
MSG Chair, Nepal IGF

Former Vice President, CAN Federation

Chair
Mrs. Deepa Bhattarai is an IT officer in Nepal Police from seven years. She has Masters degree in Information System Engineering and Bachelor degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Purbanchal University. She has keen interest in tech research and has published different research articles in national and international journals. She is actively participating in…

Vice-Chair/ Coordinator
Mr. Gautam is a Graduate of BSc. (Hons) Networking and IT Security from London Metropolitan University. He is an evidence-based policymaking and civic technologies enthusiast. Mr. Gautam is a very active contributor to Internet Governance in Nepal and the Asia Pacific Region and he works in the periphery of open data, Internet Governance, Data Analytics,…

Member
Surendra is an Advocate licensed by Nepal Bar Council. He has extensive experience in corporate, foreign direct investment, cyber law, IT Law, labor law, information, communications and technology law (ICT Law) and civil and criminal litigation. Qualification: Surendra has completed a 5 years B.A.LL.B. degree from Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Law, Nepal Law Campus and…

Member
Nikesh is a civic entrepreneur, open data advocate and tech researcher. He is the co-founder and CEO of Open Knowledge Nepal – a non-profit civic tech organization comprised of openness aficionados. He is a strong supporter of open source software and believes in the vision of Open Knowledge to empower citizens regarding technology usage and…

Member
Mr. Koirala is a Journalist with seven years of experience. He is also the co-founder and sub-editor of Tech centric Media/Awareness platform Techpana.com. Koirala specializes in tech & Telecommunication sector reporting and is responsible for educating other people through his writing. He has Master degree in Rural development and another in Political Science from Tribhuvan…

Member
Ms. Aishwarya KC is an Information Security Officer with more than 4 years of experience in Information Security. She serves as the Information Security Officer at Fonepay Payment Service Limited and is responsible for identifying areas of risk and shaping the Company’s information security posture. She is passionate about increasing diversity participation in the Information…

Member
Ms. Alisha is a qualified Lawyer with a strong professional Bachelor’s Degree in Law (B.A.LLB) from National Law College, Tribhuvan University working in the matter of drafting legal documents and legal opinions, legal research, preparation of briefs, and others. Area of interest includes commercial law, corporate laws and Intellectual Property Law.

Member
Mr. Aryal is young internet governance enthusiast at the moment he is studying Computer Engineering(undergraduate) at Kathmandu University. He is keenly intrested in new technologies especially in the field of Digital Economy and Artificial Intelligence.

MSG Chair, Nepal IGF

Former Vice President, CAN Federation

Member