Keynote Speakers:
Prof. Dr. Keh-Jian Shou
Vice President (Asia), ISSMGE
Keynote Topic: On the Landslide Hazard with the Impact of Climate Change in Taiwan
Dr. Lukas Arenson
Principal Geotechnical Engineer, BGC Engineering, Canada
Keynote Topic: Geohazards in Mountain Environments in Response to a Rapidly Changing Cryosphere and the Role of Geotechnical Engineering
Invited Speakers
Er. Anil Pokharel
Chief Executive Officer, NDRRMA, Government of Nepal
Dr. Anil Joseph
President, Indian Geotechnical Society
Topic: Case studies on Shoring System Behaviour on Deep excavations
Eng. KLS Sahabandu
President, Sri Lankan Geotechnical Society
Topic: Recent Development of Geotechnical Engineering in Sri Lanka
Dr. Ellen Robson
Post-doctoral Research Associate, Institute of Hazard, Risk, and Resilience at Durham University (UK)
Topic: A methodology for road cutting design guidelines based on field observations
Hamish Weatherly
Principal Hydrologist, BGC Engineering, Canada
Topic: Steep Creek Geohazards and the 2021 Flood Events on the Melamchi River
Er. Prabhat Kumar Jha
Joint Secretary, MoPIT, Government of Nepal
Topic: Escalating Road Infrastructure Vulnerability in Nepal due to Climate Change Effects
Prof. Dr. A. Murali Krishna
Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati
Topic: Ground Response and Liquefaction Analysis of Kathmandu City Based on 2015 Nepal Earthquake Data
Dr. Bhesh Raj Thapa
Principal, Universal Engineering and Science College
Topic: Understanding Complex Cascading and Compounding impacts of Natural Hazards
Prof. Dr. Neelima Satyam
Professor, IIT, Indore
Topic: Real-time Monitoring of Active Landslide in Kalimpong, Darjeeling Himalayas
Dr. Arvind Kumar Jha
Assistant Professor, IIT Patna
Topic: Distress and Susceptible Behaviour of Calcium Based Stabilized Soils due to Sulphate Contamination
Special Session Speakers
Prof. Dr. Netra Prakash Bhandary
Professor, Ehime University, Japan (President, NGS)
Topic: Effect of soil strata on peak characteristics of H/V spectra of the ground ambient vibration: A case of Kathmandu Valley ground
Ar. Apil KC
General Secretary, SONA
Topic: Mapping Resilient Kathmandu: Intersecting Geo-Hazard Analysis and Urban Planning
Dr. A. P. Singh
Honorary General Secretary, Indian Geotechnical Society
Topic: Geotechnical Challenges in the Foundation Design of Mechi Bridge
Dr. Dhundi Raj Pathak
Director, Engineering Study & Research Centre, Kathmandu
Topic: Slope Stability analysis of waste dump in Sisdol, Nepal for post closure plan and sustainable utilization of land