Month: November 2024

Dr. Giri is the Founder and Creative Director of Mountain Crafts, a Bhutan-based social enterprise.  With over two decades of extensive experience in environmental management, climate change, and crisis response and recovery, Seeta has held pivotal roles with the United Nations across the Asia-Pacific, Central-Eastern Europe, and Africa. Mountain Crafts reflects Dr. Giri’s vision to empower rural […]

Dr. Raihan is a Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh and the Executive Director of the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM). He holds a PhD from the University of Manchester, UK. He is a Member of the Board of Directors, Global Development Network (GDN). He is an Honorary Senior […]

Dr. Munir Ahmad specializes in SDGs, human rights, peace-building, disaster risk reduction, climate change, urban risks and development and sustainable development. Currently he works with Sustainable Development Policy Institute as Deputy Executive Director (Policy)/Head of Sustainability and Resilience Programme. Before joining SDPI, he had served with UNDP/UNMC, Oxfam GB, and Actionaid (Bangkok, Thailand regional offices […]

A Climate Change (CC) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) professional with more than 14 years of experience with I/NGOs in Nepal especially in disaster risk reduction, climate change and GESI integration.  Holds remarkable experience working with local level governments in inclusive CC/DRR policy formulation and capacity development. At present, working in the capacity of an Executive Director in […]

Mr. Shakya is an entrepreneur, certified trainer, and small business consultant with over 25 years of experience. Since 1995, he has actively participated in over ten entrepreneurial ventures and has contributed as an adjunct faculty member in marketing, strategy, and entrepreneurship. He is the Founder of Tangent Waves and Co-Founder of Nepal Entrepreneurs’ Hub. Suman has also served […]

Ms. Sharma serves as an Assistant Professor of Marketing at Kathmandu University School of Management (KUSOM). She is currently the Coordinator of the Placement Cell and teaches Marketing and Entrepreneurship courses to both undergraduate and graduate students at KUSOM. Her research interests include digitalization, consumer behavior, and entrepreneurship in the tourism industry. She holds a […]

Mr. Becker is an Economist at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Before joining the United Nations, Tom was based at the Financial Times’ London headquarters, in a specialist division focused on foreign investment. Tom has worked with, developed and implemented investment attraction action plans, investment and incentive policies […]

Dr. Jha is a well trained and experienced Economist with several decades of accumulated competency on the study of Trade. She got her Ph.D. from University College, London, and started her career with work on trade and rural  employment in Africa for the ILO in 1985. She has worked with various International organisations for over […]

Ms. Srivastava is a Senior Research Fellow (Legal) at the Centre for WTO Studies (under the Centre for Research in International Trade (CRIT), Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) (established by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India) in New Delhi. With a robust background in international trade law and policy, Ms. Srivastava […]

Mr. Rana is electrical engineering graduate from University of Arizona, MBA in MIS from Kathmandu University School of Management, with Masters in Public policy and E-governance from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland.  Mr. Rana has been working in Information Technology consulting and advisory practice specializing in Enterprise Architecture, Digital/IT strategy, risk management, cybersecurity and […]