it is the program schedule of the seminar

1. SOCIETY OF TRANSPRT ENGINEERS NEPAL (SOTEN)
2ND National Seminar
On
Transforming Transport for Shared Prosperity
Date: 24 February, 2024
Venue:
Session I: Inaugural/Opening Session
08:30 - 09:00 Arrival & Registration of Participants and Guests
Tea Cookies
09:00 - 09:10 Inviting Dignitaries to the dais:
 Chair: President SOTEN, Prof. Dr. Padma Bahadur Shahi
 Keynote Speaker: Bindu Lohani, Ex- Vice President, ADB
 Special Guest: Secretary, MoPIT, Mr. Keshab Kumar Sharma
Introducing Guests to be in the front row:
 IPP SOTEN, Mr. Lal Krishna KC
 DG: DoR, DoRW, DoTM, DOLI, CAAN
 ED: RBN, TDF
 President: NEA, SCAEF, FCAN,
 Invited Dignitaries
09:10 – 09:15  National Anthem
09:15 - 10:20 Welcome Speech & Program Briefing: Mr. Vice President, SOTEN
09:20 – 09:45 Keynote Speech: Mr. Bindu Lohani, Chair, Clean Air Asia (Former Vice President, Asian Development Bank)
09:45 – 09:50 Opening Remarks: Special Guest (Secretary, MoPIT)
09:50 – 10:00 Concluding Remarks: President SOTEN
10:00 – 10:20 Photograph : Refreshment Break
Session II: Technical Session
Session Moderator: Er. Saroj Kumar Pradhan, Executive Member, SOTEN
10:20 - 10:40 Transportation Transformation through innovation in transport infrastructure:
Er. Bhimarjun Adhikari, JS, MoPIT
10:40 – 11:00 Benchmarking Nepal with other countries from transport – SDG and Paris agreement Perspective: Sudhir Gotha
11:00 – 11:15 Question/Answer Session
11:15 – 11:20 Closing of Technical Session-I: Group Photo Session
Technical Session 2: Panelist Discussion on the Seminar Theme
Session Moderator:
11:30 – 11:45 Presentation on Financing Transport Infrastructure
Presentation by: Mahavan, KPMG India Services LLP
11:45 – 12: 25 Introduction of Panelist and Presenter
 Secretary, Ministry of Physical Infrastructure & Transport
 CEO, Investment Board Nepal
 FNCCI: Bhawani Rana
 CNI: Birendra Pandey
12:25 – 12:50 Q & A
12:50 – 13:00 Closing of Technical Session II: Group Photo Session
13:00 – 13:45 Lunch Break
Closing Session
13:45 – 13:55 Inviting Dignitaries to the dais:
 Chair: President SOTEN, Prof. Dr. Padma Bahadur Shahi
 Chief Guest: Minister, MoPIT
 Special Guest : Mr. Secretary, MOPIT
 Special Guest : CEO, IBN
 Special Guest : Key note speaker
 Guest: All presenter and Panelist
13:55 – 14:10 Seminar Declaration: Dr. Hare Ram Shrestha, SOTEN Executive Member
14:10 – 14:20 Commitment Remarks: Minister, MOPIT
14:20 – 14:25 Token of Appreciation to Dignitaries, Presenter & Panelist
14:25 – 14:30 Vote of Thanks & Closing Remarks: President, SOTEN