Daraz holds first annual ‘Daraz Summit’

KATHMANDU: Daraz, Nepal's leading online marketplace, held its first annual 'Daraz Summit' in Kathmandu on July 3. The one-day event held at Yak & Yeti Hotel featured three different panels with experts in their respective fields. Keynote speakers at the summit included Ganesh Prasad Pandeya, Secretary at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies (MoICS), and Baikuntha Aryal, Secretary at the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MoCIT) as well as special guest, Kewal Prasad Bhandari, Member of Secretary at National Planning Commission (NPC).   [caption id="attachment_26162" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Aanchal Kunwar, Managing Director of Daraz Nepal, addresses the first annual Daraz Summit held in Kathmandu, on Sunday, July 3, 2022. Photo: Angel Pariyar/Media9[/caption] Aanchal Kunwar, Managing Director of Daraz Nepal, commenced the event, explaining how Daraz aims to make a cultural impact by uplifting communities through the power of commerce. She expressed, “The company wants to be an active channel of change and a stepping stone in this dialogue.” The three panels discussed the topics, From Conventional Commerce to E-commerce in Nepal’, ‘Blending of the Market Place and Commerce for Digital Economy’, and ‘Uplifting Communities through the Power of Digital Commerce in Nepal’.   [caption id="attachment_26166" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Aanchal Kunwar, Managing Director of Daraz Nepal, presents a token of love to Baikuntha Aryal, Secretary at the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MoCIT), during annual Daraz Summit held in Kathmandu, on Sunday, July 3, 2022. Photo: Angel Pariyar/Media9[/caption] [caption id="attachment_26165" align="alignnone" width="2560"] Kewal Prasad Bhandari, Member of Secretary at National Planning Commission (NPC), addresses the first annual Daraz Summit held in Kathmandu, on Sunday, July 3, 2022. Photo: Angel Pariyar/Media9[/caption] Panellists included in these discussions were Guru Prasad Paudel, NRB; Ambica Shrestha, Dwarika’s Hotel; Omesh Lal Shrestha, CAS Solution and Silver Lining; and Bimal Aryal, Daraz Nepal; Suresh Shrestha, Department of Industry; Shankar Uprety, Hamro Patro; Ayush Shrestha, Cloud Factory; Santosh Pandey, OHO Cake and Offering Happiness; Gobinda Bahadur Karkee, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies; Dileep Agrawal, Worldlink Communications; Sanjib Subba, NePS; and Aanchal Kunwar, Daraz Nepal. [caption id="attachment_26167" align="alignnone" width="2560"] Pranayna KC, Head of Marketing at Daraz, poses for a photo during Daraz Summit held in Kathmandu on Sunday, July 3, 2022. Photo: Angel Pariyar/Media9[/caption] [caption id="attachment_26168" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Aanchal Kunwar, Managing Director of Daraz Nepal, and Ambica Shrestha, President of Dwarika´s Hotels and Resorts, pose for a photo during Daraz Summit held in Kathmandu, on Sunday, July 3, 2022. Photo: Angel Pariyar/Media9[/caption] Before concluding the event, Pranayna KC, Head of Marketing, Daraz Nepal, extended gratitude and honour on behalf of the entire organisation to all guests and participants of Daraz Summit 2022. [caption id="attachment_26164" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Keynote speakers and guests pose for a photo during the first annual Daraz Summit held in Kathmandu, on Sunday, July 3, 2022. Photo: Angel Pariyar/Media9[/caption] In the past four years that Daraz has been providing services in Nepal, it has succeeded in creating a reliable, useful, and popular marketplace to meet locals' demands. With more than 15,000 sellers, 1.5 million active app users per month, and deliveries to 101 cities in Nepal, Daraz has quickly revolutionised the e-commerce space. READ ALSO: 

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