Environment & Energy Conclave 2020

Programme Schedules and Speaker Profiles

Opening Session - 26th August 2020 : 2.00 pm (IST) / 8.30 am (GMT)

The Opening

2.00 pm-2.05 pm (IST) / 8.30 am-8.35 am (GMT)

Opening Remarks:
Mr. Gautam Ray, Chairperson, Energy and Environment Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Executive Director (HR & Admin.) - CESC Limited & President (HR) - Power Group, RPSG

2.05 pm-2.10 pm (IST) / 8.35 am-8.40 am (GMT)

Video on Tree Plantation by the Members and Stakeholders of The Bengal Chamber after Super Cyclone Amphan hit Eastern India and uprooted a huge number of trees.

2.10 pm-2.20 pm (IST) / 8.40 am-8.50 am (GMT)

Energy Data Management for Inclusive Growth
Shri Rajnath Ram, Adviser (Energy), NITI Aayog, Government of India

2.20 pm-2.30 pm (IST) / 8.50 am-9.00 am (GMT)

Visionary Address: Social and Environmental Growth as core Business Strategy:
Mr. Gurdeep Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, NTPC Limited

2.30 pm-2.50 pm (IST) / 9.00 am-9.20 am (GMT)

Special Address:
Mr. Ghanshyam Prasad, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power, Government of India

Speaker Profiles

Mr. Gautam Ray

Mr. Gautam Ray, Chairperson, Energy and Environment Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Executive Director (HR & Admin.) - CESC Limited, President (HR) - Power Group, RPSG.

Mr. Gautam Ray, 59, Engineer by profession, graduated from Calcutta University (Bengal Engineering College, Shibpur- presently IIEST) and completed Post Graduation in Electrical Power System, from the same Institute in 1983. Presently, he is Executive Director (HR & Admn) of CESC Limited and also heading HR function for Power sector companies of RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group as President (HR), Power Group.
 ▪ Mr. Ray has an experience of 36 years, of working in Power System operations and load dispatch, before he migrated to HR & Admn. He is responsible for HR and Administration for CESC, along with the entire HR process for the new initiatives under CESC, which includes, new power projects, training initiatives, collaborative efforts etc.
 ▪ He is the Chairman of National Safety Council, West Bengal, Former President, Calcutta Management Association, Managing Committee Member of Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industries, Chairman, Administrative Committee, State Productivity Council, Executive Committee Member, ICC, past Chairman Electrical Engineering Divisional Subcommittee and past Hony Secretary, The Institution of Engineers (India), West Bengal State Centre, Past Council Member, IE(I). Chairman (HR & IR) Committee, CII Eastern Regional Committee, Member - National HR Committee, CII, Member, National IR Committee, CII. Vice Chairman, Alumni Cell, IIEST. Director, Woodlands, Director, ATK Mohunbagan. Member, Employee Relations Committee, Tollygunge Club.

Day 1: 26th August 2020 - Towards Green Recovery and Industry Transition

Bringing together Policy Makers and Business Leaders with COP26 Leadership to discuss policy interventions and business models to create roadmap for green recovery.
Moderator - Mr Deb A Mukherjee, President Designate, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Managing Director, Cenergist Energy Private Limited.

Schedule

2.50 pm-3.05 pm (IST) / 9.20 am-9.35 am (GMT)

Introductory Address:
Ms. Natalie Toms, Director-Prosperity Team India British High Commission, New Delhi.

3.05 pm-3.20 pm (IST) / 9.35 am-9.50 am (GMT)

Keynote Address - Environment, Energy and Equality:
Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General, TERI

3.20 pm-3.35 pm (IST) / 9.50 am-10.05 am (GMT)

Leadership Address:
Dr. John Murton, UK Government's COP26 Envoy

3.35 pm-3.50 pm (IST) / 10.05 am-10.20 am (GMT)

Power Sector Reforms for Inclusive Growth:
Mr Mohammad Hossain, Director General, Power Cell, Power Division, Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources, Government of Bangladesh

3.50 pm-5.30 pm (IST) / 10.20 am-12.00 pm (GMT)

India Inc. Round Table towards Green Recovery:
Special Remarks:
Mr. Nigel Topping, UK Government's High Level Climate Action Champion, COP26

E-Mobility, Clean Energy Technologies and Lithium-Ion Batteries:
Mr Stefan Louis, CEO, Exide Leclanche Energy Pvt Ltd.

Innovation and Technology for a Sustainable Materials Future:
Mr. Subhasendu Chatterjee, Whole Time Director Haldia Petrochemicals Limited

Mr. Raghav Raj Kanoria, Managing Director, India Power Corporation Limited

Disaster Management and Renewable Energy Generation:
Dr P K Mukhopadhyay, Member Secretary, Damodar Valley Corporation

Financing support from the UK for Clean Growth projects
Mr. Rahul Tabhane, Country Head, India, UK Export Finance

Creating an Environment Friendly Power Market for India and Neighbouring Country
Mr. Deepak Amitabh, IRS, Chairman and Managing Director, PTC India Limited

Ms. Anna French, Deputy Head of DFID India, and Head of the Urban, Energy and Green Growth Team

5.30 pm-5.35 pm (IST) / 12.00 am-12.05 pm (GMT)

Change Over

Speaker Profiles

Ms. Natalie Toms

Ms. Natalie Toms, Director-Prosperity Team India, British High Commission, New Delhi

Ms. Natalie Toms leads the British Government's engagement on climate action and energy issues in India, as well as economic and financial relations. She is particularly excited to be working in India ahead of the UK's hosting of the COP26 climate summit.
 ▪ Prior to posting in India, Natalie worked for her Majesty's Treasury and has extensive experience in economic and fiscal policy, mostly recently leading the team that delivered the 2016 Budget.
 ▪ Ms. Toms holds an undergraduate degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from St. Edmund Hall, Oxford and a Masters in Economics from the University of London.

Dr. Ajay Mathur

Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).

Dr. Ajay Mathur Is the Director General of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi, and a member of the Indian Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change. He earlier headed the Indian Bureau of Energy Efficiency, and was responsible for mainstreaming energy efficiency through initiatives such as the Star Labeling programme for appliances, the Energy Conservation Building Code, and the Perform, Achieve & Trade programme for energy-intensive industries. He was a leading climate change negotiator, and was the Indian spokesperson at the Paris climate negotiations. He served as the interim Director of the Green Climate Fund during its foundational period.
 ▪ At TERI, he has spearheaded the move to accelerate action towards a low-carbon and cleaner economy through the adoption of renewable energy in the Indian electricity sector, enhancing efficiency in buildings and industry, and promoting environmental quality through recycling of material wastes and biotechnology-based solutions.
 ▪ He co-chairs the global Energy Transitions Commission, and one of the climate initiatives of the One Planet Summit.

Dr. John Murton

Dr. John Murton, UK Government's COP26 Envoy

Dr. John Murton is the senior UK official responsible for building international support for a successful COP26 and coordinating pre-COP26 diplomacy through the UK's overseas network. Dr. Murton is based in the UK Cabinet Office's COP26 team and reports to the UK's COP26 President-Designate and Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma.
 ▪ Dr. Murton recently returned from a tour as the UK's Ambassador to the DRC, Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic, leading a large mission spending £1m a day to support development, security and humanitarian operations in Central Africa.
 ▪ Prior to this Dr. Murton was the UK's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Kenya, as well as being the UK's Deputy High Commissioner in Nairobi. Other overseas roles include time as the UK's High Commissioner to Mauritius, Ambassador to Madgascar and The Union of the Comoros, Deputy Director of the Cabinet of the NATO Secretary General, and Energy and Environment Attaché in Tokyo. John has served in a number of roles in London, most recently as Head of the FCO's East Asia and Pacific Department (covering ASEAN, NE Asia and the Pacific).
 ▪ Dr. Murton has a PhD in Development Economics from the University of Cambridge.

