Resource Persons

Er. Pramila Devi Shakya Bajracharya,

Secretary

Ministry of Education, Science and Technology[MoEST]

Ministry of Education, Science and Technology[MoEST]

Mr. Chandra Prakash Dhakal

President

FNCCI

FNCCI

Mr. Rob Fernn

Dr. Vijaya Kumar Sethu

Professor of Robotics

The Alan Turing Institute

The Alan Turing Institute

Prof. Wolfram Bulgard

Former President

IEEE Robotics and Automation Society

IEEE Robotics and Automation Society

Er.Bikash Gurung

President

Robotics Association of Nepal[RAN]

Robotics Association of Nepal[RAN]

Mrs. Sajana Maharjan

Senior Director

Data for Development

Data for Development

Mrs. Binda Magar

Deputy Resident Representative

UNDP Nepal

UNDP Nepal

Mr. Dipesh Bista

CEO

E-Governance Commission

E-Governance Commission

Mr. Johnny Kim

Executive Director

Korean Association of Robotics

Korean Association of Robotics

Mr. Kevin Niu

President

Chinese Institute of Electronics

Chinese Institute of Electronics

Prof. Dr. Dilip Subba,

Vice Chancellor

Nepal Academy of Science and Technology

Nepal Academy of Science and Technology

Ms. Pramila Kumari

State Minister

Minister of Education, Science and Technology [MoEST]

Minister of Education, Science and Technology [MoEST]

Hon. Minister Ashok Kumar Rai

Minister

Ministry of Education, Science and Technology[MoEST]

Ministry of Education, Science and Technology[MoEST]

Daniel Zhang

Senior Manager

Policy Initiatives at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)

Policy Initiatives at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)

Dr. Bishesh Khanal,

Chief Scientist & Chairman

NAAMII

NAAMII

Calum Handforth

AI Experts

UNDP Nepal

UNDP Nepal

Mr. Parag Shrestha,

South Asia Head,

Fusemachines

Fusemachines

Mr. Pranaya Sthapit

Deputy Director

Data for Development

Data for Development

Mr. Indu Bikram Joshi

Joint Secretary

Ministry of Education, Science and Technology

Ministry of Education, Science and Technology

Er. Subash Dhakal

Under-Secretary

Ministry of Home Affairs

Ministry of Home Affairs

Andre Kwok,

Founder,

Good City Foundation

Good City Foundation

Pratima Gautam

Hon. Member

Constituency Assembly

Constituency Assembly

Mr. Bibhusan Bista

Executive President

Young Innovation Pvt. Ltd.

Young Innovation Pvt. Ltd.

Er. Santosh Sharma,

Under-Secretary,

Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology

Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology

Er. Bijayan BhattaraI

CEO

Diyo.AI

Diyo.AI

Mr. Binay Raut

CEO

Paaila Technologies

Paaila Technologies

DR. SUDAN JHA

SM-IEEE, EIC, Principal Scientist Department of Computer Science & Engineering

Kathmandu University

Kathmandu University

Gaurab Thapa

Cloud Expert and Product Engineer

Hauwei Nepal

Hauwei Nepal

Utkarsha Khanal

Country Manager

Omdena

Omdena

Er. Rajesh Joshi

President

Electronics and Electrical Engineering Society

Electronics and Electrical Engineering Society

Er. Dr. Shreemat Shrestha

Principal Scientist

Nepal Agricultural Research Center.

Nepal Agricultural Research Center.

Dr. Bal Krishna Bal

Associate Professor

Kathmandu University[KU]

Kathmandu University[KU]

Ms. Toni Friedman

Assistent Director

The Asia Foundation

The Asia Foundation

Pradip Khatiwada

Executive Director

Youth Innovation Lab

Youth Innovation Lab

Ms. Manisha Maharjan

Under-Secretary

Ministry of Education, Science and Technology[MoEST]

Ministry of Education, Science and Technology[MoEST]

Mr. Ajay Das

Program Director

USAID Civil Society and Media (CSM)

USAID Civil Society and Media (CSM)

Er. Rojesh Shikrakar

Senior Academic Coordinator

Fusemachines

Fusemachines

Mr. Oliver Tain

Vice-President/Vice-chairman

Global Robotics Cluster/International Alliance of Robotics Association

Global Robotics Cluster/International Alliance of Robotics Association

Mr. Venkatesh Babu

CEO

Glosap Consulting firm, Singapore

Glosap Consulting firm, Singapore

Mr. Mangesh Lal Shrestha,

CEO

Frost Digital Ventures[FDV]

Frost Digital Ventures[FDV]

Ms. Preeti Adhikary

Founder

The Great Nepali Diaspora

The Great Nepali Diaspora

Er. Hirendra Man Pradhan

President

Association of Engineering Colleges of Nepal[AECoN]

Association of Engineering Colleges of Nepal[AECoN]

Dr. Suresh Manandhar

CEO, Chief Scientist

Wiseyak Inc.

Wiseyak Inc.

Mr. Pranaya Ratna Sthapit

Director

Samsung Nepal

Samsung Nepal

Ms. Pravina Thapa

Academic Director

Premier International IB Continuum School

Premier International IB Continuum School

Mr. Rodrigo Balbontin

Associate Director

Digital Technology, Policy, and Innovation, The Asia Foundation, San Francisco - 10 mins

Digital Technology, Policy, and Innovation, The Asia Foundation, San Francisco - 10 mins

Dr. Rabindra Dhakal,

Secretary

Nepal Academy of Science and Technology[NAST]

Nepal Academy of Science and Technology[NAST]

Er. Ganesh Shah

Former Minister

Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology[MoEST]

Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology[MoEST]