He holds a Master’s degree in International Relations and Diplomacy from the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacic Aairs at the Australian National University, a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration from the Royal Institute of Management, and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English from the University of Delhi.

Before entering politics, he served for over 12 years in the Ministry of Foreign Aairs, where he held various diplomatic and policy roles. His nal posting was at the Permanent Mission of Bhutan to the United Nations in New York, where he served from 2018 to 2021.

Outside of his ocial responsibilities, he enjoys reading, long hikes, and spending quality time with his family and three children.

🔹 Regenerative & community-based tourism
🔹 Transformative experience design
🔹 Strategy, facilitation & participatory planning
🔹 Capacity building & value chain articulation
🔹 Internal auditing
🔹 Project Management

Robin has lived on several continents and is now based in Southern Germany with his wife, family and 3 rescue dogs. His writing reflects the many facets of his life and includes the recently published ESG Reporting Manual, the Great Himalaya Trail Guidebook and Picture Guide, numerous research articles and maps of Nepal and Bhutan.

Links: www.esgreportpro.com  www.greathimalayatrail.com  

He worked 15 years for SNV Netherlands Development Organization as senior advisor and knowledge network leader pro-poor and sustainable tourism. With the UNWTO he coordinated over 50 projects in the Sustainable Tourism-Eliminating Poverty (ST-EP) programme, for SNV. The last 10 years he has been leading multidisciplinary and multicultural consultancy teams in Asia and Africa: evaluating tourism development projects, facilitating strategic planning processes, designing regional integrated conservation and tourism plans, assessing the impact of the tourism industry on communities and biodiversity. It also included developing an earthquake recovery programme in Nepal and drafting an implementation plan for Bhutan’s tourism sector. Recently he has been supporting the SUSTOUR and Voice for Green Change Partnership projects in Bhutan. 

Eight years ago, he co-founded the Okharbot Organic Farm, a regenerative agriculture innovation and demonstration centre and lodge just East of Kathmandu, in Nepal.

Khun Tarr is passionate about climate and communities. Since 2021, he has become one of Thailand’s most active leaders, supporting tourism SMEs and communities to have simple tools to understand climate change, measure and reduce their carbon footprints. For example, Khun Tarr supported Bang Rong community based tourism club in Phuket, to conduct a baseline of their carbon footprint, and make smart product design changes to decarbonise.

Tashi has a vast experience of having served as the Eminent Member in the National Council (Parliament of Bhutan), appointed by His Majesty the King for more than 13 years. During her tenure with the parliament, she sat on various Parliamentary Committees and served as the Chairperson of the Social & Cultural Affairs Committee, and Good Governance Committee.

Before joining the parliament she served in various capacities in the civil service. Tashi began her career as Assistant Engineer in the Department of Civil Aviation in 1999. From 2000 – 2003, she worked as the Planning Officer at the National Technical Training Authority, and later became the Head of Policy and Planning Division in the Ministry of Labour & Human Resources.

Tashi was named as the Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2010. She holds Masters in Public Policy, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo, Japan, 2003, and Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering (Honours), University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia, 1997.

He currently serves as the Director of the Department of Tourism, leading the National Tourism Organization (NTO) of the Kingdom of Bhutan. Mr. Damcho is a passionate advocate of “High Value, Low Volume” – the unique tourism vision of Bhutan and is deeply committed to fostering regenerative tourism that benefits both people and the planet.

Driven by a strong sense of purpose for his work, he finds his role not only professionally rewarding but personally meaningful. 

Mr. Damcho feels honored and grateful for the opportunity to lead an invaluable industry that he believes is not only vital to Bhutan’s progress, but also aligned with his values and vision for responsible, conscious travel.

In his capacity as the Executive Director of ABTO, Mr. Dorji has played key leadership roles in establishing/ developing Bhutan’s first community-based tourism in Bhutan; operationalizing the country’s online tourist visa application system; and mobilizing critical resources (and the subsequent management of the funds) from the European Union for promoting Bhutan as a “Low Carbon” tourism destination. These initiatives have been critical in establishing the ABTO as a credible and valuable partner to the Government of Bhutan for the promotion of the tourism industry in the country.

He is immediate past Chairman of Civil Society Organization Authority and Country Coordination Mechanism of Bhutan for The Global Fund.

Mr. Dorji is a recipient of the 2002 Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) “Face of the Future” Award. The Award recognizes young tourism professionals who demonstrate leadership, and are making an impact in the travel and tourism industry in Asia and the Pacific. He is also a recipient of the Coronation Silver Medal from His Majesty.

