The people shaping the conversation.
Meet government leaders, investors, founders, and industry experts taking the stage at NABIS 2026 to connect Nepali-American capital, ideas, and opportunity.
Hon. Shisir Khanal
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Government of Nepal
Featured Panelists & Moderators
Suraj Vaidya
President
Vaidya's Organization of Industries and Trading Houses
Chandra Prasad Dhakal
Chairman
IME Group
Hem Raj Dhakal
Managing Director
IME Group
Cabinet Shrestha
Chairman
Agni Group
Aaditya Subedi
Co-founder
Architect Labs
Anand Bagaria
Managing Director
Nimbus
Dadhiram Bhandari
Consul General
Consulate General of Nepal New York
Dr. Sameer Maskey
Founder & CEO
Fusemachines
Karma Tenzing
Chairman & Owner
Good Karma Group of Companies
Kiran Prakash Saakha
Director
Saakha Group
Madan Uprety
Managing Director
Infra Nepal Development Fund
Nevin Chetry
Attorney
Chhetry & Associates, P.C.
Prativa Joshi
Head of External Ventures
IMEC
Preeti Pandey Adhikari
Founder
MOMO VC
Radesh Pandit
Founder/CEO
ALKAPURI Where Nature, Energy and Life Come Together
Rajendra Baniya
Chairman/Chief Editor
Nepallead.com
Rashik Adhikari
Founder & CEO
Renegade Insurance
Rumela Sen
Professor
Columbia University
Rupa Laxmi Shah
Director, Global Philanthropy and Partnerships
MIT RAISE
Samir Maharjan
Owner
Classic Diamond & Jewelry
Suman Raj Timsina
CEO
Everest Federal Credit Union (EFCU)