About speakers

The ARE Conference aims to bring the global leaders on one platform to deliberate on the climate crisis and to pledge concrete actions on mitigating it.
We are thankful for the following Eminent Speakers to grace the conference with their presence.

Mr. Atul Bagai

Country-Head India, UNEP -Understanding Climate in Government Context

Mr. Atul Bagai joined UN Environment’s Ozone Action programme under the Montreal Protocol as the Regional Officer for South Asia in 2000 and served as Senior Regional Coordinator to build the capacity of subregional networks in Asia and enable them to meet the compliance targets under the Montreal Protocol. In that capacity, he spearheaded and led some innovative initiatives with the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund.

Dr. Ajay Mathur

Director-General, International Solar Alliance

The International Solar Alliance is headed by the Director General, who leads the operations and carries out the functions of the ISA Secretariat and is responsible to the ISA Assembly. The Director General has a term of four years and is eligible for re-election. H.E. Dr. Ajay Mathur holds the office of the Director General presently.

Dr Vibha Dhawan

Director-General, TERI

Dr Vibha Dhawan is associated with The Energy and Resources Institute since 1985. She also served as the Vice-Chancellor of TERI School of Advanced Studies from 2005-2007. She is a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India. Dr Dhawan is actively involved in research as well as policy development, both at the national and international level. She is a task force member of a number of committees of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Counc…

Suchismita Sanyal

General Manager, Computational Science,Shell Technology Centre Bangalore

Suchismita Sanyal is currently the General Manager, Computational Science at Shell Technology Centre Bangalore, leading a team of 50+ researchers in delivering cutting-edge digital solutions to Shell, in close collaboration with experiments and data. A metallurgist by training, Suchismita brings in 21+ years of corporate R&D experience with GE and Shell and specializes in advanced digitalisation techniques for accelerated discovery of materials and systems design for energy applications. At GE,…

Shri. Amarjeet Sinha

Ex- Advisor to Hon. Prime Minister

Shri Amarjeet Sinha IAS (Retd.) has been appointed as Advisor to Prime Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and who superannuated as secretary from the Government of India. He was tasked with handling social sector-related subjects.

Ms. Dia Mirza

Actor | Producer |Eco-Investor | UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador & United Nations Secretary-General’s Advocate for Sustainable Development Goals | Eco-Investor | Green Entrepreneur | Global Ambassador IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare)

Dia Mirza - Actor, Producer, Eco-Investor, UN Secretary General’s Advocate for Sustainable Development Goals, UNEP Goodwill Ambassador, Eco-Investor, Green Entrepreneur Ambassador Wildlife Trust of India, Artist Ambassador Save The Children, Board Member Sanctuary Nature Foundation and Global Ambassador IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare)

Dr. Chintan Vaishnav

Senior Lecturer at MIT's Sloan School of Management

Chintan Vaishnav is a Senior Lecturer at MIT's Sloan School of Management and a member of the founding team of MIT Tata Center for Technology and Design. He is a socio-technologist, an engineer trained to understand human as well as technological complexity in large systems.

Shri. Gurdeep Singh Ji

NTPC Chairman

Shri Gurdeep Singh is a Mechanical Engineer. He has more than three decades of experience in power generation sector. He started his career with NTPC Limited and has worked at various levels both in Indian and Multi-national Companies namely Powergen, CLP, IDFC, CESC and AES. He has worked in different areas of Power Sector ranging from business development, projects and operations. Prior to joining NTPC, Shri Singh was Managing Director, Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited.

Dr. Bunkar Roy

Founder, Barefoot

Sanjit "Bunker" Roy (born 30 June 1945) is an Indian social activist and educator who founded the Barefoot College. He was selected as one of Time 100's 100 most influential personalities in 2010 for his work in educating illiterate and semi literate rural Indians. Roy was awarded the Padma Shri by Giani Zail Singh in 1986.

Dr. Anurubha Ghosh

Chief Executive Officer, Council on Energy, Environment and Water

Arunabha Ghosh is a public policy professional, adviser, author, columnist, and institution builder. As founder-CEO of the Council on Energy, Environment and Water, since 2010, he has led CEEW to the top ranks among Asia's leading policy research institutions (8 years in a row); and among the world’s 20 best climate think-tanks. He conceptualised and designed the International Solar Alliance. He conceptualised and is founding board member of the Clean Energy Access Network (CLEAN).

Shri. Lalit Bohra

Joint Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

Experienced Logistic Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the Logistics & Supply Chain industry. container business, Skilled in Operations Management, Management, Transportation, Engineering, and Strategic Planning.

