The Research Policy Committee is responsible for research policy and cross-organization research initiatives and for advising on strategic matters relating to the research activities of the Association.
Monitor and analyse external developments, policies and consultations that affect research, innovation and knowledge exchange; and ensure that procedures are in place to enable the organization to respond effectively.
Tengiz Lomitashvili – The head of EBA Policy Research Committee
Tengiz Lomitashvili is a managing partner at TBSC Consulting, a leading economic policy and business consultancy firm based in Georgia. Tengiz holds a master’s degree in economics and has 20 years of experience in economic policy research in diverse economic sectors, having worked for high-profile international organizations and development partners such as the Asian Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the United Nations Development Programme, the European Commission, the World Bank, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the United States Agency for International Development, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Institute, and several others.
He has succeeded in raising TBSC Consulting’s profile in Georgia and facilitating the company’s entry into new regional markets in Central Asia. Tengiz is also chairperson of the Policy Research Committee at the European Business Association Georgia.