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India, Delhi 2007
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1st India Cleantech Forum Speakers

Over 30 National and International Speakers.

Key speakers include: 

Speaker Profiles

Jeffrey Castellas
CEO, Clean Technology AustralAsia

Jeffrey is the Chief Executive Officer of Clean Technology Australasia Pty Ltd and Chair of the AustralAsian Cleantech Advisory Board. He has worked for over a decade in North America and has developed a global network of leading Cleantech investors and companies. Currently he is leading an international initiative that links institutional investors such as Australian superannuation funds with global Cleantech fund of funds and Private Equity buyout funds.

Jeff has organized successful international conferences and investment forums particularly in Hong Kong with the Business and Environment Council, the Cleantech fora in Melbourne and now the first India Cleantech Forum in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry and CII _ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development. CTA is also leading an international team project to prepare a Strategic Action Plan for "Pursing Clean Energy Business in India" as part of the Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate.

Jeff was a founding Director of Innovest Australia and the CEO of 4D Models Technology Inc. He has a background in natural resource management as a Director of SRM Levelton and has been a successful entrepreneurial leader in the growth of clean technology companies such as Carnamah that is now listed on the TXS.

Jeff was a lead consultant on the Canadian Capital Markets and Sustainability Program and has presented at international conferences including the World Summit on Sustainable Development, The Triple Bottom Line Investment Conference, and the Cleantech Venture Forums. He graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science Degree in Environmental Assessment and Land Use Policy from Deakin University, Melbourne and holds a Masters Degree in Sustainability Performance Measurement from Royal Roads University, Canada.

 

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Peter Castellas
Managing Director, Clean Technology AustralAsia Pty Ltd

Peter is the joint founder and Managing Director of Clean Technology AustralAsia, a business established to accelerate the investment in and deployment of clean technologies in the Asia Pacific region. Throughout Peter's 20-year entrepreneurial career, he has worked at the leading edge of the sustainable development agenda and has advised leading corporations, governments and financial institutions. He has designed and run successful Cleantech Finance & Investment Initiatives in Australia and China and conceived and developed the 1st India Cleantech Forum. Peter is currently leading a major international project for the Asia Pacific Partnership for Clean Development and Climate to develop a Strategic Action plan to increase the investment in and deployment of renewable energy in India.

Peter is also the Fund Manager of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund an initiative that provides innovative financing to projects that contribute towards Sustainable Development at the State and municipal level. Peter has pioneered a number of innovative financing models and turnkey solutions for the upgrade and retrofit of commercial buildings.

Peter and has held roles including the Sustainability Advisor for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Head of International Business Development for Melbourne University Private, National Environmental and Engineering Manager for Dunhill Management Services and Managing Director of Cultural Diversity. Peter is currently a National Councilor for Environment Business Australia and a Director of Global Knowledge Ventures. He is a regular presenter at national and international conferences and graduated in 1986 with a Bachelor of Education in Environmental Studies.

 

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Somak Ghosh
President Corporate Finance & Development Banking, YES Bank, India

Somak Ghosh is the President, Corporate Finance and Development Banking at YES BANK. He is spearheading the Corporate Finance practice in the Bank, which comprises four distinct Product Groups – Infrastructure Banking, Structured and Project Finance, Realty Banking and Financial Restructurings. He is also responsible for the Development and Knowledge Banking function, which includes focus on Food and Agri Strategic Advisory and Research (FASAR), Agri, Micro & Rural Banking, Corporate and Social Responsibility (Responsible Banking) and Strategic Initiatives – State Governments.

Somak is part of the Executive Management Team at YES BANK and a member of the Bank’s ALCO (Asset Liability Committee) and the Management Credit Committee. Somak also has a deep professional interest in the area of sustainability and provides leadership to the Responsible Banking initiative at YES BANK. He has been instrumental in reviving interest in financing renewable energy projects in India by the commercial banking community and has represented on various international forums on topics covering inter-alia, CDM and Project Financing, Renewable Energy Financing in India, Sustainable Infrastructure and the Role of Banks.

Prior to joining YES BANK, he was a Director with Rabo India (100% subsidiary of Rabo International, the Dutch Banking major). He has over 13 years of experience in various capacities in India and Europe and in leading organizations like ICICI Ltd, Reliance Industries and Ispat Europe.

