OUR SCHEDULES
The International AI Conference will explore AI’s impact on industries like healthcare, politics, and agriculture, focusing on policy making, ethics, and digitization. It aims to promote AI adoption, connect leaders, and showcase AI technologies through keynotes, discussions, and live demonstrations.
Hyatt Place Kathmandu
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Registration and Tea/Coffee Cookies
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Inaugural Ceremony
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM: AI Dialogue
12:15 PM – 12:30 PM: CyberDog Performance
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM:
Plenary Session 1 – Advances in Artificial Intelligence
Prof. Juha Roning, Vice President, euRobotics
Prof. Kazuhiro Kosuge, IEEE 2020 Vice President for Technical Activities
Professor of Robotics System, University of Hong Kong
Prof. Dr. Jorge Manuel Miranda Dias, Professor, Khalifa University,
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM: Closing Speech
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Lunch Break
3:00 PM – 3:40 PM: Technical Keynote – AI Algorithms and Techniques
Prof. Dong Soo Kwon, CEO, Roen Surgical Inc.
Emeritus Professor, KAIST
Prof. Dr. Suresh Manandhar, Chief Scientist, Wiseyak Inc.
3:40 PM – 4:00 PM: Coffee Break
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Parallel Panel Discussion 1 – Robotics and AI for Tourism – Integrating latest innovations of AI and Robotics in hospitality
Keynote Presenter : Mr. Shree Gurung, PhD Scholar AI in Social Media, Filmmaker and Hospitality Entrepreneur.
5 mins Demo – Tourism Board Chatbot Diyo.ai
Panel 1: Er. Pradeep Adhikari, Director General, Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal
Panel 2: Mr. Deepak Raj Joshi, CEO, Nepal Tourism Board
Panel 3: Prof. Dr. Bal Krishna Bal, Associate Dean, School of Engineering, KU
Panel 4: Mr. Binay Raut, CEO, Pailaa Technology
Panel 5 : Mr. Aabhusan Jyoti Kansakar, Senior Vice-president, NYEF
Moderator: Mr. Omkar Jaiswal, Secretary, Robotics Association of Nepal[RAN]
Session Chair: Dr. Ganesh Prasad Pandey, Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Parallel Panel Discussion 2 – Responsible AI and Good Governance – Integrating AI in Public Services
Keynote Presenter : Mr. Oliver Tian, Vice-President, Global Robotics Clusters
5 mins product demo – Er. Bijayan Bhattarai, Diyo.ai
Panel 1: Er. Dipesh Bista, CEO, E-Governance Commission
Panel 2: Er. Subash Dhakal, Director, National ID and Civil Registration, Ministry of Home Affairs
Panel 3: Mr. Babu Ram Aryal, CEO, Delta Law
Panel 4: Ms. Sajana Maharjan, Chief of Party, Plan International Nepal
Panel 5: Hon. Mahesh Bartaula, Chief Whip, CPN (UML)
Moderator: Mr. Arun Bhandari, Executive Director, NAXA
Session Chair: Hon. Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung, Ministry of Communication, Information and Technology[MoCIT]
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Parallel Panel Discussion 3 – AI in Healthcare Revolution
Keynote Presenter : Ass. Prof. Supachai Vongbunyong, PhD (Soong), Director, Institute of Field Robotics (FIBO), King Mongkut’ s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand
5 mins product demo – BEMS
Panel 1: Dr. Pradeep Gyawali, Vice-Chancellor, Madan Bhandari Academy of Health Sciences
Panel 2: Mr. Ashish Agarwal, Chairman, CNIYEF
Panel 3: Dr. Santosh Paudel, Director, Bir Hospital
Panel 4: Dr. Meghnath Dhimal , Chief Research Officer, NHRC
Panel 5: Dr. Bishesh Khanal, Chairperson, NAAMII
Moderator: Mr. Uttam Niraula, Executive Director, Soch Nepal
Special Remarks: Prof. Dong Soo Kwon, CEO, Roen Surgical Inc. & Emeritus Professor, KAIST
Session Chair: Dr. Roshan Pokharel, Secretary, Ministry of Health and Population
Very Important Remarks: Hon. Min. Pradip Paudel, Ministry of Health and Population
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Networking Session
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Welcome Dinner and Cultural Program for International Delegates
Hyatt Place Kathmandu
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Registration
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Parallel Panel Discussion 4 – Robotics and AI for Climate Change – Disaster Preparedness and Rapid Response
Keynote Presenter : Dr. Nama Raj Buddhathoki, Regional Director for Asia-Pacific at Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
5 mins Product Demo
HeatAI: How Nepali Youth Are Using AI and Citizen Science to Solve Pressing Climate Issues
Panel 1: Mr. Hemanta Agrawal, CEO, CG Motors
Panel 2: Mr. Bhusan Tuladhar, Chief of Party, FHI360, USAID Clean Air
Panel 3: Mr. Raj Bikram Maharjan, CEO, Airlift Technologies
Panel 4: Mr. Pradip Khatiwada, Executive Director, Youth Innovation Lab
Panel 5: Dr. Sindhu Dhungana, Joint Secretary, Chief of Climate Change Division, Ministry of Environment and Forest
Moderator: Mr. Bibhushan Bista, Executive President, Young Innovations Pvt. Ltd.
