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30 Oct - 1 Nov 2023
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About Sixth Assembly of the ISA
The 2023 Governance Meetings of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) were initiated in June of
this year.
The governance bodies of the ISA, namely the Assembly, the Standing Committee, and the
Regional Committees, offer an integrated approach to governance and decision-making within
the Alliance.
The Governance Meetings comprise deliberations across the four regions of Africa, Asia-Pacific,
Europe & Others, and Latin America-Caribbean at the Regional Committee. The Regional
Committees of the ISA meet annually, chaired by two Vice-Presidents from the region, and aim
to assess and discuss progress, challenges, and opportunities related to ISA's programmatic
support, flagship initiatives, partnerships, private sector engagements, and work plan for the
region.
These discussions inform the deliberations of the Standing Committee, which comprises the
Hon’ble President, Co-President, and 8 regional Vice-Presidents. The deliberations by the
Standing Committee, in turn, inform the deliberations of the Assembly, which is the apex
decision-making body of the ISA.
These Meetings extend the ISA Secretariat the opportunity to enhance cooperation with ISA
Member Countries, as well as provide Member Countries with the ability to improve
collaboration among themselves and mutually identify avenues of cooperation and partnership.
The Sixth Assembly of the International Solar Alliance will be hosted in New Delhi, India, from
30 October to 1 November 2023.
• The Eighth Meeting of the Standing Committee of ISA was convened in New Delhi, India,
on 6 June 2023.
• The Fourth Meeting of the ISA Regional Committee for Europe and the Others region
was hosted from 21-23 June 2023 in Brussels, Belgium.
• The Fifth Meeting of the ISA Regional Committee for the Asia and the Pacific region was
hosted from 24-26 July 2023 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
• The Fifth Meeting of the ISA Regional Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean
region was hosted virtually on 23 August 2023.
• The Fifth Meeting of the ISA Regional Committee for Africa was hosted from 30 August
to 1 September 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda.
• The Ninth Meeting of the Standing Committee of ISA will be convened on 25 September
2023 in New Delhi, India.
Dr Ajay Mathur
Director General, International Solar Alliance
“Since its inception, ISA has taken the lead and has significantly promoted solar energy adoption across its Member Countries. The accelerated work being done under the ISA programmes and initiatives has been due to the enthusiasm and cooperation from the Member Countries, helping build a tremendous momentum and undertaking concrete steps towards registering a significant impact. The Sixth Assembly offers a unique opportunity to engage meaningfully and deliberate on our shared goals. We must leverage the knowledge, expertise, and experiences countries share to advance the global solar revolution. Climate change presents an existential threat, and we can together mitigate its impacts by sharing best practices and implementing joint strategies. I am looking forward to welcoming respected colleagues and delegates.”
Site Visit to Solar PV installation at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, India
Guidelines for Site VisitKey Speakers
Neil Spann
Mahua Acharya
Philippe Macé
Ujjwal Kanti Bhattacharya
Raffaele Rossi
Andreas W. Bett
Arnulf Jaeger Waldau
Gaëtan Masson
Juzer Vasi
William Tumas
Máté Heisz
Jonas Moberg
Milind Shrinivasrao Kulkarni
Heinz Ossenbrink
Sandith Thandasherry
Jiwan S Acharya
Rikiye Abe
Mathieu Geze
Belen Linares
Are Gløersen
Manoj Gupta
Eva Vandest
Gurdeep Singh
Neeraj Gupta
Anurag Agrawal
SSV Ramakumar
Christian Breyer
Manish Karna
Somesh Kumar
Pranav Mehta
Sabine Cornieti
Chintan Shah
Gagan Sidhu
Dushyant Thakor
Scott Woodard
Neha Kumar
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Abhishek Shah
Abhishek has more than 16 years of overall experience with 14 years of experience in the Renewable Energy (RE) sector. He has cross-functional experience in the areas of RE project financing, business strategy, market assessment, bid process management, stakeholder management, policy advocacy, business and financial modelling, and large project management across both public and private sectors. Abhishek has worked across equity research, project finance, consulting, and private equity areas within solar energy. He has been involved in assisting companies define their strategies in the solar energy sector. He has worked on consultancy assignments with diverse bilateral, multilateral and funding institutions such as the World Bank, KfW, UNDP, DFID, ADB, USICEF, GIZ and IRENA. Abhishek also has experience in identifying business models and developing business strategies and roadmaps, raising equity and debt financing for solar rooftop developers. He was also instrumental in conducting more than 10 investor roadshows internationally for the state government of Gujarat for investor promotion. He has also led various marketing, capacity building and awareness creation initiatives such as assisting GIZ in the capacity building of 175 bankers and more than 340 farmers on solar pumps. He is currently leading some marquee TA programs with ADB and FCDO, UK in the RE sector.
