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Thematic Plenary Session 01
Thematic Plenary Session 02
Plenary Session 03

Inaugural Thematic Plenary Session 01: Digital Governance and Leadership | Driving the Digital Synergy

08:00 AM

Welcome and DNC Highlight

– Ms. Sugarika KC (Host)
– Mr. Razan Lamsal, Chairperson, IFN (Organiser)

09:00 AM

Welcome Remarks

– Prof. Dr. Manish Pokharel, Dean, Kathmandu University (Patron, IFN)

09:05 AM

Digital Nepal: The Journey

09:15 AM

Keynote 01 (National): Driving Synergy for a Digital Nepal

– Mr. Manohar K Bhattarai, Former Vice-Chairperson, HLCIT (ICT Expert)

09:35 AM

Digital Spark: Google Street View Launch

– Mr. Nishant Nair, Head Of Street View Outsourced Operations, Google Maps

09:45 AM

Keynote 02 (International) on: “Driving the Digital Synergy, Learnings from Global Experiences”

– Dr. Kyle Gardner, Government Affairs and Public Policy Lead, South Asia, Google

10:00 AM

Power Samvad with PM: Digital Leadership and Agenda for Digital Nepal

Moderator: Mr. Sanjay Silwal Gupta, Founder & CEO, Vyasa Media Network

– Rt. Hon. Prime Minister, KP Sharma Oli, Government of Nepal (GoN)

11:00 AM

Guest’s Remarks (3 min each)

  • Ms. Sunaina Pandey, CAN Federation
  • Mr. Saibal Ghosh, Co-Chair, Indian Business Forum at Nepal-India Chamber of Commerce & Industry (NICCI)
  • SAARC Secretariat/FNCCI/ CNI
  • Mr. Bhupendra Bhandari, Chairman, NTA
  • Prof. Dr. Shivaraj Adhikari, Hon. Vice-Chairman, National Planning Commission (NPC), GoN

11:15 AM

Digital Spark2

TingTing

11:20 AM

Context Setting Presentation on: Digital Nepal in Action: Accelerating Public Sector Transformation

– Mr. Adesh Khadka, Joint Secretary, IT Division, Ministry of Communication & IT (MoCIT)

11:30 – 12:30 PM

Panel Session on: Digital Governance for Public Service Reform

Facilitator:
– Mr. Hempal Shrestha, Knowledge Management Specialist, IFN

Panelists:

  1. Mr. Rajib Bikram Shah, Hon. Minister, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Planning, Karnali Province
  2. Ms. Radhika Aryal, Secretary, Ministry of Communication & IT(MoCIT)
  3. Ms. Sunita Dangol, Deputy Mayor, Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC)
  4. Mr. Dipesh Bista, CEO, E-Governance Board, GoN
  5. Mr. Dipesh Pradhan, Managing Director, YCo Pvt. Ltd.

12:30 PM

Special Speaker: Mr. Ek Narayan Aryal, Chief Secretary, Government of Nepal (GoN)

Thematic Parallel Session – 01: Readiness for Digital Foundation: Digital Economy, Innovation & Society
Time: 13:30 PM – 15:00 PM

TimeSession A
Digital  Health		Session B
Digital Nepal – Knowledge and Innovation
13:30 PM

Digital Spark3:

  1. Dolphin – MIS & Health Care System
  2. Telemedicine Society and Digital Health

Digital Spark4: Digital Initiatives (2)

  1. Bhasha Tech Inc.
  2. Raindrop
13:40 PM

Lightning Presentation: Nepal Digital Health Blueprint and Readiness

– Dr. Madan Kumar Upadhyaya, Chief Medical
Superintendent, Bir Hospital (Former Division
Chief, Quality Standard Regulation Division,
MoHP)

Selected 3 Research Paper
presentations

Chair: Dr. Ram Govinda Aryal, Joint Secretary, MoCIT

Commentor: Dr. Raj Kumar
Bhattarai, Asst. Prof., TU

13:50 – 14:50 PM

Panel Session: Digital Health for All: Readiness,
Innovation, and Equity in Nepal’s Healthcare
Transformation

