Jigme Tashi Namgyal
CEO & Co-Founder, Jaggle AI Private Limited
Jigme Tashi Namgyal is the CEO and Co-Founder of Jaggle AI Private Limited, a Bhutan-based AI solutions company pioneering the integration of Gross National Happiness (GNH) values into project management, governance, and wellbeing analytics. His work combines artificial intelligence, innovation strategy, and human development, helping organizations move from task-based tracking to outcome and wellbeing-centered performance management.
With global experience spanning the U.S., Japan, South Korea, and Switzerland, Jigme has led cross-functional teams and developed AI, fintech, and blockchain products. Beginning his tech career at just 19, he became the youngest software engineer at SELISE Bhutan, later serving as Technical Lead in Japan, Senior Blockchain Developer in South Korea, and Product Lead in the United States.
Jigme’s achievements have been recognized both nationally and internationally. He is the recipient of Bhutan’s National Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Quarterfinalist at Global Student Entrepreneur awards and multiple national hackathon titles. Under his leadership, Jaggle AI was selected for the prestigious K-Startup Grand Challenge in South Korea, highlighting its growing global footprint in responsible and inclusive AI innovation.
At Jaggle AI, Jigme is redefining how governments and organizations measure success. The platform uses real-time data from tasks, milestones, and team dynamics to predict burnout, optimize workloads, and inform decision-making, aligning productivity with purpose. His mission is to create data-driven yet human-centered innovation ecosystems that reflect the core GNH values of good governance, wellbeing, and sustainable progress.
Session: 5
Emerging Solutions to Real-World Use Cases: From Efficiency to Wellbeing: Building GNH-Driven Innovation Ecosystems
In his keynote, Jigme explores how the principles of Gross National Happiness (GNH) can guide the next generation of digital transformation, where technology enhances not only efficiency but also wellbeing, governance, and social progress.
Drawing on real-world insights from Jaggle AI and Bhutan’s governance philosophy, Jigme will share practical approaches to embedding ESG and wellbeing metrics within digital systems empowering governments, corporations, and communities to achieve balanced, sustainable outcomes.
He will also showcase how Jaggle’s GNH-Guided Performance Framework is transforming organizational culture, reducing burnout, improving collaboration, and fostering mindful innovation. This approach demonstrates how nations and organizations alike can harness AI and data ethics to achieve inclusive, purpose-driven growth.
Key Takeaways
- Redefining success through GNH: Frameworks for integrating wellbeing, sustainability, and innovation into digital governance and project management.
- Human-centered AI transformation: How intelligent systems can balance efficiency with empathy, optimizing workloads while protecting team wellbeing.
- Global lessons from Bhutan: How GNH-inspired models can guide ESG-driven innovation ecosystems across Asia and beyond.