Paritosh Moghe
Paritosh has more than 6 years of experience in the RE sector particularly in the areas of off grid/ decentralized RE and energy access space. He has extensive knowledge of conducting market analysis and assessment of various solar technology options in India and globally. He has assisted international organizations for evaluation of market opportunity in emerging areas of Solar Pumps, Storage/ Batteries and others. He has also worked in the areas of procurement including supply chain analysis, bid process management, vendor selection etc. He has worked with diverse stakeholders in the RE sector including central agencies and ministries, donor agencies, multilateral and bilateral organizations and NGOs etc. Paritosh has worked extensively with funding agencies such as World Bank, ADB, FCDO; development sector organizations such as GIZ, IRENA, ISA, public sector undertakings and private sector clients, particularly in the new energies and solar space.
Michael Schmela
Michael is Executive Advisor to the CEO and a member of the leadership team. Alongside his business development work, Michael heads SolarPower Europe’s award-winning market intelligence team. He is lead author of the annually published Global Market Outlook and EU Market Outlook and works closely with Policy Analyst Raffaele operating the Solar & Storage workstream. Michael has been working in solar for over 20 years. After co-founding Photon-Magazine in 1996, he served in various positions within the Photon group, primarily as Editor-in-Chief of Photon International. In 2014, Michael started MISCHCO, a company offering strategy consulting and communication services to solar companies. In 2016, TaiyangNews, a digital news platform for the solar industry that Michael founded, went online. Michael studied Geology/Palaeontology at Bonn University, Geology at RWTH Aachen, and Mineralogy at Frankfurt University.
Walburga Hemetsberger
Walburga is the Chief Executive Officer of SolarPower Europe. She is responsible for the overall performance of the association. Her previous experience includes her roles as Head of the EU Representation Office at VERBUND for nine years; Advisor of Financial and Capital Markets at The Association of German Public Banks and Association of Public Banks (VÖB / EAPB); Competition lawyer at Haarmann Hemmelrath; A Parliamentary Assistant to Austrian MEP and experience in the DG Competition Merger Control Task Force. Walburga has also been a Board Member of Hydrogen Europe. Walburga holds a degree in Law and Business Administration from Leopold-Franzens Universität Innsbruck. She speaks German, English, Dutch and French.
Neil Spann
Neil has a professional and energy services background and has held key roles in large energy services businesses. He was Director of Group Finance and Investor Relations of Eaga plc at the time of its purchase by a major UK Support Services company in April 2011. He stayed with the enlarged business to become the finance Director of its UK Services division, a £1.2bn business. Neil has specific experience in financing large scale renewables and PV projects. He joined Power Roll in January 2014 and is responsible for all aspects of Power Roll’s on-going development and performance.
Mahua Acharya
Ms. Acharya is an international climate finance and carbon markets expert, having worked in Europe, the USA, Asia, and India. She was most recently the Asia Director at Climate Policy Initiative and a former Assistant Director-General at the Global Green Growth Institute, Korea. Ms. Acharya brings innovative thinking, managerial ability, and operations experience, uniquely suited to take CESL to new markets and new geographies. She was at the World Bank in her early career and has a Masters’ degree from Yale University.
Hitesh Doshi
Dr. Hitesh Doshi, Chairman & Managing Director, WAAREE Group has over 28 years of experience in the engineering industry. Under his leadership WAAREE has received various recognition award and accolades. He formed WAAREE Energies Ltd. in 2007 initiating its foray in Renewable Energy and has taken several initiatives to accelerate the company’s top-line and bottom-line growth. His vision and strategic business leadership are instrumental in establishing WAAREE Energies in a leadership position in the solar industry. He looks after the overall business strategy of the Company and International Business Development coupled with expansion projects of the Company.
Philippe Macé
Mr. Philippe Macé is the Head of Strategy & Analytics at the Becquerel Institute. In this role, he works towards delivering high impact strategic advises to major companies of the PV and energy sector as well as institutional actors, related to market positioning and development, technological choices, business model and business plans development, economic performances or regulatory adequacy. Mr. Mace possesses a BSc and MSc in Business Engineering from the Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
Ujjwal Kanti Bhattacharya
Mr. Ujjwal Kanti Bhattacharya joined NTPC in the year 1984 as Ninth Batch of Engineering Executive Trainees and was initially posted at NTPC Korba. He is an Electrical Engineering Graduate from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He has also completed his PG Diploma in Management from MDI, Gurgaon. He started his career in Green Field Project Construction, followed by working in the areas of Power Plant Operation & Maintenance, Renovation & Modernization, Environment Management, and Technical Services at 1600 MW Farakka STPP. After serving in Farakka in various departments, he moved to Talcher Thermal Power Station (450 MW), an Old and Underperforming asset, taken over from State Electricity Board. Before appointment as Director (Projects), NTPC he has worked as MD and CEO (Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company Limited), ED (Business Development) and ED (Projects), NTPC.
