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

Prof. Dr. Keh-Jian Shou
Vice President (Asia), ISSMGE

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

Dr. Lukas Arenson
Principal Geotechnical Engineer, BGC Engineering, Canada
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. A. P. Singh
Honorary General Secretary, Indian Geotechnical Society
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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