MINISTRY OF NEW MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL

AND RENEWABLE ENERGY AND NATURAL GAS SCIENTIFIC ADVISER

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA GOVERNMENT OF INDIA GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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Shri Raj Kumar Singh 06 Mr Andrew Stokes 37
Mr Hardeep Singh Puri 08 Dr Anirudh Gautam 38
Dr Jitendra Singh 14 Dr Anjan Ray 40
Shri Rameshwar Teli 15 Mr Anup S. Shapeti 41
Shri Bhagawanth Khuba 16 Dr Anurag Pandey 42
Prof Ajay Kumar Sood 17 Mr Arun Mittal 43
Shri Bhupinder Singh Bhalla 18 Dr Ashish Lele 44
Shri Atul Kumar Tiwari 19 Dr Chinnakonda S. Gopinath 45
Shri Pankaj Agarwal, IAS 20 Prof (Dr.) Chitra Rajagopal 46
Mr Nikunja B. Dhal 21 Dr Cosmas Chiteme 48
Mr Rajeev Sharma 22 Mr CP Tiwari 49
Mr Sanjay Dubey 23 Dr Deepak Yadav 50
Shri T. K. Ramachandran 26 Mr Eiji Ohira 51
Mr R P Gupta 27 Mr Frank Wouters 52
Mr Nagendra Nath Sinha 28 Prof G D Yadav 53
Mr Ajay Yadav 29 Mr Ghanshyam Prasad 55
Dr A Shriniwas Rao 30 Dr. Hubert Mäncher 56
Mr Aashish Maheshwari 31 Mr J.P. Gupta 57
Mr Abhinav Arora 32 Mr James Khong 58
Mr Agnel Cheruvathoor 33 Mr Jasvant Singh 59
Dr Ajay Mathur 34 Mr Jonas Moberg 60
Mr Ajoy Choudhury 35 Mr Jonas Pferdekemper 61
Mr Amrit Singh Deo 36 Dr Jürgen Friedrich 62
Mr K R. Jyothilal 63 Dr. R Venugopal 89

Prof K. A. Subramanian 64 Dr R. Nandini Devi 91

Prof Kaliaperumal Selvaraj 65 Dr R.K. Malhotra 92

Dr Kannan Chandrasekaran 67 Mr Rajat Seksaria 93

Mr Kapil Maheshwari 68 Mr Rajiv Agarwal 94

Mr Kowtham Raj 69 Shri Rajnath Ram 95

Mr Krishnan Sadagopan 70 Mr Ravi Pandit 97

Mr Kumar Bibhu 72 Mr Ravindra Vasisht 98

Mr Loftur Thorarinsson 73 Mr Rolf Behrndt 99

Mr M Venkatesh 74 Mr Ruud Kempener 100

Ms Malini Dutt 75 Mr S Dasappa 101

Ms Manmeet K. Nanda 76 Mr S Bharathan 102

Mr Mohit Bhargava 77 Dr S.S. Thipse 103

Mr Mudit Jain 78 Dr Sachchida Nand 104

Dr N Rajalakshmi 79 Mr Sachin Chugh 105

Dr (Mrs.) N. Kalaiselvi 80 Dr Samik Nag 106

Mr Parag Sharma 82 Ms Sarah Storey 107

Shri Pradip Kumar Das 83 Mr Satyajit Phadke 108

Prof Prakash Vaidya 84 Mr Shardul Kulkarni 109

Dr Pratibha Sharma 85 Mr Siddharth R Mayur 110

Ms Pulak Prakash 86 Dr Sreekumar Kurungot 111

Mr Puneet Khurana 87 Dr SSV Ramakumar 112

Mr R Balu 88 Prof Suddhasatwa Basu 114

Mr Sudeep Dalvi 115

Mr Sudhir Pathak 116

Mr Sunil Kumar 117

Mr Sunil S. Nair 118

Dr Sunita Satyapal 119

Ms Surbhi Goyal 120

Dr Suruchi Rao 121

Dr Swati Neogi 122

Dr Tata Narasinga Rao 123

Mr Tobias Winter 125

Dr Uttam Kumar Ghorai 126

Dr Uwe Remme 128

Dr Vibha Dhawan 129

Mr Vijay Kumar Singh 131

Mr Vikram Kapur 132

Mr Vineet Mittal 133

Mr Vishal Mehta 134

Mr Vivek Bhide 135

Mr Kuldeep Rai 136

Mr M. Vamsi Krishna 137

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Shri Raj Kumar Singh

Hon’ble Minister for Power and
New & Renewable Energy
Government of India

Shri R.K. Singh has been the Minister for the Ministry of Power and New and
Renewable Energy- from 5th September 2017 as Minister of State (Independent
Charge) and thereafter as the Cabinet Minister. Shri Singh is Member of Parliament
from Arrah (Bihar). He has degrees in English Literature, Law and Management. He
joined the Indian Police Service in 1974 and the Indian Administrative Service in 1975.
He was the Home Secretary of Bihar; the Principal Secretary, PWD (Roads) of the State;
Secretary Department of Defence Production of the Government of India and the
Home Secretary of India. As the Principal Secretary PWD (Roads) in the state of Bihar,
Shri Singh transformed the road infrastructure in Bihar from being the worst in the
country to being one of the best in the country.

In 2014 he contested election to the Parliament and was elected. He was re-elected in
2019. As Member of Parliament Shri Singh was Member of various Parliamentary
Committees which included the Privilege Committee, the Consultative Committee for
Ministry of Defence and Standing Committee of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
He was also a Member of Standing Committee for Peace and Security of International
Parliamentary Union.

As Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy, Shri Singh implemented the
world’s largest programme for providing universal access to electricity. He connected
more than 18000 villages and hundreds of thousands of hamlets across the country to
electricity and thereafter connected more than 28 million households with electricity
within a span of 1½ years (October 2017 – March, 2019). His term as Power and New
& Renewable Energy Minister has also been marked by connecting all parts of the
country into one integrated grid capable of transferring 112 GW of power from one
corner of the country to another.

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In the Renewable Energy Sector, Shri Singh was able to catalyze India’s potential;
leading to renewable energy capacity reaching around 169 GW as on date and approx.
65 GW under installation in what has been one of the fastest energy transitions in the
world.

Under his leadership, India achieved its NDC target of having 40 percent of its
established power generation capacity from non fossil fuel sources 9 years in advance
in 2021 instead of 2030.

Due to Shri Singh’s restless and painstaking efforts, the Indian power sector has
undergone a paradigm shift and transformed into a new age power sector which is
now more efficient, viable and sustainable.

Under his esteemed guidance, foresight, decision making and supportive policy
design; Indian power sector is far ahead among its peer economies as well as many
developed economies.

The laudable development in Indian power sector is being echoed by many

International agencies such as IEA, IRENA, and Bloomberg etc. along with comity of
nations and India emerged as a leader in global fight against climate change. The
growing acceptance of International Solar Alliance (ISA) and increasing number of
member states is clear evidence of his leadership.

Under the able leadership of Shri R. K. Singh, India is today the 4th largest globally
Renewable Energy Installed capacity, 4th largest in Wind power capacity & 4th largest
in Solar Power capacity.

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Mr Hardeep Singh Puri

Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs
Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas

30 MAY 2019 – 6 JULY 2021

Union Minister (Independent Charge), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs;
Union Minister (Independent Charge), Ministry of Civil Aviation;
Union Minister of State, Ministry of Commerce & Industry

03 SEPTEMBER 2017 – 23 MAY 2019

Union Minister (Independent Charge), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

31 MARCH 2017 – 03 SEPTEMBER 2017

President of the Governing Body and Chairman of the Governing Council of the
Research and Information System for Developing Countries.

APRIL 2016 – MARCH 2017

Lecture tour in leading universities, think tanks, and other academic institutions, across
the US and India. These were complimented with academic publications in journals
and media outlets on topics such as foreign policy, trade policy, security policy, cyber
space, and the 2030 development agenda.

JUNE 2013 – MARCH 2016 | VICE PRESIDENT OF IPI & SECRETARY GENERAL OF ICM

• Vice President of the International Peace Institute (a non-profit think tank

headquartered in New York) and Secretary General of the Independent Commission
on Multilateralism (ICM). The ICM, chaired by Kevin Rudd former Prime Minister of
Australia, was an Independent Commission tasked to undertake an arm’s length
audit on whether the UN is ‘fit for purpose’, on the occasion of its 70th anniversary.
It has undertaken this task through an analysis of 16 thematic or issue areas that the
multilateral system, anchored in the UN, will have to confront in the coming decades.

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JANUARY 2011 – END OF DECEMBER 2012 | HEAD OF THE INDIAN DELEGATION TO

THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL
• Chairman, Counter-Terrorism Committee of UN.
• Chairman, Security Council Committee concerning Somalia and Eritrea
• Chairman, Working Group established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1566
(2004)
• Presided over the UN Security Council during August 2011 and again in November
2012.

MAY 2009 - 31 MARCH, 2013| AMBASSADOR & PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF

INDIA TO THE UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK
• Vice President: 64th Session of UNGA.
• Facilitator (appointed by President of General Assembly) for creation of UN Women.

2008 – 2009 | SECRETARY (ECONOMIC RELATIONS), MINISTRY OF FOREIGN

AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI
• Ranking official for economic diplomacy responsible for all multilateral economic
issues including those relating to the United Nations, WTO and international
financial institutions and for trade finance, investment and technology promotion.
Coordinated key policy initiatives such as on Energy security and Food security;
Headed India’s overseas technical and development cooperation programme – the
largest South-South initiative of its kind.

2006 - 2008 | AMBASSADOR OF INDIA TO BRAZIL

• Oversaw transformation of bilateral relations encompassing exponential increase in
trade, investment, technological, defence and energy cooperation, political and
strategic collaboration, cultural contacts and social sector interaction, and
multilateral partnerships including the path-breaking India-BrazilSouth Africa (IBSA)
initiative and BRICs related dialogue.

2002 – 2005 | PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF INDIA TO THE UNITED NATIONS

AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN GENEVA
• Proactively negotiated/facilitated first-ever public health treaty – the Framework
Convention on Tobacco Control, Outcomes of the two World Summits on
Information Societies, UNCTAD XI Conference Outcome – the Sao Paulo Consensus,
the establishment of the Human Rights Council, Development Agenda in WIPO.

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1999 – 2002 | AMBASSADOR/DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER OF INDIA TO THE

UNITED KINGDOM
• Administrative head of India’s largest diplomatic mission at a crucial phase in
bilateral relations; facilitated the establishment of “Friends of India” groups in all
major political parties in UK; stabled institutional frameworks for intensifying
India-UK corporate interaction; launched programmes to broad-base bilateral
economic ties by reaching out to all regions of UK; structured and enhanced
engagement with the Indian Diaspora; Representative of India to The
Commonwealth Secretariat.

1997 – 1999 | JOINT SECRETARY (EUROPE WEST), MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS,

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI.
• Head of the territorial division; coordinated bilateral relations with West European
countries. Dealt with the EU, EFTA, the Commonwealth.

1994 – 1997 | JOINT SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF

DEFENCE, NEW DELHI
• First Foreign Service Officer seconded to serve as Head of Division responsible for
the Indian Navy; Also headed Defence Planning and Coordination division
responsible for Army-Air Force – Navy Cooperation; Coordinated India’s
International Defence Cooperation.

1992 – 1994 | JOINT SECRETARY (AMERICAS), MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS,

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI
• Worked on key initiatives that transformed bilateral relations including in the area of
Security and Strategic cooperation, Human Rights, Science and Technology
cooperation, and economic and business partnerships, Leader of the Indian
delegation to the 2nd and 3rd rounds of Indo-US dialogue on Disarmament and
Non-Proliferation.

1991 – 1992 | DIRECTOR (FOREIGN SECRETARY’S OFFICE), MINISTRY OF FOREIGN

AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE HEAD OF THE
DIPLOMATIC SERVICE

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1991 | DIRECTOR, MULTILATERAL AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS, MINISTRY OF

EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI

1988 –1991 | COORDINATOR, UNDP/UNCTAD MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS

PROJECT TO HELP DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN THE URUGUAY ROUND OF MTNS
• Provided technical support, capacity-building assistance and advice to developing
countries participating in the GATT Uruguay Round resulting in the establishment of
the WTO.

1984 – 1988 | FIRST SECRETARY/COUNSELLOR (POLITICAL), HIGH COMMISSION OF

INDIA, COLOMBO
• Assisted in the negotiations of the historic India-Sri Lanka Agreement for Peace and
Normalcy in Sri Lanka (1987); Political Officer of the Indian Peacekeeping Force.

1981 – 1984 | FIRST SECRETARY, PERMANENT MISSION OF INDIA TO GATT, GENEVA

• Chairman, Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures.

1979 – 1981 | UNDER SECRETARY (FOREIGN SERVICE PERSONNEL), MINISTRY OF

EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
• Dealt with human resources management of the diplomatic service.

1978 – 1979 | OFFICER ON SPECIAL DUTY (PRESS RELATIONS) IN THE

SPOKESMAN’S OFFICE, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, NEW DELHI.

1976 – 1978 | THIRD SECRETARY (LANGUAGE TRAINEE); SECOND SECRETARY

(POLITICAL & COMMERCIAL), EMBASSY OF INDIA, TOKYO.

1974
• Joined the Indian Foreign Service.

1973-1974
Lecturer in History, St. Stephens College, Delhi University

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APRIL 2016 – | AUTHOR

• Author/Commentator on contemporary global issues and developments including
strategic, peace and security, political, economic and trade.
• Separating the Wheat from the Chaff: Decoding Dominant Narratives, Konark
Publications, July 2019
• Delusional Politics, Penguin RandomHouse, January 2019
• Perilous Interventions: The Security Council and the Politics of Chaos, Harper
Collins, September 2016.
• Public Lecture: India and the Western Liberal Democratic Order, Nehru Memorial
Museum and Library, Teen Murti Marg, New Delhi, 31 January 2017.
• India’s Trade Policy Dilemma and the Role of Domestic Reform - Carnegie India –
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, February 2017.

1982 – 2007 | EXPERIENCE IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW AND DISPUTE

RESOLUTION.
• He was a member of and chaired the prestigious GATT committee on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures I 1982.
• He has also served on and chaired the following GATT and WTO International Trade
Dispute Panels:
(i) European Economic Community –Subsidies on Export of Pasta Products, 1982
(ii) European Economic Community – Tariff Treatment on Imports of Citrus Products
from certain countries with Mediterranean Region, 1985
(iii) United States – Importation of Countervailing duties on certain hot rolled lead
and steel products originating in France, Germany and UK – Chair, 1994
(iv) Japan – Taxes on Alcoholic Beverages – Chair, 1996
(v) Chile –Agricultural Products – Chair, 2002 (Price Band)
(vi) US – Softwood Lumber VI – Chair, 2004
(vii) US – DRAMs CVD Investigation, Chair, 2005
(viii) US – Softwood Lumber VI. Art. 21.5 Chair, 2006
(ix) Chile – Agricultural Products Art. 21.5 – Chair 2007 (Price Band)

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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
• Master of Arts in History, Delhi University First Division, 1973
• Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History, Delhi University, First in order of merit, 1971
• Accomplished debater and public speaker, won many University prizes and was
Prime Minister of the Hindu College Parliament (1971-72)

He is 67 years old, and married to Ambassador Lakshmi Puri, former Assistant

Secretary General and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women in New York. They have
two daughters.

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Dr Jitendra Singh
Minister of State, (Independent Charge)
for Science and Technology

Dr Jitendra Singh, has taken over as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for
Science and Technology as the Ministries were included under the charge of Office of
the Prime Minister.

He is a physician known for his work on diabetes and endocrinology. He has been a
professor, a consultant, clinical practitioner, author of eight books, and a newspaper
columnist as also the ex-chairman for the National Scientific Committee Diabetes and
the Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India.

With an M.B.B.S. degree from Stanley Medical College, Chennai and M.D. from
Government Medical College, Jammu, Dr Singh has authored several books including
Monograms on Diabetes and World Book Fair best seller, “Diabetes Made Easy”. He is
also the author of chapters on diabetes in text books for Post Graduate Course
(Medicine) and runs a syndicated weekly column “Tales of Travesty”, popularly read
and regularly published for three decades. He is Minister of State for Prime Minister’s
Office; Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy and
Department of Space.

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Shri Rameshwar Teli

Hon’ble Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural
Gas and Food Processing

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Shri Bhagawanth Khuba

Hon’ble Minister of State for Chemicals and
Fertilizers, New and Renewable Energy
Government of India

Khuba was born in Aurad to Gurubasappa Khuba and Mahadevi Khuba on 1 June
1967. He is a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Siddaganga Institute of Technology,
Tumkur. He married Sheela Khuba on 9 May 1999, with whom he has a son and two
daughters. He is an agriculturist and does social work

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Prof Ajay Kumar Sood

Principal Scientific Advisor
Government of India

Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood is the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India
(PSA to GoI) from April 2022. He is also the Chairperson of the Prime Minister’s
Science, Technology & Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC). Prof. Sood is also a
National Science Chair at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore. He was a
member of the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council
(PM-STIAC) from 2018 to March 2022 and from 2009 to 2014, he had also served as a
Member of the Scientific Advisory Council (SAC) to the Prime Minister of India.

Prof. Sood has a Doctorate in Physics from IISc Bangalore. His research interests
include the Physics of Quantum materials, soft and active matter. He has published
more than 450 papers in peer-reviewed journals and holds several patents.

His work has been recognised by many awards, including the Padma Shri, the fourth
highest civilian award in India. He was President of the Indian National Science
Academy (2017-19), President of the Indian Academy of Sciences (2010-12), and
Secretary-General, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Trieste, Italy (2013-2018).
He was elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, UK (FRS) in 2015.

He has also received the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, the G. D. Birla Award for
Scientific Research, the TWAS Prize in Physics, the Millennium Gold Medal of the
Indian Science Congress Association, the Sir C. V. Raman Award of the UGC, the Homi
Bhabha Medal of the Indian National Science Academy, G. M. Modi Award for Science
and Technology, 25th SIES Sri. Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi National Eminence
Award in the category of Science & Technology and Asutosh Mookerjee Memorial Life
Time Award by Indian Science Congress, among others. He has been conferred Doctor
of Philosophy (Honoris Causa) by many universities. He serves as Associate Editor in
a reputed International Journal, ACS Nan

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Shri Bhupinder Singh Bhalla

Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Government of India

With an honours degree from Shri Ram College of Commerce, ICWA and an MBA from
the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, he navigated corporate finance for
three years before joining the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 1990.