Mr. Mohammad Hossain

Mr. Mohammad Hossain, Director General, Hossain,Director General, Power Cell, Power Division. Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources, Government of Bangladesh.

Mr. Mohammad Hossain joined Power Cell as an Assistant Director in 1996. Consequently, he served as the Deputy Director and Director and played a noteworthy role in enhancing the capacity of the Power Sector. He has also played a vital role in the development of power generation, transmission and distribution and prepared several acts, rules & regulations for spearheading the power sector development. At present, he is serving as the Director General of Power Cell since 2013. He is the Vice-President of The Institution of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB).
 ▪ Mr. Hossain is a member of the Joint Steering Committee (JSC) for Bangladesh-India and Bangladesh Nepal power sector cooperation. He is a member of the Governing Board of the SAARC Energy Center. At the same time, he was one of the members of the renewable energy D-8 Working Group and member of the Steering Committee in South Asia Regional Initiative/Energy Integration (SARI/EI). Mr. Mohammad Hossain has been elected as the Chairman of UN-ESCAP's Energy Committee (2019-2020) which is an important intergovernmental platform to facilitate regional energy cooperation. Mr. Hossain is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School.
 ▪ Mr. Mohammad Hossain graduated from the Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET) and received an MBA from IBA, University of Dhaka. Later, he received a post-graduate diploma in Institutional and Human Resource Development (IHRD) from Denmark. He took part in various higher training in the power sector at home and abroad. He has presented papers in various seminars, workshops at national and international levels which are highly appreciated. Mr. Mohammad Hossain has published numerous articles in different national and international journals and publications.

Mr. Deb A Mukherjee

Mr. Deb A Mukherjee, President Designate, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Managing Director, Cenergist Energy Private Limited.

An entrepreneur, professionally qualified as a lawyer, with over 38 years work experience in diverse business domains, engineering systems, information technology solutions and later in energy services for the last 15 years.
 ▪ Executive Chairman of Eaga Energy India Pvt Ltd (subsidiary of Eaga plc UK FTSE250 company) until 2012. Currently is an Investor and Country Representative for Power Roll Ltd. UK and also Managing Director of Cenergist Energy Private Limited which is wholly owned subsidiary of Cenergist Ltd UK, which has operations in the UK, Spain, Germany, Italy and now India.
 ▪ Served on various Trade Committees in India and the UK and spoken at several international seminars on Sustainability Issues, Energy Efficiency, Renewables, Water Management and on Business Strategies.

Mr. Stefan Louis

Mr. Stefan Louis, CEO, Exide Leclanche Energy Pvt Ltd.

Mr. Stefan Louis is CEO of the Joint Venture between Europe's leading lithium--battery manufacturer Leclanché and India's largest battery manufacturer Exide Industries.
 ▪ In his previous executive positions Mr. Louis has built an international experience in the Transportation, Utility and Industrial battery markets. He holds an MSc in Electronics and has devoted his career to helping customers with the best available energy storage, conversion and management solutions in a B2B environment.

Mr. Subhasendu Chatterjee

Mr. Subhasendu Chatterjee, Whole Time Director, Haldia Petrochemicals Limited.

Mr. Subhasendu Chatterjee has a Bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering (1968) from Jadavpur University and holds a Post Graduate degree in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (1970) and has more than 40 years of experience in the fertilizer and chemicals industry covering design, engineering, commissioning, technical services and project management with leading consultancy and operating plants in India and abroad.
 ▪ Presently Mr. Chatterjee is the Whole-Time Director of Haldia Petrochemicals Limited and is on the Board of more than twenty (20) Companies. He was instrumental in HPL's recent turnaround.
Professional Experience
 ▪ Worked for 4 years as design & computer analyst with MIS Planning and development Division, The Fertilizer Corporation of India, Sindri, Dhanbad from 1970-74.  ▪ Worked as Process Engineers for 3 years with MIS Haldor Topsoe, Denmark,1974-76. ▪ Worked as Project Engineer for 1 year with Development Consultants (P) Ltd Calcutta from 1976-77. ▪ Worked as supervising Engineer for 4 years with Engineer India Ltd, Delhi from 1977-1981.  ▪ Spearheaded Joint venture with Oman Government for a Project of 2 billion dollar Project on Technical and Project Engineering.  ▪ Worked as General Manager and Executive Director of Krishak Bharati Cooperative Ltd for 1981 to 1998.

Mr. Raghav Raj Kanoria

Mr. Raghav Raj Kanoria, Managing Director, India Power Corporation Limited.

Mr. Raghav Raj Kanoria has over 6 years of experience in Power and Finance Industry. Mr. Kanoria is Managing Committee Member of The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Current Positions
 ▪ Mr. Kanoria is presently an Honorary Chairman, Infrastructure Committee, Indian Chamber of Commerce. ▪ Managing Committee Member of Indian Chamber of Commerce. ▪ Managing Committee Member of Bharat Chamber of Commerce. ▪ Eastern Region Chairperson, Indo Canadian Business Chamber. ▪ Mr. Kanoria is Member of Task Force, Electricity Distribution, Government of Rajasthan.
 ▪ Mr. Kanoria holds a Bachelor Degree in Commerce.

Dr. P K Mukhopadhyay

Dr. P K Mukhopadhyay, Member Secretary, Damodar Valley Corporation.

Dr. Prabir Kr. Mukhopadhyay is presently serving in Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) as Member-Secretary since October 2014. He was entrusted with additional charge of Member (Finance) and also as Chairman, DVC in different spells.
 ▪ Dr. Mukhopadhyay is an Electrical Engineer and also an MBA and PhD in Management. He is presently the Chairman of Electrical Engineering Division of West Bengal State Centre of Institution of Engineers of India and also a Fellow of Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London.
 ▪ Prior to joining DVC, he served several CPSUs in different capacities which includes BHEL, Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam Limited and Braithwaite & Co Ltd.
 ▪ Dr. Mukhopadhyay has published several technical and managerial articles in leading National & International journals.

Mr. Nigel Topping

Mr. Nigel Topping, UK Government's High Level Climate Action Champion, COP26.

Mr. Nigel Topping is the UK's High-Level Climate Action Champion, appointed by the UK Prime Minister in January 2020. Nigel works alongside the Chilean High-Level Climate Action Champion, Gonzalo Muñoz. The role of the high-level champions is to strengthen collaboration and drive action from businesses, investors, organisations, cities, and regions on climate change, and coordinate this work with governments and parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
 ▪ Mr. Topping was most recently CEO of We Mean Business, a coalition of businesses working to accelerate the transition to a zero carbon economy. Prior to that he was Executive Director of the Carbon Disclosure Project, following an 18 year career in the private sector, having worked across the world in emerging markets and manufacturing.

Mr. Rahul Tabhane

Mr. Rahul Tabhane, Country Head, India, UK Export Finance.

Mr. Rahul Tabhane is UKEF's first representative in India. He is an experienced export credit and finance professional who has been involved with Export Credit Agency (ECA) transactions relating to 13 global export credit agencies.
 ▪ Before joining UKEF, Mr. Tabhane worked across a range of projects at Reliance Industries - including debt financing worth more than $20 billion, relationship management with ECAs and international lenders and administering the long-term foreign currency debt portfolio of the company. Most recently he worked as a consultant with a range of organisations, including European ECAs, to structure long term and competitive ECA financing solutions for clients in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

Mr. Deepak Amitabh

Mr. Deepak Amitabh, IRS, Chairman and Managing Director, PTC India Limited.

