Nepal to be connected to World Economic Forum in Davos

KATHMANDU, Jan 13 :

Global Shapers Kathmandu Hub is organizing a event in Kathmandu and a session that will connect with World Economic Forum’s annual meeting of 2015 of Davos of Switzerland on the theme ´Building trust in Public-Private Partnerships´.

Altogether 40 cities will be connected to Davos to host a global conversation on an issue related to the theme of the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2015 in Davos-Klosters, according to a statement issued by the Hub. The Shaping Davos event is being organized by the Global Shapers to enable local solutions for global issues.

"The event is an important opportunity to share local knowledge and perspectives, enabling people around the world to learn from Nepal’s experiences and also to respect and appreciate our perspectives," the statement added.

The Hub will contribute to the event in two main ways - a Local Activity on January 14 and a main activity - Davos Broadcast - on January 19.

This is the first time that Nepal will be connected live with the World Economic Forum. The local activity will feature a panel discussion with a diverse range of national experts from the pubic and private sectors as panelists. The panelists includes Managing Director of Panchakanya Group Pradeep Shrestha, Executive Chairman of Sipradi Trading Siddharth Rana, CEO of Investment Board of Nepal Radesh Pant and Member of National Planning Commission Swarnim Wagle.

The main activity, Shaping Davos Live, will provide viewers around the world with an unique opportunity to access the highlights from the panel discussion, the statement added.

Source: Republica