Alliance Human Resources Pvt. Ltd.

Sector: Human Resource (HR) Recruitment

Ownership: Privately held

Website: Facebook

Address: Sinamangal, Kathmandu

RBAN Status: Active

Participant Since: September, 2021

Participated Activities: Capacity Building Training of Trainers on Responsible Business Toolkit (RBT)

Aakarshan International Pvt. Ltd.

Sector: Human Resource (HR) Recruitment

Ownership: Privately held

Website: Aakarshan International (aakarshannepal.org)

Address: Shambhu Marg, Airport, Kathmandu

RBAN Status: Active

Member Since: September, 2021

Participated Activities: Orientation on RBAN Terms of Reference (ToR) Capacity Building Training of Trainers on Responsible Business Toolkit (RBT)

Al-Karim Human Resources Pvt. Ltd.

Sector: Human Resource (HR) Recruitment

Ownership: Privately held

Website: AL-Karim Human Resources Pvt.Ltd. (alkarimhumanresources.com)

Address: Jagriti Marg , Maharajgunj, Chakrapath , Kathmandu

RBAN Status: Active

Member Since: April, 2022

Participated Activities: Orientation on RBAN Terms of Reference (ToR); Capacity Building Training of Trainers on Responsible Business Toolkit (RBT)

Sagarmatha International Employment Pvt. Ltd.

Sector: Human Resource (HR) Recruitment

Ownership: Privately held

Website: Sagarmatha International Employment Pvt. Ltd (sagarmathaintl.com)

Address: G.P.O. Box: 5561 Airport, Kathmandu

RBAN Status: Active

Member Since: November, 2018

Participated Activities: Orientation on RBAN ToR; Capacity Building Training of Trainers on Responsible Business Toolkit (RBT)

V. S. Education Foundation Pvt. Ltd.

Sector: Education

Ownership: Privately held

Website: https://www.vsniketan.edu.np/

Address: Kathmandu-31, Minbhawan, Kathmandu

RBAN Status: Active

Member Since: October, 2023

Participated Activities: Orientation on RBAN Terms of Reference (ToR)

Growth Sellers Pvt. Ltd.

Sector: Human Resource (HR) Recruitment

Ownership: Privately held

Website: www.growthsellers.com

Address: Krishnagalli, Lalitpur

RBAN Status: Active

Member Since: October, 2023

Participated Activities: Orientation on RBAN Terms of Reference (ToR)

Omega Power Minds Pvt. Ltd.

Sector: Human Resource (HR) Recruitment

Ownership: Privately held

Website: www.omegapowerminds.com

Address: Kathmandu-9, Sinamangal, Kathmandu

RBAN Status: Active

Member Since: October, 2023

Participated Activities: Orientation on RBAN Terms of Reference (ToR)

Speaker Profile

Ram Krishna Lamichhane

Joint Secretary,

Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens, Government of Nepal

Mr. Lamichhane is presently working in the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizen as a Division Chief, Agency Coordination and Social Welfare Division.

He previously worked with Ministry of Local Development, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Tourism, CIAA and OPMCM.

Speaker Profile

Sanjib Subba

Chair,

FinTech Alliance Nepal

Sanjib Subba is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in the banking and financial industry. He currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Nepal Electronic Payment Systems Limited.

He began his career at Standard Chartered Bank, where he served as a Retail Banking Officer for eight years. During his tenure, he gained valuable expertise in retail banking operations and customer service. After leaving Standard Chartered Bank, Sanjib joined Webster University in Thailand as an Executive Director. In 2010, he joined the National Banking Institute as the Chief Executive Officer. Sanjib briefly served as a Senior Advisor at PwC before assuming the role of Chairman of the Board of Directors at NMB Microfinance Limited.

Outside of his professional roles, Sanjib is actively involved in promoting financial inclusion, entrepreneurship development, and digital finance systems. He has also contributed as a keynote speaker and panelist in various national and international seminars and events.

