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Birat Business Summit 2026
Opportunity Connect
Connecting Chambers, Industries, Investors, Buyers, Suppliers and Entrepreneurs across Nepal — a three-day summit organized by CIM to facilitate B2B meetings, interprovincial trade, and investment partnerships.
Connecting Regional Potential to National Growth
Nepal's economic future is rooted in the distinct strengths of its districts and provinces. The Birat Business Summit 2026 creates the missing bridge between regional enterprise and nationwide opportunities.
The Summit at a Glance
Official operational overview of Birat Business Summit 2026: Opportunity Connect
Birat Business Summit 2026: Opportunity Connect is a three-day platform, on 20–22 December 2026 inside Birat Expo 2026, where district and provincial chambers from across Nepal present verified business opportunities and meet buyers, suppliers and investors. It brings “The Ecosystem of Opportunities”, the theme of Birat Expo 2026, to life through presentations, an Opportunity Wall, structured business matching and follow-up.
| Dates | Sunday 20 to Tuesday 22 December 2026, within Birat Expo 2026 (17–26 December) |
| Daily session | 9:30 AM–2:00 PM, followed by lunch and B2B meetings until 5:00 PM |
| Venue | Hangar (20 × 30 m) at the Birat Expo venue, Biratnagar, Koshi Province |
| Organizer | Chamber of Industries Morang (CIM) |
| Who attends | District and regional chambers from all seven provinces, industrialists, entrepreneurs, investors, buyers, suppliers, financial institutions, policymakers and startups |
| Format | Keynote, six chamber presentations, business dialogue, collaboration room and B2B meetings each day |
| Tagline | Find a Partner. Find a Market. Find an Opportunity. |
Background & Regional Potential
Nepal's economic potential lies in the diverse strengths of its districts and provinces—from manufacturing, agriculture and agro-processing to tourism, trade, logistics, technology and entrepreneurship. However, these strengths can generate greater economic value when businesses across regions are connected through trade, investment, supply chains, technology and institutional partnerships.
District and regional chambers play a vital role in representing businesses and promoting economic opportunities. Yet, structured platforms for connecting these chambers with businesses, buyers, investors and potential partners from other regions remain limited.
In this context, the Chamber of Industries Morang (CIM) proposes Birat Business Summit 2026: Opportunity Connect, a three-day business networking and collaboration platform under Birat Expo 2026.
The Summit will bring together district and regional chambers, industrialists, entrepreneurs, investors, buyers, suppliers, policymakers, financial institutions and other stakeholders to showcase regional opportunities, explore partnerships and develop practical business connections.
Opportunity Connect — Chamber Exchange
Participating chambers from Koshi Province and other provinces receive dedicated presentation slots to highlight their regional economic strengths, verified business opportunities, and collaboration needs.
Beyond Conventional Conferences
Why Opportunity Connect, and Why Now?
Nepal's regional business communities hold real strengths, yet structured platforms that connect district chambers with buyers, investors and partners in other provinces remain limited. The national picture shows why such links matter.
National Economic Context (FY 2025/26)
Official macroeconomic indicators framing regional collaboration
Merchandise imports against exports
Trade deficit: NRs 1,781 billion
Share of GDP: Bagmati and Koshi
Remaining 5 provinces share 47.5%
Annual remittance inflows
Surpassing the annual national budget
Foreign-employment approvals
Labour approvals recorded in the year
| Fact (FY 2025/26) | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Merchandise imports against exports | NRs 2,096 billion against NRs 315 billion; trade deficit NRs 1,781 billion | Nepal Rastra Bank |
| Share of GDP: Bagmati and Koshi | 36.7% and 15.8%; the other five provinces share the rest | National Statistics Office |
| Remittance inflows | NRs 2.36 trillion, above the annual national budget | Nepal Rastra Bank |
| Foreign-employment approvals | About 792,000 in the year | Nepal Rastra Bank |
What the Data Means for the Summit
Connecting national macroeconomic challenges directly to summit focus areas
Trade Gap
Day 2 PriorityWith imports far above exports, domestic buyer–supplier links across provinces and export-ready products are priority opportunities. Both are core to Day 2.
Concentration
Provincial StageNSO estimates put Bagmati at 36.7% of GDP and Koshi second at 15.8%, with the other five provinces sharing the rest. Regional chambers need a stage where their strengths are seen by buyers and investors elsewhere.
Jobs and Migration
Day 1 FocusWith about 792,000 labour approvals in a year, the case for investable opportunities at home is strong, and it frames Day 1.
Koshi's Own Position
Trade HubTrade is the second-largest sector in Koshi, and per capita GDP is below the national average. Biratnagar is well placed as a natural meeting point for trade and distribution.
These figures point to three needs: stronger buyer–supplier links across provinces, investable opportunities that create jobs at home, and a shared private-sector voice.
Opportunity Connect is designed to serve all three.
Summit Schedule & Thematic Days
Explore our comprehensive three-day program addressing investment, interprovincial trade, partnerships, and enterprise innovation. Review the complete schedule below and register for each day.
Strategic Objectives
The Summit is designed to serve three core national needs: stronger buyer–supplier links across provinces, investable opportunities that create jobs at home, and a shared private-sector voice.
Showcase regional economic strengths and emerging business opportunities across Nepal.
Connect businesses with buyers, suppliers, investors, distributors and technology partners.
Promote inter-provincial trade, investment and industrial collaboration.
Facilitate partnerships among chambers, enterprises, startups and institutions.
Identify new markets, investment opportunities and regional value chains.
Generate actionable business leads and collaboration proposals.
Position Biratnagar as a national meeting point for business networking and opportunity creation.
