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  • Sonam Tshering

Exploring Social Justice Laws and Its Impact on Bhutanese Society

  • Dorji Wangchuk (PhD)

Exploring the Interplay of Identity, Spirituality, Community, and the Sacred Chronotope in Bhutan

  • Needrup Zangpo

Media Matters: Navigating the News in a Digital Age

  • Gรฉrard Tardy

Entrepreneurship in Bhutan: Are we doing it right?

  • Dalston Elijah Pung

Made in Bhutan – A new generation of Bhutanese Entrepreneurs.

  • Dr. Damber Kumar Nirola
  • Yeshi Lhamo

Burnout and Mental Wellbeing of Bhutanese Employees

  • Tomoyuki Yamada

JICA-Bhutan: Old Friendship, New Opportunities

  • Mr. Kuenga Lhendupย 
  • Ms.Tashi Demaย 
  • Mr. Jimmie Thinleyย 

๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ & ๐˜„๐—ต๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป: ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—•๐—ต๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ

  • Matthieu Ricard

๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป & ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€๐—บ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ

  • Mr. Ujjwal Deep Dahal

THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY TO BUILD TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

  • Azha Kama Wangdi

๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ

  • Ms. Siok Sian Pek-Dorji
  • Mr. Yam Kumar Poudel
  • Mr. Yeshey Dorji

How Can We Help Our Transformation and Public Discourse?

  • Ms. Azusa Kubota

Anticipatory Governance: How Future Ready is Bhutan?

  • Karma Lotay

Rethinking Sustainability In Tourism and Business

  • Namgay Choden
  • Netra Sharma
  • Tandin Bidha

Gender Equality for A Sustainable Tomorrow

  • Mr. Gerald Daly

The Changes We Need For a UN We Want

  • Svante Helms

Preparing for Disaster

  • Regita Gurung
  • Tashi Choden
  • Phuntsho Wangyel

Reckoning with Gender and Sexual Diversity.

  • Lyonpo Dechen Wangmo

Mental Health Matters

  • Michael Rutland

Are We Learning The Right Way?

  • Ashi Kesang Choden Tashi

Keeping our Culture Intact in the 21st Century

  • Ugyen Tshering
  • Nisha Gurung
  • Pelden Wangchuk Dorji

Bhutanโ€™s Young Changemakers โ€“ New Ideas for Old Problems

  • Tshering Cigay Dorji

Bhutan: Preparing for a Technology โ€“ Driven Future

  • Dechen Seldon

Rainbow Dialogues

  • Dr Kinlay Dorjee

On Securing What We Eat

  • Dr. Rinchen Chophel

Understanding Human Rights and Creating a Safer World for Children

  • Lyonpo Dr. Tandi Dorjiย 

Growing Bhutanโ€™s International Footprint

  • Dr. Will Parksย 

Growing up in COVIDโ€™s shadow

  • Kingaย Tshering

Human Capital & Removing Stigma in Technical Pathways

  • Ngawang Gyelthsen
  • Jurmey Choden Rinzin
  • Namgyal Tsheden

The Future We Want

  • Phub Zam

Modeling Good Money Management Habits

  • Dasho Ugen Tsechup

Role of Private Sector in Bhutanโ€™s Economic Development

  • Karma Yonten

Leading Towards a Greener Way

  • Sonam Pelden

Transforming Bhutan into a Digital Nation

  • Dr Rui Paulo de Jesus

Conversations on COVID-19 and Beyond

  • Dasho Tenzing Yonten

Reflections on Education and Enterprise in Bhutan

  • Kuenga Wangmo

Bhutan through an Archaeology Lens

  • Lungtaen Gyatso

Inclusivity and Loving Kindness: The Only Educational Technology to Drive the Engine of Human Wellbeing

  • Kunzang Choden

Retirement and New Beginnings

  • Edwin

Meaningful work and the pursuit of happiness

  • Karma Hamu Dorjee

Royal Civil Service Commission and the Performance of the Civil Service

  • Yangchen Tshogyel

Roles of Central Bank in Development

  • Swami Agnivesh

Values and Equality in the 21st century

  • Dorji Wangchuk

Social Media: Emerging Patterns & Discourses

  • Deki Choden

Being the change, Changes the Being

  • Michael Peil

Law is a Story We Tell Each Other in the Dark

  • Tashi Pem

Local Governance โ€“ What is the role of CSOs?

  • Juergen Nagler

Shifting Development Mindsets; Accelerating GNH and SDGS

  • Dorji Dhradhul

Good to Great โ€“ Invigorating Development (Rural)

  • Daniel Spitzer

Learning and Mentoring in the Pursuit of Meaning in Life

  • Siok Sian Pek-Dorji

Why does civil society matter in Bhutan?

  • Yoichiro Ishihara

Comparative Development Studies โ€“ Indonesia, Afganistan, Rwanda and Bhutan

  • Dr Chencho Dorji

Where is Mental Health in our Development?

  • Dorji Ohm

Youth Matters in Development

  • Dr Francoise Pommaret

Is education responsible for imparting culture?

  • Mr. Hendrik Visser

Bhutan Climate Action

  • Damchae Dem

Enough of Poverty

  • Chime P. Wangdi

Developing villages; Migrating to Towns

  • Kanokpan Lao Araya

Finance and Economy: Money matters

  • Pema Lhamo

Why Good Governance?

  • Dasho Kinley Dorji

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