Dr. Vishal Garg
IIIT Hyderabad
Dr. Vishal Garg
IIIT Hyderabad
Dr. Vishal Garg is Professor and Head of the Center for IT in Building Science at IIIT, Hyderabad. His current research interests are in the areas of building energy simulation, building automation, and cool roofs. He teaches building automation and controls, energy simulation, and lighting design & technology. He holds a B.Tech. (Hons.) degree in Civil Engineering from MBM Engineering College, Jodhpur and a Ph.D. from the IIT Delhi. He was the founding president of the Indian chapter of the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) and chaired the organizing committee of the International Conference for Building Simulation-2015 and International Conference on Countermeasures to Urban Heat Islands (IC2UHI) scheduled in Dec 2019. He is fellow of IBPSA and received the inaugural Arthur H. Rosenfeld Urban Cooling Achievement Award 2018.
Dr. Jyotirmay Mathur
MNIT,Jaipur (Buildings, technologies, modelling)
Dr. Jyotirmay Mathur
MNIT,Jaipur (Buildings, technologies, modelling)
Dr. Jyotirmay Mathur is Professr at MNIT Jaipur and Head of the Incubation Centre at Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur (India). He has supervised 16 Ph.D. thesis, published more than 80 research papers in referred international journals and has presented more than 150 papers/talks, international seminars/conferences, besides authoring/editing 5 books in the field of energy. He works in the field of energy planning and modeling, building energy simulation, energy conservation in buildings, and life cycle assessment of renewable energy systems. Current activities of Dr. Mathur include studies on adaptive thermal comfort, modeling of passive cooling systems, and long-term energy system modeling penetration of renewable energy.
Saswati Chetia
Greentech Knowledge Solutions
Saswati Chetia
Greentech Knowledge Solutions
Ms Saswati Chetia is the Senior Programme Officer at Greentech Knowledge Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Her area of expertise is Architecture, Energy efficient building design. She has more than 10 years of experience. She did her B. Arch from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal and M. Plan (Environmental Planning) from School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi.
Sha Yu
PNNL
Sha Yu
PNNL
Dr. Sha Yu is a scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Her research focuses on integrated assessment modeling, building energy efficiency, and clean energy financing. Dr. Yu has more than 10 years of experience. She worked with national, state, and local governments to develop and implement building energy codes, and led several studies and publications on building energy efficiency. She used integrated assessment modeling tools to assess impacts of building energy efficiency policies at national and state levels and the role of the buildings sector in implementing climate strategies. Dr. Yu received her Ph.D. from the University of Maryland.
Aditya Chunekar
Prayas
Aditya Chunekar
Prayas
Aditya has been working with Prayas Energy Group since 2010 and currently is a Fellow. His work focuses on improving energy efficiency, particularly in India’s residential sector. His analysis and advocacy cover the techno-economic, policy, and behavioural issues that hinder market wide adoption of energy efficient appliances. He is also interested in understanding the appliance usage and ownership patterns to study the growth and nature of future residential demand for electricity in India.
Rajkiran Bilolikar
ASCI
Rajkiran Bilolikar
ASCI
Rajkiran Bilolikar is an MBA in power sector management and has been working in various capacities like Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Electricity Distribution Management, Techno-economic feasibility studies, Regulatory affairs of Electricity Industry, Tariff analysis, Annual Performance analysis of Power utilities, IT application development in utilities and Renewable projects in India. Prior to joining ASCI, he was heading the Energy Team in Andhra Pradesh Technical Consultancy Organization Limited, Hyderabad. There, he worked on UNDP-GEF Project on CO2 emission reduction program in steel re-rolling industry, BEE-SME project in different clusters like Ice making, Rice milling, Sponge iron, and Refractories.
Anna Agarwal
CPR
Anna Agarwal
CPR
Dr. Anna Agarwal is a fellow at the Centre for Policy Research. She works on India’s energy demand transitions, and identifying ways to lock-in low-carbon energy consumption patterns for the long-term. Anna’s work currently focuses on examining the cooling-related energy demand particularly the demand for air conditioning in urban households. Prior to joining CPR, Anna was the Associate Director-Urban Innovation and a Senior Fellow at the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC- India). Anna holds a PhD and a SM degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and an undergraduate degree from IIT Delhi.
