Er. Umesh Kumar GuptaKathmandu · Nepal

Gallery

Podiums, panels and field visits.

Keynotes, validation workshops, incubation visits and international summits — a photographic record of the events behind the career.

01

Startup Entrepreneurs with the Prime Minister

Prime Minister’s Residence, Baluwatar

Kathmandu

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta with startup entrepreneurs at the Prime Minister’s residence
  • Group outside the Prime Minister’s Residence Secretariat, Baluwatar

02

Digital Nepal Conclave 2026

Sep 2026 · Lalitpur

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta at the Digital Nepal Conclave 2026
  • Guests at the Digital Nepal Conclave 2026
  • Participants at the Digital Nepal Conclave 2026

03

National Dissemination and Dialogue on Bio Paint

Helvetas Nepal

2026

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta with guests at the Bio Paint dialogue
  • The Experience Bio-Paint display by Helvetas Nepal

04

Startup Innovation Hackathon, Volume III

The Startup Network

2026

  • The organisers' poster announcing Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta as keynote speaker

05

Bhashini Sangam — International Engagement Workshop

Embassy of India, Kathmandu, with Kathmandu University

2026 · Kathmandu

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta with guests at Bhashini Sangam
  • Guests at the Bhashini Sangam workshop

06

Startups: Role in Nation Building

Tribhuvan University

2026 · Kirtipur

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta receiving a token of appreciation after his keynote at Tribhuvan University
  • Lighting the ceremonial lamp at Startups: Role in Nation Building
  • Guests on stage at Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur
  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta with organisers and guests

07

Emerging Trends of Digital Employment Opportunities in Nepal

Swisscontact with Restless Development, funded by the European Union

2026

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta speaking on the digital employment panel
  • The panel on emerging trends of digital employment in Nepal
  • Panelists after the validation workshop

08

64th Engineers' Day — Young Minds & Engineering: Shaping Better Nepal

Nepal Engineers' Association

2026

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta speaking on the Engineers' Day panel

09

8th Anniversary event, Returnee Migrant Nepal

Returnee Migrant Nepal

2026

  • Guests at the 8th anniversary of Returnee Migrant Nepal

10

Sunwayian’s Innovation Fest 2026

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta with entrepreneurs at Sunwayian's Innovation Fest 2026
  • Guests at Sunwayian's Innovation Fest 2026
  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta with members of the Women Chamber

11

Green Job Creation through Recycling and Upcycling — Demo Day 2026

KOICA and UNDP, with Pokhara Metropolitan City

2026

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta with guests at the recycling and upcycling demo day
  • Demo Day 2026 of the recycling and upcycling project

12

Export Readiness Training

FWEAN, supported by GIZ GRAPE2

2026

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta receiving a token of appreciation from FWEAN after facilitating a session

13

Digital & IT-enabled Business Incubation Programme — Demo Day

ICT Foundation Nepal

2026

  • Top teams from Bagmati and Koshi provinces with guests
  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta presenting certificates to a winning team
  • Presenting a certificate to an incubation programme participant
  • Presenting a certificate at the incubation programme demo day

14

Startup and Innovation — Entrepreneur Development Conference 2026

2026

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta delivering the keynote
  • The keynote at the Entrepreneur Development Conference 2026
  • Participants at the conference

15

Growth Forum Nepal 2026

Embark College, with the University of Roehampton (UK)

May 2026

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta with fellow panelists at Growth Forum Nepal 2026
  • Panelists at Growth Forum Nepal 2026
  • A launch at Growth Forum Nepal 2026

16

Hult Prize Grand Finale

Saraswati Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University — as Chief Guest

2026 · Kathmandu

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta speaking at the Hult Prize event, Saraswati Multiple Campus
  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta, chief guest, with a finalist at the Hult Prize grand finale
  • Finalists and guests at the Hult Prize grand finale, Saraswati Multiple Campus

17

Make in Nepal–Swadeshi Meet & Greet 2026

Swadeshi, with the Confederation of Nepalese Industries

Feb 2026

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta addressing the Make in Nepal–Swadeshi Meet & Greet 2026
  • Guests on stage at the Make in Nepal–Swadeshi Meet & Greet 2026

18

Women in Startups: Opportunities, Challenges and the Way Forward

Niti Research, with IEDI

Jan 2026 · Kathmandu

  • Panel at the Women in Startups interaction programme
  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta with speakers at the Women in Startups programme
  • A felicitation at the Women in Startups programme

