President awards Georgian startup Theneo founder Ana Robakidze with Medal of Honour at Globalize UK 2022

Georgian president Salome Zourabichvili on Friday awarded Ana Robakidze, the founder and CEO of an AI platform Theneo with the Medal of Honour for the creation of a successful business project and her “significant contribution” to the promotion of Georgian startups abroad, at the international conference Globalize UK 2022 in London.

Before the award ceremony, Zourabichvili opened the conference with her address to the Georgian startups and exporters and noted the country’s “support” for the conference represented that Georgia needed to be part of the global world, the president’s press office said.

Salome Zourabichvili addressing the guests. Photo: President's press office

This is what is happening today in the world, when you turn ideas into reality and into one of the instruments of the development of the country, [...] We have a big amount of human power, human brain and the wish to export Georgia”, the president noted.

In her address, Georgia’s ambassador to the UK, Sophie Katsarava, highlighted the importance of providing “such high-level” support to the startup companies by the Georgian president and government.

 Georgia’s ambassador to the UK, Sophie Katsarava's address. Photo: Georgia in the UK/Facebook

Attracting investments is one of our tasks and priorities and I think that such events contribute to greater awareness of investors and also to the establishment of Georgian companies in the British market", Katsarava said.

An exhibition was held within the framework of the conference, where ten Georgian startups presented their company to British investors, diaspora and businessmen, as well as trade associations and members of entrepreneurship centres, to attract investments. 

The event aimed at supporting Georgian companies and bridging them with the UK’s startups to further exchange experience, share networks, and attract investors in the innovation and technological industry.