Alu Gamakharia – Director of Association ,,Peaceful and Business Caucasus”, member of the board.

Manager of Business and Development Network Kutaisi office.

He graduated Moscow Engineering - Economic State University (now University) , specialty engineer - economist .

1974-1993 Lived and worked in Sukhumi, was the the general director of the enterprise `Orgtechnics` (Sokhumkhelsatsko).

1990-2014 – has attended training -seminars and courses on the following topics:

- Modern management and marketing, with participation of business tours in Europe.

- Accounting reform in Enterprises` under USAID project , Kutaisi

In January and March 2013, with Eurasia Partnership Foundation support he passed the consultation and training center courses in the following areas:

- Strategic planning;

- Human Resource Management;

- Project Cycle Management .

2013-2014 years: Trainings of a joint EU/UNDP initiative COBERM: Use of results-based approaches for confidence building projects.

February-March 2015: Developing strong creative approaches among entrepreneurs

-other various trainings on economics and business, as well as on Conflict management

He has published a guide "How to Improve and Manage Own Business." He conducts training on various non-governmental organizations and the establishment and activities of the Coalition .

He regularly organizes or takes part in meetings of public diplomacy within Georgia and abroad in various formats Georgian - Abkhazian and Georgian - Ossetian dialogue.

In December 2008 , " Universal Peace Federation " - has awarded him with the honorary title of " Ambassador of Peace".

She graduated Maksim Gorky State University, Faculty of Philology, Georgian language and literature, linguistics specialization (1988).

She attended and went through the following trainings and courses:

– 1996, TACIS – The College of Public Administration course management services;

– 2002 – under the auspices of the United Nations Development Training – Course, Case management and document organization 

– Personnel Tracking and Management Systems;

– January 2013 – March, EPF support, advice and training courses in the following areas:

• Strategic planning;
• Human Resource Management;
• Project Cycle Management.

– February-March 2015: Developing strong creative approaches among entrepreneurs;
– Other various trainings on economics and business, as well as on conflict management;

– 18 June of 2014 – Supreme Council of Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia awarded her by a diploma for the active civic position and the personal contribution in Georgian-Abkhazian relations.

She works in APBC since 2004 as an office manager.

– She graduated Akaki Tsereteli State University, in Kutaisi, the Faculty of Law and is qualified as a lawyer (2001 ). She has also graduated Indiana University School of Law (IUPUI) majoring in International Human Rights Law (2007);

– She has a vast experience in working with non-governmental organizations, cultural – humanitarian Fund “Sukhumi” – in which she led women’s rights sector in 2000-2006;

– Presently, she cooperates with Fund “Sukhumi” as a consultant. In 2007-2008, she worked for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees as a national consultant on refugee issues;
– Since 2012 she works in the field of child welfare in the UK – the charity organization “Every Child “, as a Program Manager.