As a member of the Union Territory cadre of the IAS, he has had memorable stints in
diverse fields across Delhi, Goa, Daman & Diu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and
Chandigarh, including as the Administrator, Union Territories of Daman & Diu and
Dadra & Nagar Haveli, where he worked as the constitutional and administrative head
of the territories.

He has worked in key positions at the Government of India as well. As Director

(Banking), Ministry of Finance, he played a role in several major initiatives in India’s
banking sector. He was then deputed as Counsellor (Economic) in the Indian Embassy
at Washington DC, USA where he was actively involved in India-US bilateral
engagements in finance, energy and agriculture for over three years. His later worked
in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry as Joint Secretary, and then as Additional
Secretary, for over five years where he was responsible for India’s trade relations with
the neighbouring countries and Iran, as well as export promotion, world-wide, of
engineering products. During the tenure, he also worked as Director General, Trade
Remedies and led the India Brand Equity Foundation as its CEO.

He is currently responsible for planning and executing India’s ambitious goals for the
renewable energy sector as the Secretary of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

He has been conferred with the Today’s Traveller Award 2014 for Exemplary
Contribution in Planning and Structuring of Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli. As
a Fellow Member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India, he was also conferred
with the inaugural CMA Ratna Award 2016 by the Institute for significant contribution
to the cause of society and the profession as a policymaker.

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Shri Atul Kumar Tiwari

Secretary
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Shri Atul Kumar Tiwari, IAS, belongs to 1990 batch of the Indian Administrative Service
borne on Karnataka Cadre. Besides studying History and Economics, he has done
MBA in Public Policy from Birmingham, UK; M.Phil. in Social Science; and L.L.B from
Delhi University. He has handled different portfolios in the State of Karnataka,
particularly, in Industries & Commerce, Urban Infrastructure Development and
Education with many accomplishments to his name. In the Government of India, he
has served with distinction in Ministries of Urban Development, Overseas Indian
Affairs, Rural Development, Textiles, Information & Broadcasting. He served as
Additional Secretary and Special Secretary in the Ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship (MSDE). Presently, he is Secretary, MSDE since September, 2022.

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Shri Pankaj Agarwal, IAS

Secretary, Ministry of Power
Government of India

Prior to this, Mr. Agarwal was Additional Secretary & Director General (Acquisition),
Ministry of Defence, Government of India since January, 2022. He was Additional
Secretary and Joint Secretary in Cabinet Sectt from 2019 to 2022. Before this, he has
held various important portfolios in the Government of Madhya Pradesh. Amongst
them, he was Principal Secretary, Public Health Engg., Water Resources, Narmada
Valley Development and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in the State
Government of Madhya Pradesh.

Mr. Agarwal belongs to the Indian Administrative Service of 1992 batch and has wide
experience in the area of Health, Industry, Infrastructure and Finance in a career
spanning 29 years. He studied Civil Engineering at IIT, Roorkee followed by Master of
Technology in Construction Management at IIT, Delhi and Masters in Public
Management at National University of Singapore.

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Mr Nikunja B. Dhal
Addl. Chief Secretary, Dept. of Energy
Government of Odisha

Mr. Nikunja B. Dhal joined IAS in 1993 and was allotted Odisha cadre. He is a
Mechanical Engineer, earned his undergraduate degree from NIT Rourkela in 1990 and
postgraduate degree from IIT Delhi in 1992. He also holds a master degree in Public
Administration from Syracuse University, NY, USA.

Currently, he is the Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Odisha looking after

Energy Department.

He is presently the Chairman of GRIDCO Limited, Odisha Power Generation

Corporation Limited (OPGC) and Odisha Coal and Power Limited (OCPL).

He has worked as Director in Cabinet Secretariat and as Joint Secretary in the Ministry
of Health & Family Welfare and Ministry of Mines, Government of India.

At the State level he has worked as vice-chairman, BDA, Commissioner of Commercial

Taxes, Principal Secretaries of, Excise, Science & Technology, Revenue and Disaster
Management, Health & Family Welfare Departments.

He has been Chairman of OPGC, OCPL, GRIDCO, OPTCL and Odisha Renewable Energy
Development Agency. He has wide ranging policy making experience in Power and
Renewable Energy Sectors.

Mr. Nikunja B. Dhal worked as Collector of Bargarh, Koraput, Sundargarh and Angul
districts during 1998 to 2004.

He has headed the State Energy Department for about 3 Years.

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Mr Rajeev Sharma
DDG Standardization-I
BIS

Experienced Director with a demonstrated history of working in the government

administration industry. Skilled in Strategic Planning, Quality Assurance, Management,
Business Strategy, and Project Planning. Strong professional with a BE - Bachelor of
Engineering focused in Electrical Engineering from Punjab Engineering College.

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Mr Sanjay Dubey
Principal Secretary - Energy & NRE
Govt of Madhya Pradesh

Faculty At:
• IIM Indore, LBSNAA Mussorie & Academy of Administration, Bhopal.

Paper Presentations:
• Published & Presented Papers on Information Technology, Water Conservation, e�
Governance, Law & Order in national & international conference.

Books Written:
• Coffee Table Books –
1. Residency Indore : Covering historical development of Indore from 1818 to 1947
2. Indore & its Surroundings: Covering life & culture of Indore Division.

Innovations:
• Founder President of ‘‘Organ Donation Society’’ dedicated to popularize & create
enabling environment for organ donation. Indore emerged as fastest moving city in
India for organ donation.
• Founder President of ‘Vidhyadaan’ a unique initiative to facilitate volunteers to teach
in government schools. The model was later replicated by GOI in the name of
“Vidhyanjali”.
• Founder President of ‘Aahar Foundation’ an initiative to minimize food wastage & to
distribute it to needy. More than 05 lakh people reached in 10 cities of India.

National Awards:
• Prime Ministers Excellence Award for Excellence in Public Service-2010, biggest
accolade - for a Civil Servant.

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• Presidents Award for exemplary work for mentally challenged, by Ministry of

SocialEmpowerment and justice, Govt. of India. – 2008 .
• Gold Award for 'Innovative usage of Technology in e-governance', by Ministry of
Information Technology, Govt. of India. – Feb. 2006 & 2007.
• Silver Award for Innovative use of Technology in e-Governance for ‘I-Geo Approach
(Internet based Planning Rural Road Connectivity to Habitations) by Department of
Information Technology & Dept. of Administrative Reforms & PG, Govt. of India –
2010.
• Award for IT Application- ‘Gyandoot’ Computer Society of India – Tata consultancy
service (CSI-TCS) -2001.
• Indira Priyadarshini Vriksha Mitra Award - for Forestation in Watersheds by Ministry
of Environment and Forestry, Govt. of India -2000.
• Award for extraordinary work in Organ donation by National Organ &Tissue
Transplant Organization (NOTTO), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of
India-2017.

State Awards:
• Chief Minister's Excellence Award for Exemplary work showing commitment,
leadership & Innovation – 2009
• Best e-governed district of the State, State Award for two consecutive years – 2007
and 2008.
• Chief Minister Trophy for best Red Cross work, State Award-2006
• Best mobile technology usage in State for ‘e-attendance App’ for school teachers
presence – State IT Deptt 2016

International Trainings:
• PPP and Project finance at Kennedy School of Governance, Harvard, Boston USA.
• Leadership & Excellence in Governance Gurukul, Chevening Scholarship, London
School of Economics,(LSE) London(U.K)
• Eleven weeks training for Watershed development in Brisbane Queensland,
Australia.

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National Trainings:
• Innovation in Governance Management Programme for IAS officers, IIM Bangalore.
• Three weeks training in Dehradun for Watershed Development.

Positions Held:
• Collector – Rewa, Dhar & Jabalpur,
• Secretary – Govt. of Madhya Pradesh Home Department,
• Secretary – Govt. of Madhya Pradesh Rural Development Department,
• Additional CEO – Election Commission of India,
• Managing Director – MPFC, MPAKVN,
• Revenue Commissioner – Indore Division
• Principal Secretary – Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, Labour Department
• Principal Secretary – Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, Urban Development & Housing
Department, Managing Director M.P. Metro Rail Co. Ltd. & Administrator, Capital
Project Administration (CPA) (from 08.02.2019 to 11.05.2020)
• Principal Secretary – Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, Energy and New & Renewable
Energy Department (from 12.05.2020 to till date)

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Shri T. K. Ramachandran
Secretary
Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways
Government of India

Shri T. K. Ramachandran, an Indian Administrative Officer of Tamil Nadu Cadre, Batch

of 1991 took over the reigns as Secretary to the Governmerit of India, Ministry of Ports,
Shipping and Waterways on 19th June, 2023. Prior to his stint as Secretary, Shri
Ramachandran served as Chairman, V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority besides
serving in various other capacities in the Government of Tamilnadu. He lead the
Departments of Highways and Minor Ports, Tourism and Religious Endowment,
Information Technology, and was District Collector and District Magistrate of the
Districts of Ramanathapuram and Villupuram, Deputy Commissioner, Corporation of
Chennai and Managing Director of Tamilnadu News Print and Paper Ltd.

Shri T.K. Ramachandran holds a Degree in Masters of Technology in Computer

Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and Bachelor of Technology
from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He also has a Master's Degree in the
field of Public Policy from Princeton University, USA and was awarded the "World Bank-
Robert McNamara" Fellowship.

His areas of interest include Development Economics, Sustainable Development and

Renewable Energy, Infrastructure and Urban Development, Systems Management,
E-Govemance and Public Private Partnership models.

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Mr R P Gupta
Chairman & Managing Director
SECI

Sh. R.P. Gupta is retired IAS Officer of 1987 Batch, Gujarat Cadre. He joined as
Chairman & Managing Director of the Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI)
on 15th June 2023.

Before joining SECI, he worked in the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change
as Secretary, Govt. of India. He has also worked with NITI Aayog, Ministry of Coal and
has experience in corporate management, economics, statistics planning and
program implementation. His areas of expertise are energy, environment, climate
change, decarbonization strategies, carbon market & trading, sustainability, resource
efficiency and material recycling, forest and wildlife. He graduated in Aerospace
Engineering from IIT, Kanpur. He began his career in Rajkot and subsequently worked
in Gandhinagar, Bhavnagar, Dangs, Kutch, Mahesana, and Vadodara.

SECI is a Miniratna CPSU under the aegis of Ministry of New & Renewable Energy
(MNRE) and is the only CPSU dedicated to the renewable energy sector. SECI is one of
the nodal agencies designated by the Govt. of India for implementation of schemes
related to RE capacity addition in the country. SECI has ‘AAA’ rating and has a
Category-1 power trading license. SECI is playing key role in India’s Renewable Energy
growth.

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Mr Nagendra Nath Sinha

Secretary, Ministry of Steel
Government of India

Shri Nagendra Nath Sinha, IAS (JH-1987) is a Senior Indian Administrative Service
officer of Government of India, He has taken over as Secretary, Ministry of Steel from
January 2023. Prior to this, Mr Sinha was holding the charge of Ministry of Rural
Development, Government of India, New Delhi.

His previous assignments include Secretary (Border Management), Ministry of Home

Affairs; Chairman, NHAI; Managing Director, National Highways & infrastructure
Development Corporation Ltd., New Delhi; Additional Chief Secretary, Rural
Development, Govt. of Jharkhand,

He has to his credit several landmark projects in Govt. of India viz. Delhi-Mumbai
Expressway, Zojilla Tunnel, Dhubri Phulbari Bridge, universal electronic tolling, etc.

Shri Sinha holds Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT, Kanpur (1985)
and Masters in Health Sciences from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA (2004).

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Mr Ajay Yadav
Joint Secretary
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

Shri Ajay Yadav is an IAS Officer of 2005 batch of Bihar Cadre. He pursued his BE
(Mech.) from IIT Roorkee. He has worked in Revenue Administration, Urban
Administration, Agriculture/Horticulture. He has worked in Govt. Offices of various
Ministries such as Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Food and Public Distribution,
Ministry of Civil Aviation. He was closely involved with Mission Vande Bharat and
resumption of International Air Travel after Covid. During his service period till now, he
has handled important assignments in Districts as well as Government Ministries.

Presently, he is working as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of New and Renewable

Energy and is handling the National Green Hydrogen Mission and Regulatory Affairs of
the Ministry.

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Dr A Shriniwas Rao
Scientific Officer
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India

Dr A Shriniwas Rao is born and brought up in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. He did his
schooling from ‘Somalwar High School and Junior college’ , Nagpur and completed B
Tech in Chemical Engineering from prestigious ‘Laxminarayana Institute of
Technology’ (LIT) Nagpur in 1988. After completing his graduation, he joined Bhabha
Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in 1988. He acquired PhD in Chemical Engineering
from ‘Homi Bhabha National Institute’ (HBNI) Mumbai. Core Competencies of
Dr A Shriniwas Rao are:
• Development of PFD and P&ID for new processes from bench scale data.
• Research and Development experience for Process Technologies
• Selection and design of Process equipment
• Conceptualization, analysis and planning for Automation of plant
• Preparation of various documents and reports
• Project planning, execution and coordination with different agencies
• Manpower selection and training
He is instrumental in developing the technology for green hydrogen production via
thermochemical routes viz Iodine Sulfur (IS) and Hybrid Sulfur (HyS) processes by
splitting water. He has led the team for successful demonstration of IS and HyS
process plants made in engineering materials of construction, with all the features of
industrial plant. Currently he is leading the team for scale up of IS process and also
working on variants of sulfur-based processes. Presently he is Head, Materials
Development Section, Chemical Technology Division, BARC, Mumbai.

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Mr Aashish Maheshwari
Associate Business Director
Evonik India Pvt. Ltd, India

Mr. Aashish Maheshwari is a Chemical Engg B.Tech from the Nagpur University & done
Masters in International Business (MPIB). He is having more than 2 Decades of
experience in marketing of various polymers. He has experience in various area such
as manufacturing, project handling & Sales and Business Development. At Evonik, he
is responsible for the marketing and sales of the High-Performance Fibres and
specialty polymers. He is working towards transition of today’s conventional energy
supply to a sustainable gas economy of tomorrow. His major activities involves
business development & technical support related to expanding membrane
technology product portfolio for the energy mix of the future - biogas, green hydrogen,
and further synthesis products - SEPURAN® hollow-fiber membranes for efficient and
energy-saving gas separation & Puramem products. SEPURAN® stands for the pure
and efficient separation of gases, for example for biogas upgrading, the separation of
nitrogen from air or for the removal of carbon dioxide from natural gas, Hydrogen
generation or Helium recovery where as Puramem products have applications for
organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN) and for separation of volatile organic compounds
(VOCs). His activities are focused on developing the value chain.

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Mr Abhinav Arora
VP – EPC Projects
HAL Offshore Ltd

An engineering graduate from BITS Pilani along with management certification. Have
27 years’ experience in engineering sector involving Energy & Environment & Power
Generation. With present area of interest in EPC projects involving Oil & Gas, Power
Generation, Green Energy involving water electrolyser based Green H2 generation
along with CO2 recovery, Methanol and Ethanol extraction.

Presently designated as Vice President (EPC Projects) and emphasizing business

growth and opportunities with HAL Offshore Limited

HAL Offshore Limited is an established EPC Company providing single window

Turnkey Solution and Services in India for Offshore & Onshore Oil & Gas sector for the
last 25 years. We are also emerging as a promising company in the field of Green
Hydrogen sector with Electrolyser Technology offering capacity of 1 MW to 40 MW &
above.

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Mr Agnel Cheruvathoor
Head of Business Development, India & Middle East
Sustainable Energy Systems, Siemens Energy, India

Heading sales and business development activities in India and the Middle East
regions within the Sustainable Energy Solutions (Hydrogen) department of Siemens
Energy. Agnel has proven background in the rapidly growing hydrogen field and has
deep understanding on topics such as decarbonization, Power-to-X systems. Agnel
has over 20 years of well-rounded experience within the power and hydrogen industry
in various functions. Agnel has been with Siemens Energy Dubai since 2016. Prior to
that, Agnel worked at the Siemens Orlando offices in various leading roles within
projects, engineering, and proposal management. Agnel holds a bachelor’s degree in
electrical engineering (Mumbai University) and master’s degree in business
administration (Rollins College, Fl, USA).

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Dr Ajay Mathur
Director General
International Solar Alliance

The ISA is a treaty –based inter-governmental organization with 110 member

countries, which aims to make solar energy the energy-of-choice in its member
countries. Dr. Mathur has spearheaded the implementation of solar energy projects
and capacity building projects in many developing countries, and the publication of
annual progress reports on solar technology, markets and investments. Recently, the
ISA has embarked on the creation of a Solar Facility to mitigate the risks associated
with solar investments in African Countries, and launched a programme to identify and
strengthen solar startups in that continent.

Prior to joining ISA, Dr. Mathur was Director General of the Energy and Resources
Institute (TERI) and earlier, of the Indian Bureau of Energy Efficiency. He mainstreamed
energy efficiency in India through initiatives such as the Star Labeling program for
appliances, the Energy Conservation Building Code, and the Perform, Achieve & Trade
program 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.

Dr Mathur was a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

which was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. He was appointed a Chevalier de
l’Ordre national du Merite by the President of France in recognition of his outstanding
commitment to preserving the environment and coping with energy- related
challenges. He was a member of the Prime Minister of India’s Council on Climate
Change from its foundation in 2008 till 2016, when he resigned on his election as DG of
ISA. He has been the co-chair of the Global Energy Transitions Commission and the
Clean Cooling Initiatives of the One Planet Summit.

Dr Mathur received a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the (then)

University of Roorkee, and a Master’s and PhD degrees from the University of Illinois.
He has also received the Distinguished Alumnus Awards from both his alma maters.
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Mr Ajoy Choudhury
Director - Finance
Rural Electrification Corporation Limited, India

Shri Ajoy Choudhury is the Director (Finance) of REC Limited since June 1, 2020. He is
an Associate Member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India. He has over 34
years of experience in the Indian power sector across diverse functions. He joined REC
on April 16, 2007 and served in various capacities, prior to which he had worked with
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited and NHPC Limited. As Director (Finance), he
provides directions with respect to financial management and operations of REC
encompassing organizational and financial planning, formulation of financial policies,
financial accounting, management control systems, lending operations, cash and fund
management, corporate accounts, tax planning, mobilization of resources and liaison
with financial institutions & capital market players. He has been instrumental in
implementing various systemic improvements in REC, including formulation of loan
recovery guidelines, asset liability management, resolution of stressed assets,
improving communication and services to customers and managing overall resources
and treasury in an efficient manner. He is also a Director on the Board of REC Power
Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of REC.

