Scrum User Group Tbilisi Meetup Vol. 5
# Scrum User Group Tbilisi Meetup Vol. 5!
We're excited to welcome you to the fifth gathering of Scrum User Group Tbilisi, officially recognized by Scrum Alliance and organized together with Agile Community Georgia & Armenia, kindly hosted by EPAM Systems.
✨ This time is special — international guest Jon Ward (UK), a thought leader in agile, AI, and business strategy, will join us in person in Tbilisi. Alongside him, a strong line-up of local founders and practitioners share real-world experience on building fast, agile use of AI, and project management in the AI era.
## 📍 Event Details
June 19 (Friday) 18:00 EPAM Georgia, Lounge Space, 1st Floor, Kvernadze 10 Language: English
## 📋 Agenda
18:00 – 18:30 | Talk & Q&A How Amadeo Builds Enterprise-Level Product — Fast, Giorgi Chugoshvili (Co-founder, Amadeo) 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/giochugo/
18:30 – 19:30 | Talk & Q&A Transitioning the Reluctant Organisation — Making Agile Happen! Jon Ward (Principal AI Consultant, Automation Consultants) 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-ward-26780/
19:30 – 19:50 | Break, Networking & Snacks
19:50 – 20:00 | Scrum Alliance Intro
20:00 – 20:20 | Talk & Q&A The End of Perfect Planning — Agile Use of AI, Dr. Elyar Akhi (Founder & CEO, Waiter Call) 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/elyar-akhi-2300a92b5/
20:20 – 20:40 | Experience Report & Q&A The Last Project Manager Without AI, Irakli Svanidze (AI Dev & Operations Team Lead, Making Science Global) 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/iraklisvanidze/
## 👥 Speakers
Giorgi Chugoshvili — Co-founder, Amadeo Giorgi leads product at Amadeo, where a lean team ships enterprise-grade software at startup speed by combining tight workflows, clear communication, and AI as a real productivity layer. 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/giochugo/
Jon Ward — Principal AI Consultant, Automation Consultants Ex CEO, Managing Director, and Geschäftsführer, Jon operates at the crossroads of agile, AI, and business strategy. A recognised Thought Leader of the Agile Business Consortium and member of the Business Agility Think Tank, he is the author of A New Look at Strategic Adaptation and is currently exploring how Digital Models and agentive AI can foster agility. He lives by the Atlantic in Westward Ho!, England. 🔗
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-ward-26780/
Dr. Elyar Akhi — Founder & CEO, Waiter Call A 3-time founder with a previous successful exit, Elyar runs Waiter Call, a bootstrapped AI-native hospitality platform operating across 8 countries and 3 continents. Originally a Doctor of Dental Medicine, he became a product innovator, sales expert, and startup mentor across Silicon Valley, Japan, Denmark, Taiwan, and the EU, mentoring 100+ founders in Georgia. His work has been featured in Inc Magazine, Entrepreneur, TRT World, and Anadolu Agency. 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/elyar-akhi-2300a92b5/
Irakli Svanidze — AI Dev & Operations Team Lead, Making Science Global A PMP®-certified project manager and Doctor of Informatics with 12+ years across Software Development, FinTech, Hospitality, and Gambling, Irakli now leads AI development and operations at Making Science Global (among Spain's 100 best companies). His focus is on AI transformation, process automation, and integrating AI into everyday business operations. 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/iraklisvanidze/
See you there! 🚀