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Nepal start up
& sme summit 2025
- 29-30 January, 2025
29-30 Jan
2025
NC Party Office
Sanepa
6000+
Visitors
40+
Speakers
Nepal Startup
& sme summit 2025
This two-day event is designed to provide a dynamic platform for young entrepreneurs, policymakers, and stakeholders to engage in transformative discussions about the future of entrepreneurship in Nepal. The summit will feature 80 startups and SMEs showcasing their products and services, with approximately 6000 participants and visitors expected, primarily youth leaders afliated with the Nepali Congress Party.
Event Schedule
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Inaguration Ceremony
- 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Honorable Sher Bahadur Deuba
Former Prime Minister, President
Chairman of Nepali Congress Party
Urmila Thapaliya
Chairperson & Convenor
Nepali Congress Party
Khagendra Acharya (Moderator)
Member Secretary
SMEs
Thematic Panel Discussion 1
Economic Transformation through Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- 10:00 AM - 11:30AM
Dr. Chiranjivi Nepal
Former Governor
Nepal Rastra Bank
Anjan Shrestha
Senior Vice President
FNCCI
Gyanendra Dhungana
CEO
Nabil Bank
Bidhusi Rana
President
Goldstar Shoes
Gaurey Pandey
Gauray Pandey
NAS IT
Narottam Aryal (Moderator)
President
King's College
Networking Break
- 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Thematic Panel Discussion 2
Investment in Nepal – The Future of Startups and SMEs
- 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Chandra Dhakal
President
FNCCI
Shova Gyawali
President
FEWAN
Umesh Kumar Gupta
Head
IEDI
Siddhant Raj Pandey
CEO
Business Oxygen
Nirvana Chaudhary
Managing Director
Chaudhary Group
Raju Nepal (Moderator)
Former
Senior Banker
Exhibition Tour Break
- 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Thematic Panel Discussion 3
Agricultural Entrepreneurship: Opportunities and
Challenges
- 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Dilip Dhungana
Chairman
Rastriya Banijya Bank
Ambika Poudel
Chairman
Hilife Agro and Foods Industries
Shanta Baskota Koirala
Vice President
FNCSI
Sitaram Kaphle
Chairman
Muktinath Krishi Company
Sunita Numaphuki (Moderator)
Chairman
Agri Nepal
Networking Break
- 3:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Thematic Panel Discussion 4
Entrepreneurship and Workforce Development Preparing
for the IT Sector
- 10:00 AM - 11:30AM
Prof. Dr. Mahananda Chalise
Dean
Tribhuwan University
Dr. Mirgendra Karki
Executive Director
CNAS
Bhibhusan Bista
Founder
Young Innovation
Karvika Thapa
CEO
Kimbhu Tech
Sulav Budhathoki
CEO
ING Group
Yograj Kandel Sharma (Moderator)
Board of Director
Siddhartha Business Group of
Hospitality
Networking Break
- 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Thematic Panel Discussion 5
Women Entrepreneurship: Towards Equitable Economic
Development
- 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Rabina Thapa
Former President
NRNA
Sambridhi Gyawali
CEO
Nepal Republic Media
Nikita Acharya
Founder
UG Cakes
Yamuna Shrestha
CEO
BYD Nepal
Rajani Thapa
President
JCI Nepal
Aasha Thapaliya (Moderator)
Sr. Economic Journalist
Annapurna Post
Exhibition Tour Break
- 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Program
My Entrepreneurial Journey
- 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Pukar Malla
Founder & Chairperson
Daayitwa
Laxmi Pandey
Chairperson
National Association of Rural Municipalities
Sukun Rasaili BK
Chairperson
Marpha udhyog mustang
Tanka Nath Ghimire
Founder
Rani Mahal Resort
Bimala Tumkhewa (Moderator)
President
Sancharika Samuha
Networking Break
- 3:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Closing Ceremony
- 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Event Sponsors
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