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Mr Amrit Singh Deo

Senior Managing Director
FTI Consulting, India

For over two decades, Mr. Singh Deo has counselled senior management teams on
tech and energy policy issues, stakeholder engagement and strategic
communications. He was instrumental in bringing industry players together and form
the India Hydrogen Alliance (IH2A), which has been instrumental in driving
public-private collaboration in building the green hydrogen economy in India. Amrit has
advised a number of global energy and industrial majors on market access issues, as
part of his role as Senior Managing Director of FTI Consulting in India. Amrit graduated
with honours in Economics from Delhi University and he holds an MBA degree in
Business Policy from ESADE Business School, Barcelona. While at ESADE, Mr. Singh
Deo led an acquisition strategy project for global mining company Vale (CVRD) in Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil. He is also a Prosci® Certified Change Management Practitioner. He
speaks Hindi, English, Spanish, and Odiya.

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Mr Andrew Stokes
Senior Adv.- Innovator Support
Energy System Catapult, UK

As Senior Advisor at the Energy Systems Catapult, Andrew leads international work
and engagement. This focuses on encouraging industry and research collaborations
to accelerate the energy transition, supporting innovators to scale up and linking in
innovative solutions to different markets. Andrew currently leads the Innovating for
Transport and Energy Systems (ITES) initiative, an exciting bilateral programme
supported by both the UK and Indian governments. Prior to joining the ESC, Andrew
worked as a Director of an international consultancy firm and managed and supported
programmes in more than 15 different countries for a range of clients and funding
agencies. He has qualifications in economics, energy, international relations and
others.

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Dr Anirudh Gautam
Principal Executive Director, Resource & Testing Vertical
Research Designs & Standards Organisation, Lucknow

Dr. Anirudh Gautam is a mechanical and electrical engineer from prestigious SCRA
scheme of Indian Railways. He has served initial years on the Indian Railways in the
maintenance of the carriage and wagon, maintenance and operation of steam
locomotives, operation and maintenance of diesel locomotives and train and crew
management in the challenging Eastern Railways of Indian Railways. He then worked
in the area of manufacture of diesel locomotives at Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi
and moved to the niche area of design and development of diesel engines for the
locomotives. He is credited with design of the first hotel load feature on an export
locomotive and was instrumental in building the first indigenous EMD design
locomotive in India at DLW. He has developed the world’s first ALCO locomotive
electronic fuel injection system which has been commercially successful. He
developed the mobile Emission Test Car which has been used for measuring pollutants
levels from diesel locomotives of Indian Railways. His thesis work at IIT Kanpur on
biodiesel led to introduction of B10 blends on all diesel locomotives of Indian Railways.
He has been working on the research and development of alternate and advanced
propulsion systems. His main areas of interest are energy production devices, fuel
cells, hybrid power trains and sustainable motive power systems, control systems
development, structures optimization and rail wheel dynamics. His other area of
specialization is Reliability Engineering and Prognostics Health Management and he
has been instrumental in setting up a Center for Reliability and Integrated Systems
Engineering at RDSO.

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Dr. Gautam is recipient of various awards by the Ministry of Railways, including the
coveted National Award for Outstanding service by the Minister of Railways. He is
working on many projects related to Indian Railways, like developing fuel-cell based
hybrid trainsets which is the future of railway traction. He is involved in starting a
Global program on RAMS and PHM at GBU Noida and a CoE on RAMS and PHM at IIT
Kanpur. He holds a Masters in Quality management from BITS Pilani, a Masters of
Engineering in Engine Systems from University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA and a PhD
in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Kanpur. He is an Adjunct professor at IIT Kanpur in
Electrical Engineering Department.

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Dr Anjan Ray
Former Director
India Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun, India

Anjan Ray received his Doctorate in Chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania
under the guidance of Nobel Laureate Prof. Alan MacDiarmid and worked thereafter for
over 25 years in the Chemicals and Energy Industries across functions ranging from
Quality Control, Technical Service, R&D and Marketing to General Management,
Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Strategy. Subsequently, he took up his current
position as Director, CSIR-Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP), Dehradun in November
2016. He has also held, at various times, additional charge within CSIR of its Research
Planning & Business Development Directorate, of its Human Resources Development
Group, and of CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee. Dr. Ray’s professional
interests have spanned fields as diverse as surfactants, lubricants, oleochemicals,
cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, energy efficiency, biofuels, biotechnology,
sustainable supply chains and renewable energy policy. His doctoral students are
engaged in multidisciplinary research across thesis topics in catalysis, tribology,
polymers, reaction engineering in gas-liquid systems and environmental
biotechnology. He dreams of a future India where all fossil fuel and organic chemicals
imports would be displaced by products derived from domestic carbon atoms and
sustainable energy sources, and decentralized pursuit of the nation’s climate goals
would be practiced widely under enabling policies. Apart from his professional career
in chemical technology, Anjan has had an active interest in media, education, heritage
and environmental conservation for over 4 decades.

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Mr Anup S. Shapeti
Hydrogen & LNG
INOX India Limited

Mr Anup Shapeti is a Mechanical Engineer with Masters in Product Design &

Management. He is a part of engineering team at INOX and is associated with the
company for 12+ years

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Dr Anurag Pandey
Business Unit Head, Hydrogen Value Chain,
New Energy
Reliance Industries Limited

Currently, I am heading techno-commercial strategy in the Hydrogen Value Chain of

the New Energy business at RIL. Have close to two decades of S&T experience in
various aspects of materials-and-process engineering, hydrogen-and-fuel cell
technology, and alternate energy. For more than a decade now, I have been ardently
working on clean energy solutions, particularly, fuel-cell technology and the hydrogen
economy, and have explored various aspects of the hydrogen economy for its
techno-commercial viability. I enjoy analyzing technologies and their symbiotic
relationship to draw important inferences to find a holistic and sustainable solutions.
Passionately working towards the future where energy, the fundamental aspect of our
lives, is available to everyone on demand, affordably and sustainably.

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Mr Arun Mittal
Executive Director
Oil Industry Safety Directorate

Arun Mittal has rich experience of over 35 years in Oil & Gas Industry. He is gold
medallist from MANIT, Bhopal in Mechanical Engineering. He has done MBA and
Post-Graduation in Environment & Sustainable Development. Before the present
assignment he was working as Head of Drilling, HSE and Risk Management in
International arena with ONGC Videsh Ltd. and instituted QHSE Management System,
Enterprise Risk Management and Sustainability Reporting at ONGC Videsh Ltd. He is
heading the Oil Industry Safety Directorate under Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas,
established to achieve excellence in Health, Safety and Environment, in the
hydrocarbon sector in India, by developing standards, conducting external safety
audits, investigating accidents and disseminating knowledge. OISD is regulator for
offshore under Petroleum & Natural Gas (Safety in offshore operations) Rules 2008.
Under his leadership, OISD is focusing on enhancing safety and instilling safety culture
in the entire hydrocarbon sector.

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Dr Ashish Lele
Director
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, India

Dr Lele has keen interest is Director of National Chemical Laboratory and has keen
interest in
Hydrogen economy and PEM fuel cells
Deep understanding of end-to-end hydrogen value chain with detailed knowledge of
techno-economics, business opportunities and technology advances in fuel cells for
mobility, power and heating applications; deep understanding of the fundamental
science behind transport phenomena and reaction engineering in PEM fuel cells.
Energy transition
High-level understanding of projections of India’s energy growth trajectory juxtaposed
against global scenario particularly in the context of post-Covid situation. Strategic
understanding of the economics of new energy technology options, CO2 mitigation,
critical role of and opportunities for science-technology-innovation.
Smart hydrogels
Fundamental understanding of the influence of inter-molecular interactions on
thermodynamics that govern stimuli-responsive behavior of smart thermoreversible
hydrogels.
Polymers and advanced materials
Fundamental knowledge of structure-property relations in polymers and
nano/micro-composite materials, theoretical and experimental understanding of
visco-elastic/non-Newtonian rheology, microstructural determination, thermoplastic/
thermoset processing technologies, understanding of the economics and applications
of these materials in industry and emerging technologies.

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Dr Chinnakonda S. Gopinath
Outstanding Scientist
National Chemical Laboratory, India

Dr. Chinnakonda Gopinath (Gopi) is currently working as Outstanding Scientist at the

National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune. He is also Professor of Chemical Sciences,
Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi, India from 2011
onwards. His research interests include surface science, heterogeneous catalysis,
solar to chemical energy conversion, new catalytic materials by simple methodology
and nanomaterials. He has published more than 230 research articles and eight
patents with special emphasis on catalytic and solar energy to chemical energy
conversion aspects. Eighteen students completed PhD from his group and they are
spread across the globe; currently eight students are working at various stages of PhD.
Gopi is actively engaged in hydrogen economy aspects, and leading the hydrogen
technology (H2T) program of CSIR. Fifteen different CSIR laboratories are participating
in H2T program across the entire value chain of hydrogen. He is also involved in
translating the DME (dimethyl ether) technology to industries for commercial
production. His group actively works in the area of water splitting and artificial
photosynthesis in direct sunlight by photocatalysis.

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Prof (Dr.) Chitra Rajagopal

Outstanding Scientist
National Chemical Laboratory

• Director, Centre of Excellence in Process Safety and Risk management for a

Hydrogen Economy at IIT Delhi

• Distinguished Scientist and former Director General DRDO(till Dec 2020)

• INAE AICTE Distinguished Visiting Professor, Adjunct faculty at IIT Madras and IIT
Delhi

• Outstanding Scientist & Director, Centre for Fire, Explosive & Environment Safety
(CFEES), (till Jan 2017)

Academic: Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering, DCET; Ph.D in Heat Transfer

from IIT Delhi.

Research Contributions:

• Eco friendly, Hydrogen & Clean Energy Technologies, Sustainable Development and
Systems analysis, Hazchem & HazWaste Management, EIA, SHE

• Environment, Explosives, Process, Chemical and Fire Safety; Quantitative Risk

Assessment; Systems Safety Analysis, Disaster Management, Siting

Academic Contributions: 56 International and 50 National publications with 5088

citations, H-index 32, i10-index 60, 12 patents ; 02 ToT to Industry; 06 products, 05
Softwares/Simulation models & 02 AHSP/Regulations to User/stakeholders. Review
of diploma, UG and PG level Safety courses for MHRD, DST/ TIFAC, DRDO

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• Awards : DRDO Scientist of the Year Award 2010; Lifetime Achievement Award by
Society for Reliability and Safety (SRESA) 2019; Eminent Engineers Award by The
Institution of Engineers 2019;Suman Sharma Award-2019 by National Design &
Research Forum IEI; Shakti Samman – International Women’s Day - 2020 by
Hon’ble Minister of Women and Child Development, GOI. e-Book on Indian Women
achievers in STEM by CII, 2021 ; INAE Compendium on 75 Eminent Woman
Engineers of India since Independence 2023;

• Co-Chair of “Safety, Quality, Infrastructure and Legal Framework” of the

Indo-German Energy Forum (IGEF).

• Indian representative in RCS Task Force in Quad Global Green Hydrogen partnership.

• Member, Advisory Group to advise Empowered Group under National Green

Hydrogen Mission

• Co-Chair for Indo-German working group on “Safety, Quality, Infrastructure and

Legal Framework” of the Indo-German Energy Forum (IGEF).

• Indian representative in RCS Task Force in Quad Global Green Hydrogen partnership.

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Dr Cosmas Chiteme
Director – Power, Department of Science and
Technology South African Government

Cosmas holds a Doctorate in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics from the

University of the Witwatersrand and has more than 15 years' experience in the field of
Materials Fabrication and Characterisation. In his current post as Director: Power, at
the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), Cosmas is responsible for the
Hydrogen Infrastructure Centre of Competence, the CoalCO2 to X and Energy Storage
Programmes. His main role is to interact with public and private sectors in South
Africa and internationally in order to develop and strengthen partnerships that are
essential in promoting the uptake of emerging low carbon energy technologies,
particularly those that beneficiate mineral resources found in South Africa and
neighbouring countries. Dr Chiteme’s current interests are in technology roadmap
development, innovation management and technology commercialisation in
collaboration with both national and international partners.

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Mr CP Tiwari
Head – Technology & Process Engineering
Generation - Engineering
Tata Power Company Limited

Mr. CP Tiwari a mechanical engineering graduate with 1st Division Honors from NIT
Allahabad (Formerly MNR Engineering College Allahabad) with Project Management
Certification from IIT Bombay. Mr. Tiwari have 29+ years’ experience in engineering,
implementation, and life cycle management of renewable and thermal renewable
asset.

Mr. Tiwari is presently working as Head – Technology & Process Engineering in Tata
Power Company Limited and is responsible for evaluation & implementation of
upcoming next generation technologies like Green Hydrogen, Long Duration Energy
Storage Solutions, CO2 capture, biomass co-firing, WtE, SMR & emission abatement
technologies. In Green Hydrogen, Mr. Tiwari is working on finalization of group strategy
roadmap, evaluation of electrolyser and fuel cell technologies & forging alliance with
perspective partners in green hydrogen space.

Prior to joining Tata Power, Mr Tiwari worked in Welspun Energy Limited as AVP–E&P
Management and was responsible engineering and implementation of PV and CSP
based solar projects.

Mr. Tiwari worked in Reliance as AVP – Engineering and was responsible for
implementation of mega power projects. Mr Tiwari also worked for EPC of combined
cycle power projects & thermal power projects during his association with Larsen &
Toubro Limited.

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Dr Deepak Yadav
Programme Lead at Council on Energy
Environment and Water (CEEW)

Deepak is a Programme Lead at Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)

with a keen interest in low and no-carbon fuels for industrial decarbonisation. His
research focuses on green hydrogen, carbon capture utilisation and sequestration
(CCUS), and decarbonisation of industrial sectors like steel and cement.

At CEEW, his work primarily involves developing ideas and models for decarbonising
the hard-to-abate industrial sectors and supporting policymaking through government
engagements. He is currently working on realising the potential of a green hydrogen
economy for India and associated policy needs. In the industrial sector, his research
focuses on developing marginal abatement cost (MAC) curves that will be
instrumental in implementing the carbon markets in India.

Deepak's skills and experience span process engineering, energy systems modelling
and optimisation, energy efficiency, techno-economic analysis and life cycle
assessment. Before joining CEEW, he worked on aspects related to engineering,
procurement, construction and commissioning of a solar thermal power plant.

Deepak is a Mechanical Engineer from Mumbai University with a master's degree and
doctorate from the Department of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay. He is
also a Bureau of energy efficiency (BEE) certified energy auditor.

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Mr Eiji Ohira
Strategy Architect and Former CEO
Fuel Cell & Hydrogen, Advanced Battery & Hydrogen
Technology Department, New Energy and Industrial
Technology Development Organization (NEDO) Japan

Eiji Ohira is the Strategy Architect of the New Energy and Industrial Technology
Development Organization (NEDO)’s Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology Office In this
capacity, he has been responsible the overall strategy, execution and coordination of
NEDO’s research, development and demonstration project on fuel cell and hydrogen
since 2013. He has also coordinated fuel cell and hydrogen activities with international
stakeholders, through International Energy Agency’s Technology Collaboration
Program (IEA Hydrogen TCP (Vice Chair), Advanced Fuel Cell TCP), and International
Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy (IPHE). He joined the NEDO in
1992, just after graduation from the Tokyo University of Science. He served as a
visiting scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1997-1998. Before
taking up the current position in April 2013, he served in several positions, including
Representative at NEDO Asian Representative Office, Director of the Energy Storage
Technology Division.

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Mr Frank Wouters
Senior Vice President New Energy
Reliance Industries & Chairman of the MENA Hydrogen
Alliance, Fellow, Payne Institute, Colorado School of Mines

Frank Wouters has been leading renewable energy projects, transactions, and
technology development for more than 30 years and played a lead role in the
development of renewable energy projects all over the world. He served as Deputy
Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) from 2012 to
2014. Mr. Wouters has served on the board of energy companies in Europe, Asia, the
US and Africa and currently serves as:
Non-Executive Board Director of Vast Solar in Australia. Frank has authored several
books on renewable energy and green hydrogen and lives in Abu Dhabi. He has a
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Delft University.

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Prof G D Yadav
Green Chemistry and Technology
ICT Mumbai

Professor Ganapati D. Yadav is one of the topmost, highly prolific, and accomplished
engineering-scientists in India. He is the National Science Chair of Govt. of India,
which is a very prestigious national honour and is Emeritus Professor of Eminence
and is the former Vice Chancellor of the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai. He
is internationally recognized by over 125 prestigious and rare awards as an
academician, researcher and innovator, including his seminal contributions to
education, research and innovation in Green Chemistry and Engineering, Catalysis,
Chemical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, and
Development of Clean and Green Technologies. His patented work on the net zero
goal, green hydrogen production technology, carbon dioxide refineries and
valorization of (waste) biomass and waste plastics is internationally acclaimed. Over
two dozen companies have shown interest in his patented work for
commercialization. He serves as the Adjunct Professor at University of
Saskatchewan, Canada; Conjoint Professor, University of New Castle, Australia;
Distinguished Adjunct Professor, IIT Guwahati and SOA University Bhubaneswar. He
was conferred Padma Shri by the President of India in 2016. He is currently the
National Science Chair of Govt. of India, which is a rare honour.

As the Vice Chancellor (President) he created several records, brought ICT to an

international ranking, with establishment of 2 new campuses in Bhubaneswar and
Jalna, creation of 23 new programmes, several centers of excellence and 5
departments, and collection of huge funds. He has been the recipient of two honorary
doctorates and has addressed 6 convocations of renowned universities. He is elected
to the fellowship of all Science and Engineering academies in India, TWAS, RSC (UK),
IChemE (UK) among others. He was elected to two prestigious US academies:

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The US National Academy of Engineering; only 23 living Indians are elected to this
Academy, and as a Fellow of the US National Academy of Inventors in December 2022
to be only the second Indian to be so honoured. He has been involved with many
prestigious policy making committees of the Central government and as a consultant
to industries and industry associations for 42 years. His research productivity is
phenomenal with supervision of 109 Doctoral and 142 master’s Theses, which is the
first record for any Engineering Professor in India. Besides, he has supervised 48
post-doctoral fellows, several summer fellows and research staff. His productivity is
phenomenal: about 551 original research papers, 122 granted national and PCT
patents, 8 new patent applications; written 3 books; h-index of 68, i10 index of 340;
17,000+ citations, and given over 950 invited lectures/orations/seminars. He is on the
board of 6 listed companies as an independent director such as Godrej Industries, Aarti
Industries (will cease in July 2023; 10 years), Clean Science & Technology, Meghmani
Organics, Bhageria Industries and Survival Technology. He is on the editorial boards of
international journals of ACS, RSC and Elsevier. He has been decorated with many
prestigious life time achievement awards by professional bodies, industries
associations, philanthropic organizations and institutions of higher learning; the most
recent is by the Indian Drug Manufacturers Association (IDMA) in Feb 2023. Currently
he is the President of the Indian Chemical Society and the Maharashtra Academy of
Sciences, and chairs committees of DST and DRDO labs. He had the honour of
addressing 6 Convocations of renowned universities in India. He is an author and poet
in English and Marathi having written the University song of ICT and is fond of Sanskrit,
Vedas, Philosophy and Etymology.

