The Global Investors Forum 2025 - Georgia

• The Inaugural Edition: Over 300 high-profile delegates, 60+ institutional investors, and 30+ international speakers from 40+ countries convened in Tbilisi.

• Five Strategic Growth Sectors: Expert-led panels focused on Tech-Enabled Sustainability, Tourism Transformation, Digital Money & Securitization, Infrastructure & Real Estate, and Agri-Tech.

• Landmark Bilateral Milestones: Concluded with the signing and official launch of the multi-million-dollar Saudi–Georgian Investment Platform.

Tbilisi, Georgia — The Biltmore Hotel: The Global Investors Forum (GIF 2025) brought together economic ministers, sovereign wealth funds, institutional investors, and multinational corporate leaders in the Georgian capital. Hosted at The Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi—a five-star architectural landmark at the crossroads of Europe and Asia—GIF 2025 served as a high-impact gateway establishing a unified economic corridor between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and Eurasia.

GIF 2025 was organized as a flagship initiative of Innovents ME and AGI Holding, held in strategic partnership with EurAsia Gulf, and supported by the Embassy of Georgia in the UAE, the Hong Kong – Middle East Business Chamber, and ICC Georgia. Key corporate and institutional sponsors included Petra Group, Evolutions, D&B Properties, Royal B, Allezz, BAM Advisors, and Masar Travel.

Elite Keynote Speeches & Strategic Vision

The forum opened with distinguished keynote remarks emphasizing governance, cross-continental integration, and forward-looking economic frameworks:

• H.E. Dr. Abdullah Mohammed Obaid Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the Sharjah Consultative Council, delivered a powerful keynote defining the distinction between a conventional green economy and systemic sustainability. He underscored that environmental initiatives alone cannot succeed without sound institutional governance, robust regulatory systems, and long-term societal resilience: "Genuine sustainability requires global cooperation and strong institutions. This forum provides the ideal platform to align private capital with strategies that safeguard our collective future."
• Dr. Sadeddine Mneimne, Chairman of AGI Holding and Founder of the Global Investors Forum, articulated the summit's core mission: building actionable bridges connecting capital with bankable project pipelines across East and West: "Our commitment is clear: to build a platform that evolves beyond borders to become a global engine for opportunity creation and future-ready economies."
• H.E. Aref Ali Rashid Al Abbar, Diplomatic Advisor and International Arbitrator, spoke on establishing secure legal and institutional mechanisms that safeguard cross-border investor confidence.
• Dr. Arif Anis MBE, internationally acclaimed leadership authority, addressed leadership paradigms required to navigate emerging-market volatility.
• ICC & Chamber Representatives, including leaders from ICC Paris, ICC UAE, and the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce, detailed frameworks for trade dispute resolution, bilateral chamber connectivity, and streamlined tariff pathways.

High-Growth Sectors & Core Talking Points

GIF 2025 spotlighted five high-growth sectors through focused, expert-led panels that uncovered tangible investment opportunities and scalable models:

Sector 1: Tech-Enabled Sustainability: Investing in a Smarter, Greener Future

Exploring how sustainability and technology converge to reshape capital allocation across emerging economies. Innovation in clean energy, green construction, and smart infrastructure is opening new pathways to low-carbon economic growth.

• Key Talking Points: 
  • Regional and global outlook for sustainable technology ecosystems.
  • Direct investment vehicles in renewable energy, green building certifications, clean mobility, and climate-tech startups.
  • Smart power grids, IoT sensors, and AI-driven data analytics for environmental monitoring and energy efficiency.
  • Balancing national decarbonization commitments with competitive investor returns.

Sector 2: Tourism Transformation: Medical, Cultural & Experiential Pathways to Growth

Covering the entire tourism spectrum—from luxury wellness and eco-resorts to medical and cultural tourism—and positioning Georgia as an international crossroads for experiential travel.

• Key Talking Points: 
  • Georgia's strategic advantages as a rising hub for medical, thermal, and wellness tourism.
  • Modernizing hospitality infrastructure through smart booking platforms, AI personalization, and digital connectivity.
  • Developing high-yield eco-tourism destinations while preserving biodiversity and cultural authenticity.
  • Attracting private equity into four-star and boutique hospitality assets across regional transit hubs.

Sector 3: Digital Money & Securitization: The New Era of Capital

A thought-leadership dialogue where financial regulators, institutional investors, and fintech innovators converged to examine how tokenization and digital assets unlock unprecedented liquidity across the Dubai–Tbilisi–Hong Kong corridors.

• Key Talking Points: 
  • Positioning Georgia and GIF as strategic regional hubs for digital finance and regulatory sandbox initiatives.
  • Asset tokenization and securitization models for physical infrastructure, real estate, and supply chain finance.
  • The evolution of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and their role in cross-border settlements.
  • Bridging cutting-edge financial engineering with stringent regulatory compliance and anti-fraud architecture.

