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Tibetan Entrepreneurism in the Diaspora: A Roundtable
11/08/2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Moderator: Ms. Yanki Tshering, Founder and Executive Director of Accompany Capital (formerly Business Center for New Americans)
Columbia University 2024 Rural Green Business Exchange Program Fellows
Dawa Dolma, Tibetan Women’s Micro-Entrepreneurship Project (wool production)
Tenzing Palmo, Center for Pastoralism researcher supporting sheep-wool related business. Focused on Changtang (nomadic) area.
Tashi Lhazom, Community-owned sustainable tourism project in remote area
Tenzin Zomkyi Lama, Team member for the “Mountain Harvesting” project initiated by the Tibetan-led NGO Drokpo Nepal
Gangchen Dolma, Business Analyst and Studio Manager of Tibetan architectural preservation & planning office
Tsering Yangchen, Architect and Planner focusing on sustainability in Tibetan architectural preservation & planning office
Tsering Dolden, Founder of Tibetan-run pashmina business engaging nomads in remote area of Ladakh
Jamphel Dhondup, Owner of an architectural studio specializing in solar-power and Tibetan design
Ringzin Tsering, Enterprising organic farmer and advocate/trainer for sustainable practices
Jamyang Sherab, Barley Farmer seeking to establish innovative and productive farming practices and to attract youth back to their nomadic home region
Tenzin Dorje, Owner of the only Tibetan-owned travel agency in Ladakh
Kunsang Tenzing, Founder of innovative and successful (7 years) Hope Cafe cum artist and storytelling space
The roundtable will feature ten exchange fellows from Ladakh and Dharamsala, India, and two fellows from northern Nepal. All will be in NYC for a Dept of State-sponsored exchange visit coordinated by Columbia’s Modern Tibetan Studies Program. We would like to take the opportunity of the fellows being here so that they can exchange with our campus students, faculty and staff, as well as our local program subscribers. The event will also be offered via Zoom webinar as the exchange will be of interest to scholars of the Tibetan economy and diaspora, and we are hoping: to Tibetan entrepreneurs more widely.
The event will open with each of the fellows presenting their business for just 5 minutes each with 3-5 photos per project. They will be grouped by business-focus: wool and fiber production; organic farming; green architecture; and tourism. A widely experienced New York-based Tibetan business woman will facilitate the rountable discussion: Ms. Yanki Tshering, Founder and Executive Director of Accompany Capital (formerly Business Center for New Americans). The panel will explore issues related to the challenges and opportunities of Tibetan entrepreneurs in South Asia, in particular. The discussion will lead to issues of citizenship, land and business ownership, taxes, online networks, distribution, cultural preservation, the flight of youth from remote areas, and other current trends.
This event is part of the event series on “Cultural Production in the Tibetan Diaspora“ and is hosted by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and cosponsored by Modern Tibetan Studies Program.
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