Mr. Deepak Amitabh is a business leader with a career spanning over 36 years of invaluable experience. An alumnus of St. Stephen's College, Delhi, he started his professional career in 1984 with the Government of India as an officer of Indian Revenue Service (IRS). He has held various important and challenging positions in IRS including as Financial Advisor to Director General Naval Projects, Mumbai, Additional Commissioner of Income Tax, New Delhi and Joint Commissioner of Income Tax Mumbai.
 ▪ Mr. Amitabh's journey in PTC began in 2003, when he came on board as a part of leadership team (CFO) and later took on the mantle of the CMD of the Company in October, 2012. As head of Finance in the Company, he led the IPO of PTC in 2004 (1st IPO in Power sector) and later raised funds of more than Rs.1700 Crores through Qualified Institutional Placement (QIPs) in 2008 & 2009. He played a key role in formation of subsidiaries of PTC viz. PTC India Financial Services Ltd. (PFS) & PTC Energy Limited (PEL). Under his Chairmanship, PFS is a listed entity with an asset size of more than Rs. 11,000 Crores and PEL has executed 289 MW of Wind Power projects. He was instrumental in setting up of India's first power exchange in 2007.
 ▪ A widely recognized business leader, Mr. Amitabh is a member of various industry associations like CERC - Advisory Committee, TERI - Executive committee, CII - National Committee on Power, FICCI - Power Committee, World Energy Council, Association of Power Producers, Co-Chairs Afghanistan - India Chambers of Commerce & Industry (AICCI). A thoroughbred professional Mr. Amitabh, carries hue of public & private sector, has carefully led PTC Group of Companies as a people centric leading enterprise in the financial / power sector.

Ms. Anna French

Ms. Anna French, Deputy Head of DFID India and Head of the Urban Energy and Green Growth Team.

Ms. Anna French is the Deputy Head of DFID India, and Head of the Urban, Energy and Green Growth Team. Before heading to India, Anna was Head of DFID's Education Policy Team for 4 years.
 ▪ Ms. French joined DFID in 2001, and has extensive experience in policy development and leading and managing programmes in fragile states including in Somalia, Afghanistan and Pakistan. During this time she also worked for 2 years as Senior Policy Adviser on Africa in the Cabinet Office, advising the Prime Minister on UK policy to Africa,

Day 1: 26th August 2020 - Kolkata Virtual Sustainable Action Dialogue of WSDS 2021 -Driving Post COVID Economic Growth through Resource Efficiency

Bringing together Stakeholders to focus on Resource Efficiency in context of Regeneration from COVID-19.

 Download: Introduction - TERI & WSDS2021

Schedule
5.35 pm-7.00 pm (IST) / 12.05 pm-01.30 pm (GMT)

5.35 pm-5.40 pm (IST) / 12.05 pm-12.10 pm (GMT)

Welcome & WSDS Presentation:
Dr. Annapurna Vancheswaran, Senior Director-Communication Outreach and Advocacy Unit, The Energy and Resources Institute.

5.40 pm-5.50 pm (IST) / 12.10 pm-12.20 pm (GMT)

Special Address by Chair:
Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, The Energy and Resources Institute

5.50 pm-6.35 pm (IST) / 12.20 pm- 1.05 pm (GMT)

Panel discussion:
Driving Post COVID Economic Growth through Resource Efficiency:

Mr. Souvik Bhattacharjya, Associate Director, Integrated Policy Analysis Division, The Energy and Resources Institute.

Prof. Dr. Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, Professor, Mechanical Engineering & Chief Coordinator, Centre for Sustainable Development and Resource Efficiency Management, Jadavpur University.

Dr Divya Tiwari, CEO, Saahas

Dr. Rachna Arora, Deputy Team Leader (EU-REI Project), GIZ

Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla FAA FTSE Hon. FIE Aust CPEng, ARC LAUREATE FELLOW, Director, ARC Green Manufacturing Research Hub, Director, NSW Circular, Director, Centre for Sustainable Materials Research & Technology, Faculty of Science, University of New South Wales (UNSW)

6.35 pm-6.50 pm (IST) / 1.05 pm-1.20 pm (GMT)

Q & A

6.50 pm-6.55 pm (IST) / 1.20 pm-1.25 pm (GMT)

Conclusion of Session:
Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General, TERI

6.55 pm-7.00 pm (IST) / 1.25 pm-1.30 pm (GMT)

Special Remarks
Mr Deb A Mukherjee, President Designate, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Managing Director, Cenergist Energy Private Limited.

7.00 pm-7.10 pm (IST) / 1.30 pm-1.40 pm (GMT)

Video of EESL

Speaker Profiles

Mr. Ajay Shankar

Mr. Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, The Energy and Resources Institute.

Mr. Ajay Shankar has had rich and varied experience in public service for over forty five years, primarily in the fields of industry, the power sector and urban development.
 ▪ Mr. Shankar was a member of the premier Indian Administrative Service which he joined in 1973 and retired as Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion in the Government of India in December, 2009. He played a crucial role in putting together the stimulus packages at the time of the global economic crisis of 2008 which enabled the Indian economy to recover in a short time and again grow at over 8%. The plan for the ambitious Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project was developed under his stewardship. He was the Chairman of the National Productivity Council and of the Quality Council of India and gave greater momentum to their activities. He initiated the setting up of Invest India.
 ▪ He served for a three year term, November 2011-2014, as Member Secretary of the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC), an advisory body comprising leading Captains of Industry, key Secretaries of Government and eminent Academics.
 ▪ As Joint Secretary and then Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Power he played a key role in enactment of the Electricity Act, 2003 and Rules and policies under it. He was also instrumental in promoting private sector participation in the Power Sector including the Ultra Mega Power Projects. He played a crucial role in the conceptualization and the launch of the national program for completing rural electrification which was launched in 2005 and under which over 1,00,000 villages have been electrified.
 ▪ As CEO, Greater NOIDA industrial Development Authority, he was responsible for the development of one of the most attractive Industrial townships and attracting considerable FDI to it. He was Secretary to the Lt. Governor of Delhi for over 5 years and has also been Commissioner, Kanpur Division and Chairman of the Kanpur Development Authority and was closely involved with issues of urban planning, management and infrastructure development in these metros.
 ▪ He is the President of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for MSME Clusters (FMC). He is a member of the Board of Management of JK Lakshmipat University where he is also the Chairman of their Center for Policy Studies. He has a Masters in Political Science from Allahabad University and a Masters in Economics from Georgetown University, Washington D.C.

Dr. Annapurna Vancheswaran

Dr. Annapurna Vancheswaran, Senior Director-Communication Outreach and Advocacy Unit, The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi.

As Senior Director, Communication Outreach and Advocacy Unit (COAU) at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), the focus of Dr. Vancheswaran's work is mainly in the area of global sustainable development and includes interactions with international and Indian organisations, Government Departments, NGOs and the private sector with particular application to the diverse problems of India.
 ▪ The Unit that Dr. Vancheswaran leads is also involved in cutting-edge research on education for sustainable development. Various projects undertaken by the Unit have tremendous reach and influence on school and college students in addition to other stakeholders.
 ▪ Since 2010, Dr. Vancheswaran has been associated with TERI University as an Adjunct Faculty and has been teaching Business Ethics as part of MBA programme of the University.
 ▪ In addition to her above responsibility, from 2019 - 2015 she was additionally appointed as Vice-President, TERI, North America to oversee TERI's programmes and activities in the region.
 ▪ Dr. Vancheswaran has a Ph.D in Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and a Bachelor of Science from the Delhi University.

Mr. Souvik Bhattacharjya

Mr. Souvik Bhattacharjya, Associate Director, Integrated Policy Analysis Division, The Energy and Resources Institute.