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Mr Ghanshyam Prasad
Chairman, Central Electricity Authority,
Ministry of Power

Shri Ghanshyam Prasad (DoB: 15/05/1967) is presently holding the post of

Chairperson and Ex-Officio Secretary to the Government of India, Central Electricity
Authority, Ministry of Power from 15th July 2022. He is also the Member, ex-officio, of
the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission. He belongs to the Central Power
Engineering Services batch of 1989.
Prior to this he was holding the post of Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Power from
1st June 2020. He has served in the Ministry of Power for around 9 years in various
capacities, i.e. Director (OM, Transmission) and Chief Engineer (OM, Transmission,
Reforms & Restructuring and Regulatory Compliance Monitoring).
He did his graduation in B.Tech (Electrical Engineering) for IIT/BHU, Benares Hindu
University. He holds a M.Tech in Energy and Environment Management from IIT, Delhi
and also a MBA(Finance) from IGNOU, Delhi.
He has served 30 years in power sector and three years in the Bokaro Steel Plant, SAIL.
During 30 years in power sector, he has worked and contributed in the areas of
generation including the renewable energy, transmission, distribution, power market
development/trading of power, Reforms & restructuring in power sector, energy
efficiency, regulatory commission experience, disaster management in power sector,
data analytics and information management system. A number of measures were
taken to reduce the cost of power, ease of doing business, simplification of the
procedures for approvals, bringing competition in power sector etc.
He has also served in Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission for around six years
and brought out new regulations.
He also has corporate experience and was Government Nominee Director of Power
Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL), a Maharatna Company; Power System
Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO); and Jammu and Kashmir State Power
development Corporation Limited (J&KPDCL). Presently he is the Director on the Board
of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited in an ex-officio capacity.
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Dr Hubert Mäncher
Managing Director
Magnum

Dr. Hubert Mäncher is the founder and main shareholder MAGNUM Pirex AG, a
technology company registered in Germany and specialized in the fields of fuel cells
and electromobility. In parallel he is the owner of MAGNUM LEO-Pipe GmbH, which he
founded in 2012. This compa-ny continues model-based products and services for
leakage detection and monitoring of pipe-lines, being developed and applied since the
1990th.

Hubert Mäncher started his professional carrier 1980 as a scientist at the Technical
University of Darmstadt in the fields of control engineering and fault tolerant
computing for real time systems. After acquiring his PhD he founded 1987 the
company MAGNUM, which he co-owns and leads in changing constellations
continuously from its beginning up to now. MAGNUM was related with the German
automotive industry since the late 1980th as an engineering company and as a
supplier of test and automation solutions. It was involved in various development
projects of advanced controls, analyses and on-board diagnostics. Dr. Mäncher and
MAGNUM realized together with a gear box manufacturer their first electric drive train
for city busses in the early 1990th. Fuel cell technology was entered 1998 with the
development and supply of test systems for the automotive industry.

Dr. Hubert Mäncher now focusses on the technology and business development of
MAGNUM.

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Mr J.P. Gupta
Managing Director
Green Hydrogen India

Dr. J. P. Gupta, a Distinguished Scientist, is the Managing Director of Green Hydrogen

India and chair of the Environment & Green Hydrogen Committee of PHD Chamber of
Commerce & Industry. He graduated from LIT, Nagpur with a Gold Medal, obtained an
M.Tech from I.I.T. Delhi, and completed a Ph.D. from Toronto University. Dr. Gupta
began his professional career with Engineers India Ltd. as a Process Engineer for
Refineries, Petrochemicals, and Fertilizers Complexes. He worked with the National
Petrochemical Company in Iran as Project Group Leader for a 6.0 billion dollar project
for DMT, Caprolactam, utilities, and offsites. He returned to India from the US on the
request of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and joined Vam Organosys, where he
quickly rose to the positions of President and Managing Director of Group Companies,
including Degussa AG, the largest speciality chemical company in the world. Dr. Gupta
has several patents to produce Lychee, Mango, and Ayurvedic wines for the first time
in India. He has held positions as Chairman (Industry-II) for Environmental Clearance
with the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change, and has been a
member of the Quality Council of India (QCI). Dr. Gupta is the brainchild of setting up
the Centre of Excellences in process safety in Hydrogen at IIT Delhi and Sri Ram
Institute of Industrial Research at UPL University at Ankleshwar. He is a prolific writer,
who has written on Swatch Bharat Mission, Gold Bond Schemes and is a trustee of the
Art of Living.

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Mr James Khong
Co-founder & COO
Galaxy FCT, Malaysia

James Khong is a Co-founder and the Chief Operating Officer of Galaxy FCT, a
hydrogen technology company which has a patented process (issued in USA, Japan,
Korea, China, India, Indonesia, South Africa, ARIPO, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria & Chile) and
worldwide pending) which allows rapid and efficient release of H2 gas from solid
feedstock - a process which opens the pathway for evolution of a parallel clean energy
logistics ecosystem based on “H2 in SOLID”. James has extensive work experience in
energy and infrastructure project development and project financing in various
capacities, having worked as a business development director for the AES Corporation,
as an investment banker with Barclays DeZoete Wedd (Corporate & Project Finance),
Tokyo Mitsubishi International (Singapore) & CIMB Investment Bank (Equity Capital
Markets & Structured Products) as well as legal counsel (Privatization, Infrastructure
and Project Financing) with Zaid Ibrahim & Co (ZICO Law). Apart from work experience
as a professional, James has, also run a boutique M&A advisory and made direct
principal investments in several businesses/ventures (typically with active
management participation, as director/advisor or as co-founder). These businesses
spans a variety of industry sectors including Oil and Gas Support Services, O&G
Subsea Services, Healthcare, STEM Education, IT (Trusted Identity & Fintech). James
holds a Master of Laws (LLM, Cambridge, St Johns College, 1st Class), a Bachelor of
Laws (LLB, Malaya, 1st Class) and was also a Chartered Financial Analyst
Charterholder (2001-2013).

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Mr Jasvant Singh
Head, Development Department
Haldor Topsoe India Pvt. Limited, India

Jasvant Singh is a Chemical Engineer with more than 18 years of rich experience in
synthesis gas generation area. He has wide range of experience in the field of Basic
process design and proposal work for Hydrogen/Formaldehyde technology, catalysts,
Detailed engineering, Process development, Plant commissioning, start-ups, Technical
services and troubleshooting. He is presently heading “Development Department” at
Haldor Topsoe India Pvt. Limited with development responsibilities for technologies in
synthesis gas generation, Refinery area, together with Computational fluid dynamics
(CFD). He has been working and supervising development of blue technologies e.g H2,
CH3OH and NH3, ammonia cracking, CO2 capture and subsequent utilization for
production of chemicals e.g Methanol, CO and transportation fuel.

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Mr Jonas Moberg
CEO,
The Green Hydrogen Organisation (GH2)

Jonas Moberg is the Chief Executive Officer of the Global Green Hydrogen Organisation
since May 2021. From 2018 to May 2021, Jonas held several positions at Trafigura,
including as the Global Head of Corporate Affairs and the Global Head of Government
Affairs. Jonas was the Executive Director of the Extractive Industries Transparency
Initiative (EITI) 2007-2018, the global transparency and anti-corruption standard
implemented by 55 countries and supported by hundreds of large companies and
organisation.

Prior to building the EITI, Jonas was a Senior Advisor in the Executive Office of UN
Secretary General Kofi Annan, Director at the Prince of Wales International Business
Leaders Forum, and member of the Swedish Foreign Service, posted to London and
Maputo. Jonas holds law degrees from the London School of Economics and from the
University of Stockholm.

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Mr Jonas Pferdekemper
Project Engineer

Work Experience

Fraunhofer UMSICHT Research assistant Research in mathematical programming of

chemical processes

TÜV Rheinland Group EU-ETS auditor Auditor for EU-ETS reports for various plants in
Germany and Luxembourg

TÜV Rheinland Group Project manager Development of hydrogen certification

standard H2.21, applying this standard to various hydrogen producers

TÜV Rheinland Group Assessment of Product Carbon Footprints and Corporate

Footprints

Professional Training / Workshop / Seminar

DEHSt EU ETS Exchange of experience Validation and verification body Verifier

DEHSt EU ETS Information event “Allocation data report” Verifier

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Dr Jürgen Friedrich
Ministerial Envoy Hydrogen Projects
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and
Climate Action, Germany

Since February 2023 Juergen Friedrich is Ministerial Envoy for International Hydrogen
Projects with the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. In 2009, he
joined Germany Trade & Invest, the economic development agency of the Federal
Republic of Germany, as CEO and Chairman. From August 2007 to May 2009 he
directed the North Africa and Middle East department at the Federal Ministry of
Economics and Technology in Berlin. In the years from 2000 to 2007 he served as the
German Delegate of Industry and Commerce in the United Arab Emirates, Oman and
Qatar, based in Dubai. Juergen Friedrich was posted to Washington D.C. in 1997 as
Political Economic Envoy to the office of the German Business Delegate, representing
the Federation of German Industries (BDI) and the Federation of German Chambers of
Industry and Commerce (DIHK) in the USA. From 1988 to 1997 he was an energy policy
official in the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology in Berlin. Dr Juergen
Friedrich is a Doctor of Mining Engineering from Clausthal University.

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Mr K R. Jyothilal, IAS
Additional Chief Secretary ( General Administration
Department, Forest & Wildlife and Power Departments,
Government of Kerala

Shri K.R. Jyothilal IAS, a 1993 batch IAS officer is currently Additional Chief Secretary,
General Administration, Forest & Wildlife and Power Department. Armed with a B
Tech from IIT Madras and MBA from ICFAI. Mr. Jyothilal has earlier been the Collec-
tor of Trivandrum and Kannur, and held portfolios in IT, Transport, Agriculture, Animal
Husbandry, Fisheries, Food and Civil Supplies, GAD, Tourism, Parliamentary Affairs,
Ports, Aviation, Taxes (Excise), Revenue (Devaswom), I&PRD, Printing & Stationery,
Sainik Welfare Department etc. He has been instrumental in projects related to hitech
agriculture, Smart City Kochi, KMRL, KMTA, Kannur airport, e-mobility and hydrogen
economy etc.

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Prof K. A. Subramanian
Professor and Founder Head of Department of
Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Delhi

• Top 2% Scientist by Stanford University for the years 2020, 2021, 2022 in the world.

• Elite Member, Royal Society of Research, UK

• He has developed many technologies including hydrogen fuelled spark ignition

engine, flex-fuel engines/vehicles, alternative fuelled engines/ vehicles

• He developed many number of courses including Hydrogen Energy, Zero Emission

Vehicles, Emission Control in Internal Combustion Engines, Carbon Capture and
Storage, and Organic Waste to Energy Conversion Technology.

• Author of two books “Biofueled Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines” and

Alternative Transportation Fuels : Utilization in Combustion Engines” published by
CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group).

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Prof Kaliaperumal Selvaraj

Principal Scientist,
CSIR - National Chemical Laboratory (NCL)

Prof. Kaliaperumal Selvaraj is a Principal Scientist at CSIR National Chemical

Laboratory, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science and
Technology (GoI) and a Professor at the Academy of Scientific and Innovative
Research. He leads the research group, NCMLAB focusing on research & technology
development in sustainable energy technologies with a special focus on affordable
green hydrogen. He currently leads the flagship hydrogen mission program, DELTAGH,
a Pan-CSIR India activity to develop indigenous water electrolyser technologies, under
the National Hydrogen Mission Program (NHEM), Govt of India. He has 23 years of
experience in research and technology development, mentoring PhDs. He has over 60
peer-reviewed international publications and has filed over 10 international (PCTs) and
Indian patents. He has delivered more than 40 invited lectures in various institutions.

Research Interests: Electrolysers, Hydrogen Economy, Sustainable Energy

Technologies, Electrocatalytic Energy Conversions and Storage.

Professional Background
• Ph.D. in Chemistry, CSIR National Chemical Laboratory, Pune

• Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Pune University

• Visitor, MESA+ (A.T. Elshof’s lab), University of Twente, The Netherlands

• Research Scientist, CSIR National Chemical Laboratory

• ANR Fellow, ICG, Univ. of Montpellier & CNRS France

• Scientist & Associate Professor, CSIR National Chemical Laboratory

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Major professional positioning

• Member, Hydrogen Strategy Group (HSG), Hydrogen Technology Mission, Delhi

• Member, National Hydrogen Fuels Reference Committee, BIS, Delhi

• Member, National Mirror Committee, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), and the
International Standards Organization (ISO)

• Member, Research Screening Committee, IoE-UoH

• Member, Expert Screening Group, HRDG, New Delhi

Professional Affiliations
The International Zeolite Association, The American Chemical Society, The Materials
Research Society of India, The Electron Microscopy Society of India, The Indian Society
for Electro-Analytical Chemistry etc.

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Dr Kannan Chandrasekaran
Executive Director – R&D,
Indian Oil Corporation Limited

Dr. Kannan Chandrasekaran is serving as Executive Director (Chemical Technology

and Technology Promotion & Forecasting) at Indian Oil R&D center. He is currently
heading the Pipeline & Corrosion Research laboratories and Nano Technology
laboratories at R&D. He graduated in Metallurgical Engineering. from Indian Institute of
Science, Bangalore and obtained his masters degree in Industrial Metallurgy from
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. He is a Doctorate from the Indian Institute of
Technology, Delhi.

Dr. Kannan specializes in Material selection for Corrosion prevention, Failure analysis,
Condition monitoring & Advanced Non-Destructive Test techniques, Fitness for
purpose evaluation and Life extension of refinery components, Pipeline Transportation
& Rheology and Applied nano Technology. He has thirty-three years of experience in
working with the materials related issues of Oil & Gas industry. Dr. Kannan has More
than fifty technical publications in Journals & conferences of repute. Authored more
than 200 technical project reports and holds 12 patents to his credit.

Dr. Kannan is Conferred with Petrofed & NRDC’s Meritorious Invention award 2015 for
Indane Nanocut High Therm LPG for metal cutting applications and with FIPI
Innovation of the year 2021– Team award for XtraFlo Drag Reducer additives for
Pipeline transportation. He is a technical member of National Accreditation Board for
Certifying Bodies for O&G sector and the Vice President of Society for Advancement of
Electrochemical Sciences. Dr. Kannan is the symposia Chair of “Corrosion in Refineries
& Petrochemicals” of CORCON of NACE India. He is mentoring of three Startups under
the Indian Oil Startup scheme.

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Mr Kapil Maheshwari
Executive Director & CEO
Welspun New Energy Limited, India

Kapil is presently leading Green Hydrogen development at New Energy Initiatives of

Welspun Group. He is responsible for developing strategy and its implementation. Prior
to joining Welspun New Energy, he was leading the Reliance New Energy for
Renewable Energy and Green Hydrogen development. At RIL he was responsible for
Solar manufacturing and PV power plant execution and electrolyser selection for
Hydrogen ecosystem. Prior to this he was CEO at Hinduja Renewables and heading the
Hinduja Group initiatives in Renewable domain. He was responsible to develop the
business from scratch with P&L responsibility. He was awarded by CEO Monthly as
part of Global CEO excellence Awards as “Best Renewables CEO in India 2018” by
conducting a global survey. He was also in the list of “40 under 40 “and top 100 leaders
in Solar industry in India published by Solar Quarter.

Kapil has more than 20 years of professional experience in Renewable Energy and
Sustainability. He has experience of Design and Implementation of over 2000 MW of
Solar farms and Rooftop Installations in USA, Germany and India. Kapil has extensive
experience of doing Sales and Business Development in Solar EPC, Modules and
Inverters in India and USA. Kapil is M. Tech from IIT, Bombay in Electrical Engineering
and Executive MBA from IIM, Bangalore.

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Mr Kowtham Raj
Lead - Green Technology Development
Larsen & Toubro Ltd, India

Kowtham Raj currently holds the title Lead - Green Technology Development in the
Green Energy division of L&T. Previously, Kowtham Raj was Director - Hydrogen
Initiatives at CES India. He was also leading the Clean Energy Manufacturing scheme
design initiatives in NITI Aayog and was part of the core-team that designed advanced
solar and battery manufacturing schemes. He is the lead author of NITI Aayog’s
Harnessing Hydrogen : National Strategy report. He also had stints in United Nations -
Climate Technology team in Vienna, Electrolyser firm in Europe, and a leading materials
firm Umicore in Korea. He is a post-graduate in “Energy Conversion Materials” from
France.

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Mr Krishnan Sadagopan
Senior Vice-President
[Engine Development], Ashok Leyland Limited
Independent Director, Indian Oil Corporation Limited

Graduated in M.I.T (Madras Institute of technology), Anna University and studied PG in

S.P. College, Mumbai and moving on his passion in IC Engines in major Automotive
OEMS.

• Started his career with Bajaj Auto (1990) on Kawasaki 4S Motor Cycle Engine
localization and later 4S Champion, exclusively for 87 kmpl, which turned Bajaj a big
2-wheeler motorcycle Company.

• Moved to Mahindra & Mahindra, Farm Equipment Sector, and had 7 years of stint.
- Worked on all three Horizons till product stabilization as Product Engineer.
- Executed Tier-1 Emission related projects for USA and first Turbo charged
Tractor Engine.
- Also, initiated Concept Design of Six Cylinder Engine, single cylinder air-cooled.
- Worked with R & D houses like AVL, FEV etc.

• Moved to Tata Motors in 2002

- Developed first Common Rail Engine for SUV Application and developed variants
for the same including Defence vehicles and pick-up Trucks. (Safari DICOR)
`- Established Advanced Engineering Group for Engines, made initiatives for
Biodiesel Buses with IOC, successfully run company Transportation Buses with
B10 Biodiesel. Had led CNG / LPG Programmes for company and run Hydrogen
Engine for a year in IIT, Chennai

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• Having joined Ashok Leyland, in 2007 supported its strategic initiatives design,
developed and applicated a clean sheet 3 Cylinder Engine for DOST, a Mini Truck
[Dost], for which the sale has crossed 300000 Nos., BS 3 to BS 6 . Also, done a 3 Litre
engine in a short span of 18 months. A CNG model is also running in Delhi.