Swati Puchalapalli
Terraviridis
Swati Puchalapalli
Terraviridis
Ms Swati Puchalapalli is the director of TerraViridis, a Sustainable Design Consultancy, and director of Sustainability at VeraTatva, an engineering consultancy specializing in ultra-high-performance design. She has 20+ years of experience in Sustainable design, computational analysis and environmental policy research. As a strong proponent of passive design as the first step towards efficiency, she applies learnings from local vernacular and uses state of art simulation techniques for building analysis. She is an accredited GRIHA Evaluator, BREEAM Assessor, GRIHA TAC Member and Visiting Faculty at CEPT Ahmedabad. She did her B.Arch., from JNTU Hyderabad, M.Sc. in Environmental Services from Heriot-Watt University
Suryanarayana Doolla
IIT Bombay
Suryanarayana Doolla
IIT Bombay
Dr Suryanarayana Doolla is currently a Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay where he teaches and directs research in power electronics and power systems as a faculty member in the Department of Energy Science and Engineering. Prior to joining the department, he worked in the automation and power consulting industry. His research interest includes smart grids, microgrids, demand response, energy management, converter topology and control for renewable energy systems and power system applications in power electronics. He is a senior member of the IEEE and executive board member of the IEEE Industry Applications Society.
Karthik Ganesan
CEEW
Karthik Ganesan
CEEW
Karthik Ganesan is a Research Fellow at the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW). His research interests are in resource efficiency, sustainable mobility and addressing environmental fallouts of energy use. He holds Master in Public Policy from Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS. An engineer by training, he did his M.Tech & B.Tech in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.
Anand Iyer
NIUA
Anand Iyer
NIUA
Mr Anand Iyer is currently the Chief Project Manager at National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA). His area of specialisation is Urban Policy & Regulations (Buildings, Climate), Knowledge Capture. His climate work is taken-up for implementation by Govt. of India and Heritage policy work taken-up for consultations by Govt. of Gujarat. He has also represented NIUA at International events. He did his master’s in architecture & Critical Theory and Bachelors in Architecture.
Clay Stranger
RMI
Clay Stranger
RMI
Mr. Clay Stranger is a Senior Director of energy and mobility at Rocky Mountain Institute. He serves as an advisor to India’s central and state governments on clean energy policy and technology. Clay is the lead author of over a dozen reports on India’s clean energy opportunity, including the widely cited, India Leaps Ahead. He is the co-founder of the Urban Mobility Lab, a platform that supports implementation of clean mobility solutions in leading geographies, called Lighthouse Cities. Clay has a degree in Agroecology from the University of California and an MBA from Bainbridge Graduate Institute
Ravi Gadepalli
Consultant
Ravi Gadepalli
Consultant
Dr Ravi Gadepalli is an independent consultant working on policy, planning and operations improvement of mobility systems. He has more than 11 years of experience in urban mobility and public transport projects. He did his Ph. D. and M. Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and a Bachelors in civil engineering from Andhra University.
Bipin Kumar
GAIA Smart Cities
Bipin Kumar
GAIA Smart Cities
Bipin Pradeep Kumar is the Cofounder and Director at GAIA, a start-up in the IoT space focussed on data driven insights. Gaia recently has been recognised as a NASSCOM Emerge 50 company, and is one of India’s Emerging 20 companies chosen by the Mayor of London. He is the Chairman of the Smart City Group for TEC, DOT, Ministry of Communication and IT, Government of India, and also serves as an Expert with United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business. Academically, Bipin has a dual MBA from Georgetown University and ESADE Business School and an MSc from the University of Wales.
Rishabh Kasliwal
Kamal Cogent
Rishabh Kasliwal
Kamal Cogent
Mr Rishabh Kasliwal is the Managing Director of Kamal Cogent Energy PVT LTD. His area of expertise is in Energy Efficiency. He has more than 15 years of experience. He is LEED Accredited Professional (AP), IGBC Fellow. He did his B Tech from Delhi College of Engineering and & MS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.
Rahul Tongia
Brookings
Rahul Tongia
Brookings
Dr Rahul Tongia is Fellow at Brookings India. His area of expertise is in Energy and Sustainability. He has experience of more 20 years of experience. He is the pioneer for Smart Grids in India (Founding Advisor, ISGF, Technical Advisor, Govt. of India’s Smart Grid Task Force); presently also Adjunct Professor at Carnegie Mellon University. He did his Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University.