Mr. Souvik Bhattacharjya has more than 15 years' experience in energy and environmental research and management consulting. He has undertaken and led various consultancy and research assignments for ministries, bilateral, and multilateral organisations 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 and infrastructure projects, price build up for environmental goods and services, trade in environment and resources, etc.
 ▪ In 2011, he was awarded the Young Global Economic Fellowship (GES) in by the Kiel Institute of Global Economy, Germany. He was also selected as a fellow and contributing lead author by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for Global Environment Outlook (GEO 4) as well as the GEO 6 report prepared for the Asia Pacific region.
 ▪ He has also led many capacity building activities for corporates, academia and civil society organizations. He holds a Masters Degree in Economics (with specialization in World Economy) from School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
 ▪ Before joining TERI, he worked with Accenture Management Consulting, for their industry strategy group. He was also a project fellow at the Centre for Development and Environment Policy, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta.

Prof. Dr. Sadhan Kumar Ghosh

Prof. Dr. Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, Professor, Mechanical Engineering & Chief Coordinator, Centre for Sustainable Development and Resource Efficiency Management, Jadavpur University.

Prof. Dr. Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, Professor in Mechanical Engineering & Chief Coordinator, Centre for Sustainable Development and Resource Efficiency Management at Jadavpur University, India. He also served as the Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Technology & Head, mechanical engineering. He was the Director, CBWE, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India and served Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
 ▪ Prof. Dr. Ghosh is a renowned personality in the field on Waste Management, Circular Economy, Green Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Sustainable Development, Co-processing of Hazardous & MSW in cement kiln, Plastics Waste & E-waste management & recycling, management system standards (ISO) and TQM having three patents. Prof. Ghosh is the founder Chairman of the IconSWM; President, International Society of Waste Management, Air and Water (ISWMAW) and the chairman, Consortium of Researchers in International Collaboration (CRIC). He received several awards in India and abroad including the distinguished visiting fellowship by the Royal Academy of Engineering, UK to work on 'Energy Recovery from MSW'.
 ▪ Prof. Dr. Ghosh is Associate Editor of International Journal of MC&WM. His significant contribution has been able to place the name of Jadavpur University in the world map of research on waste management. He is consultant & international expert of UNCRD)/DESA, Asian Productivity Organization (APO), Japan, China Productivity Council(CPC), SACEP Sri Lanka, IGES Japan etc. His international research funding includes, European Union Horizon 2020, Erasmus plus, UKIERI, Royal Society-DST, GCRF UK, Royal Academy of Engineering, Georgia Govt. etc. He is the leader of the Collaborative International Research Project on "Global Status of Implementation of Circular Economy (2018-2022)" by ISWMAW involving experts from 40 countries. He was the convener of ISO TC 61 WG2, member in the Indian mirror committee of ISO TC 207 & ISO TC 275.

Dr. Divya Tiwari

Dr. Divya Tiwari, CEO, Saahas.

A passionate proponent of Sustainability through Resource Circularity, Dr. Divya Tiwari is currently leading Saahas, an organization that embodies this principle. Saahas was founded in 2001 with a focus on developing and propagating sustainable waste management practices to drive circular economy.
 ▪ Dr. Tiwari had joined Saahas in 2014, prior to that, she was a Supply Chain Consultant/SME for more than 15 years, having done projects across Industrial, Life Sciences, Environment, IT and Hospitality and FMCG sectors.
 ▪ Dr. Tiwari is a Fellow of IIM Bangalore with a PhD in Supply Chain Management and a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering. At Saahas, she is leading various programs across the country for urban and rural areas focused on community mobilization and stakeholder engagement; setting up and environmentally sustainable waste management systems; smart, tech-based program monitoring systems and development of policy framework for wider adoption and institutionalization of these initiatives at all levels.

Dr. Rachna Arora

Dr. Rachna Arora, Deputy Team Leader, European Union - Resource Efficiency Initiative (EU - REI), India, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.

Dr. Rachna Arora is working as a Deputy Team Leader in the Resource Efficiency project of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH funded by the European Union on issues related to fostering resource efficiency and secondary resource utilization. She has been working with GIZ since 2007 under the bilateral projects, combi-finance projects of the European Commission and the partnership projects with the private sector with relevant Ministries and government departments. She has been supporting the Government of India (GoI) on policy formulation and its implementation particularly on electronic waste management, resource efficiency, Construction and demolition wastes, end of life vehicles and circular economy. She has recently delivered a TEDx talk on Circular Economy.
 ▪ Dr. Arora is a doctorate degree in environmental chemistry from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee. She is a member of the Task Force and Inter-departmental committee set up by Niti Aayog (Policy think tank, GoI) on Resource Efficiency strategy implementation in India. She is also a part of the Research and Development (R&D) committee set up by the Department of Information Technology and Communication (DeiTY), GoI on electronic waste management. She is also a working group member of the FICCI Circular Economy Group constituted in 2017 to support industry research and dialogues on Circular Economy.

Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla

Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla, FAA FTSE Hon FIE Aust CP Eng, ARC LAUREATE FELLOW, Director, ARC Green Manufacturing Research Hub, Director, NSW Circular, Director, Centre for Sustainable Materials Research & Technology, Faculty of Science, University of New South Wales (UNSW).

Professor Veena Sahajwalla is an internationally recognised materials scientist, engineer, and inventor revolutionising recycling science. She is renowned for pioneering the high temperature transformation of waste in the production of a new generation of 'green materials.'
 ▪ In 2018, Veena launched the world's first e-waste micro factory and in 2019 she launched her plastics micro factory, a recycling technology breakthrough. She is producing a new generation of green materials and products made entirely, or primarily, from waste.
 ▪ Veena also heads the ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub for 'green manufacturing', a leading national research centre that works in collaboration with industry to ensure new recycling science is translated into real world environmental and economic benefits. In 2019 she was appointed inaugural Director of the Circular Economy Innovation Network by the NSW Government through its Office of Chief Scientist and Engineer.

Dr. Ajay Mathur

Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).

Dr. Ajay Mathur Is the Director General of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi, and a member of the Indian Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change. He earlier headed the Indian Bureau of Energy Efficiency, and was responsible for mainstreaming energy efficiency through initiatives such as the Star Labeling programme for appliances, the Energy Conservation Building Code, and the Perform, Achieve & Trade programme for energy-intensive industries. He was a leading climate change negotiator, and was the Indian spokesperson at the Paris climate negotiations. He served as the interim Director of the Green Climate Fund during its foundational period.
 ▪ At TERI, he has spearheaded the move to accelerate action towards a low-carbon and cleaner economy through the adoption of renewable energy in the Indian electricity sector, enhancing efficiency in buildings and industry, and promoting environmental quality through recycling of material wastes and biotechnology-based solutions.
 ▪ He co-chairs the global Energy Transitions Commission, and one of the climate initiatives of the One Planet Summit.

Mr. Deb A Mukherjee

Mr. Deb A Mukherjee, President Designate, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Managing Director, Cenergist Energy Private Limited.

An entrepreneur, professionally qualified as a lawyer, with over 38 years work experience in diverse business domains, engineering systems, information technology solutions and later in energy services for the last 15 years.
 ▪ Executive Chairman of Eaga Energy India Pvt Ltd (subsidiary of Eaga plc UK FTSE250 company) until 2012. Currently is an Investor and Country Representative for Power Roll Ltd. UK and also Managing Director of Cenergist Energy Private Limited which is wholly owned subsidiary of Cenergist Ltd UK, which has operations in the UK, Spain, Germany, Italy and now India.
 ▪ Served on various Trade Committees in India and the UK and spoken at several international seminars on Sustainability Issues, Energy Efficiency, Renewables, Water Management and on Business Strategies.

