Month: December 2024

Ms. Manandhar, the Co-Founder and CTO of Aloi, stands at the intersection of technology, social impact, and sustainable development. With a background in computer engineering and international training in Silicon Valley and Korea, Sonika brings a global perspective to her role, driving Aloi’s mission to reshape the fintech landscape to make informal green sector microentrepreneurs […]

Mr. Bajracharya is a market systems development professional with robust experience in Nepal’s agriculture sector. He has a proven track record of designing strategic interventions and fostering partnerships to enhance agricultural market systems. Currently serving as Technical Advisor at Mandala Agrifresh Pvt. Ltd., a pioneering food loss and waste mitigation company, Mr. Bajracharya leads strategic […]

Mr. Gyewali is a prominent figure in Nepal’s development and investment sectors, currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Investment Board Nepal (IBN). In this capacity, Gyewali oversees the promotion and management of large-scale infrastructure and investment projects vital to Nepal’s economic growth. Before his role at IBN, Mr. Gyewali held the […]

Hon’ble Ms. Hasan is a Bangladeshi lawyer and environmentalist. She is currently an adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh and as Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. As an environmentalist, her work is focused on regulations for the shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh, and was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2009. She was […]

Mr. Saadat is an economist working as a Research Fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), an independent civil society think tank which promotes inclusive economic policymaking in Bangladesh. Mr Saadat has undertaken research for international organisations such as Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), International Development Research Centre (IDRC), UK Aid, […]

Ms. Tong is co-founder and CEO of Aloi (www.aloi.global), an award-winning fintech impact startup focused on increasing green inclusive finance. Aloi’s software platform facilitates cashless loans to informal sector entrepreneurs in green sectors such as EVs and agriculture. Tiffany is a Global Good Fund fellow, Women’s Impact Alliance fellow, Singularity University alumna, and winner of […]

Ms. Rai is the Country Director of Oxfam in Nepal, a position she has held since February 2024. Before joining Oxfam, she successfully led WaterAid Nepal for over nine years, driving impactful initiatives to improve access to water, sanitation, and hygiene. With over two decades of extensive experience in the international development sector, Ms. Rai […]

Veronique Lorenzo is the EU Ambassador to Nepal. She was previously the Head of the Division for South America in the European External Action Service. An economist by training, Veronique has over 30 years of international experience, mostly in development cooperation and has lived and worked in a number of fragile and conflict affected countries, […]

Born in Olangchung Gola of Taplejung district of Nepal, Ms. Yankila Sherpa is a prominent figure in Nepal’s tourism, entrepreneurship, and politics. She is the founder and Managing Director of Snow Leopard Trek Pvt. Ltd. and has served as the President of the Trekking Agents Association of Nepal (TAAN), the founder and President of the […]