Schedule

Program Schedule with date and time

Day 1

11/05/2023
Day 2

12/05/2023

Session 1 - Opening Ceremony
Session 2 - Opening Ceremony (Formal)
Session 3 - Plenary Session
Session 4 - Business Talk

Venue: Lumbini Sacred Garden, Lumbini, Nepal

8:30 -9.00 a.m.

Arrival of Guests, Delegates, Media, Buyers, Sellers

9.00-9:30 a.m.

Arrival of VIP Guests

9:30 -9.50 a.m.

Arrival of Chief Guest

10.00 a.m.

Inauguration of BITM by Chief Guest by lighting a lamp

10.05 a.m.

Mantra Chanting

10.10 a.m.

Panchasheel Prarthana

10:20 -11.0 a.m.

Transfer to Conference Hall

Venue: Hotel Pawan Palace, Lumbini, Nepal

Session Chair: Suresh Adhikari, Chair of BITM Main Organizing Committee 2023 and Secretary, MoCTCA

10:45-11.00 a.m.

Charing

All the guests, participants

11.00 a.m.

National Anthem

11.05 a.m.

Welcome Address

Ramesh Thapa, NATTA President

11.15 a.m.

Congratulatory Speech

Representative from ………..

11:25 a.m.

Congratulatory Speech

Representative from ………..

11.35 a.m.

Congratulatory Speech

NTB, CEO

11:45 a.m.

Congratulatory Speech

Hon. Sudan Kirarti, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation

Dilli Bahadur Chaudhari, Chief Minister, Lumbini Province

12.55 p.m.

Unwrapping of BITM 2023 Souvenir

Chief Guest: Deputy Prime Minister, Purna Bahadur Khadka

12.00 p.m.

Inaugural Speech

Chief Guest: Deputy Prime Minister, Purna Bahadur Khadka

12.15 p.m.

Vote of thanks

Pramod Dahal, Member Secretary of BITM and SVP, NATTA

12.25 p.m.

Concluding remarks

12.35 p.m.

Photo session

12.45 p.m.

Lunch and networking

Venue: Hotel Pawan Palace, Lumbini, Nepal

Title of the Keynote Speech: Exploring the Buddhaland: A gateway to Buddhist Pilgrimages Circuits

1:45 p.m.

Keynote speech

Prof. Dr. Max Deeg, Cardiff University, UK.

2:30 p.m.

Token of love to speaker

2:35 p.m.

Concluding/Closing

Session Chair

Venue: Hotel Pawan Palace, Lumbini, Nepal

3.00 p.m.

NTB's Strategy and Effectiveness for Tourism Destination Promotion

Dr. Dhananjaya Regmi, CEO, NTB

3.15 p.m.

Marketing of Buddhist Tourism: Challenges and Opportunities

Bikram Pandey Kaaji, Lumbini

3.30 p.m.

Role of Media on Branding of Buddhist Tourism, Culture, and Heritage

Ramu Joshi, Bhairahawa

3.45 p.m.

NATTA's Vision and Networking with World Buddhist Destinations

Achyut Guragain, IPP, NATTA

4.00 p.m.

Hospitality Management: The Essentials About Hospitality

Vinayak Shah, President, HAN

4.15 p.m.

Travel industry and digital transformation: When tourism goes digital

Yubika Bhandari, Secretary, NATTA

4.30 p.m.

Floor discussion, Q & A

4.45 p.m.

Token love to speakers

4:50

Venue: Hotel Pawan Palace, Lumbini, Nepal

9:00 a.m.

Meditation for busy life (Special Talk and demonstration)

Most Venerable Vivekananda, International Meditation Teacher, Panditarama Meditation Center Lumbini

10:00 a.m.

Responsible Tourism in Buddhist Heritages: A Case of Greater Lumbini Area

Mr. Gyanin Rai, Admin Chief, LDT

10:20 a.m.

BITM 2025

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Date: May 2025

Venue: Kathmandu, Nepal

Schedule

Venue: Lumbini Sacred Garden, Lumbini, Nepal

Venue: Hotel Pawan Palace, Lumbini, Nepal

Session Chair: Suresh Adhikari, Chair of BITM Main Organizing Committee 2023 and Secretary, MoCTCA

Venue: Hotel Pawan Palace, Lumbini, Nepal

Title of the Keynote Speech: Exploring the Buddhaland: A gateway to Buddhist Pilgrimages Circuits

Venue: Hotel Pawan Palace, Lumbini, Nepal

Venue: Hotel Pawan Palace, Lumbini, Nepal

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