Non-Resident Nepali Association Asia-Pacific Regional Conference and 1'st Asia-Pacific Regional Knowledge Convention 26-27, September 2020 Online Conference

Briefing: Non-Nepali Resident Association is hosting the Asia-Pacific Regional Conference scheduled on 26th -27th, September 2020. On Sept. 26th, we will have a grand opening ceremony and experience sharing on our theme "Repatriation, Reintegration, and Employment of Nepali Migrant Workers" by several respected keynote speakers. The conference will be followed by the 1st NRN-ICC Asia Pacific Knowledge Convention on sept, 27th which will be focusing on its theme "Knowledge Sharing among Nepalese: Challenges and Opportunities for Entrepreneurs following the COVID-19 Pandemic". The convention aims at building ongoing networks among scholars, professionals, institutions, industry practitioners, entrepreneurs, educators, and the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors in Nepal and the Asia-Pacific region to open up possible collaborations for the advancement of various sectors of development.

Program Schedule:

26 September, 2020 Saturday

Theme: "Repatriation, Reintegration and Employment of Nepali Migrant Workers" बैठकको मूल विषयः"आप्रिासी नेपाली कामदार :स्वदेश विर्ाा, पुनःएवककरण र रोजगार"

09:45am - 09:55am: Waiting and Welcome to Guest 09:55am - 10:00am: Welcome to Chief Guest with Music VIA CD (5 min) DAY - I Session1 Inaugural Ceremony (1 hrs 40 Mins) Chair Mr. Robinda Shrestha, RC, Asia Pacific Chief Guest Hon. Pradeep Gyawali, Foreign Minister Special Guest Hon. Bhim Udas, Past ICC Patron, Ambassador to Myanmar Dr. Surya Pathak, Parliament Member, Nepal Dr.Dila Sangraula, Federal Parliament member, Nepal Kumar Panta, President NRNA ICC Dr. Upendra Mahato, Founding President NRNA ICC Dev Man Hirachan Past President and ICC Patron Jiba Lamichhane Past President and ICC Patron Dr. Shesh Ghale, Chief Patron and Past President NRNA ICC, Bhaban Bhatta, Immediate Past President Mrs Ranjana Udas: Past Women coordinator Mr. Krishna Hari Baskota, Ex. Chief Information Commissioner

Guest IES Members (Name Announce) ICC Office Bearers ICC Advisors Past ICC Patrons ICC Hon. Council Members ICC Members ICC Committee and Task Force Chairs NCC Presidents and Members All ICC and NCC Members Dr. Devi Basnet, Icc Member and Coordinator, First NRN Asia-Pacific Knowledge Convention DB chhetri, Spokesperson, NRNA Bushan Ghimire, Past Spokesperson, NRNA Junu Gurung, South Korea

Welcome Speech by DRC Mr. Parash Mani Pokharel (5 min) National Anthem (5 min) Guest

Yem Kumar Gurung (Trilok) RC, Asia Pacific, 11-13 Tej Prakash Pun Treasure Pritam Shrestha Treasure Kiran Bikram Thapa RC, Asia Pacific 17 -19 Ganga Raj Rai RC Asia Pacific 15-17 Ganesh Kumar Ijam RC, Asia Pacific 9-11 Binod Kunwar DRC, Asia Pacific 17-21 Krishna P. Pandey DRC – Asia Pacific 15-17 Rudra Sharma DRC - Asia 9-12

Speech: Mr. Bhaban Bhatta, IPP and Patron (5 mins) Dr. Shesh Ghale Chief Patron and Past ICC President (5 mins) Mr. Jiba Lamichhane, Past ICC President and Paton (5 mins) Mr. Dev Man Hirachan, Past ICC President and Patron (5 mins) Dr. Upendra Mahato, ICC Founding President (5 mins) Mr. Kumar Panta, ICC President (10 mins) Hon. Bhim Udas, Past ICC Patron, Ambassador to Myanmar (10mins) Dr.Dila Sangraula, Federal Parliament member, Nepal (10 mins) Dr. Surya Pathak, Parliament Member (10 mins) Hon. Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali, (15 mins) Thanx Giving: DRC Mr. Khagendra Neupane (5 mins) Closing Speech: Mr. Robinda Shrestha, R.C. Asia Pacific ((5 mins)

11:40-11:50 Refreshment (10 Mins) Song VIA CD

Session 2 (1hrs 50 mins)

Panel Discussion on Main Theme "Repatriation, Reintegration and Employment of Nepali Migrant Workers"