Raffaele Rossi
Raffaele Rossi coordinates the Sustainability workstream and the Solar & Storage workstream. Additionally, as part of the Market Intelligence team, he is involved in data analysis and the work around SolarPower Europe’s flagship publications, the Global Market Outlook and the EU Market Outlook. Prior to joining SolarPower Europe, Raffaele worked at CSR Europe, focusing on the Sustainable Development Goals and the circular economy. He also has experience from the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, where he worked on finance for climate adaptation. Raffaele holds a MSc in Environmental Management and Policy from Lund University in Sweden and a BSc in Business Economics from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice in Italy.
Andreas W. Bett
Dr Andreas W. Bett is Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Freiburg, Germany. The main areas of research of Dr Andreas Bett include solar silicon material, epitaxial growth of Si and III-V semiconductors, development of characterisation techniques for advanced solar cell devices and the fabrication of solar cells. Furthermore, he develops concentrator module and systems and is involved in field testing. For his scientific achievements he was honored with several prestigious prizes. He has organized several international conferences and served in many scientific committees. He was also co-founder of the company Concentrix Solar in 2006 and in 2015 of the company NexWafe.
Arnulf Jaeger Waldau
Dr. Arnulf Jäger–Waldau is a Senior Expert at the Energy Efficiency and Renewables Unit, Directorate C: Energy, Transport and Climate. He works for the European Commission's Joint Research Centre, since 2001. The assessment of renewable energy technologies, the effectiveness of their implementation, their integration into energy infrastructures and the role of renewable energy for climate change mitigation is part of his work portfolio. His current project is 'PV Status Reports’.
Gaëtan Masson
Mr. Gaëtan Masson is Director and co-founder of the Becquerel Institute. After more than 10 years in the financial and IT sectors, he moved to the PV industry and developed the Business Intelligence of EPIA, the European PV Industry Association (now Solar Power Europe). Since 2013, he is the Operating Agent of the Task 1 of the PV programme of the International Energy Agency (IEA PVPS). He is vice-chairman of the European PV technology Platform and participates to the Scientific Committee of EU-PVSEC and Intersolar Europe. Since 2016, he manages the strategy and content of Solar UNITED.
Rana Adib
Rana Adib is the Executive Secretary of REN21 - an international policy network of passionate players dedicated to building a sustainable energy future with renewables. Rana has more than 20 years of experience in in developing and implementing thematically innovative and cross-cutting projects in sustainable energy, environmental services and development. She is an industrial engineer by training, and has worked in research and development, industry, international organisations, and NGOs, at the cross-roads of technology, business, marketing, and policy. At REN21, Rana developed a 900+ international expert community and led the REN21 Renewables Global Status Report series to become an international reference document in the field. At Veolia Environment, she created the biogas-to-energy R&D programme to develop business opportunities in waste treatment, energy and transport. At Fraunhofer ISE, she developed microcredit for energy access and set up and coordinated the German industry association for off-grid electrification.
Rohit Gadre
Mr. Rohit Gadre leads BNEF’s solar sector research for India. His focus is on analyzing market trends, policy dynamics, companies’ strategies and building forecasts to provide strategic insights on the development in the sector. Rohit previously worked as a consultant with DNV GL Singapore advising regulators, government agencies, utilities, developers and credit ratings agencies on regional electricity markets, energy policies and energy efficiency standards. Rohit holds an MSc in the Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment from University College London and B.E. in Environmental Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Shalabh Tandon
Mr. Shalabh Tandon leads the infrastructure and climate business at the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
Juzer Vasi
Juzer Vasi has been with the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay since 1981, where he is currently Professor Emeritus. He has worked in the areas of microelectronics and photovoltaics. He was the Founding Principal Investigator of the “National Centre for Photovoltaic Research and Education” (NCPRE), set up by MNRE at IIT Bombay, and the Research Thrust Leader for the bi-national program “Solar Energy Research Institute for India and the US”. Juzer Vasi is a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), and a Fellow of IEEE. He received Lifetime Contributions Awards from IIT Bombay in 2013 and from INAE in 2018. He has a B.Tech. degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT Bombay, and a Ph.D. from The Johns Hopkins University.