Somak is a member of various industry associations, including FICCI, CII and Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, among others.

Somak holds an MBA Degree in Finance from FMS Delhi and B.E Chemical Engineering from the University of Mumbai.

 

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Glenn Fozard
Investment Advisor

Glenn Fozard - BA(Psych.)/B.Bus(Int.Trade), ADA 1&2
Investment Advisor

Glenn provides specialized advisory services for those investors seeking entry into the Cleantech and Sustainable Responsible Investment (SRI) field. His 8 years of experience in the financial services and advisory industry supports his dedicated and passionate approach to identifying early stage companies on the verge of commercialiazation as well as more mature companies with established SRI principles of business.
“Investing in Cleantech companies are a chance for the investment community to drive the development of society towards one which balances the competing principles of profitability and sustainability. Its easy to get excited about investing in a company that has the potential to enure water security or eliminate greenhouse gases. But its not so easy to ensure that it can be done in an efficient and cost effective fashion, with a credible roadmap to commercialization and a management skillset to execute the plan successfully. We aim to connect the two.”
“The principals of SRI do not just provide for an investment filter guided by ethics but also serves as a criteria for identifying outperforming companies on the sharemarket. Those companies which rate highly for environment, society and corporate governance are less prone to the risk of financial and public relations shocks. Shocks which can decimate a brand or destroy a business model.”
Glenn is a member of the Ethical Investment Association and Rotary and offers all investors in SRI and Cleantech companies a 5%-10% rebate of brokerage costs to charity. Rotary members also have the option of allocating this rebate to their home club.

 

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Parth Ghandi
Partner, Fursa Funds

Mr. Gandhi is part of the Asia based team at Mellon HBV Alternative Strategies based out of the Mumbai, India office. Mr. Gandhi was previously a Managing Director at Navigator Group LLC. a buyout fund focused on the manufacturing industry in the United States. Prior to that Mr. Gandhi was a Senior Manager in the Strategy & Transformation practice of Cap Gemini Ernst and Young where he led several engagements in CRM Strategy and corporate strategy development for Fortune 500 firms. Mr. Gandhi is a graduate of the University of Bombay (BS degree, with honors, in Electrical and Computer Engineering) and Michigan State University (MBA). Mr. Gandhi is actively involved with the Michigan State Alumni Association, the Society for Automotive Engineers and The Society for Manufacturing Engineers and the American Marketing Association. Mr. Gandhi serves on the board of H2Gen Inc, Aon Research Private Limited and is a board observer at Reva Electric Car Company.

 

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John Jende
Director, Renewable Energy Policy Department, Environment and Water

John Jende is the Manager of the Renewable Energy Partnerships Team at the Australian Greenhouse Office within the Department of the Environment and Water Resources.

John’s Current responsibilities include policy support for the Mandatory Renewable Energy Target (MRET), and policy/programme support for the Australian Government’s contribution to the Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation Taskforce within the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate.

Over the past 6 years with the Australian Greenhouse Office, has worked in several program and policy roles dealing with renewable and low emission energy.

Prior to joining the Australian Public Service in 2000, worked for over 15 years in the private sector in engineering, sales/marketing and senior operations roles in the field of industrial process monitoring and control.

John holds qualifications in electrical engineering, business administration and development technologies.

 

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Krishna Kumar
Managing Director, TurboTech Precision Engineering Private Limited

Krishna Kumar studied at the College of Engineering – Guindy (CEG), Chennai, and received his Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree from the University of Madras in 1978. On graduation, he was awarded the Tarapore Memorial Gold Medal and the Old Boys Association Gold Medal for academic excellence by CEG. He also received the J.N.Tata Memorial Scholarship for studies abroad.

He then proceeded to Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, for his post-graduate studies, and received his Master of Science degree from the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, in 1980. During his tenure at Cornell, he was awarded a tuition scholarship.

Krishna Kumar joined the Garrett Turbine Engine Company, Phoenix, Arizona, (now called Honeywell) in 1980. After holding various posts, he reached the position of Engineering Specialist. He was involved in the design and development of the F109 aircraft engine, the T800 helicopter engine and the TFE1042 fighter engine, in addition to participating in many advanced technology R&D programs. He was awarded the Engineering Excellence Award by Garrett in 1984 for his contribution to the T800 program.