Moderator: Ms. Kriti Bhattarai, TV Journalist Chair: Mr. Robinda Shrestha, RC, Asia Pacific Main Guest: Hon Rameshwar Ray Yadav, Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Security Speakers: Issue opened: Mr. Robinda Shrestha, RC, Asia Pacific (5 min) Mr. Purna Chandra Bhattarai, Expert Foreign Employment (7 mins) Dr. Ganesh Gurung, Expert Foreign Employment (7 mins) Mr Sudeep Pathak, member, NHRC (7 mins) Dr. Dila Sangraula, Federal Parliament member, Nepal (7 min) Mr. RK Sharma, Secretary NRNA From Midlle East (7mins) Mr. DB Chhetri, Spokeperson (7mins) Mr Trilok Gurung , Past Asia Pacific RC, NRNA …. (7mins) Dr. Badri K.C., VP and Depart Chief for Employment and Welfare of NRNs.(7 mins) Mr. Rajan Shrestha, Executive Director, Foreign Employment Board (7 mins) Floor Open (10 mins) Answer by guest (10 mins) Hon Rameshwar Ray Yadav, Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Security (15 mins) Closing: Khagendra Neupane,DRC, Asia Pacific

1:40 - 1:50 Refreshment: 10 Mins Break (Song)

ICC Activities (1:55-2: 55pm) 1 hr Moderator: Khagendra Neupane, DRC Asia

ICC Activities by ICC General Secretary Dr. Hem Raj Sharma (15 mins) Fund and Financial issue of NRNA by ICC Treasurer Mr Mahesh Kumar shrestha(10mins) Fund and Financial issue of NRNA by ICC Joint Treasurer Mr Lok Dahal (10mins)

Asia Pacific ICC Role on NCC: 25 min

Navin B.K. China Dilipsingh Gurung Hong Kong Dasu Ram Parajuli – Copt. Hong Kong Dadiwal Khadka Japan Danda Pani Kandel Japan Tulsi Ram Kharel Japan Indira Suzuki – Copt. Japan

Narayan Subedi – Copt. Japan Dr. Devi Basnet Korea Laxmi Lama Gurung Korea Om Narayan Jugjali Korea Mangal Bahadur Rai Macau Shanti Devi Adhikari – Copt. Macau Bishow Bikram Rai Malaysia Mahendra Jung Shah Malaysia Tek Tamata Malaysia Sagar Ghimire Myanmar Raju Sharma Singapore Khagendra Raj Dhakal Thailand Dipak Ghimire Vietnam

NCC Activities (Focused on COVID 19 activities) - 2:40 -3:40 Pm ( 1 hr) (5 mins each) China NCC President, Mr. Pradip Neupane Hong Kong, NCC President, Ms. Radhika Gurung Japan NCC President Mr. Devilal Bhandari Macau NCC President, Mr. Purna Bahadur Gurung Myanmar NCC President Mr. S.B Chetri Malaysia, NCC President, Mr. Hari Bhattarai Singapore NCC President Mr. Bishow Prakash Giri South Korea, NCC President Mr. Yagya Raj Subedi Taiwan NCC President Mr. Binod Bahadur Deuja Chhetri Thailand NCC President Mr. Assajita Awale Vietnam NCC President Mr. Subash Adhikari

Break: 10 min

Song by CD Women session: 45min (3:40 – 4:25pm) Chair :Ms. Amrita Thapa, Regional Women Coordinator, Asia Pacific # Topic Speaker Position Duration

1 Welcome & Session Chair Ms. Amrita Thapa Regional Women ------by (Kanchan) Coordinator

2 Program Host Ms. Sangita Women ------Adhikari Coordinator (Jpn)

3 NCC Report Ms. Anu Rai Women 3:20- Coordinator (HK) 3:23PM

4 NCC Report Ms. Shradha Women 3:23- Yakha Coordinator 3:26PM (Malaysia)

5 Women and Youth Issues Ms. Indira Suzuki ICC Member(Jpn) 3:26- 3:29PM

6 Women and Youth Issues Ms. Laxmi ICC Member(Korea) 3:29- Gurung 3:32PM

7 Women and Youth Issues Ms. Shanti ICC 3:32- Adhikari Member(Macao) 3:35PM 8 Women, leaders’ Role Ms. Junu Gurung Fmr NCC Women 3:35 - Extension: Challenges, Coordinator 3:40PM Opportunities &Roadmap

9 ”” Special Guest Women 3:40 - Coordinator 3:45PM Ms. Bhoma Limbu

1 ”” Ms. Ranju Thapa Fmr Spoke person, 3:45- 0 Women 3:50PM Representative ,Advisor

