Annual convening

HimalayanIndigenous Forum.

An annual meeting, inspired by the World Economic Forum, that puts indigenous producers in the same room as the people who shape their markets. The first edition is in planning.

[Dates to be announced][Venue to be announced]

Infrastructure needs advocacy.

A mark and a record change what a product can prove. They do not change the policy, buyers or capital around it.

That takes a standing platform: one that returns every year, builds relationships over time and gives the indigenous Himalayan economy a place where its agenda is the main agenda.

Black and white photograph of a bamboo walkway through forest in Sikkim, 1909 — A bamboo roadway in Sikkim, 1909. The region’s producers have long built with what grows around them.

Six constituencies, one table.

Producers · Policymakers · Markets
Investors · Researchers · Media

Producers are the constituency the Forum exists to serve. Policymakers set rules on indigenous products and knowledge. Markets decide how products reach consumers and on what terms. Investors back infrastructure and enterprise. Researchers work on ecology and traditional knowledge. Media carry the subject to a wider audience.

Morning fog over forested slopes in Sikkim

What the Forum is for.

Advocacy, market access and community, every year in the same place.

Advocate: Make the case for Himalayan and indigenous products with the institutions that shape their markets.
Connect: Bring producers into direct contact with buyers, funders and policymakers.
Inform: Surface research on indigenous knowledge systems, ecology and regional economies.
Hold the agenda: Keep the sector’s agenda in public view between editions, and build a lasting community around it.

The first edition is in planning.

Dates, location, format and programme are being developed with HIPO’s founding partners.

Producer organisations, institutions, funders and publications that want to take part, or simply to hear when the first edition opens, can register interest now.

Questions people ask.

Short, direct answers. For anything else, write to hello@hipohimalaya.com.

What is the Himalayan Indigenous Forum?

It is an annual convening established by HIPO, inspired by the World Economic Forum. It brings indigenous Himalayan producers together with policymakers, markets, investors, researchers and media to advocate for the indigenous Himalayan economy.

When and where is the first Forum?

The first edition is in planning. Dates, location, format and programme are being developed with HIPO's founding partners and will be announced on this page.

Who can take part?

Producer organisations, institutions, funders, buyers, researchers and publications. Producers are the constituency the Forum exists to serve. To register interest, write to partners@hipohimalaya.com or use the contact form.

The Forum is being built with its participants, not for them. Early conversations shape the first agenda.

Bring your constituency.

Tell us who you represent and what you would put on the agenda.