Starting shortly. A major policy event from the newly re-organized ISOC Nepal Chapter. I am told that this will be 100% discussion, no slides. How much in English TBD, thus I am going to leave real time text until after, but there should be live captions on the FB simulcasts. [image: isoc live] <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=ca8b0bc363ce9bc02084df53fcc0d94648ac941dd9bada58dd1b3c558a6a61ab&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18035&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=5cae21d64ee89eac3c2e6bb9e35e9346&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9pc29jLmxpdmUvMTgwMzU> On *Saturday 15 June, 2024* at *10:00-17:00 NPT* (04:15-11:15 UTC) *Digital Media Foundation <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=6f7eede097e5986468730bf54d865d3efa1c887c72948225bb2d49b0a7797bd3&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18035&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=57af6d0fe8f4245e8fb167b1efd288ec&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZG1mLm9yZy5ucC8>*, along with *Open Internet Nepal* and the *Internet Society Nepal Chapter* will host the *Nepal National Summit on Artificial Intelligence 2024 <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=c0e21062372c7c51c8199b4f50f0fe6e037c364975a1294b66f3db008b7612d5&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18035&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=48712063d26a4586727ed61a195bbf0f&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9haS5kbWYub3JnLm5wLw=>* at Hotel Himalaya in Kupondole, Lalitpur, with the theme '*Harnessing the potential of AI: How it impacts Media, Public Service and Governance*'. *AGENDA* (UTC+5:45) https://ai.dmf.org.np/ <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=c0e21062372c7c51c8199b4f50f0fe6e037c364975a1294b66f3db008b7612d5&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18035&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=48712063d26a4586727ed61a195bbf0f&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9haS5kbWYub3JnLm5wLw=> *10:00 Inaugural Session* Chief Guest: *Hon. Barsha Man Pun*, Minister, Ministry of Finance Keynote speaker: *Dr. Bibek Poudel*, AI scientist, Stanford University Chair: *Prabesh Subedi*, President, Digital Media Foundation *11:30 The Future of Media: AI Innovations in Global and Local Context* *Dr. Bhanu Bhakta Acharya*, Department of Communication, University of Ottawa, Canada *Shiva Gaule*, Chief- Editor, Onlinekhabar.com *Pro. Dr. Sudan Jha*, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Kathmandu University Moderator: *Umesh Shrestha*, founder mysansar.com *13:30 AI Integration in Nepal’s Public Service: Potential and Pitfalls* *Kshitiz Rimal*, Data Scientist, Next AI *Nagesh Badu*, e-Governance Specialist at UNDP/GoN *Bikram Shrestha*, Head of Digital Banking, Sanima Bank Limited Moderator: *Santosh Sigdel*, Digital Rights Nepal *14:30 Governing AI and Emerging Techs: Nepal’s Position and Pathways* *Hon. Sobita Gautam*, Member of the federal parliament of Nepal *Rewati Sapkota*, Registrar, Office of the Communication Registrar Bagamati Province *Dr. Pradip Paudyal*, Deputy Director, Nepal Telecom Authority *Aakriti Kharel*, Digital Media Specialist at UNESCO Moderator: *Ashirwad Tripathy*, Vice-chair, Asia Pacific Regional Internet Government Forum *16:00 Closing Session* Chief Guest: *Hon. 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