Summit schedule

Registration/Networking

Chair and Welcome Address:
Hon’ble Nabindra Raj Joshi, Minister, Ministry of Industry

Inauguration:
Chief Guest Rt. Hon’ble Prime Minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’

Keynote Speech:
Hon’ble Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat, Former Finance Minister
Mr. Jin Liqun, President, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Remarks:
Hon’ble Krishna Bahadur Mahara, Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Finance, Nepal

Address/Commitment by political leaders:
Hon’ble K P Sharma Oli, Chairman, CPN/UML
Hon’ble Sher Bahadur Deuba, President Nepali Congress

Special Address:
Chief Guest Rt. Hon’ble Prime Minister of Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’

Vote of Thanks:
Mr. Maha Prasad Adhikari, CEO, Investment Board of Nepal

Cultural Performance: TAPPA Dance by Sadhana Kala Kendra

Creating Conducive Business Climate-Program & Policy:
Mr. Shankar Prasad Koirala, Secretary, Ministry of Industry

Sectoral Overview and Project Specific Opportunities:
Mr. Maha Prasad Adhikari, CEO, Office of the Investment Board

Question and Answer Session
Remarks by the Session Chair

Session Chair:
Hon’ble Dr. Min Bahadur Shrestha, Vice-Chair, National Planning Commission

Cultural Performance: CHHALIYA Dance by Sadhana Kala Kendra

Foreign Investors
Mr. Suyash Chauhan, MD, Unilever Nepal
Mr. Puneet Varshney, MD, Bottlers Nepal (Coca-Cola)

Nepali Investors
Mr. Suraj Vaidya, President, SAARC CCI
Mr. Padma Jyoti, President, Jyoti Group of Companies
Ms. Bhawani Rana, Senior Vice President, FNCCI
Mr. Hari Bhakta Sharma, President, CNI

NRN Investor
Dr. Upendra Mahato, Ex-President, NRNA

Session Chair:
Dr. Shankar Sharma, Former Vice Chair, National Planning Commission

Cultural Performance: JHYAURE Dance by Sadhana Kala Kendra

Keynote Address:
Hon’ble Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, India

Ms. Michelle Simmons, General Manager, Microsoft Asia Pacific
H.E. Mr. Asfaw Dingamo Kame, Ambassador of Ethiopia to India
Ms. Wendy Jo Werner, Country Manager, IFC
Tan Sri Dr. M. Kayveas, Former Minister & Current Advisor to Ministry of Transport, Malaysia
H. E. Mr. Richard Morris, Ambassador, British Embassy in Kathmandu

Session Chair:
Hon’ble Dr. Swarnim Wagle, Member, National Planning Commission

Cultural Performance: BHAIRAV-KALI Dance by Sadhana Kala Kendra
Cultural Performance: LAKHEY Dance by Sadhana Kala Kendra
Musical Performance: Kutumba

1. ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE: STEERING NEPAL’S ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION
Special Address:
Hon’ble Mr. Janardan Sharma ‘Prabhakar’, Minister of Energy
Hon’ble Mr. Ramesh Lekhak, Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport

Panelists:
Mr. Kul Man Ghising, NEA, MD
Mr. Li Yanfeng, Power China Resources Ltd
Mr. Harvinder Manocha, Chief Operating Officer, GMR Energy
Mr. Ashish Garg, Executive Director, Lower Solu Hydro Electric Project
Dr. Er. Chandika Prasad Bhatta, Executive Director, SEZ Authority

Session Chair:
Dr. Jagadish Chandra Pokharel, Former Vice Chair, National Planning Commission

2. INFORMATION COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY:
MARCHING TOWARDS A DIGITAL ECONOMY
Panelists:
Mr. Birendra Kumar Mishra, DG, DOIT
Mr. Allen Bailochan Tuladhar - Country Director, Microsoft Innovation Center, Nepal
Mr. Karmath Dangol - VP of Engineering, Cloud Factory
Mr. Nirvana Chaudhary, MD, Chaudhary Group
Mr. Biswas Dhakal, Chairman and President, F1Soft

Session Chair:
Mr. Manohar Bhattarai, Former Vice-Chair, High Level Commission for Information Technology

Cultural Performance: GARRA Dance by Sadhana Kala Kendra

1. TOURISM: INSPIRING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Special Address:
Hon’ble Mr. Jeevan Bahadur Shahi, Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation

Panelists:
Mr. Dipak Raj Joshi, CEO, Nepal Tourism Board
Mr. Yogendra Man Shakya, ACE Hotels & Resorts
Mr. Sugat Ratna Kansakar, MD, Nepal Airlines Corporation
Mr. Rabendra Raj Pandey, Past President, NATTA

Session Chair:
Mr. Prachanda Man Shrestha, Former CEO, Nepal Tourism Board

2. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS/ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS:
CREATING VALUE FOR MONEY
Special Address:
Dr. Chiranjibi Nepal, Governor, NRB

Panelists:
Mr. Anil Shah - President Nepal Bankers Association/ CEO Mega Bank
Mr. Joseph Silvanus – CEO, Standard Chartered Bank Limited
Mr. Siddhant Raj Pandey – CEO, Business Oxygen
Mr. Tim Gocher – CEO, Dolma Development Fund

Session Chair:
Mr. Krishna Bahadur Manandhar, Former Acting Governor

Cultural Performance: MAGAUTA Dance by Sadhana Kala Kendra

1. MINES AND MINERALS: UNEARTHING THE PATH TO PROSPERITY
Presentation:
Mr. Rajendra Prasad Khanal, DG Department of Mines and Geology

Panelists:
Mr. Bharat Kunwar, Chairman, Rolpa Cement
Mr. Satish Kumar More, Director, Hongshi Shivam Cement Company
Prof. Mr. Krishna Prasad Kafle, Senior Geologist
Dr. Ramesh Prasad Bashyal, Petroleum Expert
Ms. Liu Yunxia, VP, General Manager of Overseas Business, Huaxin Cement

Session Chair:
Hon’ble Dr. Chandra Kant Poudel, Member, National Planning Commission

2. AGRO AND FOREST PRODUCTS: PROCESSING AND MANUFACTURING:
CREATING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH NICHE AND VALUE CHAINS
Special Address:
Hon’ble Mr. Romi Gauchan Thakali, Minister of Commerce

Panelists:
Mr. Ananda Bagaria – Managing Director, NIMBUS
Mr. Neeraj Rathi, Managing Director, RAKURA
Ms. Saraswati Gurung, Manager, Himalayan Bio Trade
Mr. Shekhar Golchha, Director, Golchha Organisation
Mr. Suresh Kanthaliya, General Manager, Patanjali
Mr. Shyam Prasad Giri, President, FNCSI

Session Chair:
Dr. Bimala Rai Poudyal, Former Member, National Planning Commission

Cultural Performance: HUDKELI Dance by Sadhana Kala Kendra

Opening:
Mr. Shanker Das Bairagi, Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Rapporteur, Declarations and Announcements:
Mr. Maha Prasad Adhikari, CEO, Office of the Investment Board Nepal

Concluding Address:
Hon’ble Mr. Kanchan Chandra Bade, State Minister, Minstry of Industry
Hon’ble Mr. Nabindra Raj Joshi, Minister, Ministry of Industry

Vote of Thanks:
Mr. Shankar Prasad Koirala, Secretary, Ministry of Industry

Musical Performance: Kutumba and Kanta Dub Dub Fusion