Alignment with Birat Expo 2026
Birat Expo 2026, organized by CIM under the theme “The Ecosystem of Opportunities,” aims to connect industry, innovation, investment, skills, sustainability and markets. Birat Business Summit 2026 will serve as the Expo's strategic dialogue and business collaboration platform, while Opportunity Connect will translate that dialogue into practical business relationships.
Reinforcing the Expo's Six Opportunity Pillars
Connect
Bring businesses and chambers together.
Expand
Open new markets and distribution channels.
Invest
Identify investment and joint-venture opportunities.
Build
Connect entrepreneurs, startups and established industries.
Influence
Identify common policy challenges and opportunities for collective advocacy.
Grow
Encourage enterprise development and regional value-chain partnerships.
Indicative Targets
These targets are indicative and depend on confirmed participation. CIM will report progress at 30 and 90 days after the Summit.
Chambers participating
Chamber presentations
Documented business opportunities
Expressions of interest
Potential business matches
Follow-up meetings
Collaboration proposals for further development
Accountability
CIM 30 & 90-day post-summit progress reporting.
Opportunity Connect: Chamber Participation
Each participating chamber will receive a 15-minute presentation slot to present its region's economic strengths and identify specific business opportunities. Every chamber uses the same five-slide template, issued by CIM. Each slide answers one of the five questions, so every presentation is easy to follow and easy to compare. Of the 15 minutes, 10 are for presenting (about 2 minutes a slide) and 5 are for questions.
“What makes our region economically distinctive?”
Two or three facts that set your region apart: main sectors, key numbers and one photo or map.
| Slide | Title and Question | What to Put on the Slide | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Our Advantage What makes our region economically distinctive? | Two or three facts that set your region apart: main sectors, key numbers and one photo or map. | 2 min |
| 2 | Our Opportunities What are our priority business and investment opportunities? | Your top three business or investment opportunities, each with sector, size or capacity, and stage. | 3 min |
| 3 | What We Offer Which products, services or capabilities can we bring to other markets? | Products, services or capabilities you can bring to other regions, with quantities or capacity where known. | 2 min |
| 4 | What We Seek Which buyers, suppliers, investors, technology or partners do we need? | The buyers, suppliers, investors, technology or partners you need, with size or quantity. | 1 min |
| 5 | Our Collaboration Proposal What specific partnership can we develop together? | One specific proposal: what, with whom, and the next step with a date. Add the contact person and a QR code. | 2 min |
| Total: 10 minutes presenting, then 5 minutes for questions | 15 min | ||
Tip: The three opportunities on slide 2 should be the same three shown on the chamber's Wall banners and on its one-page opportunity sheet, so all of the chamber's material tells one story.
Opportunity Wall & Banners
The Opportunity Wall is a shared display of the business opportunities presented by participating chambers — Showcase Your Region. Each chamber prepares three banners in the common format. With 15 to 18 chambers, the Wall holds up to 54 banners along the inner side walls of the hangar, which fits the 81 sq m wall zone (about 49 m of banner width against roughly 60 m of usable wall). If space becomes tight, the fallback is two banners per chamber.
Banner Specifications
| Banner size and orientation | 3 ft wide × 6 ft high, portrait |
| Quantity | 3 banners per chamber, up to 54 in total |
| Content blocks | Opportunity Theme, What We Offer, What We Seek, Contact Information and a QR code |
| Footer | Contact details, QR code, and the line "Birat Business Summit 2026 | Opportunity Connect" |
| Design template | CIM issues an editable template. The flex design is the chamber's responsibility |
| Printing | Each chamber prints its own banners at its own cost using the CIM template |
| Placement | Hung by CIM on the inner side walls of the hangar, with names visible from the registration desk |
| QR code | One QR code per banner, linking to the chamber's page on www.biratbazaar.com in a single URL |
Quality Check: Verified Opportunities Only
A Review Panel of CIM, NYEF and one chamber representative checks every banner before printing. A banner is accepted when it meets all five tests:
- The business or chamber endorsement is genuine, supported by a registration or an endorsement letter.
- A named contact person can be reached during and after the Summit.
- The offer and the ask are specific, with quantities or capacity where available.
- The claims are accurate and not misleading.
- The chamber consents to publication on the Wall and in the digital directory.
Banner Design Rules
Opportunity Wall Banner Template Layout
Each banner presents one opportunity, so a chamber uses the same layout for all three of its banners. CIM issues the editable file. Chambers fill in the numbered blocks and leave the CIM header colours and footer line unchanged.
Expected Results
The Summit aims to achieve the following outcomes (indicative targets subject to confirmed participation and implementation capacity):
Strategic Conclusion
Birat Business Summit 2026: Opportunity Connect will provide a practical platform where Nepal's regional business communities can meet, share opportunities, find partners and develop new pathways for growth.
By combining strategic dialogue with chamber presentations, business matchmaking and follow-up, the Summit will help transform regional economic potential into commercial relationships and collaborative action.
Participation & Coordination
Interested chambers will be invited to submit an expression of interest, nominate a presenter and focal person, and provide a short summary of their proposed opportunities. CIM will allocate presentation slots, provide a common presentation template, coordinate the programme, maintain the Opportunity Wall and facilitate follow-up. Travel and accommodation costs will be borne by participating organizations.
| Organizing institution | Chamber of Industries Morang (CIM) |
| Address | Sahid Marga, Biratnagar-2, Koshi Province, Nepal |
| Office telephone | 021-515712 / 021-577646 |
| cim.biratnagar@gmail.com | |
| Website | https://www.cim.org.np |
| Birat Expo website | https://biratexpo.cim.org.np |
Birat Business Summit 2026 — Opportunity Connect
Find a Partner. Find a Market. Find an Opportunity.
A Signature Business Platform of Birat Expo 2026 — The Ecosystem of Opportunities.