William Tumas
At the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Bill Tumas is the Associate Laboratory Director for Materials, Chemical and Computational Science (MCCS) leading fundamental and applied R&D for renewable energy and energy efficiency that spans photovoltaics and solar energy conversion, electrochemistry and electrons to molecules, hydrogen production and storage, solar fuels, advanced computing and theory, materials discovery and development, chemistry and nanoscience, energy storage and batteries, fuel cells, building materials, and reliability and durability of energy technologies. He oversees NREL's solar, hydrogen and fuel cells, basic energy sciences, advanced computing, and ARPA-E programs. Tumas has been actively engaged in collaborative research and technical management and leadership positions for over 30 years in industry and at national laboratories. He has led program development activities and created a number of multi-institution and international collaborations, including the Solar Energy Research Institute for India and the United States (SERIIUS) and director of two Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs): the Center for Next Generation Materials Design (www.cngmd-efrc.org) from 2014-2020 and Center for Inverse Design from 2011-2014. Prior to NREL, Bill was at Los Alamos National Laboratory for 17 years, where his last position was Program Director for Applied Energy Programs (DOE's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Fossil Energy, and Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability offices). He started his career at Dupont Central Research after postdoctoral research at Caltech. His research activities include materials
Máté Heisz
As Director of Global Affairs, Máté leads SolarPower Europe’s International Cooperation team to ensure the association’s presence and impact on the global stage. He represents SolarPower Europe in global fora such as the Global Solar Council and the IRENA Coalition for Action, and also oversees the association’s funded projects. Before joining SolarPower Europe, Máté worked as a Renewable Energy Advisor at German Development Cooperation GIZ in Tunisia. He holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from the Free University of Berlin and a Master’s degree in Economics from the Corvinus University of Budapest.
Jonas Moberg
Jonas Moberg was in May 2021 appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Global Green Hydrogen Organisation. 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 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.
Jonas co-authored the book “Beyond Governments – Making Collective Governance Work” and has written and commented extensively on transparency, corporate accountability, and the role of business in human rights. Jonas has served on a number of boards and working groups, including as the co-chair of the Ethical Toy Program.
Milind Shrinivasrao Kulkarni
Mr Kulkarni brings uniquely broad expertise in essentially all relevant disciplines of business, including General Management, Technology, Strategic Analysis, Business Development, Mergers & Acquisitions, Finance, Marketing, Operations, and Supply Chain. He has extensive background in solar silicon processing from Polysilicon Production to Module Assembly and in semiconductor silicon processing from Crystal Growth to Silicon Epitaxy. His cross functional expertise enables him to contribute to various business sectors. Milind has extensively worked in both the US and India. His geographical business exposure is even broader, covering many countries in the northern hemisphere. Milind is serving as President of PV manufacturing in Reliance New Energy Solar, where he is responsible for setting the business vision and executing the overall Solar and PV business plan. He oversaw cell and module technology development and implementation as the CTO of Vikram Solar, before joining Reliance. From July 2017 to February 2021, Milind served as the CEO of Suzlon Renewable Technologies and its sister company, Svagos Technik, where he was responsible for the development of next generation semiconductor and renewable technologies and implementation of these technologies in HVM.
Milind’s prior experiences were in the entire solar and semiconductor value chains in MEMC Electronic Materials, SunEdison, and GCL-Solar Materials, all part of one family of companies with a common origin. Milind led (as the CTO and VP/EVP of Strategic Expansions) Technology and Strategic Expansions in SunEdison-Solar Materials and later GCL-Solar Materials, which was the materials technology division of SunEdison before its acquisition by GCL. Milind worked on developing collaborative and strategic business partnerships (JVs) to implement SunEdison's Polysilicon, Crystal Growth, Wafering, and Module technologies into HVM. He was also responsible for explorative development of solar cells with various collaborators. He oversaw the development of turnkey solutions from technology selection to HVM. He represented SunEdison’s interests as a member of the Board of Directors of SunEdison’s polysilicon production joint venture with Samsung Fine Chemicals, SMP. In the past, Milind also directed sales and operations management, demand and supply forecasting, capacity and inventory management, supply chain mapping and optimization, operations research and production optimization, lean initiatives, and technology driven procurement across the solar materials value chain, along with cross-functional quantitative research in the entire semiconductor and solar value chains. Milind and his teams have developed new technologies that can create more than $10 B in value. Milind also facilitated M&A activities valued more than $100 M.
Milind is an author or co-author of more than 70 international journal publications, patents, conference presentations, invited plenary talks, and book chapters, collectively. He also started the Solar Silicon Symposium in China (2009) that has grown into China Photovoltaic Technology International Conference (CPTIC). Both his doctoral work and industrial research have received special recognitions by The AIChE Journal (Paper of the Month) and The Journal of The Electrochemical Society (Technical Highlight). Milind actively served as an official reviewer for various journals. He was a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of The Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research (an ACS publication) and served as a member of The National Council of Engineering School of Washington University, St. Louis, USA. Milind holds a bachelor’s degree from University of Mumbai (ICT/UDCT), master’s degree from Oregon State University, doctorate from Washington University, all in chemical engineering. He also holds a master’s degree in business administration, from Washington University. Milind won the Alumni Achievement Award of Washington University in 2012. For details, visit the following websites:
https://engineering.wustl.edu/offices-services/alumni/McKelvey-Engineering-Award-Years/2012.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULjOybRmXGg
Heinz Ossenbrink
Heinz Ossenbrink holds a PhD from Berlin in Nuclear Physics. He co-founded the European Solar Test Installation (ESTI) at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre in 1982; later he became Head of Unit Energy Efficiency and Renewables from 1996-2016. He was Chairman-elect of the International Electrotechnical Commission, TC82 (Solar Photovoltaic Energy Systems) for 12 years, chaired the European PV Solar Energy Conference & Exhibition twice and was 14 times its Programme Coordinator.
