Commissions are our working groups that offer the opportunity for the leaders in our community to develop projects, advocate policy, and communicate requests and concerns to the government. Our commissions are led by their respective chairperson.
The commission’s mission is to accelerate ICC membership growth in the Caucasus and Central Asia, strengthen the region’s logistics footprint, and position Georgia as a resilient hub linking European and Asian markets. This is achieved by hosting conferences, workshops, and e-learning programs; promoting ICC’s logistics, trade-finance, and digital tools; facilitating knowledge transfer through study tours to leading hubs; and maintaining close ties with ICC Global for cutting-edge expertise and resources.
Core Activities
The commission’s primary activities include:
- Developing Best-Practice Guidelines: Creating and sharing resources aligned with ICC Incoterms® 2020 to clarify risk transfer, delivery obligations, and cost allocation for importers and exporters.
- Leveraging Trade-Finance Tools: Utilizing ICC’s Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (UCP 600) and Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees (URDG) to help members secure financing and reduce payment risks.
- Standardizing Contracts: Introducing ICC Model Contracts for carriage, warehousing, and freight forwarding to streamline agreements and minimize disputes.
- Promoting Digital Solutions: Advocating for ICC’s digital-trade tools, such as e-Bills of Lading, e-UCP, and e-URC, to enhance documentation efficiency and supply-chain speed.
- Training and Capacity Building: Offering workshops on risk management, regulatory alignment, and trade-finance products to improve members’ operational flexibility.
- Networking and Advocacy:ganizing forums, study tours, summits, and policy advocacy to connect regional providers with global networks and influence infrastructure development, digital-trade laws, and customs procedures.
Chair: Rostom Lezhava
E-mail: rostomi@metro-logistics.com
The HR Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce aims to strengthen HR function in organization. With this idea, committee supports HR specialists in their further development by share best practices, engaging experts of different fields and tackle challenges together.
For this very purpose, meetings, trainings and discussions on current issues are organized within the committee.
HR Committee works in several areas:
- Support the development of HR specialist
- Raise awareness and promote the HR management function and role
- Share best practices and international experiences
Chair: Salome Argvliani
E-mail: salomeargvliani@gmail.com
To implement higher professional standards, to advocate business and consumer rights to the local government. To create and share educational frameworks, and to help legitimize and legalize the real estate profession. To promote business networking, local and international, and to advocate favorable conditions for foreign investors in Georgia.
Chair: Marika Abuashvili
E-mail: marikarealtor@gmail.com
Vice-Chair: Vaja Mebagishvili
E-mail: vaja.mebagishvili@noble.
The ICC Georgia Startups Commission was established in order to play a major role in improving and completing the startup ecosystem by covering missing gaps and facilitating foreign investments in the country.
Startups Commission intends to set up Georgia as a startup nation by giving its ecosystem a stronghold for technologies and business development. It will provide a strategic value proposition for European startups that are looking for outsourcing possibilities.
Startups Commission aims to develop a BPO sector in the country, expand business networks and events, offer and facilitate full service packages to newcomers in the market, and provide educational and mentorship programs.
Chair: Ali Attar
E-mail: ali.attar@icc.ge
ICC Commercial Law Commission promotes model contracts and other clauses and guides elaborated by ICC among Georgia’s business community. The Commercial Law Commission works with various stakeholders to achieve improvement of Georgia’s civil and commercial legislation. The Commission provides information to its members and wider business community about the legislative developments and latest court precedents that could affect their operations.
Chair: Sandro Bibilashvili
E-mail: sandro.bibilashvili@bgi.ge
The purpose of ICC Georgia Arbitration Commission is to promote the use of ICC’s world-class dispute resolution services in Georgia and the wider region. In close cooperation with the ICC International Court of Arbitration and in furtherance of the 2018 MOU between Georgia and the Court, the educational and awareness-raising activities of the Commission aim to position Georgia as the regional center of arbitration and alternative despite settlement – all with a view to facilitating better serving the needs of the dispute settlement users in the broader East European and CIS region.
Chair: Nick Gvinadze
To cooperate with Government in taxation policy and amendments to the tax law, update business organizations on upcoming changes to the taxation system and risks, promote transparent and non-discriminatory treatment of foreign investments and earnings.
Chair: Irakli Gaprindashvili
E-mail: igaprindashvili@glcc.ge
The ICC Georgia Banking Commission ensures professional input in rule-making process from local point of view in global perspective. It serves as an ambassador of ICC Paris to keep up-to-date Georgian business and banks on new developments related to international rules and expert opinions thus contributing in facilitation of smooth involvement of domestic actors in international trade.
Chair: Tamara Khizanishvili
E-mail: TKhizanishvili@tbcbank.com.ge
The space for businesses to engage in constructive discussions on practical issues related to Georgia’s competition policy.
Chair: Ana Rekhviashvili
E-mail: rekhviashvili@blb.ge
The Intellectual Property Commission is the forum for business on issues arising from intellectual property and innovation policies/regulations. The Commission is focused on the promotion of IP as a positive tool to help drive success.
Chair: Levan Nanobashvili
E-mail: nblegal.info@gmail.com
Public Relations Commission supervises and assesses public attitudes, and maintaining mutual relations and understanding between an organization and its public. It improves channels of communication and to institute new ways of setting up a two-way flow of information and understanding.
Chair: Giorgi Skhulukhia
E-mail: g@daisy.ge
Given the current challenges and realities in the Internet and Internet technologies, a new committee on Internet technologies, Internet security and stability has been set up within ICC Georgia called Digital Transformation and Cybersecurity. The Committee will assist ICC Georgia members in developing and protecting their critical infrastructure as much as possible, introducing new e-services and modules, which will be the basis for the development of their activities.
Chair: Vladimer Svanadze
E-mail: vladimer.svanadze@skyconsulting.ge
Development of both external and internal tourism, settlement of issues related to legislation and the private sector, support of foreign investors in the information and legal sphere, maintaining high standards.
Chair: Mariam Tevzadze
E-mail: gm.maryleo@gmail.com
Vice-chair: Nina Bitkash
E-mail: Nina.bitkash@travelline.ge
Developing environmental protection culture, conducting related activities for country and businesses, assist companies to go green and promote green businesses, support companies in SDG and EPR related issues.
Chair: Kamran Parizad
E-mail: info@polyvim.com
Points for Environmental Committee:
• Developing environmental protection culture,
• Conducting related activities for country and businesses,
• Assist companies to go green and promote green businesses,
• Support companies in SDG and EPR related issues
Vice-Chair: Beka Ponjavidze
E-mail: commercial@polyvim.ge
