Speakers/ Panelists
Theme 1: Thought Leadership for Digital Karnali
Mr. Raj Kumar Sharma
Hon. Chief Minister
Karnali Pradesh
Chief Guest
Mr. Ganga Narayan Shrestha
Hon. Minister
MoIAL, Bagmati Pradesh
Special Guest
Mr. Shiva Raj Bhatta
Hon. Minister
MoIAL, Sudurpaschim Pradesh
Special Guest
Mr. Krishna Bahadur GC
Hon. Minister
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law,
Karnali Province
Speakers and Keynote Speakers
Mrs. Mohan Maya Dhakal
Mayor
Birendranagar Municipality
Mr. Yogendra Shahi
Hon. VC
Karnali Province Planning Commission, Karnali Pradesh
Mr. Dhruba Ghimire
Secretary
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law, Karnali Pradesh
Mr. Ganesh Shah
Former Minister and Patron
ICT Foundation Nepal
Mr. Ram Kumar Yadav
Data Management and M&E Analyst
UNDP / EUSIF Surkhet
Mr. Manohar Kumar Bhattarai
ICT Expert and Former VC
HLCIT, GoN
Mr. Prem Prakash Chanda
Chairperson
President, CAN Federation, Karnali
Asst. Prof. Mr. Pancha Dev Bhatta
Mid Western University (MWU)
Mr. Padam Bahadur Shahi
FNCCI
Karnali Pradesh
Dr. Rabindra Dhakal
Secretary
NAST
Panelists
Mr. Mahendra Bahadur Shahi
Former Chief Minister
Karnali Pradesh and Hon. Member, House of Representatives, Nepal
Mr. Jeevan Bahadur Shahi
Former Chief Minister
Karnali Pradesh and Hon. Member, Karnali Provincial Assembly
Mr. Kamal Lamsal
Chairperson
Hriti Foundation
Theme 2: Laying the Foundation for Digital Karnali
Er. Binod Chandra Shrestha
Deputy Director
Nepal Telecommunications Authority
Mr. Hiranya Bastakoti
Deputy Director
Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA)
Mr. Umesh Prasad Shah
Director
Provincial Directorate Surkhet Karnali Province
Er. Shambhu Kusiyait Yadav
Provincial Chief
Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA)
Mr. Keshab Nepal
CEO
WorldLink Communications Ltd.
Mr. Pradeep Panhaur
Country Representative
Kacific Broadband Satellite Ltd.
Mr. Dharmaraj Khadka
CEO
Everest Net, Karnali
Mr. Bijay Timilsina
Tech Journalist
Theme 3: Data, Disaster, and Digital Development
Mr. Pradip Khatiwada
Executive Director
Youth Innovation Lab
Ms. Ojashwi KC
Program Associate
The Asia Foundation
Mr. Puspa Badi
Mayor
Chourjahari Municipality, Rukum
Mr. Rabindra Acharya
Under Secretary
MoH, GoN
Mr. Pradip Sharma Paudel
Executive Director
NITC, GoN
Md. Rafeeque A. Shidhiqui
Head, UNDP
Karnali Pradesh
Mr. Vijaya Bahadur Shah
CEO
Himalayan Everest Insurance
Dr. Bhoj Raj Ghimire
Head-School of Technology & Program Coordinator
(MPhil ICT)
Nepal Open University
Theme 04: Digital Economy and Investment for Digital Karnali
Mr. Hariram Rimal
ICT Foundation Nepal
Mr. Richan Shrestha
President
NAS-IT, Nepal
Dr. Binod Prasad Devkota
Secretary
Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Forests and Environment, Karnali Pradesh
Mr. Gunakar Bhatta
Spokesperson and Executive Director
PSD, NRB
Ms. Maggie Doyne
Co-founder
Kopila Valley Children's Home, Surkhet
Mr. Ram Kishor Rawal
Founder President
CAN Federation Surkhet
Mr. Rajan Bajracharya
Founder
GeoKRISHI
Mr. Ganesh Kanchan Bharati
Journalist
Mr. Sushil Bhatta
CEO
Investment Board Nepal(IBN), GoN
Mr. Bed Raj Singh
Hon. Minister
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Planning, Karnali Pradesh
Theme 05: Unleashing the Potentials for Building Digital Leadership for Digital Karnali
Mr. Dipesh Bista
CEO
e-Governance Commission, GoN
Mr. Avilash Chakrawarti
IT and e-Governance Expert
PPIU- Karnali Province
Mr. Naresh Bhandari
Former Minister
Karnali Pradesh
Mr. Dharma Raj Shahi
Mayor
Raskot Nagarpalika, Karnali Pradesh
Ms. Tulasa Malla
Hon. Member
Provincial Assembly, Karnali Pradesh
Mr. Vivek SJB Rana
ICT Expert
Mr. Shankar Sharma
Founder
Aadim College
Mr. Bibhusan Bista
CEO
Young Innovation
Theme 06: Harmonizing Digitalization and Development for Digital Karnali
Dr. Dipendra Rokaya
Former VC
Karnali Province Planning Commission
Mr. Ananda Saru
Secretary
CM Office, Karnali Pradesh
Mr. Birendra Kumar Yadav
Secretary
MoIAL Madhesh Pradesh
Mr. Narayan Timilsina
Under Secretary
IT Division, MoCIT, GoN
Mr. Manohar Kumar Bhattarai
ICT Expert and Former VC
HLCIT, GoNICT Expert and Former VC, HLCIT, GoN
Mr. Hempal Shrestha
ICT Specialist
Mr. Krishna Bahadur GC
Hon. Minister
Mr. Raj Kumar Sharma
Hon. Chief Minister
Karnali Pradesh