Since his retirement 2017 he is scientific consultant on Renewables, including Biomass. He advises Solar United and a number of professional clients. He serves currently as chair of the International Advisory Committee for the 8th World Conference on PV Energy Conversion 2023 in Milan (Italy).
Sandith Thandasherry
An IIT Madras alumni, with an MBA from INSEAD who has revolutionized the boating sector in India. Developed India's first solar electric ferry which went on to receive the Gustave trouve Award. A Naval Architect by profession, Sandith always had an eye for bringing out innovation in the maritime sector. The pathway was clearly to go for electrification and then dominate it, which is what he has done in India with Navalt Solar & Electric Boats.
His relentless focus on perfection and undying desire to bring innovations has helped him convince the water transportation departments across the country to start going green. He has also brought out innovations in the data analytics space with regard to the shipping industry, enabling large ship-owning companies to cut costs and reduce emissions thereby contributing to the global sustainability goals. Today, some of the largest shipping companies in the world utilize his data analytics platform, which has more than 2000 ships in its database. His boat-building business thrives along with having more than 50 boats built this year alone, which are fully electric and powered by solar energy.
Jiwan S Acharya
Jiwan Acharya is working in Energy Division of South Asia Department of Asian Development Bank (ADB) as Principal Energy Specialist. He currently focuses on developing and implementing energy efficiency, renewable energy and other broader energy sector projects in India and Nepal. He is also serving as focal person for Regional Cooperation and Integration for Energy in South Asia. Prior to that, he was with Energy Sector Group Secretariat in the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department of ADB since 1 October 2006 as Senior Energy Specialist. He is a key member of ADB's Energy Sector Group and Climate Change Team and was responsible for overseeing ADB's several key initiatives including Energy for All, and Low Carbon Technology Transfer, among others. Mr. Acharya served as ADB’s focal point for Clean Technical Fund (CTF) and Scaling Up Renewable Energy for Low Income Countries (SREP) under the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) as well as Sustainable Energy for All Initiative (SE4All).
Prior to joining ADB, Mr. Acharya was Senior Research Officer in Winrock International in Kathmandu, Nepal covering climate change, carbon financing, energy access and broader clean energy areas. Mr. Acharya, who is a Nepalese national, has a Master of Arts in Economics, Master of Science in Energy Systems and Management and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.
Rikiye Abe
Dr. Rikiya Abe has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Tokyo and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Kyushu University. Since 1977, he has worked for J-POWER, a Japanese wholesale power company. He worked for the company for many years and became familiar with power systems and power generation technology.
Since 2007, he has been a Specially Appointed Professor at the University of Tokyo. He founded Digital Grid Consortium in 2011, WASSHA Inc. in 2012, Digital Grid Inc. in 2017 and DG Capital Group Inc. in 2020.He currently serves as Chairman of the DG Consortium and CEO of DG Capital Group, advocating for the 'Digital Grid'. A digital grid is an innovative method of synchronizing multiple inverters using GPS time as a synchronization signal instead of voltage synchronization. This is a new type of smart grid that receives frequency and angle information from existing grids via the Internet and controls power flow and renewable energy generation. The Digital Grid is his architecture for an internet-like power system that will play a major role in the era of renewable energy.
Mathieu Geze
Based in Jakarta, Mathieu is Director Asia at HDF Energy, a French Independent Power Producer dedicated to hydrogen power. Mathieu has over 13 years of experience in Renewable Energy through various positions within IPP, EPC and key supplier companies. Prior to joining HDF Energy in 2018, Mathieu managed the development of the North African and East European subsidiaries of a French developer and EPC. Then for 4 years, he was Business Development Manager at ArcelorMittal Exosun.
Belen Linares
Belen Linares is 22 years professional experience in Aerospace & Energy business. She is an expert in Research, Technology & Product development for Energy & Powerplant Systems. She is being managing worldwide, international high-qualified engineering teams devoted to the Research & Development oriented to the Business Application & Profitability in Renewable Energy & Aerospace.