L Nagahari Krishna
Danfoss
L Nagahari Krishna
Danfoss
Mr. Nagahari Krishna leads Public and Industry Affairs at Danfoss India. With a leadership role he focuses on Business Development and Knowledge positioning, he is one of the key members to support the company’s continued growth in the country. Krishna is basically a Mechanical engineer with Marine and Controls specialization and an alumnus of IIM Calcutta. He is a member of the CII National Task Force on Cold Chain and plays an active role in the Energy Efficiency committees of various industry and governance forums.
Steven Fawkes
EnergyPro Ltd
Steven Fawkes
EnergyPro Ltd
Dr. Steven Fawkes is currently the Managing Partner at EnergyPro Ltd. His area of expertise is energy efficiency financing & energy services and he has more than 30 years of experience. He has received awards including; RWE Environment Champion in 2002, Energy Institute Lifetime Award in 2012, ACEEE Champion of Energy Efficiency Industry in 2017. He has a B.Sc. from University of Birmingham and a PhD from University of Stirling.
Shubhashis Dey
Shakti Foundation
Shubhashis Dey
Shakti Foundation
Mr Shubhashis Dey is the Program Manager – Energy Efficiency at Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation. He is a climate change and energy efficiency expert with more than 16 years of experience in advising government, multilateral, bilateral organizations and business in India, Indonesia, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Mauritius, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, England and Jordan on projects related to energy efficiency, climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation in sectors such as industry, transport, forestry, water, urban transport, urban infrastructure and buildings.
Vida Rozite
IEA
Vida Rozite
IEA
Vida Rozite is currently the Energy Policy Analyst at International Energy Agency (IEA). She has more than 16 years of experience. She has also been a senior advisor for Nordic Energy Research, Secretary of the Nordic Working Group on Renewable Energy, and the deputy director of the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office in Latvia. She holds a MSc. Degree from the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
Sameer Kwatra
NRDC
Sameer Kwatra
NRDC
Mr. Sameer Kwatra is a Climate and Clean Energy Policy Analyst at Natural Resources Defense Council. His area of expertise is in technical and policy solutions for low-carbon, climate resilient development, energy-efficiency, and finance. He has more than 20 years of professional experience working in the US and India. Mr. Kwatra has published over 20 peer reviewed papers on clean energy and sustainability that have added to the collective knowledge on these topics. He did his Masters in Environment Management from Yale University, MBA from IIM Lucknow and BE (Mech) from NIT Surat.
Tushara Nair
Bosch
Tushara Nair
Bosch
Ms Tushara Nair has been working in the Indian Energy sector for more than 10 years. She is currently leading the Marketing and Business Development functions at Bosch Energy & Building Solutions, India. Her areas of interest and expertise include the Indian Energy Sector, Consumer Research and Investment Analysis. Before Bosch, she has worked with GMR Energy and CLP India Limited, in various capacities. She did her B.Tech in Electronics & Communication Engg and Post-Graduate Diploma in Management from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
Isaac Emmanuel
Covestro India
Isaac Emmanuel
Covestro India
Mr Isaac Emmanuel is the Head -Construction (Inclusive Business) of Covestro (India) Pvt Ltd. His area of expertise is in Polymers and Insulation, having 27 years of experience in Sales, Marketing, Business Development, Advocacy and Sustainability. He has been awarded with Polyurethanes Innovation Excellence 2017, Plasticon Award 2015, Plastindia 2017: Innovation Award. He did his M. Sc. Polymer chemistry from University of Madras.
Prabir Neogi RP
Sanjiv Goenka Group
Prabir Neogi RP
Sanjiv Goenka Group
Mr Prabir Neogi is Chief Adviser – Corporate Affairs at RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group. His interests include policy and regulation for developing fuel and power markets, power distribution reforms, EE and DSM, etc. Currently, he is Chairman of FICCI Power Committee, which facilitates industry functioning by addressing sector-related subjects and engages with policy and decision makers. He did his Mechanical Engineering from Jadavpur University and has Diploma in Finance and Accounting Management.
Ashish Rao Ghorpade
ICLEI
Ashish Rao Ghorpade
ICLEI
An Architect and an Urban planner, Ashish Rao core working areas are Urban Planning, Sustainable Urban Transport, and Green Urban Built Environment related initiatives at ICLEI – South Asia. He has been working with Indian cities and believes that influencing the urban transport and urban built environment for low carbon development can go a long way in making cities more livable and sustainable. Prior to this, he has worked in various projects for cities supported by the European Commission, BMU and GIZ Germany, Asia Pacific partnership Program funded by US-DOS, USAID, Climate Works Foundation, Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, British High Commission, GGGI and city members of ICLEI, various state governments and the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India.