ABOUT CNIYEF

This strategic initiative was taken by CNI to bring together young business leaders so as to groom them to be the next generation of business leaders for Nepal. The main objective of this Forum is to help its members realize their full potential, so that young entrepreneurs can contribute fresh, effective ideas and feedback for the future of Nepal’s businesses. CNI recognized the need to cultivate a core group of Young Entrepreneurs and CEO’s aged 40 and below to be the next generation of business leaders to steer Nepal ahead in the local and international arena. It is a membership based non-profit organisation, established with a vision to bring together entrepreneurs and business leaders in Nepal, who can co-create ideas, learn and grow businesses. With a successful start in Kathmandu, CNIYEF is open to expanding branches across Nepal, with a view to cover all provinces of Nepal.

CNIYEF helps in moulding and grooming young leaders at an early age, which becomes an entry point for them to foray into a larger business platform - CNI. One of the major objectives of CNIYEF is to help influence external policies of the government at the macroeconomic and financial level. It helps in getting the youth aligned with this.

OUR STORY

Since the launch of CNI in 2002, there was always a void to be filled in the entrepreneurial space in Nepal. CNIYEF was launched on 15th June 2017 by CNI with the aim of bringing together young business leaders so as to groom them to be the next generation of business leaders for Nepal. The main objective of this Forum is to help its members realize their full potential, so that young entrepreneurs can contribute fresh, effective ideas and feedback for the future of Nepal’s businesses. CNI recognized the need to cultivate a core group of Young Entrepreneurs and CEO’s aged 40 and below to be the next generation of business leaders to steer Nepal ahead in the local and international arena. Entrepreneurs and CEO’s aged 40 and below to be the next generation of business leaders to steer Nepal ahead in the local and international arena.

ABOUT CNI

The Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) is a professionally led manufacturing and service sector industry centered apex body of the large and medium scale industrial community of Nepal. It has a membership base consisting of nearly all of the big corporate houses of Nepal, Nepalese blue-chip companies, joint venture companies etc. spread across a wide and diversified spectrum constituting sectors related to manufacturing, information, communication and entertainment, banks and financial institutions, insurance, travel tourism and hospitality, utilities, infrastructure and construction etc.

CNIYEF
AT A
GLANCE

OBJECTIVE

Create Future CNI Leadership
Expand Business Network
Advocating for youth friendly regulations
Creating domestic & international linkages
Partnership & Grow Together

MISSION

Committed to bring about positive change in Nepal’s economy by bringing together young entrepreneurs and leaders for new ideas and initiative for growth.

VISION

Nurture and expand capacities of individuals leading different sectors by providing a platform for exposure, knowledge sharing and enthusiasm for their success.

Our Members

Ashish Agrawal

Growth & Expansion Chair

Director, Taurus Pharma Pvt.Ltd

Ankush Agrawal

Finance Chair

Owner, PD Impex

Prachi Agrawal

President

Executive Director & Interior Consultant, Kunal Flooring and Furnishing

Manish Shrestha

Membership Chair

Head of Innovations/ Founding Partner, Kazi Studios Pvt. Ltd.

Anurag Goyal

Learning Chair

Managing Director, Goyal Group Nepal

Chirag Sarawagi

Communications Chair

CEO, Sarawagi Group

Sugam Ghimire

Startup Committee Chair

Director, SG GROUP

Punit Agrawal

Startup Committee Co-chair

Founder, Director, Well Bell Foods Pvt. Ltd.

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Siddhant Jhunjhunwala

Director, Subhash & Co. (Chartered Accountants)

Sandeep Poudyal

Managing Director, Half Full Technology Pvt. Ltd.

Suraj Bhakta Poudel

Director, Deurali Janta Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd

Prasanga Shrestha

Founder and CEO, East Alliance

Shubham Agrawal

Director, Janta Cable Industries Pvt Ltd

Shivam Sarda

Director, The Status Group

Akhil Gupta

Executive Director, Shanker

Ayushi Dugar

Founder & CEO, ClaÃ© Creatives

Aditya Dugar

Director, Century Group of Companies Pvt Ltd

Shekhar Agrawal

Director, RMC Group

Varun Kedia

Director, Jyoti Shree Nepal Pvt Ltd

Arpit Mittal

MD, Shubh Labh Elasto Industries

Pulkit Jain

Director, Hilltake Industries Pvt. Ltd.

