VIRTUAL PUBLIC FORUM ON MCC RATIFICATION
2:00 – 4:30 PM Nepal Time, April 29th – 2021
Convenor: Nepal USA Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Modality: Interactive Zoom based virtual public forum for 100 participants
Live streamed on YouTube and broadcast live on television for general public
Pre and post event promotion through social media, direct marketing and news media
Attendees: Invitations to business leaders, parliamentarians, government officials, diplomatic community, donor institutions, INGOs and media
PUBLIC FORUM
2:00 PM
Welcome Remarks by Kiran P. Saakha, President, NUSACCI – 3 minutes
Session I: Economic Costs and Benefits of MCC Compact Investment
21 minutes panel presentations / Q&A for 20 minutes
Moderator: Suman Basnet, Independent Renewable Energy & Management Consultant
- 7 min – Dr. Shanker P. Sharma, Past Nepalese Ambassador to US, Past Vice Chairman of NPC
- 7 min – Radhesh Pant, Chairman of VRock Company, Former CEO of Nepal Investment Board
- 7 min – Ashish Garg, Vice President, Independent Power Producers Association of Nepal
2:55 PM
Session II: Legitimacy of Legal Liability under MCC Compact Agreement
21 minutes panel presentations / Q&A for 20 minutes
Moderator: Suman Basnet, Independent Renewable Energy & Management Consultant
- 7 min – Honorable Bala Ram KC, Former Supreme Court Justice
- 7 min – Rabi Singh, President, Federation of Contractors Association of Nepal
- 7 min – Prof. Dr. Gandhi Pandit, Attorney at Law and Partner, Gandhi & Associates
3: 45 PM
Session III: Does MCC Agreement Compromise Nepal’s Sovereignty?
22 minutes panel presentations / Q&A for 20 minutes
Moderator: Semanta Dahal, Advocate and Partner, Abhinawa Law Chamber
- 7 min – Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat, Former Minister for Finance and Former Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 5 min – Dr. Dinesh Bhattarai, Professor at Institute of Crisis Management – TU, Former Nepalese Ambassador to UN and several countries, Former Foreign Affairs Advisor to Prime Minister of Nepal
- 5 min – Prof. Surya P Subedi, Professor of International Law – University of Leeds, member – Institut de Droit International, Chairman – Board of Editors of Asian Journal of International Law
- 5 min – Ms. Munkhnasan Naramandakh, Vice Chairperson of AmCham Mongolia and Chairperson of Monpolymet Group, Mongolia
Vote of Thanks: Birendra Rajkarnicar, General Secretary, NUSACCI – 2 minutes