Speakers

H.E. Dasho Tshering Tobgay

H.E. Prime Minister of Bhutan

H.E. Younten Phuntsho

Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock

H.E. Namgyal Dorji

Minister, Ministry of Industry, Commerce & Employment

Thinley Namgyel

Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock

Jigme Tenzing

Secretary, Government Technology (GovTech) Agency

Leki Wangmo

Secretary, Ministry of Finance

Karla Hershey

UN Resident Coordinator for Bhutan

Ken Shimizu

FAO Representative for Bhutan and Nepal

Adama Coulibaly (PhD)

Country Representative, Bhutan, South Asia, World Bank

Tomoyuki Yamada

Chief Representative, JICA Bhutan

Gyem Bidha

Director, Bhutan Food and Drug Authority, Ministry of Health

Stefanos Fotiou (PhD)

Director, UN Food Systems Coordination Hub

Mario Ronconi

Head of Unit for South and South East Asia, Directorate General for International Partnerships, European Commission

Xuan Li (PhD)

Senior Policy Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok

Tandy Wangchuk

President, Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Ngawang Gyeltshen

Founder, Guu.ai

Amy Heyman (PhD)

Economist, Office of the Chief Economist, FAO

Diane Jegam

Regional Director, Proparco South Asia

Sonam Chophel

CEO, CSI Market

Ernest Bethe

Regional Agri Sector Lead , IFC Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Services (MAS)- Asia/MAS Asia Upstream Advisory

Dinakar Radhakrishnan

Senior Programme Manager of the Cooperation Section at the Delegation of the European Union to India and Bhutan

Damcho Rinzin

Officiating Director, Department of Tourism, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment

Laurent de Danois

Team Leader of the Cooperation Section at the Delegation of the European Union to India and Bhutan

Tashi Samdup (PhD)

Former Director General of the Bhutan Agriculture & Food Regulatory Authority

Phuntsho Namgay

Officiating Director, Department of Innovation and Technology, Druk Holdings and Investments

Pema Wangchug

Associate Director of the DHI Research and Innovation Venture Excellence (DRIVE) Division, Druk Holding and Investments

Maximo Torero Cullen

Chief Economist, FAO

RosaLaura Romeo

Coordinator, Mountain Partnership Secretariat

Jayesh Bhatia

Managing Director, Intellecap Advisory

Siddhant Pandey

Chairman and CEO of Business Oxygen, Managing Director of Nepal Private Equity Association

Karma Tshering

Chief, Policy and Planning Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock

Sheu Salau

Senior Agriculture Economist, World Bank

Chencho Norbu

Former Executive Director, Asian Forest Cooperation Organization/Former Secretary, National Environment Commission Secretariat

Sonam Phuntsho Wangdi

Former Secretary, National Environment Commission Secretariat

Kinley Yangzom

Chief Trade Officer, Export Promotion Division, Department of Trade, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment

Jiang Xiaorou

Senior Policy Officer for Strategic Foresight and Governance of FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Regional Task Force for Hand-in-Hand Initiative

Filippo Dibari (PhD)

Regional Senior Nutrition Advisor, WFP, United Nations Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok

Tshering Wangmo

Officiating Director General, Department of Agricultural Marketing and Cooperatives, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock

Jurme Tenzin

Analyst, Department of Financial Regulation and Supervision, Royal Monetary Authority

Tai Seng Yee

Team Leader, Zenxin Organics

Sean Watson

CEO, Mountain Hazelnut Venture Private Limited

Leki Tenzin

Chief Marketing and Economic Development Officer, Department of Agricultural Marketing and Cooperatives, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock

Stella Quek

Founder, Table of Plenty