Ngawang Gyeltshen
Ngawang Gyeltshen is the founder of Bhutan Food, an agriculture ecosystem development startup with the vision to achieve food sovereignty for Bhutan through organic agriculture. As a stakeholder capitalist, he fervently believes in developing businesses that value creating positive developments in the society at large. Ngawang is a self taught Sumi-e artist. He had his debut exhibition at the Oita Prefectural Arts Museum, Oita, Japan. Ngawang is a One Young World Peace Ambassador.
Dr. Françoise Pommaret
Francoise Pommaret, PhD, is a cultural anthropologist, Director of Research at the CNRS (National Centre for Scientific Research, France) and Associate Professor at the College of Language and CultureS tudies, Royal University of Bhutan. In 2015, she was honored with the highest French award La Legion d’Honneur for her lifelong contribution to the relations between Bhutan and France.
William Tacon has been visiting Bhutan for over 20 years and since retiring in 2012 has been volunteering with Loden Foundation, and in particular on the Entrepreneurship Programme. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and during his professional career of over 30 years, he worked with and advised companies, their directors and funders at all stages in the corporate life cycle from incorporation into maturity, sale or failure. He mentors several Loden entrepreneurs and has visited many to review their development.