The 5th Youth Entrepreneurship Conference concluded with the resolution to increase AI, entrepreneurship and employment

Kathmandu. The fifth edition of the Nepal Youth Entrepreneurship Summit 2026 has been completed with the determination to make AI, entrepreneurship and employment the basis of economic transformation. The conference held jointly by Nepal Business Institute (NBI) and Confederation of Banks and Financial Institutions Nepal (CBFIN) discussed topics such as AI, digital business, robotics, future skills, employment, access to finance for startups and entrepreneurship.

About 400 entrepreneurs, youth representatives, representatives of banks and financial institutions, private sector, technology sector and stakeholders related to policy making participated in the conference. The participants stressed on the promotion of youth entrepreneurship, use of technology, expansion of investment and creation of a business-friendly environment.

In addition to highlighting the role of youth in AI and the digital economy, the conference discussed the importance of expanding financial access for young entrepreneurs, the relationship between skill development and employment, and the importance of collaboration between the government, the private sector and financial institutions.
Vishal Gayre, executive chairman of NBI and head of the conference, said that technology, investment and employment opportunities should be expanded to connect the youth to economic transformation through entrepreneurship.

Similarly, CBfin President Rajesh Upadhyay emphasized on the need to strengthen Nepal's economy through entrepreneurship and job creation by connecting youth with skills, capital, technology and market. He said that it is only through the collective efforts of the government, financial institutions and young entrepreneurs that a favorable environment for entrepreneurship can be created.

In the conference, Minister of Information and Communication of the Government of Nepal Dr. Vikram Timilsina, Member of Planning Commission Dr. Sudan Jha, deputy leader of the parliamentary party of Rashtriya Swatantra Party Ganesh Parajuli and other representatives of various fields and entrepreneurs expressed their opinions in various sessions.
Similarly, Executive Director of Nepal Rashtra Bank Guruprasad Paudel, senior entrepreneur Pawan Golyan, President of Worldlink Dilip Agarwal, Co-founder of Fvansoft Subas Sharma, Former President of NADA Karan Chaudhary, President of Nepal AI Association Shailendraraj Giri and educationists and experts in the field of technology also participated.

The conference organized with the slogan 'NextGen Nepal: AI, Entrepreneurship and Jobs for the Future' conveyed the message that cooperation is necessary for building a self-reliant and prosperous Nepal by transforming the abilities of the youth into production, innovation and employment.