19

Startup Summit Nepal

The Startup Network, with the Confederation of Nepalese Industries and PHDCCI

Dec 2025

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta at the podium, Startup Summit Nepal 2025
  • The stage at Startup Summit Nepal during his keynote

20

4th Nepal Youth Entrepreneurship Summit 2025

National Youth Council Nepal and Nepal Business Institute

Nov 2025 · Kathmandu

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta speaking on Plenary Session II
  • Speakers of Plenary Session II, “Unlocking Nepal’s Youth Entrepreneurship: From Policy to Implementation”
  • The plenary hall during Plenary Session II
  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta at the 4th Nepal Youth Entrepreneurship Summit

21

3rd SOMTU Social Business Exhibition

School of Management, Tribhuvan University

Nov 2025 · Kirtipur

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta with guests holding certificates of appreciation, SOMTU Social Business Exhibition

22

Nepal Entrepreneurship Forum — Towards Sustainable Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

Jul 2025 · Kathmandu

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta on the panel at the Nepal Entrepreneurship Forum 2025

23

International Women Leadership Conclave 2025

Federation of Women Entrepreneurs’ Associations of Nepal (FWEAN)

Jul 2025 · Lalitpur

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta with participants at the International Women Leadership Conclave 2025

24

Digital (ICT) Entrepreneurship & Startup Ecosystem in Nepal

Madan Bhandari Memorial College

May 2025

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta with fellow panelists
  • The dialogue's banner at Madan Bhandari Memorial College

25

Tourism Project Showcase (TOPS) Koshi 2025

May 2025 · Koshi Province

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta at an award presentation, TOPS Koshi 2025
  • With project teams at the Tourism Project Showcase, Koshi 2025
  • Guests and teams on stage at TOPS Koshi 2025

26

Sustainable Startup & Entrepreneurship Conference 2025

MIT Group Foundation, with United Nepali Diaspora

Mar 2025 · Lalitpur

  • Panel 3: Investing in Nepal, with Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta
  • Speakers at the Sustainable Startup & Entrepreneurship Conference

27

2nd India–Nepal Startup Connect

Curtain-raiser for Startup Mahakumbh 2025

2025 · Kathmandu

  • The inaugural session of the 2nd India–Nepal Startup Connect

28

Hult Prize Grand Finale

St. Xavier's College — as Chief Guest

Feb 2025 · Kathmandu

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta arriving as chief guest
  • Receiving a token of appreciation as chief guest
  • Watching the final pitches
  • Guests at the Hult Prize grand finale

29

LBC Startup Conference 2025 — Bridging the Skills Gap: The Industries Need

Lumbini Banijya Campus, Tribhuvan University

2025

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta beside the standee naming him keynote speaker, LBC Startup Conference 2025

30

ICT Award 2025

2025

  • On stage with award winners at ICT Award 2025
  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta speaking at ICT Award 2025

31

Strengthening the Startup Ecosystem: National Startup Policy 2081

Nepal Engineers' Association

2025

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta receiving a token of appreciation after his talk
  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta with participants of the talk programme

32

Employment, Startups, Skilling and Finance

Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security

2025

  • The panel at the Ministry of Labour programme
  • Lighting the ceremonial lamp
  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta at the programme

33

Digital Innovation for Agriculture and Logistics (DIAL) — Demo Day

Aadhyanta

2025

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta addressing the DIAL demo day
  • Receiving a token of appreciation at the DIAL demo day
  • Guests at the DIAL demo day
  • Participants of the DIAL accelerator programme

34

Opportunities in Startups, Entrepreneurship and Business Incubation

Bagmati College

2025

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta welcomed at Bagmati College
  • With students and faculty of Bagmati College
  • The interaction with students and faculty

35

Startups and Business Incubation: Talk to MBA and BBA Students

Embark College

2025 · Lalitpur

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta receiving a token of appreciation at Embark College
  • With MBA and BBA students at Embark College
  • The talk at Embark College

36

Nature-Based Solutions Innovation Challenge and Business Incubation Programme

IEDI and ICIMOD, with KCS, Briddhi and UK International Development

2025–2026

  • Mentorship Orientation Programme: Meet & Greet 2026
  • Participants with certificates after the five-day bootcamp, January 2025

37

Startup Mahakumbh — Feedback Session with participants

Embassy of India, Kathmandu, with DPIIT

Kathmandu

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta with Nepali participants of Startup Mahakumbh at the Embassy of India