Krishna Kumar returned to India in 1989 to start TurboTech Precision Engineering Private Limited in Bangalore. He has been the Chairman and Managing Director of TurboTech from 1989 to the present. TurboTech is a pioneering company in the field of R&D consultancy, doing work for governmental and private institutions, primarily in the field of turbomachinery. In 1996, TurboTech was awarded a grant by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Govt. of India, to develop a Low Cost Gas Turbine (LCGT) for industrial cogeneration for the first time in India. Subsequently, TurboTech developed a family of Energy Conservation Turbines (ECT’s) for steam users. As a pioneer in the field of micro-cogeneration for SME’s, TurboTech has been chosen by the World Bank – IFC to receive investment from its Environmental Opportunities Facility. TurboTech is now entering the field of Industrial Cogeneration for SME’s with its product line of small steam and gas turbines.

 

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Dusty Wunderlich
Vice President Investment Banking, ARVCO Capital

Mr. Wunderlich had an early career serving many different roles in the food & beverage, hotel, hospitality, and the gaming industries. In 2006, Mr. Wunderlich joined the finance world with ARVCO Capital Research and has quickly established himself in the areas of alternative and renewable energy and corporate finance. Mr. Wunderlich received his Bachelors of Science in finance and MBA from Missouri State University. During his time at Missouri State he contributed to the golf team and was recognized as a scholar athlete.

Mr. Wunderlich is currently serving as Vice President of Investment Banking and plays a vital role with building upon an already impressive firm record. Our investment banking firm has advised a broad universe of businesses including manufacturing, service, distribution and technology companies. Our universe also includes numerous dealings in the real estate sector. Our operations are international in scope, including clients in Asia, Africa, Central America, North America, South America and Western Europe.

While our service levels and ideals are that of a boutique investment banking firm, the amounts of capital that we raise compare favorably to our competitors. ARVCO has raised approximately Twelve Billion (U.S. $) of capital for our clients from 1994 – 2004, and approximately Six Billion (U.S. $) in 2005/06. In order to put those numbers in perspective, we are one of the five major private capital placement agents in the world (along with Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Credit Swiss First Boston) specializing in private funds and special situations.

ARVCO has secured capital funds from, but not limited to, the following investors: CalPERS, CalSTERS, New York State Common, University of California, Ohio PERS, Texas Teachers, New York City, Washington State Board, and Oregon Public Employees among others. Some of our clients have included the Apollo Group of Funds, CIM Group, Aurora Capital, ARES Capital, HM Capital and numerous others when our Senior Managing Director served as Chief Strategist for the private fund group at Donaldson, Lufkin, and Jenrette (now Credit Swiss First Boston).

 

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Uday Khemka
Vice Chairman, SUN Group of companies

Uday Khemka, Vice Chairman. Mr. Khemka has over 19 years of investment banking and investment experience. Prior to SUN, Uday worked with Credit Suisse First Boston in its capital markets group in London focusing on India, and with Morgan Stanley in its mergers and acquisitions area in London and New York. From 1990 to 1991, he established and led Morgan Stanley’s investment banking activities in India. In 1994, he established one of India’s first private-sector asset management businesses in a joint venture with one of the United Kingdom’s leading asset management institutions, F&C Management. Since 1996, he has led SUN’s investment management activities and the creation of focused fund franchises in SUN’s core markets. This has included making principal investments into a variety of early- and mid-stage companies as well as helping establish funds such SUN Capital Partners, WestBridge Capital Partners (now Sequoia Capital India)India’s leading venture firm and SUN-Apollo, one of India’s leading real estate private equity firms. He has also served on the Board of a wide variety of Luxembourg-listed investment funds investing in emerging markets around the world, as well as serving on the Board of SUN Group flagship companies in India and Russia such as SUN Interbrew Ltd and SUN Energy. He is on the Board of Governors of the Indian School Of Business (ISB) in Hyderabad and has been elected a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Uday has taken an active role in building his family's diverse philanthropic activities. The mission of the Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation is to develop and promote institutions and initiatives that make a substantial impact on poverty, deprivation and disempowerment of the human and natural environment. The Foundation’s sole international objective is to address environmental issues, particularly climate change mitigation. In 2006, it was a sponsor for the Iceland Climate Change Action Summit. The Summit, hosted by the President of Iceland, brought together key players from the Young Global Leader, Climate Change Expert, and Philanthropic communities to launch the Climate Change Philanthropy Action Network. The foundation has also been funding numerous climate change mitigation initiatives with India, including a three-year multi-stakeholder strategy process for a sustainable energy future for India. In addition to his role at the Khemka Foundation, Mr. Khemka’s community interests include his chairmanship of Youthreach, an Indian charitable institution that seeks to harness the power of the private sector to empower charitable and NGO organisations across India.