Previously, Dorji served as Acting Chief Program Officer at the Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation (BTFEC) and acted as the National Implementing Agency focal point for Bhutan for both the Adaptation Fund and the Global Environment Facility from 2020 to 2023. As a local consultant, he partnered with JICA and local stakeholders to evaluate project impacts on human well-being and happiness via a comprehensive matrix-based framework in the Human Well-Being & Happiness Assessment (2022). From 2000 to 2004, he coordinated and published the Largest Book in the World project, earning recognition from Guinness World Records.

Dorji has cultivated a broad professional network across numerous organizations and projects, including the Evaluation Association of Bhutan (2015–2022), REDD+ (2015–2017), the Bhutan Sustainable Rural Biomass Energy Project (2015–2017), and the Expert Group (Biodiversity) of the Bhutan Climate Change Summit (2011). He currently chairs the Community Association and holds multiple other positions, and loves his farming journey.
Dorji has a Master of Business Administration degree (Specialisation in Project Management) from the Australian National University and a Bachelor of Arts (Geography) from Sherubtse College.

She currently serves as the Vice Chairperson of Bhutan Textiles, a national collective under the Department of Creative Industries, dedicated to promoting innovation and excellence in Bhutanese weaving and design.
Tshering is the founder of the Institute of Bhutanese Arts and Management (I-AM) in Paro, a grassroots learning space that nurtures young artisans and creative entrepreneurs in the fields of traditional arts, natural dyeing, and mindful enterprise.
In her earlier role as Project Coordinator at the Green Weaving Center by the Youth Development Fund (YDF), she empowered women with eco-friendly livelihoods through natural dye and weaving.
She also does Bhutan Textile Tours to create immersive travel experiences centered around Bhutan’s living textile heritage.

Tshering is an alumna of the prestigious Community Solutions Program (CSP) in the United States, where she deepened her leadership in community development, sustainability, and social entrepreneurship. Her international experience continues to inform her mission of bridging traditional knowledge with global dialogue and regenerative practice.

Her work has been recognized with the National Energy Globe Award 2022 and she hope that she will be able to bring Bhutanese heritage textiles into the global luxury fashion market while reinvesting profits into artisan reskilling and community impact.
Grounded in personal transformation and cultural wisdom, Tshering’s vision is to regenerate not just economies and ecosystems but also hearts, head and hand into traditions and futures.

He trained for seven years in traditional arts at the National Institute for Zorigchusum, holds a bachelor’s degree in social work and a Postgraduate Diploma in Vocational Training & Employment, and completed advanced professional certifications in project management, export marketing, e-commerce, social accountability, and HR development.

Chorten served as project director, coordinator, and national technical expert for major donor-funded initiatives, like EU SWITCH Asia, ADB, and DANIDA, implementing projects promoting sustainable crafts, rural entrepreneurship, women’s livelihoods, and inclusive vocational training. He has supported the formation of self-help groups, yarn banks, cooperatives, and market networks across Bhutan, strengthening Bhutan’s creative economy.

Chorten continues to play a vital role in national policy and sectoral development, is currently serving as the Chairperson of the Technical Committee of the Bhutan Standards Bureau (BSB) and the Vice Chairperson of the BCCI Committee of Sector Associations (BCSA), where he contributes to standardization, advocacy, and private sector coordination. In the past, he has served as a member of several key national forums, including the Brand Bhutan Committee, the National Ecotourism Project Development Taskforce, and the Technical Advisory Committee of the Department of Occupational Standards, reflecting his long-standing commitment to strengthening Bhutan’s creative industries and workforce systems.

For Sangay, Dhumra Farm Resort is a sustainable and mindful tourism product model which he wants to share with fellow citizens. Life at Dhumra has become his livelihood, my profession, my purpose on this planet and my passion: as the Japanese would say Ikigai- “A reason for being” … Sangay’s happiness. 

Sangay completed his university degree in Economics, Geography, History, English Literature & Dzongkha from Sherubtse College, Bhutan in 1990, travelled around Bhutan, and joined Etho Metho Tours & Treks as a tour guide, the first university graduate to take up tour guiding as a career. He worked as tour operation manager at Etho Metho but never gave up tour guiding. In 2007, he became a partner at Etho Metho. In 2019, the tour company partners decided to hand over the business to their children. It was one of the happiest entrepreneurial achievements seeing his young son taking over the business. 

Always thinking and experimenting ways to make agriculture appealing to youth, he is passionate about giving farm tours to young Bhutanese. As an ardent fan of His Majesty the Fourth King of Bhutan and distinguished authors like Rachael Carson, David Suzuki and other environmental champions, he is living his life as a converted farmer, a spiritual ecologist, a mindful tourism product and an entrepreneur. Sangay recently accompanied a group of high school students on their hike along an ancient migratory route from Punakha to Thimphu, as the village storyteller.