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Moderator: Ms. Yanki Tshering, Founder and Executive Director of Accompany Capital (formerly Business Center for New Americans)
Columbia University 2024 Rural Green Business Exchange Program Fellows
Dawa Dolma, Tibetan Women's Micro-Entrepreneurship Project (wool production)
Tenzing Palmo, Center for Pastoralism researcher supporting sheep-wool related business. Focused on Changtang (nomadic) area.
Tashi Lhazom, Community-owned sustainable tourism project in remote area
Tenzin Zomkyi Lama, Team member for the "Mountain Harvesting" project initiated by the Tibetan-led NGO Drokpo Nepal
Gangchen Dolma, Business Analyst and Studio Manager of Tibetan architectural preservation & planning office
Tsering Yangchen, Architect and Planner focusing on sustainability in Tibetan architectural preservation & planning office
Tsering Dolden, Founder of Tibetan-run pashmina business engaging nomads in remote area of Ladakh
Jamphel Dhondup, Owner of an architectural studio specializing in solar-power and Tibetan design
Ringzin Tsering, Enterprising organic farmer and advocate/trainer for sustainable practices
Jamyang Sherab, Barley Farmer seeking to establish innovative and productive farming practices and to attract youth back to their nomadic home region
Tenzin Dorje, Owner of the only Tibetan-owned travel agency in Ladakh
Kunsang Tenzing, Founder of innovative and successful (7 years) Hope Cafe cum artist and storytelling space
The roundtable will feature nine exchange fellows from Ladakh and Dharamsala, India, and two fellows from northern Nepal. All are in NYC for an international exchange visit coordinated by Columbia's Modern Tibetan Studies Program and sponsored by the Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State.
The fellows will discuss their businesses in wool and fiber production, organic farming, green architecture, and tourism. The panel will explore issues related to the challenges and opportunities of Tibetan entrepreneurs in South Asia: citizenship, land and business ownership, taxes, online networks, distribution, cultural preservation, the flight of youth from remote areas, and other current trends.
This event is part of the event series on “Cultural Production in the Tibetan Diaspora" and is hosted by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and cosponsored by Modern Tibetan Studies Program.
Registration:
- To attend this event in-person, please register HERE.
- To attend this event online, please register HERE.