Sector 4: Building Tomorrow: Real Estate & Infrastructure for Growth

Examining real estate as a regional growth engine across residential, logistics, hospitality, and mixed-use commercial developments in emerging Eurasia.

• Key Talking Points: 
  • Performance metrics of Georgia’s urban real estate market and its role in sovereign wealth portfolio diversification.
  • Developing smart city districts integrating renewable microgrids, automated waste management, and transit-oriented design.
  • Industrial real estate, free-zone logistics hubs, and dry-port warehouses catering to modern Eurasian trade arteries.
  • Structuring foreign direct investment (FDI) joint ventures with local developers under guaranteed completion frameworks.

Sector 5: Agri-Tech, Agri-Investments & Food Security

Spotlighting the intersection of precision agriculture, vertical farming, and cold-chain logistics to safeguard regional food resilience.

• Key Talking Points: 
  • Georgia’s agricultural expansion and pivotal contribution to Black Sea and Gulf food trade corridors.
  • Advanced seed-to-shelf cultivation methods, controlled-environment agriculture, and mycelium biotechnology (demonstrated by AGI Holding).
  • End-to-end QR traceability, automated testing, and EU/Halal organic export certifications.
  • Financing models for modernizing processing facilities and reducing post-harvest wastage in primary produce.

Day 1 Highlights

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Day 1 commenced with the official opening ceremony, the Georgian national anthem, and welcoming addresses by ICC representatives and government leaders. Plenary sessions examined macroeconomic shifts and sector convergence across energy transition, smart manufacturing, and experiential tourism. A private VIP networking luncheon provided an exclusive setting for sovereign delegations, family offices, and institutional investors to initiate bilateral project discussions.

Day 2 Highlights: Landmark Bilateral Milestones

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Day 2 delivered decisive commercial outcomes, highlighted by targeted pitch sessions and bilateral contract signings:

• Investment Project Pitch Sessions: Showcase presentations featured specialized ventures including Lotus Impact Finance, Bazaar Accounting, and AGI Holding's functional agriculture portfolio, connecting high-potential innovators directly with private equity capital.
• The Saudi–Georgian Investment Platform: The defining milestone of the forum was the official establishment of this commercial joint venture, signed in the presence of Ahmed AlDakheel (Chairman, Saudi Business Council – Central Asian Countries), George Svanidze (Founder, Petra Group), Ahmed Al Areej (Chairman, World Luxury Group), Dr. Tasyir Al Khunaizi (Deputy CEO, Georgia Saudi Investment Corporation), and Dr. Sadeddine Mneimne. The platform manages a multi-hundred-million-dollar portfolio targeting wellness, real estate, hospitality, and sustainable agriculture in both nations.
• Future Expansion Roadmaps: Innovents ME announced the destination roadmap for future Global Investors Forum summits, spanning the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the Dominican Republic.

Day 3 Highlights: Investment & Cultural Field Tour in Kakheti

The final day took delegates beyond the conference hall into the heart of Georgia’s vibrant eastern province of Kakheti for a curated day of on-site project due diligence and cultural immersion:

• Modern Agribusiness Site Visit: Delegates toured an operating sustainable farming and processing complex, reviewing automated irrigation and organic yield capabilities firsthand.
• Smart Tourism & Hospitality Project Inspection: A site visit to a luxury eco-resort development showcased how foreign investment integrates with natural landscapes to generate sustainable tourism revenue.
• Regional Innovation Hub Tour: Delegates engaged with local tech entrepreneurs and provincial administrators advancing regional digitisation.
• Sighnaghi Cultural Immersion & Closing Reflections: The tour concluded in the historic town of Sighnaghi with a traditional Georgian networking luncheon, where participants finalized bilateral connections and established long-term follow-up roadmaps.

About the Venue: The Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi

Situated along the historic Rustaveli Avenue, The Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi is a five-star landmark combining neoclassical grandeur with a contemporary glass skyscraper. As the tallest hotel in Georgia, it offered delegates panoramic vistas of the capital, state-of-the-art conference auditoriums, private deal rooms, and world-class hospitality tailored for sovereign and C-suite summits.

About the Global Investors Forum (GIF)

The Global Investors Forum is a premier international economic initiative founded under the leadership of AGI Holding. GIF establishes an institutional ecosystem connecting governments, sovereign wealth funds, and institutional capital from the GCC with dynamic investment corridors worldwide, transforming strategic dialogue into executed joint ventures and sustainable growth.

About AGI Holding

A global enterprise dedicated to delivering innovative and sustainable solutions across food security, agriculture, technology, and strategic advisory. Established in 2016, AGI Holding champions long-term economic development and cross-border value creation.

For more information, please visit agiholding.co

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About Innovents ME

Innovents ME is the dedicated events and exhibitions arm of AGI Holding, specializing in world-class experiences that connect businesses, governments, and institutional investors across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Georgia, and global financial centers. With a standard of operational precision and creative excellence, Innovents ME drives high-impact forums that shape markets and foster cross-sector growth.