Educated at Eton, he received his undergraduate degree at Cambridge University and received an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School (Baker Scholar).

 

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Pankaj Sehgal
Director, Technology Investments, Sun Group

Mr. Sehgal has over 18 years of experience in technology-related investments. He currently heads technology and clean tech initiatives at the SUN Group. Earlier, he was with McKinsey & Company, where he counselled CEOs and boards of leading global companies in communication, wireless, software, retail, and energy sectors on broad-ranging business issues including corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, and business turnaround.

He was Managing Director of Quark, a $300M software company, where he managed a 1600-employee organization across Asia Pacific; Vice President at world’s leading supply chain management and logistics company, i2 Technologies, and has held management positions with Kraft Foods. Mr Sehgal has an MBA from Kellogg School of Business, Northwestern University, where he was a Jane Robertson Scholar, and M.S. in Computer Science from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago.

 

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Hank Habicht
Partner, Sail Venture Partners, USA

F. Henry "Hank" Habicht II possesses an extensive environmental and energy background in both the public and private sectors. He currently serves as Managing Partner of SAIL Venture Partners, a leading venture capital fund investing in leading-edge clean energy, water and related technologies. Prior to his SAIL affiliation, Mr. Habicht served as CEO of the Global Environment & Technology Foundation (GETF), where he now serves as Vice Chairman. GETF is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation that fosters innovation in environmental management and applications of clean technology that make business and environmental sense. He is a founding Principal of Capital E, LLC, a firm that promotes investment in new energy technology and also serves as Commissioner on the National Commission on Energy Policy.

Previously, Mr. Habicht was Senior Vice President of Safety-Kleen Corporation, a provider of industrial and recycling services to 400,000 customers with sales of over $1 billion. Mr. Habicht's responsibilities included the three business and functional units of Corporate Development, Corporate Account sales and Environment, Health and Safety operations. Mr. Habicht acquired or assisted in the startup of several successful businesses which helped grow sales by over $100 million. His team also established environmental performance indicators and made dramatic improvements in all categories.

Prior to his position with Safety-Kleen, Mr. Habicht was Chief Operating Officer of U.S. EPA under Administrator William K. Reilly. Mr. Habicht’s responsibilities included budget and program management authority for a $7 billion budget and 18,000 employees. Direct reports included all regional, financial and program operations. Mr. Habicht initiated quality-oriented management improvements to improve planning and integrate U.S. EPA's diverse science, policy and enforcement functions. In addition, Mr. Habicht chaired or served on several interagency work groups concerning risk assessment, energy, transportation, trade, and technology promotion.

From 1987 to 1989 Mr. Habicht was with William D. Ruckelshaus Associates as Vice President and Counsel. Mr. Habicht’s responsibilities included counsel for companies on environment-related operational, legal and financial issues along with assisting in development of new business ventures. Prior to this position, Mr. Habicht was Assistant Attorney General of the United States where he directed the Land and Natural Resources Division with responsibility for all federal environmental enforcement, energy and natural resource litigation.

Mr. Habicht is a member of numerous boards and advisory councils. He has served as a Member of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board; and is currently on the Steering Committee of the Energy Future Coalition; Chairman of Board of Resolve, Inc.; Director of 3E Company; and as a Member of NREL National Advisory Board; and the President’s Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiation; and the Advisory Board for the National Leadership Summits for a Sustainable America. He also serves on the Dow Chemical Corporate Environmental Advisory Council, and the Princeton Environmental Institute and the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable Advisory Boards.

