July 7: The Standard Chartered Newbiz Business Women Summit and Awards 2023 has started in Kathmandu.

Nepal Rastra Bank’s Governor Maha Prasad Adhikari inaugurated the awards and summit amid a function in the capital on Friday.

New Business Age Pvt Ltd is hosting the event under the title sponsorship of Standard Chartered Bank Nepal. The event is being held to encourage successful businessmen and women entrepreneurs in the enterprise and commercial sector.

The award ceremony will honor 13 women in 7 categories. Thirteen women entrepreneurs will be honored under the categories of Lifetime Achievement Award, Social Entrepreneur of the Year, Woman in Tech of the Year, Professional Woman of the Year, Business Woman of the Year, Woman Entrepreneur of the Year. Likewise, best women entrepreneurs from all seven provinces will be awarded with cash prizes under the title of Enterprising Woman Entrepreneur of the Year.

A panel of independent jury selected rightful winners among the 2000 women entrepreneurs from seven provinces through several stages of evaluation process.

The event will see a panel discussion on theme 'Women Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age' before the award distribution.

Radhika Aryal, joint secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supply, Seema Golchha, director of Golchha Group and Rumee Singh, co-founder of Rumsan Nepal, are the speakers for the panel discussion.

Michael Siddhi, Country Head of Transaction Banking for Standard Chartered Bank Nepal, will facilitate the panel discussion.

Standard Chartered Bank Nepal is the title sponsor of the event. Similarly, IME Life Insurance is the life insurance partner of the event, and Salico (Sagarmatha Lumbini Insurance Company Limited) is the non-life insurance partner. The awards program is supported by Salt Trading Corporation, Machhapuchhre Bank, Sun Life Insurance, Reliable Life Insurance, Sitaram Milk, Shangrila Development Bank, Honda Grazia, Agriculture Development Bank Limited and Byanjan. WorldLink is the internet partner, while New V Rhoto is the eyecare partner.

New Business Age Pvt Ltd has been organizing this event annually with the aim of encouraging successful businesspersons and women entrepreneurs.