WSDS 2018 Speakers
Yuri AfanasievUN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative of United Nations
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O.P. AgarwalChief Executive Officer of World Resources Institute (India)
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M. Ariz AhammedNational Water Mission & Member (Finance-CGWB) of Government of India
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Patricia AppeagyeiDeputy Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation of Government of Ghana
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Mahesh BabuManaging Director of IL&FS Environmental Infrastructure & Services Limited
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Monique BarbutUnder Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
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Frances BeineckeTrustee NRDC Action Fund, NRDC Immediate past President, McCluskey Fellow of Yale School of Forestry
Suman BeryNon-Resident Fellow of Bruegel
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Yvo de BoerFounder, Responsibility; Former Director General, Global Grown Growth Institute, Korea & Former Executive Secretary of UNFCCC
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Pawan ChamlingHon'ble Chief Minister of Government of Sikkim
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Dipak DasguptaDistinguished Fellow of TERI
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Nitin DesaiDistinguished Fellow of TERI
Jeffrey DevePermanent Secretary of Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification, Republic of Solomon Islands
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Vibha DhawanDistinguished Fellow of TERI
Krishan DhawanChief Executive Officer of Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation
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Lekey DorjiHon'ble Minister of Economic Affairs of Royal Government of Bhutan
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Christian John EngelsenSenior Research Scientist of Inst. of Building and Infrastructure, SINTEF
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Laurent FabiusFormer President of COP21 and UN Environment Patron on Environmental Governance of Constitutional Council of France
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Prodipto GhoshDistinguished Fellow of TERI
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Ashok GulatiInfosys Chair Professor for Agriculture of India Council For Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
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M Hari Prasad HegdeSenior Vice President and Global Head- Operations of WIPRO LIMITED
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Drew JohnsonChairman of CENERGIST Limited and BIG Solar Limited, UK
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Nils Ragnar KamsvågNorwegian Ambassador to India of The Royal Norwegian Embassy
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Rana KapoorMD & CEO, YES Bank Ltd and Chairman of YES Global Institute
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Karin KemperSenior Director, Environment and Natural Resources Global Practice of The World Bank Group
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Manoj KohliExecutive Chairman of SB Energy
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Praveen KumarAdditional Secretary of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India
Francois MartelSECRETARY GENERAL of Pacific Islands Development Forum
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Ashish MathurManaging Director of JUSCO
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Ajay MathurDirector General of TERI
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Purvi MehtaHead of Asia, Agriculture of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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C.K. MishraSecretary of Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India
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David James MoldenDirector General of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development of ICIMOD
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Randal NewtonVice President- Enterprise Engineering of Ingersoll Rand
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Randal NewtonVice President- Enterprise Engineering of Ingersoll Rand
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Chencho NorbuSecretary of National Environment Commission
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Sanjaasuren OyunChair of Global Water Partnership
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Suneel PandeyDirector of The Energy and Resources Institute
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Nitin PrasadChairman - Shell Companies of India of Shell
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Hardeep Singh PuriMinister of State (Independent Charge) of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
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Manjeev Singh PuriAmbassador of India to Nepal of Embassy of India
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Jayant RikhyeGroup General Manager and CEO of HSBC India
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Jeffrey D. SachsDirector, Center for Sustainable Development of The Earth Institute, Columbia University
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Syamal Kumar SarkarDistinguished Fellow of TERI
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Aiyaz Sayed-KhaiyumAttorney-General and Minister for Economy, Public Enterprises, Civil Service and Communications of Government of Republic of Fiji
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Astrid SchomakerDirector of European Commission - DG Environment
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Sanjay SethSenior Director - Sustainable Buildings Division of The Energy And Resources Institute (TERI)
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Sanjiv SethiDirector, Southern Division of The Ministry of External Affairs
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Ajay ShankarDistinguished Fellow of TERI
Gireesh Shrimali Director, India of Climate Policy Initiative
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Douglass SimsDirector Of Strategy And Finance of Center For Market Innovation, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
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Praveer SinhaCEO & Managing Director of Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited
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Leena SrivastavaVice-Chancellor of TERI School of Advanced Studies
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Ravi SrivastavaFirst Secretary for Environment, Science and Technology of U.S. Embassy
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Christine St-PierreMinister of International Relations and La Francophonie of Gouvernement Québec
Yasuo TakahashiVice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs of Ministry of the Environment, Japan
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Kazuhiko TakeuchiPresident, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) of IGES
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Bradley TovosiaMinister of Mines, Energy, and Rural Electrification of The Solomon Islands
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Upendra TripathyInterim Director General of International Solar Alliance
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Laurence TubianaCEO of European Climate Foundation
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Venkatesh ValluriChairman & Managing Director of Valluri Technology Accelerators
Rene Van BerkelIndia Representative of United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
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Namita VikasGroup President & Country Head of Yes Bank Ltd
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Joshua WycliffePermanent Secretary of Government of Fiji
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Yongping ZhaiChief of Energy Sector Group of Asian Development Bank
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Anne Marie Mo RavikSenior Adviser of Norwegian Environment Agency, International Section
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Jiwan AcharyaSenior Energy Specialist of Asian Development Bank
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Preety AgarwalMayor of North Delhi Municipal Corporation
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Ravi AgarwalDirector of Toxics Link
Markus AmannProgram Director of International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
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Stephen AndersenDirector of Research of Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development
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Rachna AroraDeputy Team Leader & Coordinator of EU-REI Initiative, India of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
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S D Attri Deputy Director General of Meteorology (SF) of India Meteorological Department
Djatougbe AziakaPresident WELFARE TOGO, Director EcoConscience TV, member UNCCD CSO PANEL of Welfare Togo
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Sanjay BajpaiScientist G of Department of Science and Technology
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Abhay BakreDirector General of Bureau of Energy Energy
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N K BansalDirector (Oil Refining and Marketing) of FIPI
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Suruchi BhadwalSenior Fellow of TERI
Jitendra BhambureExecutive Vice President – R&D and Technology of Blue Star Limited
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Gyanesh BhartiJoint Secretary of MoEF&CC
Parth BhattSr. Engineer, R & D of Waaree Energies Ltd.
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Ajoy Bhattacharya, IFSHead, Green Highways Division of NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, MoRTH, GoI
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Chandan BhavnaniExecutive Vice President of Yes Bank
CHIRAG BHIMANIDY. ENV. ENGG of GUJARAT POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
Chirag BhimaniChief Env. Officer of Gujarat Pollution Control Board
Rajkiran BilolikarAssociate Professor of Administrative Staff College of India
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Jan Petter BorringSenior Advisor, Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment of The Royal Norwegian Embassy
Daniel BradleyFirst Secretary, Energy and Low Carbon Growth of British High Commission
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Bijal BrahmbhattDirector of Gujarat Mahila Housing SEWA Trust
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Greg CarmichaelProf. Chemical Engineering of University of Iowa
Sudipto ChakrabortyR&D Manager of Honeywell
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Subhash ChandraJoint Secretary of Ministry of Mines
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Vaibhav ChaturvediResearch Fellow of Council on Energy, Environment and Water
Gyanesh ChaudharyMD & CEO of Vikram Solar Limited
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Swayan ChaudhuriManaging Director & CEO of Imagine Panaji Smart City Mission
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Hannah CushingSenior Manager of CDP
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Par DalinPresident of DEVCCO-District Energy Venture
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Ashok K. DasFounder CEO of SunMoksha Power Pvt. Ltd.
Siddhanta DasDirector General of Forests and Special Secretary to Govt. of India, MoEFCC of Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change
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Ganesh DasHead of Group Strategy of TATA Power Delhi Distribution Ltd
Vaishalee DashSenior Research Engineer of CSTEP
Aalok DeshmukhGeneral Manager & Head: Energy Efficiency of Schneider Electric India
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Saurabh DiddiDirector of Bureau Of Energy Efficiency, Ministry Of Power
Gabrielle DreyfusSenior Scientist of Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development, Washington, DC
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Viresh DuttaProfessor, Centre For Energy Studies of Institute of Technology Delhi
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Jeorg GaeblerExecutive Chairman of SB Energy
NARENDER GANDHIZonal Sales Head - North & East of INGERSOLL RAND CLIMATE SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD.
Agostinho Miguel GarciaChief Technical Advisor of IBF/Nixus/Idom consortium - EC TA on solar parks
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Satpal GargMember of PNGRB
Shirish S GarudSenior Fellow of TERI
Akshima Tejas GhateSenior Fellow of TERI
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Anirban Ghosh Chief Sustainability Officer of Mahindra Group
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Sujoy GhoshCountry Head- India of First Solar
Sohinder GillCEO - Global Business, Hero Electric & Director-Corporate Affairs, SMEV of Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV)
Siddharth HandeFounder & CEO of Kabadiwalla Connect
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Jurgen HannakSenior Project Manager of adelphi
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Oumarou Ibrahim HindouCoordinator of AFPAT
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Hege Hofstad of Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR-HiOA)
Sanjay JainDeputy Executive Director of Dalmia Cement Bharat Limited
SUNIL JAINCEO & ED of HERO FUTURE ENERGIES PVT LTD
Anjali JaiswalSenior Attorney and Senior Director, India Program of Natural Resources Defense Council
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Mohd JamshedMember Traffic of Railway Board
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Jeevan Kumar JethaniDirector/Scientist-E of Ministry of New & Renewable Energy
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Ajit Kumar Jindal Head - EV Engineering of Tata Motors
Sanjeev JoshiSenior Vice President of Experion Developers
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Asha Juwarkar Sr Consultant of Mu Gamma Consultants Pvt. Ltd
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Murali KallurSenior Program Officer of International Development Research Centre
R N KansaraAssistant Project Executive (Energy Conservation) of GEDA
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Katherine KennedyHead, Climate Change Advisor of Commonwealth Secretariat
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Mustafa Ali KhanTeam Leader of IHCAP
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Ashish KhannaCEO & ED of TATA Power Solar Systems Limited
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mukesh KhareProfessor of IIT Delhi
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Kamal KishoreMember of National Disaster Management Authority
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Mohan Lal KolheProfessor of University of Agder
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Arvind KumarProject Advisor of TERI
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Satish KumarPresident and Executive Director of Alliance for Energy Efficient Economy
Satyendra KumarCTO & Chairman of V S Saurya EnerTech Pvt. Ltd.
Saurabh KumarManaging Director of Energy Efficiency Services Limited
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Ashok KumarDirector of Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power, and Government of India
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Ajay Kumar LalJoint Secretary of Government of india
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D R KumaraswamiChief Env. Officer of Karnataka State Pollution Control Board
Bhawani Shanker KusumPresident of Gram Bhaearti Samiti (GBS)
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Ritu LalVice President -Business Development and Institutional Relations of Amplus Energy Solutions (Amplus Solar)
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Thorjorn LarssenResearch Director of Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Oslo
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Crispino LoboManaging Trustee of Watershed Organisation Trust (Wotr)
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Amit LoveJoint Director of Ozone Cell, MInistry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India
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Francisco Lozano WinterhalderProfessor of ESADE Business School- University Ramon llull
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Paul LuuExecutive Secretary of 4 per 1000 Initiative
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Rohit MagotraAsst. Director of Integrated Research and Action for Development
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P. C. MaithaniSr. Adviser of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
R K MalhotraDirector General of Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry
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Karan MangotraFellow of TERI
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Ritu MathurDirector of The Energy and Resources Institute
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Mihir MathurConsultant of TERI
Manish MishraChief Regulatory Affairs of Tata Steel
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Arabinda MishraTheme Leader, Livelihoods of ICIMOD
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Prabhat MishraVice President of ReNew Power Ventures Pvt Ltd
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Dinesh MohanHonorary Professor of Transportation Research & Injury Prevention Programme, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
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Pradeep MongaDeputy Executive Secretary of UNCCD
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Jennifer MorrisPresident of Conservation International
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Guruprasad MudlapurManaging Director of Bosch Automotive Electronics India Pvt. Ltd
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Abilash ET Nair Sr. Marketing Manager of ABB
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Urvashi NarainLead Economist of World Bank
Rakesh NathFormer Chairperson of Central Electricity Authority and Technical Member, Appellate Tribunal for Electricity
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Sharad NegiVice Chairman of Uttarakhand Village Development and Migration Commission
Luca NizzettoScientist of NIVA
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P C PantScientist F/Director of Ministry of New And Renewable Energy (MNRE)
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Ulhas ParlikarDy. Head, Geocycle India of ACC Limited
Charlotte PeraPresident and Chief Executive Officer of ClimateWorks Foundation
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Reji Kumar PillaiPresident of India Smart Grid Forum
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Shri PrakashDistinguished Fellow of TERI
Eklavya PrasadManaging Trustee of Megh Pyne Abhiyan
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Rama Krishna Rao RDIRECTOR,PLANNING of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority
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Abdessalem RabhiResearcher of IGES
Kamilla Kristensen RaiCounsellor for Urban Development of Danish Embassy
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P D RaiMP of Parliament of India
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Venugopal RamakrishnanDirector of TORP Systems Pvt. Ltd
Abhishek R RanjanHead - Renewables of BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd. BRPL
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Bhupesh RathorePresident, Strategic Government Advisory of Yes Bank
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Brij RathoreChief Policy Adviser of International Center for Integrated Mountain Development
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Ajoy Raychaudhuri Founder Director of Battery and Recycling Foundation International
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Pier Roberto RemittiProgramme Coordinator of International Urban Cooperation
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Saurabh RohillaDeputy Director of Society of Indian Automobile Manufactures (SIAM)
Santanu RoyExecutive Director (TQM &SD) of GAIL (India) Limited
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Aviram RozinChairman of Sadhana Forest Kenya
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Amit SahaChief Sustainability Officer of Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd
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Tapan Sahoo Sr. Vice President of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd
Marioldy SanchezProject Coordinator of AIDER
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Gaurav SarupLead - Group Sustainability of Vedanta Limited
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Rritu SaurabhaGEVP of YES Bank Limited
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Taruna Saxena Group Head - Corporate Policy & Advocacy of Tata Power
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Prabir SenguptaDistinguished Fellow of TERI
Jagan ShahDirector of National Institute of Urban Affairs
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Kunal SharmaHead - Climate Policy of Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation
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Jitendra Vir SharmaConsultant of TERI
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Sumit SharmaFellow of TERI
Richa SharmaSenior Research Associate of National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA)
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Sandeep ShrivastavaHead- Corp Sustainability & Environment of Ambuja Cements Limited
Vartika ShuklaExecutive Director - Technical of Engineers India Limited (EIL)
Christian SideriusSenoir Researcher of Wageningen Environmental Research
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Gurjit SinghFormer Ambassador and Professor of IIT Indore
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Gurdeep SinghCMD of NTPC
Anand K SinghMember (P) of National Highway Authority of India G 5&6
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Ritesh Kumar SinghJoint Secretary of Ministry Of Environment Forest And Climate Change
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Tamiksha SinghResearch Associate of TERI
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Damandeep SinghDirector of CDP India
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Sanjiv SinghChairman of Indian Oil Corporation
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Vinay SinhaAssociate Professor of TERI-SAS
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Chandra Shekhar SinhaLead Climate Change Specialist of World Bank
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Preeti SoniAssistant Country Director and Head (Energy and Environment) of UNDP
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Anil SrivastavaAdviser (Transport) &. DG, DMEO. of NITI Aayog
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Eirik H. SteindalResearch Scientist of Norwegian Institute for Water Research
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JIIN-AN SUNChina Sustainable Productivity Head of Syngenta
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Abu SyedFellow of Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS)
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Jigmet TakpaJoint Secretary of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
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Peter Taksoe-JensenAmbassador of Embassy of Denmark
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Palak ThakurResearch Associate of TERI
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Atin Kumar TyagiManager- Sustainability & Climate Change of JAIN IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
Nathalie van Harensenior officer policy development of Both ENDS
Ruchi VarmaProgram Manager of Community Systems Foundation
Trond VedeldResearcher professor international studies of Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR-HiOA)
Arun Kumar VermaJoint Secretary of Ministry of Power
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Rahul WalawalkarPresident & MD of Customized Energy Solutions India Pvt. ltd
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Rahul WalawalkarPresident and MD of Customized Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (IESA)
Dirk WaltherProject Director, Support to National Urban Sanitation Policy of GIZ
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Philippus WesterRegional Programme Manager of Mountain Knowledge and Action Networks, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
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Kamlesh YagnikChief Resilience Officer of Surat Climate Change Trust
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Wencai ZhangVice- President (Operations 1) of Asian Development Bank
Alex ZvoleffDirector of Data Science of Conservation International
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