• Elevated as overall Head – Engine R & D in 2014, and at present heading as Senior
Vice-President [Engine Development] working for various applications, Business
Units i.e. Trucks, Buses, Defense, Power Solutions Business, Exports and LCV at
Technical Centre at Ashok Leyland, Vellivoyalchavadi, Chennai.

• Emission developments BS 4 iEGR , BS 6 iGEN6 , new engine developments , with

innovation and agility are being visible to meet Company’s vision of becoming No.1
Truck maker. Also responsible for strategic initiatives through Business Leader’s
program and councils, including technical associations.

• Active SAE Tutor and visiting guide at several Engg. Colleges. Initiated Technology
Incubation Centre recently to innovate technologies, nurture till applicated. Around
20 patents awarded to his credit.

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Mr Kumar Bibhu
Vice President,
SBI Capital Markets Limited

Kumar Bibhu is having more than 16 year + of experience in the power sector including
13+ years with SBICAPs where he has looked after financing and advisory for power
sector projects including thermal Hydro, PSP, RE sectors. Prior to this stint, he has also
worked in NTPC where he was responsible plant operation. Kumar Bibhu is a MBA in
Finance from MDI and post graduate in Chemistry from Delhi University.

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Mr Loftur Thorarinsson
Project Leader New Energies
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Japan

Loftur Thorarinsson is project leader for new energies at Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), a
global shipping and transportation company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. At MOL,
Loftur is responsible for decarbonization projects (including hydrogen) in the South
Asia and Middle East regions for both internal and partner projects. Loftur has a
background in solar energy, power markets, project development, and project
management and has been living in Japan since 2010. He holds a MSc in Management
from SOAS, University of London and a MA in Public Policy, from the National Graduate
Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo.

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Mr M Venkatesh
Chief Technology Officer
L&T, India

M. Venkatesh has done his B. Tech (Hons) in Chemical Engineering in 1989 from the
Institute of Technology, Benares Hindu University. He joined Larsen & Toubro Limited,
Mumbai as a Graduate Engineer Trainee in 1989. He has 6 years of experience in
Research and Development department and subsequently as Head-Heat & Mass
Transfer at L&T Heavy Engineering, Mumbai. Currently, he is General Manager, heading
the Product Development & Process Technology department. He head a team working
on development of two-stage integrated gasification technology jointly with IOCL R&D.
He also made a presentation during Brainstorming Session on Possible Road map for
Methanol Economy for long term Energy Security of the Country that was held on 11th
September, 2015 at New Delhi. Subsequently, NITI Aayog constituted a core team
under the chairmanship of Dr. V.K. Saraswat to work on all aspects of Methanol
Economy and assigned DST to constitute Expert Groups on Production of Methanol,
Utilization of Methanol and Research & Development. Mr. Venkatesh was a member of
the Expert Group on Production issues of Methanol. He was also a part of many such
projects.

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Ms Malini Dutt
Acting Trade & Investment Commissioner
Investment NSW, India

Malini Dutt represents Investment NSW which is the State Government of New South
Wales, Australia as its Acting Trade & Investment Commissioner based in Mumbai.
Malini Dutt had been active for close to two decades in promoting international
business, including facilitating commercial engagements between businesses across
the India-Australia corridor. She has represented both Australian Federal and State
Governments in her roles with Austrade and the State Government of New South
Wales in Australia. In her role of trade promotion and investment attraction, she has
conceptualized & delivered initiatives of strategic importance, including Australian
Ministerial visits to India which were accompanied by business delegations exploring
commercial opportunities in India. Specific to clean technology, Malini is connected to
the Australian ecosystem and works with several New South Wales technology
companies active in areas of hydrogen technologies, batteries, energy storage &
energy efficiency areas. In her previous role, Malini represented one of the world's
leading seaports, the Port of Antwerp (Belgium), as its first female international
representative. The Port is considered as Europe’s gateway for green hydrogen, which
enabled Malini strengthen her networks with value chain players across Indian and
Europe in the Green hydrogen space.

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Ms Manmeet K. Nanda
Joint Secretary,
MD&CEO (Invest India-Additional Charge)
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Personal Details
Date of Birth: 18/04/1973
Gender: Female
Professional Details
Service: Indian Administrative Service
Cadre: West Bengal
Allotment Year: 2000
Work Profile
Presently, handling Startup India, Ease of Doing Business and Compliance Burden,
International Cooperation-Asia, Global Competitiveness Index, Scale & Brand India
Experience
1.Secretary,
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries,
Government of West Bengal
2.Secretary,
Commerce & Industries Department,
Government. of West Bengal
Education
BA. Honours (Economics)
Punjab University
PG Diploma (Business Management)
Fore School Of Management

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Mr Mohit Bhargava
Chief Executive Officer
NTPC Renewable Energy Limited

He has a rich experience of three and half decades in commissioning of power plants,
maintenance activities, procurement and planning. He has also overseen the
development of the company’s long-term Corporate Plans involving setting the annual
targets, preparing and pushing through the various strategic and growth initiatives. He
is an Electrical Engineer and has undergone Leadership training at Harvard Business
School and S P Jain Institute in Singapore. Currently heading Renewable Energy
vertical of NTPC Ltd as Executive Director (Renewable Energy) & as CEO of fully owned
subsidiary NTPC Green Energy Ltd. and NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd. He is responsible
for spear heading implementation of Renewable Energy projects pan India. He is giving
guidance and shape to make RE portfolio of NTPC of size 60+ GW in next 10 years.
Also, he is spearheading the Hydrogen Economy initiatives from the NTPC Group.

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Mr Mudit Jain
Head - Research
Tata Cleantech Capital Limited, India

Mudit is a member of Task Force set up by Ministry of Steel for ‘Finance’ towards
decarbonization of Steel sector in India. He is also a member of CFLI India Unlocking
Financing for Green Hydrogen Production Working Group. Mudit is the Head of
Research at Tata Cleantech Capital. Over a decade, he has worked on various
segments in Indian cleantech sector. He is responsible for entry of the company in
emerging sectors such as Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Green Buildings and now
Green Hydrogen. He is a visiting faculty at IIM Lucknow, TERI and IMT Ghaziabad and
took sessions on financing of Indian cleantech space. He is also a member of
Institution’s Innovation Council at TERI and advisory committee of USICEF for
identifying the startups in cleantech segment who could receive grant

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Dr N Rajalakshmi
Former Senior Scientist and Head
Centre for Fuel Cell Technology, ARCI, IIT Madras, India

After obtaining Ph.D in Physics from IIT, Madras, she worked as post doctoral fellow in
TH Darmstadt, Germany and University of Geneva, Switzerland for about 8 years. She
has worked on various aspects of Hydrogen economy like production, storage and
utilization. She has gained vast experience in Fuel cell technology both in Material
aspects and Engineering challenges from SPIC Science foundation and Center for Fuel
cell Technology, ARCI for the past 20 years. She has received the Technology award
from Spic Science Foundation, Bharat Vikas Award from Institute of self Reliance for
clean energy generation, Nature publishing award etc., She has chaired many sessions
and given invited talks in various International conferences on Fuel cell science,
Engineering technology, Gordon Research Conference on Fuel cells, Society of
Automobile Engineers etc., in India and Abroad. She is a reviewer for many journals
related to Hydrogen and / Fuel cells. Member of Working group, Hydrogen utilization,
IEEJ, Japan, American chemical society, International Association of Hydrogen energy,
Materials Research society of India, Electrochemical society, and Indian society of Fuel
cell Technologists. She was a visiting scientist of Korea Research Institute of Chemical
technology, South Korea under the Brain pool program. She has about 170 publications
in various International Journals, 10 book chapters and 25 patents to her credit. She is
a Top 2% of the world Scientists from India by Stanford University ranking during 2020
& 2021. She is a DST nominated representative in the

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Dr (Mrs.) N. Kalaiselvi
Secretary
DSIR and Director General, CSIR

Dr. (Mrs) N. Kalaiselvi assumed charge as Secretary, DSIR and Director General, CSIR,
New Delhi on August 8, 2022. Dr. Kalaiselvi is the first women Director General of CSIR.
Prior to taking over as Secretary, DSIR and DG, CSIR, she was working as Director,
CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR-CECRI), Karaikudi.

Dr. (Mrs.)N. Kalaiselvi (born: February 5, 1967) obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry
from Government Arts College, Tirunelveli affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University,
Madurai. She obtained her Post Graduate Degree in Chemistry from Government Arts
College Coimbatore and did her Ph.D. at Annamalai University, Chidambaram.

Dr. Kalaiselvi's research work of more than 25 years is primarily focused on

electrochemical power systems and in particular, development of electrode materials,
custom designed synthesis methods, optimization of reaction parameters and
electrochemical evaluation of in-house prepared electrode materials for their
suitability in energy storage device assembly. Her research interests include lithium
and beyond lithium batteries, supercapacitors and waste-to-wealth driven electrodes
and electrolytes for energy storage and electrocatalytic applications.

A glimpse of her R&D activities includes:

• Modified electrode materials for high energy and high power lithium battery
applications
• Novel/tailor-made electrodes for aqueous and non-aqueous lithium battery
• Development of polymer based electrolytes, characterization and deployment of
polymer films as electrolytes
• Ionic liquid based electrodes and electrolytes
- Exploration of bio ionic liquids crystalline electrolytes for extended electrochemical
potential windows.
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Apart from executing numerous extramural research, collaborative and sponsored

projects funded by DST, MNRE and CSIR, Dr. Kalaiselvi has served as a Nodal Scientist
for MULTIFUN [Multifunctional Electrodes and Electrolytes for Futuristic Technologies
– a Twelfth five-year plan project, sponsored by CSIR to the tune of Rs. 68.54 Crore]
with CSIR-CECRI as the Nodal lab and 6 CSIR Institutes as participating labs during
2012-2017. The sectoral monitoring committee Chaired by Prof. Baldevraj graded this
project as EXCELLENT.

She was involved in the development of practically viable Sodium-ion/Lithium-sulfur

batteries and supercapacitors and continues her research in these fields. As a nominee
of CSIR-CECRI, she has participated in the meetings conducted at various levels by
MNRE and TIFAC (2015 onwards) for the implementation of e-mobility in India with
indigenous technological support from CSIR and in particular from CSIR-CECRI in a
major way. She was instrumental and coordinated the preparation of the Technical
Report on NMEM (National Mission for Electric Mobility) in collaboration with TIFAC
identified academic, research and industrial partners. She was a part of MNRE initiated
Mobility Mission Concept Note too. Dr. Kalaiselvi was the Theme Director of Energy
and Energy Devices (E2D) of CSIR, wherein CSIR-CECRI is the Nodal laboratory.

Dr. Kalaiselvi has more than 135 research papers and 6 patents to her credit. Under her
guidance, 12 research scholars have received Ph.D. Degrees and 2 researchers are
currently pursuing their Ph.D. She is a recipient of many prestigious awards including
MRSI medal, CSIR Raman Research Fellowship, INSA-NRF Exchange award, Brain
Pool Fellowship of Korea, the Most Inspiring Women Scientist Award and C.V Raman
Mahila Vijnana Puraskara at 12th National Women's Science Congress held at Mysore.

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Mr Parag Sharma
Founder & CEO
O2 Power, India

Parag Sharma is Founder and CEO of O2 Power, a renewable energy platform. Set up
in November 2019, O2 Power has raised 500 million USD from global investors, EQT
and Temasek to develop and execute renewable energy projects in India. In under thirty
months, O2 Power has become one of the fastest growing renewable companies in
India having bagged projects, including large scale solar, wind and hybrid projects,
across the utility and C&I segments. The cumulative pipeline of O2 Power is currently
greater than 2 GW spread across most major states of India. With more than 500 MW
of assets already operational, partnerships drawn up with global majors, Powin Energy,
for battery storage solutions and Vestas, for wind turbines, O2 Power is on a steady
growth path. Parag has been at the forefront of this sprint, leading the organization
through strategic milestones, partnerships and towards future plans. An industry
leader much respected for his achievements in India’s renewable energy sector, Parag
is also Vice-Chairman at Confederation of Indian Industry's National Committee on
Atmanirbhar Bharat - RE Manufacturing. Additionally, he is also the President at
WIPPA- Wind Independent Power Producers Association. Parag is an MBA from IIT
Delhi, LLB from Delhi University and Electrical Engineering from AMU. He is also a
passionate long-distance marathon runner.

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Shri Pradip Kumar Das

Chairman & Managing Director
IREDA

Shri Das, is Chairman & Managing Director of Indian Renewable Energy Development
Agency Ltd. He is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India and an
Associate Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He also holds
PGDM from Xavier Institute of Management. Prior to joining IREDA, he was Director
(Finance) in India Tourism Development Corporation Limited.

Shri Das has also worked with Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC), Bharat
Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Nuclear Power Corporation Ltd (NPCL), Bharat
Heavy Plate and Vessels Ltd (BHPV), Kusum Products Ltd. and other organisations. In
his career span of 33 years, he has vast experience in various positions in Finance,
Banking, Reporting, Compliances, Audit, Resource Mobilization & Treasury, Loan
Management, Disinvestment / Divestment etc. both in public as well as private sectors.

He is distinguished Member to high-level committees constituted by Govt. of India

Bodies and Industry associations for various strategic decisions

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Prof Prakash Vaidya

Institute of Chemical Technology,
Mumbai

Professor Prakash Vaidya is Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Chair in the Chemical
Engineering Department at the Institute of Chemical Technology in Mumbai. He is an
expert in Reactions and Separations. He teaches Reaction Engineering, Industrial
Chemistry and Environmental Engineering.

Prof. Vaidya works in energy transition, especially, reduction of the carbon footprint in
the energy systems during the transition. His contributions in carbon dioxide capture
and utilization, hydrogen production technologies, and waste and biomass valorization
to fuels have fast-tracked India’s AatmaNirbhar aspirations (self-reliant India
campaign) and Panchamrita strategy (CoP26 policy) for net zero emissions by 2070.

He has been an academician since the past 16 years, and he has written over 120
papers and 4 patents, and successfully guided 30 PhDs and 60 MTech researchers. He
has secured huge amounts in research funding dedicated to projects on sustainability.
He has past collaborations with a few European Universities.

He has been a consultant to many chemical and allied industries during the past
decade. Especially, he has advised on plant debottlenecking, process development,
process improvements, safety audit, accident investigation/analysis, and recent
advances in sustainability.

He has been a Humboldtian, Liverpool University’s India Fellow, Life Fellow of the
Indian Chemical Society and Maharashtra Academy of Sciences, and an awardee of
Marathi Vidnyan Parishad’s “Manmohan Sharma Prize in Science and Technology”.

Currently, Prof. Vaidya is developing sorption-enhanced reaction processes involving

CO2 in a circular carbon industry. He is working on the integration of CO2 sorption and
chemical recycling, which is a promising option to revalue CO2. He is also exploring
tandem amine-based CO2 capture and catalytic conversion. Besides, he is developing
new materials for producing bio-LPG from sustainable feedstocks.
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Dr Pratibha Sharma
Professor
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Prof. Pratibha Sharma is Professor in the Department of Energy Science and

Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. Her research interests include
hydrogen storage materials and systems and hydrogen utilization. She has worked on
various types of hydrides including chemical, complex and metal hydrides for solid
state hydrogen storage, their modifications, catalysis, support and tailoring the
reactions mechanisms. On the systems side, she has been working on simulation,
design and development of hydrogen storage reactors for various applications like for
thermal energy storage, backup power or vehicular applications. She has supervised
16 PhD students, more than 30 M.Tech and M.Sc. students. She has around 100
International journal publications and four patents to her credit. She has been awarded
with the “Outstanding Service Award” by the International Association of Hydrogen
Energy, for her altruistic contribution towards world hydrogen economy. Prof. Sharma
is leading several multi-institutional R&D projects on Hydrogen systems development
and integration for different applications. These projects have several IITs and
industries as partner which are working together for hydrogen-based solutions. A
centre on Hydrogen Energy Systems research is established at IIT Bombay and she is
leading the activities. She developed four research laboratories equipped with world
class state of art facilities. She is working in collaboration with foreign institutions and
industries from Japan, Australia, Canada, South Korea, UK etc. She is in the expert
committees of various of various funding agencies from different ministries and on the
advisory group of National Hydrogen Mission.

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Mr Pulak Prakash
Director - Sales & Strategy
Bureau Veritas, CIF South Asia Region, India

Pulak Prakash is working as Director - Sales & Strategy for the South Asia region at
Bureau Veritas, a world leader in Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) services. At
Bureau Veritas, he manages strategic markets and services & leads development and
governance of the strategic plan to expand business across India, Bangladesh, Sri
Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan & Maldives. He leads sales & marketing teams for Commodities,
Industry & Facilities division in South Asia to drive organic growth across Oil & Gas,
Power & Utilities, Infrastructure, Construction, Metal & Mining, Agri-food &
Commodities markets. In his role at Bureau Veritas, he is supporting several
“Hydrogen” customers in the region to address their needs along the hydrogen value
chain, from production to transport, distribution and end-uses of hydrogen and
hydrogen derivatives, including but not limited to risk and safety studies, certification
of electrolyzer equipment and Hydrogen production sites and testing of hydrogen
molecule. He is actively working with Hydrogen producers and off-takers who have
shown a keen interest in the holistic Certification Scheme & Label offered by Bureau for
renewable hydrogen & ammonia that certifies hydrogen production assets and offers
a unique label for the Hydrogen molecule based on three assessment pillars of overall
carbon footprint, sustainability criteria and compliance with safety standards. Prior to
working for Bureau Veritas, he has 20+ years’ work experience of driving sales &
marketing and heading business operations for leading organization such as GE |
ALSTOM | ABB in Oil & Gas, Utility & Industrial Power Generation.

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Mr Puneet Khurana
Managing Director
Everest Kanto Cylinder Ltd.

EKC is one of the largest manufacturer of High Pressure Cylinder for Industrial and
CNG globally with manufacturing presence in India, UAE & USA with capacity of over a
Million cylinder annually, supplied over 20 million cylinders

• Overall Management Responsibility for the Company Including -

- Driving Strategy
- Mentoring of the leadership team
- Managing Key Customer Relationships
- Aggregation of Talent
- Achievement of Set Targets
- Financial & Risk Management
- Engagement with the Executive Team at EKC to ensure alignment

• Board Positions / Membership

- Member - All India Industrial Gases Manufacturers’ Association
- Member – Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry

• EDUCATION
- Schooling at Modern school, Delhi,
- GD Somani school , Mumbai , 1990
- HR College (BCOM) Bachelors of commerce 1995
- MBA ( International Business & Finance ) European University 1999

• INTERESTS
- TENNIS, TRAVEL

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Mr R Balu
Head of New Projects, R&D
Thermax Limited, India

Mr. R Balu is the Head of New Projects, R&D at Thermax Limited. He leads the R&D on
energy transition portfolio at Thermax including fuel cells, electrolysers and other
green energy technologies.

