Tshering Tobgay
Former Prime Minister | Digital Transformation in Bhutan
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Tshering Tobgay is the former Prime Minister of Bhutan. As leader of the country's largest political party, he spearheaded digital initiatives to modernize Bhutan's economy and governance.
Tobgay's keynotes draw on his experience implementing transformative technology policies, from expanding internet access to digitizing government services. His talks offer practical insights on leveraging digital tools to drive economic and social progress, even in a small developing nation.
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An urgent call to protect the world's "Third Pole"
The Hindu Kush Himalaya region is the world's third-largest repository of ice, after the North and South Poles -- and if current melting rates continue, two-thirds of its glaciers could be gone by the end of this century. What will happen if we let them melt away? Environmentalist and former Prime Minister of Bhutan Tshering Tobgay shares the latest from the "water towers of Asia," making an urgent call to create an intergovernmental agency to protect the glaciers -- and save the nearly two billion people downstream from catastrophic flooding that would destroy land and livelihoods.
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