Past events

Eastern Partnership Conference - A stronger economy for stronger societies
On 7 December in Vienna, the Austrian Presidency of the European Council is hosting the first high-level annual Eastern Partnership (EaP) conference around the subject of ‘ A stronger economy for stronger societies - Investing in people for sustainable growth ’. Following up on the Eastern Partnership Summit last November, it is now time to take stock of the achievements within the 20...
Eastern Partnership Business Forum 2018
The Eastern Partnership Business Forum 2018 takes place in Vienna on 6 December, organised by the Austrian Presidency of the EU Council . The Forum and B2B Matchmaking platform will be an opportunity for representatives of companies, experts and public institution from EU member states and the EU’s six Eastern partner countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, and...
Export strategy development training
The EBRD Advice for Small Businesses programme under the EU4Business initiative is inviting SMEs in Georgia to submit applications to attend a three-day Export Strategy Development training course from 4-6 December in Tbilisi. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Georgia working to improve their competitiveness to succeed in international markets have the opportunity to benefit from this...
High-Quality Financial Information & Economic Integration
The 2018 Ministerial Conference on ‘ High-Quality Financial Information & Economic Integration ’ will be held on 27 November at the Hofburg Congress Centre in Vienna, with a week of side events before and after the conference. The event is organised by the World Bank's Centre for Financial Reporting Reform and hosted by the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The...
OECD Eurasia Week 2018
OECD Eurasia Week 2018 takes place in Paris on 19-21 November around the theme “OECDeurasia@10: Drawing the Lessons, Shaping the Future” . This year’s Eurasia Week will include a peer review of Azerbaijan on the topics of the SME Roadmap and Inclusive Investment in the Consumer Goods Sector, and a monitoring review of Georgia’s SME Strategy. Both sessions will discuss the reports that the OECD...
Change Management for Consulting
The EBRD and EU4Business are organising a four-day training on ‘Change Management for Consulting’, to be held in Tbilisi on 8-9 November and 17-18 December. The course gives a complete overview of change management for consulting. Participants will learn the change management skills to meet the demands of sophisticated clients and deliver larger and more complex projects. Thecourse also provides...
Going Digital
Women entrepreneurs are invited to a ‘Going Digital’ training organised by the Women in Business programme of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the EU4Business initiative. The training takes place in two parts on 25-26 October and 15-16 November 2018, in Tbilisi, and the deadline for registration is 12 October. The course gives an in-depth insight into what marketing...
Change Management for Consultants
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is inviting business consultants to a four-day EU4Business training course on ‘Change Management for Consultants’. The course takes place in the Georgian capital Tbilisi over two modules, on 27-28 September and 8-9 November. The deadline for applications is 24 September. The course will provide consultants with the tools, methodologies...
Eastern Partnership: Ready to Trade
On 2 July, the International Trade Centre (ITC) will officially launch the ‘Eastern Partnership: Ready to Trade - an EU4Business initiative’ project in Georgia. The purpose of the event is to present to the business community, institutions and government officials the key features of the project in Georgia, including the main findings of the value chain analysis for the selected product groups...
Managing a Consulting Business
A three-day training course for business consultants on ‘Managing a Consulting Business’ will take place in Tbilisi on 26-28 June, organised by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development as part of the EU4Business initiative. The deadline for applications to take part is 20 June. The course gives a complete overview of managing a consulting business, from reaching out to new client...