French educated, she started in 1998 her career in Airbus Industry, managing the A400M Military Aircraft Powerplant System Team in Toulouse (France) & Madrid (Spain). She moved in 2004 to the Energy sector, into Siemens Gamesa, Global Wind Turbine Manufacturer, where she dedicated part of her career to lead the product & technology development team as R&D Director. All her career, implemented in a global energy market: India, Mexico, Europe, USA & Brasil. Since 2016, Belén joined the Utility Acciona Energy as Innovation & R&D Director, Acciona Energy is a Global Renewables Company that commercializes the energy & operates more than 9GW Renewable Assets. Belén is Aerospace Engineer & High Degree Master in Electrical Systems by the Madrid Polytechnic University (Spain). Aspen Institute Fellow, she completed the Advanced Management Program for Executives (AMP) from ESADE Business School (Spain) & the Global Growth Strategy Program from Wharton School in Philadelphia (USA). She also completed in 2016 the Women Executive & CEO’s High Management Executive Business Program by ESADE Business School & CEOE, in Madrid & Barcelona. Belén is also, since 2017 the Innovation & Technology Vice President of EJECON: Spanish Women Executives & Women CEO’s Association. Since 2021, independent member of the board of Mutua de Propietarios, innovatic Spanish company from the insurance sector
Are Gløersen
Mr Gløersen is the Director of Ocean Sun in Southeast Asia and Oceania and responsible for their efforts on existing pilots, projects, and business development in this area. Mr. Gløersen holds a MSc in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering and has 20 years’ experience in solar PV, industrial automation, project and business management from Norway and Singapore with corresponding regions.
Ocean Sun is ready for commercial scale deployment of their patented floating solar technology after 5 years of development, piloting, and certifications for warranty issuance on all components in the solution. Ocean Sun has piloted systems near shore in Norway and Singapore, and on a hydro reservoir in the typhoon belt in the Philippines. Full-scale commercial system has been deployed in Albania with hydro-power giant Statkraft, and several projects incorporating these full-scale platforms will be deployed in Singapore next year and are in the works globally.”
Manoj Gupta
Mr. Gupta is the Vice President- Renewable Energy Business-Asia for Fortum India, a state-owned Finland based Utility Company. Fortum has already developed solar assets of around 1000 MW across various states of India and having pipeline of around another 1000 MW of solar & wind projects at various stages of development. With over 27 years of experience in the Renewable and Industrial sector, he brings with him all-round expertise in Business development, Merger & acquisition, Joint Venture, Secondary sales market in Solar sector for both Utility scale as well as BtB project solar project. He also carries the expertise in Sales & Marketing of Turnkey wind Power project.
He is the one to sell first Wind Project to an IPP company in India under the Group captive model. He is credited with conceptualizing many Business Models, which have become the Industry benchmark and thereby helping the companies to emerge an industry leader in India. After having more than 6 years exposure in Industrial sector, Manoj has dedicated himself to Renewable Energy sector (wind & solar) for last 20 Years.
Manoj began his career with Crompton Greaves Ltd and commanded leadership positions with Enercon (Win World), Suzlon Energy, Acme and Hindustan Power. He is an alumnus of National Institute of Technology, Calicut, Kerala where he has graduated in Electrical & Electronics Engineering.
Eva Vandest
As Group Head of Public Affairs of Amarenco Group, Eva Vandest elaborates and operates an influence strategy to boost Solar Energy deployment, the most sustainable and affordable Energy to date. As chair of the Agrisolar workstream of SolarPower Europe she promotes synergies between Agricultural and Solar sectors to tackle climate change adaptation and stands for ecological transition promoting regenerative agriculture solutions combined with Solar Energy production in rural areas.
Eva has a Master's degree in Law from the University of Paris Pantheon Sorbonne, specialising in public law and political science. She is also a-Sciences Po Paris certified in Public Affairs, Strategy and Influence.
Dr Ajay Mathur
Director General, International Solar Alliance
“Since its inception, ISA has taken the lead and has significantly promoted solar energy adoption across its Member Countries. The accelerated work being done under the ISA programmes and initiatives has been due to the enthusiasm and cooperation from the Member Countries, helping build a tremendous momentum and undertaking concrete steps towards registering a significant impact. The Sixth Assembly offers a unique opportunity to engage meaningfully and deliberate on our shared goals. We must leverage the knowledge, expertise, and experiences countries share to advance the global solar revolution. Climate change presents an existential threat, and we can together mitigate its impacts by sharing best practices and implementing joint strategies. I am looking forward to welcoming respected colleagues and delegates.”
Gurdeep Singh
Mr. Gurdeep Singh is the Chairman & Managing Director of NTPC Limited, India’s largest integrated power utility and a global energy major.
In an illustrious career spanning, more than three and a half decades, he has held leadership positions with several national and multinational companies like PowerGen, CESC, AES, IDFC, GSECL, and DVC.
Mr. Singh is an alumnus of NIT Kurukshetra and IIM Ahmedabad and has undergone management and leadership training from Harvard and Oxford business schools.
An accomplished business leader with expertise in building and managing businesses across the power sector value chain, Mr. Singh is leading NTPC’s transformational journey into a sustainable integrated energy company.
Mr. Singh embraces innovation and a people-centric sustainable approach to business. Under his leadership, NTPC has been consistently ranked as a ‘best employer’ internationally and also received awards and recognitions for its community-oriented innovative CSR initiatives and business sustainability.
