Nepal’s Defining Chapter: The Journey from Tragedy to Transformation | Asia Summit 2026

A Milken Institute Asia Summit 2026 fireside chat with Nirvana Chaudhary of CG Corp Global and the Chaudhary Foundation, moderated by Curtis Chin, on Nepal after a glacial collapse and devastating flooding. It covers the disaster’s impact on businesses and communities, the link between climate risk and economic stability, and the call for coordinated climate-smart investment. It also discusses Nepal’s broader economic potential, including tourism and emerging enterprises, and how government, business and international partners can move from recovery toward enduring growth.

1. The session is a fireside chat with Nirvana Chaudhary, managing director of CG Corp Global and vice chairman of the Chaudhary Foundation.
2. It reflects on the impact of Nepal’s glacial collapse and flooding on businesses and communities.
3. It discusses the connection between climate risk and economic stability and the need for climate-smart investment.
4. It considers Nepal’s economic potential, including tourism and emerging enterprises, and recovery through government, business and international partnership.