Mr. Hans Jacob Frydenlund Ambassador
Mr. Hans Jacob Frydenlund
Ambassador ,
Hans Jacob Frydenlund is presently Norwegian Ambassador to India. Before coming to India, he was Director for UN Policy in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Frydenlund has served in Chile, at the Norwegian Mission to the European Union in Brussels, at the Norwegian Mission to the United Nations in New York and has been Norwegian Representative to the Palestinian Authority. He has worked for thirteen years in different capacities with conflict resolution in Africa. He has been Press Spokesman for International Development in the Ministry. Frydenlund was born in 1959, is an economist by education, is married and has three grown-up children
Dr. Rachna Arora Team Leader & Coordinator
Dr. Rachna Arora
Team Leader & Coordinator ,
Presently working as Team Leader (GIZ) - EU supported Resource Efficiency Initiative for India (EU-REI) and Team Leader (GIZ) - Circular Economy Solutions Preventing Marine Litter
Mr. Siddharth Goel Senior Policy Advisor
Mr. Siddharth Goel
Senior Policy Advisor,
Siddharth Goel is a Senior Policy Advisor at the International Institute for Sustainable Development. His experience and expertise lie in the fields of environment energy and sustainable transport with a focus on policy analysis project management and communications. He holds a Master of Public Administration degree from Columbia University with a specialization in global energy management and policy. His recent work focuses on decentralized renewable energy electric vehicles and the role of state-owned enterprises in energy transition.
Mr. Prabodha AcharyaChief Sustainability Officer
Mr. Prabodha Acharya
Chief Sustainability Officer,
Mr. Acharya partners with CEOs senior executives and operations heads to develop and drive sustainability strategy for the JSW Group companies of Steel Energy Cement Paints Infrastructure etc. An M. Tech in Environmental Engineering he has worked for nearly three decades in the field of corporate environmental management emissions reduction climate change corporate strategy on sustainability and policy development and assurance services. Beginning his career with SAIL he has worked and managed a variety of environmental issues from mining to manufacturing in the metal (iron and steel) sector. Later he managed the climate change sustainability and customized Assurance Service for South Asia at Lloyd�s Register UK and then worked as Sr. Vice President for Aditya Birla Group Sustainability before joining the JSW Group.
Mr. Abhejit AgarwalDeputy Vice President and Head - Sustainability & CSR
Mr. Abhejit Agarwal
Deputy Vice President and Head - Sustainability & CSR,
Abhejit leads the Corporate Sustainability and CSR vertical at Axis Bank. In his role he focuses has been on expanding the Banks sustainability vision and action across diverse mandates was instrumental in setting up the Board ESG Committee at the Bank the first in Indian banking sector. With over a decade of corporate experience in the sustainability domain alone Abhejit has been driving sustainability strategies in diverse sectors and comes with strong domain knowledge in ESG strategy triple bottom line accounting and reporting CSR and stakeholder communications. Abhejit is a post graduate from IIM Calcutta and has a bachelors degree from Drexel University USA. He is based in Mumbai with his wife and daughter and enjoys travel sports and being a plant parent.
Ms. Smita AgarwalHead Education
Ms. Smita Agarwal
Head Education,
Smita Agarwal has worked in the field of education for over two decades. Most of her work has centred around improving the conditions of schooling for the underprivileged children in India. She is currently focussed on creating a scaled-up replicable model to revitalise school education. Learning remains her personal passion. Over the years she has worked to integrate international researches on learning in rural Indian schools. . Smita has held senior positions in large-scale multilaterally funded government projects and engaged with state governments and NGOs across the country. She has done pioneering work on the neglected category of children of distress seasonal migrants that has led to policy change. She has authored several papers and a book titled �Locked Homes Empty Schools� with a foreword by Nobel Laureate Prof Amartya Sen. Smita also has experience in the fields of agricultural marketing health gender and rural handicrafts. Since 2014 Smita has been heading the Education Program of Tata Steel�s Corporate Social Responsibility. The projects led by her have won national and international recognition.
Dr. Rashmi AggarwalHead Plant Pathology and Joint Director (Edn.) Additional Charge
Dr. Rashmi Aggarwal
Head Plant Pathology and Joint Director (Edn.) Additional Charge,
Dr.RashmiAggarwal presently holding the position of Dean and Joint Director (Edn.) IARI as additional charge and also Head Division of Plant Pathology has made tangible contributions in the field of wheat and rice fungal pathology with special reference to threatening/emerging pathogens in the areas of phenomics and genomics. She has rich and diverse experience of over 36 years in research education and extension has guided 21 students and has published more than 200 research papers in refreed journal of repute. Besides she has also developed a large number of technologies for management of plant diseases provided leadership in the field of plant pathology at national level as head Plant Pathology ICAR-IARI. She also strengthened the academic activities of IARI with new MOUs signed with National and International universities/Institutions.
Mr. Mayank AggarwalContributing Editor
Mr. Mayank Aggarwal
Contributing Editor,
Mayank Aggarwal has been a journalist since 2005 and since 2010 he has been writing on environment after energy forest wildlife and indigenous communities. Currently he is working with Mongabay India as a Contributing Editor and is closely tracking India s energy transition changes in green laws and the intersection of environment and politics business and infrastructure.
Dr. Anupam AgnihotriDirector
Dr. Anupam Agnihotri
Director,
An IIT-Kanpur alumnus Dr Anupam Agnihotri has a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering from VNIT Nagpur. Under UNDP he has served as a visiting faculty to the University of Quebec in Canada as well as the Hungarian Research Institute under United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Dr Agnihotri is deeply involved in research activities on aluminium technology related to energy audit environmental monitoring modernization programs low cost material alternatives etc. Dr. Anupam Agnihotri is working as Director Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre.
Mr. Rainer AgsterExecutive Board Member
Mr. Rainer Agster
Executive Board Member,
Rainer Agster is an Executive Board Member and heads the adelphi office in Munich. His focus is on green finance and entrepreneurship: in cooperation with national and international institutions and banks he ensures that sustainable ideas also have sustainable financing to be effective. Throughout his career particularly in Africa Europe China South Asia and the South Caucasus Rainer has shown how much can be moved with the lever of well-thought-out financial instruments.
Mr. Montek AhluwaliaDistinguished Fellow
Mr. Montek Ahluwalia
Distinguished Fellow,
Montek Ahluwalia is an Indian economist who was the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of the Republic of India from 2004 to 14. He was previously the first Director of the Independent Evaluation Office at the International Monetary Fund from 2001 to 2004. Montek Ahluwalia has been a key figure in the Indian economic reforms process on a continuous basis from the mid 1980s. He served as Special Secretary to Prime Ministers Rajiv Gandhi and VP Singh as Secretary Commerce 1990-1991 as Secretary Economic Affairs and Finance Secretary in the Ministry of Finance 1991-1998 and as Member Planning Commission and member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister 1998-2001. Prior to 1980 he was a member of the Staff of the World Bank and was the Chief of the Income Distribution Division before leaving the bank to join the Government of India in 1979 . He is currently a Distinguished Fellow of the Centre for Social and Economic Policy (CESP) in New Delhi and a member of the Board of the Council for Energy Environment and Water (CEEW) in New Delhi. He studied at Delhi University where he received a BA (Honours) in Economics and at Oxford University where he was a Rhodes Scholar and received an MA and an M Phil in Economics. He is an Honorary Fellow of Magdalen College Oxford. He has published several articles on various aspects of development including India s economic reforms in academic journals and in edited collections. He was a co author along with Hollis Chenery and others of Redistribution with Growth published by Oxford University Press in 1974. His book �Backstage: The Story of India�s High Growth Years� was published by Rupa Publications in 2019 In 2011 he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan India s second highest civilian award by the President of India.
Dr. Junaid AhmadCountry Director, India
Dr. Junaid Ahmad
Country Director, India,
Mr. Junaid Ahmad, a Bangladeshi national, is currently the World Bank Country Director for India. Prior to this assignment, he was the Chief of Staff, Office of the President. Prior to his work in the President?s Office, Mr. Ahmad was the Senior Director for the Water Global Practice, a position in which he brought a strong track record of management and leadership in the area of service delivery and international partnerships, combining intellectual and analytical rigor with strategic operational focus. Mr. Ahmad has also worked in the areas of urban finance and city management, service delivery in federal systems, and local government reform. Mr. Ahmad joined the Bank as a Young Professional in 1991, working as an Economist in Africa and Eastern Europe before joining the Africa Infrastructure Unit. Mr. Ahmad spent 10 years in the field, first as the Deputy Resident Representative and Principal Economist in Johannesburg, and then as Regional Team Leader of the Water and Sanitation Program in New Delhi. In 2004, he was a team member of the World Development Report (WDR): Making Services Work for Poor People. From 2004-2008, he was the Sector Manager for Social Development in South Asia Region and subsequently for Urban, Water & Sanitation before taking on the latter responsibility for the Africa Region in 2010. He was also the Director for Sustainable Development in the Middle East and North Africa Region, a position he held from 2012-2014. He holds a PhD in Applied Economics from Stanford University, an MPA from Harvard University, and a BA in Economics from Brown University
Dr. Irfaan Ali President
Dr. Irfaan Ali
President,
His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali is President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
Mr. Hussain AlmahmoudiChief Executive Officer
Mr. Hussain Almahmoudi
Chief Executive Officer,
H.E. Hussain serves a dual role as the CEO of American University of Sharjah Enterprises (AUSE) and as the CEO of Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park (SRTIP). Both these entities were established through royal decree by the Ruler of Sharjah, who also directly appointed H.E. Hussain to these responsibilities in order to create collaborative long-term relationships between industry, academia and the public sector, fostering an ecosystem of enterprise and innovation. Previously, H.E. Hussain served as the Director General of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a Member of the UAE Chamber Federation, and GCC Chambers for 8 years. He was responsible for the overall management and operations of the Chamber including the provision of services to its members. In this role, he launched several strategic economic initiatives for Sharjah such as the SME Act, Sharjah Export Centre, Sharjah Commercial Arbitration Centre, and the Sharjah Business Forum. H.E. Hussain has held leadership roles at leading regional and international companies such as the Royal Dutch Shell Group, Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC), and several Dubai Holding entities. He currently serves as honorary board member of both, the Tatweer Forum and of Maastricht University in the Netherlands, and as chairman of the Emirates Business Council for Sustainable Development. He also serves as a board member of the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa). H.E. Hussain possesses an MBA from the American University of Sharjah and a BA in Economics and Communications from Seattle Pacific University in the US
Ms. Mariam AlmheiriUAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment
Ms. Mariam Almheiri
UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment ,
Her Excellency Mariam bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb Almheiri is appointed as the Minister of Climate Change and Environment of the UAE. In this capacity, she leads the Ministry?s mission of spearheading the UAE?s drive to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change, protect the country?s ecosystems, and enhance its food and water security through developing and implementing effective measures, policies, and initiatives. Prior to her current role, Her Excellency Mariam Almheiri was appointed as Minister of State for Food and Water Security. Her responsibilities included monitoring national food stocks and water supply, channeling investments in food and water technology innovation, and building international partnerships in this area. Previously, Her Excellency Mariam Almheiri held the post of Minister of State for Food Security, where she oversaw the development of the necessary infrastructure to achieve the country?s food security objectives in line with the UAE Centennial (2071)
Dr. Manish AnandSenior Fellow
Dr. Manish Anand
Senior Fellow,
Dr. Manish Anand (Senior Fellow at The Energy and Resources Institute - TERI) is a multidisciplinary professional with more than fifteen years of experience in policy research advocacy and capacity building encompassing diverse areas of agriculture food and land use resource use and efficiency and emerging technologies. Currently his research and policy analysis work focuses on generating evidence strategies and methodologies based on systems thinking approaches towards sustainable food and land use systems including sustainable agricultural practices natural resource use rural livelihoods human health and nutrition and climate change. He is academically trained in science policy innovation studies developmental studies and agriculture.
Dr. Sriram AppulingamFaculty Member
Dr. Sriram Appulingam
Faculty Member,
� M Sc. (Geology) & Ph.D from RTM University Nagpur � MBA Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies Mumbai � CAIIB from Indian Institute of Bankers Mumbai Experience: � Has over 22 years� experience in NABARD and worked in various capacities and places across India. � Presently as Deputy General Manager in NABARD posted at Bankers Institute of Rural Development (BIRD) Lucknow - a fully owned NABARD subsidiary as Faculty Member. BIRD is the learning center of NABARD of international repute (www.birdlucknow.in). As faculty member since August 2020 has been organizing training programmes/ workshops for participants from banks government agencies NGOs farmer producer organizations etc. The training areas include � Climate Change Finance Human Resources and Projects & Developments besides taking up studies in the areas of climate change finance and HR. � Has rich experience in tribal development programme watershed development programme financing of producers� organizations NGOs for natural resources management implementation of developmental initiatives through Financial Institutions.
Dr. Satender AryaChief Executive Officer
Dr. Satender Arya
Chief Executive Officer,
Dr. Satender Arya is the Chief Executive Officer of Agriculture Skill Council of India (ASCI). He is responsible for providing a strategic vision to ASCI in ensuring that the team moves cohesively towards achievement of Skill India Mission. He is a senior management professional of proven capability with 30 years of Corporate and Development Sector experience in Skill Development Category Management Food and Agri Supply Chain International Business New Business Development and Vendor Management functional areas. He has handled multifarious responsibilities with leading MNCs and Indian Corporates viz. SINOCHEM Grasim Industries Reliance Retail and NDDB. Under his leadership Agriculture Skill Council of India has been ranking amongst the Best Sector Skill Councils for last 4 consecutive years.
Mr. Ugo AstutoAmbassador
Mr. Ugo Astuto
Ambassador,
Ugo Astuto entered the Italian Diplomatic Service in 1991. His career in the Italian Foreign Service spans experience in the Embassies in Nairobi and London (including as alternate Director for Italy in the EBRD-European Bank for Reconstruction and Development), in the Permanent Representation in Brussels and in the Embassy in Delhi, where he served as Deputy Head of Mission. From February 2013 until July 2016 he was seconded to the European External Action Service (EEAS) in Brussels, first as Director for South and South East Asia and then as Deputy Managing Director/Director for Asia and the Pacific. From July 2016 to September 2019 he was the Principal Director for Asia in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome. He is the Ambassador of the European Union to India since October 2019
Dr. Suresh Kumar Attri Principal Scientific Officer
Dr. Suresh Kumar Attri
Principal Scientific Officer,
Dr. Suresh Chand Attri Principal Scientific Officer presently working at Sub-National level in India has a wider experience of over 25 years in Environment Management Air Water Pollution Analysis & Planning Environmental Issues Climate Change Sustainable Development Sustainable Agriculture Waste Management and Renewable Sources of Energy. He is Climate Change Specialist in India from Himalayan region. He is solely responsible for Preparation Implementation of Sub-National Climate Change Action Plan. He has prepared the Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Reports at the lowest unit of Planning i.e. Village-Micro watershed level through Hydrological Modelling. He is currently the State Coordinator of the Himachal Pradesh Knowledge Cell on Climate Change. He has many publications through the Department of Environment Science and Technology. He has always focused his efforts on communicating and raising awareness of sustainable development issues. Dr. Attri has prepared the first ever Green House Gas Emission Inventory at Sub-National Level.
Mr. Kirtiman Awasthi Adaptation Thematic Lead, CAFRI project
Mr. Kirtiman Awasthi
Adaptation Thematic Lead, CAFRI project ,
Kirtiman Awasthi is a climate change and sustainability professional and works as Senior Policy Advisor at GIZ India where he is responsible for climate change adaptation and climate finance readiness portfolio. He has long experience of strategic planning policy advise community support resource mobilisation and knowledge management covering issues of climate adaptation & resilience climate risk management climate finance DRR and sustainable development as part of bilateral multilateral & non-governmental organizations. His works primarily focuses on sub-national adaptation policy and planning where he worked on development operationalisation and revision of State Governments on State Action Plans on Climate Change (SAPCC) in India.
Mr. Atul BagaiCountry Director - India, United Nations Environment Programme
Mr. Atul Bagai
Country Director - India, United Nations Environment Programme,
Shri. Atul Bagai is the Country Head for United Nations Environment Programme?s (UNEP) India Office. UNEP is UNs leading global environmental body that sets the global environmental agenda. After UNEP established its footprint in India in 2016, Shri. Bagai has decisively led from the front to fulfil its mandate across Climate Change; Chemicals, Waste and Air Quality; Environmental Governance; Resource Efficiency; Environment under Review; Healthy & Productive Ecosystems and Resilience to Disasters and Conflicts. Some notable work done in the last three years has been: ? Successfully organized the biggest ever World Environment Day celebrations in 2018 with commitments to end single-use plastic in India by 2022; ? Successfully assisted the Ministry of Finance to establish a Task Force for framing the Sustainable Public Procurement Action Plan; ? Helped kick-start a global initiative on The Partnership for Action on Green Economy with UNEP as the lead agency in India; and ? Laid strong foundation for partnerships with the MoEFCC, Ministry of Railways, MoHUA, MoHFW, Central Pollution Control Boards and State Governments. Previously, as a career civil servant, Shri. Bagai rose to be the Director (Ozone) in MoEFCC, Government of India before joining UNEP in 2000. He worked on various senior positions in the State of Uttar Pradesh and the Central Government. As a UN veteran he has spent over two-decades spearheading challenging assignments in regions across South and Southeast Asia & the Pacific Islands
Ms. Madhuri BahadurCommunity Resource Person
Ms. Madhuri Bahadur
Community Resource Person,
A youth from Odisha done diploma in civil engineering. Came in contact with Tata Steel Foundation in 2018. Since then she has been active in volunteering in various program under the banner of TSF. At present she is engaged as Community Resource Person in livelihood program of TSF.
Mr. Abhay BakreDirector General
Mr. Abhay Bakre
Director General,
Abhay Bakre is the Director General of BEE. He is a Post Graduate (M. Tech.) in Elect. Engineering from IIT Kharagpur.
Dr. Malini BalakrishnanSenior Fellow
Dr. Malini Balakrishnan
Senior Fellow,
Dr. Malini Balakrishnan is a Senior fellow in Resource Efficient Technologies area and a part of Environment & Waste Management division in TERI.
Mr. Siddarthan BalasubramaniaSenior Adviser- Strategy
Mr. Siddarthan Balasubramania
Senior Adviser- Strategy,
In this position Siddarthan supports ClimateWorks and several other Foundations that are committed to deploy philanthropic resources to India to advance India�s development goals particularly related to clean energy and climate change. In this cross-cutting role Siddarthan helps developing compelling ideas common strategies around those ideas and identifying partners on the ground to implement programs and projects. His two immediate previous roles include India Country Head of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) an inter-governmental organization and Director of the Major Economies Program at the World Resources Institute (WRI) in Washington DC. He also had two stints with the UK Government working in the Department for International Development (DFID) and later with UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (UK FCO) focusing on climate change energy environment and natural resource management. His other experience includes Senior Advisor in Norwegian NORAD where he spent 6 years promoting and deepening bilateral relationship between India and Norway in the areas of climate change energy and environment.
Dr. Anup BandivadekarEnvironment Program Officer
Dr. Anup Bandivadekar
Environment Program Officer,
Dr. Anup Bandivadekar is a Program Officer for the Hewlett Foundations Environment Program where he leads global strategic grantmaking on electrification of transport and Industry sectors as well as climate funding in India. Anup is deeply interested in technology regulatory economic and social aspects affecting energy and transport systems and has nearly 15 years of experience working directly with regulators policymakers and policy shapers around the world
Mr. Swaroop BanerjeeVice President - Corporate Sustainability
Mr. Swaroop Banerjee
Vice President - Corporate Sustainability,
Swaroop is part of the Corporate Sustainability Team at JSW is responsible for sustainability related initiatives environment and group assurance. With over 26 years of experience covering consulting management systems assessments and operations for a wide range of industry sectors in India and globally Swaroop�s core technical areas include the development implementation and management of Sustainability Strategy Framework and performance including management systems compliance and system assessments and assurance disclosures and reporting under the various sustainability frameworks and lead and support new initiatives in operational excellence from concept to deployment.
Prof. Rangan BanerjeeForbes Marshall Chair Professor, Department of Energy Science and Engineering
Prof. Rangan Banerjee
Forbes Marshall Chair Professor, Department of Energy Science and Engineering,
Dr. Rangan Banerjee is the Forbes Marshall Chair Professor in the Department of Energy Science and Engineering at IIT Bombay - a Department that he helped start in 2007. His areas of interest include energy management modelling of energy systems energy planning and policy hydrogen energy and fuel cells. He is on the editorial board of International Journal of Sustainable Energy International Journal of Sustainable Engineering Solar Energy Advances International Journal of Thermodynamics Global Transitions (Energy Transitions). He has been involved in setting up a MegaWattscale Solar Thermal Power Testing Simulation Research Facility sponsored by the Ministry of New and Renewable. Energy and is the faculty advisor of Team Shunya- India�s first student team in the Solar Decathlon Europe finals. He has been involved in advising the city state regulatory commission and energy agency Planning commission Niti Aayog MNRE on energy issues and worked with several Indian and international industries. He has been the Dean (R&D) and received the Excellence in Teaching Award from IIT Bombay and is a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering. He is also an Adjunct faculty (Honorary) in the Department of Engineering & Public Policy Carnegie Mellon University.
Mr. Manish BapnaPresident and CEO
Mr. Manish Bapna
President and CEO,
Manish Bapna joined NRDC as president and chief executive officer in August 2021, taking the reins of this environmental organization of more than 700 attorneys, scientists, advocates, and policy experts at a pivotal time in history. During his 25-year career, Bapna?s leadership roles have focused on designing sustainable development strategies that are equitable, durable, and scalable. Most recently, he served as executive vice president and managing director of the World Resources Institute (WRI) for more than 14 years. During Bapna?s tenure, WRI greatly increased its impact and reach, with staff and budget expanding sixfold. A strong believer in global collaboration, Bapna played the lead role in establishing WRI offices in Brazil, China, and India and was a key architect of several influential, multi-stakeholder initiatives, such as the Global Commission on Adaptation, NDC Partnership, New Climate Economy, and the International Research Forum on the Sustainable Development Goals
Mr. Seydou Bari Sidbie Advisor to the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development
Mr. Seydou Bari Sidbie
Advisor to the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development,
Mr.Seydou Bari Sidbie is an advisor to the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development in Guinea
Mr. Espen Barth EideMinister of Climate and Environment
Mr. Espen Barth Eide
Minister of Climate and Environment,
Espen Barth Eide (born 1 May 1964, in Oslo) is a Norwegian politician and political scientist. He is currently serving as the Minister of Climate and the Environment in Jonas Gahr St?res government. He has been a been a Member of the Norwegian Parliament since 2017, representing the Labour Party. He was elected to this seat in the 2017 election, and reelected in the 2021 election. From 2017 to 2021, Eide was the Labour Partys spokesperson for Energy, Climate and Environment. On 22 August 2014, Barth Eide was appointed United Nations Special Adviser on Cyprus by former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. He continued in this capacity under current Secretary-General Ant¢nio Guterres until 14 August 2017, when he stepped down from his UN role in order to engage in the election campaign in Norway. Eide during the WEF 2013 From 2014 to 2016 he served as Managing Director and Member of the Managing Board at the World Economic Forum in Geneva. Barth Eide served as Norways Minister of Defence in Stoltenbergs Second Cabinet from 2011 to 2012,[4] and subsequently as Minister of Foreign Affairs until 2013. Since December 2013, Barth Eide has served as a member of the Board of the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD). He was chair of the Board until 14 October 2021. He was a member of the boards of Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and the Norwegian Atlantic Committee until the same date
Mr. Ranjit BarthakurFounder & President
Mr. Ranjit Barthakur
Founder & President,
Ranjit Barthakur is an Indian businessman, hailing from Jorhat, Assam. He is the Executive Chairman of Royal Multisport Pvt. Ltd., the company that owns the Indian Premier League team, Rajasthan Royals
Mr. Dipal Chandra BaruaFounder & Chairman
Mr. Dipal Chandra Barua
Founder & Chairman,
Dipal Chandra Barua Founder & Chairman Bright Green Energy Foundation (BGEF) is a bright innovator passionate and a proactive entrepreneur. Mr. Barua is the pioneer of Solar Energy in Bangladesh. Mr. Barua is the Former Deputy Managing Director (DMD) & Co-Founder of Grameen Bank in Bangladesh. In 1996 Mr. Dipal Chandra Barua successfully started expanding the renewable energy technology in rural Bangladesh as the Founding Managing Director of Grameen Shakti. He has designed a monthly instalment based financial model at the price of kerosene which has made the Solar Home System affordable for the rural people of Bangladesh and by following the path Bangladesh has already installed over 6.5 million Solar Home System in the off grid areas of Bangladesh which is the largest solar program in the world. For his innovation and commitment to alternative energy Mr. Barua awarded the First Zayed Future Energy Prize 2009 from Abu Dhabi UAE as the first winner of the Prize since its introduction by Abu Dhabi Government UAE. Mr. Barua has also received different national and international awards including Energy Globe Award (Austria) 2002 European Solar Prize (Germany) 2003 and 2006 Ashden Award (UK) 2006 Ashden Outstanding Achievement Award 2008 Tech Museum Award (USA) 2007 Right Livelihood Award (Sweden) 2007 Energy Globe Award (Brussels) 2008 Mowlana Abdul Hamid Khan Vashani award and IDCOL Solar Prize in 2008 from Bangladesh are remarkable.
Ms. Xiye BastidaCo Founder
Ms. Xiye Bastida
Co Founder ,
Xiye Bastida is a teenage climate activist based in New York City and one of the starters of Fridays For Future in NYC. Xiye was born and raised in Mexico as part of the Otomi-Toltec Indigenous Peoples. She trained youth over the summer of 2019 for the Climate March that mobilized over 300,000 people in NYC. On April 22, 2020 she launched Re-Earth Initiative with volunteers from the five continents to expand the climate justice movement and educate on how and why pledge for personal and systemic change. Since 2018 she has spoken at the 9th UN World Urban Forum, American Renewable Energy (AREDay), COP25, COP26, Earth X, the Inter Parliamentary Union, the Biden Climate Summit and Global Citizen. Her message in interviews, op-eds and books is about the intersectionality of climate justice and the role of indigenous peoples in protecting ecosystems and bioregions
Mr. Kalicharan BasumataryAdvisor
Mr. Kalicharan Basumatary
Advisor,
I was President at North Kaklabari Unit All Bodo Students� Union (NKU/ABSU). The working area of the union was covered 13 nos of local villages. But actual working area was much bigger since I was serving from Head Office of the C.K. Anchalik Committee ABSU. It was a full time social service. I had a reserved sleeping bed for me at the CKAC/ABSU complex. Even in the midnight I with my friends had to go to chase elephant to save houses and crops of villagers. This office was just like a Police Station then. Every problems occurred in the society were raised to our office for final solution. There was no law and order system in the locality for any legal issues during that time. The biggest issue was to stop Hunting wild animals and Felling timbers from forest. Being a local leader of the ABSU I gave whole hearted support to conservation practice initiated by my senior leaders and colleagues. Maximum days were rolled tracking poachers and timber fellers as Eco-Warrior in the forest.
Mr. Suman BerySenior Visiting Fellow
Mr. Suman Bery
Senior Visiting Fellow,
Mr Suman Bery is Senior Visiting Fellow at Centre for Policy Research. He also serves as a Global Fellow in the Asia program of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington DC. and a Non-resident Fellow of Bruegel, Brussels. From 2012 to 2016 Suman was Chief Economist of Shell International, based in The Netherlands and advised the Board and management of Royal Dutch Shell on global economic and political developments While at Shell he led a collaborative project with Indian think tanks to apply scenario modelling to India?s energy sector. Suman had earlier served as Director-General (Chief Executive) of the NCAER in New Delhi. His professional writing includes contributions on the political economy of reform, financial sector and banking reform, and energy trends and policy. His graduate degree in public policy was at Princeton?s School of Public and International Affairs, following an undergraduate degree (in Philosophy, Politics and Economics) at Magdalen College, University of Oxford
Dr. Anshu BharadwajCEO
Dr. Anshu Bharadwaj
CEO,
Dr Anshu Bharadwaj is the Chief Executive Officer of Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation. He was a member of the Indian Administrative Services (IAS 1992 batch Karnataka cadre). In 2007 he joined as Executive Director of Centre of Study of Science Technology and Policy (CSTEP) and helped establish CSTEP as a leading technology policy Think Tank. He has expertise in technology and policy aspects of energy and environmental sectors. He holds a PhD from the Departments of Engineering and Public Policy and Mechanical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh USA. He has a B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and PGDM from Indian Institute of Management Kolkata.
Dr. Girija K BharatDirector
Dr. Girija K Bharat
Director,
Dr Girija Bharat is currently a director and an Research Expert Mu Gamma Consultants Pvt.Ltd New Delhi India
Mr. Saurabh BhardwajSenior Fellow
Mr. Saurabh Bhardwaj
Senior Fellow,
Saurabh Bhardwaj is a Fellow and Area Convener at the Center of Climate Modelling at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and an associate faculty at TERI University New Delhi with over 10 years of work experience in atmospheric sciences meteorology climate science and modelling training and project management. He completed his M.Tech (Atmospheric Physics) and M.Sc. (Space Sciences) from Pune University prior to joining CDAC (Center for Development of Advance Computing) a government supercomputing R&D company as a Member Technical Staff and later worked as a Scientific Application Developer at CGGVeritas a world leader in geophysical services. He possesses over nine years of experience in climate science and modeling including over five years of hands-on experience in working with High Performance Computing architecture in combination with various climate and weather models. Climate extremes and climate change weather and climate modelling parallel processing and grid computing architecture are few of the things he has worked on during his professional career and which form a major part of his interest. His recent work in climate research includes generating extreme climate profile for India improving model efficacy to minimize uncertainty in forecasting high resolution climate knowledge generation capacity building of researchers and policy makers and multi sectoral climate analysis. His current and past collaborations include projects with international institutes like Bjerknes Centre (BCCR) University of Bergen and Oslo in Norway Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany National Centre of Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in US Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) in Thailand and national government institutes like National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF) Noida Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) Pune etc. He is a life time member of Indian Meteorological society. His research has been published in Vision American Geophysical Union European Geosciences Union and Pollution Research. He has working experience in government private and non-government not-for-profit research sectors.
Col. Vijay Bhaskar Managing Director
Col. Vijay Bhaskar
Managing Director ,
Col. Vijay is from the Indian Army Corps of Engineers. He did his MBA from the Indian School of Business Hyderabad. Vijay has headed a logistics infrastructure SBU at Maytas and was the CEO of Coromandel Energy. He was Country Director-India for the Paris based Mlinda Foundation and Managing Director Mlinda Sustainable Environment Private Limited. The flagship project involved rural electrification in ecologically sensitive and under-developed areas through renewable energy based mini-grids with a strong emphasis on rural economic development.
Mr. Subhomoy BhattacharjeeConsulting Editor
Mr. Subhomoy Bhattacharjee
Consulting Editor,
Subhomoy Bhattacharjee is Consulting Editor at the Business Standard newspaper. He works on public policy primarily finance energy and urban issues. His latest book �India�s Coal Story� traces how India�s coal reserves was at the centre of a major political scandal. It explores why since Independence Indian business and government could not settle the rights on energy security creating the murky politics of coal--& sketches the options for India s future energy security. His earlier book was �Special Economic Zones in India Myths and Realities�. He has read Economics at the Delhi School of Economics Delhi University and at Shri Ram College of Commerce. He has worked in the Govt of India as part of Indian Information Service & has since moved to The Economic Times Indian Express & Financial Express newspapers. He is Senior Adjunct Fellow with Delhi based think tank Research & Information System for Developing Countries (RIS).
Mr. Souvik BhattacharjyaSenior Fellow and Associate Director
Mr. Souvik Bhattacharjya
Senior Fellow and Associate Director,
Pursing doctoral program from Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow and holds a Masters Degree in Economics (with spl. in World Economy) from Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi. Souvik Bhattacharjya is a Senior Fellow and Associate Director at Integrated Policy Analysis Division of TERI. Souvik has more than 16 years of rich experience in the field of energy and environmental research and management consulting. He has undertaken and led various consultancy and research assignments for ministries bilateral and multilateral organizations and multinational corporations. His areas of work include resource efficiency and circular economy developing policies and strategies along product and service value chains for promoting 6Rs industrial ecology material demand/supply assessments material flow analysis life cycle analysis life cycle cost analysis impact assessments of industrial/infrastructure projects price build up for environmental goods and services trade in environment and resources etc. He has also undertaken detailed valuation assessments of health and economic impacts from local and global pollution arising from power transportation bricks and selected engineering sectors. souvik.bhattacharjya@teri.res.in
Mr. Michael R. BloombergUN Special Envoy for Climate Ambition & Solutions, Founder of Bloomberg LP
Mr. Michael R. Bloomberg
UN Special Envoy for Climate Ambition & Solutions, Founder of Bloomberg LP,
Mike Bloomberg is an entrepreneur and three-term mayor of New York City whose innovations in business, government, and philanthropy have made him a pioneering leader on critical global issues. Bloomberg LP, the technology and media company he launched in 1981, revolutionized the investment industry and now employs some 20,000 people. Elected mayor just weeks after the attacks of September 11, 2001, Bloomberg led New York City?s resurgence ? spearheading the rebuilding of Lower Manhattan, cutting carbon emissions, increasing New Yorkers? life expectancy by three years, and spurring record job growth. His foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, works on initiatives in public health, education, the environment, government innovation, and the arts, as well fighting COVID-19. He has given away more than $11 billion. Bloomberg serves as UN Secretary-General?s Special Envoy for Climate Ambition and Solutions and as WHO Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University and Harvard Business School
Dr. Arvind Bodhankar Executive Director - ESG and Chief Risk Officer
Dr. Arvind Bodhankar
Executive Director - ESG and Chief Risk Officer ,
A certified Independent director with core skills on Sustainability Corporate Governance & HSE. An expert in renewable energy with 32 yrs of proven track record and wealth of diverse experience in the area of Petrochemicals Fertilizers Steel Cement Shipping Glass Food/FMCG/Pharma and Automobile industry. Also efficiently double hatted functions like Manufacturing Operations Quality HR Business excellence Corporate Governance Business Continuity Management Risk Management Application development & Sales.A lead Assessor for ISO 14001 OHSAS 18001 & internal auditor for ISO 9001 & TS16949. A certified Green belt for Six sigma. Certified TQM trainer TPM champion Energy Auditor.
Ms. Prarthana BorahDirector of India, Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)
Ms. Prarthana Borah
Director of India, Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP),
Climate Change and Sustainability Strategist with over 25 years of experience in strategy planning informing policy and stakeholder engagement for high-impact stakeholder involvement in climate and air action. Presently Country Director of CDP India and leads the India strategy for corporate and city engagement using disclosure as a tool for driving climate action. Was Country Director of Clean Air Asia for over 5 years responsible for positioning the organisation as an expert AQM Capacity Building entity for India. Prior to CAA has led sustainability policy and education projects at the Centre for Environment Education for over 10 years.
Mr. Sujoy BoseManaging Director
Mr. Sujoy Bose
Managing Director ,
Sujoy is a business leader with over three decades of extensive experience in emerging markets investing and project finance covering infrastructure industrials and services sectors. During his career he has worked on projects covering over 50 countries across Asia Africa Europe Middle East Latin America and the Caribbean. He joined NIIF as the MD & CEO in 2016 and is currently based in Mumbai. Prior to joining NIIF he spent over 25 years at International Finance Corporation (IFC) the private sector investment and financing arm of the World Bank Group. During his tenure at IFC he has held several leadership positions with his last position being Director and Global Co-Head Infrastructure and Natural Resources based in Washington DC managing a USD 14 billion portfolio.Prior to this position he also served as the Chief Investment Officer and Head of IFC�s African Latin American and Caribbean Fund based in Washington DC where he managed and led a USD 1 billion regional growth fund to selectively co-invest with IFC.From 2006-2010 Sujoy led IFC�s Mumbai office and was responsible for managing its growth and building a strong team of 40 investment professionals as an important part of IFC�s goals for localization of its business. He started his career as a Management Associate with Citibank in Chennai in 1991 as part of the Credit Cards business within the Consumer Banking Group.
Ms. Jesse BurtonSenior Researcher
Ms. Jesse Burton
Senior Researcher ,
Jesse Burton is a senior researcher in the Energy Systems Research group at the University of Cape Town and a senior associate at global thinktank E3G where she provides analysis and policy advice on coal transitions globally. She is a specialist in coal and electricity markets and energy and climate change policy in South Africa. Her research focuses on the challenges and opportunities of the energy transition for coal dependent countries including just transition strategies. Her research has quantified and examined the politics of fossil fuel subsidies in South Africa the costs risks and greenhouse gas implications of future coal investments stranded assets the economics of coal-fired power and coal mining the labour impacts of the coal transition and strategic planning for implementing a just transition for coal workers and communities in South Africa.
Dr. Antje C BergerCounselor, Climate & Environment
Dr. Antje C Berger
Counselor, Climate & Environment,
Dr.Berger is Counselor Climate & Environment at German Embassy New Delhi
Prof. Tony CaponDirector
Prof. Tony Capon
Director,
Tony Capon directs the Monash Sustainable Development Institute and holds a chair in planetary health in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University. A public health physician and authority in environmental health and health promotion, his research focuses on urbanisation, sustainable development and human health. Tony is a former director of the International Institute for Global Health at United Nations University (UNU-IIGH), and has previously held professorial appointments at the University of Sydney and Australian National University. He is a member of the Rockefeller Foundation?Lancet Commission on Planetary Health that published its report Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch in 2015, and the International Advisory Board for The Lancet Planetary Health
Mr. Magnus CederlöfSenior Advisor
Mr. Magnus Cederlöf
Senior Advisor,
Work experience since 1995 at the Ministry Environment in Finland. Mainly climate policy but also other environmental policy issues among the duties.
Dr. Paromita ChakrabortyAssociate Professor
Dr. Paromita Chakraborty
Associate Professor,
Dr.Paromita Chakraborty is an Associate Professor and leads the Environmental Science and Technology research group in SRMIST. She is intensively working on fate transport and cost-effective remediation techniques for legacy and emerging organic contaminants. Dr.Chakraborty is the principal investigator for projects funded by national funding agencies like DST MoEFCC and international funding agencies like IUSSTF RCN Norwegian Embassy and Swiss Development Cooperation. Her recent investigation on chemical markers for COVID-19 surveillance in community wastewater garnered attention among the stakeholders. She has published more than 77 scientific articles in peer-reviewed international journals including Water Research Environmental Science and Technology etc and 20 book chapters and editing a Springer book. She is an associate editor for the Arabian Journal of Geosciences and in the editorial board member in the �Science of Total Environment�. Dr.Chakraborty is a recognised mentor for Association of Commonwealth Universities. She was awarded with Hiyoshi Environment Award 2020
Dr. Lovneesh ChananaVice President Government Affairs Asia Pacific and Japan
Dr. Lovneesh Chanana
Vice President Government Affairs Asia Pacific and Japan,
As Vice President and the Head of Government Affairs for Asia Pacific and Japan Dr. Lovneesh Chanana leads the public policy Government programs and thought leadership engagements for SAP (www.sap.com) in the region. He engages on policy and key programs and initiatives including digital transformation data management Industry 4.0 cloud IoT and cyber security etc. He works extensively on industry-Government partnerships on digitalization for sustainability skill and talent building entrepreneurship and SMEs. Dr. Lovneesh brings more than twenty-five years of wide-ranging IT and consulting experience to the role with a track record of strategic engagements on IT with Governments. His experience profile is a mix of leadership roles in advisory government affairs and technology implementation domains. He has authored a number of white papers on IT for growth. Dr. Chanana holds a Ph.D. in Information Systems Management and works closely with academia too in facilitating a strong industry-academia connect.
Prof. Ramesh ChandMember
Prof. Ramesh Chand
Member,
Prof. Ramesh Chand is currently Member of NITI Aayog (in the rank and status of Union Minister of State). He has a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) New Delhi. He has been involved in policy formulation for agriculture sector for the last two and a half decades. In the recent past he also held the position of Member of the Fifteenth Finance Commission. Prof. Chand has chaired important committees on Food and Agricultural Policy set up by various Ministries of Government of India. He has served as India�s nodal officer for agriculture for SAARC for 7 years and represented India in meetings of G20 UNESCAP. Prof. Chand has authored seven books and published more than 150 research papers in reputed national and international journals in the areas of agriculture - production growth development policy farmers� issues markets and trade. In recognition of his contributions Prof. Ramesh Chand has received national and international awards.
Mr. Rohit ChandraCo-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Rohit Chandra
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer,
Rohit is the co-founder and CEO of OMC Power. Under his stewardship OMC Power has today become one of the leading mini-grid RESCO in the world with a portfolio of 270 power plants generating 36MWH renewable energy. With this achievement, OMC is directly impacting over 100,000 consumers lives and providing reliable energy to 230 telecom towers. Rohit has been instrumental at developing the unique ABC model at OMC, bringing reliable and affordable power to millions of people and thousands of enterprises which is advancing economic and social development in rural Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. With over 3 decades of senior management experience in telecom, Rohit has held C-level positions in Ericsson, Aircel, Uninor where he has been credited of launching nationwide services; swiftest customer acquisition and fastest IT infrastructure and Network rollouts. An avid traveller and people person, he is passionate about the Energy and rural utility cohorts
Mr. Vikram ChandraFounder
Mr. Vikram Chandra
Founder ,
Vikram is the founder of Editorji Technologies - a start-up that seeks to transform video news through innovation in user experience, using artificial intelligence. Provides personalised video newscasts on mobile phones and can be downloaded at editorji.com/download. In his earlier avatar, Vikram was one of Indias best- known TV news anchors, presenting "The Big Fight", 9 o?clock News, Gadget Guru, Cleanathon, Greenathon and ?Save our Tigers?. Vikram has been named ?Global Leader for Tomorrow? by the World Economic Forum in Davos and has won Indian Television Academy Award, Hero Honda and Teacher?s Achievement Award for "Best Anchorperson? for Talk shows
Dr. Sandip ChatterjeeDirector
Dr. Sandip Chatterjee
Director,
Dr. Sandip Chaterjee is associated with Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology as Director.
Mr. Vaibhav ChatuvediFellow
Mr. Vaibhav Chatuvedi
Fellow,
Dr Vaibhav Chaturvedi is a Fellow at the Council on Energy Environment and Water (CEEW)- one of Asia�s leading think tanks in the climate space- and leads CEEW�s low carbon pathways research. His expertise is on modelling long term futures for energy and emissions. His role focuses on developing a modelling ecosystem in India and informing national and state level energy and climate policy. He has published extensively in top journals of energy and climate policy is currently the Review Editor of IPCC AR6 WGIII Chapter 3 co-chair of the Mitigation Working Group of the Independent Global Stocktake Process (iGST) a member of the Advisory/Editorial Board of journals Energy Policy and Energy and Climate Change and is/ has been a part of various GoI committees and groups on India�s energy and climate policy. His recent work includes modelling for informing India�s net-zero target and sectoral strategies and modelling state level energy and emission scenarios for India among other things.
Mr. Chanakya ChaudharyVice President- Corporate Services
Mr. Chanakya Chaudhary
Vice President- Corporate Services,
Mr. Chaudhary is a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons)- Mechanical from BITS Pilani. He has undergone various prestigious management programs like Young Managers Program at INSEAD France in 1997 Tata Group Executive Leadership Program in 2007 conducted by Michigan Ross School of Business and Executive MBA from CEDEP France in 2008-09. Mr Chanakya Chaudhary joined Tata Steel in 1988 as Graduate Engineer Trainee in the Raw Material Division at Jharia Dhanbad India. During his stint in the Collieries division he worked in various capacities and was subsequently transferred to Total Quality Management (TQM) (Business Excellence Group) wherein he was responsible for working with various divisions of Tata Steel for getting ISO-9000 certification. He has worked as a lead assessor for Tata Group in its journey of Business Excellence and for JRD Quality Value Award based on the Malcom Baldridge Award Criteria. He was assigned as Chief Resident Executive Delhi in 2004 and was handling Corporate Affairs of the Company. He was designated as Group Director-Corporate Communication & Regulatory Affairs on 1st November 2013 and was responsible for spear heading the Communication Strategy and Policy Advocacy for the Company. In May 2018 Mr. Chaudhary was entrusted with the role of Vice President Raw Materials from where he has driven many improvements to meet the current challenges and making Tata Steel�s Raw Material Supply chain robust and sustainable. With effect from November 2018 Mr. Chaudhary has been appointed as the Vice President Corporate Services where he is handling the functions of Corporate Affairs (Administration Corp. Communications CSR Security Aviation Sports and Medical services). He serves on the Board of Hockey Ace Foundation Tata Steel Foundation Medica TS Hospital Pvt. Ltd. Jamshedpur Football and Sporting Pvt. Ltd. Tata Steel Utilities & Infrastructure Services Ltd. NICCO Jubilee Park Ltd. Steel City Press Ltd. T M Mining Co Ltd. Tata Steel Special Economic Zone Ltd. S&T Mining Co Pvt. Ltd. and Tata Steel Mining Ltd. He is the co-chair of the FICCI National Sports committee Vice Chairman of the Jharkhand State CII Council and member of the Eastern Region CII Council. He is also a member of the Communications Committee of World Steel Association (WSA).
Mr. Sumanta ChaudhuriFormer Secretary (Coal), GOvt. of India
Mr. Sumanta Chaudhuri
Former Secretary (Coal), GOvt. of India,
Mr. Sumanta Chaudhuri is a retired IAS officer. He has vast administrative experience in a number of areas notably trade and industry with almost two decades of dealing in multilateral plurilateral and bilateral trade issues. He was Joint Secretary as well as Director in the Department of Commerce Government of India and handled Trade Policy Division dealing with WTO issues and negotiated several FTA�s. He also served as Counselor Permanent Mission of India to the WTO and was India�s main negotiator on Services in the Doha Round. Shri Chaudhuri served as Secretary Coal Government of India. Mr. Chaudhuri has been a resource person in a large number of international organisations like UNCTAD World Bank ESCAP ITC. He has also published a number of articles on trade particularly on Services issues and FTA�s
Mr. Ankur ChawlaDirector - Fabonest Food & Beverages Pvt Ltd.
Mr. Ankur Chawla
Director - Fabonest Food & Beverages Pvt Ltd.,
Ankur Chawla is a passionate entrepreneur & Co-founder of Responsible Whatr. He s a much-awarded Sommelier/Beverage expert with a decade plus experience in hospitality.
Dr. Rajiv ChhibberVice President
Dr. Rajiv Chhibber
Vice President,
Dr Rajiv Chhibber is a Senior Corporate Affairs, Policy, Communications & Media Strategist with experience across several industries including Pharmaceuticals/Medical Devices and has worked in the past in the Development Sector in the key areas of Healthcare, Climate Change, Energy and Sustainable Development. Dr Chhibber is currently Vice President of External Affairs at Sahajanand Medical Technologies, a leading developer and manufacturer of minimally invasive coronary stent systems. Dr Chhibber holds a master?s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication and a bachelor?s degree in English Literature from Delhi University. He has a post-graduate diploma in Newspaper and Feature writing (Montgomery College, University of Maryland, USA) and pursued a Public Health Leadership in-professional course in NCDs from Emory University, Atlanta USA (2014-15) and a Communications Development Programme in Public Health Engagement by Wellcome Trust, UK at the London School of Hygiene and Topical Medicine (LSHTM), UK, (March 2016). He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Aztec?s University (UNESCO), Mexico in the year June 2019 the field of " Global Public Health Communication and Policy". He is a member of various industry associations committees / sub-committees in areas of public health advocacy, Pharma, Medical Devices, NCDs, nutrition, tobacco control, and climate change where he plays a stewardship role in creating the vision for India?s MedTech and healthcare system, assisting the governments vision to achieve India?s Health Goals
Ms. Nivedita CholayilResearch Associate
Ms. Nivedita Cholayil
Research Associate,
Nivedita Cholayil is currently working at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) on issues related to sustainable development and climate action, in terms of both research and advocacy. She is academically trained in economics and international studies, with professional experience in research, media and communications. She has previously worked as a business journalist with Reuters News Agency, and as researcher at United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Niti Aayog. Her research interests include climate change adaptation, sustainable development, gender and international economics
Dr. Sangeeta ChopraPrincipal Scientist
Dr. Sangeeta Chopra
Principal Scientist,
Dr. Sangeeta Chopra is a principal scientist in ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute New Delhi. She graduated in Electrical Engineering/Power Electronics from University of Roorkee and I.I.T Kharagpur and has a doctorate in Energy Science and Technology from PAU. She has more than 20 years research experience in Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in areas of post-harvest technology like solar refrigerated evaporatively cooled storage structures food processing by ohmic heating and has to her credit one granted patent and 25 international/ national publications. She has engaged in research exploring the use of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) for fresh food packaging in Michigan State University USA. She has been awarded Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence fellowship for a program using finite element analysis to improve the design of cool rooms. She has been granted two funds from USAID to develop inexpensive renewable energy-based cool storage structures for smallholder farms. The Farm Sunfridge developed as a result of these projects is described at website www.coolsunproject.com.
Mr. Sandeep Roy ChoudhuryDirector
Mr. Sandeep Roy Choudhury
Director,
Sandeep is a co-founder at VNV Advisory Services a social enterprise working with communities & climate change. He heads VNV s ownership on low carbon social development projects such as sustainable agriculture social forestry clean cooking rural energy access and waste management.
Mr. Manish ChourasiaManaging Director
Mr. Manish Chourasia
Managing Director ,
Profile of Mr Manish Chourasia Managing Director, Tata Cleantech Capital Ltd Mr Manish Chourasia is a financial services professional with over 25 years of experience in origination, credit risk assessment and syndication in the Asia- Pacific Region. As part of the above-mentioned functional categories, he has handled various products covering project finance, trade finance, and investment banking. Since July, 2015, he has been working in Tata Group as managing director of Tata Cleantech Capital, which is the first private sector Green Investment Bank in emerging markets, jointly promoted by Tata Group and International Finance Corporation (IFC). During his tenure till date, the company, starting from scratch, has funded over 250 projects in Clean-tech sector saving 15.8 million tons of CO2 annually, executed a number of marquee advisory assignments, and tied up with a number of global climate finance investors to channelize low-cost funds to the Clean-tech sector in India. The company is rated ?AAA? by CRISIL, an S&P Global company primarily driven by its top-class asset book of USD 850 million, as on March 31, 2021. In Sept 2021, the company became first Indian entity to be inducted in Global Green Banking Network comprising National Green Banks across the world. Manish is a Mechanical Engineer from IIT, Rookee and an MBA from Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University. In 2012 he completed his CFA and since then has been active volunteer with CFA Institute, USA. In Feb 2020 he was presented ?100 Topmost Influential BFSI Leaders? award by World BFSI Congress. Recently in June 2021 he was made one of the 3 co-chairs of Global High-level Taskforce formed by ISA for mobilizing USD 1 trillion towards deployment of solar energy technologies and expand solar markets in member countries. Manish is an avid runner with several long-distance runs to his credit
Ms. Helen ClarksonChief Executive Officer
Ms. Helen Clarkson
Chief Executive Officer,
Helen joined the Climate Group in 2017 as its Chief Executive Officer. In addition to leading the growing Climate Group team, Helen sits on the board of the We Mean Business Coalition, chairs the Finance & Audit Committee for the Sustainable Development Capital Energy Efficiency Income Trust, and is on the Mission Council for Pukka Herbs. Prior to joining the Climate Group, Helen worked at Forum for the Future, M‚decins Sans FrontiŠres, and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte
Mr. Stephan ContiusCommissioner for the 2030 Agenda and Head of Division
Mr. Stephan Contius
Commissioner for the 2030 Agenda and Head of Division,
Stephan Contius is Commissioner for the 2030 Agenda and Head of Division (United Nations Developing Countries Emerging Economies) in the German Environment Ministry in Berlin. He served as German chief negotiator for the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg 2002) the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio de Janeiro 2012) and as German co-lead negotiator for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. He was also involved in the establishment of environment and climate change dialogues with Brazil China India and several other countries. His previous assignments include legal affairs G7- and G8-cooperation prevention of air pollution and project financing. In 1990 he was seconded to the United Nations Development Programme New York. For the EU he participated in the final negotiations on the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development (1992). Mr. Contius academic background is law and political science. He was recipient of scholarships of the German National Academic Foundation
Dr. Winfried DammHead of Indo-German Energy programme
Dr. Winfried Damm
Head of Indo-German Energy programme,
Dr. Winfried Damm graduated from FU Hagen Germany received an MBA from Michigan State University (USA) and a PhD from FU Berlin.Since 2014 supporting Government of India from his office in New-Delhi. He is known for his active engagement in shaping the renewable energy policy of Germany from the first feed-in-law for renewables up to capacity market discussions. During his time at the municipal utility of the city of Leipzig he converted the city in one of the leading cities in e-mobility.
Mr. Chandrashekhar DasguptaDistinguished Fellow Emeritus
Mr. Chandrashekhar Dasgupta
Distinguished Fellow Emeritus,
Mr Dasgupta, an alumnus of Delhi University had an illustrious diplomatic career as an officer with Indian Foreign Service officer from 1962 until his retirement in 2000. As Distinguished Fellow at TERI he is engaged with research on Climate Change and other global environmental issues. As an Advisor to the Indian delegation for COP meetings since 2002, Mr Dasgupta has been among the countrys top climate change negotiators and is also member of the Prime Ministers Council on Climate Change and a member of CESCR. His interests include international affairs, modern history and global environmental issues. He is also a member of the EU Round Table and a life-member of the Institute of Defence Studies & Analyses and the United Services Institute. He writes regularly for The Telegraph on foreign policy and national security issues. In 2008, Mr Dasgupta was awarded the Padma Bhushan in recognition of his distinguished service in the field of Civil Services. During his diplomatic career Mr Dasgupta held several important posts, including the following: ? Ambassador to the EU, Belgium and Luxembourg (1996-2000); ? Ambassador to China (1993-1996); ? Led the Indian delegation in the negotiations leading up to UNFCCC and the Rio Summit (1992) and served as a vice-chairman of the preparatory committees for both UNFCCC and UNCED. ? Additional Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs (1989-1993); ? Ambassador & Deputy Permanent Representative at the United Nations, ? New York (1986-1989); ? High Commissioner in Tanzania (1984-1986); ? High Commissioner in Singapore (1981-1983)
Mr. Vincenzo de LucaAmbassador of Italy
Mr. Vincenzo de Luca
Ambassador of Italy,
Vincenzo De Luca, Born in Naples on 7th November 1959, took office on 1 February 2016 as Director-General for Cultural and Economic Promotion and Innovation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Italy, after having served in the same Directorate General as Deputy Director-General and Principal Director for the Internationalisation of the Italian Economic System (since January 2014). He has been a career diplomat since 1989 and has been given several assignments at the Foreign Ministry and at the diplomatic representations in Khartoum, Tunis, Paris (at the permanent Representation at the OECD) and in Shanghai. He has a long-standing expertise in the internationalisation of the economic system of the public and private sector, both in Central Offices, in the capacity of Diplomatic Advisor of the Ministries of Industry, Transports and Economic Development, and in large corporations like ENI and ENEL, where he served as Vice President for Institutional International Relations. During the past few years, he played a relevant role in the organisation of the EXPO Milano 2015 as President of the Foreign Ministry?s Task Force, capitalising on his experience as Consul General in Shanghai. He is serving as the Ambassador of Italy to India and Nepal since December 2019
Ms. Laura de VriesAmbassador European Climate Pact
Ms. Laura de Vries
Ambassador European Climate Pact,
Laura de Vries is committed to a livable future by working on a future-proof, accelerated, inclusive climate transition and a circular economy. She does this, among other things, by representing the voice of young people in politics and government as board member government & politics at the Dutch Youth Climate Movement. As European Climate Pact Ambassador, Laura has been recognized by the European Commission in her role as climate ambassador and is part of an Europe-wide network of climate ambassadors. In this role, she is committed to youth participation and an inclusive and accelerated climate transition. Laura is also a Climate Ambassador of the Future. Under the leadership of the then Dutch climate envoy, she followed a process to become a climate ambassador. Laura has a job as a consultant and interim project leader for sustainability and the energy transition
Dr. Suneel DeambiSolar PV Expert
Dr. Suneel Deambi
Solar PV Expert ,
I have been working on the practical aspects of Solar PV technology since 1990 & am a prolific writer on energy-environment issues
Mr. Jonathan Demenge Head of Cooperation (New Delhi)
Mr. Jonathan Demenge
Head of Cooperation (New Delhi) ,
Mr.Demnge is Head of Cooperation (New Delhi) at Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.
Mr. Nitin DesaiChairman - Governing Council
Mr. Nitin Desai
Chairman - Governing Council ,
Mr Nitin Desai is a Former Under Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs, UN. Mr Desai is a distinguished economist and a well-known voice in public policy for a nationally and internationally, especially in the sustainable development sector. He was in the Planning Commission (1973-88) and later served as the Chief Economic Adviser and Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, in the Ministry of Finance (1988-90). He also served as Senior Economic Adviser for the World Commission on Environment and Development (the Brundtland Commission) where he introduced the concept of sustainable development. He was the Under Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs in the UN, where his major contributions included the organization of a series of global summits, notably the Rio Earth Summit (1992), the Copenhagen Social Development Summit (1995), the Monterrey Finance and Development Summit (2002) and the Johannesburg Sustainable Development Summit (2002). He oversaw the creation of the Commission on Sustainable Development in the UN, and was the first Under Secretary General for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development
Dr. Vibha DhawanDirector General
Dr. Vibha Dhawan
Director General,
Dr. Vibha Dhawan is associated with The Energy and Resources Institute since 1985. She also served as the Vice-Chancellor of TERI School of Advanced Studies from 2005-2007. She is a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India. Dr. Dhawan is actively involved in research as well as policy development, both at the national and international level. Dr Dhawan as a researcher was instrumental in the establishment of the highly successful Micropropagation Technology Park at TERI. Her other major achievements includes developing e-contents for the post-graduate programme in biotechnology for the University Grants Commission. Her recent research interests are in the area of biofuels. She is currently the coordinator of the DBT-TERI Centre on Integrated Production of Advanced Biofuels and Biocommodities. She was Advisor, Bio-resources & Biotechnology, to the Late Tarun Gogoi, the former Chief Minister of Assam.
Mr. Lingaraj DinniGroup Manager, Sustainability
Mr. Lingaraj Dinni
Group Manager, Sustainability,
Dinni has been anchoring various sustainability programs for Wipro over the last 11 years. He was closely involved in the design and implementation of some key initiatives � like the GHG accounting and management water and campus biodiversity and responsible sourcing as well as anchoring climate risk assessment and environmental P&L . A program that he was involved since the beginning - Wipro earthian a unique sustainability education program has reached out to hundreds of schools and colleges over the past few years. He is also involved in community projects and is currently also anchoring the urban water projects in few cities. He represents Wipro in key industry forums related to sustainability.
Mr. Pyush Dogra Sr. Environmental Specialist
Mr. Pyush Dogra
Sr. Environmental Specialist,
Pyush Dogra a Civil and Environmental Engineer by training is currently working as Senior environmental Specialist in Delhi office
Mr. Daniel DornerHead of Secretariat
Mr. Daniel Dorner
Head of Secretariat,
Dan is the Head of the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) Secretariat team based in Paris. Prior to this he served as the Head of International Energy for the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy United Kingdom. He was the senior official advising UK ministers on bilateral/multilateral energy policy and leads a team tasked with advancing their international energy objectives. Dan represented the UK at a range of international energy fora including the G7 and G20 CEM IEA and IRENA. He also led the UK government�s strategic relationship with several multinational energy companies. He was a Senior Energy Advisor at the International Energy Agency (IEA) from 2011-2017 where he was a lead author of its World Energy Outlook led its energy access programme and was the Executive Director�s Sherpa to the United Nations. He has also held a range of international energy and economic roles at the UK Treasury.
Mr. Erlend DragetSenior Advisor
Mr. Erlend Draget
Senior Advisor,
Erlend Draget is an international affairs professional focused on sustainable development with skills in political analysis strategy development stakeholder engagement political communication and project management. He has working experience from Norway India the United States South Africa and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Mr. Sanjay Dubey Principal Secretary (Energy)
Mr. Sanjay Dubey
Principal Secretary (Energy),
Mr. Sanjay Dubey is an IAS officer of 1993 batch and borne to MP cadre. He is an alumnus of IIT Delhi and have done his BTech in Mechanical Engineering MTech in production Engineering. He has also earned Masters in Economics and PhD in Transportation. A British Chevening Scholar from London School of Economics he has been trained in Brisbane University in Queensland Australia. He has held several challenging positions including District Magistrate of Rewa Dhar and Jabalpur. He has served as Addl CEO Election Commission Secretary Home Secretary Rural Development and CEO of Rural Roads Development Authority. He has also served as Divisional Commissioner of Indore Principal Secretary Labour Principal Secretary Housing and Urban Development and currently serves as Principal Secretary Energy and New and Renewable Energy
Mr. Sunil DuggalGroup Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Sunil Duggal
Group Chief Executive Officer ,
Mr. Sunil Duggal - Whole Time Director & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Sunil Duggal was appointed as the Interim CEO of Vedanta Limited effective April 6, 2020 and subsequently CEO effective August 1, 2020 and Whole- Time Director effective April 24, 2021. Prior to that he was the CEO & Whole-time Director of Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL), a subsidiary of the Company from year 2015 and completed his tenure in July 2020. He had been associated with HZL since 2010 as Executive Director and thereafter became the Chief Operating Officer in the year 2012 and Dy. CEO in 2014. He is a result oriented professional with over 37+ years of experience of leading high-performance teams and more than 20+ years in leadership positions. He is known for his ability to calmly navigate through tough and challenging times, nurture and grow a business, evaluate opportunities and risks and successfully drive efficiency and productivity whilst reducing costs and inefficiencies and deliver innovative solutions to challenges. His thrust on adopting best-in-class mining and smelting techniques, state-of-the-art, environment-friendly technologies and mechanization, automation & digitalization of operational activities has added great value. He has an Electrical Engineering degree from Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala. He is an Alumni of IMD, Lausanne - Switzerland and IIM, Kolkata. He is serving as Vice Chairman ? International Zinc Association and President ? Indian Lead Zinc Development Association. Recently, he has been appointed as the Chair ? Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) National Committee on Mining
Ms. Bahar DuttAssociate Professor
Ms. Bahar Dutt
Associate Professor,
Bahar Dutt is trained as a conservation biologist- and has worked for the last twenty years in India and abroad on key environmental issues. She has worked as an Environment Editor with India?s leading English newschannel CNN-IBN and has won over 12 national and international awards for her reportage on green issues. Her reportage has helped move environment reportage from an obtuse segment on television to prime time news space. She worked for ten years with a community of snake charmers on a project initiated by her helping them find alternate livelihoods that were not in conflict with wildlife laws. She is the author of a recent book ?Green Wars- Dispatches from a Vanishing World by Harper Collins and ?Rewilding in India? for Oxford University Press
Mr. Hans-Peter EglerDirector Sustainable Infrastructure / Public Sector
Mr. Hans-Peter Egler
Director Sustainable Infrastructure / Public Sector,
Hans-Peter Egler is economist and has 30 years of experience in international cooperation in the areas of trade production investment and infrastructure including environment and social issues. Thereby he has worked with businesses and financial entities of all kinds the World Bank regional development banks various UN organisations non-governmental organisations industries and retailers as well as government agencies in many countries around the globe. He also has 20 years of experience in innovative project management at the interface between the economy environment and development cooperation. From 1988 till 2014 Hans-Peter worked in different management positions at the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs with an interruption of two years a postage for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bolivia between 1992 and 1994. From 2014 till 2017 he was heading the Global Infrastructure Basel Foundation and since 2017 he is working with South Pole as Director of Sustainable Infrastructure / Public Sector.
Ms. Patricia EspinosaExecutive Secretary
Ms. Patricia Espinosa
Executive Secretary,
Ms. Espinosa is the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Ambassador of Mexico to Germany since 2012 and from 2001 to 2002, Ms. Espinosa was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico from 2006 to 2012, bringing over 30 years of experience at highest levels in international relations. As Chair of the Third Committee of the UNGA (1996), she played a key role in the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action. Ambassador of Mexico to Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia and the UN in Vienna (2002-2006), Chief of Staff to the Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs-(1989-1991) and responsible for economic issues at the Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva-(1982-1988)
Dr. Cristiano FacanhaGlobal Director
Dr. Cristiano Facanha
Global Director,
As a transportation and environmental engineer with over 15 years of experience in the transportation industry Cristiano�s mission is to reduce climate change and air pollution by cleaning the transportation sector. Cristiano currently leads CALSTART�s Commercial Vehicle Drive to Zero Program which aims to accelerate the market of zero-emission trucks and buses worldwide. He is also an expert in the design modeling and evaluation of transportation emission reduction strategies and policies. Prior to CALSTART Cristiano led clean transportation activities related to sustainable freight Brazil and emission inventory tools at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). Cristiano holds a PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and a MSc in Transportation Management from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg Sweden and a BSc in Industrial Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.
Mr. Valentin FoltescuSenior Programme and Science Officer Climate & Clean Air Coalition
Mr. Valentin Foltescu
Senior Programme and Science Officer Climate & Clean Air Coalition,
Dr Valentin Foltescu is Senior Programme and Science Officer in Climate and Clean Air Coalition. He has been active in the field of atmospheric environment since the 1990s carrying out monitoring modelling (from global to local scales) integrated and impact assessments air and climate policy development and implementation. Prior to CCAC he worked in European Union Institutions (European Environment Agency and European Commission�Joint Research Centre) and Swedish governmental institutions and universities. Valentin holds a doctorate in Environmental Science from Goteborg University and is a Chalmers University of Technology Associate Professor.
Mr. Asheesh Fotedar Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Asheesh Fotedar
Chief Operating Officer ,
I have started my own Venture and I have named it System Solution Engineering Consultants - SSEC. I am offering consultancy services to the Cold Chain industry and customers who intend to set up a world class facility in terms of designing of the whole project land acquisition for the project design and setting up of Cold storage s and all allied equipment s necessary to run the project economically . My 15 years of long working experience which I have earned working with India s Premier Refrigeration companies and my training s on designing of large Cold storage projects is immensely benefiting my new flight path and I intend to create a lot of value addition for my customers in my own organisation and make it One window Solution in times to come.
Dr. Yasmine FouadMinister of Environment
Dr. Yasmine Fouad
Minister of Environment,
Dr. Yasmine Fouad was appointed Minister of Environment of the Arab Republic of Egypt on 18 June 2018. She was previously Assistant Minister of Environment since 2014. Dr. Fouad holds MSc in Environmental Science and PhD in Political Science - Euro Mediterranean Studies. She has more than 20 years? experience in Environment and International cooperation, working in Government, UN organizations, NGOs and Universities. Dr. Fouad?s work paved the way to the creation of environmental sensitive practices among current and future generations. She led designing, developing and launching several environmental initiatives that aim at raising awareness and ensuring youth involvement, such as the presidential initiative ?Live Green? for three years (2020-2023). Dr. Fouad has clear milestones at the international level. She has played a crucial role in advancing the biodiversity Agenda, and leading the development of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, in her capacity as the President of the 14th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP14) since November 2018. To this connection, she has initiated the Egyptian Initiative, - adopted at the CBD-COP14 in November 2018 ? that aims at ensuring synergies among the three Rio Conventions (Climate Change, Biological Diversity and Desertification) - to ensure sufficient financial resources to tackle those related challenges. For Climate Change, she co-led the climate finance negotiation track during UNFCCC COP 24 (Katowice, Poland, December 2018), that resulted in developing the finance part of the Paris Agreement Work Programme successfully. At the Academic level, she has been selected as a lead author to chapter four of the IPCC Special Report on ?Climate Change, Desertification, Land Degradation, Sustainable Land Management, Food Security and Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Terrestrial Ecosystems? in 2017
Ms. Sindhu GangadharanManaging Director
Ms. Sindhu Gangadharan
Managing Director,
Sindhu Gangadharan holds dual responsibilities at SAP. As Senior Vice President and Managing Director of SAP Labs in India Sindhu is responsible for product development and innovation at SAP s Research & Development facilities in Bangalore Pune Mumbai Hyderabad and Gurgaon. As the Head of SAP User Enablement Sindhu leads a global unit which provides a consistent intelligent and personalized enablement for SAP s entire product portfolio. In 2021 Sindhu was featured in Fortune India s Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Business. Sindhu serves on the Board of Directors at Utah-based Qualtrics International Inc and Titan Company Ltd. She also serves on the Advisory Board of YuWaah supported by UNICEF and EverLoop by SAP. Sindhu is a member of the NASSCOM Executive Council � the apex industry body for the IT/IT enabled services in India. She is also a member of the Steering committee of the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce an industry body driving the Bilateral trade and deliberations.
Dr. Prashant GargavaMember Secretary
Dr. Prashant Gargava
Member Secretary,
Dr Prashant Gargava is an environmental professional with more than 30 years of diverse and eclectic experience in environmental policies sector specific statutory requirements and regulations air quality policy and urban air quality management. A Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering Dr. Gargava is presently working as Member Secretary of the Central Pollution Control Board India. He has held multiple responsibilities accomplished to his credit. He authored Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) for Delhi NCR mandated by Hon�ble Supreme Court and guided air pollution mitigation actions as head of the Task Force on GRAP. He spearheaded development of National Air Quality Index (AQI) National Ambient Air Quality Standards and India s well known Six City Source Apportionment study that guided air quality action plans. He also developed the country s first environmental databank. He conceptualized and led development of a GIS and web-enabled decision support system for urban air quality management. On invitation from Clean Air Asia (a foundation supported by UNEP ADB and WB) he co-authored Guidance Framework for Better Air Quality in Asian Cities. Not only has he spearheaded key air quality initiatives in India but he has also delved in academic endeavors like teaching/supervising numerous grad students as a visiting faculty to School of Planning and Architecture New Delhi and Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He guided more than 40 Masters� and four Ph.D. thesis and published more than 60 peer reviewed research papers and technical reports. He has served as member of Editorial Board of Indian Journal of Air Pollution Control Board for six years. Dr. Gargava sits on many important Committees including ISO Technical Committee on Green House Gas Emission Management Domain Expert Committee of MoHRD for Uchchatar Avishkar Yojana Advisory Committee BAQ 2020 and Central Government�s High Level Committee on air pollution control technologies. He has travelled widely and delivered several invited talks on air quality management at International forums. Dr. Gargava is recipient of prestigious Fulbright-Nehru Fellowship on Environment Leadership and was honored by Indian Association for Air Pollution Control (IAAPC) and NEERI Alumni Association for his outstanding contributions to air pollution control in India and Environmental Engineering.
Mr. Jai Kumar Gaurav Senior Advisor-Climate Change
Mr. Jai Kumar Gaurav
Senior Advisor-Climate Change ,
Jai Kumar Gaurav is a Climate Change and Environment sector professional with 11 years of diverse experience with NGOs bi-lateral multi-lateral organizations and the private sector. He has completed his Masters in Climate Change and Development from Institute of Development Studies (IDS) University of Sussex. He currently works at GIZ in India. He has previously worked with Adelphi International Development Enterprises India (IDEI) United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Sindicatum Carbon Capital on climate change mitigation and adaptation projects. He has also worked on MSW and e-waste management. His research interests are interdisciplinary and relate to the political economy technology and financing.
Mr. Nilanjan GhoseSenior Advisor
Mr. Nilanjan Ghose
Senior Advisor,
Nilanjan has worked in the areas of energy access renewable energy for agriculture and water governance. He has been with GIZ since 2011. Nilanjan is at present responsible for managing a bilateral programme titled Promotion of Solar Water Pumps in GIZ. He has a Masters Degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Mr. Anirban GhoshChief Sustainability Officer
Mr. Anirban Ghosh
Chief Sustainability Officer ,
Mr. Anirban Ghosh Chief Sustainability Officer Mahindra Group Anirban leads Sustainability at the USD 20.7 billion Mahindra Group. Under his leadership Mahindra has developed an award-winning Sustainability framework become the first to have a certified carbon neutral factory in India doubled energy productivity in a company and enabled 21 locations to become zero waste to landfill. He has in partnership with the World Bank facilitated the creation of the Sustainable Housing Leadership Consortium to accelerate the spread of green buildings in India. Anirban has led a shared value project that doubled per capita income for 50 000 people in rural India. Anirban takes great pleasure in implementing projects that drive positive change in society and has been acknowledged as a �Thought Leader� and a Distinguished Sustainability Officer
Prof. Ashok GhoshChairman
Prof. Ashok Ghosh
Chairman,
Dr. Ashok Kumar Ghosh is currently working as Chairman Bihar State Pollution Control Board and Professor & HoD Research at Mahavir Cancer Institute and Research Centre. He is also a member of Regional Empowered Committee of Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change Government of India. He superannuated as Professor-in-Charge of Department of Environment and Water Management A.N. College Patna India on 30th June after 44 years of active service. Currently he is working on a multinational (Indo-Dutch-Bangladesh) research project DELTAP for arsenic mobilization in Gangetic floodplains of Bihar supported by NWO-Wotro � The funding agency of The Netherlands Government. Dr.Ghosh is also working on DST-UKIERI supported project Nutri-SAM jointly with University of Salford UK and another Indo-German project INNOWATER supported by DST Government of India. Recently (October 2017) Dr.Ghosh has been awarded another International project FAR-GANGA from DST/Newton-Bhabha Fund in collaboration with University of Manchester UK and National Institute of Hydrology (NIH) Roorki. Dr.Ghosh has published more than 50 research papers and presented his research findings in International Seminars/conferences in India and abroad (USA UK Australia Ireland Bangladesh Spain Germany Turkey The Netherlands and Sweden). He has also authored five book chapters published by International publishers. Dr. Ghosh is one of the coordinators of European Commission sponsored project �Erasmus Mundus Eurindia and India4EU II Program� - a worldwide cooperation and mobility that aims to enhance quality in higher education and promote intercultural understanding. Dr.Ghosh has been awarded Erasmus Mundus Fellowship in 2010 2014 and 2015 for collaborative research with University of Applied Sciences Karlsruhe Germany and Royal Institute of Technology Sweden. Dr.Ghosh has worked as Chairman of SEAC Bihar (State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority) by Government of India from July 2014 to July 2017.He was awarded for Excellence in Water Showcase Final at 7th World Water Forum in 2015 held at Daegu South Korea for his research related to arsenic mitigation in rural Bihar.
Dr. Prodipto GhoshDistinguished Fellow
Dr. Prodipto Ghosh
Distinguished Fellow,
Prodipto Ghosh is involved in research and teaching at the interface of science, economics, philosophy, and public policy. Currently, he is Distinguished Fellow at TERI. He is concurrently member of the Scientific Advisory Council of the Cabinet, Governing Council of the Indian Council of Social Science Research, Member of Task Force on Inter-linking of Rivers, Indian Resource Panel, and Task Forces of other bodies including FICCI, etc. Earlier he was member of the PMs Council on Climate Change, Advisory Committee on G-20 matters of the Ministry of Finance, and member of the National Security Advisory Council. He is Adjunct Faculty at the Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh (where he lectures on Indian macroeconomic policy and public finance), TERI University (where he teaches a post-graduate courses on Normative Ethics, Microeconomics and Regulation, and Climate Change and Policy), and formerly Visiting Fellow at the Smith College, Oxford (with whom he is engaged in collaborative policy research). He is an external examiner for M.Phil. dissertations in the Department of Philosophy, Delhi University, and Ph.D dissertations in the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi, and Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. He was a member of the IAS from 1969 to 2007, when he retired as Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests. He has also held the positions of Economic Advisor and Additional Secretary to the PM (during which he was Member-Secretary of the PMs Economic Advisory, and Trade and Industry Councils, as well as co-Executive Secretary of the Indo-US Economic Dialogue), Additional Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, and Senior Environment Specialist at the Asian Development Bank, Manila. He was a member of India?s negotiating team at the UNFCCC climate change negotiations from 2001 to 2012. He is the author of a number of peer reviewed research papers, and several newspaper articles. He has a Ph.D in Economics and Policy Analysis from the Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, and a B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from IIT Delhi, and has received Alumni Achievement Awards from both institutions. He is also the recipient of the BP Pal Centenary Memorial Award
Dr. Anju GoelFellow, Centre for Environmental Studies
Dr. Anju Goel
Fellow, Centre for Environmental Studies,
Dr.Anju Goel is working a s a Fellow in Centre for Environmental Studies area at The Energy and Resources Institute
Prof. A K Gosain Director
Prof. A K Gosain
Director,
Dr. Ashvani K. Gosain is an Emeritus Professor in the area of Water Resources Engineering and GIS Technologies in the Civil Engineering Department IIT Delhi. Prof. Gosain pioneered the climate change impact assessment on Indian water resources that was incorporated in the NATCOM I & II � two National Communications made to the UNFCCC. He has also been reviewer for AR4 and AR5 of IPCC. Prof. Gosain contributed to the formulation of the Ganga River Basin Management Plan (GRBMP) of which he was the Team Leader of the Water Resources Management group. He has also formulated the Drainage Master Plan of NCT of Delhi for the Delhi Government. He is part of the expert committees appointed by the National Green Tribunal to suggest solutions to deal with the ever increasing pollution levels in Ganga and Yamuna. Prof. Gosain has to his distinction the formulation of the Ganga Act on behalf of the Ministry of Water Resources as a member of the committee. Prof Gosain has served as Head of the Civil Engineering Department and the Computer Services Centre of IIT Delhi.
Mr. Shantanu GotmareCommissioner & Secretary
Mr. Shantanu Gotmare
Commissioner & Secretary,
Shantanu Gotmare is an IAS officer, with passion for green growth, energy, climate change and sustainability. A Masters in Public Policy from Princeton University with specialisation in energy policy, he is Currently posted as Commissioner & Secretary to Government of Assam. In Government of India, he has worked as Chief of Staff of Union Minister, for Power, coal, renewable energy and mines from 2014 to 2017, assisting in major policies such as scale-up of RE targets to 175 GW, LED?s UJALA scheme and Tariff Policy revisions to maximise RE in power mix. Thereafter, he was Country Representative, India for GGGI, an intergovernmental Organization focussed on Green Growth and Sustainability. During his tenure, GGGI India worked on optimising business solutions Green Growth areas such BioCNG, Solar along highways and PES mechanism in PPP model
Mr. Raphael GouletHead of Unit for Ocean Governance, Law of the Sea and Arctic Policy
Mr. Raphael Goulet
Head of Unit for Ocean Governance, Law of the Sea and Arctic Policy,
Rapha‰l Goulet is since 2020 Head of Unit for International Ocean Governance, Law of the Sea and Arctic policy in the Directorate General for maritime affairs and fisheries of the European Commission. Before that, he headed the unit for public interest services in the Directorate General for internal market. Between 1996 and 2016, he held various positions in the Directorate General for regional and urban policy: first in charge of regional development programmes (ERDF) in Germany, then pre-accession infrastructure projects (ISPA) in Latvia. He became Assistant to the Director General in 2002, and headed from 2007 different units for strategic planning and inter-institutional relations, for information, communication and international relations, and for Austria, Croatia, Slovenia, Germany and the Netherlands. He graduated from the Institut dEtudes Politiques in Paris and from the Free University (political science and economics) in Berlin
Mr. C P Goyal Director General of Forest & Special Secretary
Mr. C P Goyal
Director General of Forest & Special Secretary,
Indian Forest Service officer Chandra Prakash Goyal has been appointed as the Director-General of Forests & Special Secretary (DGF&SS) Ministry of Environment Forests & Climate Change. Goyal a 1986 batch IFS officer was previously the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest under Uttar Pradesh Department of Forest.
Mr. Steven GuilbeaultMinister
Mr. Steven Guilbeault
Minister,
Hon. Steven Guilbeault was elected the Member of Parliament for Laurier?Sainte-Marie in 2019. He was appointed Minister of Canadian Heritage on November 20, 2019. Steven Guilbeault is a prominent advocate in the fight against the climate crisis, and has been leading the charge from Laurier?Sainte-Marie for years. In 1993, Steven Guilbeault co-founded quiterre, the largest environmental organization in Quebec. He also worked for Greenpeace, Cycle Capital Management, a Canadian fund dedicated to the development of clean technologies, Deloitte & Touche as well as Copticom, a consulting firm specializing in the green and social economy, and transportation. As an activist and strategic advisor for dozens of governments and businesses in Canada and abroad, Steven Guilbeault is a pragmatist who works to make a difference by building bridges and relationships. In his first year as Minister of Canadian Heritage, he supported the arts and culture sector, which was hard hit by the pandemic. He is also active in regulating the web giants, to ensure greater equity with creators and media organizations, and allow a safe online environment. An avid cyclist and sportsman, he has been riding his bike 12 months a year for the last 30 years. Steven Guilbeault is a father of four and stepfather of two
Ms. Neha GuptaSenior Fellow
Ms. Neha Gupta
Senior Fellow,
I am an Education for Sustainable development (ESD) specialist working with students teachers and communities for the last 19 years to bring about an impact-driven change in society at large. I have worked across the geographies in India with various government organizations corporates multilateral and bilateral foundations and other entities. Have excellent regional knowledge across environment education including national and international dialogues related to the same.
Mr. Naman GuptaFounder
Mr. Naman Gupta
Founder,
I m an entrepreneur by choice - a nature lover at heart. Born in 1994 in Delhi and brought up in Noida by my lovely parents I (Naman Gupta) am a BCom graduate from Delhi University currently pursuing MCom from IGNOU. I am a go-getter 2x Intellectual Proprietary & 4x Records holder. I live by my HDP mantra (Hard work Dedication and Patience) to reach all my goals. With Code Effort Private Limited I am creating my balance between economy and environment.
Mr. Vikrant GuptaSenior Executive Editor (Sports) with TV Today Network
Mr. Vikrant Gupta
Senior Executive Editor (Sports) with TV Today Network,
Mr Vikrant Gupta is a sports journalist. He is the Senior Executive Editor (Sports) with TV Today Network. He attended the DAV College in Chandigarh where he earned his bachelor�s degree in English. He went on to earn his Master�s in English from Punjab University in 1994 then earned an additional bachelor�s degree in Mass Communications and Journalism from Punjab University in 1996. He started his career as a journalist in May of 1997 when he joined The Indian Express as a Special Correspondent. He is also a part of Sports Tak youtube channel which received Gold Play Button award from Youtube for crossing 1 million subscribers. Today he is the most famous sports anchor in the country.
Mr. P K Gupta Director
Mr. P K Gupta
Director,
Mr.P K Gupta is posted as Director in Central Pollution Control Board.
Dr. Pema GyamtshoDirector General
Dr. Pema Gyamtsho
Director General,
Dr. Gyamtsho brings to the position Cabinet-level leadership experience in environmental management in government and at ICIMOD. He served the Royal Government of Bhutan for over three decades in areas deeply relevant to ICIMOD working at the science-policy-practice interface in natural resources management and planning; rural development; agriculture; forestry; livestock and food production; rangeland management; livestock development; participatory approaches; research and extension institutional building; climate change and environmental protection; biodiversity conservation; and organic farming. In his previous role as Minister of Agriculture and Forests, he led over 4000 personnel working in agriculture, livestock, forestry and environment sectors. His significant roles range from the senior most level of decision making in Bhutan where he was involved and often led the enactment of over 60 pieces of legislation to the grassroots level where he has overseen the formation of over 400 farmers? groups and cooperatives. Between 2002 and 2006, he served at ICIMOD, initially leading efforts in policy and partnerships and then for our regional rangeland management work. Dr. Gyamtsho holds a PhD in Natural Science from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich
Ms. Kate HamptonChief Executive Officer
Ms. Kate Hampton
Chief Executive Officer,
Kate became CEO of the Childrens Investment Fund Foundation in March 2016, having run CIFF?s Climate Change team since 2009. Current voluntary board and advisory roles include the European Climate Foundation, Observer Research Foundation (India), the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED), the China Advisory Group on Global Climate Governance, the Open Political Economy Network (OPEN), We Protect Global Alliance, Friend of COP26, and Unilevers Sustainable Living Plan Advisory Council. Kates career spans roles in government, finance, consulting, a think tank and NGOs, including at Climate Change Capital, where she was Head of Policy. She has also advised policy makers in several roles, including as Senior Policy Advisor for the United Kingdoms G8 and EU presidencies in 2005. In 2008, Kate was named a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. She holds a BSc from the London School of Economics and a Masters in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School
Ms. Fiona HarveyEnvironment Correspondent
Ms. Fiona Harvey
Environment Correspondent ,
Fiona Harvey is the Guardians environment correspondent
Mr. Vidar HelgesenExecutive Director
Mr. Vidar Helgesen
Executive Director,
Vidar Helgesen is Executive Director of the Nobel Foundation since 2021, prior to which he was Norway's Special Representative for the Ocean 2018-20. He has served as Norway's Minister for Climate and Environment 2015-18, Minister of European Affairs 2013-15, and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs 2001-05. He was Secretary-General of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2006-13. An international lawyer by training, he lives in Stockholm and is married with two daughters
Ms. Anna Hentinnen Senior Environmental Specialist
Ms. Anna Hentinnen
Senior Environmental Specialist,
Anna Henttinen is an operations specialist working on the Sustainable Landscape Management Program (SLMP) and based in the World Bank s Country Office in Jakarta. Anna has previously worked as an economist and M&E specialist for the FCDO the UK Department of Health and the World Food Program. Anna holds Master s degrees in economics and biomedical sciences from the LSE and from the UCL respectively and an undergraduate degree in economics.
Mr. Helmut Hojesky Head of Department / General Climate Policy
Mr. Helmut Hojesky
Head of Department / General Climate Policy,
Since 1993 he has been the Head of Division for Climate and Air Quality in the former Austrian Federal Ministry for the Environment Youth and Family Affairs. In 2018 he joined as the Head of Department for General Climate Policy in the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action Environment Energy Mobility Innovation and Technology. His main responsibilities included National EU and international climate change policy (work on legal as well as technical issues) i.e. leading the Austrian Delegation during the meetings of the bodies of the UNFCCC attendance of all 26 COPs so far. COP Vice-President in 2017. In the second half of 1998 he was also the chair of the EU climate change Council Working Group during the Austrian EU Presidency and speaker for the Union in the negotiations at the 4th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC. Again chair of the EU Council Working Group (WPIEI/CC) in the first half of 2006 and the second half of 2018 (COP24 in Katowice). Since the end of 2017 he has been the Chair of the Alpine Climate Board of the Alpine Convention.
Dr. Rachel HurleyResearch scientist
Dr. Rachel Hurley
Research scientist,
Dr. Rachel Hurley (NIVA) is a Research Scientist at NIVA in the section for Environmental Chemistry and Technology. She has extensive experience in the field of environmental plastic contamination including monitoring contamination and assessing fate and transport of both macro- and microplastics. She has produced seminal work related to the development of methods to isolate microplastics from environmental matrices and has experience analysing a wide array of sample types for microplastic. She has been invited as an advisor to the European Commission and European Chemicals Agency in relation to microplastic regulation in Europe and is deputy coordinator of a Horizon Europe consortium on soil microplastic contamination.
Ms. Taruna IdnaniProject Manager - Corporate Actions, TERI Council for Business Sustainability
Ms. Taruna Idnani
Project Manager - Corporate Actions, TERI Council for Business Sustainability,
Taruna Idnani Taruna Idnani has 9 years of diverse experience of management and execution of projects related to clean energy financing market mechanisms business plan development due diligence exercises and strategy development and assessments including helping corporates source clean energy by participating in power trading and market mechanisms. She has carried out extensive policy analysis and research and explored low carbon interventions in varied national policies and coordinated implementation of various decentralized energy projects. She has worked on capacity building of South Asia legislators supporting them to make well informed targeted policy interventions in climate change. She has trained mid and senior level corporate representatives on ISO14064 carbon neutrality and TCFD recommendations. She is passionate about guiding youth to pursue career to address pressing environmental challenges and motivating them to adopt sustainable lifestyles.
Prof. Priya JadhavAssistant Professor
Prof. Priya Jadhav
Assistant Professor,
Priya Jadhav is a faculty member at the Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas IIT Bombay with research interests in the area of energy for irrigation rural electrification and engineering education. Educational background: BE Electrical Engineering and MSc Physics from BITS Pilani MS Electrical Engg.. Boston University PhD Electrical Engg.( in the field of Organic Semiconductor Solar Photovoltaics) MIT Cambridge MA. Priya Jadhav co-founded and ran a software company Nagarro Inc. from 1998 to 2007.
Mr. Dinesh Dayanand JagdaleJoint Secretary
Mr. Dinesh Dayanand Jagdale
Joint Secretary,
Mr. Dinesh Jagdale is advisor and Joint secretary at Ministry of new and Renewabl Energy Government of India.
Dr. Anil Kumar JainSecretary (Coal)
Dr. Anil Kumar Jain
Secretary (Coal),
Mr. Anil Kumar Jain is a member of the Indian Administrative Service of the Government of India and is presently posted as Secretary in the Ministry of Coal handling issues related to mining of coal and its transportation and distribution to power producers and other related industries among other things. He has over three decades of administrative experience at the field and policy formulation levels and has held senior positions in the Federal and State Governments in multiple Ministries including Petroleum & Natural Gas an area in which he specialises. He has authored a book �Natural Gas in India: Policy and Liberalisation� published by OUP Oxford in 2012. During 2012-17 as Head of the Energy Division of the National Institution for Transforming India (earlier the Planning Commission of India) he led several integrated modeling initiatives including the�India Energy Security Scenarios 2047 (IESS)�. He also led the team that has drafted the National Energy Policy (2017-2040). Mr. Anil Jain holds a BA (Honours) in Economics an MBA and a Diploma from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
Dr. K.S JayachandranSpecial Secretary (Environment)/Member Secretary (DPCC)
Dr. K.S Jayachandran
Special Secretary (Environment)/Member Secretary (DPCC),
Brief Profile of Dr. K.S. Jayachandran IFS A member of the Indian Forest Service (IFS) 2006 batch and holds a doctorate degree in Post Harvest technology from Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) New Delhi and a PG Diploma in Environmental Law from National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Bengaluru. Spent time as a forester in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh managing state forests community forests and protected areas. Then served the Directorate of Forest Education Government of India at Eastern Forest Rangers College Kurseong near Darjeeling West Bengal and the Central Academy for State Forest Service (CASFOS) Dehradun building capacities of forestry professionals and other stakeholders in managing forests reforesting devising livelihood enhancement strategies mobilizing communities and building institutions for natural resource management. Became a master trainer accredited by the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change Government of India in the domain of forestry. Thereafter as Deputy Secretary Department of Justice Ministry of Law and Justice Government of India he managed the e Courts Project which has been consistently amongst the top three Mission Mode projects of the country in terms of number of electronic transactions. Conferred the Gems of Digital India Award 2018 (institutional) as well as the Digital India Award 2018 (institutional) for the e Courts Project which ICT enabled around 20 000 district and subordinate courts across the country. Presently he is working as Special Secretary (Environment & Forests) Govt. of NCT of Delhi as well as Member Secretary (Delhi Pollution Control Committee)
Mr. Jeevan Kumar JethaniScientist-F
Mr. Jeevan Kumar Jethani
Scientist-F,
Jeevan Kumar Jethani is Scientist-F in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. He has been associated with power/renewable energy sector for over 29 years. During his professional career he was involved with power generation transmission and distribution in the State of Rajasthan. In the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) he was a part of the core team for formulation and implementing National Solar Mission and also renewable policy and regulatory framework in the country. He was associated with the formulation of Green Energy Corridors project and its implementation framework. While working in Wind Division of MNRE he was instrumental to preparation of Repowering Policy National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy Wind bidding scheme and its implementation guidelines Onshore Wind Power Development Guidelines etc. Presently he is heading Rooftop Solar and Off-grid Solar Division of MNRE responsible for formulation of PM-KUSUM Scheme Rooftop solar Ph-II Programme and its implementation framework Off-grid solar PV Application Programme etc.
Mr. Abhas Jha Practice Manager
Mr. Abhas Jha
Practice Manager,
Abhas Jha is Practice Manager Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management South Asia Region within the Urban Resilience and Land Global Practice for the World Bank. He leads a global team working on infrastructure lending technical assistance and advisory services within the World Bank.
Dr. Subodh Jindal President
Dr. Subodh Jindal
President ,
Dr. Subodh Jindal is the President of All India Food Processors Association and Chairman Taxation and Foreign Trade Committee.
Dr. Anupam JoshiSenior Environmental Specialist
Dr. Anupam Joshi
Senior Environmental Specialist ,
Anupam is a trained ecologist having wide experience in the fields of ecosystem analysis biodiversity conservation protected area management habitat restoration impact assessments and evaluations. He received his Ph.D. from University of Delhi in 1997 and since then has worked with the Government of India (Planning Commission) Civil Society Private Sector (as a freelance environment and management consultant) and with multilateral donor agency (The World Bank � since 1997). Presently as a Senior Environmental Specialist in the World Bank Anupam is a Team Leader for managing two complex multi-state projects on Biodiversity Conservation Natural Resource Management and Livelihood Improvement spanning a total of 9 Indian States. In addition he is also preparing two GEF funded projects on Improving Ecosystem Services and Sustainable Land Management. He also supports other Bank operations wherein his primary responsibilities include providing environmental safeguard support to ensure that investments are sustainable and do not result in adverse impacts. He has provided technical support in developing a range of research based knowledge products as well as acted as a trainer on various capacity building efforts on environmental and conservation topics. He enjoys traveling and listening to music. He is also a photographer by hobby and has won several awards in the World Bank.
Dr. Ashwini K SwainFellow
Dr. Ashwini K Swain
Fellow,
Ashwini K Swain is a fellow at Centre for Policy Research. His research interests include political economy of electricity interface between energy service needs and climate mitigation goals and water-energy-food nexus especially in Indian context. He has also worked on public participation in service delivery and has a keen interest in political economy of India and political analysis. In addition he has been actively engaging with civil society organisations and public agencies at national and subnational level on these issues. He has earlier worked at Centre for Energy Environment & Resources CUTS Institute for Regulation & Competition Agence Fran�aise de D�veloppement University of York University of Wisconsin-Madison and National Institute of Public Finance and Policy. He holds a PhD in Politics from University of York and MPhil and MA degrees in Political Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Dr. Jayahari K.MIndia Country Coordinator
Dr. Jayahari K.M
India Country Coordinator,
Dr.Jayahari is a Conservation and development professional who is working as India Country Coordinator for Food and Land Use Coalition Developing Long-term Pathway. He is experienced in different aspects of Natural Resource Management � Conservation Policy and Strategy Interventions Livelihood and Community mobilization etc.
Mr. Rakesh KackerPresident
Mr. Rakesh Kacker
President ,
Rakesh Kacker ? Brief CV. January 2022 Last full time Assignment Director India Habitat Centre ? retired on 30th April 2018. Recent Part time Assignments ? Chairman, Committee for framing Uniform Standard Bidding Guidelines for RE Sector ( Ministry of New and Renewable Energy , GOI ( 2020-2021) ? Member ,Expert Committee for revision of SBDs and MBDs : 2015-2019(Ministry of Power, GOI) ? Member, High Powered Committee for revision of bidding documents for Coal Mines: 2017-2019 (Ministry of Coal , GOI) ? Independent Director , Board of ONGC Videsh (2017-2020) ? Independent Director, Board of PTC India (Power Trading Corporation of India)(2017-21) ? Independent Director , Board of PTC India Financial Services Limited (2019-22) Current Assignments ? Independent Director, Board of Planetcast Media Services limited (2019-) ? President TERI Alumni Association(2019- Delhi based NGO) ? Member Dispute Resolution Committee , MNRE, GOI (2020)
Mr. Girishkumar KadamSenior Vice President & Co-Group Head
Mr. Girishkumar Kadam
Senior Vice President & Co-Group Head,
Girishkumar Kadam has been with ICRA Limited over the last 18 years and currently he is Senior Vice President and Co-Group Head for ratings & research in the Power Renewable Energy Utilities and Capital Goods sectors. He is member of the Rating Committee at ICRA Ltd. He has been involved in rating assignments for several leading corporates as well as in detailed sector research for Power & Renewable Energy Sector. He has also authored articles and insightful research in renewables and power sector as well as spoken at various industry forums on sectoral trends & outlook in power & renewable sector. Girishkumar holds an MBA from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) University of Mumbai and a Bachelor in Chemical Engineering from Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) University of Mumbai. Before joining ICRA Girishkumar Kadam has also worked with Torrent Power Limited Ahmedabad & Engineers India Ltd New Delhi.
Mr. Amitabh KantChief Executive Officer
Mr. Amitabh Kant
Chief Executive Officer ,
Shri Amitabh Kant is presently posted as CEO NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India). He was till recently Secretary Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP). Amitabh Kant is a member of the Indian Administrative Service IAS (Kerala Cadre: 1980 Batch).
Mr. Ayaskant Kanungo General Manager (Commercial & Corporate Affairs)
Mr. Ayaskant Kanungo
General Manager (Commercial & Corporate Affairs) ,
Mr. Ayaskant Kanungo is an Electrical Engineer from NIT Rourkela MBA (Finance) and PG Diploma in Materials and Supply Chain Management from IMT Ghaziabad. I have 25 years work experience in the field of Green Field Power Plant Projects Mining Projects Cement plant projects Operation of Cement plant and Power Plant. I have exclusively worked in the field of Alternative Fuels Green Energy and Fuel Beyond Coal Projects. At present I am heading the Commercial & Projects department of Odisha Coal and Power Limited (OCPL) A Govt. Of Odisha Company. OCPL is the only state PSU of Odisha in the field of Coal Mining
Mr. Rahul KapoorDirector
Mr. Rahul Kapoor
Director,
Shri. Rahul Kapoor is an officer of Indian Railway Accounts Service and is currently working as a Director in the Smart Cities Mission in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. He oversees the operational issues related to implementation of Smart Cities Mission projects and has been involved in program design of various initiatives of the Ministry related to innovation capacity building standardization liveability and governance of Smart Cities. Shri. Rahul Kapoor has worked as Director (Banking) in the Department of Financial Services Ministry of Finance. As Director Finance in the Ministry of Railways he has gained expertise in design and implementation of Public Private Partnership projects and framing of innovative schemes for non-fare revenue generation. Shri. Rahul Kapoor has also worked extensively in Rail Land Development Authority on financial appraisal modelling and management of land development projects. Shri. Kapoor has a Bachelor�s degree in Economics and a Master�s in Business Economics from University of Delhi.
Dr. Shilpi KapurVice President
Dr. Shilpi Kapur
Vice President,
Dr. Shilpi Kapur is working as Vice President at the Environmental Management Centre. Shilpi is a trained economist and has over 13 years of research experience in the field of environment and natural resource management. One of her key focus areas of research is designing policy instruments and governance and institutional mechanisms to foster circular economy. Shilpi holds a PhD Economics from Washington University in St Louis USA and before that Masters and Bachelors in Economics from Delhi University. Prior to joining EMC Shilpi was working as a Senior Fellow in TERI.
Ms. Emma KariMinister of the Environment and Climate Change
Ms. Emma Kari
Minister of the Environment and Climate Change,
Ms Emma Kari is the acting Minister of the Environment and Climate Change in the Finnish government. She is also a Member of the Finnish Parliament since 2005 for her second term and Member of the Helsinki City Council since 2009. She acted as the Chair of the Finnish Greens Parliament Group prior to her selection as the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change. She has also worked as a Special Advisor in the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change in 2014 prior to her selection to the Finnish Parliament
Dr. Ing. Anke Karmann-Woessner Head
Dr. Ing. Anke Karmann-Woessner
Head ,
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Anke Karmann-Woessner is a member of the DGNB with the city of Karlsruhe Member of the advisory board for sustainable urban development since 2019 member of the executive committee of the DGNB.
Ms. Mercy KarundituDeputy Executive Director
Ms. Mercy Karunditu
Deputy Executive Director,
I am a graduate from Kenyatta University where I graduated with MSc in Agroforestry and Rural Development, Bachelor?s degree in Environmental Science and a certified manager from Kenya Institute of Management (KIM). Currently as DED, I provide visionary and strategic leadership to GBM programs in order to maximize the effectiveness and impact of GBM?s contribution to the communities? livelihoods and environmental conservation
Dr. Livleen KaurAssociate Director
Dr. Livleen Kaur
Associate Director,
Dr Livleen Kaur Kahlon is currently associated with the Environment Education and Awareness Division of the organisation as its Associate Director. She is actively involved in strategic execution of various models of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) to achieve transformative impact amongst several sections of the society. Experienced in spearheading research, outreach and conservation education, Dr Kahlon?s core competency is in critical review and analysis of documents and reports related to environment education, youth empowerment and outreach, amidst popularization of scientific and environment topics. She has invested in communications related to EE (Environment Education) and conceptualized several stakeholders? dialogues related to GEC (Global Environmental Citizenship). Dr Livleen has completed over 100 projects in sustainability space and is a member of IUCN commissions (CEC & CEESP), International Expert Networks (ESD & RCE UNU), academic councils, and has been conferred with Institutional Roll of Honour and Study Scholarships. With a doctorate in Environment Management from GGSIPU, Delhi and Masters in Botany from Delhi University, Dr Livleen is also an Adjunct Faculty at TERI School of Advanced Studies
Mr. Abhishek KaushikFellow & AC
Mr. Abhishek Kaushik
Fellow & AC,
Mr. Abhishek Kaushik is a multi-disciplinary researcher working on international climate policy and its relevance to domestic policy-making including issues such as equity mitigation and market based approaches and Monitoring Reporting and Verification (MRV) frameworks. He is a Certified Practitioner on GHG Protocol Corporate Standard and has led many projects with a focus on international and domestic climate policy and research. Some of the domestic work which he spearheaded includes India�s NDC implementation roadmap MRV frameworks for mitigation policies as part of ICAT initiative market-based mechanism for MSW sector as part of PMR formulation of GHG inventory tools at national and sub-national level. He also extensively worked on preparations of State Climate Action Plan for Jharkhand plant-specific inventories for over 10 leading industries from diversified sectors. He is also a core team member of the India GHG Program (jointly run by TERI CII and WRI India) and trained over 200 business leaders on GHG reporting and different ISO standards on environment management. He has published several articles and policy briefs on transparency framework and climate negotiations and participated as a speaker and observer at international climate change conferences (COP SBSTA regional summits etc.) and strategic workshops on enhanced transparency framework under the Paris Agreement. Abhishek holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management with specialization in Operations Management from IMT Ghaziabad India.
Dr. Shailly KediaSenior Fellow
Dr. Shailly Kedia
Senior Fellow,
Dr Shailly Kedia is a research professional who is a Senior Fellow and Associate Director with the Sustainable Development and Outreach Division at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi. At TERI, she has pioneered the concept of green budgeting and has majorly focused on sustainable development and climate change related policy research. Her research interests include sustainable development, climate action, business sustainability, green growth, international organization, and the interface between traditional and non-traditional security issues. In past, she has briefly worked with the Sustainable Development Network of the World Bank in Washington, DC; and with the Center for Climate Systems Research at Columbia University and NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York. She is a Board Member of World Sustainable Development Forum and has been Member of the Taskforce on Greening Rural Development of the Ministry of Rural Development, Member of the Indo-German Expert Group on Green and Inclusive Economy, and Co-chair of the Green Growth Knowledge Platform Research Committee on Inclusiveness. She is a Doctor of Philosophy in International Studies, Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Engineering
Ms. Ulka KelkarDirector – Climate
Ms. Ulka Kelkar
Director – Climate,
Ulka Kelkar is Director Climate World Resources Institute India. She is an economist with more than two decades experience in climate change impacts and policy. Her current work explores low-carbon development pathways for India and supports climate action in Indian states cities and companies. She previously worked as a consultant climate assessment specialist for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and research fellow with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). She was appointed by the Government of India to formulate Indias Science Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP 2020) in the thematic group on Energy Environment and Climate Change.
Mr. Thomas KerrLead Climate Specialist, South Asia,
Mr. Thomas Kerr
Lead Climate Specialist, South Asia,,
Tom Kerr is the Lead Climate Specialist South Asia at the World Bank Group (WBG) he supports a dynamic region by developing policies and investments that increase resilience to climate change and accelerate decarbonization. Tom was the lead author of the WBG�s Climate Investment Opportunities report series which help clients to identify promising green investment opportunities tied to governments� pledges made as part of the Paris Agreement. He created and managed the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition a public-private leadership platform launched by the World Bank Group at COP21 in Paris to work with government business and civil society groups to accelerate the uptake of effective carbon pricing policy around the world. He also provides client-facing policy and market intelligence across key climate-smart sectors including renewable energy low-carbon transport green buildings climate-smart agriculture and efficient industrial production. Prior to working at the WBG Tom was Director of Climate Change at the World Economic Forum where he facilitated high-level dialogues between leaders in government business and civil society at the Annual Meeting in Davos the G20 and other intergovernmental platforms. Before that Tom worked for the International Energy Agency where he led the development of a suite of clean energy technology roadmaps and provided clean energy progress reports into the Clean Energy Ministerial the G8/G20 and the UNFCCC. He started his career in Washington at the US Environmental Protection Agency designing and implementing a suite of voluntary programs for the US government�including Energy STAR�to engage early business action on climate change. Tom has an LL.M. in International Environmental Law from Georgetown University Law Center a Juris Doctorate from DePaul College of Law and a Bachelors� Degree in Economics from the University of Michigan.
Mr. John KerryUnited States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate
Mr. John Kerry
United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate,
On January 20th 2021, John F. Kerry was sworn in as our nation?s first Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and the first-ever Principal to sit on the National Security Council entirely dedicated to climate change. President Biden announced Kerry would have a seat at every table around the world as he combats the climate crisis to meet the existential threat that we face. In recent years, Kerry was the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace?s first ever Visiting Distinguished Statesman, following his four years as the 68th United States Secretary of State. As America?s top diplomat, he guided the Department?s strategy on nuclear nonproliferation, combating radical extremism, and the threat of climate change. His tenure was marked by the successful negotiation of the Iran nuclear deal and the Paris Climate Agreement. From 1985 to 2013, he served as a U.S. Senator representing Massachusetts, and was Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 2009 to 2013. Secretary Kerry served in the U.S. Navy, completing two combat tours of duty in Vietnam for which he received a Silver Star, a Bronze Star with Combat V, and three Purple Hearts. He received his undergraduate degree from Yale University and his law degree from Boston College Law School. Secretary Kerry is the best-selling author of A Call to Service, This Moment on Earth with his wife Teresa Heinz Kerry, and his 2018 memoir, Every Day Is Extra, which The New York Times described as ?a bittersweet reminder of what the country once demanded of its leaders.? Secretary Kerry was the Democratic Party?s nominee for President of the United States in 2004
Ms. Deepali KhannaManaging Director
Ms. Deepali Khanna
Managing Director,
Deepali Khanna is the Managing Director of the Asia Regional Office of the Rockefeller Foundation overseeing the Foundations policy, advocacy, grant-making, and strategic partnerships in Asia based out of Bangkok. Deepali comes with over three decades? experience in the development sector including with MasterCard Foundation, Plan International and UNICEF across Asia and Africa. Deepali leads initiatives to convene and catalyze strategic collaborations that advance development in Asia, as well as harness Asia?s role in enhancing the wellbeing of humanity around the world
Dr. Kunal Prakash KhemnarAddl. Commissioner
Dr. Kunal Prakash Khemnar
Addl. Commissioner ,
Presently Addl. Commissioner Pune Municipal Corporation. He studied medicine and later joined the Administrative Service and was allotted Maharashtra cadre with IAS 2012 batch. He was Sub-Divisional Magistrate in Solapur became CEO Z. P. Kohlapur (2016-18) & Collector Chandrapur (2018-20). During this period at Chandrapur he observed closely the socioeconomic and environmental challenges of a coal belt and understands the overall ecosystem well. He focuses on people oriented administration with simple transparent responsive service delivery and creating models of excellence in administration and people�s participation in governance
Ms. Ghislaine KiefferPolicy Analyst
Ms. Ghislaine Kieffer
Policy Analyst,
Ghislaine Kieffer is a policy analyst at the International Energy Agency working in the Energy Efficiency division where she coordinates the work of the IEA on smart and sustainable cities as well as the theme of People Centred Clean Energy Transitions. She has close to twenty years of experience in various international organisations in the field of sustainable energy and a multidisciplinary understanding of low-carbon energy policies at the international national and city level. In recent years she has authored several reports analysing the contribution of clean energy policies in the transition to a decarbonised future focusing among other on the socio-economic dimensions of clean energy transitions.
Mr. Kamal KishoreMember Secretary
Mr. Kamal Kishore
Member Secretary,
Shri Kamal Kishore Member, National Disaster Management Authority Date of Birth: 21 October 1968 Kamal Kishore has worked on disaster risk reduction and recovery issues for over 22 years at the local, national, regional and global levels. Prior to joining the National Disaster Management Authority, he worked with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for nearly 13 years in New Delhi, Geneva and New York. At UNDP headquarters he led global advocacy campaigns to address disaster risk reduction concerns in the UN?s Sustainable Development Goals and the post-2015 development agenda. As programme advisor, he also led the development of disaster and climate risk management related elements of the UNDP Strategic Plan (2014-17). Previously,as UNDPs regional advisor for South and South-West Asia, he supported more than 10 countries on a range of public policy and institutional development issues, while also advising them on the use of appropriate risk reduction tools and methodologies. Kamal Kishore has supported post-disaster recovery through strategic advice, needs assessments, programme development, and coordination after major disasters in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Iran, Myanmar, Pakistan, the Philippines and Sri Lanka. Prior to UNDP, he served at the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre as Director of Information and Research, and Manager of the Extreme Climate Events Programme covering Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam. This was preceded by intensive field experience with The Action Research Unit for Development (TARU) in India where work on post-disaster reconstruction and resettlement after two major disasters ? the Uttarkashi and the Latur earthquakesin 1991 and 1993?allowed him to apply his professional skills as an architect. Kamal Kishore has a Bachelor?s degree in Architecture from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, and a Master?s degree in Urban Planning, Land and Housing Development from the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok
Mr. Edwin Koekkoek First Counsellor, Energy and Climate Action
Mr. Edwin Koekkoek
First Counsellor, Energy and Climate Action ,
Edwin Koekkoek is the First Counsellor on Energy and Climate Action in the European Union Delegation to India based in New Delhi. He is responsible for cooperation between the EU and India in the areas of Energy and Climate Action including the implementation of the EU-India Clean Energy and Climate Partnership. Prior to joining the EU Delegation Edwin Koekkoek worked for 7 years in the Netherlands Ministry of Environment in the first 5 years as part of the Dutch delegation to the UN Climate Change negotiations (UNFCCC) the UN aviation organization (IACO) and the UN maritime organization (IMO) and in the last 2 years as senior policy advisor in the area of air quality. He then worked for almost 5 years for the Environment Committee (ENVI) of the European Parliament inter alia in the area of climate change and renewable energy. After that he specialized in the legislative procedures of the European Union (EU) and the negotiations between the Parliament and the Council of the EU. In total he worked 11 years in the European Parliament during which he also worked in the Cabinet of the President advising him inter alia on energy and climate change issues. Edwin Koekkoek studied Environmental Sciences at the Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands.
Mr. Arun KrishnamurthyFounder
Mr. Arun Krishnamurthy
Founder,
Arun Krishnamurthy is an Indian environmental activist who has initiated the campaign of cleaning various lakes across India. He is known for founding the Environmentalist Foundation of India 2011 based in Chennai which has its branches in 15 states and other cities such as Hyderabad, Delhi and Coimbatore. Arun Krishnamurthy was chosen to receive the prestigious Rolex Awards for enterprise. Arun was awarded in the year 2012 at Geneva. He was the youngest to win the award. The award was in recognition of Aruns work towards lake restoration in India Arun worked at Google but later quit to start his own company. Arun has stated that environment and wildlife has always attracted him, but the degradation of the urban greenery had motivated him to protect it. Krishnamurthy had founded an internationally recognized organization, EFI which was founded in 2007. Their main projects include lake restoration, beach clean ups, urban afforestation
Mr. Pushkar KulkarniManaging Director, Infrastructure
Mr. Pushkar Kulkarni
Managing Director, Infrastructure,
Pushkar Kulkarni Managing Director Infrastructure CPP Investments
Mr. Rajiv KumarGeneral Manager
Mr. Rajiv Kumar
General Manager,
I am working with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) which is the principal financial institution of Government of India for promotion financing and development of Micro Small & Medium Enterprise (MSME) sector. at present I am a part of the Green Climate & Energy Efficiency Centre of SIDBI at New Delhi which is actively engaged in Green Financing of MSMEs and execution of several multilateral & bilateral programs on Energy Efficiency financing in MSMEs. I have been with SIDBI for over 26 years. In the past I have handled various functions for financing promotion and development of MSMEs at Head Office Regional Office and field levels. I have worked closely on micro credit financing of innovative technology startups climate change and sustainable development in MSME sector through Energy / Resource Efficient technologies etc. I am a Mechanical Engineer with Masters in Economics and Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management.
Dr. Archana KumarBehavioural Change Expert and Associate Professor
Dr. Archana Kumar
Behavioural Change Expert and Associate Professor,
Dr Archana Kumar is an Associate Professor at the Development Communication and Extension (DCE) department of Lady Irwin College. She teaches papers in Communication for Development Gender Sustainable Development Research Methods and Programme Development & Evaluation. Her areas of interest include monitoring and evaluation of communication for social change programmes and initiatives. Currently she has been involved in projects related to the use of innovative participatory techniques for M&E of ICTD and Community Media initiatives.
Ms. Ritu KumarSenior Director
Ms. Ritu Kumar
Senior Director,
Senior Director Sustainability and ESG at TPG Global Ritu Kumar has over 20 years of global experience working on environment and social issues. As an economist based in London she has built up extensive experience in value creation research capacity building and management of environmental and social issues. From 2014-2019 Ritu was Director of Environment and Social Responsibility at CDC Group where she built up a team to support and integrate environmental social and climate change considerations into CDCs investments in South Asia and Africa. Prior to that Ritu was Director and Senior Advisor to the emerging markets private equity firm Actis on environment social and governance issues. Before her foray into private equity Ritu worked with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization based out of Vienna where she assisted developing country industry and governments on environmental policy cleaner production and social improvements. Ritu is also the founder and trustee of a not for profit organization TERI-Europe affiliated to The Energy and Resources Institute India working on several climate change and corporate responsibility initiatives. Ritu has a BA and MA in economics from the Delhi School of Economics and an M.Sc in economics from the London School of Economics. She has specialized in Environmental Economics from Harvard School of International Studies and is a qualified social auditor. She has been a Board and Investment Committee member of the Global Climate Partnership Fund and an advisory member of Marks and Spencers sustainability board and has advised a number of companies on sustainability issues.
Mr. S Vijay KumarDistinguished Fellow & FOLU India Lead
Mr. S Vijay Kumar
Distinguished Fellow & FOLU India Lead,
S Vijay Kumar is Distinguished Fellow TERI since November 2013. He was a member of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and has served as Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development (2012-13) and as Additional Secretary and Secretary Ministry of Mines (2008-2011). In TERI he works on policy issues related to natural resources including land water and minerals. He is also the Lead of the Food and Land Use (FOLU) Coalition India program. The FOLU Coalition work in India focuses on increasing the sustainability of Indian agriculture and improving the nutritional status of India. He is a Member since 2015 of the United Nations International Resource Panel (IRP) which considers issues relating to the governance of resources and poverty and prepares science-based policy-related reports on natural resource management resource use efficiency and environmental impacts of resource use.
Mr. Rajeev KumarVP Regions Cities and Solutions
Mr. Rajeev Kumar
VP Regions Cities and Solutions,
Head the business for integrated energy solution for corporates and cities for bp in India. In my current role I am looking to provide integrated energy solution including energy management to customers across industries corporates cities in their effort to decarbonise which mainly covers supply of green power greening logistics reducing carbon in their processes and better management of energy to energy cost besides carbon footprint.
Mr. Sudhir KumarAdvisor
Mr. Sudhir Kumar
Advisor,
Shri Sudhir Kumar is Advisor (IndustryII) [Textiles Heavy Industries Public Enterprises Steel Circular Economy] Kerala.
Mr. Ashok KumarDeputy Director General
Mr. Ashok Kumar
Deputy Director General ,
Dr.Kumar is specialists in Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Energy Efficiency Climate Change Technical and Economic Analysis of Energy Technologies Sustainable Development Technology & Society. More than twenty years of professional experience combining intellectual and managerial experience in the field of energy efficiency sustainable development climate change and global carbon market. Responsibilities included are to provide strategic technical and operational guidance for formulation and development of country�s energy policies and regulations. Led the formulation and execution of �National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE)� under National Action Plan for Climate Change as Mission Coordinator. Demonstrated leadership in the climate change negotiations since COPs and more specifically during the COP 24 at Katowice as part of Indian delegation to the COPs. During the COP24 beside the lead Technology negotiator of India also represented as Technology Coordinator on behalf of the Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDC) group. Contributed significantly as negotiator towards the shaping of the Technology Framework under Article 10 of Paris Agreement and other technology-related rule books agreed during COP 24. Sound technical knowledge and experience on policies and instruments to mainstream Energy Management and Climate Resilience in development strategies and programs as well as with turning Energy Management & Climate policies into action. Extensive experience with analytical work and knowledge exchange as well as strong written and oral communication skills with proven experience in dealing with external constituencies and expert groups. Ability to influence dialogue and policy on energy & climate change and in related areas that are impacting the energy & climate change agenda.
Mr. Alok KumarSecretary
Mr. Alok Kumar
Secretary,
AIok Kumar did his B.E.(Civil) from llT Roorkee in year 1983 and later has acquired MBA in Finance He has held senior Government and Government of India. Before joining as Union Power Secretary in February 2021 he was Additional Chief Secretary Industrial Development and lT & Electronics in Government of Uttar Pradesh. He has acquired widely recognized expertise in policy and regulatory affairs of India�s electricity sector while working for more than seven years in the sector at national level and about three years at state revel in Uttar Pradesh. He has been CEO of various public enterprises in transport and electricity sectors. He has also worked in the areas of skill development handcraft based micro enterprises apprenticeship programmes and National Career Services. He has authored a book on policy and regulation of electricity industry in India which was published by Oxford University Press in year 2012. He has interest in bird watching and star gazing.
Mr. Kunal Kumar IAS, Joint Secretary
Mr. Kunal Kumar
IAS, Joint Secretary ,
Shri. Kunal Kumar IAS presently holds the position of Joint Secretary & Mission Director (Smart Cities Mission) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Government of India since May 2018. Earlier he was Municipal Commissioner at Pune Municipal Corporation Maharashtra for close to 4 years.
Mr. S Sunil KumarPresident
Mr. S Sunil Kumar
President,
S Sunil Kumar President Henkel - India Sunil Kumar was appointed President of Henkel in India effective October 01 2020. In this role he is responsible for steering the company through its next growth phase. In addition he is the Regional Business Director � Packaging SBU for India Middle East & Africa Henkel Adhesive Technologies. This is a role he has been essaying since January 2020. He joined Henkel in January 2015 as Business Director - Packaging & Consumer Goods South Asia. In this role he was responsible for Flexible Packaging Packaging and Labelling Paper Tapes Labels Personal Hygiene Building Construction and Sports and Fashion businesses in the country. Sunil started his career in 1990 with the Carborundum Universal Ltd. a division of the Murugappa Group. He has also worked with Castrol between 1992 and January 2015 in various sales and marketing positions in the Industrial segments of Automotive Metals amongst others. Sunil holds a Bachelor�s in Technology degree (B.Tech) in Chemical Engineering from Coimbatore Institute of Technology CIT Coimbatore. He has also completed an Executive Certificate Program in Business Management Indian Institute of Management Kolkata. Sunil resides in Mumbai with his wife Anitha Sunil Kumar MBA in HR and an established artist who has held multiple solo art shows at renowned galleries across India. His daughter Varsha Sunil Kumar has completed her B.Tech in Chemical Engineering and is currently planning to pursue her Master�s degree in the US.
Ms. Sejal KumariStudent
Ms. Sejal Kumari
Student,
Student St Mary�s School Noamundi Jharkhand
Ms. Rachel KyteDean
Ms. Rachel Kyte
Dean,
Rachel Kyte is the 14th dean of The Fletcher School at Tufts University. Prior to joining Fletcher, Kyte served as special representative of the UN secretary-general and CEO of Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL). She previously was the World Bank Group vice president and special envoy for climate change, and served also as vice president at the International Finance Corporation responsible for ESG risk and business advisory services. Kyte is a member of the U.N. secretary-general?s high-level advisory group on climate action and an advisor to the UK presidency of the UN climate talks. Kyte is co-chair of the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI), and chair of the FONERWA, the Rwanda Green Fund. She serves on the boards of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), the Climate Policy Institute and CDP. She advises investors, governments, and not-for-profits on climate, energy, and finance for sustainable development
Mr. Amit LahotiVP & GM, India & SE Asia
Mr. Amit Lahoti
VP & GM, India & SE Asia,
Amit is an accomplished business leader with over two decades experience across general management commercial and finance in the packaging industry. A considerable part of his career has been with Ball Corporation world s leading suppliers of metal packaging for beverage personal care and household products. Amit is Senior Director and General Manager Asia for Ball�s beverage packaging business where Ball have four manufacturing facilities in India Myanmar and Vietnam servicing customers in Asia and Africa. Amit also holds directorship in Ball�s JV�s in Thailand Hong Kong Vietnam and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Amit joined Ball in London in 2010 and has since then successfully completed progressively senior leadership roles in different business based out of Europe and Asia. Amit has completed the General Management Programme with the Harvard Business School and is an alumni of Harvard. He also enjoys playing tennis and supports the Manchester United football club
Mr. Ole LarsenDirector
Mr. Ole Larsen
Director,
Ole Larsen is a Director Climate Adaptation Living Lab (CALL) Copenhagen at the harbour bath.
Ms. Steffi LemkeFederal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
Ms. Steffi Lemke
Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection,
Steffi Lemke is Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection. She was born in Dessau on the Elbe and grew up there. She began studying agricultural sciences in Berlin in 1988. In 1989, Steffi Lemke helped found the party die GRšNE (the Green party) of the GDR. From 1994 to 2002, she served as a member of the Bundestag for BšNDNIS 90/DIE GRšNEN (the Greens). During the last four years of this period, Lemke was Parliamentary Secretary. In 2002, her party elected Steffi Lemke to the office of federal party manager, which she held until 2013. Since the federal elections of 2013, she has been a member of the Bundestag. Up until 2021, Lemke was Parliamentary Secretary and Nature Conservation Spokesperson of the Greens parliamentary group. In December 2021, Steffi Lemke was appointed Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
Mr. Emmanuel Lenain Ambassador of France
Mr. Emmanuel Lenain
Ambassador of France,
Born on 27th March, 1970, Mr Emmanuel Lenain graduated from Sciences Po (IEP) in Paris and ESSEC Business School. He is also an alumnus of the Ecole Nationale d?Administration (ENA). Mr Lenain began his diplomatic career in 1997, serving in the French Foreign Ministry?s United Nations Department, where he took part in peace negotiations on Kosovo. In 2000, he was appointed First Secretary to France?s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, to follow cases related to the Security Council and the Sanctions Committees. In 2003, he was assigned at the Embassy of France in Beijing as a Political Counsellor. In this capacity, he tracked China?s foreign policy and supervised negotiations on issues such as the European arms embargo and textile quotas. Mr Lenain returned to Paris in June 2005 to serve as the Prime Minister?s technical advisor on multilateral affairs until July 2007, when he came to Washington, D.C., to head the French Embassy?s Press and Communication Department. From 2010 to 2015, he served as Consul General of France in Shanghai. Thereafter, he became Director for the Asia-Pacific Division of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development in 2015, a post he held until his appointment as Diplomatic Adviser to the Prime Minister in 2017. In addition to his diplomatic activities, Mr Lenain has lectured on International Relations at Sciences Po and served as an expert on the Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict. Apart from French, he is also fluent in the English, Mandarin and German languages
Mr. Sharath LoganathanCo-Founder
Mr. Sharath Loganathan
Co-Founder,
On seeing a gap in the food distribution market and opportunity to add value through technology Sharath co-founded Ninjacart in 2015 as a B2C hyper-local grocery delivery platform. However realizing that while there was a high demand for an online market for fruits and vegetables the traditional supply chain for perishable products was inefficient and hence pivoted towards a B2B Supply Chain platform. Today Ninjacart is becoming the digital network for global agri commerce solving for challenges such as information asymmetry payment hassles distribution inefficiency and discovering new buyers and sellers with tech-first solutions. Prior to Ninjacart Sharat co-founded EduRaft (Education Classifieds startup) and post that Shout App (Location-based social network app) earlier. He holds a PGDM in Marketing and Operations from the IIM Kozhikode.
Mr. Paul MarriottPresident
Mr. Paul Marriott
President,
Paul Marriott is the President of SAP Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) leading the regional business with 21 000 employees to deliver the success of over 46 000 customers and 3 000 partners to empower Asia s sustainable future. He is a technology veteran and established business leader with more than 25 years of experience in Asian economies. Continuing the region�s role as a global growth engine for the company Paul is known for his authentic and inclusive leadership that led to the significant success of the region. He is deeply passionate about advocating for climate action building an inclusive workforce and bringing Asia to the forefront of global innovation.
Ms. Raelene MartinHead of Sustainability
Ms. Raelene Martin
Head of Sustainability,
Raelene Martin is the Head of Sustainability at the International Chamber of Commerce. In this capacity Raelene leads the development of ICCs work on sustainability policy in the context of ICC s Commission on Environment & Energy. The Commission brings together business experts from across the globe and is committed to contributing to international policymaking and leading international debate on the development of coherent policy frameworks solutions and tools that enable and scale enhanced ambition and action and facilitate the transition to a sustainable net-zero emissions and nature positive economy. ICC also serves as the business focal point to the UNs climate process (UNFCCC) to support the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals. Raelene joined ICC in 2009 and has led ICC s policy work in other areas including international tax policy as well as global standards setting for marketing and advertising.
Dr. Vikrom MathurDirector
Dr. Vikrom Mathur
Director,
Vikrom is Founding Director of Transitions Research India. He has over 20 years of international experience in multidisciplinary research and policy analysis at the interface of technology society and sustainability. His research explores the role of human choice and societal decision making in face of normative and scientific uncertainty in relation to climate change emerging technologies and human settlements. He is setting up India�s first urban living lab in the city of Panjim � as a platform to test and fine tune socio-technical innovation to address urban challenges in the real-life laboratory of cities and neighbourhoods. Vikrom is Senior Fellow of the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) India Senior Research Fellow of Centre for Social and Behavioural Change (CSBC) Ashoka University and Affiliated Researcher of the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). He received his Doctor of Philosophy degree from Oxford University Institute for Science Society and Innovation.
Mr. Anshul MathurSenior Vice President
Mr. Anshul Mathur
Senior Vice President,
Anshul Mathur Senior vice president bp p.l.c. Anshul has been with bp for over 25 years and is part of the companys extended global leadership team. As SVP of communications and advocacy he leads a large team across Asia Pacific engaging with stakeholders across governments regulators media think-tanks investors and communities to influence and build opinion on issues key to achieving bps ambition of becoming net-zero by 2050 or sooner. A mechanical engineer with over 30 years of experience he has worked across sales and marketing business development strategy human resources ethics and compliance and safety in both India and the UK. Anshul is on the Board of the BP Foundation Inc. U.S. and on the bp India leadership team.
Ms. Anuradha MathurAssociate Fellow
Ms. Anuradha Mathur
Associate Fellow,
Anuradha has been working with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) for over two years. She is part of the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) secretariat. While at TERI, she has successfully conducted numerous Summits that respond to the urgent demands of the SDGs. Along with her TERI colleagues, she co-authored the COP26 Charter of Actions, a knowledge document prepared by TERI, which proposes probable and sector specific options to advance climate action and ambition in India
Dr. Ajay MathurDirector General
Dr. Ajay Mathur
Director General,
Dr Ajay Mathur is the Director General of the International Solar Alliance (ISA). At ISA, his focus is on enhancing solarization of the world, and convincing leaders of the world that solar is the energy supply choice of preference. Towards this end, ISA provides, advocacy; analysis of policy; financial capacity strengthening; and solar project preparation in LDCs and SIDs. 100 countries are today members of the ISA. ISA is the only international organization headquartered in India, and was created by PM Modi of India and President Fran‡ois Hollande of France at the Paris Climate Negotiations in 2015. Dr Mathur was earlier in the Bureau of Energy and The Energy and Resources Institute as its Director General
Dr. Vinod MathurChairperson
Dr. Vinod Mathur
Chairperson,
Dr. Vinod B. Mathur was appointed as the Chairperson of the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) on 1 September 2019. Dr. Vinod Mathur is leading India�s initiatives to effectively implement the Biological Diversity Act 2002 promote biodiversity mainstreaming preparing biodiversity finance and resource mobilization plans measuring management effectiveness of protected areas and promoting green infrastructure development. He has been actively contributing on research-policy interface issues and has been the Regional ViceChair (Asia-Pacific Region) of United Nations Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (UN-IPBES) Multi-disciplinary Expert Panel (MEP) (2014-2018). He is currently the UN-IPBES Bureau Member (2019-2022) and the UN-CBD Bureau Member (2019-2021). He has also been the Chair of the UN-CBD Informal Advisory Group for developing synergies between seven biodiversity-related Conventions. He has been part of the official Indian delegation for CBD UNESCO World Heritage Committee and CMS Meetings since 2006 and has in-depth knowledge about the working of these Conventions.
Ms. Katie McGintyChief Sustainability and External Relations Officer
Ms. Katie McGinty
Chief Sustainability and External Relations Officer,
Kathleen ?Katie? McGinty is Vice President and Chief Sustainability and External Relations Officer for Johnson Controls, the global leader for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings technology. In this capacity, Katie serves on the Executive Committee of the company and helps drive JCI?s top tier sustainability performance including recognition as one of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations, the CDP Leader Band, EcoVadis Gold, and MSCI AAA rating. Katie and her team also work toward government policies to tackle climate change, encouraging smart buildings and energy efficiency. Katie has over 25 years of public and private sector experience, and she is a recognized innovator in clean energy and environmental protection. Katie champions technology development, sustainability, and creative policies to solve tough environmental problems. Her public sector career includes serving as Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality and as Deputy Assistant to the President (1993-1998), as Pennsylvania Secretary of Environmental Protection (2003-2008), and as Chair of the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority (2004-2008)
Dr. Mac McQuown Partner, Co-Founder, and Director
Dr. Mac McQuown
Partner, Co-Founder, and Director,
Dr. Mac McQuown is a financial services entrepreneur, environmentalist, amateur astronomer, and a producer of fine wine. He is also a Partner, Co-Founder, and Director at DCI, LLC. Previously, Mac was a Co-Founder and Chairman of Moody?s KMV Company, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Diversified Corporate Loans, and Co-Founder and Director of Dimensional Fund Advisors. He is a firm believer in action by individuals to harness renewable energy resources and protect the environment, a philosophy that he follows in his own innovative actions
Dr. Mar¡a MendiluceChief Executive Officer
Dr. Mar¡a Mendiluce
Chief Executive Officer,
Mar¡a Mendiluce is the CEO of the We Mean Business Coalition and has 25 years of experience in sustainable development, energy and climate action. The Coalition brings together seven leading international organizations: BSR, The B Team, CDP, Ceres, CLG Europe, Climate Group and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Together, they catalyzes business leadership and policy ambition to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon economy. As chief executive, Mar¡a is leading on flagship net-zero initiatives encompassing companies of all sizes and several sectors. She sits on the Executive Board of The Science Based Targets initiative that has over 2,000 companies engaged. She actively took part in the founding and is a member of the Board of the Mission Possible Partnership that works to develop decarbonization roadmaps for seven hard-to-abate sectors including cement and steel. Mar¡a co-founded the SME Climate Hub that is building a one-stop-shop for smaller companies for their net-zero commitments
Mr. Clarence Woo Chee MengExecutive Director
Mr. Clarence Woo Chee Meng
Executive Director,
Mr Clarence Woo has been involved in the oil gas and petrochemical industry for the past 32 years. He started his career with Mobil Oil Singapore and has experienced numerous responsibilities within Mobil Oil. They included Technical Services which provided technical expertise and training in the field of lubricants fuels and LPG. Mr Woo also worked in Ethyl Corporation as Senior Area Manager managing petroleum additive sales to various countries in Asia Pacific. Mr Woo had also served as a Product Manager Fuel Additives where he had helped managed fuel additive sales and fuel additive developments in Asia. Mr Woo is currently the Executive Director of Asian Clean Fuels Association that supports governments and encourages industries to pursue the use of cleaner fuels for a cleaner environment through the attributes of sound science cost effectiveness and sustainability.
Dr. Gokce MeteHead of Secretariat, Leadership Group for Industry Transition
Dr. Gokce Mete
Head of Secretariat, Leadership Group for Industry Transition,
Dr Gokce Mete is Head of Secretariat of the Leadership Group for the Industry Transition hosted by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). LeadIT explores how policy finance and business practices in hard-to-abate industry sectors can be aligned to achieve climate neutrality consistent with Paris Agreement and the latest scientific evidence from the IPCC. At SEI she also project leads a new initiative co-creating evidence for oil and gas transitions in the North Sea with specific focus on just transitions technology relatedness hydrogen CCUS and offshore wind. Gokce has a decade of regulatory analysis public affairs project development and stakeholder management experience focused on energy and industry transitions. She is also the Head of Research and Academic Engagement of the �Women in Energy Climate and Sustainability Foundation� and Founding Member of the Women in Green Hydrogen Network.
Mr. Rajiv Ranjan MishraManaging Director
Mr. Rajiv Ranjan Mishra
Managing Director,
Mr. Rajiv Mishra is responsible for running Apraava Energys business in India. He joined the Apraava Energy in 2002 and has over 20 years of experience in the power industry both in India and internationally mostly involved in project financing investment appraisal finance and accounting and general management. Before assuming the role of Managing Director of Apraava Energy Rajiv has held a variety of senior positions in the Power Industry viz. Deputy Managing Director/Chief Financial Officer of BLCP Power in Thailand Finance Director of PowerGen India and Finance Director of LG Energy in Seoul South Korea. Rajiv has successfully transformed Apraava Energy from a single-asset and project management company to a fully-grown organisation with presence across conventional and renewables sources of energy. He holds a Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering (first class distinction) from BIT Sindri and an MBA degree from the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow and is an Advanced Management Program Graduate from the Harvard Business School Boston. Rajiv is the Chairman of Association of Power Producers (APP) and the Co-Chairman of CII National Committee on Power. Through these he plays an active role in making representations on issues concerning companies in the Power Sector in India.
Mr. Himanshu Shekhar MishraSenior Editor (Political & Current Affairs)
Mr. Himanshu Shekhar Mishra
Senior Editor (Political & Current Affairs),
Himanshu Shekhar Mishra works as Senior Editor (Political & Current Affairs) in New Delhi Television (NDTV). He was part of Prime Ministers official entourage to United Nations? Annual Session in New York (September, 2003) and Indo-Turkish Summit held in Ankara and Istanbul (2003) respectively. He has covered Prime Minister?s official visits to Pakistan (January, 2004) and Afghanistan (August, 2005) as a TV news journalist. He has also reported and researched on climate-related disasters, legal rights of disaster victims, threats posed by climate change to sustainable development and disaster journalism. His paper on unprecedented floods in Jammu and Kashmir in September, 2014 was selected for presentation at the 3rd United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in Sendai, Japan in March, 2015. Till date, he has five published research papers in international volumes on Disaster Management. He holds a Master of Philosophy degree from the Centre for West Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). He did his post-graduation in Political Science from JNU-1995-97
Mr. Vinamra Mishra Director (Tech&Projects)
Mr. Vinamra Mishra
Director (Tech&Projects),
Mr.Mishra is an officer belonging to the Indian Railway Services of Mechanical Engineering (IRSME) Government of India. Anchoring all the Externally Aided Programmes (EAPs) of the Ministry with multilateral organizations like World Bank ADB KfW AIIB NDB UNIDO GIZ etc for over 8000 million USD. These are aimed at improving competitiveness of MSMEs and institutional architecture of MoMSME.
Mr. Sanjay MitraDistinguished Fellow
Mr. Sanjay Mitra
Distinguished Fellow,
Mr Sanjay Mitra is a retired 1982 batch of Indian Administrative Service officer of West Bengal cadre. Recently he has retired as Defence Secretary Government of India and prior to that he was Secretary Road Transport and Highways and also served as Chief Secretary of West Bengal. He has extensive exposure to issues in housing water supply and infrastructure. Mr Mitra is keenly interested in issues pertaining to the energy and the renewables sector. Presently he is Professor of Practice in the School of Public Policy IIT Delhi.
Mr. Vineet MittalChairman
Mr. Vineet Mittal
Chairman,
Vineet Mittal is the founder of Avaada Energy one of the leading renewable energy companies in India. He is a serial entrepreneur and started his career with a Dotcom company followed by a foray into IT service where he worked with some leading names in the IT space like Microsoft IBM etc. Subsequently he moved into energy space and co-founded Welspun Energy in 2010. By 2016 the venture grew to become India s largest renewable energy firm with an operational capacity of 1.2 GW. He successfully monetized the assets in a deal with Tata Power valued at US $ 1.4 Billion the deal is still considered one of the largest deals in renewable energy space in India. In 2017 the firm was rechristened as Avaada Energy Vineet s second venture in renewable energy space which multiplied and has successfully executed over 1.5 GW of renewable energy projects to date and is implementing another 3 GW. He is also on B20 s task force for financing growth and infrastructure and Energy Resource Efficiency & Sustainability. Formerly he was India Chair of the World Business Council of Sustainable Development (WBCSD) s program on Renewables Low Carbon Technology platform. For his contributions to solar power in India he has been conferred with the Solar Man of India award in 2012 and 2014. He is a thought-leader and a prolific speaker and is invited regularly to share his views on various leading platforms across the country.
Mr. Richie MittalImmediate Past President
Mr. Richie Mittal
Immediate Past President,
Mr.Richi Mittal worked in the field Energy efficiency for cooling since last 37 years. Am now involved as Consultant for the use of Renewable Energy for Cooling in India. Such as Geothermal Solar and Wind Energy for Cooling and Heating. Also doing Design of Green Factory plus Third Party Commissioning and TAB - Testing Adjusting and Balancing for HVAC. Specialists in air quality issues pertaining to Critical zones.
Mr. Narendra ModiPrime Minister
Mr. Narendra Modi
Prime Minister,
Shri Narendra Modi is a dynamic, determined, and dedicated Prime Minister of India. On 30 May 2019, he was sworn in as Indias Prime Minister marking the start of his second term in office. He is also the longest-serving Chief Minister of Gujarat - October 2001 to May 2014
Ms. Amina J. MohammedDeputy Secretary General
Ms. Amina J. Mohammed
Deputy Secretary General,
Amina Jane Mohammed is a British-Nigerian diplomat and politician who is serving as the fifth Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. Previously, she was Nigerian Minister of Environment from 2015 to 2016 and was a key player in the Post-2015 Development Agenda process
Dr. Anant MohanProfessor
Dr. Anant Mohan
Professor,
Dr.Anant Mohan is Associate Professor of Medicine at AIIMS. His research interests Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (especially Lung Cancer Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) and Interventional Pulmonology. Honours /Distinctions: Awarded UK Commonwealth Fellowship 2008-2009 in Chest Medicine at the Royal Preston Hospital Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust UK. Academic achievements: On the Faculty of AIIMS for more than 5 years Chief Guide and Co-guide of several postgraduate (MD) and PhD students Numerous International and National research publications and book chapters.
Ms. Saina MohantyStudent
Ms. Saina Mohanty
Student,
Saina is a student of class 9 from St Mary s Shcool Jajpur Odisha and is also a green buddy under the green school initiative
Mr. Brian Motherway Head of Energy Efficiency
Mr. Brian Motherway
Head of Energy Efficiency ,
Dr. Brian Motherway is Head of the Energy Efficiency Division at the International Energy Agency (IEA) overseeing a range of analytical and outreach programmes supporting energy efficiency globally. In this position Brian leads the IEA s work with the Global Commission on People-Centred Clean Energy Transitions. Prior to joining the IEA Brian was Chief Executive of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. Brian holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in engineering and a PhD in sociology.
Mr. Polash MukerjeeLead, Air Quality & Climate Resilience, India Programme
Mr. Polash Mukerjee
Lead, Air Quality & Climate Resilience, India Programme,
Polash is researcher & policy advocacy professional with significant experience in the area of environmental health air quality management and climate resilience. He works closely with governments at various levels as well as a diverse set of stakeholder groups advocating reforms for improving air quality & community resilience to extreme heat. He has an in-depth understanding of air pollution sources vehicular technologies clean fuels emission reduction roadmaps the development of financial and regulatory tools as well as communications and outreach. He is also involved with the implementation of the National Clean Air Programme and governance around air quality management. Polash is recognized as a strategic leader in the field of air pollution in India. He currently leads the work on Air Quality and Climate Resilience for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in India. He was with the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) previously.
Mr. R MukundanManaging Director & CEO
Mr. R Mukundan
Managing Director & CEO,
R Mukundan is the Managing Director and CEO of Tata Chemicals. An engineer from IIT Roorkee Mr R Mukundan joined the TAS after completing an MBA from FMS Delhi University. He is also an alumnus of the Harvard Business School. During his 26 year career with the Tata Group he has held various responsibilities across the chemical automotive and hospitality sectors of the group. He serves on executive committees of various industry forums viz. the Confederation of Indian Industry Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry Employers Federation of India All India Management Association etc.
Mr. Arupendra Nath MullickVice President
Mr. Arupendra Nath Mullick
Vice President,
Arupendra Nath Mullick Vice President TERI Council for Business Sustainability With 18 years of professional experience Mr Arupendra Nath Mullick provides executive leadership for a globally acclaimed Indian think-tank towards articulating the business case of sustainability. Mr Mullick has led creation of multi-stakeholder Coalitions on energy transitions net-zero emissions and business action on climate change. He has steered several business-policy interface engagements including representation at United Nations annual conference under Kyoto Protocol Paris Agreement United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and Convention on Biological Diversity. He leads the engagement of the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) in India alongside the global LeadIT Secretariat and the India-Sweden governments. Mr Mullick has been involved in several action research and implementation projects addressing the concerns of sustainable development in India Kingdom of Bhutan Bangladesh and South Asia region � particularly in the fields of climate change environmental management and sustainability appraisal of enterprises. As the Vice-President of TERI Council for Business Sustainability Mr Mullick steers CXO level engagements to internalize the agenda of sustainable development in business practices. Mr Mullick manages a vibrant C-suite network across India focused on the cause of sustainability. Mr Mullick holds a MBA degree with Specialization on Environment Management and advanced professional certification from IIT Delhi and the World Bank Institute.
Dr. Muthukrishnan MurugesanHead - EHS & Sustainability, Airport Sector
Dr. Muthukrishnan Murugesan
Head - EHS & Sustainability, Airport Sector,
Dr. M. Muthukrishnan Head - EHS & Sustainability � Airport Sector GMR GROUP having more than 16 years of experience in EHS & Sustainability Management. He is a Chemical Engineer and have done Doctorate in Chemical Engineering in the stream of Separation Technology at IIT Delhi India and alumnus of IIM Kozhikode India.
Dr. Ajay NagpureProgram Head - Air Quality
Dr. Ajay Nagpure
Program Head - Air Quality,
Dr. Ajay Singh Nagpure is the Program Head of the Air Quality team with the Sustainable Cities and Transport program at WRI India. He works on developing research strategies and conducts research that includes sources identification micro-level understanding of air pollution sources infrastructure footprints air quality management and health risks. Before joining WRI Ajay worked with the Center for Science Technology and Environmental Policies at Hubert Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities United States. Over the years he has worked at various prestigious institutions in India and the United States including the North Carolina State University USEPA Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Wildlife Institute of India and Zoological Survey of India. Ajay holds a Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee and has more than 18 years of experience in the areas of infrastructure and environmental footprints air pollution and health risk assessment.
Ms. Vanessa Nakate Climate Justice Activist and Author of A Bigger Picture
Ms. Vanessa Nakate
Climate Justice Activist and Author of A Bigger Picture ,
Vanessa Nakate is a climate justice activist from Uganda and the Author of -A Bigger Picture
Dr. Sachchida NandDeputy Director General
Dr. Sachchida Nand
Deputy Director General,
Ph D in chemical engineering from University of Ottawa Canada and IIT Delhi. Post doctoral fellow and lecturer at University of Connecticut USA. Areas of research-hydrocarbon reforming coal gasification coal desulphurization. Working for Fertiliser Association of India-industry body of fertilizer manufacturers for last 35 years. Areas of activities-energy conservation environment and safety fertilizer sector policies. Member of several expert groups and committees of GOI and International fertilizer Association Paris
Ms. Leena NandanSecretary to Government of India
Ms. Leena Nandan
Secretary to Government of India,
Mrs Leena Nandan is an IAS officer of 1987 Batch, UP Cadre. She has served in various capacities in the State and Central Government as District Magistrate in 4 districts, Managing Director, UP Tourism Corporation, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tourism etc. She was posted in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways as Joint Secretary in 2016 and continued there as Additional Secretary and then Special Secretary upto 2020. Mrs. Nandan assumed charge as Secretary in the Department of Consumer Affairs on 1st May 2020, before taking over as Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on 1st January 2022. Mrs. Nandan is a graduate in English (Hons.) from Patna Women?s College, Patna University and has done her Master?s in Development Management from the Asian Institute of Management, Manila. She has written two books; the first one titled ?How to Placate an Angry Naga: Finding One?s Feet in the I.A.S? was co-authored with her husband Shri Jiwesh Nandan and published in 2007 by Penguin, India. The second book written by her, ?Ten Days?, is a work of fiction which was published by Wisdom Tree Publishers in 2014
Ms. Jayashree NandiAssistant Editor
Ms. Jayashree Nandi
Assistant Editor,
Jayashree Nandi is an assistant editor at Hindustan Times. She primarily covers climate science and negotiations; environmental issues in India such as air and water pollution; forests and wildlife government policies on the environment and their impact. With over 13 years of experience in writing on environment, she has worked with The Times of India in the past before joining Hindustan Times about two years ago. Jayashree won the Centre for Media Studies Young Environment Journalist of the Year award in 2019. She also won the merit award for sustained environmental reporting on environment at fourth Asian Environmental Journalism Awards (AEJA) in 2015. She has taken up a number of journalism fellowships including Biodiversity Media Initiative fellowship of the Earth Journalism Network. Jayashree has authored a picture eBook for 4- to 6-year-olds on this years Uttarakhand flood disaster titled "Saving Raini
Ms. Ekta NarainCo-Founder
Ms. Ekta Narain
Co-Founder,
Co-Founder and Vice-President at Recykal | Digitising Waste Management in India Hyderabad Telangana India. Education: M. Sc. in Environmental Science She has 22+ years of experience in diverse fields of B to B sales BPO FMCG sales Education and now with Recykal which is India�s first cloud-based digital platform for solid waste and recyclables management enabling transactions between waste recyclables generators processors recyclers onto one unified platform. We bring transparency traceability and accountability to the stakeholders involved.
Mr. S.R. Narasimhan Chairman and Managing Director
Mr. S.R. Narasimhan
Chairman and Managing Director,
Shri S R Narasimhan is the Director (System Operation) of our POOCO. Prior to this assignment he was Executive Director National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC) and responsible for reliable and economic operation of the All India electricity grid which is also connected to the neighbouring countries of Bhutan Nepal and Bangladesh. Shri S R Narasimhan has a Bachelor�s degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master�s in Business Administration (MBA) in Finance. He has over three decades� experience in power system operation spread across CEA POWERGRID and POSOCO after an initial stint with BHEL. After a total of 23-year stint at Northern Regional Load Despatch Centre (NRLDC) New Delhi and Western Regional Load Despatch Centre Mumbai Shri Narasimhan joined NLDC in July 2011. He has extensive experience in interconnection of regional grids leading to a synchronous All India electricity grid. He has handled all facets of power system operation ranging from operational planning scheduling real time operation and post despatch analysis besides deployment of the necessary tools for visualization and Situational Awareness. He has also implemented several electricity market reforms such as the Availability Based Tariff interstate open access Day Ahead Markets (DAM) through Power Exchange (PX) Point Of Connection (POC) method of transmission charges sharing Frequency Control Ancillary Services Security Constrained Economic Despatch (SCED) etc. Shri S R Narasimhan has contributed to several Expert Committees at the Government and regulatory levels in different areas ranging from system operation grid integration of Renewable Energy (RE) resources and optimization to institution building. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers India Senior Member of IEEE and a member of CIGRE. He was conferred with the IEEE-PES Delhi Chapter Outstanding Engineer Award in 2019 and the CIGRE Distinguished Member in 2020. He has published over forty (40) papers at the national and international level. In terms of Ministry of Power�s communication 11/28/2020-OM dt. 03.02.2022 the Additional Charge of CMD POSOCO has been assigned to Shri S.R. Narasimhan Director (SO) w.e.f. 01.02.2022 for a period of 3 months or till the appointment of regular incumbent or until further orders whichever event occurs the earliest.
Ms. Khadeeja NaseemMinister of State for Environment, Climate Change and Technology, Maldives
Ms. Khadeeja Naseem
Minister of State for Environment, Climate Change and Technology, Maldives,
Ms. Khadeeja Naseem is currently the Minister of State for Environment, Climate Change and Technology in the Maldives. As State Minister, Ms. Naseem oversees the policies and work related to Climate Change and Energy. Prior to her appointment as State Minister, Ms. Naseem had worked on various developmental projects in the Maldives funded by the World Bank and the UNDP. She also has extensive experience in Climate Finance, and Disaster risk management. Ms. Naseem holds an undergraduate degree in Human Ecology from college of the Atlantic, USA and a Masters of Environment in Climate policy from the University of Melbourne, Australia
Mr. Rakesh NathFormer Member, APTEL & Former Chairperson
Mr. Rakesh Nath
Former Member, APTEL & Former Chairperson,
Shri Rakesh Nath born on 21.05.1950 has assumed office as Technical Member of APTEL on 03.03.2010 FN .Prior to this he was the Chairperson Central Electricity Authority(CEA) and Ex-officio Secretary to the Government of India. He has about 37 years of varied experience in Power Sector planning Operation & Maintenance of Thermal and Hydro Power Stations and Transmission System Regulation of water supply from multi-purpose hydro projects including operation & maintenance of irrigation canal system Power System Operation and Power Trading.
Prof. Nandan NawnProfessor
Prof. Nandan Nawn
Professor,
Prof Nandan Nawn is an economist by disciplinary training with a doctoral degree from JNU. His persistent research interests include Classical Political Economy Ecological Economics and Environment and Development Economics of Ecological Restoration is my present focus. � Taught at WBNUJS Kolkata over a decade before joining TERI SAS in 2014. � Teach courses in the interface of Environment-Development-Economics besides Methods of Research. � His works have been published in JoAC EPW JoHDC PNAS and BioCon among others. � Co-edited volumes published by Springer and Sage. � Received doctoral fellowships from UGC and ICSSR a Fulbright Fellowship and was an Associate at IIAS Shimla. � Served as Head DoPS TERI SAS Secretary INSEE Managing Editor EES co-editor Review of Environment and Development EPW Coordinator IQAC TERI SAS and contributed to DPR of National Mission on Biodiversity and Human Well-Being. � Maintain a Linked In profile and a blog at https://nawnsense.medium.com/.
Mr. S S NegiVice Chairman
Mr. S S Negi
Vice Chairman,
A former Himachal cadre Indian Forest officer and former DG (Forest) and Special Secretary to Government of India Dr Sharad Singh Negi has been appointed chairman of Uttarakhand Village Development and Migration Commission. The commission has been formed to check migration from hilly to plain areas and work for development of rural areas. Dr Negi belongs to Pauri Garhwal district was Director Forest Research Institute Dehradun and Director Environment and Climate Change Government of Himachal Pradesh. Talking to mediapersons Dr SS Negi said it would be his priority to dwell on the reasons for migration from hill areas. He said man-animal conflict was one of the reasons for migration.
Ms. Anupam NidhiHead-Corporate Social Responsibility
Ms. Anupam Nidhi
Head-Corporate Social Responsibility,
Currently heads CSR at Hindustan Zinc Limited-a Vedanta group company. In her earlier stint she has held leadership positions in CSR and played pivotal role in corporates i.e. Siemens India and Reliance Group and development sector organisations of repute like Lead India and SEWA. She has been in managing and leading roles for past 21 + years including leadership role on Sustainability. Currently based in Udaipur she has experience in both the corporate and development sectors with roles spanning from advisory strategic planning to execution. She has spearheaded a large number of multi-dimensional projects across India in both commercial and purely development domains - including in Micro Finance Project Management Crisis Management Employability Entrepreneurship Development and Environment. She has been recognized as a �Leader� for her contributions in the sphere of CSR and Sustainability at various platforms. She has been acknowledged as one of the Most Impactful CSR Leaders both at the national as well as global level. A Postgraduate in Management and a Masters in Labour Law she has done her Honour�s degree in Agriculture.
Mr. Saksham NijhawanSenior Strategist
Mr. Saksham Nijhawan
Senior Strategist,
Saksham leads Forum for the Future s work on energy and climate change in India. Saksham works on energy transitions climate justice and on sustainable value chains. He leads the Responsible Energy Initiative a collaborative Futures-led inquiry which aims to accelerate deployment of renewable in way that is socially just and environmentally safe.
Dr. Luca NizzettoSenior Research Scientist
Dr. Luca Nizzetto
Senior Research Scientist,
Luca Nizzetto is Senior Scientist at the Norwegian Institute of Water Research (NIVA) in Oslo Norway and holds a position at Masarik University in Czech Republic. His expertise is on the analysis of drivers sources fate distribution and impacts of chemical contaminants and microplastic in the environment. He runs international research projects on different areas including terrestrial freshwater and marine pollution microplastics in agricultural and fresh water systems. He is the coordinator of the project EDIFY (Endocrine Disruptors in Indian Food): a Norwegian- India cooperation. At WSDS Dr Nizzetto co-organizes the Thematic Track Panel: Protecting Oceans from Chemical and Plastic Pollution.
Dr. Bruno OberleDirector General
Dr. Bruno Oberle
Director General,
Dr Bruno Oberle assumed office as Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in July 2020. He brings over 40 years of experience to IUCN at a time when redefining humanity?s relationship with nature is more urgent than ever. Before joining IUCN, Dr. Oberle served in some of Switzerland?s most prestigious positions related to the environment. Between 2005 and 2015, as State Secretary for the Environment and Director of the Federal Office for the Environment for Switzerland, he represented Switzerland in leading international institutions and international negotiations, playing a key role in the Global Environment Facility and in the establishment of the Green Climate Fund
Ms. Sanda OjiamboCEO and Executive Director
Ms. Sanda Ojiambo
CEO and Executive Director,
Sanda Ojiambo of Kenya was appointed CEO & Executive Director of the UN Global Compact in June 2020. As the world grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic, Ms. Ojiambo launched an ambitious new UN Global Compact strategy to accelerate and scale the global collective impact of business by upholding the Ten Principles and delivering the Sustainable Development Goals through accountable companies and ecosystems that enable change. During her tenure, she has also promoted stronger business engagement with UN partners to deliver and finance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Ms. Ojiambo brings to the UN Global Compact more than 20 years? experience in the public, multilateral and private sectors. Throughout her career, she has cultivated and managed relationships with key business entities and civil society organizations and led the implementation of several public-private partnership initiatives
Dr. Marianne OlsenResearch Director
Dr. Marianne Olsen
Research Director,
Dr. Marianne Olsen is a Research Director at the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) and an experienced researcher project manager university lecturer and speaker. She is trained as a marine biologist and holds a PhD in ecology and ecotoxicology. Dr. Olsen has a broad background with working experience from Norwegian environment authorities Norwegian process industry and as a research scientist. As a researcher and project manager she has worked on mapping and source tracking of pollution in the marine environment effects of pollution on marine organisms and ecosystems environmental risk assessments and impact assessments mitigation and remediation action plans as well as development of national guidelines for handling contaminated sediments. Dr. Olsen has been managing several of NIVA�s projects on plastics and is heavily involved in NIVA�s many capacity building projects on plastic pollution in Asia
Dr. Saroj PachauriDirector
Dr. Saroj Pachauri
Director,
Saroj Pachauri, MD, PhD, DPH As a public health physician, Dr. Pachauri has been extensively engaged with research on family planning, maternal and child health, sexual and reproductive health and rights, HIV and AIDS, and poverty, gender and youth. In 1995, she joined as Regional Director, South and East Asia, Population Council and established its regional office in New Delhi which she managed until 2014. In 2011, she was awarded the prestigious title of Distinguished Scholar, an honor rarely bestowed. She worked with the Ford Foundation?s New Delhi Office (1983-1994) and supported child survival, women?s health, sexual and reproductive health, and HIV and AIDS programs. She worked with the International Fertility Research Program (IFRP) which was later renamed Family Health International (1971-1975) and the India Fertility Research Programme (1975-1983). She designed and monitored multi-centric clinical trials globally to assess the safety and effectiveness of fertility control technologies. During 1962-1971, as faculty of the Departments of Preventive and Social Medicine in New Delhi and Varanasi, she helped to develop this new discipline. She has published 6 books and contributed chapters to 20 books. She has over 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals and several articles in print media
Dr. Ash PachauriSenior Mentor
Dr. Ash Pachauri
Senior Mentor,
Dr. Ash Pachauri has a PhD in decision behavior and master?s degree in international management. Having worked with McKinsey & Company before pursuing a career in the social development arena, Dr. Pachauri?s experience in the field of public health emerges from a range of initiatives including those of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, PATH, the UN, and CDC program interventions in the US. He is also a technical adviser to the World Health Organization on Self-Care global guidelines. Dr. Pachauri has been engaged with the use of information technology for health, education, and geo-informatics. A master trainer in behavior change communications and strategic health leadership, Dr. Pachauri has led over 20,000 workshops, events, and activities globally to outreach to youth and communities to promote health and sustainable development
Dr. Shonali PachauriResearch Group Leader
Dr. Shonali Pachauri
Research Group Leader,
Dr. Shonali Pachauri is Research Group Leader of the Transformative Institutional and Social Solutions (TISS) Research Group in the Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) Program at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Austria. Her research explores policy pathways for achieving universal access to basic services and technologies and assesses the wider impacts of this for sustainable development. She served as Adjunct Professor at the Yale School of the Environment in Fall 2016. She is a Lead Author for the IPCC WGIII AR6 report, serves on the Science Advisory Panel of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), and on the Advisory Group of the International Network on Gender & Energy (ENERGIA)
Mr. Suresh PadmanabhanGLOBAL C.T.O. - PET BUSINESS.
Mr. Suresh Padmanabhan
GLOBAL C.T.O. - PET BUSINESS. ,
I am working with polymer manufacturing industry with more than 30 years experience. Currently with INDORAMA VENTURES LIMITED since last 10 years and working as global chief technology officer for the Integrated PET Business.
Mr. Rajesh PahwaCofounder
Mr. Rajesh Pahwa
Cofounder,
Founder & CEO 21 Century Polymers � Have global experience of 30 years in plastic recycling & technologies. � Exhibited in plastic exhibitions in USA China Germany Dubai and india. � Member plastic recycling committee & environment committee of All India Plastic Manufacture Association � Recycle & compound almost all kinds of polymers including commodity plastics engeenering plastics & high temperature plastics. � Started Waste management in 2019. Operating 3 Material Recovery Facilities in Goa and one with Mathura- Vrindavan municipal Coorporation. � Recycling units in Delhi Goa Mathura Assam & Rajasthan. � Strongly believe that MRF + Recycling is best sustainable solution for plastic litter.
Dr. Debajit PalitSenior Fellow & DIRECTOR, Rural Energy and Livelihoods
Dr. Debajit Palit
Senior Fellow & DIRECTOR, Rural Energy and Livelihoods,
Dr Debajit Palit works in the fields of clean energy access distributed generation rural electrification policy and regulation solar photovoltaics and biomass gasification. He joined TERI in 1998 and has since been working on projects related to renewable energy technologies � design and implementation resource assessment and energy planning clean energy and rural electrification policy and regulation monitoring impact assessment and capacity building. He has vast national and international experience and has undertaken a number of projects in over 15 countries across South and Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. He has also worked in different states across India for UN and multilateral and bilateral organisations foundations national governments and corporates. He has also written widely on energy access and rural electrification issues particularly on South Asia and has more than 70 research publications in scholarly journals conference proceedings and books. He is a sought-after speaker on rural energy issues distributed renewable energy and mini-grids and energy-gender-poverty nexus and has participated in a number of national and international conferences and workshops across Asia Africa Europe and the Americas. Dr Palit represents TERI at the steering committee of the Energy for All Partnership of the Asian Development Bank and is a member of the LVDC Distribution Systems Sectional Committee (ETD 50) steered by the Bureau of Indian Standards. Earlier he was also a member of the technical committee of the Decentralised Distributed Generation scheme under the National Rural Electrification Programme of the Government of India. Dr Palit holds a Master s degree in Physics and a Ph.D in Energy Policy.
Mr. Suneel PamidiDirector, DoECC, Government of Kerala
Mr. Suneel Pamidi
Director, DoECC, Government of Kerala,
As a member of the Indian Forest Service I have 10 years of Work experience in Forestry and allied sectors. As a director of Environment & Climate change Government of Kerala I have been working in the areas of Coastal Management Coastal Erosion Environmental Impact Assessment Wetland Management Environmental awareness generation Climate Change Mitigation and Adaption projects etc.
Ms. Ridhima PandeyStudent
Ms. Ridhima Pandey
Student,
About: I am a 14 years old (born in 21-October - 2007) . Studying in 10th standard of BMDAV Public School Haridwar, Uttarakhand India. I have a younger Brother. My father has been working for Wildlife conservation for the last 20 years and my mother is working in the Uttarakhand Forest Department. My hobbies are Forest safari, dancing , singing etc. My passion is to do work to save our Environment. Achievement: I filed a petition in March 2017 against the Government of India in the National Green Tribunal (NGT), asserting that the Indian government has failed to fulfill its duties to me and the Indian people to mitigate climate change. Now I filed an appeal against the decision of NGT in the Supreme Court of India. ? I attended an International conference organized by Notre affaire a tous in Paris as a speaker on 3rd November 2017. ? I joined Greta Thunberg on September 20 in her Global Climate Strike at Manhattan New York. ? I, along with fifteen other teenagers, have filed a complaint against five countries (Argentina, Turkey, Germany, France and Brazil) in the UN for not doing enough to stop Climate Change. ? I have also participated in International events as a speaker, XYNTEO in Norway, Global pneumonia forum in Barcelona Spain. ? I am also a TEDx Speaker ? tedx Chandigarh , tedx GMERSVadnagar , tedx kanke . I also attended so many events in various parts of India. ? Presently I am spreading awareness in different cities and schools of India to inspire others to protect our Environment. ? I wrote an open letter to our Prime minister Mr. Narendra Modi on first clean air for blue skies day 7th September addressing the problem of air pollution, my fears and concerns about the problem and requested him to take strict action. ? Ambassador at Earth Day network program my future my voice. ? Youth ambassador at tve and difficult dialoguess global sustainability film awards. ? Youth advocate at INDIA MUN . ? National Ambassador at AIESEC Dehraduns ignite carnival. ? Ambassador of Mock Cop 26. ? Working with Heirs of Heirs to our Oceans organization. ? I have worked with UNICEF and Unicef India. ? I am the youth ambassador of My future My voice campaign by Earthday network. ? I have got listed in BBCs top 100 most empowering womens list 2020 . ? Recipient of Sanctuary Asias young naturalist award 2020 . ? Recipient of Mother Teresa Memorial Award of 2021 for social justice
Mr. Surendra Kumar PandeyAll India Secretary of BMS and Deputy Incharge for Coal Sector
Mr. Surendra Kumar Pandey
All India Secretary of BMS and Deputy Incharge for Coal Sector,
Surendra Kumar Pandey. Office Superintendent in Coal India Limited Office Suptg. Posted on the post of. Present residence Chhattisgarh. Trade union active in BMS since last 40 years. General Secretary in Coal Union and Coal Federation currently the responsibility of the National Minister. In-charge scheme worker and co-in-charge Coal Industry. Experience of trade union work in the unorganized sector scheme workers agricultural rural workers. Participated in many training programs organized in Noida Mumbai Education Board. Participated in training program organized at ITC(ILO)Turin and Tokiyo in the year 2010. Presently member of Central Advisory Contract Labor Board (MOLE). Member of JBCCI Wage Settlement Committee for Coal Industry. Interest in labor law.etc.
Dr. Suneel PandeyDirector & Senior Fellow
Dr. Suneel Pandey
Director & Senior Fellow,
Dr Suneel Pandey is presently working with TERI as Director & Senior Fellow Environment & Waste Management Division. In addition he is also working as Adjunct Faculty for TERI School of Advance Studies (TERI SAS). He has more than 30 years of consultancy/ research experience in the areas of environmental pollution control waste management linkages with climate change issues municipal industrial and hospital waste management waste-to-energy issues impact assessment air water and soil quality monitoring site assessments and institutional strengthening and capacity building. He has obtained his Ph. D. degree in hazardous waste characterization from Nagpur University while working as Project Fellow at NEERI Nagpur. Prior to joining TERI Suneel has worked for ERM India as Consultant for two years. Suneel has also worked as Research Assistant at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and University of Hong Kong. At TERI SAS he has contributed to curriculum design for module � solid and hazardous waste management and its approval from Central Research Advisory. Taught this module for Masters Course in Natural Resource Management and Environmental Science for five years. He was also part of international consortium convened by UNEP-IETC to develop curriculum for holistic waste management and one of international consultants for Independent Evaluation Group for the World Bank to evaluate their decadal performance on solid waste management projects.
Mr. Mitesh PandyaAVP - Sustainability and CSR
Mr. Mitesh Pandya
AVP - Sustainability and CSR,
Mitesh Pandya is having more than 23 - year experience in the field of environment and sustainability. Mitesh is currently working with Vedanta ltd as Chief Sustainability Officer Aluminum Business. Prior joining Vedanta Mitesh has worked for Coca � Cola India and Hindustan Coca-Cola beverages wherein he extensively worked on various sustainability issues including package sustainability. Vedanta is 6th diversified resource company having interest in metal mining oil and power sector with operations across 4-continent of the globe. The company has developed Vedanta sustainability Framework which required all its business units to implement sustainability practices at its operations including the community investment program.
Dr. Rajesh PandyaAdvisor
Dr. Rajesh Pandya
Advisor,
Dr. Rajesh J. Pandya has been working with Surat Municipal Corporation since last 33+ years in different capacities with special mention to tenure of 13 years as Town Planner and Town Development Officer. As the Deputy Municipal Commissioner he headed the departments of Traffic BRTS and Public Parks & Gardens of the urban local body of the vibrant and dynamic city of Surat. He has been a part of the team which has strategically planned implemented and is now successfully operating the longest BRT system in the country and a well integrated public transport system. He also held the posts of General Manager of Surat Smart City Development Company and DREAM City Company as well. He was the Managing Director of the Sitilink Company and after retirement he is associated with SMC as Advisor for special projects. As Adjunct Professor in Practice of SVNIT he is actively associated with academics and research work in urban planning and urban mass transport area and has published a number of research papers in national and international journals and has participated in a number of workshops and conferences in India and abroad.
Mr. Ulhas ParlikarGlobal Consultant
Mr. Ulhas Parlikar
Global Consultant,
Ulhas Vinayak Parlikar has over 36 years of experience in R&D Technology Development & Scale up Project design and engineering Project Management Business Development Project Consultancy Marketing Strategic Planning Technology Collaboration Technology Assimilation Negotiation and Management of Contracts etc. During his association with Hindustan Unilever Ltd National Peroxide Ltd & ACC ltd he led successful business initiatives implemented more than 40 small & big CAPEX projects. He negotiated & finalized several technology collaboration agreements with different global companies. He led co-processing initiative in India and developed it as a scalable business model by employing blue ocean strategy. Considering the importance of the enabling policy framework for managing wastes Ulhas Parlikar led the policy advocacy initiative in the country. He has been invited by GOI as an expert member on several committees including such as to draft the Waste Management Rules 2016 and guidelines published by CPCB MoEFCC & MoUHA.
Ms. Kreena PatelAssociate Director - Procurement
Ms. Kreena Patel
Associate Director - Procurement,
An experienced leader in end-to-end Supply Chain Management I am dedicated result oriented proactive tough but fair negotiator. My career spans over 9 years in nurturing long-term partnerships developing sourcing strategies project management innovation team management and cross functional collaboration. Have been instrumental in driving quality with a cost-effective mindset for the company�s profitable growth whilst building a resilient and sustainable Supply Chain.
Ms. Johanna Lissinger PeitzAmbassador for Stockholm+50
Ms. Johanna Lissinger Peitz
Ambassador for Stockholm+50,
Ambassador Lissinger Peitz is recently appointed to lead the work within the Swedish Government offices on preparations from a high-level meeting in the commemoration of the first UN conference on the human environment that took place in Stockholm in 1972. Before that she has been the Lead negotiator for Sweden and EU in the UN Climate Change process and earlier on in the field of chemicals and waste. She was the EU lead negotiator on climate finance in the period after Paris and leading up to Katowice. She has also had roles as COP president for the 7th Conference of the Parties for the Stockholm Convention and for the third ministerial meeting on integrated chemicals policy (ICCM3). Her last assignment was at the Swedish Mission to the UN in New York leading the work together with India on the Industry transition track ahead of the Climate Summit in September 2019
Ms. Lucie PluschkeWE4F Innovation Hub Manager in East Africa
Ms. Lucie Pluschke
WE4F Innovation Hub Manager in East Africa,
Lucie Pluschke is the East Africa Hub Manager of WE4F supporting innovative SMEs and other partners across the region to take their innovations to scale and catalyse investments to bring about transformational change in agriculture. Lucie previously worked as Land & Water Officer for the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the UN where she coordinated FAO water-energy-food nexus activities among other things. She holds a B.A. in International Relations from the University of Sussex UK and a M.Sc. in Sustainability Science from the University of Lund Sweden.
Ms. Barbara PompiliMinister for the Ecological Transition
Ms. Barbara Pompili
Minister for the Ecological Transition,
Ms Barbara Pompili is graduated from Lille Institute of Political Studies (Institut d?Etudes Politiques de Lille, IEP Lille). She successively held the position of communication officer at the National Secretariat of the Ecological party ® les Verts ¯ (2000-01), press counsellor for Mr. No‰l MamŠre presidential campaign (2002), parliamentary assistant to Mr. Yves Cochet, Member of Parliament for Paris (2002-07), and Deputy Secretary General of the Democratic and Republican Left group in the National Assembly (2008-12). She was elected as a Member of Parliament of the Somme d‚partement (2012-16), where she was Co-chair of the Ecologist group at the National Assembly (2012-16) and Secretary of the Cultural Affairs and Education Committee of the National Assembly (2014-16). Ms Barbara Pompili was appointed Minister of State for Biodiversity in 2016. She was reelected in 2017 as Member of Parliament of the Somme d‚partement (2017-2020) and became President of the National Assemblys Sustainable Development and Regional Planning Commission (2017-20). Ms Barbara Pompili was appointed Minister for the Ecological Transition in 2020
Mr. Pablo Benitez Ponce Senior Environmental Economist
Mr. Pablo Benitez Ponce
Senior Environmental Economist,
Pablo Benitez Ponce is a Senior Environmental Economist working for the Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) Global Practice at the World Bank
Mr. Janez PotocnikPartner, Co-Chair
Mr. Janez Potocnik
Partner, Co-Chair,
Dr. Janez Potocnik (1958) graduated from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Ljubljana (Ph.D. in 1993). After holding several positions in the Slovenian Ministries, he joined the European Commission, in 2004, as Shadow Commissioner for Enlargement. He was then Commissioner responsible for Science and Research and Commissioner for Environment. In November 2014, he was appointed member and Co-Chair of the International Resource Panel which is hosted by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). In the same month, he was also appointed as a Chairman of The Forum for the Future of Agriculture and RISE Foundation and as a Member of the European Policy Centre?s Advisory Council. He is partner in SYSTEMIQ and from 2019 also President of ThinkForest
Ms. Khushbu PrajapatiExecutive
Ms. Khushbu Prajapati
Executive,
I am associated with the Corporate Social Responsibility wing of Tata Steel since last eight years. My core area of work is child rights & child education and have worked rigorously to connect out of school children back with mainstream education. I am presently working with children on streets to bridge their learning gap and connect them with formal education. I also have a deep inclination towards environment education therefore am associated with The Green School Project (A Tata Steel Foundation and TERI initiative) since its inception (April 2017) and have lead environment awareness activities like rallies wall paintings & nukkad nataks with children in remote locations of Odisha. I focus on behavior changes which will ultimately lead us towards sustainable living.
Mr. Gulab Chandra PrajapatiCoordinator
Mr. Gulab Chandra Prajapati
Coordinator,
Brief Introduction : Gulab Chandra Prajapati Post Graduate Geography Organization- Damodar Bachao Abhiyan I am working on river conservation environmental protection and sustainable development of community livelihood with biodiversity for 20 years. Research on the environment and the Damodar Valley is the mineral area of ??Jharkhand state thermal power coal mines and many industrial establishments have been built in this area due to which the natural resources of this region have been exploited in the name of development. Today the major rivers of this region Damodar Konar Bokaro are getting polluted and moving towards their death. For this reason Damodar Bachao Abhiyan has been working for environmental protection for the last 20 years to save the rivers and sustainable development of the environment and livelihood of the area. Working as a coordinator in this campaign he has been doing studies and awareness programs for community development and conservation of livelihood and biological diversity. Studying the impact of Just Transition in the districts of Bokaro Dhanbad Ramgarh Hazaribagh Chatra in the districts falling under Damodar Valley region from 2020 on the impact of coal workers displaced and people associated with coal business on sustainable livelihood. Working for development. Organization Name: Damodar Bachao Abhiyan Scope : Jharkhand Email : gulab2jan@gmail.com Name: Gulab Chandra Prajapati
Mr. Shri PrakashDistinguished Fellow
Mr. Shri Prakash
Distinguished Fellow,
Mr Shri Prakash joined TERI in July 2011 as Distinguished Fellow after a long career of over 37 years in Indian Railways. He superannuated as Member Railway Board and Secretary to Government of India in December 2009. Afterwards he was chairperson of a high-powered Committee on Infrastructure Planning Business Development and Project Monitoring on Indian Railways. For over 11 years he is guiding research in sustainable transport policies in Centre for Research in Sustainable Mobility in TERI. The main research areas currently pursued in the Centre is urban transport electric mobility particularly on freight transport and smaller and intermediate passenger electric vehicles modal shift from road to rail as India has a robust rail network transport modelling and forecasting etc. Concurrently he is Mentor and Director Public Policy and Sustainable Development in TERI School of Advanced Studies. He is a Post Graduate in Mathematics with an additional degree of M.B.A
Mr. Nitin PrasadChairman
Mr. Nitin Prasad
Chairman,
Nitin Prasad is the Chairman of Shell Companies in India. He is a dynamic and accomplished business leader with 20+ years of cross-cultural professional experience spanning industries from technology to energy and geographies from USA Singapore to India. Nitin a Fortune 40 under 40 awardee has a proven track record of managing large diverse global teams developing/implementing strategy innovating and leading change across crossfunctional and multi-jurisdictional roles. He is passionate about Shells purpose of powering progress together for better and cleaner energy and believes collaborations and partnerships are key to solving country-wide growth challenges. Nitin did his schooling from the Doon School India before completing an engineering degree from Georgia Institute of Technology USA and thereafter went on to complete his MBA from INSEAD. Prior to his current role Nitin was the Managing Director for Shell Lubricants for the cluster of India Sri Lanka and Bangladesh which combined is the 3rd largest lubricants market in the world. This role was preceded by several other roles in Shell across verticals of strategy marketing project delivery and supply chain in geographies of APME APACMEA China South East Asia and USA
Mr. Manjeev Singh PuriDistinguished Fellow
Mr. Manjeev Singh Puri
Distinguished Fellow,
Mr Manjeev Singh Puri is Distinguished Fellow, Earth Science and Climate Change. Manjeev Singh Puri joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1982 and has served as Ambassador of India to the European Union, Belgium, Luxembourg, Nepal and as Ambassador/Deputy Permanent Representative of India to the UN. In addition, he has served twice in Germany (in Bonn and Berlin), in Cape Town, Muscat, Bangkok and Caracas. From 2005 to 2009, he headed the UN-Economic & Social Affairs- Division in the Ministry of External Affairs of India and led the Indian delegation for the first meeting of the Global Forum on Migration and Development in Brussels in July 2007 and the presentation of various reports by India at the Human Rights Council. During 2011-2012, when India served on the Security Council, he was a senior member of its delegation. Major areas of his experience and professional focus relate to the environment, in particular climate change and sustainable development. He was a lead negotiator for India at the UN on issues relating to the post 2015 development agenda, Sustainable Development Goals and at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 2012. He was a key member of India's delegation at various Climate Change negotiations, including the Conference of Parties of the UNFCCC in Copenhagen in December 2009 and before that at Montreal, Bali, Bonn and Poznan. Furthermore, he was closely involved with India's participation in the G8-G5 Summits from 2005 and he was the points-person on the Indian side at the Major Economies Forum. Puri has a Masters degree in Management and did his BA (Honours) in Economics from St. Stephen?s College, Delhi.
Mr. Sharif QamarFellow & AC
Mr. Sharif Qamar
Fellow & AC,
Mr.Sharif Qamar is Fellow and Area covener of Transport & Urban Governance Division at TERI.
Dr. Lakshmi RaghupathyAdvisor
Dr. Lakshmi Raghupathy
Advisor,
Dr Lakshmi Raghupathy is Former Director Ministry of Environment & Forests GOI New Delhi. Presently working as Visiting Faculty in TERI School of Advanced Sciences (TERISAS) and has been guiding Research for Doctoral and Post Graduate students. She has over 40 years of experience in the area of environment and waste management. She is an Advisor in the Foundation for Innovative Packaging and Sustainability. She is also a Resource person in the Swatch Bharat Mission and other programmes. � She works as an Advisor & independent Consultant in the areas of Environment and Waste Management for a number of organizations and industry with an objective to encourage the conversion of waste into Resource � Mission Zero Waste. � Dr Lakshmi Raghupathy holds a PhD from B.I.T.S. Pilani India and Post Doctoral from Asahikawa Medical College Hokkaido Japan. 42 years experience in waste management including Hazardous Wastes Bio-medical Wastes E-waste Plastic wastes Municipal Solid Wastes end-of-life vehicles etc. with focus on environmentally sound recycling for resource recovery and waste utilization for energy. � Worked in the Ministry of Environment and Forests for 20 years in various capacities developing policies and regulations � Widely travelled in India and abroad attended international and national meetings Seminars Conferences etc. both in the individual capacity as well as government representative. Served as Chair and Vice Chair of Technical Working Group (TWG) in the UNEP-Basel Convention. � Won international awards for Outstanding contribution in e-waste (IERC USA 2010) and Roy F. Weston Award for contribution in the areas of solid waste management (Widner University USA 2013) Best Technical Paper (World Resource Forum 2017).
Ms. Kamilla Kristensen Rai Counsellor
Ms. Kamilla Kristensen Rai
Counsellor,
Kamilla Kristensen Rai is the Counsellor for Urban Development at the Danish Embassy under the Strategic Sector Cooperation. She is responsible for urban development and facilitating the city-to-city cooperation between the City of Udaipur and the City of Aarhus on urban water management. She comes from a position as Special Advisor on Global Cooperation in the Danish Energy Agency Ministry of Energy Utilities and Climate working as coordinator for the team providing technical assistance to the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry in Ukraine and previously worked with the bilateral cooperation on energy between India and Denmark and on bilateral cooperation energy efficiency in buildings with China. Kamilla Kristensen Rai has also worked on climate projects with private partners in Czech Republic and Bulgaria as well as employed at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in India. Kamilla Kristensen Rai is holding a Master degree in Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark and a Master Degree in Urban Planning in Developing Countries from University of Wales College of Cardiff (UK).
Dr. Palanivel Thiaga RajanHonorable Minister of Finance & Human Resources Management
Dr. Palanivel Thiaga Rajan
Honorable Minister of Finance & Human Resources Management ,
Dr. Palanivel Thiaga Rajan is the MLA for Madurai Central Constituency in the 15th & 16th Legislative Assemblies of Tamil Nadu. He currently serves as the Minister for Finance & Human Resources Management in the Tamil Nadu Government. Dr. Rajan previously worked as an International Investment Banker for many years, in several trading, market sales, and management roles at Lehman Brothers (largely in New York), and Standard Chartered Bank (mostly based in Singapore) ? where he last served as Senior Managing Director, Financial Markets, overseeing the sales of several fixed-income products globally. Prior to banking, his career spanned Academia, Agriculture, Consulting, Manufacturing, and Research. r. Rajan represents the 4th generation of his family?s engagement in the Dravidian Movement, and he is a 3rd generation elected representative, following in the footsteps of his Grandfather Tamizhavel Sir P. T. Rajan (former Minister & Chief Minister of the Madras Presidency under Diarchy), and his father P.T.R. Palanivel Rajan (former Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, and Minister of the Government of Tamil Nadu). His political and policy views are significantly shaped by his observation of both the diversity of cultures around the world and the universality of human values.He is frequently invited to speak on wide ranging topics such as Science, Economics, Philosophy & Politics addressing diverse gatherings ranging from Students & Professionals to Trade associations, Industry Leaders & Global Investors. Because of his global career and deep curiosity, Dr. Rajan has travelled to about 60 countries across the major continents. His political and policy views are significantly shaped by his observation of both the diversity of cultures around the world, and the universality of human values. Dr. Rajan earned a B. Tech (Hons.) in Chemical Engineering from NIT, Trichy, MS (Operations Research) and Ph. D. (Human Factors Engineering / Engineering Psychology) from the State University of New York, and an MBA (Finance) from the MIT Sloan School of Management
Mr. Rajnath RamAdvisor (Energy)
Mr. Rajnath Ram
Advisor (Energy) ,
Shri Rajnath Ram is currently the Adviser (Energy) at NITI Aayog Government of India. He has been working on Government policy and program formulation related to Oil and Natural Gas Renewable Energy Power and Coal. He is also leading the initiative of Energy Data Management to create a robust energy data management system of international repute and is in charge of the initiative to set up an Energy Modelling Unit within the NITI Aayog. He has published various articles on the Shale gas PMUY and Energy Data Management. Mr. Ram has also worked as Joint Adviser (Infrastructure) in the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board heading the technical standard division wherein he was associated with the formulation of technical standards and specification including safety standards pipelines of petroleum and natural gas city gas distribution networks and of Emergency Response and Disaster Management Plans (ERDMP) of Indian Oil & Gas Sectors and Onsite verification of ERDMP. In addition he looked after the overseas engagements � India-US Energy Dialogue India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue NITI Aayog � DRC PRC Dialogue and the Twinning program with Australia. Mr. Ram is a B.Tech in Petroleum Engineering from IIT (ISM) Dhanbad and an MBA from Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) Delhi.
Prof. K RamanathanDistinguished Fellow, Electricity & Fuels Division (EFD)
Prof. K Ramanathan
Distinguished Fellow, Electricity & Fuels Division (EFD),
Mr Ramanathan holds a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering (Water Resources Development) from IIT Roorkee India and has over four decades of experience in the development of the power sector in India . Prior to joining TERI he was Member (Power Systems) in the Central Electricity Authority ( CEA ). At CEA Mr Ramanathan was responsible for planning and operation of transmission and distribution systems establishment of load dispatch centers techno-economic appraisal of power projects etc. He has also served as member of a number of national level committees on power system planning and operation. At TERI Mr Ramanathan is working in the area of regulatory studies and governance. His fields of interest are power sector reforms promotion of renewable energy energy efficiency hydropower development power system planning and operation etc. He is also functioning as a part time faculty for M.B.A. and M.Tech courses organized by TERI University . Presently he is a Member of the State Advisory Committee of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission 18 th Electric Power Survey Committee and the Advisory Committee for Capacity Building under R-APDRP. Mr Ramanathan has co-authored two books one on Electricity Privatization Experience in the State of Orissa and the other (an ADB publication) on Hydropower Development in India.
Mr. I V RaoVisiting Senior Fellow
Mr. I V Rao
Visiting Senior Fellow,
Mr I V Rao is senior visiting fellow at TERI
Dr. K. Rajeswara RaoSpecial Secretary
Dr. K. Rajeswara Rao
Special Secretary ,
Dr K. Rajeswara Rao is currently Special Secretary NITI Aayog. He leads the Urban Development (Managing Urbanisation) and Urban Poverty Alleviation Skill Development Labour and Employment verticals among others. He is a member of the Indian Administrative Service Tripura Cadre 1988 batch. Dr Rao has a PhD in social sciences an MPhil in national security masters in sociology bachelors in basic sciences and a PG diploma in journalism. Dr Rao�s career spans over 32 years as an administrative and development professional. He has worked with the Union Ministries of Women and Child Development Food Processing Railways Health and Family Welfare and Mines as the Chief Vigilance Officer CONCOR and with the State Governments of Tripura and Andhra Pradesh in sectors such as Urban Development Education and Social Development. As Additional Secretary Ministry of Mines Dr Rao chaired the National Committee and drafted the National Mineral Policy. He dealt with the formulation and implementation of various policies and legislations related to mineral development and regulation. He directly supervised the works of the Geological Survey of India (including that of 3500 geoscientists) and handled the responsibilities of Controller General Indian Bureau of Mines. Dr Rao was also the Chief of the National Urban Health Mission and prepared the groundwork/guidelines for the launch of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana between 2014 and 2016. He has conceptualised and implemented several developmental projects supported by bilateral and multilateral organisations such as the ADB-assisted National Urban Health Mission World Bank/GIZ-assisted environmental projects DFID-assisted APUSP. Dr Rao has rich experience not just in development administration but also in organisational and human resource development finance and community development and empowerment of self-help groups among others.
Mr. Rajani Ranjan RashmiDistinguished Fellow & Programme Director
Mr. Rajani Ranjan Rashmi
Distinguished Fellow & Programme Director,
Shri Rajani Ranjan Rashmi is an officer of the Indian Administrative Service of 1983 batch. He was Indias key negotiator for climate change issues under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change for several years and was associated with climate policy making in the run-up to and after the Paris Agreement. He served as Special Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change in the Government of India and later as Chief Secretary, Government of Manipur. Currently, he is Distinguished Fellow in The Energy Resources Institute (TERI) where he works on areas relating to climate change, mitigation and adaptation strategies, carbon markets, and sustainable development. He is a Member of the Technical Advisory Body of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). In 2018-19, he served on the Sub Committee of the Ministry of Finance on Climate Finance
Ms. Rajsree RayEconomic Adviser
Ms. Rajsree Ray
Economic Adviser ,
Ms. Rajasree Ray is a Climate Change Finance specialist with the Government of India. She is presently heading the Climate Change Finance Unit in the Indian Ministry of Finance and is responsible for India�s policies related to Climate Change Finance Agriculture and Food Management. As part of Government of India Ms. Ray has a wide and diverse experience having served in Indian Ministries of Agriculture Commerce and Industry Railways Environment & Forests and Finance. Ms. Ray was a key member of the Indian national negotiating team in the UNFCCC and other bodies such as G-20 working groups for the past 5 years. She has also served as Assistant Economic Advisor to the Board of the Indian Railways where she was responsible for economic and financial appraisal of Railway investments relating to new lines electrification gauge conversion etc. and also research on various modes of transport. In addition she worked as Deputy Director in the Indian Directorate General of Foreign Trade handling India�s foreign trade and in the Ministry of Agriculture where she specialized in agricultural price policy of India. Ms. Ray completed her post graduation with distinction in Economics from the prestigious Calicut University in Kerala India.
Ms. Lily RiahiCoordinator – Cool Coalition
Ms. Lily Riahi
Coordinator – Cool Coalition,
Ms.Lily is working as a Programme Manager with UN Environment Programme She looks after the coordination and programme development for the Cool Coalition the Global District Energy in Cities Initiative and Integrated Urban Systems Partnership.
Ms. Teresa RiberaDeputy Prime Minister for the Ecological Transition
Ms. Teresa Ribera
Deputy Prime Minister for the Ecological Transition,
Teresa Ribera is Vice President of the Government of Spain and Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge Prior to that, Ms Ribera was Director of the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI) from 2014 to 2018, and enabled the Institute to play a key role in the negotiation of the Paris Climate Agreement and the transition towards sustainable development. She served as the Spanish Secretary of State for Climate Change and Biodiversity from 2008 to 2011, responsible for environmental and climate policies, as well as the National Meteorological Agency. A public official from the Senior Corps of State Civil Administrators, she has also taught at the Autonomous University of Madrid
Mr. John RoomeRegional Director, South Asia Sustainable Development
Mr. John Roome
Regional Director, South Asia Sustainable Development,
John Roome is Regional Director, South Asia Sustainable Development at World Bank. Before he was Senior Director for Climate Change. He joined the World Bank in 1989, working initially in Africa, and has since held various positions including Operations and Strategy Director for Global Practices and Cross Cutting Solutions, Director for Sustainable Development East Asia and Pacific Region, Operations and Strategy Director in the Bank?s South Asia region and as Operational Quality Director in the Bank?s Africa region. His experience spans water, urban, transport, energy, rural, agriculture, environment, and social sectors, as well as disaster risk management and climate change. Before joining the World Bank, John worked in Europe for Monitor Company, a leading corporate strategy consulting firm, and Old Mutual, South African Life Assurance Company. He obtained master?s Degrees in Econometrics & Management at Oxford University, bachelor?s degree in economics, Statistics and Actuarial Science at University of Cape Town
Mr. Sourav RoyChief
Mr. Sourav Roy
Chief,
Sourav leads the Corporate Social Responsibility of Tata Steel globally which is one of the oldest deepest and most meaningful corporate - community interfaces in the country working across more than 3 000 villages of India and reaching more than a million lives every year. He combines an education in management (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad) and economics (Delhi School of Economics) with significant experience in grassroots development and a deep interest in defining the role of responsible capitalism in addressing the most difficult societal challenges of today. Sourav has been with the Tatas since last 15 years and is part of the Tata Administrative Services - the flagship leaders programme of the group. He started in the group M&A team responsible for divesting acquiring and restructuring Tata businesses globally. In his last engagement Sourav helped Tata companies to integrate social and environmental aspects within their approaches to business while simultaneously setting up disaster response frameworks for the Tata group and managing post disaster relief and long term rehabilitation programmes within and outside India.
Prof. - SadhguruFounder, Isha Foundation
Prof. - Sadhguru
Founder, Isha Foundation,
Ranked amongst the fifty most influential people in India, Sadhguru is a Yogi, mystic and visionary. He has been conferred the Padma Vibhushan, India?s highest annual civilian award, accorded for exceptional and distinguished service. Sadhguru is a speaker and opinion-maker of international renown. He has spoken at various forums across the world, including the UN World Headquarters, UNESCO Headquarters, World Economic Forum, the World Bank, the House of Lords, TED, Microsoft and Google Headquarters. He has also been invited to speak at leading educational institutions: Oxford, Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Wharton and MIT among others. Over the years, Sadhguru has launched mega ecological initiatives. The movements Rally for Rivers and Cauvery Calling address the urgent need to revitalize Indian Rivers and issues related to Soil, Water and Climate Change. Recognized globally for their wide reach and impact, these initiatives have become game-changers by establishing a global blueprint for economic development that is ecologically sustainable. Sadhguru has been invited by the UN, UNE (United Nations Environment) and UNCCD (United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification) to discuss global solutions to the world?s ecological issues. Sadhguru?s celebratory engagement with life includes an active involvement in fields as diverse as architecture, visual design, poetry, painting, sports, music, aviation and motorcycling. Three decades ago, Sadhguru founded Isha Foundation, a non-profit human-service organization, with human wellbeing as its core commitment. The Foundation has initiated powerful yoga programs for human transformation and wellbeing, and path-breaking outreach projects to uplift rural communities. Isha is supported by over 11 million volunteers in more than 300 centers worldwide
Mr. James K SangmaCabinet Minister for Forests & Environment, Health & Family Welfare, Information & Public Relations
Mr. James K Sangma
Cabinet Minister for Forests & Environment, Health & Family Welfare, Information & Public Relations,
A champion of environmental governance, James K Sangma is a legislator belonging to the hill state of Meghalaya. He is currently serving as Minister to various Departments including Forests & Environment, and Health & Family Welfare. His critical thinking skills and an impact-based problem solving approach grew under the political aegis of his father Shri PA Sangma, an eminent personality of Indian politics who is known for his exemplary public service. Taking after his father, a core ideal of governance that remains central to James Sangma is the social inclusion of the ?disenfranchised and marginalised? in the mainstream socio-political fabric of the country
Mr. Rajiv SangoiCo-founder
Mr. Rajiv Sangoi
Co-founder,
Director RIO INNOBEV PVT.LTD We are manufacturers of RIO Bubbly Fruit Drink and BOOM energy drink. Our factory is laocted in Hadapsar Pune. We distribute and market our products in 32 cities across India
Dr. Syamal Kumar SarkarDistinguished Fellow and Senior Director, Natural Resources and Climate Programme
Dr. Syamal Kumar Sarkar
Distinguished Fellow and Senior Director, Natural Resources and Climate Programme,
Dr S K Sarkar is Distinguished Fellow and Senior Director at TERI. He heads the Natural Resources and Climate Programme and is currently associated with TERI since September 2014. During 1998 till 2003 Dr Sarkar worked as Senior Fellow TERI and during 2005-2007 as Director Division of Regulatory Studies and Governance in TERI. He is a Doctorate in Economics (1991) from the State University of New York. Dr Sarkar is an IAS officer (retired). He is a former Secretary to the GoI in the Ministry of Water Resources. He served other Ministries in GoI and worked in various capacities with Government of West Bengal. He worked as Member Secretary West Bengal Pollution Control Board under State Environment Department during 2003-05 and formulated policies on plastic waste management. He also worked as consultant with the Asian Development Bank and with the World Bank/PPIAF (Public Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility)
Mr. Shrinath SavoorChief Sustainability Officer
Mr. Shrinath Savoor
Chief Sustainability Officer ,
Shrinath Savoor is Jt President & Chief Sustainability Officer at Shree Cement Ltd.
Mr. A K SaxenaSenior Director, Electricity & Fuels Division
Mr. A K Saxena
Senior Director, Electricity & Fuels Division,
Mr A K Saxena Senior Fellow and Senior Director Electricity and Fuels Division in TERI has over 37 years of experience in the power sector in India. During the course of his career he has worked with the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) Ministry of Power (MoP) and Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC). He retired as Chief Engineer CEA in 2016 and held important portfolios such as Chief (Engineering) CERC (2013-16) Director (Operation Monitoring) and Director (Transmission) in MoP (2005 to 2012). At TERI his profile includes managing the work on energy transitions in the Indian power sector to develop a roadmap for low-carbon pathways. This includes work on demand forecasting studying economic feasibility of supply side options and technical challenges of grid integration of renewables. He also leads the work on power sector policy reforms and regulations demand side management action plans smart grid etc. Mr Saxena has rich regulatory experience in tariff determination for Inter State Generating stations (Conventional and Renewable) and Inter-State Transmission Systems (ISTS) Point-of-Connection charges IEGC Deviation Settlement Mechanism Open Access Connectivity Ancillary Services regulatory approval for solar parks power market etc. He also headed a task force to provide inputs to the draft regulations for transmission planning. Mr Saxena holds a master s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Roorkee (now IIT Roorkee) and MBA in Operations Management from Indira Gandhi National Open University. He is also a Fellow of Institution of Engineers (India) and has travelled widely.
Dr. Heinz SchandlSenior Science Leader
Dr. Heinz Schandl
Senior Science Leader,
Dr Heinz Schandl PhD in Sociology and MA in Social and Economic Sciences is a senior science leader at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Canberra where he leads a research group for urban and industrial transformations and coordinates circular economy research. He is an adjunct professor at the Graduate School of Environmental Studies at Nagoya University in Japan a member of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) International Resource Panel and the immediate past president of the International Society of Industrial Ecology. He is the waste impact management mission lead for the Sustainable Communities and Waste Hub of the National Environmental Science Program (NESP) and the chair of the metrics working group of the Australian Circular Economy Hub. His research focusses on social theory industrial metabolism and environmental and sustainability policy to support evidence-based policy for resource efficiency waste minimization greenhouse gas abatement and the circular economy.
Ms. Astrid SchomakerDirector and DG-Environment
Ms. Astrid Schomaker
Director and DG-Environment,
A lawyer by training Astrid Schomaker is Director for Green Diplomacy and Multilateralism in the European Commission s Directorate General for Environment. Since joining the Commission in 1992 she has held a variety of posts in the areas of international relations and environment policy amongst them leading the work on chemical policy marine issues and the EU s environment policy strategy to 2030.
Prof. P. K. Sen Former Professor & Consultant
Prof. P. K. Sen
Former Professor & Consultant ,
Prof. Sen is Former Professor & Consultant at IIT Kahargpur.
Mr. Sanjay SethSenior Director
Mr. Sanjay Seth
Senior Director,
Sanjay Seth is Senior Director of the Sustainable Habitat Division with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). He is also the Chief Executive Officer of GRIHA Council which administers the Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment. Prior to joining TERI he worked with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency Ministry of Power Government of India and headed the vertical on Building Energy Efficiency. He was also the interim Secretary of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency and responsible for the administration and financial management of the organization. In this capacity he provided oversight to the implementation of policies and programmes of BEE as well as the National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE) and all international bilateral/multilateral cooperation programmes. He also represented BEE on the Board of Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) as Director. He joined BEE in 2007 with the introduction of the �Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC)� and was given the responsibility of developing an enabling framework for facilitating its implementation in a consistent manner throughout the country. By training he is a Civil Engineer and has more than twenty eight years of experience in the power sector of which the last nine years have been on the Demand Side. Prior to joining the Bureau he has worked in various capacities in a Central Public Sector Generating company under the Ministry of Power and was associated with planning monitoring co-ordination and construction management of Hydro and Thermal power projects.
Mr. Girish SethiSenior Director, Energy
Mr. Girish Sethi
Senior Director, Energy,
Mr Girish Sethi leads and manages the programme on promoting efficiency in the industrial sector encompassing both large industries and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). He has more than 23 years of experience in the field of energy conservation and environment improvement in the industrial sector and has been with TERI for the past 15 years. Apart from providing strategic direction and coordinating the activities related to industrial energy efficiency he has led multidisciplinary research teams in action research projects involving development/adaptation of energy efficient and environmentally benign technologies. Mr Sethi is presently managing a large program funded by a bilateral organization that focuses on holistic development of some energy intensive small-scale industry sectors in India. He is also involved in matters related to inventorisation of corporate level GHG emissions and aspects related to transfer and promotion of low-carbon energy technologies in the context of climate change. Mr Sethi is a Chemical Engineer with Masters in Energy Studies from IIT New Delhi. He has also completed a multi-disciplinary Masters course on Technology in the Tropics from University of Applied Sciences Cologne Germany.
Dr. Shwetal Shah Advisor, Department of Climate Change
Dr. Shwetal Shah
Advisor, Department of Climate Change ,
He has more than 14 years of experience in field of Climate Policy and Governance Electric Mobility Renewable Energy Climate Finance Environmental Management Energy Management Sustainable Development and Circular Economy. Currently he is working in the areas of Climate Change Action Plan Adaptation and Mitigation Policies Climate Change Awareness Coordinator for matters with Government of India and International Organisations Expert for Climate Change impact studies Facilitating academic and research organisations for R & D on Climate Change. He has also visited various countries for exchanging best practices on climate change. He had also worked as the Chief Minister�s Fellow under Narendra Modi when he was the Chief Minister of Gujarat. He is a visiting faculty to Universities for Environment Climate Change and Energy. He holds a Master�s Degree in Environment Management (M.Sc.) and Energy Management (M.Tech.) and Doctorate in International Relations (Ph.D.).
Mr. Abdulla ShahidPresident of the UN General Assembly
Mr. Abdulla Shahid
President of the UN General Assembly,
Abdulla Shahid is a veteran diplomat and politician, with over 35 years of experience in the Executive and Legislative branches of the Maldives. He is currently serving as Foreign Minister a second time, having held the portfolio previously in 2007. As Foreign Minister in 2008, he introduced the Human Rights Council Resolution 7/23 on ?Human Rights and Climate Change?, championing a rights-based approach to climate change. He ensured gender parity among Heads of Maldives? diplomatic missions for the first time in 2020. Minister Shahid also holds the distinction of being the first democratically elected Speaker of The People?s Majlis parliament
Ms. Priya ShankarIndia Director, Climate and Environment Program
Ms. Priya Shankar
India Director, Climate and Environment Program,
Ms.Priya Shankar is India Director for Climate and Environment Program at Bloomberg Philanthropies
Mr. Ajay ShankarDistinguished Fellow
Mr. Ajay Shankar
Distinguished Fellow,
Ajay Shankar is a Distinguished Fellow at TERI. He has been active in public service for over 45 years. He was a member of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and retired as Secretary, DIPP (Department of Industrial, Policy and Promotion) in the Government of India. He was Joint Secretary, Additional Secretary and Special Secretary in the Ministry of Power. ? He played a key role in the enactment of the Electricity Act, 2003. This was the major reform legislation for the Power Sector. ? He played a crucial role in the conceptualization and the launch of the national program for completing Rural Electrification which was launched in 2005. ? He was also instrumental in promoting private sector participation in the Power Sector including the Ultra Mega Power Projects of 4,000 megawatts each. ? He was closely associated with the design of the National Solar Mission
Ms. Priya ShankarIndia Director
Ms. Priya Shankar
India Director ,
Ms.Priya Shankar is India Director for Climate and Environment Program at Bloomberg Philanthropies
Dr. J V SharmaDirector, Land Resources
Dr. J V Sharma
Director, Land Resources,
A serving Indian Forest Officer Dr J V Sharma has nearly 34 years experience of overall coordination and management of projects and activities in the forestry sector. He has recently conducted 2-month long Mid-Career Training Programme for senior Indian Forest Service Officers covering various aspects of many mainstream and cross-cutting issues of forestry. Earlier he has also worked as DIG (Forest Policy and Forest International Cooperation) as link officer along with his main assignment as DIG-Research and training in the Ministry of Environment Forests & Climate Change and dealt with various issues of research and training. He has also worked on various projects related to Economic Valuation of Forest Ecosystem Change in Forest Governance Carbon Financing and enhancing livelihoods of forest communities. Presently on deputation to TERI he is involved in guiding the research and development work in the Forestry & Biodiversity Area which consists of a multidisciplinary professional team of researchers. Also involved in monitoring research consultancy and extension activities. Other responsibilities include strategic development project formulation raising project funding project implementation and monitoring institutional and capacity building networking and negotiating with Government representatives and funding agencies. He is faculty also in the Natural resource Management department of TERI University and guiding 5 PhD students on Forest governance Climate Change and Natural Resource Economics. Dr J V Sharma is fluent in both English and Hindi.
Mr. Alok SharmaPresident
Mr. Alok Sharma
President,
Mr Alok Sharma was appointed full-time President for COP 26, the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, on 8 January 2021. He was previously Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and President for COP 26 between 13 February 2020 and 8 January 2021. He was previously Secretary of State for International Development from 24 July 2019 to 13 February 2020, and Minister of State for Employment at the Department of Work and Pensions from 9 January 2018 until 24 July 2019. He was Minister of State for Housing and Planning, for the Department for Communities and Local Government from 13 June 2017 to 9 January 2018
Dr. Divya SharmaExecutive Director
Dr. Divya Sharma
Executive Director,
Divya Sharma is an International climate and urban development expert specialising in climate resilience and urban development planning with almost 20 years of experience operating throughout India and internationally. She has a Doctorate in urban climate resilience and a Master�s in urban development planning. In her career she has worked in various capacities wearing different hats including being a thought leader and knowledge communicator a policy planning consultant a keen researcher and an academician as well as a leader-mentor to fellow colleagues. She has worked extensively with national state and municipal governments in India and internationally regional national and international development agencies and foundations and international research community and academia. She is on a number of prestigious advisory positions on international and national networks for sustainable development as well as international and national level climate change. Before joining the Climate Group Divya led the Urban Policy and Planning Portfolio at Oxford Policy Management Limited (OPM) - a development consulting firm based in Oxford here in the UK.
Mr. Kartikey SharmaResearch Associate
Mr. Kartikey Sharma
Research Associate ,
Kartikey Sharma is a Research Associate with TERI with around 4 years of experience in consulting and sustainability research. He�s worked projects and assignments analysing policies from a socio economic economic and political economic perspective. A recent graduate in public policy he has specialized on projects concerning Just transition climate finance environmental economics political economy sustainable agriculture blue economy complex systems fiscal federalism adaptation & mitigation and economic modeling
Dr. Brij Mohan SharmaResearcher
Dr. Brij Mohan Sharma
Researcher,
Brij Mohan Sharma currently works at RECETOX Masaryk University in Brno Czech Republic. He is an interdisciplinary researcher with solid skills and experience in environmental pollution human biomonitoring and health risk assessment. His major research interest is in investigating the fate and transport of environmental pollutants their exposure to humans and health implications. He has been part of several successful multilateral projects focusing on pollution caused by Persistent Organic Pollutants Endocrine-disrupting chemicals and heavy metals. To date his research studies represent some of the few (and in some cases the only) existing accounts of these environmental problems in India. His Ph.D. and Postdoctoral research work is a milestone and a primary source of information to endorse the implementation of the Stockholm Convention and the Minamata Convention in India. He is a passionate exponent of sustainable development goals and environmental management reforms.
Ms. Aminath ShaunaMinister
Ms. Aminath Shauna
Minister,
H.E. Aminath Shauna was sworn in as the Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Technology on May 5, 2021. Her portfolio includes, protecting the natural environment, action and advocacy on climate change, science and technology development, and the implementation of policies on energy, telecommunications, water, and waste management. She also provides policy direction to the Ministry?s affiliated agencies, namely, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Biosphere Reserve Office. Prior to her appointment Shauna served as the Policy Secretary to H.E President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. Previously, Shauna served as Under Secretary at the Policy Office of the President?s Office from 2008-2012, where she was responsible for the coordination of all government policy matters, including climate change. She oversaw the secretariat of the Climate Change Advisory Council, the expert body providing climate change policy advice to the President
Mr. Sameh ShoukryMinister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt and COP27 President-Designate
Mr. Sameh Shoukry
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt and COP27 President-Designate,
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt and President-Designate of COP 27
Mr. Ruchir ShuklaDirector, Electric Mobility Initiatives
Mr. Ruchir Shukla
Director, Electric Mobility Initiatives,
Ruchir Shukla is Director Electric Mobility Initiatives (EMI) a multi-funder platform housed at Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation. He has three decades or Industrial R&D experience and had leadership roles with Mahindra Electric/ REVA DELPHI LUCENT TYCO Usha International � in India USA Germany Singapore and China. He setup JVs brought �state of the art� global technologies to emerging markets and indigenized them launched innovative products and developed EV platforms: e2O eVarito e3Ws hybrid e2W and electric Heavy-duty Vehicle. Before Shakti he setup a greenfield EV joint venture for a mechanical (fasteners) company. Ruchir is a technopreneur at heart and holds a Master�s degree from Indian Institute of Science Bangalore. He co-founded start-ups and setup greenfield projects for design development & manufacturing of complex power electronics and embedded systems for EVs Solar PV Hydrogen/ Fuel Cell Energy Storage Telecom Defence and Railways.
Mr. Pankaj SindwaniChief Business Officer
Mr. Pankaj Sindwani
Chief Business Officer,
Pankaj Sindwani is the Chief Business Officer at Tata Cleantech. He is tasked to build Climate Finance Business across mainstream and emerging sectors. Besides Business he has also been responsible for co-creating an ecosystem of alliances and partnerships with domestic and Global stakeholders for Clean Technology Finance in India. A regular Speaker at multiple National and International forums on Clean Technology he has also been mentoring Start-ups more specifically in Clean Technology space. Pankaj has held various important positions in past both within and outside Tata Group and his previous responsibilities include roles in Sales & Marketing Manufacturing Operations and Corporate Strategy. He holds a Bachelor�s degree in Technology from BITS Pilani and an Executive Masters in International Business from IIFT New Delhi.
Ms. Dimple SinghStudent
Ms. Dimple Singh
Student,
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Dr. Ashok kumar SinghDeputy Director General
Dr. Ashok kumar Singh
Deputy Director General,
Brief Biography A. K. Singh was awarded Ph.D. degree in Agricultural Extension from Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology Kanpur where he started his professional career as Assistant Professor. He has been engaged in teaching and research along with a wide national and international exposure in extension management and training. He looked after the extension services of Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology Kanpur before joining ICAR as Director Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI) Kanpur. Later on he joined as Asstt. Director General (Agril. Extn.) and presently guiding and managing entire ICAR frontline extension system and Krishi Vigyan Kendras of the country since 2014 as Deputy Director General (Agricultural Extension) Indian Council of Agricultural Research. During the same period he held the additional responsibility of Director & Vice-Chancellor of Indian Agricultural Research Institute New Delhi. Major initiatives pursued by him are Farmer FIRST Programme Attracting and Retaining Youth in Agriculture (ARYA) Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav (MGMG) and Promotion of pulses and oilseeds Climate Resilient agriculture Crop residue Management and ICT platform-Kisan Sarthi.
Mr. Lokendra SinghChief Operating Officer
Mr. Lokendra Singh
Chief Operating Officer,
Mr L R Singh Chief Operating Officer of JSW Steel Vijayanagar Work has over 35 years of experience in Iron Steel Industry. Prior to joining JSW Steel he had worked in Bhilai Steel Plant of Steel Authority of India and M/s Global Steel holdings UK in various capacities in the areas of Iron Division Energy Management and Environment Management and Business Excellence. Mr Singh has been instrumental in driving operational excellence in JSW Steel Vijayanagar works and providing leadership to more than 5400 JSW employees and 10450 Associate employees. He had spear-headed Engineering installation commissioning and stabilisation of several large size expansion projects in Vijayanagar. A firm believer in TQM practices Mr Singh had lead several improvement projects related to Debottlenecking Productivity improvement and cycle time reduction in Vijaynagar and other plant locations of JSW Steel. He is currently the COO of JSW Steel and the member of Apex TQM Council and Secretary of IIM Vijayanagar chapter. He also the Chairman of Energy and Utilities Technology Committee of AIST and a Member of �National Innovation Council� of Ministry of steel Govt. of India. He is a Recipient of Prestigious TSL NEW MILLENNIUM IRON AWARD � 2016� and conferred �IIM-Fellow� in 2019 and was a IIM National Council Member in 2019 and 2020 for outstanding contribution in the field of Iron Making Steel Making Mills Agglomeration processes Waste utilization Cost reduction and Energy conservation and rejuvenating the IIM Vijaynagar Chapter from a small group to active members of more than 150. Mr Singh is an alumnus of IT-BHU passed out in the year 1986 with B tech in Metallurgical Engineering.
Mr. Ranjit SinghFounder - Aspirelabs, Member Board–Polyplex India,VATech Wabag, ShailyEngg.Plastics, IIM Jammu
Mr. Ranjit Singh
Founder - Aspirelabs, Member Board–Polyplex India,VATech Wabag, ShailyEngg.Plastics, IIM Jammu,
Ranjit has over 30 years of experience in corporate management in Indian international and multicultural business environment. His core strengths include Corporate Growth and Turnaround Strategy and its implementation. He worked as Managing Director Kalpataru Power Transmission(an Infrastructure Company) and Global COO & Board member of Polyplex Corporation Limited (4th Largest Polyester Film manufacturer in the World). As a transformational leader he was significantly responsible for globalization and profitable growth of the companies that he led. Currently Ranjit is engaged in industrial social sectors and startup eco-system as a Strategic Consultant Mentor Investor and Promoter. He is the Founder of Aspirelabs (Accelerator based in Delhi-NCR) and Reimagine Plastic (an initiative launched to catalyse circular economy models in Plastic Industry).
Mr. Dipak SinghPrincipal Secretary, Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Department, Government of Bihar
Mr. Dipak Singh
Principal Secretary, Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Department, Government of Bihar,
Dipak Kumar Singh, an IAS officer of 1992 batch of Bihar cadre, held following important postings: 1. Principal secretary, Labour Resources Department cum CEO Bihar Skill Development Mission from Jan 2016 to 8th Aug 2019. 2. He has been Secretary, Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change from Nov 2011 to June 2014 , and again Principal secretary of the department from 11th March 2019 to till date. 3. He has been Secretary Water resources department from June 2014 to Nov 2015; Secretary Bihar state electricity Board from May 2001 to june 2004. 5. In field postings, he held the charge of District Magistrates of Khagaria, Madhubani and Purnea. 6. He was director in Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of finance, Govt of India from October 2005 to Feb 2010. 7. He worked in the World Bank, Washington DC under the voice secondment programme from January to June 2008. He is MA in political science from Allahabad University and M.Phil in International Politics from School of International Studies, JNU. Alongwith his profession, he is pursuing Ph.D. from BHU. He was born in West Bengal and did his schooling from West Bengal. He is leading the state of Bihar in devising a low carbon development pathway for the state, in collaboration with UNEP
Mr. Jarnail Singh Deputy Director
Mr. Jarnail Singh
Deputy Director,
Jarnail works with the India Country Director to deliver the Foundation�s Climate Solutions strategy and grant making in India. Most recently he led the India team of The Climate Group a UK-headquartered international non-profit and was the youngest member of their senior leadership team. Jarnail spent early part of his career with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) where he co-managed clean energy initiatives across several Indian states. He specialises in business-led climate action international climate policy and using strategic communications as a lever for change. With a strong interest in visual art he also runs a photo-journal. Jarnail was selected as a Feldman Fellow to pursue a Master of Arts degree from the Heller School Brandeis University (USA) and holds a Masters of Science in Environmental Studies from TERI University (India). He lives in New Delhi with his family.
Dr. Pratima SinghResearch Scientist
Dr. Pratima Singh
Research Scientist,
Have vast experience in Energy analysis Energy pattern analysis Carbon Management Renewable Energy application Sustainability Science & Environmental Management. Have gained in-depth knowledge and understanding of working and management of water and wastewater treatment plants carbon footprint environmental pollution and climate mitigation and adaptation. Presently working on air pollution studies and developing emission inventory model for Bangalore city. The study focuses on pollution levels from PM 2.5 PM 10 NOx SOx and volatile gases and its impact on health.
Ms. Anshu SinghDeputy Director General
Ms. Anshu Singh
Deputy Director General,
Ms. Anshu Singh Deputy Director General (Stats.) is an Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Officer of 2000 batch. She has 20 years of experience of working in the Government of India in various capacities and is currently heading the Statistics Division of the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change. In MoEF&CC she is heading the SDG Coordination unit looking after the work of environmental indicators mainly for Goals related to Climate Change Life on Land and Sustainable Consumption. She is also coordinating with MoSPI in areas pertaining to natural capital accounting. Prior to this during her tenure in the Field Operations Division of the National Statistical Office of MoSPI Implementation she handled field operations of nationwide surveys like Annual Survey of Industries Periodic Labour Force Survey Time Use Survey etc. pertaining to industrial employment and time use statistics. These surveys also provide inputs for the National Accounts Division which is responsible for GDP computation for India. She has also worked in the Planning Commission DGFT and Indian Bureau of Mines. Her experience in institutions/Ministries of Governments in various sectors has enriched her understanding of environment and hence helped her in better linking the environment sector with other domains.
Ms. Roli SinghAdditional Secretary
Ms. Roli Singh
Additional Secretary ,
ms.Rloi Singh is additional secretary in Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
Prof. Shaleen SinghalDean (Research and Partnerships)
Prof. Shaleen Singhal
Dean (Research and Partnerships) ,
Professor Shaleen Singhal is a Fellow of Higher Education Academy UK and had been a Visiting Fulbright Fellow at Yale University. Prof. Singhal is also Head of the Indian Collaborative for Applied Sustainability Solutions (ICASS) being established by The Nature Conversancy India with support from Tata Trusts. He is a board member of ProSPER.Net alliance in Asia-Pacific region founding member of International Universities Climate Alliance and member of Global Urban Competitiveness Project Council US. He has 25 years of experience in research consultancy teaching and academic administration. He provides intellectual leadership and advances frontiers of research through international collaborations in areas relating to sustainable smart cities sustainable consumption and production public policy climate change and urban redevelopment. His PhD on City Competitiveness from Ulster University UK received the Global Emerald/EFMD Award 2009. Prof. Singhal contributes to PhD programmes at leading architecture and planning schools in India.
Mr. Mahendra SinghiManaging Director & CEO
Mr. Mahendra Singhi
Managing Director & CEO,
Mr. Mahendra Singhi is an affable and cheerful person. He is designated as Carbon Pricing Champion by the World Bank Group, COP 26 Business Leader by UN COP 26 Presidency and also recognised as one of the five global Climate Defenders by the BBC World. Mr. Singhi is Managing Director and CEO of Dalmia Cement, a prominent cement manufacturing group in India ranked no.1 globally by CDP on Low Carbon Economy Transition and appreciated by the UN Secretary-General on climate innovation. Dalmia Cement has committed to become a carbon-negative cement group by 2040. It follows the business philosophy of Clean and Green is profitable and sustainable while having one of the lowest carbon footprints in global cement sector. Dalmia Cement is one of Indias most promising fourth-largest cement companies, with over 33 Million Tonnes of installed cement capacity. Mr. Singhi also serves the following organizations and commissions in India and abroad: 1. Carbon Pricing Champion, CPLC, World Bank Group 2. COP 26 Business Leader, United Nations COP-26 Presidency 3. Commissioner, Energy Transitions Commission (ETC), London, U.K., 4. Director, Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA), London. The U.K. 5. Chair, Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA), India, 6. Member, Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders, World Economic Forum, 7. Co-Chair, TERI Council for Business Sustainability (TERI-CBS), India 8. Member, Climate Change Council in Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), India 9. Immediate past President of Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA) India, 10. Immediate past Chairman - National Council for Cement and Building Materials (NCCBM) India, 11. Member of the Governing Council, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) In the past, Mr. Singhi headed Shree Cement Ltd. For 20 years. During his tenure, Shree Cement was adjudged as New Sustainability Champion by World Economic Forum in 2012. Mr. Singhi has represented the business and cement sector globally in the most recognized, multi-country platforms such as the UN Climate Ambition Summit 12th Dec. 2020, Climate Action Summit of UN General Assembly; Paris Climate Agreement Ceremony; Global Climate Action in COP-24; High-Level Govt.-Business dialogues of French Presidency and TED CountDown Summit and High-Level discussions in COP-26. Mr. Singhi has 43 years of experience in the cement sector and inculcates happiness for a productive, flexible and resilient workplace. Mr. Singhi is Science & Law Graduate & Chartered Accountant-21st Rank
Mr. Sumant SinhaChairman and CEO
Mr. Sumant Sinha
Chairman and CEO,
Sumant Sinha is the Chairman and CEO of ReNew Power ? one of India?s leading clean energy companies, which is listed on NASDAQ, with an aggregate portfolio of ~10 GW spread across 110+ sites. Sumant is Co-Chair of the Electricity Governor?s Group and member of the Stewardship Board on Shaping the Future of Energy and Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders, at the World Economic Forum. He serves on the Board of Directors of the US India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF). He is a member of the Board of Trustees, for The Climate Change Organization and chairs the India Advisory Group, The Climate Group. Sumant has also been instrumental in ReNew joining as a founding member of the First Movers Coalition (a public-private partnership between the US State Department, through Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, and the World Economic Forum) and has won numerous prestigious awards from leading platforms
Ms. Jaya Varma SinhaAdditional Member (Traffic)
Ms. Jaya Varma Sinha
Additional Member (Traffic),
Smt.Jaya Varma Sinha is the Additional Member Traffic of the Indian Railway Board responsible for operations and business development of the Indian Railway system . Over a business development of the Indian railway system .Over a 30+ year career in railway Smt Sinha has risen through the management rank of Indian Railway in Progressive more responsible operational and commercial positions. She was the first women to be appointed Principal Chief Operations Manager of South Eastern Railway. She also worked as the Railway Advisor in the High Commission of India in Dhaka Bangladesh for 4 years during which time the Maitree Express from Kolkata to Dhaka was inaugurated during her tenure in Bangladesh. Smt. Sinha is an alumnus of Allahabad University.
Mr. Satish SinhaAssociate Director
Mr. Satish Sinha
Associate Director,
Satish Sinha is Associate Director at Toxics Link. He has been associated with this research based policy advocacy group.
Mr. Sudhendu Jyoti SinhaAdviser
Mr. Sudhendu Jyoti Sinha
Adviser,
An alumnus of St. Stephen s College Delhi did his Major in History. He has experience of over 29 years in operations infrastructure planning coordination and management at field and policy making levels in Indian Railways with considerable success and appreciation. His performance has been recognised and awarded twice at the National level (National Award for e-Governance- 2019-20 for �Excellence in providing Citizen - Centric Delivery� by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances Govt. of India �National Award for Outstanding Service� Ministry of Railways Govt. of India -2006) and thrice at the Ministry (of Railways) level. He also served as Dean of the Indian Railway Institute of Transport Management (IRITM) Lucknow and General Manager Web Applications at the Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS). He has training and enrichment from Japan (Railway Management) Malaysia (ICLIF - Advance Management) Singapore (INSEAD - Advance Management) Germany (UIC) and the US (Oracle). He is the Adviser at the NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transformation of India) the apex �Think Tank� of the Govt. of India.
Mr. Shirish SinhaActing Executive Director
Mr. Shirish Sinha
Acting Executive Director,
Shirish is Acting Executive Director India based out of New Delhi. He has over 20 years of experience in the development of policy making and project/programme implementation in the field of energy climate change and sustainable development policy. Prior to joining CIFF Shirish worked with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) in India as Deputy Head of Cooperation where he led on the delivery of bilateral cooperation programmes on climate science and climate resilient development in the Himalayas. He also supported management of SDC India�s overall programme portfolio under Global Programme Climate Change & Environment and the development of new programme strategies on clean air and solar power for irrigation. Before SDC Shirish was the Head of Climate & Energy Programme at the World Wide Fund for Nature � India (WWF India). Prior to this Shirish worked at Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) India as the Principal Consultant and was responsible for rural electrification and renewable energy policy and regulatory advisory. Shirish holds a PhD in Public Policy (Energy Policy) from the University of Twente the Netherlands and Masters in Rural Management from the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) in India. He has authored/co-authored five books on energy and development and published papers and articles based on his research. In 2012 Shirish published his book In Pursuit of a Light Bulb and a Smokeless Kitchen a longitudinal analysis on the role of energy sector policies in alleviating energy poverty in India.
Mr. Alexander SlaterDeputy Managing Director, U.S.-India Business Council
Mr. Alexander Slater
Deputy Managing Director, U.S.-India Business Council,
Alexander Slater works to strengthen the trusted partnership between India and the United States by growing the countries? trade and investment ties. As Deputy Managing Director of the U.S.-India Business Council he helps lead the organization and shape its policy agenda, with a focus on financial services and the digital economy. He leverages experience in global development, finance, law and strategic affairs to accomplish USIBC?s goals. He has served as an advisor to the President of the World Bank and a Senior Financial Officer in the World Bank Treasury. As a lawyer, he counselled Fortune 100 companies on white collar matters and foreign investment, and clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He served as a foreign policy advisor to U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, the current Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate. He holds degrees in history, law and international relations from Yale, Harvard and Oxford
Ms. R Smitha IAS, Secretary
Ms. R Smitha
IAS, Secretary ,
Ms.R Smita is IAS Secretary to Govenment of Puducherry (UT).
Prof. Youba SokonaVice-Chair
Prof. Youba Sokona
Vice-Chair ,
Prof SOKONA, with over 40 years of experience addressing energy, environment and sustainable development in Africa, has been at the heart of numerous national and continental initiatives. He is currently a Vice-Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change after serving as Co-Chair of IPCC Working Group III following being a Lead Author since 1990. He has a proven track record of organisational leadership and management, for example as Inaugural Coordinator of the African Climate Policy Centre and as Executive Secretary of the Sahara and the Sahel Observatory. He is affiliated with numerous boards and organisations, including, as Honorary Professor at the University College London, Member of The World Academy of Sciences and the African Academy of Sciences, Science Advisory Committee of the International Institute for Applied System Analysis. In short, Prof SOKONA is a global figure, with deep technical knowledge, extensive policy experience and an unreserved personal commitment to African led development
Mr. Erik SolheimGreen Politician, Advisor and inspirational speaker on green business, peace and development
Mr. Erik Solheim
Green Politician, Advisor and inspirational speaker on green business, peace and development,
Erik Solheim was the Sixth UN Environment Executive Director and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations. From 2007 to 2012, Mr. Solheim held the combined portfolio of Norway?s Minister of the Environment and International Development, and from 2005 to 2007 served as Minister of International Development. In addition to his role in Government and International development, Mr. Eric Solheim has also received a number of awards for his work on climate and the environment, including UN Environment?s Champions of the Earth award, TIME Magazine?s Hero of the Environment, and an honorary doctorate from TERI University in Delhi, India. He is known for his sustainability initiatives and is a veteran in Disaster and Conflict Management
Ms. Rhea SrivastavaResearch Associate
Ms. Rhea Srivastava
Research Associate,
Rhea Srivastava is a Research Associate at the Transport and Urban Governance Division TERI. She has worked on numerous projects under the broad themes of smart and resilient cities and has had comprehensive exposure to the core areas of policy analysis climate resilience and multi-stakeholder governance. Rhea holds a master s degree in Urban Management and Development with specialisation in Urban Environment Sustainability and Climate Change from Erasmus University Rotterdam Netherlands.
Mr. Vinit SrivastavaCOO
Mr. Vinit Srivastava
COO,
Vinit is an auto-industry veteran with 23+ years of experience in sourcing supply chain and vendor development. At IPLT Vinit is the key man responsible for developing key partner relations with electric drivetrain specialists vehicle integration experts and battery cell & pack manufacturers. He also oversees procurements and ensures that IPLT s parts are benchmarked against the best-in-class specifications. In the past he has led strategic sourcing with Tata TVS Group American Axle Sona Steering Graziano Transmission and Best Koki. At Tata he also conducted a comprehensive supplier audit for process and product improvements which still serves as the gold standard. A true sports lover you can catch up with Vinit for a game of cricket hockey or chess.
Prof. Will SteffenEmeritus Professor
Prof. Will Steffen
Emeritus Professor,
Will Steffen is an Earth System scientist. He is a Councillor on the publicly-funded Climate Council of Australia that delivers independent expert information about climate change. He is also an Emeritus Professor at the Australian National University (ANU); Canberra, a Senior Fellow at the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Sweden; and a member of the Anthropocene Working Group. From 1998 to mid-2004, Steffen was Executive Director of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme, based in Stockholm. His research interests span a broad range within Earth System science, with an emphasis on sustainability and climate change
Mr. Eirik H. SteindalSenior Scientist
Mr. Eirik H. Steindal
Senior Scientist,
Eirik H. Steindal is a Senior Research Scientist at the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA). He is a biologist by training a former bureaucrat and negotiator with more than twenty years� experience on environment and development issues. He has working experience from the Norwegian Environment Agency UN Environment national and international NGOs environmental consultancies and academic research. His main research areas include international policy and management of chemical and plastic pollution. Steindal is currently a PhD candidate at the Department of International Environment and Development Studies Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)
Ms. Elke SteinmetzHead of Division for International Cooperation on Biodiversity
Ms. Elke Steinmetz
Head of Division for International Cooperation on Biodiversity,
Elke Steinmetz holds a master of anthropology and geography and dedicated her professional life to the conservation and restoration of biodiversity. She worked both in science and in the field before entering into the Federal German Government in 2003. Since then she served in different units of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation and the Federal Ministry for the Environment Nature Conservation Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV). Elke Steinmetz is now Head of Division at N I 4 � International Cooperation on Biodiversity of the BMUV.
Mr. Clay StrangerManaging Director
Mr. Clay Stranger
Managing Director ,
Clay Stranger is a Managing Director at RMI where he leads the India Program. Through diverse engagements with the public and private sectors he works to build confidence and commitment towards India�s clean energy targets. Clay serves as an advisor to India�s central and state governments on clean energy policy and technology. He is the lead author of over a dozen articles and reports on India�s clean energy opportunity including the widely cited report India Leaps Ahead: Transformative Mobility Solutions for All. Clay also co-founded the Urban Mobility Lab in India a platform that supports a replicable process for identifying integrating and implementing mobility solutions in leading geographies called Lighthouse Cities.
Dr. Bambang SusantonoVice President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development
Dr. Bambang Susantono
Vice President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development,
Dr. Bambang Susantono is the Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). He is a distinguished thought leader on sustainable development, published author and active researcher. He has also taught at several universities and leading research institutes. Dr. Susantono is responsible for managing knowledge in ADB and coordinating research and studies on various topics such as energy, transport, water, education, health, finance, digital technology, urban; and cross-cutting nexus themes such as climate change, environment, governance, gender equality, social development, rural development and food security, and regional cooperation. He holds a PhD in Infrastructure Planning, as well as Master?s degrees in Transportation Engineering, and City and Regional Planning from the University of California Berkeley. Prior to this, Dr. Susantono was a former Vice-Minister of Indonesia?s Ministry of Transportation and Deputy Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Mr. Freddy Svane Ambassador
Mr. Freddy Svane
Ambassador ,
Freddy Svane is the current Ambassador at the Royal Danish Embassy in New Delhi.
Dr. Pradip SwarnakarAssociate Professor
Dr. Pradip Swarnakar
Associate Professor,
Pradip Swarnakar is an environmental sociologist specialized in climate change policy social network analysis and sustainability transition. He is associate professor at Department of Humanities of Social Sciences and associated faculty at Department of Sustainable Energy Engineering IIT Kanpur. He is the founder and coordinator of Just Transition Research Centre.
Ms. Akshima T GhateSr. Principal
Ms. Akshima T Ghate
Sr. Principal,
Akshima Ghate is a Delhi-based Sr. Principal at RMI India where she leads research analysis and partner engagement. She provides leadership to RMI Indias on-going initiatives with the government agencies at national and sub-national level which aim to transform mobility trajectory of Indian cities to a shared clean and people-centric path. Her current key responsibilities include providing support to government partners on technical analysis and policy research on issues related to electric mobility shared mobility freight and logistics and mobility data. Prior to joining RMI India Akshima was working as a Senior Fellow and Associate Director at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) New Delhi where she led policy research studies focusing on promotion of sustainable and low-carbon development of transport systems for the Govt. of India state governments multilateral and bilateral financing agencies and corporate organizations.
Prof. Petteri TaalasSecretary General
Prof. Petteri Taalas
Secretary General,
Professor Taalas Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)for a mandate running from 2016 to 2019 and re-elected for a second term in June 2019. Director-General of the Finnish Meteorological Institute 2002-2005, 2007-2015 (National weather, Climate and marine Institute). Held positions in International development and scientific/environment fields: Director of Development and Regional Activities Department of WMO, Geneva 2005-2007 Research professor on Remote Sensing/FMI 2000-2002 Senior scientist/scientist at the FMI 1986-1999 ? Member of WMO Executive Council 2008-2015 ? Chairman of EUMETSAT Council 2010-2014 European Meteorological Satellite Organization ? Chairman of EUMETNET Council 2003-2005 (EUMETNET is a network of 31 European National Meteorological Services based in Brussels ? Member of ECMWF Council 2002-5, 2007-2015, (The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts is an independent intergovernmental organisation supported by most of the nations of Europe and is based at Shenfield Park, Reading, UK) ? Principal Delegate of Finland to IPCC 2007-15 (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) ? Member of American Meteorological Society 2007-2014 ? Honorary Doctor, Teri University, India (2016) ? Honorary Member 2015, China Meteorological Association ? Chairman of the Board of University of Eastern Finland (2009-2015) ? Member Board of Directors of Fortum Energy Company (2013-2015) ? Global Commission on Adaptation, Commissioner 2019. Co-led by Emeritus UN Secretary-General, Mr Ban Ki-Moon and World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva ? Ex-patriot of the Year 2019/Finland. Elected by the Parliament of expats of Finland ? High-level Climate Action Summit for the heads of state by UN Secretary General, Steering group member and Chair of the Science Advisory Group, 2019 ? Nominated as the European of the Year by Reader`s Digest Magazine, 2021
Mr. Yasuo TakahashiExecutive Director
Mr. Yasuo Takahashi
Executive Director,
Mr. TAKAHASHI Yasuo graduated from the Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, and in 1983, he joined the Environment Agency of Japan (the current Ministry of the Environment). He held key positions at the Ministry including Director of the Climate Policy Division, Director General of the Headquarters for Environmental Restoration of Fukushima, Director General of the Environmental Management Bureau, and Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs. After retiring from the Ministry in 2019, he was appointed Senior Advisor for the Ministry, and joined IGES in January 2020 as Special Policy Advisor. He has served as Executive Director of IGES since November 2020
Mr. Ajay Talegaonkar Chief Engineer, Financial & Commercial Appraisal
Mr. Ajay Talegaonkar
Chief Engineer, Financial & Commercial Appraisal,
Shri Ajay Talegaonkar is Chief Engineer (Financial & Commercial Appraisal) with Central Electricity Authority.
Ms. Cecilia TamTeam Leader
Ms. Cecilia Tam
Team Leader,
Cecilia Tam heads up the OECD Clean Energy Finance and Investment Mobilisation Programme. Prior to taking up this role she held a number of leadership positions at the IEA including Acting Head of the Energy Technology Policy Division and Special Advisor to the Executive Director since first joining the agency in 2006. Cecilia is an expert in clean energy finance energy technology deployment and innovation. Cecilia began her career as a Financial Analyst in Chile before moving to Dresdner Kleinwort Benson. In her role as a Senior Equity Research Analyst covering Latin American utilities she has worked on numerous privatisations and equity offerings.
Mr. Sandeep Tandon National Project Manager
Mr. Sandeep Tandon
National Project Manager ,
Sandeep Tandon is National Project Manager of UNIDO project �Facility for Low Carbon Technology Deployment� which is providing support to validate innovative low carbon technologies for application in industrial and commercial sectors. He is associated with the UN for over eight years and has worked in an advisory capacity on energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in India and other Asian countries. With over 32 years of professional experience Mr. Tandon has worked in international consulting firms and bi-lateral and multi-lateral agencies and he leads the teams on energy efficiency and climate change projects. He had a long and successful association with the United States Agency for International Development where he led the Climate Change Mitigation project for India and engaged the US Department of Energy to demonstrate several first-of-a-kind projects in India which helped to avoid more than 100 million tons of CO2 emissions from energy activities in India. Leading the programme on Innovations in Clean Technology and Low Carbon Technology development in India to help industry entrepreneurs investors and government move closer to the goals of SDG 7 and SDG 9. The ongoing programme is also working towards strengthening Industry-Academia collaboration to commercialize innovation.
Mr. Jigmet TapkaIAS, Joint Secretary
Mr. Jigmet Tapka
IAS, Joint Secretary,
Jigmet Takpa an officer of the Indian Forest Service (IFS) from Jammu & Kashmir Cadre and presently serving as Joint Secretary and heading the Desertification Cell in the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change Government of India. He is also National Focal Point of UNCCD for India.
Mr. Andrea TerronSpeaker
Mr. Andrea Terron
Speaker,
Andrea Terron is working as a Senior Toxicologist/Pathologist with European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) in Itlay.
Mr. Aaditya Uddhav Thackeray Hon?ble Cabinet Minister of Tourism, Environment and Protocol
Mr. Aaditya Uddhav Thackeray
Hon?ble Cabinet Minister of Tourism, Environment and Protocol ,
Aditya Uddhav Thackeray is an Indian Politician serving as Cabinet Minister of Tourism and Environment for the Government of Maharashtra. He is also an MLA of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Mumbai, Maharashtra
Mr. D.M. Thakar Deputy Environment Engineer
Mr. D.M. Thakar
Deputy Environment Engineer ,
Mr. D.M. Thakar Deputy Environment Engineer Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB)
Mr. Devang M ThakerEnvironment Engineer, (Coordinator- NCAP)
Mr. Devang M Thaker
Environment Engineer, (Coordinator- NCAP),
Serving in GPCB since 1998. 24 years of experience in environment and pollution control sector through working at various positions including regional field offices and policy planning at head office of GPCB. Actively contributed in many initiatives of the Board including implementation of re-engineered manifest system of the Board for better management of e waste hazardous waste in the state.
Dr. Shanth A ThimmaiahChairman
Dr. Shanth A Thimmaiah
Chairman,
DrShanthAThimmaiahChairmanKarnatakaStatePollutionControlBoardEDUCATIONALQUALIFICATIONPhDSocioEconomicEnvironmentalImpactStudiesNITKSurathkalMangaloreMasterofTechnologyMTechIndustrialPollutionControlKRECSurathkalMangaloreBachelorofTechnologyBTechMiningEngineeringKRECSurathkalMangalorePROFFESSIONALDETAILS1ServingasTheChairmanofKarnatakaStatePollutionControlBoardKSPCBarenownedstatelevelstatutorybodyworkingforpreventionandcontrolofpollutioninthestate2ServedasBoardMemberBoardofGovernorsBOGNationalInstituteofTechnologyKarnatakaNITKSurathkalsince2015till2021whereinthisINSTITUTEOFNATIONALIMPORTANCEisdealingwithimpartingtechnicaleducationrelatedtoenvironmentalprotectiontograduatepostgraduateandresearchengineeringstudentsscholars3ServedasMemberBoardofStudiesBOSTumakuruUniversityfor3Years20182021toframeacademiccurriculumforMastersofScienceMScinEnvironmentalScienceandforPhDPERSONALDETAILSBorntoanagriculturalfamilyofSriThimmaiahandSmtVenkatalakshmammaofvillageAverahalliMagadiTalukRamanagaraDistrictPROFFESSIONALEXPERIENCEProfessionalexperienceinacorporatecompanydealingwithmultidisciplinaryindustrialactivitiessuchasminingmineralbeneficiationrivertransportseatransportTranshipperandhospitalitysectorsInvolvedinpreparationofEnvironmentalImpactAssessmentEIAandEnvironmentalManagementPlanEMPpreparationofMiningPlanSchemeofMiningfortheMiningSectorSpecialknowledgetoprovidetechnolegalsupporttovarioussectorsuchasIndustrialInfrastructuralMiningMineralactivitiesCoastalZoneProtectionHospitalitysectoretcinpreparationofEIAEMPsothattheprojectbecomesenvironmentallysustainableKnowledgeinEstablishinganEnvironmentalLaboratoryformonitoringmeasurementofvariousenvironmentalattributestovarioussectorsenablethemtoadoptprecautionaryprinciplestoprotectenvironmentecologyKnowledgeofdocumentationimplementationofISO9001QualityManagementSystemQMSISO14001EnvironmentalManagementSystemEMSacrosstheorganizationPublishedmanytechnicalpapersatnationalinternationaljournalsDeliveredtechnicaltalkonCorporateSocialResponsibilityCSRandSustainableDevelopmentheldatInternationalConferenceonCSRSustainableDevelopmentheldatThailandon0306June2013
Mr. Frans TimmermansExecutive Vice-President for the European Green Deal
Mr. Frans Timmermans
Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal,
Frans Timmermans began his career at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1987. After taking part in the junior diplomat training programme, he worked at the European Integration Department of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and at the Embassy of the Netherlands in Moscow. He later worked for Hans van den Broek, European Commissioner for External Relations, and Max van der Stoel, High Commissioner on National Minorities for the OSCE. In 1998, Frans Timmermans was elected as a member of the House of Representatives for the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA), where he dealt principally with foreign affairs. In the fourth Balkenende government, from February 2007 to February 2010, Mr Timmermans was Minister for European Affairs. In 2010, Mr Timmermans returned to Parliament as the Labour Partys spokesperson on foreign policy. On 5 November 2012, Mr Timmermans became Minister of Foreign Affairs in the second Rutte government. Two years later, on 1 November 2014, he became First Vice-President of the European Commission, responsible for better regulation, interinstitutional relations, sustainable development, the rule of law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights. Since 1 December 2019, he is the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, responsible for the Green Deal.
Mr. Ashish TiwariSecretary
Mr. Ashish Tiwari
Secretary,
CV Mr. Ashish Tiwari Details Profile: Highly motivated Senior Executive a member of Indian Forest Service (IFS) with more than 25 years of proven success spanning across Policy and Planning Level senior positions namely Secretary (Environment Forest & Climate Change Government of Uttar Pradesh) Member Secretary (Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board) Member Secretary (UP State Climate Change Authority) Member Secretary (Uttar Pradesh Environment Impact Assessment Authority) & execution level positions as Protected Area Manager and Head of Forest at district levels in diverse bio-geographic zones in the State of Uttar Pradesh. Demonstrated history of working in the government and also with community local stake holders premier research/technological Institutes of Repute and international organizations like World Bank UNEP GIZ JICA etc. in the fields of Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Environmental Conservation Pollution Control Bio-diversity Conservation Forestry and Wildlife Conservation Joint Forest Management Eco-Development Eco-tourism Sustainable Harvesting Practices of Forest Resources implementation of Forest Rights Act and recognition of Individual and Community Forest Rights. Ashish Tiwari was awarded WWF-PATA Bagh Mitra Award for Tiger Conservation in 2015. He was also awarded certificate on commendation by The Governor of Uttar Pradesh for Biodiversity Conservation in 2002. Certificate of Commendation was also awarded by Government of UP for his outstanding work in the field of Environment Forest & Climate Change in 2019.
Mr. Stig TraavikDirector
Mr. Stig Traavik
Director,
Stig Traavik is Director of Climate & Environment in Norad - the Norwegian Govt Agency for Development Cooperation. He is a former Ambassador to Indonesia, and has more than 25 years of international diplomatic experience in Indonesia, Afghanistan, Ivory Coast, and the UN/WTO. He was a Special Envoy for Norways International Forest and Climate initiative from 2018-2020. He has also worked in Venture Capital in South East Asia. He is a six time national judo champion, and represented Norway in the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992
Prof. Laurence TubianaChief Executive Officer
Prof. Laurence Tubiana
Chief Executive Officer,
Laurence Tubiana is CEO of the European Climate Foundation (ECF) and a Professor at Sciences Po, Paris. Before joining ECF, Laurence was France?s Climate Change Ambassador and Special Representative for COP21, and as such a key architect of the landmark Paris Agreement. Following COP21 and through COP22, she was appointed UN High Level Champion for climate action. Laurence brings decades of expertise and experience in climate change, energy, agriculture and sustainable development, working across government, think tanks, NGOs and academia. From 1997 to 2002, she served as Senior Adviser on the Environment to the French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin. From 2009 to 2010, she created and then led the newly established Directorate for Global Public Goods at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE). In 2013, she chaired the French National Debate on the Energy Transition. She founded in 2002 and directed until 2014 the Paris-based Institute of Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI).
Mr. Adair TurnerChairman
Mr. Adair Turner
Chairman,
Lord Turner chairs the Energy Transitions Commission, a global coalition of power and industrial companies, investors, environmental NGOs and experts working out achievable pathways to limit global warming to below 2øC by 2040. He is a Senior Fellow at the Institute for New Economic Thinking, Chairman of insurer group Chubb Europe and an on the Advisory Board of Envision Energy (Shanghai) His career in public policy has included chairing the UK?s Financial Services Authority (2008-2013), and playing an influential role in the redesign of global banking regulation; he was Director General of the Confederation of British Industry (1995-2000); chairman of the UK Low Pay Commission (2002-2006); chairman of the Pensions Commision (2003-2006); and chairman of the Climate Change Committee (2008-2012). He became an independent member of the House of Lords in 2006. He has also held senior positions in business: McKinsey&Co (1982-1995); Merrill Lynch Europe (2000-2006) and Standard Chartered plc (2006-2008). He writes for Project Syndicate, and is an honorary fellow of The Royal Society
Mr. Naveen UnniPartner, McKinsey & Company
Mr. Naveen Unni
Partner, McKinsey & Company,
Naveen is the Managing Partner of McKinsey�s Chennai office and leads McKinsey�s Sustainability practice in India. He has recently returned after 9 years in Australia where he set up and ran their Perth office. He was in McKinsey India from 2003-12 and was elected partner in 2011. Before he left for Australia Naveen built McKinsey�s leadership development practice in 2008 In addition he built the electric power and utility practice for McKinsey in Australia and is passionate about helping organisations develop their individual and collective leadership potential. He is passionate about gender equity and education for all working with leading NGOs in both areas
Mr. Hitesh VaidyaDirector
Mr. Hitesh Vaidya
Director,
Hitesh Vaidya has more than 20 years of demonstrative experience in the field of urban management urban governance including in its ambit project management financial management local government finance and capacity building. Addressing the big picture is his strength.
Prof. Ashish VermaProfessor
Prof. Ashish Verma
Professor,
Prof. (Dr.) Ashish Verma is the Convenor of �IISc Sustainable Transportation Lab. (IST Lab.)�. He is Ph.D. from IIT Bombay and is currently serving as a Professor of Transportation Systems Engg. at Dept. of Civil Engg Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore India. His research interests are in sustainable transportation planning & policy integrated public transport planning and management transport & Quality of Life (QoL) transport & climate change modeling and optimization of transportation systems travel behavior analysis and modeling pedestrian and crowd flow modeling driver behaviour and road safety intelligent transportation system (ITS) traffic control & management etc. He has authored more than 212 research publications including more than 85 journal publications in the area of sustainable transportation. He is the Founding and Immediate Past President of the society Transportation Research Group of India (TRG). He is presently serving as Steering & Scientific Committee Member of WCTRS.
Mr. Shilp VermaSenior Researcher
Mr. Shilp Verma
Senior Researcher,
Shilp Verma has around 20 years of experience in the water energy agriculture and rural livelihoods domain. In his role as Senior Researcher Water-Energy-Food Policies at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Shilp provides leadership to IWMIs work on sustainable resource management and economic growth in Asia and Africa. He leads the IWMI-Tata Water Policy Program - a co-equal partnership between IWMI and Tata Trusts - as well as the IWMI-GIZ collaborative project Solar Irrigation Expansion in India
Mr. R K Vij President
Mr. R K Vij
President,
Mr. R K Vij is currently the president of The Textile Association Of India. He has an extensive experience of over 49 years in successfully managing business of textiles and fibers in dynamic and competitive business scenario.
Ms. Namita VikasFounder and Managing Director
Ms. Namita Vikas
Founder and Managing Director,
Namita is the Founder and Managing Director of auctusESG. She is a senior business leader with 30 years of diverse global experience in climate strategy and sustainability across sectors including banking technology and FMCG with a particular focus on sustainable climate and green finance climate action ESG & Climate Risk Management. She was instrumental in launching a number of green and sustainable wholesale and retail financial products and has contributed to raising over USD 1 billion as capital and credit lines. Under her able guidance the first ever Green Bond of India was issued in 2015 and accreditation was awarded from Green Climate Fund (GCF). She founded auctusESG in 2020 a global expert advisory on sustainable finance and ESG which was awarded Indias SME Leadership Champion by UN Women 2021 Asia-Pacific WEP.
Mr. Arne WaltherIndependent Adviser
Mr. Arne Walther
Independent Adviser ,
Ambassador Arne Walther is an independent adviser on government relations, geopolitics and international energy affairs. He is a member of the International Steering Committee for the World Sustainable Development. A former career diplomat, he served as Norway?s Ambassador to Japan (2009-2014), to Austria and the UN Organisations in Vienna (2002-2003) and Ambassador to India (1995-1999). He was Chairman of the Governing Board of the International Energy Agency in Paris (2000-2002) and the first Secretary General of the International Energy Forum headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2003-2007). Ambassador Walther was an Associate Fellow at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute in Norway (2014-2018). He has served as Special Advisor on International Affairs to former Norwegian Prime Minister Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland (1987-1989) and Political Advisor to the Minister of Petroleum and Energy (1980-1981)
Prof. Mark WilliamsProfessor, School of Geography, Geology and the Environment
Prof. Mark Williams
Professor, School of Geography, Geology and the Environment,
Mark Williams is a geologist at Leicester University. He studies the evolution of life on Earth over hundreds of millions of years and has been a long-time member (and former Secretary) of the Anthropocene Working Group. The major focus of his recent work is understanding the impact of humans on the biosphere and trying to devise relationships with nature that are mutually beneficial for both humans and non-humans. He has co-authored popular science books with Jan Zalasiewicz on climate change, ocean evolution, and the story of life on Earth, and with Jan and Julia Thomas he co-authored The Anthropocene: A Multidisciplinary Approach. His new book with Jan is called ?The cosmic oasis: the remarkable story of Earth?s biosphere
Mr. Bhupender YadavMinister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Mr. Bhupender Yadav
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change,
Shri. Bhupender Yadav is currently a cabinet minister and is the Hon?ble Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and Minister of Labour and Employment since July 2021. Mr. Yadav is a member of Rajya Sabha and an Advocate at the Supreme Court of India. He has co-authored Supreme Court on Forest Conservation published by the Universal Law Publisher, 2005; for nine years i.e. 2000-2009 continuously published ?Nyayapravah?, a legal magazine published by the Akhil Bharatiya Adhivakta Parishad and various articles published in ?Nyaypravah? and other leading newspapers and magazines. He has held several positions including on the Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice; Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2011; Business Advisory Committee; Committee on Industry; Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Defence; Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Repealing and Amending Bill, 2014; Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2015; Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty Second Amendment) Bill, 2014; Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013; Joint Committee on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2015; Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016; Joint Committee on the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Bill, 2016; Committee of Transport, Tourism and Culture; Committee on Commerce Member, General Purposes Committee; Committee on Public Accounts; Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty Third Amendment) Bill, 2017; Content Advisory Committee of Rajya Sabha Television; Joint Committee on the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill, 2017; Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice; General Purposes Committee; Committee on Home Affairs; Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Finance; Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019; Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019; Working Group-I- (Civil) of the Public Accounts Committee; and Member, Committee on Rules
Dr. Simon ZadekChair
Dr. Simon Zadek
Chair,
Dr Zadek is Chair of Finance for Biodiversity and Senior Advisor to the Task Force on Nature Related Financial Disclosure. He was Head Secretariat UN Secretary Generals Task Force on Digital Financing of the Sustainable Development Goals Senior Advisor on Finance in the office of the UN Secretary General and Co-Director of UNEPs Finance Inquiry. He co-Chaired Chinas Green Finance Task Force and led the Green Finance Study Group secretariat under the Chinese German and Argentinian G20 Presidencies.
Prof. Jan ZalasiewiczGeologist
Prof. Jan Zalasiewicz
Geologist,
Jan Zalasiewicz is Emeritus Professor of Palaeobiology at the University of Leicester, previously of the British Geological Survey. He chairs the Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy of the International Commission on Stratigraphy and is a member of its Anthropocene Working Group. A field geologist, palaeontologist and stratigrapher, interests include Early Palaeozoic fossils and rocks, the Quaternary Ice Ages and the geology made by humans. He is a co-editor of The Anthropocene as a geological time unit: a guide to the scientific evidence and current debate (2019). Books he has written include The Earth After Us (2008), The Planet in a Pebble (2010), and (with Mark Williams) The Goldilocks Planet (2012), Ocean Worlds (2014), Skeletons (2018) and Cosmic Oasis (2022)
Ms. Ying ZhangProject officer, International Cooperation Division, Swiss embassy in Bejing
Ms. Ying Zhang
Project officer, International Cooperation Division, Swiss embassy in Bejing,
Ms. Ying ZHANG has been working for the International Cooperation Division of the Swiss Embassy in China since Nov 2020. She is now the Program Officer responsible for the Sino-Swiss Cooperation Project on Air Pollutant Source Apportionment . She holds a Master Degree in Business Administration from University of Paris 1 Panth�on-Sorbonne.
Dr. Jinfeng ZhouSecretary General
Dr. Jinfeng Zhou
Secretary General,
Dr.ÿJinfengÿZhouÿisÿtheÿincumbentÿSecretaryÿGeneralÿofÿChinaÿBiodiversityÿConservationÿandÿGreenÿDevelopmentÿFoundationÿ(CBCGDF),ÿaÿleadingÿenvironmentalÿNGOÿinÿChina.ÿHeÿisÿalsoÿanÿExecutiveÿCommitteeÿmemberÿofÿtheÿClubÿofÿRomeÿandÿtheÿWorldÿCommissionÿEnvironmentalÿLawÿ(WCEL)ÿofÿIUCN,ÿaÿmemberÿofÿtheÿWorldÿCommissionÿonÿProtectedÿAreasÿ(WCPA)ÿofÿIUCN,ÿandÿaÿmemberÿofÿIUCNÿWCPAÿTaskÿForceÿonÿOtherÿEffectiveÿArea-BasedÿConservationÿMeasuresÿ(OECMs),ÿaÿBoardÿmemberÿofÿtheÿSUNxÿ(StrongÿUniversalÿNetwork),ÿChiefÿresearcherÿofÿgreenÿdevelopmentÿatÿtheÿInternetÿFinanceÿResearchÿInstituteÿofÿZhejiangÿUniversity,ÿViceÿChairmanÿofÿtheÿWorldÿGreenÿDesignÿOrganization (WGDO)