38

AAROHI — Advancing Women Entrepreneurship through Mentorship, Skills and Collaboration

FCA, funded by Women’s Bank and Finland, with UN Women

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta addressing the AAROHI programme
  • Guests at the AAROHI programme
  • Receiving a token of appreciation at AAROHI
  • AAROHI participants

39

Startup and Innovation Forum

Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI)

Lalitpur

  • Receiving a token of appreciation at the FNCCI Startup and Innovation Forum
  • Members of the FNCCI Startup and Innovation Forum

40

Mentoring for Resilience: A Bhutan–Nepal Dialogue on Bioeconomy and Circular Economies

ICIMOD and IEDI, with KCS, Briddhi and UK International Development

Kathmandu

  • Panel at the Bhutan–Nepal dialogue on bioeconomy and circular economies
  • Workshop participants outside ICIMOD

41

Nepal–India Startup Samvad

Nepal-India Chamber of Commerce & Industry (NICCI)

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta with participants at the Nepal–India Startup Samvad

42

Seeding and Scaling Innovations: From Idea to AI-Powered Growth

Aadhyanta, AMCHAM and Aadyanta Advisory, supported by the U.S. Embassy Nepal

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta with speakers at Seeding and Scaling Innovations

43

MomoVC & Startup Resource Hub

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta with founders and investors at the MomoVC and Startup Resource Hub event

44

Orientation on establishing a Business Promotion Centre

IEDI with the Lekhnath Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Pokhara

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta receiving a token of appreciation from the Lekhnath Chamber of Commerce and Industry

45

50 Years of Technical Cooperation between Germany and Nepal

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta with guests at the 50 Years of Technical Cooperation celebration

46

Programmes, trainings and meetings

Industrial Enterprise Development Institute

  • Exchanging signed agreements at a formal signing
  • Officials holding the signed agreements
  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta with participants of a training programme
  • A panel discussion
  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta in the front row at a programme
  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta with participants after a meeting

47

Fair Trade Christmas Bazaar 2024

Fair Trade Group Nepal, Trade and Export Promotion Centre, GIZ and the German Embassy

Nov 2024 · Lalitpur

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta with guests at the Fair Trade Christmas Bazaar
  • Guests on stage at the opening
  • Guests at the bazaar

48

FNCCI Innovation Dialogue — Preparing Businesses for LDC Graduation through Innovation

Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI)

Nov 2024 · Kathmandu

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta receiving a token of appreciation at the FNCCI Innovation Dialogue
  • The panel at the FNCCI Innovation Dialogue

49

ICT Award 2024

ICT Foundation Nepal — as Advisor

2024

  • The ICT Award organisers' thank-you to Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta as an advisor
  • The stage at the ICT Award grand finale
  • The ICT Award review meeting with jury and advisors

50

Visit to T-Hub

T-Hub — exploring Nepal–Bhutan–India startup collaboration

2024 · Hyderabad

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta and Sonam Chophel of Druksell Group at T-Hub

51

Nepal Investment Summit 2024 — Enhancing Nepal's Startup Climate and Ease of Doing Business

2024 · Kathmandu

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta receiving a token of appreciation at the Nepal Investment Summit 2024
  • The panel chaired by the Minister for Education, Science and Technology
  • Panelists at the Nepal Investment Summit 2024

52

23rd Parsa Diwas — Felicitation and Honour Programme

Parsa Milan Kendra, Kathmandu

  • A felicitation at the 23rd Parsa Diwas
  • Guests on stage at the 23rd Parsa Diwas

53

Startup Nation 2030 — Conference for Collaboration and Commitment

2023

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta at the Startup Nation 2030 conference
  • The Startup Nation 2030 conference backdrop

54

People That Deliver Global Indaba

Eden University, SAPICS, PtD

Oct 2022 · Lusaka

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta with Zambia’s Minister of Health and delegates in Lusaka

55

Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) Training

APICS, KnoWerx Education (India) Pvt Ltd

May 2019 · Mumbai

  • The CSCP training cohort with their certificates, Mumbai

56

Project Design Course (PDC)

ARTC Bangkok

Aug 2018 · Bangkok

  • The Project Design Course cohort, Bangkok

57

Technical audit, Khimti Hydropower Plant

Khimti

  • Er. Umesh Kumar Gupta with the site team during a technical audit at Khimti Hydropower Plant

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