Education: J.D., University of Virginia; A.B., Princeton University

 

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Sanjeev Krishnan
Senior Associate, Global Environment Fund

Sanjeev Krishnan is an Associate at the Global Environment Fund, focusing on sourcing and monitoring in Asia. Sanjeev leads GEF’s sourcing efforts in India, where is GEF is focused on growth and buyout investment in the energy and environment. Previously, he co-founded the life science practice at the IFC, where he focused on growth investments in China and India. Sanjeev was also an investment banker in London and Johannesburg with JPMorgan. He is a graduate of the London School of Economics.

 

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GM Pillai
Director General, World Institute for Sustainable Energy

WISE's founder Director General is G. M. Pillai, a senior officer of the Indian Administrative Service having vast experience of development at national and international levels. He is a well known author and speaker in the area of environment and development. Prior to joining WISE, Mr Pillai was Director General of the Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA), Pune for a period of 4½ years. During his tenure in MEDA, he pioneered many path breaking activities in the area of green power development. They include, establishment of 400 MW Wind power projects, imposition of a green cess on conventional energy for creating a 1000 crore fund to develop renewables, filing a petition before the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) to impose the system of Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) in Maharashtra (first time in developing countries). His outstanding work in the area of wind power development in Maharashtra resulted in MEDA receiving the National Award in this field for 4 consecutive years, from 1999-2000 to 2002-2003. Besides, Mr Pillai has also been conferred with the SESI Award for Business Leadership in renewable energy development in the country.

 

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Anita Marangoly George
Chief Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation South Asia

Anita has a Masters in Economic Policy and an MBA in Finance from Boston University. She has been working for the past 15 years in the area of Infrastructure in emerging markets. She has worked both at the World Bank as well as IFC where she is currently Chief Investment Officer, South Asia and covers the Infrastructure Sector for the region.

 

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Jaisingh Dhumal
Chief Manager of the Technology Finance Group, ICICI Bank

Jaisingh D. Dhumal holds a Master’s degree in Agriculture and a diploma in business management. He is the Chief Manager of the Technology Finance Group of ICICI Bank that implements programmes for bilateral and multilateral agencies. Jaisingh has been working with ICICI Bank Limited, Mumbai since February 1992 and has over 18 years of well diversified but relevant professional experience in management and finance related aspects of projects in technology development /R & D & energy/environment sectors.

Jaisingh has extensive experience with the operations, policies and procedures of multilateral financing institutions and bilateral donor agencies such as the World Bank, USAID, KfW. Structuring innovative financial mechanisms for assisting projects both, in technology development and the energy sector.

Well networked with multilateral funding institutions and bilateral donors, central and state government institutions and agencies, NGOs, academia and research institutions and is a member of the Apex Committee of the Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council of India (TIFAC), Department of Science & Technology, Government of India. He is also a member of the National Advisory Committee, India for USAID-ECO Asia Clean Development and Climate Programme

 

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Mark Nydam
Managing Director, Clean Energy & Technology PCG Asset Management

Mark A. Nydam, Managing Director, has over ten years of experience in private equity. Prior to joining PCG, Mr. Nydam was a principal of Booz-Allen & Hamilton where he directed clean and new energy technology related to private equity engagements in the Middle East and led Booz-Allen’s highly successful re-entry into the Kuwait market after a five year absence. Before that, Mr. Nydam founded Signal Hill Advisors, an advisory firm providing venture capital firms and their portfolio companies with investment identification, investment due diligence, business strategy, market assessment, product pricing and financial strategy advisory services. Prior to founding Signal Hill, he was a principal at L.E.K Consulting and was responsible for providing top-tier venture capital firms, private equity firms, and corporate investors with investment strategy, investment identification and investment due diligence advisory services. Previously in his career, Mr. Nydam spent three years working as a Foreign Affairs Officer for the U.S. Department of State where developed and managed a multi-million-dollar development assistance program that helped Middle Eastern and Asian governments attract western private investment into their oil and gas sectors. He also spent five years managing a natural resources investment advisory firm. Mr. Nydam has a BS and MS in Geology and Geophysics both from Yale University. He also holds an MA in International Relations and an MBA with honors from University of Chicago.

