With over three decades of
experience in creating sustainable,
community-first experiences across
Northeastern India and neighbour-
ing countries, Mr Basu works with
over 2,500 stakeholders
India's best-known craft revivalist,
Ms Jaitly works with artisans across
the country to reimagine traditional
Indian arts, crafts and textiles for the
modern marketplace. She has also
written extensively on the subject
Ms Pande has over 15 years of experi-
ence in working with community-led
rural tourism projects in several
regions of India, Nepal and Ethiopia,
and in turn, connecting them with
the international markets
Chowna Mein
Deputy Chief Minister
Arunachal Pradesh
Pema Khandu
Chief Minister,
Arunachal Pradesh
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Roxana Ashtari
Project Specialist,
UNWTO
Tsewang Namgail
Director, Snow Leopard
Conservancy India Trust
Jaya Jaitly
Founder,
Dastkari Haat Samiti
FUTURE - F O R WARD ID E A S
Nakap Nalo
Tourism Minister,
Arunachal Pradesh
Involved in projects contributing to
sustainable tourism practices and
empowering communities across the
world, Ms Ashtari has expertise in the
area of Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) and Climate Change
Raj Basu
Founder,
Help Tourism
Paras Loomba
Founder, Global
Himalayan Expedition
Mr Loomba and GHE have combined
tourism and tech to electrify nearly
100 remote villages in Ladakh using
clean energy. An electrical engineer
by training, he's a member of WTTC's
Tomorrow for Tourism Awards jury
Manisha Pande
Founder,
Village Ways
A wildlife ecologist, Dr Namgail leads
research and conservation projects
devoted to snow leopards, a globally
endangered species. His organisa
tion also oversees 165 homestays in
40 villages in Ladakh, since 2002
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