Sanjib holds an MBA degree and has completed executive education programs from prestigious institutions such as Stanford University and the World Bank Institute. He is also a certified Master Trainer by the International Financial Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank.

Speaker Profile

Ajit Shah

CEO and Director,

Lotus Holdings Pvt. Ltd.

Ajit Shah is an entrepreneur with knowledge and 20+ years of experience in diverse business sectors. He is the Director and CEO of Lotus Holdings – a family business that is active in real estate, hand made rugs, healthcare, and information technology employing over a thousand people. Ajit has has taken his company to the next level, focusing the investments and services on IT and outsourcing. His companies currently outsource across small to multi-billion dollar Fortune 50 companies around the world and are also involved in various technology projects with the Government of Nepal – a particular example is successfully helping the government collect over USD 170 million revenue annually, a 20 fold increase since pre-digitization. Ajit was also the pioneer in the digitization of Immigration and Border Control at the Ministry of Home in Nepal.

In his latest venture, Ajit has established an IT platform where he plans to scale Nepal up to become the back office of the world. He envisions that by 2030 Nepal will have an alternative source of foreign currency earnings at par to the current inflow of remittances while creating 1.5 million jobs.

Ajit sits on various national, bilateral business and social boards and committees to provide guidance and insight. He supports these institutions achieve more of what it is doing by leveraging his local and global reach to amplify and synergize objectives by replication, partnership and expansion

Among the Nepalese community Ajit Shah has become known for his entrepreneurial success, business ethics, corporate social responsibility, philanthropy and global outreach. He has addressed numerous national and international conferences and workshops to showcase and share his passion for making the world a better place.

Despite his financial prowess, Ajit is a devoted philanthropist and helps with the family foundation Hoste Hainse (www.hostehainse.org) – that provides free education opportunities to the underprivileged children of Nepal. Hoste Hainse through 5 different schools in Western, Central and Eastern Nepal has educated over 20,000 children since operation.

Ajit has a Bachelors Degree in Chemistry, Mathematics & Computer Science from the University of Minnesota, USA, and is currently undergoing Executive Education at the Harvard Business School.

Among others, Ajit is a member in the Board of Trade at the Ministry of Commerce in Nepal, which has the task of prioritizing sectors for economic development, and mitigating the trade deficit the country currently faces. Ajit is also the Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Nepal. He sits on high-level committees of Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) where he is a member responsible for IT regulatory reforms. Ajit is a member of the CEO Forum at the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI).

Having been raised in a Hindu and Buddhist culture, Ajit values integrity, compassion and embraces a people- first attitude in his business and philanthropic endeavors.

Speaker Profile

Dipesh Bista

CEO / Member Secretary,

E-Governance Commission, Government of Nepal

Dipesh Bista is the Chief Executive Officer (Member-Secretary) of the E-Governance Commission under the Government of Nepal. With a background in computer engineering and law, he has also served as a Senior Lecturer for M.Sc. in Engineering Management at Purbanchal University and as an Assistant Professor for MBA IT at Tribhuwan University. Dipesh has been a board member of the Nepal Engineering Council and a member of the Subject Committee at Pokhara University. He holds a Master’s in Rural Development from Tribhuvan University, a BA L.L.B in Law, an M.Sc. in Engineering Management, and a Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering.

Speaker Profile

Zainab Akther

Chief-of-Party,

Hamro Samman Project, Winrock International

Ms Zainab Akther is the Chief of Party of Hamro Samman Project of Winrock International. She specializes in economic and social empowerment, gender equality and social equity, education and training, and livelihood development for women and men. She has more than three decades of experience. She has worked with USAID, the World Bank, ADB, CIDA, EC, DFID, AusAID, Sida, DANIDA, UNICEF, JICA, Planned Parenthood Federation of Canada and Plan International Canada. A Canadian citizen with Bangladeshi origin, she has worked in South and Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, and Canada.