Day 1: 26th August 2020 - Round Table Discussions on Sustainable Energy Security for the Sub Continent

Moderator - Mr. Arun M Mukherjee, Mentor, Energy and Environment Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Schedule

7.10 pm-8.10 pm (IST) / 1.40 pm-2.40 pm (GMT)

Demand and Supply of Electricity:
Mr. Kulman Ghising, Managing Director Nepal Electricity Authority.

Social Transformation through Universal Electricity Access:
Mr. Shafique Uddin, Managing Director, West Zone Power Company, Bangladesh Power Development Board.

'Happiness' in Universal Renewable Electricity Access:
Mr. Sonam Tobjey, Chief Executive Officer, Bhutan Power Corporation Limited.

Speaker Profiles

Mr. Arun K Mukherjee

Mr. Arun K Mukherjee, Mentor, Energy and Environment Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Mr. Arun Mukherjee is a Mechanical Engineer having over 38 years of experience in manufacturing and process industry. He started career with Damodar Valley and then moved to Durgapur Steel Plant and in the year 1976 joined Thermax Limited, Eastern Region. Retired from Thermax Limited in 2008.
 ▪ In Thermax, Mr. Mukherjee has managed the Eastern Region operation along with Nepal, Bhutan & Bangladesh since 1989, with a topline turnover of approx..Rs.500 crores in the business areas of energy, environment, power, water and chemicals. During his tenure, he had spearheaded various initiatives on renewable energy based power generation, energy efficiency and tri-generation.
 ▪ Post his retirement from Thermax in 2009, Mr. Mukherjee was associated with GP Energy System Pvt Ltd, a company involved in renewable energy based gassification system.
 ▪ In 2011, he associated with Hari Machine Ltd for setting up power boiler business. During his association, he was instrumental in bringing together a clean coal technology cooperation agreement with RAFAKO (largest European boiler manufacturer) through the Bengal Chamber - EBTC tie-up.
 ▪ Presently he is Director (Technical), Prerana Engineers & Consultants Pvt. Ltd and Business company in Poland.

Mr. Sonam Tobjey

Mr. Sonam Tobjey, Chief Executive Officer, Bhutan Power Corporation Limited.

Mr. Sonam Tobjey is the Chief Executive Officer of Bhutan Power Corporation. He assumed the post since 23rd August 2018. He completed his Bachelor of Commerce, (Hons) from Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi, India and Master of Commerce in Accountancy from University of Canberra, Australia.
 ▪ Mr. Tobjey joined his services in the Ministry of Finance, Royal Government of Bhutan in 1990 before moving to Bhutan Power Corporation in 2002, when the Company was formed. Since then, he has been working in Bhutan Power Corporation in the Executive Management level. He served as the Director of Finance before assuming the current post. He serves as the Non-Independent Executive Director on BPC Board.
 ▪ Mr. Tobjey has varied experience working in the Corporate Sector in Bhutan and has served as Board of Director in Banking and Insurance Companies in Bhutan.

Opening Session - 27th August 2020 : 2.00 pm (IST) / 8.30 am (GMT)

2.00 pm-2.05 pm (IST) / 8.30 am-8.35 am (GMT)

Welcome Address:
Mr Deb A Mukherjee, President Designate, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Managing Director, Cenergist Energy Private Limited

2.05 pm-2.10 pm (IST) / 8.35 am-8.40 am (GMT)

Opening Remarks:
Mr. Gautam Ray, Chairperson, Energy and Environment Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Executive Director (HR & Admin.) - CESC Limited & President (HR) - Power Group, RPSG

2.10 pm-2.15 pm (IST) / 8.40 am-8.45 am (GMT)

Special Remarks:
Ms. Libby Green, Head of Prosperity (Climate, Energy, Urban, Ease of Doing Business, Financial Services), British High Commission, New Delhi

2.15 pm-2.30 pm (IST) / 8.45 am-9.00 am (GMT)

Conclave Address:
Shri Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, Minister-in-Charge, Department of Power, Government of West Bengal

*To be confimed

Speaker Profiles

Mr. Deb A Mukherjee

Mr. Deb A Mukherjee, President Designate, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Managing Director, Cenergist Energy Private Limited.

An entrepreneur, professionally qualified as a lawyer, with over 38 years work experience in diverse business domains, engineering systems, information technology solutions and later in energy services for the last 15 years.
 ▪ Executive Chairman of Eaga Energy India Pvt Ltd (subsidiary of Eaga plc UK FTSE250 company) until 2012. Currently is an Investor and Country Representative for Power Roll Ltd. UK and also Managing Director of Cenergist Energy Private Limited which is wholly owned subsidiary of Cenergist Ltd UK, which has operations in the UK, Spain, Germany, Italy and now India.
 ▪ Served on various Trade Committees in India and the UK and spoken at several international seminars on Sustainability Issues, Energy Efficiency, Renewables, Water Management and on Business Strategies.

Mr. Gautam Ray

Mr. Gautam Ray, Chairperson, Energy and Environment Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Executive Director (HR & Admin.) - CESC Limited, President (HR) - Power Group, RPSG.

Mr. Gautam Ray, 59, Engineer by profession, graduated from Calcutta University (Bengal Engineering College, Shibpur- presently IIEST) and completed Post Graduation in Electrical Power System, from the same Institute in 1983. Presently, he is Executive Director (HR & Admn) of CESC Limited and also heading HR function for Power sector companies of RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group as President (HR), Power Group.
 ▪ Mr. Ray has an experience of 36 years, of working in Power System operations and load dispatch, before he migrated to HR & Admn. He is responsible for HR and Administration for CESC, along with the entire HR process for the new initiatives under CESC, which includes, new power projects, training initiatives, collaborative efforts etc.
 ▪ He is the Chairman of National Safety Council, West Bengal, Former President, Calcutta Management Association, Managing Committee Member of Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industries, Chairman, Administrative Committee, State Productivity Council, Executive Committee Member, ICC, past Chairman Electrical Engineering Divisional Subcommittee and past Hony Secretary, The Institution of Engineers (India), West Bengal State Centre, Past Council Member, IE(I). Chairman (HR & IR) Committee, CII Eastern Regional Committee, Member - National HR Committee, CII, Member, National IR Committee, CII. Vice Chairman, Alumni Cell, IIEST. Director, Woodlands, Director, ATK Mohunbagan. Member, Employee Relations Committee, Tollygunge Club.

Day 2: 27th August 2020 - Climate Resilient Strategies for Vulnerable Sundarbans

The discussions to focus on creation of a Water-Energy-Food Nexus Systems as part of a Disaster Management and Adaption Programme for Sundarbans Region, to address its vulnerability due to climate change.

Session Chairperson: Mr. Aloke Mookherjea, Past President, The Bengal Chamber and Commerce and Industry.

Schedule

2.30 pm-2.40 pm (IST) / 9.00 am-9.10 am (GMT)

Break - The Bengal Chamber's Video on Amphan Relief Work for Sundarbans.

2.40 pm-4.25 pm (IST) / 9.10 am- 10.55 am (GMT)

Food and Water Nexus in Disaster Management and uncertain livelihood with special focus on Sundarbans
Mr. Jayanta Chakraborty, Senior General Manager, Indofil Industries Limited and Co-Chairperson, Agriculture & Rural Development Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Disaster resilient Energy and Water Nexus strategies in disaster prone area of the Sunderbans. (Video Message with Introduction by the Speaker)
Dr. Debalina Sengupta, Associate Director, TEES Gas and Fuels Research Center; WEF Nexus Coordinator, Texas A&M Energy Institute.

Disaster Management, Tipping Points and Socio Economic Development in Delta with particular reference to the Sunderbans.
Professor Andy Large, Director, UKRI GCRF Living Deltas Research Hub, School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University.

Adaptation to Climate Change in Sundarbans
Dr. A. Anurag Danda, Senior Visiting Fellow, Observer Research Foundation.