 

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Bryan Martel
Managing Partner, Environmental Capital Group

Bryan L. Martel, Managing Partner of Environmental Capital Group, is leading the development and implementation of the first environmental due diligence and environmental performance monitoring system in the private equity context for Cleantech funds of funds.

Since 2004, Bryan has worked with Pacific Corporate Group to provide environmental due diligence on many investment candidates, and to establish environmental performance monitoring with the general partner groups in CalPERS Environmental Technology Investment Initiative.

Those groups to date are: NGEN Partners, Paladin Private Equity Partners, Rockport Capital Partners, Carlyle/Riverstone, DFJ Element and VantagePoint Cleantech Partners.

Bryan is also the founder and former CEO of Mobius Technologies, a material science/clean-technology company. He was an independent consultant for industrial-scale plastic recycling projects for the world's largest plastics companies. Bryan has also been a Senior Research Engineer at the Dow Chemical Company and a Design Engineer at Bechtel. He received his BS and MS in mechanical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and is a registered Professional Mechanical Engineer, State of California.

Environmental Capital Group is a specialized investment advisory firm that helps leading institutional investors achieve extraordinary financial returns from their private equity investments while creating sustainable environmental value. We do this through proactive strategies to institutionalize environmental investment initiatives, and efficient systems to measure real environmental benefits from startup forward.

 

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Dr. Pradeep Kumar Dadhich
Fellow, TERI

Dr. Pradeep Kumar Dadhich B.Tech. (Andhra University) in chemical engineering, Ph.D (IIT Bombay) in Energy Systems Engineering has over 25 years of experience. He also has a Post Graduate diploma in management. He has worked in TERI since 1990 and has significant expertise in power generating technologies both advanced and conventional technologies. Have carried out techno-economic analysis of several oil & gas projects, calculation of imputed values for pricing of natural gas, techno-economic analysis of decentralised power generating technologies such as cogeneration, diesel engines, gas turbines, solar PV, windmills and hybrid systems including energy storage. Have prepared policies for different states in India for captive and decentralised power generation including renewable energy based power generation. Was on the Government of India’s Environmental Impact Assessment committee. He is a Member of the International Energy Agency’s Greenhouse Gas RD&D Executive Committee. Besides, he is a regular faculty for TERI’s training programmes for Indian Administrative Services and other organisations including the utilities and the industrial sector. He has also been involved in training participants from other countries like DPRK and Bhutan. He is also an adjunct faculty in the TERI’s school of Advanced Studies teaching economic and financial analysis of infrastructure projects and in Energy Systems Modelling. Prior to joining TERI he has worked as a process engineer in chemical and petrochemical plants.

 

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Arun Maira
Chairman, The Boston Consulting Group, India

Arun Maira has a combination of hands-on leadership experience, consulting experience to leadership teams internationally, and thought-leadership as an author and speaker on the subject of organisation transformation.

Arun Maira is Chairman of The Boston Consulting Group in India since 2000. He is a thought leader and writer on the subjects of transformational change and leadership. He writes regularly in the Economic Times in India and other management and business journals. He is the author of four books, “The Accelerating Organisation: Embracing The Human Face of Change”, published in 1997 by McGraw Hill International, "Shaping The Future: Aspirational Leadership in India and Beyond" by John Wiley's & Sons in 2001, and “Remaking India: One Country, One Destiny” by Response Books in 2004, and most recently, “Discordant Democrats: Five Steps to Consensus” by Penguin Books in 2007.

Arun was a member of the Tata Administrative Services and worked in several senior positions in the TATA Group in India and abroad for 25 years until 1989. He worked with Arthur D.Little Inc, the international management consultancy, in the USA from 1989 to 1999, and consulted with companies across the world on issues of growth strategies and transformational change. He returned to India in 2000.

Arun has advised clients across a wide variety of industries and in many countries on issues of strategy and organisation. He has worked with clients in North America, Europe, South America and Asia in industries ranging from automobiles, steel, and oil, to pharmaceuticals, and financial services. He has also advised Governments and international agencies on leadership processes to accelerate development.

