBER

10:00-18:00

GEF-UNDP-IMO GloMEEP Project and IMO-EBRD Partnership - Workshop on Port Emissions

Radisson Blu Batumi

TUESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER

10:00-18:00

GEF-UNDP-IMO GloMEEP Project and IMO-EBRD Partnership - Workshop on Port Emissions

Radisson Blu Batumi

09:00-18:00

Regional Workshop on IMO Liability and Compensation Conventions

Sheraton Batumi

WEDNESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER

10:00-18:00

GEF-UNDP-IMO GloMEEP Project and IMO-EBRD Partnership - Workshop on Port Emissions

Radisson Blu Batumi

09:00-18:00

European Maritime Safety Agency – Second Steering Committee Meeting for Black and Caspian Sea Project

Radisson Blu Batumi

09:00-18:00

Regional Workshop on IMO Liability and Compensation Conventions

Sheraton Batumi

08:30-19:00

The Twenty-first Meeting of the Management Advisory Board & The Twentieth Committee Meeting for the Mediterranean Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control

Sheraton Batumi

20:00-22:00

Welcome Reception (by invitation only)

Batumi State Musical Centre

19:30 - Doors Open

20:00 - Closing Ceremony of Batumi Classical Music Festival and Performance by UNESCO Artist For Peace – Ms Elisso Bolkvadze.

Transportation to the venue from hotels starts at 19:15

THURSDAY 13 SEPTEMBER – GIMF 2018

08:00- 08:45

On-site Registration

Sheraton Batumi

09:00- 10:30

Opening and Keynote Addresses

10:35-10:40

Technical Break

10:40-11:00

Official Signing Ceremonies

11:00- 11:25

Coffee Break

11:30-12:20

Sailing Towards Roaring Twenties – Challenges for International Shipping Industry

12:20- 13:40

Lunch Break

13:45- 14:50

Panel I - Sustainable Development - Role of Partnerships between International Organizations on the example of International Maritime Organization (IMO) and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

14:55- 15:25

Coffee Break

15:30- 16:35

Panel II – Role of Blue Growth, Maritime Clusters and Major Projects in facilitation of International Trade

16:45- 17:15

Closing Session

19:00

Transfer from hotels to the Gala Dinner held in the name of Prime Minister of Georgia

20:00-22:00

Gala Dinner held in the name of Prime Minister of Georgia (By Invitation Only)

Piazza Batumi

22:00

Transfer to the hotels

FRIDAY 14 SEPTEMBER - GIMF 2018

09:00-18:00

"Investing in Sustainable Small-Scale Cruising for the Black Sea"

Sheraton Batumi

08:30-19:00

The Twenty-first Meeting of the Management Advisory Board & The Twentieth Committee Meeting for the Mediterranean Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control

Sheraton Batumi

09:00-18:00

Regional Workshop on IMO Liability and Compensation Conventions

Sheraton Batumi