He has rich experience of over 30 years working across functions like R & D, Product
development, Proposals, Operations and Business development etc.

Mr. R. Balu has done his Masters in Thermal Engineering, from College of Engineering,
Guindy, and Anna University in 1992. After completing his education, he joined
Thermax Ltd., Pune where he has worked as Head of Technology, Operations Head and
has also nurtured and developed new business initiatives.

He has received two national innovation awards for product innovations in Absorption
chillers.

He has applied and got various patents in the field of absorption chillers.

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Dr R Venugopal
Joint Chief Controller of Explosives,
PESO

Dr. R. Venugopal IPESS, Joint Chief Controller of Explosives, PESO, Gujarat, is a highly
esteemed individual known as "a Safety Man" by the Major Accident Hazard Industries
(MAH) and Explosives industries especially for his works in reducing accident at the
Fireworks Hub of India, Sivakasi , and as an "Oxygen Man" for his exceptional work
during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kerala, recognized by hospitals, oxygen
filling plants, and the media. His outstanding achievements and contributions speak
for themselves.

With over 32 years of service, Dr. Venugopal's experience in regulatory works

pertaining to Petroleum Refineries, Cross-country Pipelines, and Process Industries
has had a significant impact on hazardous industries, yielding impressive results for
the nation. He has effectively conveyed safety information through safety audits,
Design approvals, numerous conferences, seminars, Safety Awareness Programmes,
and workshops throughout his career.

His visionary approach and continual safety efforts resulted in the significant reduction
of fireworks accidents, positively impacting the lives of 1,28,000 employees in Sivakasi.
He successfully decreased human casualties in Sivakasi fireworks industries through
several safety Programmes from an average of 62 accidents per year in 2012 to only
two in 2014.

In 2016, Dr. Venugopal played a crucial role as a member of an inquiry commission

appointed by the Government of India investigating a fireworks display accident in
Kerala that caused 110 casualties. He submitted the inquiry report in record time,
providing valuable insights into the root causes and recommending corrective actions
for enhanced safety.

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As a nodal officer, Dr. Venugopal led the successful demolition of four high-rise
buildings in Kerala, violating CRZ rules as per the Honourable Supreme court order,
without causing damage to neighbouring residential properties, preserving the
environment's rich biodiversity. For this achievement, he was honoured with the
prestigious "Samoohya (Societal) Suraksha award" by the National Safety Council.

During the COVID-19 crisis, Dr. Venugopal's meticulous planning and management as
the nodal officer for Oxygen in Kerala ensured no reported shortages, even with the
highest number of patients during the first and second wave.

Dr. Venugopal is also a passionate advocate for sustainable energy, particularly green
hydrogen, and its role in the global energy transition. He endorsed the first licence for
the Hydrogen Dispensing station of IOCL at Vadodara , Gujarat. He was awarded the
Outstanding Chemical Engineer Award 2022 by the Indian Institute of Chemical
Engineers , Kerala Regional Centre He has contributed as Organising Secretary and
Chief editor to 18 National and international conferences the latest one is in May 2023
-Connecting Green Hydrogen (CGH 2023) at Vadodara and has published 26 technical
papers, including being the author of the acclaimed "Chemical Engineers Reference
Manual."

His unwavering commitment to safety as a regulator has made major accident hazard
industries safer, promoting sustainable chemical engineering practices and
contributing to a better world. Dr. Venugopal's outstanding achievements and
respected leadership are widely acknowledged and celebrated by industry leaders.

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Dr R. Nandini Devi
Senior Principal Scientist
CSIR - National Chemical Laboratory

Research interest: Designing and development of advanced materials for catalytic

applications. Materials of interest are zeolite and ion conducting oxide membranes,
microporous mesoporous composites and other oxide based systems. Areas of
interest in catalysis are H2 production by various reforming processes including
autothermal and dry reforming as well as methane pyrolysis, photocatalytic water
splitting and CO2 utilization Educational Qualifications: Master of Science, '94 July :
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India Ph.D, July 2000 : Indian Institute of
Technology Madras, India (Prof. K. Vidyasagar) Postdoctoral fellow, August 2000: Prof.
J. A. Zubieta, Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA
Postdoctoral fellow, September 2002: Dr. P. A. Wright, Department of Chemistry,
University of St. Andrews, UK. Postdoctoral Research Associate, April 2004: Prof. R.
Burch, School of Chemistry, Queen’s University Belfast and Johnson Matthey PLC, UK.
Scientist, Catalysis Division, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India from May 2006.
Number of publications: 63 Number of patents: 15

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Dr R.K. Malhotra
President
Hydrogen Association of India, India

He is presently Professor of Practice (adjunct) at IIT Delhi. Earlier he was Director

General at Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry for over 6 years & prior to that was
Chairman and Director R&D at Indian oil corporation, where he spent 37 years. He is
Engineering graduate from IIT, BHU & Ph.D. (Energy) from IIT, Delhi with over 45 years
of professional experience. His areas of special interest included Fuels including
alternatives i.e. Bio-fuels and Hydrogen, Lubricants, Automotive technologies,
Emission Control systems, Gasification technologies etc. He currently is the President
of Hydrogen Association of India, Chairman of Central Pollution Control Board
Committee for emission standards of Gensets, Member of the Scientific Advisory
Council of Petroleum Ministry, Member Research council of Indian oil and Member -
academic and research council of University of Petroleum & Energy Studies. In the past
he has been chair/member of several national committees for policy formulation
including National Auto Fuels Policy, vehicle emission standards, fuel conservation,
alternative fuels etc. ; He was Chairman of the Petroleum Divisional Council of the
Bureau of Indian Standards, chairman of the Research Council of Indian Institute of
Petroleum etc. In the past he has been the President of the Indian Chapter of
International Council of Combustion Engines (CIMAC), President of the Society of
Automotive Engineers (SAE) India, President of Tribology Society and Indian Chapter of
National Lubricating Grease Institute, USA. He has Published/presented over 200
research papers & has 138 patents GRANTED in India & abroad.

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Mr Rajat Seksaria
Industry Expert in Green Hydrogen & Ammonia
and Former CEO
ACME Group, India

Rajat Seksaria is an industry expert in the fields of Green Hydrogen, Green Ammonia
and Renewable Energy. Previously, he was the Chief Executive Officer of ACME Group.
One of the youngest non-promoter Chief Executives in the country, dynamism is his
forte. An IIM Calcutta alumnus, an electrical engineer from Gujarat University, he
possesses rich experienceof over 17 years. Rajat has played a pivotal role in steering
the ACME Group into becoming futuristic, nimble footed and yet structured
organization and enabled the organization to play a vital role in rapid energy transition.
Under his leadership, ACME Group has successfully streamlined the organizational
processes for the execution and timely delivery of projectsand other strategic financial
transactions. Rajat has played a key role in strategic deals for the company including
the issuance of offshore green bonds, partnerships with global firms like SCATEC,
UNOPS S3i, IFU & Brookfield Renewables and divestment of assets to Petronas and
Actis. Rajatwas at the forefront of ACME’s move into setting up a pioneering global
Green Hydrogen business. With earlier stints with Shell (earlier BG India Ltd), Punj
Lloyd and IndiaPower Corporation Limited (IPCL), he has also handled international
project development in renewables and infrastructure in Africa, Asia and Europe.

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Mr Rajiv Agarwal
Director - Technical,
Engineers India Limited

Mr. Rajiv Agarwal is working in EIL as Director (Technical) with various divisions of
Technical Directorate under his supervision like, Process design / Research and
Development / Environment, Water and Safety & Sustainability / SMMS and entire
Engineering.

He graduated from IIT Roorkee in 1988. He has a vast and varied experience in process
design in the areas of Refining, Petrochemicals, Gas processing, Utilities and Offsites.
He has led design of mega refining and petrochemicals complexes and worked with all
major oil sector companies and major global technology licensors on several projects.
He is also leading R&D division with focus areas on Green Hydrogen and other
sunshine areas.

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Shri Rajnath Ram

Director
Board of NPCIL

Shri Rajnath Ram is B.Tech in Petroleum Engineering from IIT (ISM), Dhanbad and
MBA, Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi University. He joined Government
Service in 1997. He has rich experience spanning over 25 years in the Energy Sector.

Presently, he is Adviser (Energy / Natural Resources & Environment) in NITI Aayog

looking after program and policies w.r.t Power, Renewable, Coal, Oil & Gas and Atomic
Power, Environment and Forest. He is leading the initiatives on India Climate and
Energy Modeling Forum, GIS mapping and Energy data Management in NITI Aayog. He
is representing various Committees of Inter-Departmental on Energy.

He possesses professional skills related to energy sector such as Public

Policy/program analysis and report writing, policy formulation (Energy, Oil & Gas,
Renewable Energy, Power, Atomic Power), Scheme / project evaluation and appraisal,
Technical safety standard formulation Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy Program and
Policies, Bilateral cooperation / dialogues on Energy, Energy data management and
India Energy dashboard.

His vast experience in the energy sector includes assisting High Level Committee to
finalise report on “Enhancing domestic exploration and production of oil & gas”.
Government approved the policy in February 2019. He coordinated finalisation of
Integrated Energy Policy, 2008, he was involved in finalizing the PLI scheme for high
efficiency solar PV and modules manufacturing. He has been actively involved in
preparation of National Green Hydrogen Energy Mission. He is represented in various
committees of Government including Revamp Scheme of Distribution Sector. He was
part of strategic dialogue to India-China, India- US Energy Dialogue, India-Australia
Energy Dialogue, Clean Energy Ministerial. Shri Rajnath Ram represented India for
Energy Transition Working Group (ETWG) in G20 meeting in Turkey. He has been the
part of India’s ETWG.

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Shri Rajnath Ram headed various Technical sub-committees in PNGRB and finalised
various pipelines related Regulatories including Emergency Response and Disaster
Management Plan (ERDMP) for Oil & Gas Sector. Shri Ram played important role in
development of RE-Roadmap documents for 8 states, development of Energy
Calculator for 6 states.

He has done various study visits as Part of Indian Delegation on “Shale Gas Study to
US, under Dr. Kasturirangan, ex-Chairman, ISRO to US for technology assessment
w.r.t. to bioenergy and solar energy, regulatory system in US and w.r.t. to pipeline
distribution system. He led the Indian subgroup on Energy Data Management under
India-US Energy Dialogue 2015 held in Washington DC, bio-ethanol production and
commerciality aspect with the support of US Grains Council. Shri Rajnath Ram was
engaged as a team member for organising Global Entrepreneurship Summit-2017 by
NITI Aayog. Currently he is involved the work related to Small Modular Reactor and
Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage from NITI Aayog and adaptation finance.

Shri Rajnath Ram has been Director on the Board of NPCIL w.e.f. 25thAugust 2020.

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Mr Ravi Pandit
Co-founder & Group Chairman, KP group
including global leading automotive
engineering company KPIT Technologies Ltd.

Developed and launched India's first indigenously developed Hydrogen fuel cell bus,
India’s first hydrogen generation solutions from biomass, through gasification &
microbes and indigenously developed sodium ion batteries.
• Community initiatives: Impacted 2+ million lives, 71 initiatives, created innovation
opportunities for 75,000+ students.
• Founder trustee and treasurer: Pune International Centre, national level think tank
contributing to community.
• Co-founder: Centre for Sustainable Development (CSD) developing environmentally
sustainable, socially acceptable, economically equitable solutions. (Gokhale
Institute of Politics & Economics).
• Member of Government of India’s Hydrogen Taskforce hydrogen.
• Ex-president, Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Agriculture
• Ex-member, NASSCOM Executive Council, twice.

Awards/Recognitions:
• J Irwin Miller Excellence Award: commitment to business ethics
• Rotary Excellence Award: exemplary leadership
• The Maharashtra Corporate Excellence (MAXELL) Awards: Excellence in Entrepreneurship
• Samata Award: contribution to the economic and industrial development of Pune City
• Gold medalist and fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
• Honorary Doctorate from the Prestigious Coventry University and Tilak Maharashtra
Vidyapeeth.
• 50+ patents within green, clean and automotive technologies.
• Holds master’s degree from Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, Cambridge, USA.

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Mr Ravindra Vasisht
Independent Consultant

Ravindra Vasisht Electrical Engineer and a Postgraduate from the Institute of Rural
Management, Anand 37 years of corporate experience in the field of Sales, Business
Development and Corporate Strategy • Having travelled to about 25 countries and
worked with global companies he has been able to create enduring relationships
between Indian and global biz by bridging the management & leadership gaps. • Wide
industry experience in Food, Plastics, Automotive, Healthcare, Defence and in the last
12 years in Natural Gas, Hydrogen with Hexagon Agility. • Has a number of first’s to his
credit having been involved in technologies and products that made their debut in the
Indian market • With Hexagon Agility introduced the concept of composite Type 4 CNG
and Hydrogen cylinders to India and the first CNG bus in India with a range of over
1,000 Kms. • He now works as a hands-on independent consultant in the clean energy
space with focus on Hydrogen and currently actively working with Hexagon Agility,
USA, GIZ, Germany, Advantek India apart from others. • As a consultant associated
with the first Hydrogen train project, micro grid & green ammonia projects, various
Hydrogen ICE automotive projects in India. • Mentors and guides both individuals and
organisations • A voracious reader, writes a blog, active on social media, keen interest
in Defence, Economics, Biz Strategy & Politics, good sense of humour and enjoys
traveling. • Writes a blog at rvasisht.blogspot.com

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Mr Rolf Behrndt
Senior Hydrogen Advisor
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Germany

Rolf Behrndt, Senior Hydrogen Advisor at GIZ for Green Hydrogen, joined GIZ in Oct.
2021. He currently leads the Hydrogen Diplomacy initiative in Ukraine, as well as
supporting the Hydrogen Task Force of the Indian-German Energy Forum. He was
previously 15 years with the World Bank / IFC as Practice Manager for the joint
IFC-IBRD Global Practice Finance, Competitiveness & Innovation, in both South Asia
and Europa and Central Asia. Clients included Governments, Central Banks, sectoral
organisations, and the private sector. Rolf holds a master’s degree in industrial
economics from Darmstadt University, Germany, and conducted postgraduate studies
at the German Development Institute.

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Mr Ruud Kempener
Member of Cabinet
Energy Kadri Simson, European Commission

Ruud Kempener is a member of cabinet for the European Commissioner for Energy
Kadri Simson, where he is responsible for hydrogen, biogas, CCS and the
energy-intensive industries. Ruud joined the Commission in 2016, where he has been
responsible for EU hydrogen policies, renewables financing, and international
cooperation activities on renewables.

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Mr S Dasappa
Chair and Professor,
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Areas of Interest: Solid, liquid and gaseous fuel combustion science and technology.
The R and D has focused on fundamental research, technology development to arrive
at solutions for climate change issues, distributed energy solutions and technological
options towards replacing fossil fuels in domestic and industrial sectors.

Achievements/ Awards: Biomass to fuels and chemicals

• The research outputs have contributed towards engineering domain addressing -
“Process to Product philosophy” including sustainability through the translational
research. He has been involved in technology transfers across the globe.

• Translated science to working technology packages

- 10 different technologies developed and transferred
- Involved in technology transfer in India and overseas
- Over 200 publications (Journals and conferences)
- 30patents

• 12 awards (national and international)

- Young Scientists Award, For the best paper and presentation at the First National
meet on Recent Advances in Biomass Gasification Technology, Bombay,1990,
sponsored by the MNES.
- Prof. Satish Dhawan Young Engineers State Award instituted by Government of
Karnataka, for the year 2004
- Best Visual Presentation Award at the 17th European Biomass Conference and
Exhibition, Hamburg, 29th June – 3rd July 2009

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Mr S Bharathan
Director - Refineries
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited

Mr S Bharathan is the Director-Refineries - Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. He

is also a Board member of HMEL, MRPL, HBL, PPCL, HRRL, RRPCL. Has worked in
Operations and Technical in HPCL’s Visakh and Mumbai Refineries for 25 years and in
Corporate Office on Margin Management & Project Process for 4 years. He has been
leading HPCLs Green R&D Centre in Bengaluru for 3 years prior to becoming
Director-Refineries Has presented several papers at prestigious events. Under him
HPGRDC has reached filing of about 466 no. of patents. He is a Post Graduate in
Chemical Engineering.

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Dr S.S. Thipse
Sr. Deputy Director
Automotive Research Association of India

Dr. S.S. Thipse has done his Masters in Thermal sciences from Bradley University, USA
and his Ph.D. from New Jersey Institute of Technology in the field of Alternative Fuels
Combustion. He has Research experience of over 22 years in the development of
Alternative Fuel engines and vehicles and has been working at ARAI since 2004. He is
currently handling the development of alternative fuel engines in the capacity of Senior
Deputy Director at the Power Train Engineering Laboratory at ARAI. He has completed
successfully several alternative fuel engine and vehicle projects for major OEMs. He
serves as a member in the expert committee on Alternative fuels of Department of
Science and Technology (DST) and MNRE. He represents India on the ISO TC 22 and
ISO TC 197 committees on gaseous fuel standards. He is chairman of BIS TED-26
national standards committee on gaseous fuels. He is also member several national
standard committees. He is Governing board member of SAE India Western section,
life member of Combustion Institute and ISTE. He is also a member of Board of Studies
in Mechanical Engineering at University of Pune. He has published 14 books and has
6 patents to his credit. He has numerous publications in national and international
conferences and international journals. He has won four awards for best technical
paper in international conferences.

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Dr Sachchida Nand
Adviser
The Fertiliser Association of India

Dr Sachchida Nand holds a Ph.D in Chemical Engineering from University of Ottawa,

Canada. He also has Masters in Technology from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
He was post-doctoral fellow and lecturer at University of Connecticut, USA. He worked
at Hindustan Lever Research Centre, Mumbai. He has several years of research
experience in India, Canada & USA in the areas of hydrocarbon reforming, coal
gasification, coal desulphurization and gas analysis. He is with Fertiliser Association of
India for more than 35 years and responsible for issues related to fertiliser production
technologies, feedstocks, raw materials and fertiliser pricing policies. He has more
than 50 research and review papers in leading national/international journals and
conference proceedings. He wrote more than 50 articles in leading Indian newspapers
on energy policy and planning. He received U.S. Awasthi-IFFCO Award in 2019 for his
Lifetime Contribution to Growth and Development for Fertilizer Industry. He also
received distinguished speaker award of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers in
2019. Dr Nand is Chairman or a member of a number of expert Groups and
Committees of the Government of India. He is member of Strategic Advisory Group for
Sustainability of International Fertilizer Association, Paris. He is a senior member of
American Institute of Chemical Engineers and Chairman of Northern Regional Centre
of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers.

