Gyanin Rai is a Senior Director at the Lumbini Development Trust, Government of Nepal and a current President of ICOMOS Nepal. He holds an MBA in Religious Tourism and MA in History, Culture and Archaeology from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. The Trust is responsible for managing, preserving, promoting and restoring the Lumbini, the Sacred Birthplace of Lord Buddha, and the Greater Lumbini Area. He has been working for the Trust for the past 22 years and the current responsibilities is Head of the Administration, Management and World Heritage Unit. He has been involved in building international relations to engage the global community in achieving the Trust’s goals. He has contributed to various international projects in Lumbini, including the UNESCO-Japanese Fund in Trust project, the KOICA – Lumbini World Peace City, preparation of the Integrated Management Framework for Lumbini, the ADB – South Asia Tourism Infrastructure Development Project. He has involved as convener for the preparation of the nomination dossier for ‘Tilaurakot- Kapilavastu, World Heritage Nomination Process. Mr. Rai contributed to the UNESCO publication ‘The Sacred Garden of Lumbini, Concept and text for the Photo book-Lumbini, Nepal, coordinated to prepare National Documents on ‘Buddhist Circuits of Nepal. He has published several articles on Lumbini, tourism and heritage in national and international journals, as well as energetically working to preserve culture and heritage in the Lumbini Buddhist region, communities’ socio-economic upliftment, and global peace campaign.  Before joining the Trust, he worked for the Nepal Tourism Board. His main interest is to properly conserve, manage and promote the Buddhist Heritages in the Greater Lumbini Area. As a President of ICOMOS Nepal he has played a decisive role in professionalizing the organization, expanding its partnerships, and elevating Nepal’s conservation efforts onto the international stage.