WSF Speaker: Vera Kobalia, former Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
WSF Speaker: Vera Kobalia, former Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
The WSF Team is proud to announce that Vera Kobalia, former Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, will be a speaker at Warsaw Security Forum 2015.
She served as Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia from 2010-2012. Under her leadership, she was responsible for executing key reforms in tourism, transport, construction and industry. She is also known as one of the initiators of developing the green economy in Georgia.
Prior to her appointment to the Cabinet of Georgia, Kobalia started Coalition for Justice, a non-profit organization that focuses on protecting the rights of refugees in Georgia. Before that, she worked at various Canadian companies in marketing and management roles.
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