Saket Sanghai

Director, Triveni Group

Udayan Kabra

Associate Director, Omni Motors Pvt Ltd

Anjish Maharjan

Director, Apm construction and builders pvt.ltd

Rahul Kumar Tibrewala

Finance Chair

Director, Scion Holding Co Pvt Ltd

Shreyansh Sethia

Director, VIE TEC PVT LTD

Anmol Pradhan

Executive Director, Himalayan Pole Industries Pvt Ltd.

Samiksha Sharda

Marketing, Sharda Group

Chang Agrawal

Director, Winner Liquors Pvt Ltd -A Joint Venture Unit of Pernod Ricard for Seagram's Royal Stag

Dinesh Saria

Director, Modern Tea Industries Pvt. Ltd.

Gaurav More

Managing Director, More Enterprises

Gopal Agrawal

Managing Director, Rajesh Hardwares Pvt Ltd

Laxmi Ghising

Owner, Ayatana Spa Pvt. LTD.

Nikhil Tuladhar

CEO, Index furniture nepal

Nitten S Dinodia

Director, UNO Global Corporation Pvt Ltd

Prasun Jalan

Director, Urja Ventures Pvt Ltd

Rahul Lohia

Executive Director, MahaShakti Soap Pvt. Ltd

Rajiv More

Director, Tyre House Pvt. Ltd.

Rohit Gupta

Vice Chairman, Ramesh Corp.

Saloni Sethia

Executive Director, MAW Music Pvt. Ltd

Sneh Rajbhandari

Public Affairs & Communication Manager, Coca-Cola

Vishal Gadia

Executive Director, MAW ENGINEERING PVT LTD

Aayushi KC

Founder, Khaalisisi

Sudhigya Pant

Advocate, Jurist and company Pvt ltd

Amit Agrawal

Director, Jamadar Group

Karvika Thapa

CEO, Kimbu Tech

Adish Joshi

Media Specialist, News 24

Aditya Murarka

Director, Murarka Organisation

Ankita Agrawal

Operation, Jamadar Group

Arun Agrawal

Co-founder, Mastakala

Gaurav Agrawal

Director, B.K. Agrawal & Co.

Jaya Sarawagi

Business Growth Manager, Daraz

Nida Doon Malla

Consultant, Pioneer Law Associates

Pulkit Kabra

Director, International Trading House Pvt.Ltd

Sakshi Agrawal

Senior Correspondent/Producer, Nepal Minute

Dekyi Sherpa

Director, Hotel Mulberry Pvt. Ltd

Shikshya Bhattachan

Managing Director, Prabhu Group

Sujit Pathak

Managing Director, Veda

Vaishnavi Sarawagi

Head of HR, Sarawagi Group

Vidhi Jalan

, Head of Cross Border

Vivek Saria

Executive Director, Divya Lighting & Electricals

President's Message

I am honoured to be your incoming president and I want to acknowledge the leadership provided by Amun Thapa and last year’s board. I am excited to welcome the new board of CNIYEF along with new and returning members.

I built relationships with many of you through CNIYEF. But there are some I have not yet had the opportunity to interact with one-on-one. And for those, let me share with you a little about myself. I am the Executive Director at Kunal Flooring and Furnishing, one of the leaders in modern furnishing, furniture & interior design. With many commercial, residential, and hotel projects across Nepal, our work is busy and interesting every day.

CNIYEF has come a long way since we began our journey to revive the spirit of a youth wing within CNI. It was seven of us who started this journey under the leadership of Mr. Rohit Gupta and since then we have been driving the mission of promoting and instilling a pro-enterprise spirit among young entrepreneurs.

In everything we do, we build in the opportunity for you to get to know your fellow members better - whether during learning events, sharing ideas in an interactive program, or other social events. We aim to have a strong professional network that you can call on with a difficult question whilst inculcating the spirit of mentorship amongst friends, which goes a long way to help us survive these ever-emerging challenges.

In 2022, the board’s and my priorities will be to (1) engage our members to become even more involved with both CNIYEF & CNI Committees (2) help our members to grow professionally and personally by organizing many learning events (3) continue to provide you with solutions and opportunities in your industry through policy advocacy at Government levels (4) Foster the spirit of entrepreneurship amongst the youth by creating a favorable startup ecosystem (5) To develop CNIYEFs network nationally and internationally.

With this new beginning, my team and I are very excited to take forward our grand aim to make CNIYEF a platform to reckon with for exposure, knowledge sharing, and driving the entrepreneurial spirit in Nepal

Finally, I would also like to extend my deepest gratitude to our governing council for their continuous support and dedication toward CNIYEF

I am grateful for your dedication to CNIYEF and I look forward to a fantastic 2022.

PRASHI AGRAWAL

President, CNIYEF 2022 - 2023