  1. Prof. Dr. Bhagawan Koirala, Chairman,
    Kathmandu School of Child Health (KIOCH)
  2. Mr. Suraj Prakash Aryal, IT Director, Ministry
    of Health & Population (MoHP)
  3. Ms. Dikchya Pokharel, Program Manager, PATH
  4. Mr. Nirmal Dhakal, Senior Technical Adviser,
    Team Lead (Digital Health), GIZ
  5. Mr. Sanjay Poudel, Co-Founder/Chairman, SunyaEk

Facilitator: Dr. Bhoj Raj Ghimire, Asst. Prof & Head – School of Technology, Nepal Open University (NoU)

Selected 3 research paper
presentations

Chair: Dr. Manoj Shakya, Asst. Prof, Kathmandu University(KU)

Commenter: Dr. Ram Kumar Phuyal, Professor, CEDA

14:50 PMSpecial Remarks by Session Chair: Dr. Bikash
Devkota, Secretary, Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP)

Digital Spark5: Presentations of
Digital Initiatives

  1. Kata ho – Digital Addressing
    System
  2. Raindrop
15:00 PMToken of Appreciation Handover Session Closing
Note
– Mr. Birendra Mishra, Former Joint
Secretary, GoN (Patron, IFN)		Certificate distribution to all researchers and initiatives

Thematic Plenary Session 02: 
Readiness for Digital Foundation: Digital Economy, Innovation & Society

Digital Economy, Innovation & Society

15:00 PM

Keynote Remarks: Digital Economy, Innovation & Society

Dr. Prakash Kumar Shrestha, Hon. Member, National Planning Commission(NPC)

15:10 PM

Tea Snacks Break (10 Mins)

Plenary Session 03:
Digital Transformation & Future Readiness

15:20 PM

Digital Spark6

– Neema Education
– Proma.ai

15:30 PM

Context Setting Presentation on: Digital Public Infrastructure Readiness/Preparedness of Nepal

– Mr. Subash Dhakal, Joint Secretary, IT Division, OPMCM, GoN

15:45 – 16:45 PM

Panel Discussion on Synergising the Digital Public Infrastructure with National Digital Ecosystem

Facilitator: Mr. Vivek Rana, Digital Enterprise Architect (Patron, IFN)

Panelists:

  1. Mr. Asgar Ali, IT Advisor to Prime Minister
    KP Sharma Oli
  2. Mr. Yubaraj Kattel, DG, DoNIDCR
  3. Dr. Roshan Koju, IT Director, Social
    Security Fund (SSF), GoN
  4. Mr. Neelesh Man Singh Pradhan, CEO,
    NCHL

16:50 PM

Token of Appreciation Handover and Closing Note

Mr. Anil Kumar Dutta, Joint Secretary, OMPCM, GoN

17:00 PM

Context Setting Presentation on:
Nepal’s ICT Industry in Transition: Fixing the Foundations for Digital Growth

– Mr. Santosh Koirala, President, NAS-IT

17:10 – 18:10 PM

ICT Industry Discourse on :
Nepal’s ICT Industry as the Engine of Digital Growth: A SWOT Deep Dive

Facilitator: Mr. Ananda Raj Khanal, ICT Expert, (Patron, IFN)

Panelists:

  1. Mr. Ramesh Sharma Paudel, DG, Department of IT (DoIT)
  2. Mr. Dilli Adhikari, Chief Operating Officer(COO), Nepal Telecom
  3. Mr. Prabin Subedi, CEO, InfoDevelopers
  4. Mr. Anjani Phuyal, Founder/CEO, Genese
  5. Ms. Saluja Acharya, Director of Operations, Aqore Nepal

18:15 PM

Session Chair and Closing Note

  • Mr. Krishna Bahadur Raut, Secretary, Ministry
    of Industry, Commerce and Supplies (MoICS)

18:25 – 19:25 PM

Power Panel 2: Building a Future-Ready Digital Nepal

Facilitator: Mr. Rupesh Shrestha, Deputy Chief, Kantipur Television

Power Panellists:

  1. Mr. Bishnu Prasad Paudel, Hon. Minister, Ministry of Finance, GoN
  2. Mr. Gagan Thapa, Hon. Member, House of Representatives (General Secretary, Nepali Congress)