Arun is a member of the International Society of Organisational Learning and the International Futures Forum, and a trustee of Aspen India. He is a frequent speaker at international forums on the future of India. He is serving as Member of The Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) National Council, as well as Chairman, CII’s Leadership Summits. He is on the Boards of several Indian and international management education institutions.

Arun Maira was born in Lahore on 15 August 1943. He received his M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Physics from St Stephen's College, Delhi University.

 

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Kunal Upadhyay
CEO, Center for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship

Kunal Upadhyay is the CEO of Center for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) which is an initiative by IIM Ahmedabad, Department of Science and Technology (Govt. of India) and Govt. of Gujarat to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in India. CIIE has incubated several high-tech and mass-impact innovations in domains including medical devices, electronics, biotech, nanotech, IT etc.
Kunal is spearheading CIIE’s endeavor towards creating a robust ecosystem for commercialization of high-tech innovations through partnership with government agencies, corporations, industry associations, VCs and research labs. He also sits on the Screening Committee of Govt. of India’s Technopreneur Promotion Program (TePP).
Kunal has a deep interest in clean technologies and has been instrumental in launching the Cleantech Venture Program at IIM Ahmedabad, an attempt to identify and commercialize sustainable technologies being developed by entrepreneurs, innovators and researchers across the country. The program also aims at bridging the equity gap for these nascent technologies, through creation of a cleantech seedfund and providing incubation support to facilitate their diffusion into the market. He has also been personally responsible for bringing Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE – Govt. of India), Indian Renewable Energy Development Authority (IREDA) and IIM Ahmedabad together to launch the Renewable Energy Student Innovation Program to encourage out-of-box thinking amongst students and faculty for development of ideas on clean energy.
Prior to joining CIIE, Kunal worked as a consultant across continents for Citigroup, on projects including strategic cost management and operational re-engineering, and American Express to carry out a feasibility study and plan thereafter for setting up operations in China. Kunal has an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad and a B.Tech from IIT Madras.

 

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Ranganath N K
CEO, Grundfos Pumps India Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Ranganath N K is the CEO of Grundfos Pumps India Pvt. Ltd. from its inception in 1998.

He completed his Mechanical Engineering from College of Engineering, Guindy in 1978 and his Post Graduation in Business Management from XLRI, Jamshedpur in 1980. He has over 26 years of experience covering marketing, sales, design, project management, finance and HR. Prior to joining Grundfos Pumps, he was a Director of IAEC Industries from 1986 to 1998 and has handled boilers, burners, pollution control and abatement, incinerators and energy recovery equipment.

He has earlier worked in the Middle East erecting captive power plants up to 5MW and Transmission and Distribution lines but his first job was with Eicher Tractors as a sales engineer selling tractors.

His job has necessitated travel to many countries and he has been involved in technology transfer to India from other countries.

 

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Sarvesh Kumar
Deputy Managing Director, Vestas RRB

Mr. Sarvesh Kumar is a Post Graduate in Commerce and has been working in the renewable energy sector for more than 20 years.

Presently he is (i) Member of the Advisory Committee of the World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE) and (ii) Life Fellow of All India Management Association (AIMA).

He is an Executive Member of Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association and is representing IWTMA in all International Forums.

Mr Sarvesh Kumar is Deputy Managing Director (DMD) of Vestas RRB India Ltd. (Vestas RRB). He has been with the company for more than a decade and has risen from the ranks to this high position due to his hard work, sincerity, devotion and dedication. As DMD he has the crucial task of expanding Vestas RRB’s market base while enhancing its reputation as the best wind power turnkey solution provider in the country – a task he has been accomplishing with great elan.

Vestas RRB India Ltd. an ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004 certified company, was incorporated in the year 1987 with the main objective of producing world class Wind Electric Generators (WEGs) in India for harnessing of power from wind.

From concept to commissioning Vestas RRB offers total custom-built turnkey solutions in the area of harnessing wind energy for power generation. This includes site selection, micrositing, preparation of detailed project report, project engineering, erection, commissioning and after sales service of the wind power projects.