Climate and water adaptation in Sundarbans, a microcosm for the continent:
Mr. Alexei Levene, Co-Founder, Desolenator

4.25 pm-4.35 pm (IST) / 10.55 am-11.05 am (GMT)

Changeover
Sunderbans - Collaboration Towards Sustainable Future (Video by Newcastle University)

Speaker Profiles

Mr. Aloke Mookherjea

Mr. Aloke Mookherjea, Former President, The Bengal Chamber and Commerce and Industry.

Academic and Professional Qualifications:
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering Fellow, ▪ Institution of Engineers (India) Fellow, ▪ Institution of Instrument Scientists & Technologies ▪  Chartered Engineer ▪ Advanced training in areas of air pollution and its control and environmental management (technical), Carbon management as well as in corporate management and administration in Sweden, Denmark, Germany & USA.
Current Positions:
Chairman/ Member of various corporate boards, Governing/Advisory Bodies of several technology (B Tech, M Tech) & Management (MBA) institutions etc.  ▪ Adjunct Professor in Universities, Institutions. ▪ Mentor for Committees on skill, innovation, startups, quality etc. ▪ Chairman of Audit Committee Director, Indian Steel Sector Skill Council (GOI sponsored) and Director & Chairman of Audit Committee of Woodlands Multi-Cuisine Hospitals Ltd.
Special Mention: Mr. Mookherjea has been associated with Air Pollution Control in Industry and management of environment and energy for about 28 years directly and another about 7-8 years indirectly.

Mr. Jayanta Chakraborty

Mr. Jayanta Chakraborty, Senior General Manager, Indofil Industries Limited and Co-Chairperson, Agriculture & Rural Development Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Education:
Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal- Master of Arts (Environment and Development), 2010. ▪ Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Nadia, West Bengal - Bachelor of Science (Agriculture) Hons.,1984
Experience:
Senior General Manager, Indofil Industries Ltd, Kolkata, West Bengal - currently managing the Eastern and Central divisions of Indofil operations as a Head of Profit Centre. ▪ Engaged in brand establishment and expansion, network management, team motivation, and creating better happiness index of internal and external customers for better productivity. Focus has been on Rural India, particularly farmers, for making them more successful by providing better solutions for their crop management. Extensively visited South East Asian countries, Australia, European and US for participating seminars, research institutions and local market visit.
Associated with:
President, Ballygunge Society for Environment and Development (NGO), Kolkata, West Bengal - 2011-Present. ▪ Engaged in creating awareness amongst stakeholders towards minimizing impact of different levels of pollution and degradation of ecology and ecosystem. ▪ Also, engaged in different initiatives directing towards livelihood development of rural people. ▪ Co-Chairperson, Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry. ▪ Co-Chairperson, Agriculture and Food Sub-Committee (Eastern Zone), Confederation of Indian Industries (CII). ▪ President, Eastern India Crop Care Association. ▪ Member, Sub-Committee of Integrated Rural Development and Management, Ramakrishna Mission Ashram, Narendrapur. ▪ Member, "Institutions Innovation Council (IICs)", Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University.

Dr. Debalina Sengupta

Dr. Debalina Sengupta, Associate Director, TEES Gas and Fuels Research Center; WEF Nexus Coordinator, Texas A&M Energy Institute

Dr. Sengupta is Associate Director, Gas & Fuels Research Center, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Water, Energy and Food Nexus Coordinator, Texas A&M Energy Institute; Lecturer, Texas A&M University, Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering.
 ▪ Dr. Sengupta's research focuses on sustainability in the context of process systems engineering. She has worked on process design, integration, intensification, optimization, life cycle assessment and other related concepts for Sustainable Supply Chain Design of Biofuels, Natural Gas, and Consumer Products, and decision-making in Sustainability using metrics and indicators. She has also been actively involved in the development of educational modules for sustainable manufacturing.
 ▪ Dr. Sengupta serves as co-PI or Senior Personnel on several multi-million-dollar Department of Energy (DOE) research projects from the RAPID Manufacturing USA Institute (Process Intensification) and the CESMII Manufacturing USA Institute (Smart Manufacturing). At RAPID, she is working on process systems using desalination for shale gas wastewater treatment. She was also integral to the successful National Science Foundation planning grant, "Engineering Research Center for Resiliency Enhancement and Disaster-Impact Interception (READII) in the Manufacturing Sector." Following up from that work, her current research interests are related to resilience in the process industrial sector under disaster conditions. She has organized five workshops funded by the National Science Foundation in the area of Disaster Resilience and is also working on several publications that capture the impact of disasters in the manufacturing sector.
 ▪ She has authored two books, "Chemicals from biomass: integrating bioprocesses into chemical production complexes for sustainable development" by CRC Press (2012), and "Measuring Progress towards Sustainability" by Springer (2017). Apart from this, she has several peer reviewed journal publications, book chapters, and conference proceedings. She has been an invited speaker at many national and international conferences. Dr. Sengupta is extremely well connected through the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). She has held official positions of highest order at AIChE's Environmental Division (Past Chair), and Fuels and Petrochemicals Division (First Vice-Chair).

Professor Andy Large

Professor Andy Large, Director, UKRI GCRF Living Deltas Research Hub School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University

Professor Andy Large is Principal Investigator and Hub Director of the UKRI GCRF Living Deltas Hub (Living Deltas www.livingdeltas.org 2019-2024), which is one of 12 major interdisciplinary research Hubs funded by UK Government to address complex global sustainability challenges. Working in partnership with Researchers, Governments, Agencies, NGOs and community groups, the Living Deltas Hub will co-create knowledge and pool expertise to develop innovative and sustainable solutions to help make the region safer, healthier and more prosperous. A key aim of Living Deltas is to help Vietnam, India and Bangladesh better achieve sustainable delta futures and better achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in delta specific contexts.
 ▪ Professor Large has over 30 years' experience of researching riverine ecosystems, with focus on how extreme events affect catchment vulnerability and resilience. In his research he develops novel approaches to quantifying river geomorphology, social and physical effects of flooding, and assessing how rivers benefit society though ecosystem services or 'nature's life-support systems'.
 ▪ Professor Large enjoys mentoring the next generation of scientists and have supervised some 20 PhD students to completion, with all in positions of influence in environmental management worldwide. He has been at the forefront of Anthropocene research at Newcastle University and founded the NU Anthropocene Research Group in 2015.

Dr. A. Anurag Danda

Dr. A. Anurag Danda, Director, Senior Visiting Fellow, Observer Research Foundation

Dr. Anamitra Anurag Danda visited the Indian Sundarban Region for the first time in 1998 for ethnographic research and stayed on. By the year 2000, he was raising energy plantations for a Biomass Gasifier Power station on a remote island.
 ▪ A year later, he started his PhD fieldwork and spent his time on several islands until 2005. In 2005, he joined WWF-India as the Founder Coordinator of the Sundarbans Programme. While with WWF, he gained implementation experience in the areas of Renewable Electricity Generation and Energy Access, Climate Change Adaptation, Sustainable Livelihoods, Education, Community Forestry and Nature Conservation.
 ▪ In 2009, he expanded his Climate Change Adaptation Work to coastal and island ecosystems of India. During the period 2011 through 2017, he led the Climate Change Adaptation Programme for WWF-India.
 ▪ He is currently Senior Visiting Fellow with ORF's Energy and Climate Change Programme. His research interests include: sustainability and stewardship, collective action and governance, adaptation to climate change, resolving human-wildlife conflict, and nature conservation.

