Massachusetts, April 29 -- Students at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology organised one of the most ambitious gatherings of Nepali policymakers, entrepreneurs, academics, and diaspora stakeholders in recent memory this weekend, concluding the inaugural edition of The Nepal Discourse on Sunday.

The two-day convening brought together more than 50 speakers and nearly 400 participants - including at least 35 delegates who travelled from Nepal - across 16 panels and plenary sessions organised around four broad themes: artificial intelligence and the future of work, next-generation leadership, resilient institutions, and the role of the global Nepali diaspora.

Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle opened the conference ...