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Jury Members for ICT Award 2024

IT Director, Election Commission, Nepal

Aadesh Khadka

Associate Dean & Professor, School of Engineering, Kathmandu University

Prof. Dr. Bal Krishna Bal

Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator, Nepal Open University

Dr. Bhoj Raj Ghimire

Co-Fouder, Rooster Logic

Brijendra Rochan Joshi

Associate Prof., Sagarmatha College of Science and Technology

Ganga Subba

Knowledge Management Specialist, IFN

Hempal Shrestha

Under Secretary, Ministry of Communication & IT (MoCIT)

Narayan Timalsina

President, Kings College

Narottam Aryal

Deputy Director, Nepal Telecommunications Authority(NTA)

Dr. Pradip Paudyal

Public Relations and Corporate Communications Specialist

Ruchi Pandey

Chief of Party, USAID Equity and Inclusion in Education, Plan International, Nepal

Sajana Maharjan Amatya

Team Lead, National Innovation Center

Sanjay Poudel

Chief Executive Officer, Kantipur Television HD

Shishir Pachhai

Under Secretary, Department of National ID and Civil Registration

Subash Dhakal

IT Director, Election Commission, Nepal

Aadesh Khadka

Aadesh Khadka is the IT Director at Department of National Id and Civil Registration GoN, Nepal. He is also a former Under -secetary at he ministry of finance. He has a grat dead of experience in rational resource allocation. As a welfare expert, he is known for prperlu utilizing both internal and external resources.

Associate Dean & Professor, School of Engineering, Kathmandu University

Prof. Dr. Bal Krishna Bal

He is Associate Professor and Head of department of Computer Science and Engineering, Kathmandu University. His major career goals include Software Localization and Natural Language Processing (NLP). He has been working in the field of IT since a long time. He has closely analyzed and managed several software localization projects. He has also led and worked in several Natural Language Processing Projects as a Researcher, for instance, in Machine Translation, Opinion Mining, Text-to-Speech, Automatic Speech Recognition, with a special focus towards Nepali. He is familiar with the life cycle of Software Localization and Natural Language Processing Projects, to interact and deal with people of multi-national origins from different spheres of expertise (software developers, linguists, engineers, language specialists, language owners.

Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator, Nepal Open University

Dr. Bhoj Raj Ghimire

Dr. Bhoj Raj Ghimire is a distinguished academic and currently serves as an Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator at Nepal Open University. With a strong foundation in education and a commitment to advancing learning opportunities, Dr. Ghimire has made significant contributions to the academic landscape in Nepal.

Co-Fouder, Rooster Logic

Brijendra Rochan Joshi

Brijendra Rochan Joshi is a dynamic professional and entrepreneur, serving as the Co-Founder of Roster Logic. With a passion for innovation and a keen understanding of the business landscape, Mr. Joshi has played a pivotal role in shaping the trajectory of Roster Logic, a company dedicated to providing cutting-edge solutions in workforce management.

Associate Prof., Sagarmatha College of Science and Technology

Ganga Subba

Ganga Subba, who studied computer engineering from Pulchowk Engineering, is working as the IT coordinator of Sagarmatha Engineering and IT College. Ganga Subba’s contribution to IT education has been significant. She has been playing an important role in the ICT Awards since 2019 as a jury member. She works as a tremendous program coordinator.

Knowledge Management Specialist, IFN

Hempal Shrestha

He is the knowledge management specialist and also the co-founder at Nepal Entrepreneurs Hub. He is also the inter disciplinary consulting researcher with over 18 years of experience in South Asia, Central Asia, Europe and America. He has specialty in IT strategy, knowledge management, and intellectual property. He is a frequent speaker and moderator at high-level business, technical and policy consultations and interactions in Nepal.

Under Secretary, Ministry of Communication & IT (MoCIT)

Narayan Timalsina

Narayan Timalsina is an accomplished professional currently serving as the Under Secretary at the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MoCIT). With a wealth of experience in the realm of public service, Mr. Timalsina has dedicated his career to contributing to the development and advancement of communication and information technology in the country.

President, Kings College

Narottam Aryal

He is executive Director and president at Kings College. He had also worked as general manager- at CG education system. He wants to contribute in welfare of Nepal through entrepreneurship.

Aryal, who has also served in the Government of Nepal’s Startup and Entrepreneurship Committee, has been playing an important role in the ICT Awards since 2018 as a jury member. He is more concerned, experienced and enthusiastic about Startup and Entrepreneurship.

Deputy Director, Nepal Telecommunications Authority(NTA)

Dr. Pradip Paudyal

Public Relations and Corporate Communications Specialist

Ruchi Pandey

Chief of Party, USAID Equity and Inclusion in Education, Plan International, Nepal

Sajana Maharjan Amatya

Ms. Sajana Maharjan Amatya, an advocate, who has specialized in gender studies, project analysis and project management, is currently the Project Director for DFID’s data governance project with The Asia Foundation. She is the former Chief of Party of FHI 360, Civil Society: Mutual Accountability Project. Prior to joining FHI 360, she was leading Nepal Transition to Peace (NTTP) Institute (Nepal Shanti Pratisthan) in the capacity of Executive Director. She has extensive experiences working with civil society groups, political actors, government officials, media and women both at national and sub-national levels through programs that support the peace process, conflict management and political transition.

Team Lead, National Innovation Center

Sanjay Poudel

Chief Executive Officer, Kantipur Television HD

Shishir Pachhai

Under Secretary, Department of National ID and Civil Registration

Subash Dhakal

Mr. Subash Dhakal is presently the Under Secretary (IT) at the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology. He has previously served as an IT Director at the Department of National ID and Civil Registration, Ministry of Home Affairs, and as a Director at the Department of Information Technology, Government of Nepal. Additionally, he has worked as a Computer Officer at the National Planning Commission and as a Developer at Web_park Nepal.

Jury Members for South Asia Startup ICT Award 2024

Founder | CEO, ScaleX (Pakistan)

Adnan Faisal

Knowledge Management Specialist, IFN (Nepal)

Hempal Shrestha

Research Director, Your Story Media (India)

Dr. Madan Mohan Rao

President, Youth Hub (Bangladesh)

Pavel Sarwar

Founder | CEO, ScaleX (Pakistan)

Adnan Faisal

Adnan Faisal is an experienced founder with a demonstrated history of working with Tech Startups and in the investment management industry on a global scale. He is skilled in Startup Strategy, Business Coaching, Tech investments, Hedge Funds, Financial Analysis, and Equity Research.

Knowledge Management Specialist, IFN (Nepal)

Hempal Shrestha

He is the knowledge management specialist and also the co-founder at Nepal Entrepreneurs Hub. He is also the inter disciplinary consulting researcher with over 18 years of experience in South Asia, Central Asia, Europe and America. He has specialty in IT strategy, knowledge management, and intellectual property. He is a frequent speaker and moderator at high-level business, technical and policy consultations and interactions in Nepal.

Research Director, Your Story Media (India)

Dr. Madan Mohan Rao

Dr. Madanmohan Rao is research director at Your Story Media and co-founder of MXR.world, a hybrid platform for showcasing innovations. He is a charter member of TiE Bangalore, and Conference Chair for Extensia’s Digital Summits in Africa. Madan has authored over 15 books
on knowledge management, innovation, and digital media. He has given talks, lectures and workshops in over 90 countries around the world. His hobbies include traveling, world music, jazz, and craft beer appreciation.

President, Youth Hub (Bangladesh)

Pavel Sarwar

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