Neeraj Gupta
Senior Team Lead, New Battery Systems, Reliance, India
As a Senior Team Lead in the New Energy space within Reliance Industries Ltd., Neeraj is working in the Battery Manufacturing Division that is trying to create Giga factories for lithium and sodium ion batteries for the Indian market. Neeraj has over 22 years of experience in the Chemical Industry and holds a PhD in Electrochemical Engineering from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Neeraj has worked with several public sector and multinational corporations like Indian Oil Corporation and General Electric. As the Lead Scientist in GE India Technology Centre, he led the process research - lithium-ion battery electrolytes, platinum recovery using ion exchange resins and via an electrochemical route. He has 3 US patents lithium ion battery electrolytes.
Anurag Agrawal
Director, South Asia, SOURCE
Anurag Agrawal joined SOURCE Global PBC in August 2021 as a director to lead business development in South Asia. Anurag has extensive experience in dealing with Fortune 500 companies locally and globally. A professional with over 15 years of experience across different industries, with a strong focus towards developing the business in renewables powered ecosystems. He works across the landscapes of corporates, consumers, and government to bring innovative technologies to the marketplace and assist in widespread adoption.
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 working on drawing the strategies for inclusion of hydrogen in the energy mix. Dr. Ramakumar has over 150 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 verticals, besides Corporate Planning.
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.
Christian Breyer
Dr. Breyer is a Solar Economy Professor at LUT University in Finland. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering. His primary area of expertise is the integrated research of technological and economic characteristics of renewable energy systems, with a focus on energy system modeling for 100% renewable energy on a local as well as global scale. He previously worked for the Reiner Lemoine Institut in Berlin and Q-Cells. He authored over 300 scientific papers, more than 150 of which were published in peer-reviewed journals.
Manish Karna
Dr. Manish Karna has pursued Ph.D. in marketing after completing Project Management at IIT Delhi. He has over 18 years of experience in Indian Power Industries. Over the years, he has developed expertise in Renewable Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution. Presently, he holds a key position as Head of Business Development at Adani Green Energy Limited.
Somesh Kumar
Mr. Somesh is a Partner at E&Y (India) with over 20 years of experience and extensive domain knowledge of infrastructure sectors, with a focus on the power sector. Prior to joining EY, he was a senior executive at a major Indian utility company, where he gained extensive regulatory knowledge. He graduated from Shri Ram College of Commerce and is a Chartered Accountant. He is heavily involved in sector decarbonization, net zero towns, cities, and enterprises, and sustainability. Somesh has extensive experience assisting the government, regulators, and energy companies as they tackle India's unprecedented energy sector transformation.
Pranav Mehta
Mr. Somesh is a Partner at E&Y (India) with over 20 years of experience and extensive domain knowledge of infrastructure sectors, with a focus on the power sector. Prior to joining EY, he was a senior executive at a major Indian utility company, where he gained extensive regulatory knowledge. He graduated from Shri Ram College of Commerce and is a Chartered Accountant. He is heavily involved in sector decarbonization, net zero towns, cities, and enterprises, and sustainability. Somesh has extensive experience assisting the government, regulators, and energy companies as they tackle India's unprecedented energy sector transformation.
Pranav Mehta
Mr. Pranav is a leading Global Solar Energy thought Leader who is well-known for his social and environmental concerns. He is the Founder Chairman of the National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) and has made significant contributions to India's achievement of 28 GW solar capacity today, having started from zero MW in 2008 and ranking among the top 5 solar countries globally. He has an overall industry experience of over 45 years, mainly in “Concept to Commissioning” of high technology projects in the Steel, Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Solar sector with an emphasis on Sustainable Development.
Sabine Cornieti
Sabine is working as an Energy Specialist at the World Bank Group and worked with the World Bank’s Sustainable Renewables Risk Mitigation Initiative (SRMI) in 25 countries. Prior to joining World Bank, she worked as an Associate Business Developer for EREN Renewable Energy in Jakarta. She also worked with GIZ in Indonesia and with UNDP in New York on renewable energy policies. She holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Nottingham, UK, an MSc in Economics from Sorbonne Paris 1, and specialized in Renewable Energy Policies at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, USA.
Chintan Shah
Mr. Chintan Shah is currently working as Managing Director at Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) and handling different portfolios in promoting Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency and Conservation Projects in the country. Previously, he has served as the President of SBD and Corporate Affairs at Suzlon Energy Limited and has also worked with The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI). He has overall 23 years of experience in renewable energy including various activities namely manufacturing of RE Systems, project consultancy, project financing, and policy planning. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering from the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.
