The closing event of the SDG Innovation Accelerator for Young Professionals was held within the scope of the cooperation between Caucasus University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center and UN Global Compact Network Georgia.

As part of the closing event, the program’s participating organizations—Grant Thornton Georgia, EY Georgia, Georgian Farmers’ Association, Crystal, and Tegeta—presented their innovative sustainability projects. 

A total of 4 camps were held at Caucasus University within the program's scope, where the program facilitator introduced the participants to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, emphasizing their importance and providing guidance on implementing innovative sustainability projects.

Intensive mentoring sessions were also held along with the camps, during which the program participants had an opportunity to receive practical feedback from experienced mentors and develop their ideas into workable projects they will implement in their respective companies. The mentoring sessions were led by Irakli Svanidze– Manager of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center and Visiting lecturer at Caucasus University, and Giorgi Burduli – Visiting lecturer at Caucasus University.

At the final event of the program, the guests were addressed by Salome Zurabishvili - Executive Director of the UN Global Compact Network Georgia; Irena Melua, Vice President for Internationalization at Caucasus University, Ketevan Botchorishvili, Acceleration Programs and Academic Manager of the UN Global Compact Network Georgia, Irakli Svanidze, Manager of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center and Program Mentor, and Sesili Verdzadze, Program Facilitator, and Project Manager of Supporting Public Administration Reform in Georgia.

SDG Innovation Accelerator for Young Professionals was conducted with the support of the United Nations Global Compact and the Swedish Government, in cooperation with Caucasus University.