Kushal Sundar Shrestha elected as NYEF President

KATHMANDU: Kushal Sundar Shrestha has been elected as the President of the Nepalese Young Entrepreneurs’ Forum (NYEF). 

The 20th annual general meeting (AGM) of NYEF, which concluded in Kathmandu on Friday, saw the formation of a new executive committee under Shrestha's leadership.

The newly elected NYEF president will serve a one-year term. The AGM took place with a focus on the organisation's core values. During the meeting, discussions centred around reviewing activities from the previous year — aimed at providing entrepreneurial knowledge and experience to students — as well as reports on active startups, social impact initiatives, and strategies for increasing NYEF's membership. Impressively, over 7,000 entrepreneurs and students have benefited from NYEF's programmes.

The 11-member executive committee includes Sahara Joshi (Immediate Past President), Nivita Pradhan (First Vice President), Aabhushan Jyoti Kansakar (Second Vice President), and Reecha Shrestha (Vice President-Women). Other executive members include Sudip Ghimire, Bilasha Shrestha, Krishna Sapkota, Pavitra Bahadur Gautam, Yunesh Raj Shrestha, and Subin Shrestha.

During the AGM, a presentation highlighted NYEF's past activities and outlined plans. President Shrestha publicly shared the organisation's vision, while other executive members expressed their commitment to fostering entrepreneurship and development in line with NYEF's aspirations.

The inaugural session of the AGM featured addresses by Minister for Industry, Commerce, and Supplies, Damodar Bhandari, and Chandra Prasad Dhakal, President of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI).