Georgian businessman Valeri Chekheria among 100 young global leaders

Chief Executive Officer of Adjara Group Hospitality, Valeri Chekheria is among 100 of the world’s brightest young global leaders under 40.

One hundred of the world’s most promising artists, business leaders, public servants, technologists and social entrepreneurs have been asked to join the World Economic Forum’s community of Young Global Leaders.

They are joining a community and five-year program that will challenge them to think beyond their scope of expertise and be more impactful leaders.

"They were nominated because of their ground-breaking work, creative approaches to problems and ability to build bridges across cultures and between business, government, and civil society”, read the World Economic Forum statement.

As for Georgian leader Chekheria, he is described as one of the visionaries leading the creative transformation of Georgia's capital, Tbilisi.

"His company is on the cusp of revolutionising the hospitality industry as the country raises the tourism bar and positions itself as an emerging European destination”.