Special Remarks:
Session Chair : Mr. Anil Pokhrel, Chief Executive, NDRRMA
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Parallel Panel Discussion 5 – AI for IT and Education – Integrating Technology For Better Opportunities
Keynote Presenter : Prof. Vesa Salminen, HAMK, Finland
5 mins Product Demo
Panel 1: Mr. Bhesh Raj, Chairman, Texas Int’l Education Network
Panel 2: Er. Kshitiz Rimal, Google Developer Expert & CEO, NextAI
Panel 3: Er. Manisha Maharjan, Senior Divisional Engineer, MoEST
Panel 4: Er. Dakshina Shrestha, Principal, Sagarmatha Engineering College
Panel 5: Mr. Manish Shrestha, Head of Innovations &CEO, Kazistudios, Board Member, CNIYEF
Moderator: Mr. Alok Khatri, Head of Education Outreach, NAAMII
Special Remarks: Prof. Dr. Jorge Manuel Miranda Dias, Professor, Khalifa University
Session Chair: Bishwo Babu Pudasaini, Secretary, Ministry of Education Science and Technology[MoEST]
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Parallel Panel Discussion 6 – Global Innovation for Sports – latest AI trends and technologies for youth
Keynote Presenter : Mr. Ramesh Silwal, Former Executive Secretary, National Sports Council
5 mins product demo
Panel 1: Mr. Rajiv Pahari, InCharge, National Youth Federation Nepal[NYFN]
Panel 2: Mr. Surendra Basnet, Vice-chairman, National Youth Council
Panel 3: Mr. Paras Khadka, Secretary, CAN
Panel 4: Dr. Varuna De-Silva, Professor, Loughborough University
Panel 5: Mr. Bikram Lama, President, Nepal Football Players Association
Moderator: Mr. Hem Raj Hamal, Commentator, National Sports
Special Remarks: Prof. Dr. Bal Krishna Bal, Associate Dean, School of Engineering, KU
Session Chair: Hon. Teju Lal Chaudhary, Ministry of Youth and Sports
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM: Coffee Break
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Parallel Panel Discussion 7 – Digital Economy and Artificial Intelligence
Keynote Presenter: Mr. Vivek Rana, Digital Evangelist | IT Strategist
5 mins product demo
Panel 1: Mr. Binay Khadka , CEO, Khalti
Panel 2: Ms. Karvika Thapa, CEO, Kimbutech
Panel 3: Mr. Asgar Ali, IT Advisor, Office of PM and Minister Council
Panel 4: Mr. Pranaya Sthapit, Director, Data for Development, The Asia Foundation
Panel 5: Dr. Suresh Manandhar, Founder & Chief Scientists, Wiseyak Inc.
Moderator: Mr. Hempal Shrestha, IT consultant and Advocate
Special Remarks: Prof. Kazuhiro Kosuge, IEEE 2020 Vice President for Technical Activities || Professor of Robotics System, University of Hong Kong
Session Chair: Mr. Shiva Raj Adhikari, Vice Chairman, National Planning Commission, Government of Nepal
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Parallel Panel Discussion 8 – Industrialization in the age of Robotics and AI – Automation for economic prosperity
Keynote Presenter : Prof. Dr. Sudan Jha, Professor, Kathmandu University
5 mins product demo
Panel 1: Mr. Anjan Shrestha, Senior Vice-President, FNCCI
Panel 2: Dr. Rabindra Prasad Dhakal, Secretary, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology
Panel 3: Mr. Akxit Raj Poudyal, Industry 4.0 Expert, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies
Panel 4: Prof. Hirendra Man Pradhan, President, AECON
Panel 5: Mr. Kush Kumar Joshi, President, National Business Initiative
Moderator: Er. Bikash Gurung, President, Robotics Association of Nepal
Special Remarks: Prof. Juha Roning, Vice President, Eu Robotics
Session Chair: Hon. Damodar Bhandari, Minister, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Parallel Panel Discussion 9 – AI in Developing Countries and Agricultural Revolution
Keynote Presenter: Prof. Dr. Subarna Shakya, Academician, NAST
5 mins Product Demo Er. Krishna Keshav, CEO, Thoplomachines
Panel 1: Neela Paudel, Technical Officer, Nepal Agriculture Research Council (National Potato Research Program)
Panel 2: Mr. Dambar Khanal , Director, R & D Innovative Solution Pvt. Ltd.
Panel 3: Mr. Krishna Keshav, CEO, Thoplomachines
Panel 4: Mr. Naween Kumar Gupta, National Digital Agriculture Specialist, FAO-Nepal
Moderator: Mr. Nabin Narayan Munankarmi, President, Biotechnology Society of Nepal[BSN]
Special Remarks: Prof. Che Fai Tan, President, ASEAN Federation of Smart Industry || Director, World Robot Cooperation Organization
Session Chair: Mr. Rajendra Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM : Lunch Break
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Technical Keynote Speech – Smart Manufacturing for Industry and Automation
Prof. Che Fai Tan, President, ASEAN Federation of Smart Industry || Director, World Robot Cooperation Organization
Technical Keynote Speech – AI in Politics
Prof. Adrian David Cheok, Advisor- AI, President Candidate Donald Trump to US
Technical Keynote Speech – Navigating AI Landscape in Nepal – Way forward for Nepal
Dr. Bishesh Khanal, Chairman, NAAMII
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM : Coffee Break
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Panel Session 10 – AI in Politics – Shaping the Nation
Keynote Presenter: Hon. Bishnu Rimal, Chief Political Advisor, Office of PM and Council of Minister
Panel 1: Hon. Gagan Thapa, General Secretary, Nepali Congress
Panel 2: Hon. Pradip Gyawali, Joint General Secretary, Communist Party Nepal(UML)
Panel 3: Giriraj Mani Pokharel, Deputy General Secretary, NCP ( Maoists Centre)
Moderator : Mr. Sanjay Silwal Gupta, Founder, Vyasa Media Network
Special Remarks: Mr. Oliver Tian, Vice-President, Global Robotics Clusters
Session Chair: Mr. Shankar Pokharel, General Secretary, Communist Party Nepal(UML)
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM: Closing Ceremony
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Farewell Reception