1 ”” Ms. Rajani Fmr Women 3:50- 1 Pradhan Coordinator 3:55PM

1 ”” Ms. Ranjana Udas Founder Women 3:55- 2 Coordinator 4:00PM

1 ”” Special Guest Legal Advisor 4:00- 3 4:05PM Mr. Dinesh Tripathi

1 NRN Women and Youth’s Ms. Indra Ban Patron, First 4:05- 4 Space and Status –Dream Women VP, First 4:10PM Vs Reality: Strategy, Women member Mechanism and Practice for Efficacy

1 Chief Guest: Summarize Ms. Rabina Thapa Women VP 4:10- 5 Feedback 4:15PM

1 Session Close announce by Ms. Amrita Thapa Regional Women ------6 the chair of the session (Kanchan) Coordinator

Youth Session: 45 mins ( 4:25–5:10pm) Chair: Mr. Deepak Kandel, Regional Youth Coordinator, Asia Pacific Program anchor: rabin Sharma welcome speech by deepak kandel Dance show Speech: रास्ट्रीय सम्बृद्धिमा युवा -- निगम मागाई Songs video show Speech: व्यवसाय, युवा, अबसर र चुिौती (परदेश बाट घरदेश फर्केर्काह셁 प्रनत लनित रो焼गारको सृजिा):- अिुज थापा (10 min) Dance video show Speech: परदेश बाट देखेर्को देशर्को सपिा “आमाले बोलाऊिु भो “:- ज्वाला संग्रौला (10min) Songs Video नबदेशमा रहेर्का विद्यार्थी एव युवा ह셁मा र्कोरोिाले पारेर्को प्रभाव - :- िरेन्द्र बस्नेत(10min)

Closing I DAY

DAY II

First NRN Asia-Pacific Knowledge Convention

Organizing committee

Coordinator: Devi B. Basnet, PhD (Member, NRNA-ICC)

Time:9.00 to 17.45

First NRN Asia-Pacific Knowledge Convention, Sept 26-27, (virtual) Room 1 Zoom ID: TBD Room 2 Zoom ID: TBD Room 3 Zoom ID: TBD Room 4 Zoom ID:TBD Password: TBD Password: TBD Password: TBD Password: TBD Date Events Pacific Time Nepal Time Chair: Dr. Devi B. Basnet, Coordinator of the convention. 12:00 - 12:45 8:45-9:30 Opening welcome by Robinda Prasad Shreshtha (Gobina), Regional Coordinator of Asia Pacific Opening Remark by Mr. Kumar Pant, President of NRNA-ICC Opening Remark by Honorable Minister Mr. Giriraj Mani Pokhrel Plenary Session 12:45-13:15 9:30-10:00 Mr. Krishna Hari Baskota: Covid 19 impact on Nepalese economy and way forward S3- Applied health and medical S1- Agriculture and Poverty S7- Returnee as Creative S8- Smart City and Advanced science Reduction: Entrepreneur: Challenges and ICT Trends Coordinators: Dr. Suman Shrestha Coordinators: Dr. Sanjeev Opportunity of Nepali Migrant Coordinators: Dr. Bikash 13:15-15:15 10:00-12:00 and Dr. Rojeet Shrestha Dhungana and Dr. Anupama Workers. Lamsa and Dr. Rakesh Shrestha Coordinators: Dr. Thakur Subedi Shrestha and Dr. Sanjeev Humagain S5- Pharma/Neutraceutical and S6- Green Energy, Energy S9- Students in Foreign Nations: S10- Restart, Revive, and Sunday 27th Biomedical Business Opportunity: Accessibility and Climate Shared Perspectives of Nepalese Reboot Tourism: Analysis of Coordinators: Dr. Taraman Kadayat Change Mitigation Students and Stakeholders Covid-19 Impacts in the 15:30-17:30 12:15-14:15 and Dr. Prakash Raj Pandeya Coordinators: Mr. Dharma Coordinators: Mr. Prakash tourism industry focus on Symposium Raj K.C Devkota and Ms. Aliza KC Nepal Bhandari Coordinators: Dr. Tulsi Poudel 17:30- 18:00 14:15-14:45 Break S4- Applied Science and S2- Sustainable Environment S11- Social development in post S12 - Research and Biotechnology Coordinators: Dr. Manita COVID-19 era Development current status 18:00-20:00 14:45-16:45 Coordinators : Dr. Ram Hari Dahal Shrestha and Mr. Laxmi Dutt Coordinators: Dr. Bimal Subedi and future perspective in Nepal and Dr. Dhiraj Kumar Chaudhary Bhatta and Dr. Sanjeev Humagain Coordinator : Dr. Gyanendra Pd Joshi 20:15-21:00 17:00-17:45 Declaration of Asia pacific conference and Aisa-Pacific Knowledge Convention:

Main Organizing Committee

Coordinators: Mr. Robinda Shrestha, RC Asia Pacific (Asia-Pacific Conference) Deputy Coordinator: Mr. Paras Mani Pokharel, DRC Asia Pacific Deputy Coordinator: Mr. Khagendra Neupane, DRC Asia Pacific Member: Ms. Amrita Thapa, Regional Women Coordinator, Asia Pacific Mr. Deepak Kandel, Regional Youth Coordinator, Asia Pacific Member, All ICC Members and NCC President of Asia Pacific Region

Advisory Board: ICC President IES Members ICC Office Bearers Trilok Gurung, Hongkong Ganga Raj Rai, South Korea Binod Kunwor, South Korea Kiran Bikram Thapa, Japan Bhushan Ghimire, Japan Junu Gurung, South Korea

Financial and Fundraising Committee:

Coordinator: Mr. Khagendra Neupane, DRC Asia Pacific Mr. Tulsiram Kharel, Japan Member: Kalika Thapa, Japan Member: Bishwa Rai, Malaysia Member: Gokarna Dhakal, Hongkong Member: Chandra Rokka, South Korea

Advisor: RC, Mr. Robinda Shrestha, DRC Mr. Paras Mani Pokharel, DRC Mr. Khagendra Neupane, Mr Deepak Kandel Dr. Devi B. Basnet, South Korea Mr Bishnu Ghimire Ms Amrita Thapa

First NRN Asia-Pacific Knowledge Convention

Coordinator: Devi B. Basnet, PhD (Member, NRNA-ICC)

Scientific Advisory Board

Prof. Dr. Amma Raj Joshi (Vice Chancellor, FWU, Nepal) Dr. Badri K.C. (VP, NRNA-ICC) Prof. Dr. Biju Kumar Thapalia (PU, NEPAL) Dr. Bhushan Shrestha (Sr. Research Scientist, NAST, NEPAL) Mr. Ekanath Khatiwada (Myanmar) Dr. Gyanendra Prasad Joshi (SEJONG University, Korea) Prof. Dr. Hari Datta Bhattarai (TU, NEPAL) Dr. Hari Dahal (Member, NRNA-ICC, USA) Dr. Hem raj Sharma (General Secretary NRNA-ICC, UK) Prof. Dr. Janardhan Lamichhane (KU, NEPAL) Mr. Mahabir Pun (NIC, NEPAL) Mr. Man K.C. (VP, NRNA-ICC) Prof. Dr. Namraj Dhami (Pokhara University, Nepal) Dr. Sanjeev Sapkota (Chair, NRNA Health Committee, USA) Prof. Dr. Rameshwar Adhikari (RECAST, NEPAL)

Steering committee:

Dr. Anupama Shrestha (Nepal) Ms. Aliza KC Bhandari (Japan) Dr. Bal Kumari Oliya (Nepal) Dr. Bikash Lamsal (Japan) Mr. Dharma Raj K.C. (Nepal) Dr. Dhiraj Kumar Chaudhary (Korea) Mr. Prakash Devkota (Korea)

Dr. Prakash Raj Pandey (Korea) Dr. Rakesh Shrestha (Korea) Dr. Rojeet Shrestha (Japan) Dr. Sanjeev Dhungana (Korea) Dr. Shanti Upadhaya (Korea)

Dr. Suman Shrestha (Japan) Dr. Taraman Kadayat (Korea) Dr. Thakur Subedi (Korea) Dr. Tulsi Poudel (Korea)

Media and publication

Publication

Dr. Binayak Bhandari (Korea) Dr. Indira Tiwari (Korea) Dr. Ram Hari Dahal (Korea) Dr. Shubbash Chandra Chaudhari (Korea) Media Chair, Mr. Bhawani Panta (Japan) Mr. Udwab Bhattarai (Nepal) Mr. Ranjan kumarKunwar (Korea) MrRamji Bagale (Nepal) Mr Kisan Rai (Hongkong)

Convention Management Committee

Mr. Robindra Shrestha (Gobina) (RC, Asia-Pacific) Mr. Parash Mani Pokhrel (DRC, Asia-pacific) Mr. KhagendraNeupane (DRC, Asia-pacific) MsKanchanThapa (Amrita) (WC, Asia-pacific) Mr. Deepak Prasad Kandel (YC, Asia-pacific) Mr. Rajesh Rana (MD, NRNA)

Technical Committee: Mr. Mahesh Shrestha, Senior IT Officer Mr. Rupak Lamichhane, IT Officer Mr. Sudesh Kumar Jha, ICC Smart NRNA Committee Member