Gagan Sidhu
Gagan is the Director of the CEEW Centre for Energy Finance (CEEW-CEF) and is focused on advancing the energy transition in emerging economies. Prior to joining CEEW, Gagan was CFO of GMR Renewable Energy. He has also worked in the investment banking industry across multiple geographic locations (Tokyo, Singapore, London, Dubai & Delhi), with leading European and Asian financial institutions covering M&A, capital markets, straight & structured lending, and cross-sell. He holds a BA (Hons) degree in Economics from Delhi University’s Shri Ram College of Commerce, and an MBA from Duke University.
Dushyant Thakor
Mr. Dushyant is working as Senior VP at Invest India and Senior Advisor at WAIPA (part-time) and has over two decades of experience in investment promotion & facilitation, ICT & global standards. He has worked in more than 10 countries in developed and developing parts of the world and executed various projects on furthering India’s bilateral relations with Africa. He holds a master’s degree in International Business from The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade and a master’s in computer applications from the University of Delhi. He has an honors degree in Mathematics from the University of Delhi.
Scott Woodard
Deputy Director
Bureau of Energy Resources, Office of Energy Transformation
U.S. Department of State
Scott Woodard joined the U.S. State Department’s Foreign Service in 2002 as an Economic Officer. During his career, he has been posted to U.S. embassies and consulates in Manama, Bahrain; Vilnius, Lithuania; Chennai, India; Bern, Switzerland; and Munich, Germany, working on a wide variety of political, economic, and commercial issues.
During his most recent overseas tour he served as Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Bandar Seri Begawan in the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam. Following that tour, he worked in Washington for U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire as a foreign affairs advisor. Currently, he serves as the Deputy Director in the State Department’s office dedicated to promoting the diplomacy of clean energy.
Scott earned a master’s degree from the University of Virginia and a bachelor’s degree from DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. He speaks German, Hungarian, and some Lithuanian, Spanish, and French.
Neha Kumar
Ms Neha Kumar heads the South Asia Programme for Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) and is based in Delhi. She drives policy practice, strategy and partner programmes to scale up the green bonds market and sustainable financial ecosystem. She is a core member of the Working Group on Taxonomy, a special invitee on resilience and regulations under the Ministry of Finance, GoI, Sustainable Finance Task Force. Her current focus areas include on role of central banks and making sustainable finance widely accessible in clean energy, hard to abate sectors, climate resilient agriculture and state and city level action on green financing. Earlier she worked on ESG disclosures regulation (BRR and BRSR) by the Indian market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India; development of financial sector led Responsible Financing Guidelines by Indian Banks Association.
The Ashok
A. For LDC and SIDS Delegates*:
Hotel accommodation for 3 nights:
o Check-in: 17th October (after 2 PM)
o Check-out: 20th October (by 2 PM)
- Deluxe Room for Hon’ble Minister + Standard Room for 1 (one) NFP / designated official per Member / Signatory country
- Deluxe Room for Hon’ble Minister per Prospective Member Country
- All meals and internet/ WiFi in the room/hotel premises included
- Facility of hotel laundry service is extended to Ministers only
- All other incidental costs including alcohol, tobacco, IDD calls, in-room minibar services, pay channels, etc., will be at the expense of the delegates and are to be settled directly with the hotel at the time of check-out
- The cost of accommodation and other services prior to or after the applicable dates for hospitality are the responsibility of individual delegates and will be required to be settled by each delegate on checkout from the hotel
- Non-sponsored / self-funded delegates are requested to book directly with the hotel
Taj Palace Hotel
For delegates from countries other than LDC and SIDS Countries*:
- Delegates from ISA countries not falling in the SIDS and LDC* categories are requested to make their own arrangements for their stay in New Delhi, India. For assistance, a few rooms have been held at the designated hotels at special rates. While booking, please complete the reservation by referring to the title of the event and its specified dates. Any reservation made before/after these dates will be subject to room availability and at your own cost.
Taj Mahal Hotel
For delegates from countries other than LDC and SIDS Countries*:
- Delegates (Non-LDC/SIDS) are advised to contact the hotel directly in advance and provide the participant’s full name, date and time of check-in and check-out, flight numbers and contact details.
- Rooms are available to delegates on a first-come, first-served basis. Any cancellations, postponements or other changes should be notified to the hotel at least 48 hours in advance. Rooms not occupied in accordance with the latest advice will be held for 24 hours at the participant’s expense and then released.
- Before departure from India, delegates should settle directly with the respective hotels all accounts, including room charges and other expenses, such as for local and long-distance telephone calls, internet use, business centre use, laundry, room and hotel transportation services, mini-bar items, as well as restaurant and bar services. Delegates are also responsible for any charges incurred with respect to rooms remaining vacant owing to late arrival or rescheduled departure for which inadequate prior notice is given.
- In case you need any further assistance,
please contact: Accommodation Coordinator
Company name: Confederation of Indian Industry
Contact person: Mr Vikas Bhardwaj & Mr Anil Kumar
Contact address (Email): vikas.bhardwaj@cii.in; anil.kumar@cii.in
Phone: (WhatsApp) +91 9810606761 & +91 9810678301