 

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Seema Arora
Head, CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development

Ms. Seema Arora has a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Delhi University and has completed the Environmental Auditors Registration Association (EARA) Approved Training Course for Environmental Auditors. She is an Approved Trainer for conducting EARA registered Training Programmes and has completed the IRCA Approved Lead Assessors Training Course for Quality Auditors. She has sixteen years experience in the field of Environmental Management and Sustainable Development.

Ms. Arora catalysed the establishment of the Environmental Management Division (EMD) in CII and then transformed the activities of EMD into the Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development. Ms. Arora initiated the creation of Corporate Sustainability Management framework for building Sustainable Business Enterprises. She pioneered CII’s initiative on Environmental Management Systems ISO 14001 and designed EMS for diverse industrial sectors. She assisted the first Indian Company to get EMS certification in November 1995. She has also worked in the areas of promoting Clean Technology in India under the CIDA and USAID Projects.

Ms. Seema Arora developed the vision and objectives for the CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development and is the Centre’s head. As the head of the Centre she networks with Industry, Government and Community based organisations to develop policy instruments and innovative voluntary approaches to Sustainable Development.
Ms. Arora created the model and methodology for the Sustainability Awards which recognise Excellence in Sustainability performance among Corporates.

Her main areas of interest are environmental policy, management systems, corporate sustainability, institutional strengthening and capacity building.

 

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Meena Gupta
Secretary, Ministry of Environment & Forests Government of India

Ms. Meena Gupta joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1971 and has worked in various senor positions in the Government of Orissa and the Government of India since then. She has worked for significant periods of time in the sectors of health, labour, tribal affairs and environment & forests. As Secretary, Health in the Government of Orissa, she introduced several pioneering reforms. In the Ministry of Labour in Government of India she was associated with the Child Labour (Protection & Regulation) Act, and the National Child Labour Projects. She also worked in the ILO Office, New Delhi for four years on a child labour project which extended support to the Government of India’s effort. Her recent postings have been as Secretary in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and now, Secretary in the Ministry of Environment & Forests. As Secretary, Tribal Affairs, Ms. Gupta was responsible for getting legislated a landmark Act, viz., the Schedule Tribe and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006. This Act for the very first time recognised the primacy of the rights of people, particularly tribals, who have been living and depending on the forests for their livelihood for generations. Ms. Gupta has moved to the Ministry of Environment & Forests as Secretary from 01.06.2007.

Ms. Gupta has written a number of papers and articles which have been published in different journals and newspapers.

 

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Ravi Khanna
CEO, Moser Baer Photo Voltaic Ltd.

Mr. Ravi Khanna is the CEO of MBPV, a fully owned subsidiary of Moser Baer India Ltd (MBIL). Under him able guidance, MBPV is implementing a state of art 80 MW Silicon wafer cell and module making plant a part of which is already commissioned since March 07. Mr Khanna has also been responsible for the acquisitions of technology companies and setting of a Technology Centre working on emerging/disruptive technologies which will position the company to reach GW levels of PV production by 2012. Mr. Khanna dons many hats and is also the Board member of prestigious firms like Solaria Corporation (Fremont, CA) and Stion Corporation (Menlo Park, CA)

He brings with himself 25 years of industry expertise and managerial abilities. In his illustrious earlier stints he has been associated with the prestigious Delphi Corporation. He joined as the Plant Manager, Delhi- Bangalore, moved on become Managing Director of Delphi Thailand & Vice President ASEAN and rose to become the Country Manger India & Thailand, covering 6 manufacturing sites and a Technical Center. He won accolades for his immense contribution towards Delphi and received the Delphi Chairman’s Global Performance Recognition Award for consecutive years (‘02 & ‘03).

Ravi has extensive experience in bringing the best manufacturing processes and technology solutions from the conceptualization stage to commercialization. He has spent lot of time in relocating and moving the technology solutions to the low cost mass manufacturing bases around the globe. He is well experienced in identifying early opportunities in the area of precision mass manufacturing. He handled Indo German and US joint ventures in India in the early stages of his career.

Born and brought up in New Delhi, Mr. Khanna has an envious academic record. He has finished his bachelors in mechanical engineering from P.E.C, Chandigarh and followed it with Masters in Business Administration from one of India’s pioneer B-school Symbiosis, Pune. He has a range of professional qualifications to his portfolio, which has helped him emerge as a world class manager and leader.

 

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