Mr. Alexei Levene

Mr. Alexei Levene, Co-Founder, Desolenator

Mr. Alexei Levene, Co-Founder Desolenator is responsible for Business Development and Strategy, BA (Hons), Philosophy - CPE, Law.
 ▪ Background in consumer products, business consulting, and sustainable technologies.
 ▪ Globetrotter who has lived in UK, US, Poland, India and France contributing to Fortune 500 corporations and innovative start-ups.
 ▪ Mr. Levene loves philosophy, disruptive technologies and likeminded social entrepreneurs. Dreams of a world without waste, with access to clean water, food and education for all.

Day 2: 27th August 2020 - E-Mobility Forum

Session Chair: Mr. Anirban Ghosh, Chief Sustainability Officer, Mahindra Group

Schedule

4.35 pm - 6.05 pm (IST) / 11.05 am - 12.35 pm (GMT)

COP26 ZEV priorities and UK leadership:
Mr. Vedantha Kumar, Head of Transport and Industry, International Climate Strategy (COP26).

Keynote Address of The Forum: Making E- Mobility Convenient:
Mr. Saurabh Kumar, Executive Vice Chairperson, Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL).

Showcasing the E-mobility Initiatives in Rajarhat New Town Area:
Shri Debashis Sen, Chairman, Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited and Additional Chief Secretary, Government of West Bengal.

Success Story of E-buses in Kolkata:
Shri Prabhat Kumar Mishra, IAS, Principal Secretary, Department of Transport, Government of West Bengal

PHEV Integration in Smart Grid:
Dr. Prabodh Bajpai, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering, Energy Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.

Informing Electric Vehicle Policy-making in India: Comparative assessment of existing EV policies in Indian States and Union Territories
Mr Udai S Mehta, Deputy Executive Director, CUTS International, Jaipur

Opportunities in faster creation of charging infrastructure in cities
Mr. Hemang Shah India Head EO Charging India

UK-India Knowledge Exchange Programme on Electric Mobility:
Ms. Haimanti Poddar, Senior Energy, Climate Change & Urban Adviser, Prosperity Team--UK Trade, Economics and Prosperity, British Deputy High Commission, Kolkata

6.05 pm - 6.15 pm (IST) / 12.35 pm- 12.45 pm (GMT)

Changeover: Video by Go Zero Electric Bike

Speaker Profiles

Mr. Anirban Ghosh

Mr. Anirban Ghosh, Chief Sustainability Officer, Mahindra Group

Mr. Anirban Ghosh leads Sustainability at the USD 20.7 billion Mahindra Group. Under his leadership Mahindra has developed an award winning Sustainability framework, helped double per capita income for 20,000 Indians, become the first to double energy productivity, be a founding member of the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition and is striving to become a zero waste to landfill organization.
 ▪ Mr. Ghosh 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.
 ▪ Mr. 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".

Mr. Vedantha Kumar

Mr. Vedantha Kumar, Head of Transport and Industry International Climate Strategy (COP26)

Mr. Vedantha Kumar is Head of Transport and Industry within the UK Government's COP26 unit, where he is responsible for developing and strengthening international coalitions that accelerate the decarbonisation of these sectors.
 ▪ Mr. Kumar is also a Policy Fellow at the Centre for Science and Policy at the University of Cambridge, where he focuses on international climate politics.
 ▪ Mr. Kumar previously led international negotiations on carbon pricing, developed the UK's strategy to decarbonise heating, and has received several academic awards relating to environmental and climate law.

Shri Debashis Sen

Shri Debashis Sen, Chairman, Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited and Additional Chief Secretary, Government of West Bengal.

Shri Debashis Sen joined the IAS in 1985. He graduated from Presidency College, Kolkata and got his post-M.Sc. Diploma from Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics. He got his Diploma in Public Administration from ENA, France. He has been trained at the JFK School Harvard University and IMF Institute, Washington D.C., USA.
 ▪ Shri Sen has served in various capacities including District Magistrate for more than five years and Chief Electoral Officer for five years and Secretary, IT&E Department for three years.
 ▪ Shri Sen is presently posted as the Chairman-Managing Director, WBHIDCO which is a Government company that is developing New Town, Kolkata & Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of West Bengal. He is also the Chairman of Naba Diganta Industrial Township Authority (NDITA).

Dr. Prabodh Bajpai

Dr. Prabodh Bajpai, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering, Energy Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Dr. Prabodh Bajpai has received the B.E. Degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Roorkee (Now, IIT Roorkee), the M.Tech Degree in Energy Studies from IIT Delhi and the Ph.D. Degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kanpur in 2008.
 ▪ Dr. Bajpai joined as Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, India in 2008. Currently he is working as Associate Professor since July 2014 in the same organization. He is also joint Faculty in School of Energy Sciences and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, since 2015.
 ▪ Dr. Bajpai has completed research and consultancy projects together of worth 80 million Indian rupees and currently running 50 million Indian rupees. He has published more than 80 publications in reputed journals and conferences, book chapters and filed a patent. He has worked as first Sr. Research Fellow in PMI, NTPC Ltd. He has received Bhaskara Advanced Solar Energy Fellowship award from DST, Government of India to visit Washington State University Pullman, USA.
 ▪ Dr. Bajpai is serving as Solar System Consultant for Water Resource Investigation and Development Department of Government of West Bengal. He is a senior member of the IEEE, USA, and Guest editor for IEEE Smart Grid special issues. He is fellow of Institution of Engineers (India). His research interests include power system restructuring, renewable energy systems, restructured electricity market and hybrid microgrid systems.

Mr. Udai S Mehta

Mr. Udai S Mehta, Deputy Executive Director, CUTS International, Jaipur.

Mr. Udai S Mehta is Deputy Executive Director with CUTS International. Mr. Mehta joined CUTS in 2005 as an Asst. Policy Analyst in CUTS London Resource Centre, UK. After having worked for nearly a year, he moved back to India and was placed in the CUTS Centre for Competition, Investment & Economic Regulation (CUTS CCIER).
 ▪ Mr. Mehta did his Masters in International Economic Laws from The University of Warwick, UK. Since January 2015, he was promoted as a Deputy Executive Director, CUTS and is now considered a Senior Staff member of the organisation, not only responsible for programmes, but also in shaping the strategic development of the organization for the future. Mehta's current areas of interests include regulatory reforms, data/tech, competition policy and consumer protection, jobs, green growth, etc.

Mr. Hemang Shah

Mr. Hemang Shah, India Head, EO Charging India.

Mr. Hemang Shah, a business man, an innovator himself, runs EO Charging India along with many other business.
 ▪ Mr. Shah has been lobbying for EV's in India since last 10 years.
 ▪ Mr. Shah brought the EO Charging Brand from UK to India, a Brand that is World's best EVSC manufacture with best in-house Software. Currently, it is assembled in India.
 ▪ Mr. Shah's EO India is building a network, which will have 3000 free Charging Stations.

Day 2: 27th August 2020 - Youth Forum: #GREEN

Bringing together youths from different countries with their perspectives on 'Sustainability'.
Session Moderation by: Ms Pauline Laravoire, Sustainability Director, Techno India Group, Founder, Y-East, Curator, Offbeat CCU and Director, Technopreneurs' Surrogate Ventures.

Schedule

6.15 pm - 7.15 pm (IST) / 12.45 pm - 1.45 pm (GMT)

Mr. Bonu Ramesh Naidu, Research Scholar, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur (India)

Mr. Mohamedsufiyan Challiwala, Research Scholar, Texas A&M University (USA)

Mr. Shashank Shekhar, Techno India University / Y-East Ambassador (India)

Mr. Srijan Mukhopadhyay, M.Tech, TERI School of Advanced Studies (India)

Ms. Meheruba Mahbub, LLB, University of London (Bangladesh)

Ms. Areeya Tandukar, Bronze Awardee and current Silver Award Participant, from The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award, Grade 10, Sanskriti International School (Nepal)

Ms. Michaela Samanta, Undergraduate Student, The University of British Columbia, Bronze Silver and Gold Holder Awardee from The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award (Indonesia)

Speaker Profiles

Ms. Pauline Laravoire

Ms. Pauline Laravoire, Sustainability Director, Techno India Group, Founder, Y-East, Curator, Offbeat CCU and Director, Technopreneurs' Surrogate Ventures.