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Mr Sachin Chugh
Dy. General Manager
IndianOil R&D

Mr. Sachin Chugh is Dy. General Manager (Hydrogen & Fuel Cells) at IndianOil R&D. As
a post graduate in Thermal Engineering, Mr. Chugh has been making scientific and
engineering contributions in the area of hydrogen and fuel cells for the past 18 years.
Starting his journey with optimization of HCNG in IC engines, Mr. Chugh contributed to
nation's first commercial experiment on HCNG in Delhi.

He is currently captaining the team of 10 scientists in the domain of hydrogen and fuel
cells and has conceived and developed state of the art fuel cell / electrolyzer research
labs and dispensing infrastructure at IndianOil R&D.

His latest intervention includes the conceptualization of India’s first scientific

production to application study at IndianOil R&D combining the green hydrogen
technologies based on oxy-steam biomass gasification, multiple pathways based on
water electrolysis, and bio-methane reforming coupled with co-development of fuel
cell technology for heavy duty buses with the leading automotive OEM.

An endeavour executive fellow (selected by the Australian Government in 2014), Mr.

Chugh is responsible for introduction of first fuel cell forklift in India, development of
maiden natural gas and diesel based solid oxide systems and hydrogen e-bike.

Having contributed on various national committees and task forces including National
Green Hydrogen Mission, Mr. Sachin Chugh has worked on life cycle models / powertrain
optimization and testing/evaluation methods for hydrogen and fuel cell technology. He
has filed 10 patents in hydrogen and fuel cells with 20 peer reviewed publications. Mr.
Chugh is also mentoring 3 startups and 3 PhD students in Hydrogen & fuel cells.

As a parallel assignment, Mr. Chugh is also operating as Technical Chief Executive

Assistant to Director (R&D), the member of the Board of IndianOil for critical
contributions in scientific and business matters including energy transition, net zero,
fuel efficiency and evolving technology landscape.
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Dr Samik Nag
Chief - Iron Making Research Group,
R&D Division, Tata Steel

Dr. Samik Nag is currently the Chief of Iron Making Research Group, R&D Division, Tata
Steel.

He has over 23 years of research experience in the area of ironmaking. At Tata Steel,
he is responsible for research on decarbonising ironmaking process.

He obtained his B. E. (hons.) in Mechanical Engineering from NIT Durgapur in 1998,

followed by an M.Tech degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Bombay in 2001.
Subsequently, he completed Ph.D. from IIT Bombay.

During his academic career, he obtained scholarship from the Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy, GOI for his M.Tech. studies.

In his professional career, Dr. Nag has obtained several accolades such as the best
R&D project awards and best paper award in Tata Steel’s in-house journal Tata Search.
Several times he has been part of winning teams of Tata InnoVista - competition for
innovation among all Tata Group Companies. He has authored 34 publications in
renowned international journals and also has 28 patents to his name.

Additionally, he has been an active reviewer for journals like Ironmaking and
Steelmaking, Powder Technology, Metallurgical Research and Technology, etc.

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Ms Sarah Storey
Chargé d’affaires
Australian High Commission

Ms Storey commenced as Australia’s Minister and Deputy High Commissioner to India

in December 2021. She is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs
and Trade, most recently serving as Minister-Counsellor (Congressional Liaison) at
Australia’s Embassy in Washington, D.C. She has also worked in Canberra as
Assistant Secretary, Parliamentary and Media Branch; Assistant Secretary in the
global Consular Operations Branch; Adviser to former Foreign Minister the Hon. Julie
Bishop; and Director of the Fiji Section. Ms Storey has also been posted as Counsellor
(Political-Economic), Australian Embassy, Bangkok (2010-13); First Secretary,
Australian Mission to the European Union, Belgium and Luxembourg (2004-7) and
Third (later Second) Secretary, Australian High Commission, Port Moresby
(1998-2001). Ms Storey was a member of the inaugural Bougainville Truce Monitoring
Group deployment (1997). Her previous roles in Canberra were in human resources, as
Executive Officer to the DFAT Secretary, on the Indonesia desk, and on international
and domestic legal matters. Ms Storey has completed courses at Harvard Business
School (Organizational Leadership) and Harvard Kennedy School (Leadership in
Crises). She holds a Masters’ Degree in Arts (Foreign Affairs and Trade) from Monash
University and Bachelors’ Degrees in Law (Hons.) and Arts (Hons.) from the University
of Melbourne.

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Mr Satyajit Phadke
Director
Hydrovert Energy Pvt Ltd, India

Satyajit has over 15 years of experience in the energy domain. He has B.Tech degree
from IIT Roorkee in materials engineering and PhD from University of Florida in
hydrogen fuel cells. Thereafter he has worked at Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (high temperature liquid metal battery), Princeton University(zinc alkaline
batteries) and in Silicon Valley (Prussian Blue high power batteries) as a material
scientist. His work at MIT under a US ARPA-E funded project generated 3 patents
which have been licensed for commercialization. In 2016, Satyajit was offered
Le-Studium Research Fellowship sponsored by the European Union to work in France
on lithium sulphur batteries for 3 years.

Hydrovert Energy Pvt Ltd was founded by Satyajit and Ms Supriya Patwardhan in 2021
with the sole objective of developing and commercializing hydrogen powered
drivetrains for automotive and stationary applications. At Hydrovert, we are developing
long endurance drivetrains for the smaller automotive vehicles segment (2Ws and
3Ws). Our objective is to commercialize zero emissions vehicle technology which
delivers an unparalleled driving range of 250-350 kms on a single filling of the
hydrogen cylinder. The primary focus market is commercial vehicles for last mile
delivery applications which are driven 180+ kms in a single day.

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Mr Shardul Kulkarni
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Deesha Power Solutions Pvt Ltd

Shardul is an energy transition professional with ~22 years of experience in power,

renewable energy and energy intensive sectors like steel, cement, chemicals, sugar
etc. During this tenor, he has worked and facilitated investments in energy transition
projects with cumulative investment of USD 1 billion+ across multiple geographies viz
South East Asia and Western Africa. In the past , he worked with blue chip
organisations like SBICAP, Crisil Infra, Singapore PE Advisory and Tata Strategic. Now
he is advising multiple clients for their foray in GH2GNH3. Among others, he is
associated as GH2 Expert for a Singaporean Fund. He has conducted customised
Green Hydrogen Workshops for various user industries such as steel, sugar, NBFCs,
Chemicals etc. Further, Shardul helps clients on realistic valuation matters for
electrolyzer manufacturing, Fuel cell manufacturing, biomass based GH2, brown field
RE power acquisitions which is a prime OPEX for electrolytic GH2. He has been invited
at many industrial events to share his unique point of view in the areas of Green
Hydrogen, Net Zero, Energy Transition, waste to energy, Energy Efficiency & Managing
Cost of Energy, ash management, coal gasification, etc Further, he has authored 15+
thought leadership articles in GH2 and Energy Transition arena. HE has coauthored
two white papers in GH2 viz “Strategies That Help India Become Middle East of
GH2GNH3” and “Financing Strategies to Achieve GH2 Competitiveness ($1/KG)” In
addition to this, he has a YouTube channel “Hydrogenwala” to spread awareness about
green hydrogen and green ammonia to industry at large.

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Mr Siddharth R Mayur
Founder & Managing Director
h2e Power Systems

Mr. Siddharth R Mayur a First-Generation Social Entrepreneur founded h2e Power

Systems Private Limited (www.h2epower.net), India’s first Green Hydrogen,
Electrolyser & Fuel Cell Company in 2009, to fulfil his vision of providing 24x7 clean,
green, reliable & affordable energy to all.

Over the last 14 years h2e has developed partnerships with world leaders in the entire
Green Hydrogen value chain and the company is now industrializing the fuel cell &
electrolyser technology with a 1GW/annum manufacturing hub in India.

Mr. Mayur has championed the cause of Green Hydrogen in India and has been
instrumental in commissioning the Frist Green Hydrogen Plant in India.

Mr. Mayur has over 24 years of experience areas spanning International Trade,
Entrepreneurship, Green Tech and social enterprise.

Swadeshi Urja for a Swawalambi Bharat is the core to Mr. Mayur’s vision and
philosophy. Apart from Energy he has interest and has made significant contribution in
Chess & Skill Development.

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Dr Sreekumar Kurungot
Senior Principal Scientist
Physical & Materials Chemistry Division
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Pune

Dr. Sreekumar received his PhD in Chemistry from Cochin University of Science &
Technology, India, in 2000. Subsequently, he worked as a Post-Doctoral Researcher in
Korea Institute of Science & Technology, S. Korea (2000-2001) and University of Tokyo,
Japan (2001-2003). After working as a Scientist in the Fuel Cell Development Division
of Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan (2003-2007), Dr. Sreekumar joined as a scientist
in CSIR-NCL in 2007. His areas of research primarily include materials and systems for
electrochemical energy applications. He is working extensively in the areas of polymer
electrolyte membrane fuel cells, solid-state charge storage, metal-ion batteries,
metal-air batteries and electrochemical hydrogen generation reactions. He has more
than 240 publications and 25 patent applications to his credit. Dr. Sreekumar is serving
as an Associate Editor for RSC Advances from 2015 onwards. He is also contributing
as an Editorial Advisory Board Member of ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces from
2020 onwards. He was also the recipient of the MRSI Medal in 2019.

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Dr SSV Ramakumar
Director (R&D)
IndianOil

Dr. SSV Ramakumar is Director, (R&D) on the Board of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., a
Fortune 500 company. Dr. Ramakumar, has more than three decades of uninterrupted
experience in downstream hydrocarbons sector, notably in areas of lubricant
technology; refinery process research and catalyst development. He is instrumental in
development of India’s home-grown, OEM-approved marine lubricant technology,
which catapulted Indian Oil’s SERVO lubes into select league of five MNCs. He
spearheaded complete indigenization of IndianOil’s flagship INDMAX technology.
Currently he is pioneering various alternative energy programmes including
waste-energy, bio, solar and energy storage etc. Dr. Ramakumar is steering the
IndianOil Hydrogen endeavours and is on various committees including World
Hydrogen Council, working on drawing the strategies for inclusion of hydrogen in the
energy mix. Dr. Ramakumar has over 100 research publications in
national/international journals and a sizeable number of granted patents. In his
additional assignment as Director Planning & Business Development, he also
spearheaded IndianOil’s Petrochemicals, Natural Gas, Exploration & Production,
Alternate Energy & Sustainable Development, International Business and Explosives
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Besides serving on Board of IndianOil, Dr. Ramakumar also serves on the Boards of
Lanzatech, USA, Oil Industry Development; Central Pollution Control, India; Society for
Petroleum Laboratories & India Energy Forum and Research Advisory Board (RAB) of
ICAT, under Scientific & Research Organisation (SIRO). As Director Planning & Business
Development, he also served on the boards of Green Gas Ltd., IndianOil Total Pvt. Ltd.,
IOT Biogas Pvt. Ltd. and IndOil Montney Ltd., Canada. Dr. Ramakumar presides over
several national scientific societies, including International Council of Internal
Combustion Engines, India Chapter; Indian Society of Fuels and Lubricants; National
Lubrication Grease Institute, Indian Chapter; and Tribology Society of India. He also
spearheads Start-Up initiatives of IndianOil.

Dr. Ramakumar who has been conferred with Fellowship of National Academy of
Engineering has received many awards, including NPMP, FIPI, NRDC, AIIMA Innovation,
Bangalore Nano, and WPC Excellence Award for product and process technologies he
developed. He holds a doctorate in chemistry from IIT-Roorkee (erstwhile University of
Roorkee) and has been conferred with its Distinguished Alumni Award for the year
2021 in Technology & Innovation domains.

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Prof Suddhasatwa Basu

Bhandari-Sankhla Clean Energy Chair Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering

Prof. Suddhasatwa Basu completed Ph.D./MS in Chemical Engineering from Indian

Institute of Science, Bangalore, and B.Tech. (Chem. Eng) from Calcutta University. He
holds Bhandari-Sankhla Clean Energy Chair Professor at the Department of Chemical
Engineering, IIT Delhi and was the Director of CSIR-Institute of Minerals & Materials
Technology, Bhubaneswar. He was also the Director (additn charge) of Central Institute
Mining & Fuel Research, Dhanbad. He has vast work experience on development of
materials for energy conversion and storage devices – H2 & Fuel Cells and Battery,
electrofuels, magnetic materials, wastes to wealth technologies for circular economy.
He has published more than 252 articles in high impact journals with H-index 46, 14
patents and 2 technologies transferred to various industries. He is a Fellow of National
Academy of Science of India, Indian National Academy of Engineering, Royal Society of
Chemistry UK and received Herdillia Award, Dr A. V. Rama Rao Foundation's Research
Award, SMC Gold Medal, MSRI Medal. He is listed among top 2% scientists of the world
by the Stanford University in 2022. He is Editor/Assoc Editor/Ed Board member of
several international journals published by Willey, Springer, Oxford University Press and
Am Chemical Soc.

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Mr Sudeep Dalvi
Senior Vice President & Director - Technical &
Purchase, Chief Communication Officer
Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd., India

An industry veteran with 35 years of rich experience in the Automotive Business Sector,
Mr. Sudeep S. Dalvi has been with Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) for the last 25 years,
i.e., from the time of the company’s inception in India. At TKM, Mr. Dalvi has handled
various key positions in Vehicle Manufacturing, Unit Manufacturing, Quality Control,
New car Projects, Purchasing, Product Design & Development, New Business
Development, External Affairs, and CSR divisions. In addition to his diverse experience
in the automobile industry, Mr. Dalvi has a robust understanding of international
markets through his tenure at Toyota US in the Global Purchasing division. Mr. Dalvi
has a great interest in music and running helps him unwind. Besides, teaching has
always been his passion. Mr. Dalvi is a Graduate of Mechanical Engineering from
Mumbai University.

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Mr Sudhir Pathak
Head – Engineering,
Hero Future Energies

Sudhir joined Hero Future Energies in 2018 and is currently serving as “Head – Central
Design & Engg. (CDE) II QA II Green Hydrogen. He has completed his Electrical Engg.
from IIT (BHU) Varanasi.

He has 29+ years of extensive Design & Engg experience in Power Sector of all forms
from Thermal, Hydro, Solar, Wind, Hybrid. He has worked with various organizations,
namely, Tata motors, NTPC, Lanco, Welspun (Now Avaada) & ACME. He is an
evacuation design expert with first ever 765KV Substation design in Private sector on
his name. He has written several articles, papers and even has a patent in his name. He
has successfully bidded more than 6GW of RE till date. HFE has an operating portfolio
of more than 1.7GW of Solar and wind. The company has Headquarters in London and
Corp. offices in Delhi and Singapore, aspiring to be 5GW in 5 years at 5 different
Geographies through deployment of innovative and leading technologies.

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Mr Sunil Kumar
Joint Secretary, MoPNG
Government of India

Shri Sunil Kumar is a Bachelor of Technology (Petroleum Energy) from IIT (ISM),
Dhanbad. Shri Kumar has also done Financial Management from NIFM, Faridabad,
Masters in Business Administration from BI, School of Management, Oslo, Norway,
Executive European MBA from ESCP-EAP, Paris, France, Masters Diploma in Public
Administration from IIPA, New Delhi, and Logistic Simulation and Planning from Beijing
Jiaotong University, Beijing, China.

As Joint Secretary (Exploration & Bio-Refinery), Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas,
Shri Kumar is looking after matters related to Upstream (Exploration & Production),
Petrochemicals, Import / Export of crude oil and petroleum products, Ethanol Blending
Program and other Biofuels, Green Hydrogen & CCUS, Renewable Energy and
Conservation, etc. Before joining MoP&NG, he worked in various capacities with the
Indian Railways.

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Mr Sunil S. Nair
Co-founder and Director
Magic Myna Private Limited, India

Sunil Nair, the co-founder and director of Magic Myna Private Limited, holds an MBA
from the University of Madras and has more than 20 years of experience in the mobility
and transportation sector working with reputable multinational companies across the
globe. In 2020, Sunil decided to depart from his corporate career after witnessing the
challenges faced by his fellow citizens during the 2018 floods in his home state of
Kerala, where there were severe issues with last mile connectivity impacting medical
aid. Along with his co-founders, he established Magic Myna with the mission of
democratizing air mobility and last-mile logistics solutions. Magic Myna, as a
Technology Transfer (ToT) partner of CSIR-NAL, aims to deploy and promote drones
for societal applications. Hailing from the coastal town of Alappuzha, Sunil has
personally witnessed the consequences of global warming, coastal erosion and
marine pollution, which he attributes mainly to our unsustainable reliance on fossil
fuel-based energy sources . Magic Myna’s R&D Center, located in the pristine outskirts
of Coimbatore, embraces sustainable practices, green energy initiatives and adopts
Industry 4.0 manufacturing solutions to minimize its carbon footprint.

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Dr Sunita Satyapal
Director – Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Technologies Office and
DOE Hydrogen Program Coordinator U.S.
Department of Energy

Dr. Sunita Satyapal is the Director for the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's)
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office and coordinates activities across offices
for the U.S. DOE Hydrogen Program. She is responsible for more than $1.6 billion in
hydrogen and fuel cell research, development, demonstration, and deployment
activities within the office and for coordinating more than $9.5 billion in hydrogen
activities across DOE. She has more than two and a half decades of experience across
industry, academia, and government, including at United Technologies managing
research and business development, and as a visiting professor. She also coordinates
international hydrogen activities as Vice-Chair of the International Partnership for
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy, a partnership among over 20 countries to
accelerate progress in hydrogen and is the U.S. co-lead for hydrogen efforts within the
Clean Energy Ministerial and Mission Innovation. She received her Ph.D. from
Columbia University and did postdoctoral work in Applied and Engineering Physics at
Cornell University. She has numerous publications, including in Scientific American, 10
patents, and a number of recognitions including two Presidential Rank Awards.

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Ms Surbhi Goyal
Senior Energy Specialist
World Bank, India

Surbhi Goyal is a Senior Energy Specialist with the World Bank’s Delhi office. She is
leading some of most innovative projects/technologies in renewable energy sector in
India and been recognized as one of the ‘Asia's Most Influential Women in Renewable
Energy’. Some such projects/technologies involve grid-connected large-scale solar
parks, floating solar, hybrid solutions involving solar/wind/battery energy storage,
hydropower, and Green Hydrogen. She holds a master’s degree in Economics from
Delhi School of Economics.