19:30 PM

Closing Special Remarks by Chief Guest of Closing Ceremony

Mr. Prithivi Subba Gurung, Hon. Minister, Ministry of Communication & IT (MoCIT)

19:45 PM

Token of Appreciation and Group Photo

19:50 PM

Vote of Thanks: Prof. Dr. Subarna Shakya, Director, IT Innovation Centre, TU (Patron, IFN)

20:00 PM

Networking with Social Dinner

Thematic Plenary Session 04: Digital Empowerment and Inclusion for Sustainable Development

14:30 PM

Digital Initiatives Speed Pitching Round II

14:45 PM

Panel Session: Digital Empowerment and Inclusion for Sustainable Development

Facilitator: 

 Ms. Arpana Shrestha, Senior Program Officer, The Asia Foundation

Panelists:

1.     Ms. Shobhita Gautam, Hon’ble Member, House of Representatives, Nepal

2.     Mr. Anil Dutta,  Joint Secretary, Ministry of Communication & IT (MoCIT)  

3.     Ms. Binda Magar,  Policy Advisor (Governance) and Assistant Resident Representative (Prog), UNDP 

4.     Ms. Sneha Bhattarai, National Lead, DigiInnovation Project, SDC.

15:45 PM

Patron’s Session Closing Remarks: Mr. Birendra Kumar Mishra, Former Joint
Secretary, GoN and Patron, DNC 24

Thematic Plenary Session 05 : Digital Governance and Data for Development

16:00 PM

Lightning Presentation: Digitalization and Data for Development by Ms Sneha Shah, Senior Program Officer, Data for Development (D4D), The Asia Foundation

16:10 PM

Lightning Presentation: e-Governance and Digitalization for Digital Nepal by
Mr. Dipesh Bista, CEO, e-Governance Commission, GoN

16:20 PM

Panel Session:
Digital Governance and Data for Development

Facilitator:

Ms. Sajana Maharjan Amatya – Chief of Party, USAID Equity and Inclusion in Education  

Panelists:

1.     Mr. Naru Lal Chaudhary, Mayor, Ghorahi Sub-Metropolitan City

2.     Mr. Krishna Bahadur GC,  Hon’ble Member, Province Assembly, Karnali Province

3.     Mr. Ramesh Sharma Paudyal, Joint Secretary, PMO, GoN 

4.     Mr. Prakash Rayamajhi, IT Expert, Right Hon’ble Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ 

5.     Mr. Pranay Sthapit, Program Director, D4D, The Asia Foundation 

17:25 PM

Patron’s Session Closing Remarks: Prof. Dr. Subarna Shakya, Director, IT Innovation Center, TU and Patron

Thematic Plenary Session 06: Digital Economy and Investment for Digital Nepal

17:45 PM

Remarks from Special Speaker: Mr. Barsha Man Pun, Hon. Minister of Finance, GoN

18:00 PM

Lightning Presentation: Investment Landscape of IT and Software Industry in Nepal. – Mr. Richan Shrestha, President, NAS-IT

18:15 PM

Panel Session: Digital Economy and Investment for Digital Nepal

Moderation: 

Mr. Ruchi Pandey, PR Specialist

Panelists:

1.     Dr. Ram Kumar Phuyal, Hon. Member, National Planning Commission Government of Nepal

2.     Dr. Gunakar Bhatta, Executive Director, Nepal Rastra Bank

3.     Dr. Bishwas Gauchan, Executive Director, IIDS

4.     Mr. Hemraj Dhakal, Managing Director, IME Group  

5.     Mr. Dileep Agrawal, Chairperson, Worldlink Communications

19:30 PM

Digital Initiatives Speed Pitching Round III

Closing Thematic Plenary Session 07: Way Forward for Harmonizing Digitalization and Development

19:45 PM

Power Samvad with National Key Leadership
Hon’ble Mr. KP Sharma Oli, Former Prime Minister of Nepal
Facilitator: Mr. Rupesh Shrestha, Deputy Chief, News and Current Affairs, Kantipur TV HD

20:15 PM

Token of Appreciation and Group Photos

20:20 PM

Vote of thanks: Mr. Ganesh Shah, Former Minister, GoN and Patron DNC 2024

Group Photos
(Closed Social Networking Dinner By Invitation)
20:20 ONWARDS