Dr. Rakesh Sarwal

Managing Director, National Waqf Development Corporation, (Ministry of Minority Affairs)

Dr. Rakesh Sarwal, Senior Public Health, Public Policy, Planning and Management leader with over three decades of experience in governments in India. He combine academic rigour, insight of what works to analyze and develop solutions to societie’s problems. He work through collaborations, building teams and developing consensus. Driven by a passion for excellence, and a faith in the innate virtue of humans, he work to leave a better world through systemic and lasting changes.

Prof. Rangan Banerjee

Director, IIT Delhi

Prof. Rangan Banerjee is currently the Director, IIT Delhi. From February 2022 he is on lien from IIT Bombay where he served as the Forbes Marshall Chair Professor in the Department of Energy Science and Engineering - a Department that he helped start in 2007. His areas of interest include energy management, modelling of energy systems, energy planning and policy, hydrogen energy and fuel cells. He currently serves on the editorial board of International Journal of Sustainable Energy, Internati…

His Holiness Bhakti Vinoda Swami

His Holiness Bhakti Vinoda Swami

H.H. Bhakti Vinoda Swami, a globe-trotting monk, realist and life hacker, has inspired countless people from all walks of life into thinking on a higher dimension and instilled in them, habits that have been instrumental in bringing about the development of veritable human beings. H.H. Bhakti Vinoda Swami is a contemporary theologian par excellence – a striking amalgam of philosophical knowledge and spiritual practice.

Brother Golo

Brahmakumaris Renewable Energies

Brother Golo was born in Germany and has studied Raja Yoga meditation since 1984. He lives at the BK headquarters in Mount Abu, India most of the year. Since 1993, he has played a key role in establishing the Brahma Kumaris as one of the major users of renewable energies in India. Presently, Golo is directing the construction of India One, a 1MW solar thermal power plant. This is an innovative R&D project jointly sponsored by the German (BMUB/GIZ) and Indian Governments (MNRE).

Mr. Ashwin Shroff

Chairman & Managing Director, Excel Industries

As an Executive Chairman, Mr. Ashwin C Shroff has always led from the front. Affectionately called Ashwinbhai throughout Excel, he always leads by example and is the bearer of all the values that make life at Excel so special. He is firmly committed to the Excel way of working - building consensus and democratic processes. He has been serving the Company since over 50 years and his leadership continues to inspire the entire group to march ahead. He has been richly recognized for his contributio…

Mr. Sandeep Tandon

National Project Manager, United Nations Industrial Development Organization

Sandeep Tandon is National Project Manager of UNIDO project “Facility for Low Carbon Technology Deployment” which is providing support to validate innovative low carbon technologies for application in industrial and commercial sectors. He is associated with the UN for over eight years and has worked in an advisory capacity on energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in India and other Asian countries.

Prof. M. P. Poonia

Vice Chairman, AICTE

Dr. M.P.Poonia is specialized in the field of Mechanical Engineering (IC Engines, Gas Dynamics, Ref. & AC), Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development. He is M.Tech (Thermal Engg.) and Ph.D (IC Engines) from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He possesses a vast experience of 30 years. He has published 80 research papers in National and International Journals and published 08 books and developed 02 Lab Manuals.

Prof. Debajit Palit

Professor, NTPC School of Business

Dr. Debajit Palit has 25+ years of experience working on renewable energy, clean energy access, rural electrification, decentralized energy, mini-grids, energy-gender-poverty nexus, and water-energy-food nexus. He has been listed in the Top 2% World's Scientists (for 2019 & 2020) by Stanford University and Elsevier BV.

Prof. Sunil Kumar Gupta

Vice-Chancellor, RGPV

Prof. Sunil Gupta is Vice Chancellor in Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya.

Ms. Swati Mujumdar

Pro-Chancellor, Symbiosis University

Dr Swati Mujumdar has obtained an MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Business Management and Master’s in Computer Science from the United States of America. After working in top IT companies of the USA for over 12 years, she returned to India in 2002. Joining her father, Dr S.B. Mujumdar, in furthering the cause of education, she assumed charge as Director of the Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning (SCDL).

Dr. Harish Hande

Founder and Chairman, SELCO India

Dr. Harish Hande is the co-founder and Chairman of SELCO Solar Light Pvt Ltd, that provides affordable renewable energy services to the poor and underserved households in rural India. He and his company have received many national and international awards, including the Ashden Award (2005 and 2007), The Tech Museum award (2005), Khemka Social Entrepreneur of the Year (2007) and the Financial Times–ArcelorMittal Boldness in Business Award (2009). He was awarded with Asia's prestigious Ramon Mags…

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