The author of the brief on the development of regions. Ivan was born in Svetlogorsk and graduated from the Faculty of Law of the European Humanities University. He worked as a director of the “Interakcia” foundation, where he was engaged in regional development projects for more than fifteen years. Ivan is also the Chairman of the Board of the Sustainable Cities and Community Support Agency “Interakcia” (Georgia), and is the Policy and Institutional Relations Coordinator of the Eastern Partnership Climate and Energy Covenant of Mayors from 2022.