8:15 - 11:30 AM: Visit to ICIMOD Knowledge Park (optional)
9:30 - 11:45 AM: Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) Science – Policy Dialogue: Key Findings and Main Messages of the HKH Monitoring and Assessment Programme (HIMAP) (optional)
Host: Naina Shakya
National Anthem of Nepal
Welcome: David Molden, Director General, ICIMOD | Welcome Speech
Lighting of the Lamp: The Right Honourable Bidya Devi Bhandari, President of Nepal
Remarks: Veronica Cody, Ambassador, Delegation of the European Union to Nepal | Remarks
Remarks: Dasho Rinzin Dorji, ICIMOD Board Chair & Secretary, Government of Bhutan
Remarks: Honourable Mithila Chaudhari, Minister, MoPE, Government of Nepal
Presidential Address: The Right Honourable Bidya Devi Bhandari, President of Nepal
Vote of Thanks: Prakash Mathema, Secretary, MoPE, Government of Nepal
The role of a resilient HKH in the future of a sustainable Asia
Setting the Context and Panel Moderation: David Molden, ICIMOD | Opening Speech
Sonam Wangchuk, Founding Director, SECMOL
Gowher Rizvi, Advisor to Prime Minister, Government of Bangladesh
Yeshey Dorji, Minister, Government of Bhutan
V K Saraswat, Member, NITI Aayog, India
Gyan Chandra Acharya, Economic Advisor to Prime Minister of Nepal, Former UN Under Secretary General
Veronica Cody, Ambassador, Delegation of the European Union to Nepal
Peter Budd, Ambassador, Embassy of Australia in Nepal
Roland Schafer, Ambassador, Embassy of Germany in Nepal
Bimala Rai Paudyal, Former Member, National Planning Commission, Government of Nepal
Teresa Fogelberg, Deputy Chief Executive, Global Reporting Initiative
About the Conference and Vote of Thanks: Nand Kishor Agrawal, ICIMOD
Eklabya Sharma, ICIMOD
Sir Partha Das Gupta, University of Cambridge
Host: Arabinda Mishra, Anna Sinisalo
Chair: Asun St. Clair, DNV GL
Panelists:
Host: Dhrupad Choudhury, Kamala Gurung, Ruijun Long
Chair: Hans Hurni, University of Bern
Panelists:
5A: Sustaining mountain ecosystems and biodiversity
Host: Wu Ning, Nakul Chettri
Chair: Yang Yongping, Kunming Institute of Biology
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5B: Ensuring water security
Host: Santosh Nepal, Faisal Qamer
Chair: Asit Biswas, Lee Kuan Yew School for Public Policy
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5C: Supporting access to clean energy
Host: Arnico Panday, Bikash Sharma
Chair: Rinzin Dorji, Gov. of Bhutan
Panelists:
5D: Promoting food and nutrition security
Host: Golam Rasul, Lipy Adikari
Chair: R.A.M. Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury, Member of Parliament, Bangladesh
Panelists:
6A: Achieving gender and social equity
Host: Chanda Gurung, Muhammad Ismail
Chair: Naba Bikram Kishore Tripura, Gov. of Bangladesh
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6B: Ending mountain poverty
Host: Abid Hussain, Amina Maharjan
Chair: Ram Prasad Lamsal, MoPE
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6C: Adapting to climate change and managing disaster risk
Host: Mandira Shrestha, Neera Pradhan, Vijay Khadgi
Chair: Stefan Schneiderbauer, Eurac Research
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6D: Building economic opportunity and investment
Host: Surendra Joshi, Ghulam Ali
Chair: Teresa Fogelberg, GRI
Panelists:
Host: Dhrupad Choudhury, Laurie Vasily
Panelists:
Chairs of parallel sessions will be panelists
Host: Kanchan Shrestha, Bhaskar Karky
Chair: Ashok Jain, NITI Aayog
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9A: Policy and institutions
Host: Clemens Kunze, Anjal Prakash
Chair: Sunil Ray, ANSISS
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9B: Markets and business solutions
Host: Tashi Dorji, Naina Shakya
Chair: Asun St. Clair, DNV GL
Panelists:
9C: Regional cooperation
Host: Golam Rasul, Farid Ahmad
Chair: PK Taneja, SAARC DMC
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9D: Knowledge and technology networks
Host: Birendra Bajracharya, Mani Nepal
Chair: Mozaharul Alam, UNEP
Panelists:
Photo Committee: Utsav Maden, Udayan Mishra, Amy Sellmyer
Posters Committee: Sanjeev Bhuchar, Janita Gurung, Kamala Gurung, Abid Hussain, Samita Sharma, Bhawana Syangden, Chi Huyen Truong
Marketplace Committee: Laxmi Dutt Bhatta, Vishwas Chitale, Naina Shakya, Samita Sharma, Anu Joshi Shrestha, Bhawana Syangden, Kabir Uddin, Jun Jun Zhou
Host: Janita Gurung, Suman Bisht
Chair: Anne-Charlotte Malm, Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok
Panelists:
Host: Laxmi Bhatta, Sanjeev Bhuchar
Chair: Kinzang Dorji, Former Prime Minister of Bhutan
Panelists:
Hosts: Brij Rathore, Flip Wester, Arabinda Mishra, Nand Kishor Agrawal
Facilitators: TBD during the conference
Committing to resilience-building solutions: Mapping the way forward
Host: Nand Kishor Agrawal
Moderator: Eklabya Sharma, ICIMOD
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