Ms. Pauline Laravoire was born in Paris, where she also spent the first 25 years of her life. She has developed her expertise in strategy consulting and social entrepreneurship, especially as the co-founder of non-profit AQWA, which supports social enterprises and NGOs through social impact assessment studies. In the frame of the AQWA project, she took a gap year off her studies before completing her Master's Degree in Sustainability and Social Innovation at HEC Paris and travelled the world for a year at the service of non-profits - in Africa, Asia and South America. In 2018, Pauline moved to Kolkata where she joined Techno India Group, one of the largest educational conglomerates in India. She is now Sustainability Director of the Group, where she is striving to create more learning and working opportunities for students in the sustainability sectors, especially through her network-based venture Y-East.

Mr. Bonu Ramesh Naidu

Mr. Bonu Ramesh Naidu, Research Scholar, Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (India)

Mr. Bonu Ramesh Naidu received his B.Tech Degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada, India and M.Tech Degree in Power & Energy Systems specialization from National Institute of Technology Meghalaya, India in 2013 and 2017 respectively. Mr. Naidu is currently working as a Senior Research Fellow in UK-India Clean Energy Research Institute at Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India. He is the recipient of both "Institute and President Gold Medal" for M.Tech Degree at NIT Meghalaya for the year 2015-17. Mr. Naidu received the "Best Poster Award in Engineering Sciences Section" at 99th Indian Science Congress Association Meeting, Bhubaneswar in 2012 and "The Most Innovative Project Award for the year 2016-17" at National Institute of Technology Meghalaya. Mr. Naidu's current research interests include renewable energy technologies, hybrid AC-DC microgrid, and multi-functional control of grid-tied inverters.

Mr. Mohamedsufiyan Challiwala

Mr. Mohamedsufiyan Challiwala, Research Scholar, Texas A&M University (USA)

Mr. Mohamed Sufiyan Challiwala is a Chemical Engineering Professional who has acquired his Bachelor's degree (B.Tech) from Nirma University and Masters of Science (M.S) from Texas A&M University. Challiwala has over seven years of experience in various Chemical Engineering positions, both in the industry, as well as in academia. Challiwala has previously worked in reputable companies like Reliance Industries, and Total E&P, and is currently working as a Researcher at Texas A & M University at Qatar. Challiwala is also currently pursuing a doctorate from Texas A & M University and has recently been awarded the prestigious Oryx GTL award for the advancement of postgraduate education in the state of Qatar. Challiwala has also received the best Graduate Student Award during his Master's thesis research work in addition to numerous other awards and recognitions. Challiwala's work in the field of CO2 conversion and utilization has resulted in the development of various patented processes in addition to the publication of many high impact factor peer-reviewed journal articles. Very recently, Challiwala's invention of CARGEN Technology, received significant industrial attention due to its proven ability to convert greenhouse gases into carbon nanotubes, which is a material with widespread applications. Challiwala has also presented his research in numerous chemical engineering conferences in the U.S, Europe, South Korea, and Africa.
Research gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohamed_Sufiyan_Challiwala
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=zmTP6CcAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Mr. Shashank Shekhar

Techno India University (India) /Y-East Ambassador

Mr. Shashank Shekhar is currently pursuing his Bachelor of Business Administration from Techno India University, West Bengal, Kolkata. He has been part of country's biggest media and entertainment company, Viacom 18, where he led a team of about 100 campus ambassadors from different colleges of the city. Mr. Shekhar recently developed a strong interest in sustainability and strives to include related matters into his overall theoretical and practical knowledge of business environment; in this objective, he has been a Y-East Ambassador since 2019, spreading awareness and working towards the 17 Sustainable Development Goals on his campus and beyond

Mr. Srijan Mukhopadhyay

Mr. Srijan Mukhopadhyay, M.Tech, TERI School of Advanced Studies (India)

Mr. Mukhopadhyay is currently pursuing his M.tech degree (2019-21) in Renewable Energy Engineering & Management. He is trained and experienced in the field of conventional energy production and distribution. Mr. Mukhopadhyay was Executive Engineer, Noida Power Company Ltd. His role involved testing transformers and maintenance to improve longevity. Integration of GIS system in their network (for transformers), installing Smart Meters for accurate D.T. metering & real time data, capturing and working towards maximum customer satisfaction by reducing Power down-time to a minimum. He had been acknowledged reduced transformer failure by 8% by improving ongoing practices. Mr. Mukhopadhyay was Executive (Project Management), Tractors India Pvt. Ltd. Project execution, supplying & commissioning of 1000 KVA CEG package for Indian oil Assam (Bongaigaon). It was a turn-key project where they carried out all site related activities. They provided the Generator set and all auxiliary components. The project was for the enhancement of the Pumping capacity of Crude oil pipe line.

Ms. Meheruba Mahbub

Ms. Meheruba Mahbub, LLB, University of London

Ms. Meheruba Mahbub belongs to Chattogram, Bangladesh. Ms. Mahbub has recently completed her LLB Course from University of London and she will be connecting the bar professional training course in near future.

Ms. Areeya Tandukar

Ms. Areeya Tandukar, Bronze Awardee and current Silver Award Participant from The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award

Ms. Areeya Tandukar belongs to Kathmandu, Nepal. Ms. Tandukar is the student of Grade 10, Sanskriti International School, Nepal. Ms. Tandukar is Bronze Awardee and current Silver Award Participant from The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award.

Ms. Michaela Samanta

Ms. Michaela Samanta, Undergraduate Student, The University of British Columbia, Bronze Silver and Gold Holder Awardee from The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award

Ms. Michaela Samanta is an Undergraduate Student of The University of British Columbia. Ms. Samanta is Bronze Silver and Gold Holder Awardee from The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award. Research Project: C-rice: Computational and Experimental Design Development of Transgenic Rice to fulfill the Nutritional Demand of Carnosine in Human.
Work Experience
Ged tutor (US educational system) Elite Open School. Research tutor, Brilliant Class SMAK Penabur Gading Serpong. Science tutor for Persian speaking refugee in Indonesia Roshan Learning Centre. Science tutor, HOPE private courses. Joined a non-profit organization on increasing Children Awareness of Literacy at Rumah Baca Rebung Cendani as English Translator. Coordinator of Biology Problem Setter in National Brilliant Competition for Junior High School X and XI in 2017 and 2018. Cast Member, Teater Timur Theater Association by Paulus Simangunsong. Science Camp Committee in 2018. Spiritual Camp Committee in 2016 and 2017.
Achievements
Research And Scientific Paper Achievements: Special Award from US Patent and Trademark Office Society in the INTEL International Science and Engineering Fair 2019. Gold Medal of Life Sciences in Indonesia Youth Science and Innovation Award at International Youth Science and Innovation Expo. 1st Winner Youth's Scientific Paper Competition (LKIR). Student Research Training at Indonesia Institute of Science (LIPI) in 2018 mentored by Dr. Satya Nugroho (LKIR) and Imaduddin Ammarsyah Burhan, Msc.
Community Service: Gold, The Duke of Edinburgh International Award 2020, Silver, The Duke of Edinburgh International Award 2019, Bronze, The Duke of Edinburgh International Award 2018.
Leadership & Politic: Asia Youth International Model United Nations 2019.
Science Olympiad 2nd Winner National General Biology and Medical Competition at University of Indonesia [March 2017].