WSDS Agenda 2025

Global Leadership Message
H.E. Mr Michael Bloomberg, UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Climate Ambition and Solutions

• Brahma Kumari Sister Shivani, Brahma Kumaris
• Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute

• Dr Pema Gyamtsho, Director General, The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
• Prof Petteri Taalas, Director General, The Finnish Meteorological Institute
• H.E. Ms May-Elin Stener, Ambassador of Norway to India, Royal Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi
• Dr Nisha Bakker, Director of Partnerships, The Ocean Cleanup
• Dr Dindo Campilan, Regional Director for Asia & Hub Director for Oceania, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
• Mr Ranjit Barthakur, Founder Forester, Balipara Foundation
• Ms Suruchi Bhadwal, Senior Fellow & Director, The Energy and Resources Institute

Chair: Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute

• H.E. Mr Yutaka Matsuzawa, Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs, Japan
• Dr Sujata Gupta, Director, Asian Development Bank
• Mr Manish Chourasia, COO, Tata Capital Limited
• Ms Tatiana Lipskaia, Senior Vice-President for ESG, Sberbank
• Dr Jennie Dodson, Senior Director, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
• Ms Ilka Hirt, Deputy Director-General for International Policy, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Germany
• Ms Priya Shankar, India Director, Climate and Environment Program, Bloomberg Philanthropies
• Mr Sankar Chakraborti, Group CEO, Acuité Group

Chair: Ambassador Manjeev Singh Puri, Distinguished Fellow, The Energy and Resources Institute

• Prof Jim Skea, Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
• H.E. Mr Mattias Frumerie, Climate Ambassador & Head of Delegation to UNFCCC, Swedish Ministry of Climate and Enterprise
• Ms Helen Clarkson, Chief Executive, The Climate Group
• Ms Anne Jellema, Executive Director, 350.org
• Ms Heeta Lakhani, Founder & Director, The ClimAct Foundation

Chair: Mr R R Rashmi, Distinguished Fellow, The Energy and Resources Institute

• Dr Ajay Mathur, Director General, The International Solar Alliance
• Ambassador Arne Walther, Former Secretary General, International Energy Forum
• Prof Jeffrey D Sachs, Director, Center for Sustainable Development in the Earth Institute, Columbia University
• Prof Hoesung Lee, Former Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
• Ms Amanda Maxwell, Managing Director, Global Division, Natural Resources Defense Council
• Ms Mansi Madan Tripathy, Vice President & Country Chair, India, Shell India Markets Pvt Ltd
• Dr Ritu Mathur, Director, The Energy and Resources Institute
• Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, The Energy and Resources Institute

Moderator: Ms Urmi Goswami, Assistant Editor, The Economic Times

Launch of TERI Energy & Environment Data Diary and Yearbook (TEDDY) 

• Mr Amit Prothi, Director General, Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
• Dr Madhav Karki, Chief Advisor, Minister of Forest, Environment and Climate Change, Government of Nepal
• Mr Shekhar Singh, Municipal Commissioner, Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
• Mr Sanjay Seth, Senior Fellow & Senior Director, The Energy and Resources Institute
• ADB

Moderator: Ms Teena Jha, Journalist, Sansad Television

• Ms Prachi Shevgaonkar, Founder, Cool The Globe
• Mr Manoj Sinha, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Husk Power Systems
• Mr Srivatsan Iyer, Global CEO, Hero Future Energies
• Mr Andrew Prag, Managing Director of Policy, We Mean Business Coalition
• Ms Chhaya Bhanti, Founder, Vertiver
• Dr Dipankar Saharia, Senior Fellow & Senior Director, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)

Launch of partnership on Atal Innovation Mission

• Mr Md. Golam Sarwar, Secretary General, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
• Mr Hiroshi Ono, Executive Director, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
• Dr Julie Reviere, Country Director, GIZ India
• Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chairperson, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation
• Ms Dechen Tsering, Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations Environment Programme
• Mr Shombi Sharp, United Nations Resident Coordinator in India, United Nations
• Prof Anand Patwardhan, Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland
• Dr Prodipto Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow, The Energy and Resources Institute

 Youth Announcement

• Ms Dia Mirza, Goodwill Ambassador, United Nations Environment Programme
• Mr Martin Raiser, Vice President, The World Bank
• Mr Nitin Desai, Chairman, The Energy and Resources Institute
• Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute
• Dr Shailly Kedia, Curator-WSDS, TERI

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