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Dr Suruchi Rao
CEO and Co-founder
Ossus Biorenewables Pvt. Ltd, India

Dr. Suruchi Rao is the CEO and co-founder of Ossus Biorenewables, a Bangalore based
green hydrogen supply company. The start-up has developed an AI-powered,
intelligent bioreactor, the OB HydraCel, which accesses carbon in the wastewater from
process industries and supplies these industries with on-demand, on-site hydrogen
gas. Ossus is the only company in India, producing and supplying green hydrogen at
less than a dollar per kilogram using wastewater. Ossus is enroute exponentially scale
up the manufacturing of the HydraCel bioreactors, build enhanced bio-capability with
state-of-the-art instrumentation, and most importantly, expand across South Asia,
Europe, and the US. Ossus Biorenewables has recently raised a pre-series A round of
$2.4M from Gruhas and Rainmatter Climate. Before starting her own venture, she was
working on the conversion of agricultural wastes into ethanol as a transportation fuel
as part of her doctoral work at the Institute of Chemical Technology (UDCT) in Mumbai.

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Dr Swati Neogi
Professor
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Prof. ++ has joined IIT Kharagpur, Department of Chemical Engineering, in the year
2006. Prior to that she has worked in the corporate R&D of ALCATEL and Lucent
Technology in USA as Senior Material Scientist for more than 12 years Prof. Neogi
created a facility, Composites Applications Laboratory with the sponsorship of TIFAC,
DST, Govt. of India with the objective of advancing the composite technology and
catering the need of small and medium scale industries in India. Currently her research
group is working on the area of the development of advanced composites for various
applications including defense, oil and gas sector, marine, composite pressure vessels
for chemical storage as well as Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and hydrogen storage.
These projects are mostly sponsored by various Defense laboratories and Industries
in India such as Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
(ONGC), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Indian Space Research Organization
(ISRO), and Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO). Very recently
her research group has developed the technology for the Type 4 filament wound
composite vessel for the storage of compressed natural gas for the application in the
transport sector with the sponsorship of GAIL. Currently, she and her team are
working to develop a technology for the storage of compressed hydrogen gas which is
sponsored by Indian Oil Corporation limited (IOCL) and Department of Science and
Technology (DST).

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Dr Tata Narasinga Rao

FRSC

Dr. Tata Narasinga Rao received his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from Banaras Hindu
University, India in 1994. After working at IIT Madras as Research Associate, he moved
to The University of Tokyo in 1996 as a JSPS post-doctoral fellow and subsequently
became lecturer in the same University in 2001. He joined International Advanced
Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), Hyderabad, India, in
2003 as senior scientist, and presently he is the Director of ARCI. In addition, he is also
an Adjunct Professor at IIT-Hyderabad.

He is recipient of several awards and honors including ‘Material Research Society of

India (MRSI) Medal’-2009; ‘Tokyo University of Science President Award’-2014;
‘Academician of Asia Pacific Academy of Materials (APAM)’-2015; ‘Technology Day
National Award’-2016 (received from President of India); Fellow of Telangana & AP
Academy of Sciences’-2017; ‘Bangalore India Nano Innovation Award’-2018 (receiver
from Bharat Ratna, Prof. CNR Rao) and Materials Science Annual Prize-2022 of MRSI.
Recently, Dr. Rao has been admitted as Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry through
“Leaders in the Field” scheme.

Dr. Rao has published more than 190 research papers and filed/granted more than 20
international and Indian patents several of which have been translated to technological
developments. His publications got total citations more than 16000 with an h-index of
51. The average Impact Factor for his publications of last 5 years is above 5. Dr. Rao
has been a member of several project assessment / standardization and governing
board committees at national level.

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Dr. Rao is known for his translational nanomaterials research. He has developed novel,
scalable and low cost processes for suspension/powder production of nano-silver and
nano-TiO2 for self-cleaning/antibacterial textile applications, high performance Li-ion
electrode materials, bio & organic waste-derived activated carbon for supercapacitors
and nano-aluminium for high energy applications, while demonstrating their
performance at prototype device level. Six of the technologies developed by his team
are transferred to industry and commercialized. Other areas of his research interest
include solar energy materials, Photocatalysis, Diamond Electrochemistry,
biosensors/devices. He is mentor of biomedical working group at ARCI with special
focus on additively manufactured biomedical devices and bio-compactable coatings.
During the pandemic situation, he has been involved in UVC-based systems and
copper-coated masks for Covid-19 disinfection.

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Mr Tobias Winter
Director
Indo-German Energy Forum

Mr. Tobias Winter was born in East Berlin, Germany and holds a degree in Business
Administration of the Rhine-Westphalia Institute of Technology Aachen (RWTH
Aachen University). During his career, Mr. Winter has gained professional experience in
renewable energy and energy efficiency projects and the corresponding legislation in
Germany, India, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. He first came to India in 2005 to
develop a solar water desalination project with TERI Bangalore. He then worked in
Argentina implementing solar energy solutions in the highland region Puna. From 2009
to 2014 he has been the Director of the Competence Center in Renewable Energies for
the German Chambers Network in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. In 2015 he came
back to India, since then leading the Support Office of the Indo-German Energy Forum,
to promote cooperation in energy security, energy efficiency, renewable energies,
investments in energy projects and collaborative research and development with
participation from India and Germany. The Indo-German Energy Forum Support Office
has been tasked by the Prime Minister Modi and Chancellor Scholz to implement the
Indo- German Green Hydrogen Task Force.

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Dr Uttam Kumar Ghorai

Assistant Professor and Head - Department of
Industrial Chemistry and Applied Chemistry,
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math,
Howrah, India

Dr. Uttam Kumar Ghorai is currently working as an Assistant Professor and Head of the
Department in the Department of Industrial Chemistry and Applied Chemistry,
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math, Howrah, India. He has completed his
MTech (Master of Technology) in Nanoscience and Technology in 2011 and PhD in
Materials Science & Nanotechnology in 2016, both from Jadavpur University, Kolkata.

Dr. Ghorai has established a vibrant research programs in the field of Materials Science
& Nanotechnology at Swami Vivekananda Research Centre, Ramakrishna Mission
Vidyamandira Institution, Belur Math, Howrah. Dr. Ghorai has been devoted to
promoting the development of sustainable processes and products as an independent
researcher. His study focuses mostly on electrochemical methods for the synthesis of
ammonia, urea, and nitric acid under ambient conditions. As the main source of
nitrogen, the macronutrient used in fertiliser, these three compounds are particularly
significant. He could develop novel electrochemical conversion catalysts for these
three important compounds and successfully demonstrate pilot plant-scale
manufacture of these catalysts. Importantly, he used these electrocatalysts in his
unique electro-catalytic procedures to obtain industrial-scale current density and a
high yield rate with 100% Faradaic efficiency. Transition metal-phthalocyanine
nanotubes (FePc, CoPc, CuPc, etc.) are the source of these catalysts (in a
kilogram/batch reaction). All of these processes are appropriately IPR protected. He
has published 112 research papers in peer-reviewed International journals (H-index:
30 and total citations ~ 2750) and has been the co-inventor of seven patents.

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In recognition of his contributions in the field of Materials Science & Engineering, Dr.
Ghorai has received with “Young Engineer Award’ (2019) from the Indian National
Academy of Engineering (INAE)- the highest award for Engineering Scientists of 35
years or younger. Other noteworthy recognitions include, Young Scientist Platinum
Jubilee Award from The National Academy of Sciences in 2020, Young Scientist Award
(2017) from the Indian Chemical Society; Young Scientist Award (2018) from the
Materials Research Society of India; Teachers Associateship for Research Excellence
(TARE) Fellowship (2018-2021) and SERB International Research Experience (SIRE)
Fellowship (2022-23) from Indian Government;" Additionally, he was awarded the
BRICS Young Innovator Prize for 2022. He has been elected to be an Associate Fellow
of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (in 2019) and the Indian Academy of
Sciences (in 2021). Furthermore, he served as the Guest Editor of a special issue of
Catalysis Today, an esteemed worldwide journal that Elsevier will publish in 2022.

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Dr Uwe Remme
Head, Hydrogen and Alternative Fuels Unit, Energy
Technology Policy Division
International Energy Agency, Germany

Dr. Uwe Remme is Head of the Hydrogen and Alternative Fuels Unit in the Energy
Technology Policy Division at the International Energy Agency (IEA). His team is
responsible for the analysis of the current trends and future prospects for hydrogen
and biofuels. Before his current assignment, he lead the energy supply analysis and
modelling within the Energy Technology Perspectives project of the IEA and
contributed as lead author to various IEA publications. Prior to joining the IEA, he
worked as researcher at the University Stuttgart. Uwe Remme studied chemical
engineering at RWTH Aachen University, Germany, and Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh, and completed a PhD degree in mechanical engineering at the University
Stuttgart.

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Dr Vibha Dhawan
Director General, TERI

Dr Vibha Dhawan’s long association with The Energy and Resources Institute dates
back to 1985. During 2005-2007 she led TERI School of Advanced Studies in the
capacity of Vice-Chancellor. She is a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India
and is currently also serving as Adjunct Professor, Consul General South Asia
Partnership, Michigan State University. Being driven by a deep academic and research
interest, Dr Dhawan has authored 6 books and over 50 publications, which have added
immense value in scientific research.

Dr Dhawan’s thought leadership and engagement in research as well as policy

development, both at the national and international level is widely acknowledged. She
is currently a task force member of National Committees with the Department of
Biotechnology, the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council, and the
Biotech Consortium India. Dr Dhawan is Co-Chair of the T20 Task Force 4 on
Refuelling Growth: Clean Energy and Green Transitions, and a member of the Networks
Strategy Council that advises Sustainable Development Solutions Network – a global
initiative for the United Nations. It is worth mentioning that under her able leadership
the National Centre of Excellence in Green Port & Shipping, in collaboration with Indian
Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, was established at TERI campus.

She played a pivotal role as Co-ordinator for the Asia Pacific Consortium on Agriculture
Biotechnology (APCoAB); as Advisor to the Director General, The International Maize
and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) as well as Deputy Director, Research
Partnerships & Co-ordination with the Borlaug Institute for South Asia. She has served
on the boards of prestigious organizations in India and overseas including Jawahar Lal
Nehru University, Ambedkar University, Ayurvet Foundation and Centre for Agriculture
and Bioscience International (CABI).

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Dr Dhawan was instrumental in establishing the highly successful Micropropagation

Technology Park at TERI. Her other major achievements include developing e-contents
for the post-graduate programme in biotechnology for the University Grants
Commission. Her recent research interests are in the area of biofuels.

She was the key lead for the DBT-TERI Centre on Integrated Production of Advanced
Biofuels and Biocommodities. Her role as an advisor to the Late Tarun Gogoi, the
former Chief Minister of Assam specifically in the field of Bioresources and
Biotechnology is worth placing on record.

The honour bestowed upon Dr. Dhawan recently as one of Game-Changers from India
by H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Bin Mabarak Al Nahayan, a respected Cabinet Member and the
Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence in the UAE is another feather in her cap. She has
been also conferred with the Social Impact Leadership Award early this year. Several
other awards Dr Dhawan won include Indian Women Achievers Sammaan 2017 by NRI
Achievers; Women Leadership Agriculture Award 2016 by the Indian Council of Food &
Agriculture; First Biotech Product and Process Development and Commercialization
Award of the Department of Biotechnology in 2000, the Kamal Kumari National Award
for Science and Technology and the first All India Biotech Association (AIBA) award in
1998.

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Mr Vijay Kumar Singh

Director (Technical)
Rural Electrification Corporation Limited

Shri V.K. Singh is the Director (Technical) of REC Limited since July 15, 2022. Prior to
his elevation, he was serving as Executive Director in the Company. He holds a
Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT, Roorkee and has over 33 years of
experience in the Indian power sector. He joined REC on March 29, 2007, prior to which,
he had worked with Power Grid Corporation of India Limited and NTPC Limited. As
Director (Technical), he is responsible for all technical and operational functions of
REC, including project & entity appraisal of renewable energy, generation, transmission
& distribution projects, financing activities including sanction, disbursement and
project monitoring, business development, diversification and overall functioning of
the Company. He has rich experience in transmission project development &
management, TBCB process, procurement of goods & services, construction of EHV
sub-stations and transmission lines, financial aspects like raising of bonds,
commercial paper, ECB etc. He is also a Director on the Board of REC Power
Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of REC.

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Mr Vikram Kapur
Senior Leader Green Energy/decarbonization space
and Group President at ReNew

Vikram Kapur is a senior leader in the green energy/decarbonization space and Group
President at ReNew, one of the world’s leading green energy companies and a
complete decarbonization solutions provider. Vikram sits on the management board of
ReNew and reports to the Chairman, ReNew.

In his role, he is responsible for building three large global businesses for
ReNew—Green hydrogen/Ammonia, Carbon Offsets, and Digital. Vikram also leads
ReNew’s foray into International Markets, leads a team of global green energy
technologists with a view to invest in emerging green technologies, and is responsible
for defining the overall strategy of the company.

Prior to joining ReNew, Vikram spent 17 years at global management consulting firm
McKinsey & Company. He was a Senior Partner at McKinsey and led McKinsey’s
Energy and Material practice after heading the company's Infrastructure practice in
India. Vikram also chaired McKinsey’s Client committee in India and was part of the
Risk and Investment committee at the India office.

Vikram is a Chemical Engineer from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology,

Delhi (IIT-Delhi). He is also an MBA, specialized in Finance and Marketing from the
Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, where he was on the Dean’s list.

He splits his time between London, US, and Delhi, traveling extensively around the
world meeting global leaders in the space of green energy.

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Mr Vineet Mittal
Chairman
Avaada Group, India

Conferred with the ‘Solar Man of the Year’ title on two occasions, Vineet Mittal,
Chairman, Avaada Group, is a social entrepreneur and pioneer of clean energy
transition in India. After creating successful businesses in the BPO and IT space, he
floated Welspun Energy in 2010, becoming India’s largest renewable energy company
with an installed base of 1.2 GW. In 2016, the platform was sold to Tata Power for
US $1.4 bn. Vineet strongly believes that energy is inversely proportional to poverty.
With increased energy access, India can overcome its poverty problems and provide its
citizens with a better quality of life. Driven by his passion for sustainability and clean
energy transition, in 2017, he floated the second platform and named it ‘Avaada’ -
Ayurveda + Vaada - which translates to a promise of a sustainable future. Avaada
Group is India’s leading integrated energy group with business interests in Solar
Module Manufacturing, Electrolyser manufacturing and Green Ammonia production.
The group is completely aligned with the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ vision of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi. An alumnus of Harvard Business School, he currently holds the
position of Chairman of the MNRE’s sub-committee on Hydrogen usage and
standards, Chairman of the CII National Council on climate change and Chairman of
the ‘Make in India’ Task Force. He is an active member speaker at the World Economic
Forum. He is on B20’s task force for financing growth and infrastructure and Energy,
Resource Efficiency & Sustainability. He is also the former India Chairman of the World
Business Council of Sustainable Development (WBCSD)’s Renewables Low Carbon
Technology platform program.

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Mr Vishal Mehta
Managing Director & Partner
BCG

Vishal Mehta is a core member of the Strategy and Operations practices at Boston
Consulting Group. He leads the Energy practice in India, and BCG’s work on power
and utilities in India and power generation operations work in Asia Pacific. He also
leads the firm’s India Climate and Sustainability team

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Mr Vivek Bhide
Regional President
John Cockerill Group

Mr. Vivek Bhide has over 33 years of experience in the chemicals and industrial
manufacturing domain. Mr. Bhide holds Bachelor of Technology Degree in Mechanical
Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai. He also holds the Master
of Science Degree in Statistics from the University of Delaware in U.S.A. He has a
Certificate in “Disruptive Strategy” from the Harvard Business School.

While in U.S.A., Mr. Vivek Bhide worked with DuPont and Invista (Koch Industries), where
he was instrumental in spearheading multiple projects across functions like technology,
manufacturing, sales and marketing, and new business/product development.

Mr. Bhide moved back to India to lead the Packaging and Industrial polymers business
of DuPont for the South Asia region. Later, he was in a Global Marketing role for
DuPont’s White Pigment business. As a senior leader, he has worked with Danaher
Group as the Managing Director of Gilbarco Veeder Root India. He then became the
President of Fortive India, overseeing strategy for Fortive’s growth in India across
multiple businesses. In his last position, he was the Managing Director for John
Cockerill India Limited and a member of the Extended Group Executive Committee.
Currently, he is the Regional President of John Cockerill Group.

Mr. Bhide has strong leadership qualities and is a highly sought-after mentor by young
professionals, interested in profitable business growth across different
geographies/cultures and value chains. Mr. Bhide specialises in Strategy Development,
Marketing Management, Technology Management, Manufacturing Management, New
Business Development and Leadership Development.

Mr. Bhide is a member of the Rotary Club of Bombay Powai. He is also a Fellow of the
Institute of Directors in India.

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Mr Kuldeep Rai
Executive Director
REC Limited

Mr. Kuldeep Rai is currently working as an Executive Director in REC Limited.

He is an Electrical Engineering cum Management professional. Overall, he has diverse

experience of over 30 years in the Indian Power Sector across leading Organisations
viz. Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), Maithon Power Limited (MPL) and REC. After
Bachelor’s Degree, he joined DVC followed by MPL in 2003. Since 2006 he is in REC
discharging his duties in various capacities from time to time. In between he pursued
full time PGDM from MDI, Gurgaon.

He has extensive exposure in Renewable Energy financing, Project O&M, Project

Management, Erection and Commissioning, Grid Management, setting up Green Field
Thermal Power Project, Business Strategy and Corporate Planning, TBCB based Inter
State and Intra State Transmission Projects, Project Appraisal etc.

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Mr M. Vamsi Krishna
Founder and business manager for
Sree harshi Infoway pvt ltd

Vamsi Krishna.M is the founder and business manager for Sree harshi Infoway pvt ltd
based at Hyderabad who predominantly works on defense software and testing area.
Having on field experience of 20 years in the defense industry. Sree Harshi is
specialized in high impact simula-tions of missile and rocket studies. In parellel I
identified fuel cell and hydrogen on part of alter-native energy in the year 2011 and
since then has been working extensively with top companies like IOCL, BHEL ,VSSC
ETC.

Vamsi krishna started his professional career as mechanical engineer in 2000 at

ANSYS SOFTWARE COMPANY and from then on keen on the alternate energies which
I focused on the hydrogen and fuel cell business. I have extensively campaigned for
hydrogen as a molecule and has been associated with IOCL R&D since 2011 and
hydrogen association of India.

In 2020 I was the founder and ceo for VIRAYAA GREEN ENERGY SYSTEMS PVT LTD a
exclusive fuel cell stacks and systems manufacturing company. We have started with
services and manufacturing stacks (currently R&D TRL LEVEL 5) aspire to be the part
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