The defense of master's theses for students in the Caucasus School of Business Master's Program will take place on December 23, 24, and 25.

On December 23, from 10:00, the following works will be presented in Auditorium D33:

1. Ketevan Bogveli "Consumer Shopping Behaviors: A Comparative Study of Online versus In-Store Clothing Purchases in Georgia";
2. Nino Jeladze "Influence of leadership on the motivation and trust of the employees during the transformation;
3. Mariam Buhagiar  "Fundraising Strategies and Donor Relationship Management for NGOs in Georgia";
4. Keti Mtivlishvili "The Role of AI Technologies in the Tourism Industry";
5. Giorgi Zazadze "Managing Change in the Georgian Banking Sector"";
6. Khatuna Mania "The Impact of Technological Factors on Supply Chain Management Optimization";
7. Faria Farokhian "Strategic Management Adopting Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Organizations and Biomedical Engineering";
8. Salome Sturua "The Impact of Organizational Culture on Employee Loyalty: A Case Study of the Georgian Banking Sector".

On December 24, from 11:00, the following papers will be presented in Auditorium D33:

1. Davit Lomadze " Impact of Country Risk on loan Interest Rates in Georgia";
2. LIka Chanturia "The Implications of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) for Banking Sector in Georgia";
3. Mariam Gigauri "The impact of Fintech (financial technology) on traditional financial institutions in Georgia";
4. Tamriko Aziziani "A Study of Solvency in the Georgian Construction Materials Sector Using Financial Indicators and Comparative Analysis for H2 2024, based on Empirical and Primary Research (A Regulatory Perspective)";
5. Ana Benashvili  "Open Banking Adoption in Georgia:Opportunities, Challenges, and Global Insights";
6. Rati Gubeladze "The Analysis of Cryptocurrency Trading Development in Georgia";
7. Anano Khabarashvili "Development of Capital Markets in Georgia: Opportunities and Challenges".

On December 25, from 13:00, the following papers will be presented in Auditorium D33: 

1. Ilia Kikilashvili  "The Impact of Asset Evaluation Practices on the Improvement of ERM Frameworks in Georgian Banking Institution";
2. Mariam Shengelia "Operational Risk Management in Fintech Industry";
3. Salome Tchanturia "The Impact of Tourism on Georgia’s Economy: Analysis of Financial Flows and Economic Development (Georgian Evidence)";
4. Giorgi Sanikidze "The integration of the General Data Protection Regulation into the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive".