Rachna Arora Team Leader & Coordinator
EU-REI, GIZ
Rachna Arora
Team Leader & Coordinator ,
EU-REI, GIZ
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
Subhomoy BhattacharjeeConsulting Editor
The Business Standard
Subhomoy Bhattacharjee
Consulting Editor,
The Business Standard
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).
Siddharth Goel Senior Policy Advisor
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Siddharth Goel
Senior Policy Advisor,
International Institute for Sustainable Development
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.
Amitabh KantChief Executive Officer
NITI Aayog
Amitabh Kant
Chief Executive Officer ,
NITI Aayog
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).
Kunal Kumar IAS, Joint Secretary
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Kunal Kumar
IAS, Joint Secretary ,
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
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.
Prabodha AcharyaChief Sustainability Officer
JSW Group
Prabodha Acharya
Chief Sustainability Officer,
JSW Group
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.
Abhejit AgarwalDeputy Vice President and Head - Sustainability & CSR
Axis Bank Limited
Abhejit Agarwal
Deputy Vice President and Head - Sustainability & CSR,
Axis Bank Limited
Abhejit leads the Corporate Sustainability and CSR vertical at Axis Bank. In his role, he focuses has been on expanding the Bank’s 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 bachelor’s degree from Drexel University, USA. He is based in Mumbai with his wife and daughter, and enjoys travel, sports and being a plant parent.
Smita AgarwalHead Education
Tata Steel
Smita Agarwal
Head Education,
Tata Steel
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.
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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.
Rashmi AggarwalHead Plant Pathology and Joint Director (Edn.) Additional Charge
ICAR-Indian Agricutlural Research Institute
Rashmi Aggarwal
Head Plant Pathology and Joint Director (Edn.) Additional Charge,
ICAR-Indian Agricutlural Research Institute
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.
Mayank AggarwalContributing Editor
Mongabay-India
Mayank Aggarwal
Contributing Editor,
Mongabay-India
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.
Anupam AgnihotriDirector
Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development & Design Centre
Anupam Agnihotri
Director,
Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development & Design Centre
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.
Rainer AgsterExecutive Board Member
Adelphi
Rainer Agster
Executive Board Member,
Adelphi
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.
Montek AhluwaliaDistinguished Fellow
CSEP
Montek Ahluwalia
Distinguished Fellow,
CSEP
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.
Manish AnandSenior Fellow
The Energy and Resources Institute
Manish Anand
Senior Fellow,
The Energy and Resources Institute
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.
Sriram AppulingamFaculty Member
Bankers Institute of Rural Development
Sriram Appulingam
Faculty Member,
Bankers Institute of Rural Development
• 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.
Satender AryaChief Executive Officer
Agriculture Skill Council of India
Satender Arya
Chief Executive Officer,
Agriculture Skill Council of India
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.
Kirtiman Awasthi Adaptation Thematic Lead, CAFRI project
GIZ-India
Kirtiman Awasthi
Adaptation Thematic Lead, CAFRI project ,
GIZ-India
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.
Madhuri BahadurCommunity Resource Person
Tata Steel Foundation
Madhuri Bahadur
Community Resource Person,
Tata Steel Foundation
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.
Abhay BakreDirector General
Bureau of Energy Efficiency Engineering
Abhay Bakre
Director General,
Bureau of Energy Efficiency Engineering
Abhay Bakre is the Director General of BEE. He is a Post Graduate (M. Tech.) in Elect. Engineering from IIT, Kharagpur.
Malini BalakrishnanSenior Fellow
The Energy and Resources Institute
Malini Balakrishnan
Senior Fellow,
The Energy and Resources Institute
Dr. Malini Balakrishnan is a Senior fellow in Resource Efficient Technologies area and a part of Environment & Waste Management division in TERI.
Siddarthan BalasubramaniaSenior Adviser- Strategy
ClimateWorks Foundation
Siddarthan Balasubramania
Senior Adviser- Strategy,
ClimateWorks Foundation
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.
Anup BandivadekarEnvironment Program Officer
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Anup Bandivadekar
Environment Program Officer,
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Dr. Anup Bandivadekar is a Program Officer for the Hewlett Foundation’s 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
Rangan BanerjeeForbes Marshall Chair Professor, Department of Energy Science and Engineering
IIT Bombay
Rangan Banerjee
Forbes Marshall Chair Professor, Department of Energy Science and Engineering,
IIT Bombay
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.
Swaroop BanerjeeVice President - Corporate Sustainability
JSW
Swaroop Banerjee
Vice President - Corporate Sustainability,
JSW
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.
Dipal Chandra BaruaFounder & Chairman
Bright Green Energy Foundation
Dipal Chandra Barua
Founder & Chairman,
Bright Green Energy Foundation
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.
Kalicharan BasumataryAdvisor
Manas Maozigendri Ecotourism Society, Assam
Kalicharan Basumatary
Advisor,
Manas Maozigendri Ecotourism Society, Assam
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.
Pablo Benitez Ponce Senior Environmental Economist
The World Bank
Pablo Benitez Ponce
Senior Environmental Economist,
The World Bank
Pablo Benitez Ponce is a Senior Environmental Economist working for the Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) Global Practice at the World Bank
Anshu BharadwajCEO
Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation
Anshu Bharadwaj
CEO,
Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation
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.
Girija K BharatDirector
Mu Gamma Consultants Pvt.Ltd
Girija K Bharat
Director,
Mu Gamma Consultants Pvt.Ltd
Dr Girija Bharat is currently a director and an Research Expert, Mu Gamma Consultants Pvt.Ltd, New Delhi, India
Saurabh BhardwajSenior Fellow
The Energy and Resources Institute
Saurabh Bhardwaj
Senior Fellow,
The Energy and Resources Institute
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
Hamara Grid Pvt. Ltd.
Col. Vijay Bhaskar
Managing Director ,
Hamara Grid Pvt. Ltd.
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.
Souvik BhattacharjyaSenior Fellow and Associate Director
The Energy and Resources Institute
Souvik Bhattacharjya
Senior Fellow and Associate Director,
The Energy and Resources Institute
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
Arvind Bodhankar Executive Director - ESG and Chief Risk Officer
Dalmia Bharat Group
Arvind Bodhankar
Executive Director - ESG and Chief Risk Officer ,
Dalmia Bharat Group
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.
Prarthana BorahDirector of India, Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)
CDP
Prarthana Borah
Director of India, Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP),
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
NIIF
Mr. Sujoy Bose
Managing Director ,
NIIF
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.
Jesse BurtonSenior Researcher
UCT
Jesse Burton
Senior Researcher ,
UCT
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.
Antje C BergerCounselor, Climate & Environment
German Embassy New Delhi
Antje C Berger
Counselor, Climate & Environment,
German Embassy New Delhi
Dr.Berger is Counselor, Climate & Environment at German Embassy New Delhi
Magnus CederlöfSenior Advisor
Ministry of Environment, Finland
Magnus Cederlöf
Senior Advisor,
Ministry of Environment, Finland
Work experience since 1995 at the Ministry Environment in Finland. Mainly climate policy but also other environmental policy issues among the duties.
Paromita ChakrabortyAssociate Professor
SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Paromita Chakraborty
Associate Professor,
SRM Institute of Science and Technology
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
Lovneesh ChananaVice President Government Affairs Asia Pacific and Japan
SAP
Lovneesh Chanana
Vice President Government Affairs Asia Pacific and Japan,
SAP
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.
Ramesh ChandMember
NITI Aayog
Ramesh Chand
Member,
NITI Aayog
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.
Sandip ChatterjeeDirector
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Sandip Chatterjee
Director,
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Dr. Sandip Chaterjee is associated with Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology as Director.
Vaibhav ChatuvediFellow
CEEW
Vaibhav Chatuvedi
Fellow,
CEEW
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.
Chanakya ChaudharyVice President- Corporate Services
Tata Steel Limited
Chanakya Chaudhary
Vice President- Corporate Services,
Tata Steel Limited
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).
Sumanta ChaudhuriFormer Secretary (Coal), GOvt. of India
Govt. of India
Sumanta Chaudhuri
Former Secretary (Coal), GOvt. of India,
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.
Director - Fabonest Food & Beverages Pvt Ltd.
Mr. Ankur Chawla
Director - Fabonest Food & Beverages Pvt Ltd.,
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.
Sangeeta ChopraPrincipal Scientist
ICAR-IARI
Sangeeta Chopra
Principal Scientist,
ICAR-IARI
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.
Stephan ContiusCommissioner for the 2030 Agenda and Head of Division
German Ministry for Environment (BMUV)
Stephan Contius
Commissioner for the 2030 Agenda and Head of Division,
German Ministry for Environment (BMUV)
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.
Winfried Damm Head of Indo-German Energy programme
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Winfried Damm
Head of Indo-German Energy programme,
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
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.
Dinesh Dayanand JagdaleJoint Secretary
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Dinesh Dayanand Jagdale
Joint Secretary,
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Mr. Dinesh Jagdale is advisor and Joint secretary at Ministry of new and Renewabl Energy, Government of India.
Jonathan Demenge Head of Cooperation (New Delhi)
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Jonathan Demenge
Head of Cooperation (New Delhi) ,
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Mr.Demnge is Head of Cooperation (New Delhi) at Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.
Lingaraj DinniGroup Manager, Sustainability
Wipro Ltd
Lingaraj Dinni
Group Manager, Sustainability,
Wipro Ltd
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.
Pyush Dogra Sr. Environmental Specialist
The World Bank
Pyush Dogra
Sr. Environmental Specialist,
The World Bank
Pyush Dogra, a Civil and Environmental Engineer by training is currently working as Senior environmental Specialist in Delhi office
Daniel DornerHead of Secretariat
Clean Energy Ministerial
Daniel Dorner
Head of Secretariat,
Clean Energy Ministerial
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.
Erlend DragetSenior Advisor
Department for Marine Management & Pollution Control, Norwegian Ministry of Climate
Erlend Draget
Senior Advisor,
Department for Marine Management & Pollution Control, Norwegian Ministry of Climate
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.
Sanjay Dubey Principal Secretary (Energy)
Government of Madhya Pradesh
Sanjay Dubey
Principal Secretary (Energy),
Government of Madhya Pradesh
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
Hans-Peter EglerDirector Sustainable Infrastructure / Public Sector
South Pole
Hans-Peter Egler
Director Sustainable Infrastructure / Public Sector,
South Pole
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.
Cristiano FacanhaGlobal Director
CALSTART
Cristiano Facanha
Global Director,
CALSTART
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.
Valentin FoltescuSenior Programme and Science Officer Climate & Clean Air Coalition
United Nations Environment Programme
Valentin Foltescu
Senior Programme and Science Officer Climate & Clean Air Coalition,
United Nations Environment Programme
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.
Asheesh Fotedar Chief Operating Officer
National Centre for Cold-chain Development
Asheesh Fotedar
Chief Operating Officer ,
National Centre for Cold-chain Development
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.
Sindhu GangadharanManaging Director
SAP India Labs
Sindhu Gangadharan
Managing Director,
SAP India Labs
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.
Prashant GargavaMember Secretary
Central Pollution Control Board
Prashant Gargava
Member Secretary,
Central Pollution Control Board
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.
Nilanjan GhoseSenior Advisor
GIZ India Gmbh
Nilanjan Ghose
Senior Advisor,
GIZ India Gmbh
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 Master’s Degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Ashok GhoshChairman
Bihar State Pollution Control Board
Ashok Ghosh
Chairman,
Bihar State Pollution Control Board
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.
Anirban GhoshChief Sustainability Officer
Mahindra Group Group
Anirban Ghosh
Chief Sustainability Officer ,
Mahindra Group Group
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”.
Anju GoelFellow, Centre for Environmental Studies
The Energy and Resources Institute
Anju Goel
Fellow, Centre for Environmental Studies,
The Energy and Resources Institute
Dr.Anju Goel is working a s a Fellow in Centre for Environmental Studies area at The Energy and Resources Institute
A K Gosain Director
INRM Consultants, New Delhi
A K Gosain
Director,
INRM Consultants, New Delhi
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.
C P Goyal Director General of Forest & Special Secretary
Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, India
C P Goyal
Director General of Forest & Special Secretary,
Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, India
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.
P K Gupta Director
Central Pollution Control Board
P K Gupta
Director,
Central Pollution Control Board
Mr.P K Gupta is posted as Director in Central Pollution Control Board.
Vikrant GuptaSenior Executive Editor (Sports) with TV Today Network
Aajtak
Vikrant Gupta
Senior Executive Editor (Sports) with TV Today Network,
Aajtak
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.
Neha GuptaSenior Fellow
The Energy and Resources Institute
Neha Gupta
Senior Fellow,
The Energy and Resources Institute
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.
Naman GuptaFounder
Code Effort Private Limited
Naman Gupta
Founder,
Code Effort Private Limited
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.
Anna Hentinnen Senior Environmental Specialist
The World Bank
Anna Hentinnen
Senior Environmental Specialist,
The World Bank
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.
Helmut Hojesky Head of Department / General Climate Policy
Austrian Federal Ministry of ClimateAction, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
Helmut Hojesky
Head of Department / General Climate Policy,
Austrian Federal Ministry of ClimateAction, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
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.
Rachel HurleyResearch scientist
Norwegian Institute for Water Research
Rachel Hurley
Research scientist,
Norwegian Institute for Water Research
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.
Taruna IdnaniProject Manager - Corporate Actions, TERI Council for Business Sustainability
TERI
Taruna Idnani
Project Manager - Corporate Actions, TERI Council for Business Sustainability,
TERI
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.
Priya JadhavAssistant Professor
Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas, IIT Bombay
Priya Jadhav
Assistant Professor,
Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas, IIT Bombay
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.
Anil Kumar JainSecretary (Coal)
Ministry of Coal
Anil Kumar Jain
Secretary (Coal),
Ministry of 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
K.S JayachandranSpecial Secretary (Environment)/Member Secretary (DPCC)
Govt. of NCT of Delhi
K.S Jayachandran
Special Secretary (Environment)/Member Secretary (DPCC),
Govt. of NCT of Delhi
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)
Jeevan Kumar JethaniScientist-F
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Jeevan Kumar Jethani
Scientist-F,
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
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.
Abhas Jha Practice Manager
The World Bank
Abhas Jha
Practice Manager,
The World Bank
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.
Subodh Jindal President
All India Food Processors Association
Subodh Jindal
President ,
All India Food Processors Association
Dr. Subodh Jindal is the President of All India Food Processors Association and Chairman Taxation and Foreign Trade Committee.
Anupam JoshiSenior Environmental Specialist
The World Bank
Anupam Joshi
Senior Environmental Specialist ,
The World Bank
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.
Ashwini K SwainFellow
Centre for Policy Research
Ashwini K Swain
Fellow,
Centre for Policy Research
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 Française de Développement, 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.
Girishkumar KadamSenior Vice President & Co-Group Head
ICRA Ltd
Girishkumar Kadam
Senior Vice President & Co-Group Head,
ICRA Ltd
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.
Ayaskant Kanungo General Manager (Commercial & Corporate Affairs)
Odisha Coal and Power Limited
Ayaskant Kanungo
General Manager (Commercial & Corporate Affairs) ,
Odisha Coal and Power Limited
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
Rahul KapoorDirector
Smart Cities Mission
Rahul Kapoor
Director,
Smart Cities Mission
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.
Shilpi KapurVice President
Environmental Management Centre
Shilpi Kapur
Vice President,
Environmental Management Centre
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.
Ing. Anke Karmann-Woessner Head
Urban Planning Department City of Karlsruhe, Germany
Ing. Anke Karmann-Woessner
Head ,
Urban Planning Department City of Karlsruhe, Germany
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.
Abhishek KaushikFellow & AC
The Energy and Resources Institute
Abhishek Kaushik
Fellow & AC,
The Energy and Resources Institute
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.
Ulka KelkarDirector – Climate
WRI India
Ulka Kelkar
Director – Climate,
WRI India
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 India’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy (STIP 2020) in the thematic group on Energy, Environment and Climate Change.
Thomas KerrLead Climate Specialist, South Asia,
World Bank Group, Climate Change
Thomas Kerr
Lead Climate Specialist, South Asia,,
World Bank Group, Climate Change
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.
Ghislaine KiefferPolicy Analyst
International Energy Agency
Ghislaine Kieffer
Policy Analyst,
International Energy Agency
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.
Jayahari KMIndia Country Coordinator
Food and Land Use Coalition Developing Long-term Pathway
Jayahari KM
India Country Coordinator,
Food and Land Use Coalition Developing Long-term Pathway
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.
Edwin Koekkoek First Counsellor, Energy and Climate Action
EU Delegation to India
Edwin Koekkoek
First Counsellor, Energy and Climate Action ,
EU Delegation to India
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.
Pushkar KulkarniManaging Director, Infrastructure
CPP Investments
Pushkar Kulkarni
Managing Director, Infrastructure,
CPP Investments
Pushkar Kulkarni, Managing Director Infrastructure, CPP Investments
Rajiv KumarGeneral Manager
SIDBI
Rajiv Kumar
General Manager,
SIDBI
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.
Alok KumarSecretary
Ministry of Power
Alok Kumar
Secretary,
Ministry of Power
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.
S Sunil KumarPresident
Henkel - India
S Sunil Kumar
President,
Henkel - India
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.
Archana KumarBehavioural Change Expert and Associate Professor
Lady Irwin College
Archana Kumar
Behavioural Change Expert and Associate Professor,
Lady Irwin College
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.
S Vijay KumarDistinguished Fellow & FOLU India Lead
The Energy and Resources Institute
S Vijay Kumar
Distinguished Fellow & FOLU India Lead,
The Energy and Resources Institute
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.
Ritu KumarSenior Director
TPG
Ritu Kumar
Senior Director,
TPG
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 Spencer’s sustainability board and has advised a number of companies on sustainability issues.
Rajeev KumarVP Regions Cities and Solutions
BP
Rajeev Kumar
VP Regions Cities and Solutions,
BP
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.
Sudhir KumarAdvisor
Industry, Textiles, Heavy Industries, Public Enterprises, Steel, Circular Economy - Kerala
Sudhir Kumar
Advisor,
Industry, Textiles, Heavy Industries, Public Enterprises, Steel, Circular Economy - Kerala
Shri Sudhir Kumar is Advisor, (IndustryII) [Textiles, Heavy Industries, Public Enterprises, Steel, Circular Economy] Kerala.
Ashok KumarDeputy Director General
Bureau of Energy Efficiency Engineering
Ashok Kumar
Deputy Director General ,
Bureau of Energy Efficiency Engineering
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.
Suresh Kumar Attri Principal Scientific Officer
Government of Himachal Pradesh
Suresh Kumar Attri
Principal Scientific Officer,
Government of Himachal Pradesh
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.
Jai Kumar Gaurav Senior Advisor-Climate Change
GIZ
Jai Kumar Gaurav
Senior Advisor-Climate Change ,
GIZ
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.
Surendra Kumar PandeyAll India Secretary of BMS and Deputy Incharge for Coal Sector
Coal India Limited
Surendra Kumar Pandey
All India Secretary of BMS and Deputy Incharge for Coal Sector,
Coal India Limited
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.
Sejal KumariStudent
St Mary’s School, Noamundi, Jharkhand
Sejal Kumari
Student,
St Mary’s School, Noamundi, Jharkhand
Student, St Mary’s School, Noamundi, Jharkhand
Amit LahotiVP & GM, India & SE Asia
Ball Corporation ¦ Global Beverage Packaging
Amit Lahoti
VP & GM, India & SE Asia,
Ball Corporation ¦ Global Beverage Packaging
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
Ole LarsenDirector
Climate Adaptation Living Lab
Ole Larsen
Director,
Climate Adaptation Living Lab
Ole Larsen is a Director, Climate Adaptation Living Lab (CALL) Copenhagen, at the harbour bath.
Johanna Lissinger PeitzAmbassador for Stockholm+50
Swedish Ministry of the Environment
Johanna Lissinger Peitz
Ambassador for Stockholm+50,
Swedish Ministry of the Environment
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.
Sharath LoganathanCo-Founder
Ninjacart
Sharath Loganathan
Co-Founder,
Ninjacart
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.
Paul MarriottPresident
President, SAP Asia Pacific Japan
Paul Marriott
President,
President, SAP Asia Pacific Japan
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.
Raelene MartinHead of Sustainability
International Chamber of Commerce
Raelene Martin
Head of Sustainability,
International Chamber of Commerce
Raelene Martin is the Head of Sustainability at the International Chamber of Commerce. In this capacity, Raelene leads the development of ICC’s 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 UN’s 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.
Anshul MathurSenior Vice President
BP p.l.c.
Anshul Mathur
Senior Vice President,
BP p.l.c.
Anshul Mathur
Senior vice president, bp p.l.c.
Anshul has been with bp for over 25 years and is part of the company’s
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
bp’s 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.
Vikrom MathurDirector
Transitions Research
Vikrom Mathur
Director,
Transitions Research
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.
Vinod MathurChairperson
National Biodiversity Authority
Vinod Mathur
Chairperson,
National Biodiversity Authority
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.
Gokce MeteHead of Secretariat, Leadership Group for Industry Transition
Stockholm Environment Institute
Gokce Mete
Head of Secretariat, Leadership Group for Industry Transition,
Stockholm Environment Institute
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.
Rajiv Ranjan MishraManaging Director
Apraava Energy Pvt. Ltd
Rajiv Ranjan Mishra
Managing Director,
Apraava Energy Pvt. Ltd
Mr. Rajiv Mishra is responsible for running Apraava Energy’s 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 Bachelor’s 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.
Vinamra Mishra Director (Tech&Projects)
Ministry of MSME
Vinamra Mishra
Director (Tech&Projects),
Ministry of MSME
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.
Sanjay MitraDistinguished Fellow
The Energy and Resources Institute
Sanjay Mitra
Distinguished Fellow,
The Energy and Resources Institute
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.
Vineet MittalChairman
Avaada Group
Vineet Mittal
Chairman,
Avaada Group
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.
Richie MittalImmediate Past President
Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air-condition
Richie Mittal
Immediate Past President,
Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air-condition
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!
Anant MohanProfessor
AIIMS
Anant Mohan
Professor,
AIIMS
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.
Saina MohantyStudent
St Mary’s School, Jajpur, Odisha
Saina Mohanty
Student,
St Mary’s School, Jajpur, Odisha
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
Brian Motherway Head of Energy Efficiency
International Energy Agency
Brian Motherway
Head of Energy Efficiency ,
International Energy Agency
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.
Polash MukerjeeLead, Air Quality & Climate Resilience, India Programme
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Polash Mukerjee
Lead, Air Quality & Climate Resilience, India Programme,
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
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.
R MukundanManaging Director & CEO
Tata Chemicals Limited
R Mukundan
Managing Director & CEO,
Tata Chemicals Limited
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.
Arupendra Nath MullickVice President
TERI Council for Business Sustainability
Arupendra Nath Mullick
Vice President,
TERI Council for Business Sustainability
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.
Muthukrishnan MurugesanHead - EHS & Sustainability, Airport Sector
GMR Group
Muthukrishnan Murugesan
Head - EHS & Sustainability, Airport Sector,
GMR Group
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.
Ajay NagpureProgram Head - Air Quality
World Resources Institute
Ajay Nagpure
Program Head - Air Quality,
World Resources Institute
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.
Mr. Sachchida NandDeputy Director General
Fertiliser Association of India
Mr. Sachchida Nand
Deputy Director General,
Fertiliser Association of India
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
Ekta NarainCo-Founder
Recykal
Ekta Narain
Co-Founder,
Recykal
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.
S.R. Narasimhan Chairman and Managing Director
POSOCO
S.R. Narasimhan
Chairman and Managing Director,
POSOCO
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.
Rakesh NathFormer Member, APTEL & Former Chairperson
Central Electricity Authority
Rakesh Nath
Former Member, APTEL & Former Chairperson,
Central Electricity Authority
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.
Nandan NawnProfessor
TERI School of Advanced Studies
Nandan Nawn
Professor,
TERI School of Advanced Studies
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/.
S S NegiVice Chairman
Uttarakhand Rural Development & Migration Commission
S S Negi
Vice Chairman,
Uttarakhand Rural Development & Migration Commission
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.
Anupam NidhiHead-Corporate Social Responsibility
Hindustan Zinc Limited
Anupam Nidhi
Head-Corporate Social Responsibility,
Hindustan Zinc Limited
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.
Saksham NijhawanSenior Strategist
Forum for the Future
Saksham Nijhawan
Senior Strategist,
Forum for the Future
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.
Luca NizzettoSenior Research Scientist
Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA)
Luca Nizzetto
Senior Research Scientist,
Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA)
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.
Marianne OlsenResearch Director
Norwegian Institute for Water Research
Marianne Olsen
Research Director,
Norwegian Institute for Water Research
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,
suresh padmanabhanGLOBAL C.T.O. - PET BUSINESS.
Indorama Ventures Ltd.
suresh padmanabhan
GLOBAL C.T.O. - PET BUSINESS. ,
Indorama Ventures Ltd.
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.
Rajesh PahwaCofounder
21 Century Polymers
Rajesh Pahwa
Cofounder,
21 Century Polymers
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.
Debajit PalitSenior Fellow & DIRECTOR, Rural Energy and Livelihoods
The Energy and Resources Institute
Debajit Palit
Senior Fellow & DIRECTOR, Rural Energy and Livelihoods,
The Energy and Resources Institute
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
Director, DoECC, Government of Kerala
Mr Suneel Pamidi
Director, DoECC, Government of Kerala,
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.
Suneel PandeyDirector & Senior Fellow
TERI
Suneel Pandey
Director & Senior Fellow,
TERI
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
Vedanta Limited - Aluminium Business
Mr. Mitesh Pandya
AVP - Sustainability and CSR,
Vedanta Limited - Aluminium Business
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.
Rajesh PandyaAdvisor
Surat Municipal Corporation
Rajesh Pandya
Advisor,
Surat Municipal Corporation
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
Waste Management, Circular Economy, Policy Advocacy & Co-processing
Mr Ulhas Parlikar
Global Consultant,
Waste Management, Circular Economy, Policy Advocacy & Co-processing
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.
Kreena PatelAssociate Director - Procurement
ABInBev
Kreena Patel
Associate Director - Procurement,
ABInBev
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.
Lucie PluschkeWE4F Innovation Hub Manager in East Africa
GIZ
Lucie Pluschke
WE4F Innovation Hub Manager in East Africa,
GIZ
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’s 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.
Gulab Chandra PrajapatiCoordinator
Damodar Bachao Abhiyan
Gulab Chandra Prajapati
Coordinator,
Damodar Bachao Abhiyan
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
Khushbu PrajapatiExecutive
Education, Corporate Social Responsibility, Tata Steel Limited
Khushbu Prajapati
Executive,
Education, Corporate Social Responsibility, Tata Steel Limited
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.
Shri PrakashDistinguished Fellow
The Energy and Resources Institute
Shri Prakash
Distinguished Fellow,
The Energy and Resources Institute
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.
Kunal Prakash KhemnarAddl. Commissioner
Pune Municipal Corporation
Kunal Prakash Khemnar
Addl. Commissioner ,
Pune Municipal Corporation
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
Nitin PrasadChairman
Shell Companies in India
Nitin Prasad
Chairman,
Shell Companies in India
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 Shell’s 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
Sharif QamarFellow & AC
The Energy and Resources Institute
Sharif Qamar
Fellow & AC,
The Energy and Resources Institute
Mr.Sharif Qamar is Fellow and Area covener of Transport & Urban Governance Division at TERI.
Smitha R. IAS, Secretary
Government UT of Puducherry
Smitha R.
IAS, Secretary ,
Government UT of Puducherry
Ms.R Smita is IAS, Secretary to Govenment of Puducherry (UT).
Lakshmi RaghupathyAdvisor
Foundation for Innovative Packaging & Sustainability (FIPS)
Lakshmi Raghupathy
Advisor,
Foundation for Innovative Packaging & Sustainability (FIPS)
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).
Kamilla Kristensen Rai Counsellor
Delegation of the European Union to India
Kamilla Kristensen Rai
Counsellor,
Delegation of the European Union to India
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).
Rajnath RamAdvisor (Energy)
NITI Aayog
Rajnath Ram
Advisor (Energy) ,
NITI Aayog
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.
K RamanathanDistinguished Fellow, Electricity & Fuels Division (EFD)
The Energy and Resources Institute
K Ramanathan
Distinguished Fellow, Electricity & Fuels Division (EFD),
The Energy and Resources Institute
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.
I V RaoVisiting Senior Fellow
The Energy and Resources Institute
I V Rao
Visiting Senior Fellow,
The Energy and Resources Institute
Mr I V Rao is senior visiting fellow at TERI
K. Rajeswara RaoSpecial Secretary
NITI Aayog
K. Rajeswara Rao
Special Secretary ,
NITI Aayog
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.
Rajsree RayEconomic Adviser
Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change
Rajsree Ray
Economic Adviser ,
Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change
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.
Lily Riahi Coordinator – Cool Coalition
United Nations Environment Programme
Lily Riahi
Coordinator – Cool Coalition ,
United Nations Environment Programme
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.
Sourav RoyChief
Chief Corporate Social Responsibility, Tata Steel Limited
Sourav Roy
Chief,
Chief Corporate Social Responsibility, Tata Steel Limited
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.
Sandeep Roy ChoudhuryDirector
VNV Advisory
Sandeep Roy Choudhury
Director,
VNV Advisory
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. Rajiv SangoiCo-founder
Rio Beverages
Mr. Rajiv Sangoi
Co-founder,
Rio Beverages
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.
Syamal Kumar SarkarDistinguished Fellow and Senior Director, Natural Resources and Climate Programme
TERI
Syamal Kumar Sarkar
Distinguished Fellow and Senior Director, Natural Resources and Climate Programme,
TERI
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).
Shrinath SavoorChief Sustainability Officer
Shree Cement Limited
Shrinath Savoor
Chief Sustainability Officer ,
Shree Cement Limited
Shrinath Savoor is Jt President & Chief Sustainability Officer at Shree Cement Ltd.
A K SaxenaSenior Director, Electricity & Fuels Division
The Energy and Resources Institute
A K Saxena
Senior Director, Electricity & Fuels Division,
The Energy and Resources Institute
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.
Heinz SchandlSenior Science Leader
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Heinz Schandl
Senior Science Leader,
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
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.
Mr. Astrid SchomakerDirector and DG-Environment
European Union
Mr. Astrid Schomaker
Director and DG-Environment,
European Union
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.
P. K. Sen Former Professor & Consultant
IIT Kharagpur
P. K. Sen
Former Professor & Consultant ,
IIT Kharagpur
Prof. Sen is Former Professor & Consultant at IIT Kahargpur.
Sanjay SethSenior Director
The Energy and Resources Institute
Sanjay Seth
Senior Director,
The Energy and Resources Institute
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.
Girish SethiSenior Director, Energy
The Energy and Resources Institute
Girish Sethi
Senior Director, Energy,
The Energy and Resources Institute
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.
Shwetal Shah Advisor, Department of Climate Change
Government of Gujarat
Shwetal Shah
Advisor, Department of Climate Change ,
Government of Gujarat
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.).
Priya ShankarIndia Director
Climate and Environment Program Bloomberg Philanthropies
Priya Shankar
India Director ,
Climate and Environment Program Bloomberg Philanthropies
Ms.Priya Shankar is India Director for Climate and Environment Program at Bloomberg Philanthropies
J V SharmaDirector, Land Resources
The Energy and Resources Institute
J V Sharma
Director, Land Resources,
The Energy and Resources Institute
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.
Ms Divya SharmaExecutive Director
The Climate Group
Ms Divya Sharma
Executive Director,
The Climate Group
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.
Brij Mohan SharmaResearcher
RECETOX, Masaryk University
Brij Mohan Sharma
Researcher,
RECETOX, Masaryk University
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.
Kartikey SharmaResearch Associate
TERI
Kartikey Sharma
Research Associate ,
TERI
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
Ruchir ShuklaDirector, Electric Mobility Initiatives
Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation
Ruchir Shukla
Director, Electric Mobility Initiatives,
Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation
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
Tata Cleantech Capital Limited
Mr. Pankaj Sindwani
Chief Business Officer,
Tata Cleantech Capital Limited
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.
Ranjit SinghFounder - Aspirelabs, Member Board–Polyplex India,VATech Wabag, ShailyEngg.Plastics, IIM Jammu
Aspirelabs Accelerator
Ranjit Singh
Founder - Aspirelabs, Member Board–Polyplex India,VATech Wabag, ShailyEngg.Plastics, IIM Jammu,
Aspirelabs Accelerator
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 Lokendra SinghChief Operating Officer
JSW Steel Ltd, Ballary
Mr Lokendra Singh
Chief Operating Officer,
JSW Steel Ltd, Ballary
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.
Jarnail Singh Deputy Director
India Office, MacArthur Foundation
Jarnail Singh
Deputy Director,
India Office, MacArthur Foundation
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.
Ashok kumar SinghDeputy Director General
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Ashok kumar Singh
Deputy Director General,
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
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.
Dimple SinghStudent
TATA DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL
Dimple Singh
Student,
TATA DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL
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Anshu SinghDeputy Director General
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Anshu Singh
Deputy Director General,
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
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.
Pratima SinghResearch Scientist
Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP)
Pratima Singh
Research Scientist,
Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP)
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.
Roli SinghAdditional Secretary
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Roli Singh
Additional Secretary ,
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
ms.Rloi Singh is additional secretary in Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
Shaleen SinghalDean (Research and Partnerships)
TERI School of Advanced Studies
Shaleen Singhal
Dean (Research and Partnerships) ,
TERI School of Advanced Studies
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.
Sudhendu Jyoti SinhaAdviser
NITI Aayog
Sudhendu Jyoti Sinha
Adviser,
NITI Aayog
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.
Jaya Varma SinhaAdditional Member (Traffic)
Minister of Railways
Jaya Varma Sinha
Additional Member (Traffic),
Minister of Railways
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.
Satish SinhaAssociate Director
Toxics Link
Satish Sinha
Associate Director,
Toxics Link
Satish Sinha is Associate Director at Toxics Link. He has been associated with this research based policy advocacy group.
Shirish SinhaActing Executive Director
Children's Investment Fund Foundation
Shirish Sinha
Acting Executive Director,
Children's Investment Fund Foundation
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.
Vinit SrivastavaCOO
InfraPrime Logistics
Vinit Srivastava
COO,
InfraPrime Logistics
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!
Rhea SrivastavaResearch Associate
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Rhea Srivastava
Research Associate,
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
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.
Eirik H. SteindalSenior Scientist
Norwegian Institute for Water Research
Eirik H. Steindal
Senior Scientist,
Norwegian Institute for Water Research
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).
Elke SteinmetzHead of Division for International Cooperation on Biodiversity
German Ministry for Environment (BMUV)
Elke Steinmetz
Head of Division for International Cooperation on Biodiversity,
German Ministry for Environment (BMUV)
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.
Clay StrangerManaging Director
RMI
Clay Stranger
Managing Director ,
RMI
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.
Freddy Svane Ambassador
Royal Danish Embassy in India
Freddy Svane
Ambassador ,
Royal Danish Embassy in India
Freddy Svane is the current Ambassador at the Royal Danish Embassy in New Delhi.
Pradip SwarnakarAssociate Professor
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Pradip Swarnakar
Associate Professor,
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
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.
Akshima T GhateSr. Principal
RMI India
Akshima T Ghate
Sr. Principal,
RMI India
Akshima Ghate is a Delhi-based Sr. Principal at RMI India, where she leads research, analysis, and partner engagement. She provides leadership to RMI India’s 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.
Ajay Talegaonkar Chief Engineer, Financial & Commercial Appraisal
Central Electricity Authority
Ajay Talegaonkar
Chief Engineer, Financial & Commercial Appraisal,
Central Electricity Authority
Shri Ajay Talegaonkar, is Chief Engineer (Financial & Commercial Appraisal) with Central Electricity Authority.
Cecilia TamTeam Leader
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Cecilia Tam
Team Leader,
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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.
Sandeep Tandon National Project Manager
UNIDO Project - Facility
Sandeep Tandon
National Project Manager ,
UNIDO Project - Facility
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.
Jigmet TapkaIAS, Joint Secretary
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Jigmet Tapka
IAS, Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
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.
Andrea TerronSpeaker
European food safety authority
Andrea Terron
Speaker,
European food safety authority
Andrea Terron is working as a Senior Toxicologist/Pathologist with European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) in Itlay.
D.M. Thakar Deputy Environment Engineer
Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB)
D.M. Thakar
Deputy Environment Engineer ,
Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB)
Mr. D.M. Thakar, Deputy Environment Engineer, Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB)
Devang M ThakerEnvironment Engineer, (Coordinator- NCAP)
Gujarat Pollution control Board
Devang M Thaker
Environment Engineer, (Coordinator- NCAP),
Gujarat Pollution control Board
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.
Shanth A ThimmaiahChairman
Karnataka State Pollution Control Board
Shanth A Thimmaiah
Chairman,
Karnataka State Pollution Control Board
Dr. Shanth A. Thimmaiah
Chairman, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
Ph.D – Socio-Economic & Environmental Impact Studies. NITK, Surathkal, Mangalore
Master of Technology (M.Tech) - Industrial Pollution Control, KREC, Surathkal, Mangalore.
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) – Mining Engineering, KREC, Surathkal, Mangalore
PROFFESSIONAL DETAILS
1. Serving as The Chairman of Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), a renowned state level statutory body working for prevention and control of pollution in the state.
2. Served as Board Member, Board of Governors (BOG), National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal, since 2015 till 2021, wherein this “INSTITUTE OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE” is dealing with imparting technical education related to environmental protection to graduate, post-graduate and research engineering students/scholars.
3. Served as Member, Board of Studies (BOS), Tumakuru University for 3 Years (2018-2021) to frame academic curriculum for Masters of Science (M.Sc) in Environmental Science and for Ph.D.
PERSONAL DETAILS
Born to an agricultural family of Sri. Thimmaiah and Smt. Venkatalakshmamma of village Averahalli, Magadi Taluk, Ramanagara District.
PROFFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
? Professional experience in a corporate company dealing with multi-disciplinary industrial activities such as mining, mineral beneficiation, river transport, sea transport (Tran-shipper) and hospitality sectors.
? Involved in preparation of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental Management Plan (EMP), preparation of Mining Plan / Scheme of Mining for the Mining Sector.
? Special knowledge to provide techno-legal support to various sector such as Industrial, Infrastructural, Mining & Mineral activities, Coastal Zone Protection, Hospitality sector etc., in preparation of EIA & EMP so that the project becomes environmentally sustainable.
? Knowledge in Establishing an Environmental Laboratory for monitoring & measurement of various environmental attributes to various sectors enable them to adopt precautionary principles to protect environment & ecology.
? Knowledge of documentation & implementation of ISO-9001 – Quality Management System (QMS) & ISO-14001-Environmental Management System (EMS) across the organization.
? Published many technical papers at national & international journals. Delivered technical talk on “Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainable Development” held at International Conference on CSR & Sustainable Development held at Thailand on 03-06 June 2013.
Ashish TiwariSecretary
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Ashish Tiwari
Secretary,
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh
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. Naveen UnniPartner, McKinsey & Company
McKinsey & Company
Mr. Naveen Unni
Partner, McKinsey & Company,
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
Hitesh VaidyaDirector
National Institute for Urban Affairs (NIUA)
Hitesh Vaidya
Director,
National Institute for Urban Affairs (NIUA)
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.
Shilp VermaSenior Researcher
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Shilp Verma
Senior Researcher,
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
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 IWMI’s 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'.
Ashish VermaProfessor
Indian Institute of Science
Ashish Verma
Professor,
Indian Institute of Science
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.
R K Vij President
The Textile Association (India)
R K Vij
President,
The Textile Association (India)
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.
Namita VikasFounder and Managing Director
auctusESG LLP
Namita Vikas
Founder and Managing Director,
auctusESG LLP
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 India’s SME Leadership Champion, by UN Women 2021 Asia-Pacific WEP.
Clarence Woo Chee MengExecutive Director
Asian Clean Fuels Association
Clarence Woo Chee Meng
Executive Director,
Asian Clean Fuels Association
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.
Simon ZadekChair
Finance for Biodiversity
Simon Zadek
Chair,
Finance for Biodiversity
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 General’s 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 UNEP’s Finance Inquiry. He co-Chaired China’s Green Finance Task Force, and led the Green Finance Study Group secretariat under the Chinese, German and Argentinian G20 Presidencies.
Ms Ying ZhangProject officer, International Cooperation Division, Swiss embassy in Bejing
International Cooperation Division, Swiss embassy in Bejing
Ms Ying Zhang
Project officer, International Cooperation Division, Swiss embassy in Bejing,
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 Panthéon-Sorbonne.
Hans Jacob Frydenlund
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Hussain Almahmoudi
Mariam Almheiri
Ugo Astuto
Mr. Atul Bagai
Manish Bapna
Seydou Bari Sidbie 
Espen Barth Eide
Ranjit Barthakur
Xiye Bastida
Suman Bery
Michael R. Bloomberg
Tony Capon
Rohit Chandra
Vikram Chandra
Rajiv Chhibber
Nivedita Cholayil
Manish Chourasia
Helen Clarkson
Mr Chandrashekhar Dasgupta
Vincenzo de Luca
Laura de Vries
Suneel Deambi
Nitin Desai
Vibha Dhawan
Sunil Duggal
Bahar Dutt
Patricia Espinosa
Yasmine Fouad
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Mr Shantanu Gotmare
Raphaël Goulet
Steven Guilbeault
Pema Gyamtsho
Kate Hampton
Fiona Harvey
Vidar Helgesen
Amina J. Mohammed
Rakesh Kacker
Emma Kari
Mercy Karunditu
Livleen Kaur
Shailly Kedia
John Kerry
Deepali Khanna
Kamal Kishore
Arun Krishnamurthy
Rachel Kyte
Steffi Lemke
Mr. Emmanuel Lenain 
Ajay Mathur
Anuradha Mathur
Katie McGinty
Mac McQuown 
María Mendiluce
Himanshu Shekhar Mishra
Narendra Modi
Vanessa Nakate 
Leena Nandan
Jayashree Nandi
Khadeeja Naseem
Bruno Oberle
Sanda Ojiambo
Shonali Pachauri
Dr. Saroj Pachauri
Dr. Ash Pachauri
Ridhima Pandey
Barbara Pompili
Janez Potocnik
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John Roome
- Sadhguru
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Ajay Shankar
Priya Shankar
Alok Sharma
Aminath Shauna
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Mahendra Singhi
Sumant Sinha
Mr Alexander Slater
Youba Sokona
Erik Solheim
Will Steffen
Bambang Susantono
Petteri Taalas
Yasuo Takahashi
Aaditya Uddhav Thackeray 
Palanivel Thiaga Rajan
Frans Timmermans
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