Introduction

India faces severe climate change impacts, including extremely high temperatures, unpredictable monsoons, and rising sea levels. To prepare, the country must strengthen weather forecasting systems, invest in weather-resistant crops, grow the share of renewable energy in its energy mix, do better urban planning, etc. 

India aims to achieve 500 GW of renewable energy installed capacity by 2030, focusing on solar energy. However, challenges exist in the solar industry, including policy levers.

Large conglomerates must contribute to sustainable goals by investing in non-solar renewable sources like wind, hydro, biofuels, and green hydrogen. The power industry, which contributes significantly to carbon emissions, needs to make the entire value chain more environmentally friendly. 

India must also take a deep look at managing forest cover, sustainable housing, address depleting water resources, among several other  challenges.

The Mint Sustainability Summit 2024 will address all these challenges and attempt to find a pathway to a more sustainable future across multiple areas.


Agenda

9:30 AM onwards
  • 9:30 AM – 10:55 AM

    Registration & Breakfast

  • 10:55 AM – 11:00 AM

    Welcome Address

    Ravi Krishnan, Editor-in-Chief, Mint

  • 11:00 AM – 11:40 AM

    Climate change: How India can cope

    Speakers:
    Hisham Mundol, Chief Advisor, Environmental Defense Fund India
    Saurabh Kumar, Vice-President, India, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP)
    Amit Prothi, Director General, Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)
    Aarti Khosla, Director, Climate Trends
    Arun Sharma - Group Head for Sustainability & Climate Change, Adani Group

    Moderator:
    Goutam Das, Editor, Long Story and Primer, Mint
     

  • 11:40 AM – 11:55 AM

    Water credits: Why they make business sense

    Speaker:

    Angelo George, CEO, Bisleri International

  • 11:55 AM – 12:25 PM

    Alleviating the coming water crisis

    Speaker:

    Anuj Kanwal, Commissioner, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Jal Shakti Ministry

  • 12:25 PM – 1:05 PM

    Sustainability imperative: Is India Inc. doing enough?

    Speakers:
    Smitha Shetty, Regional Director, APAC, Achilles Information Limited.
    Anurag Mathur, CEO, Savills India
    Anup Sahay, Head- Corporate Strategy and Special Initiatives, Larsen & Toubro
    Ashwin Jacob, Partner and Energy Resources, & Industrials Industry Leader, Deloitte India
    HC Vinayaka, VP – Technical, EHS & Sustainability, ITC Hotels

    Moderator:
    Mihir Mishra, National Corporate Editor, Mint
     

  • 1:05 PM – 2:15 PM

    Lunch break

  • 2:15 PM – 3:00 PM

    The sustainable drive: Clean wheels in motion

    Speakers:
    Aanchal Jain, CEO, PMI Electro Mobility Solutions
    Anand Mimani, CEO, Greenline Mobility Solutions
    Anmol Jaggi, CEO, Blusmart
    Harsh Kapoor, Partner, Monitor Deloitte

    Moderator:
    Alisha Sachdev, Assistant Editor, Mint
     

  • 3:00 PM – 3:20 PM

    Balancing profit & planet: The need for responsible mining

    Speaker:
    Priya Agarwal Hebbar, Chairperson, Hindustan Zinc and Non-Executive Director, Vedanta Ltd.

    Moderator:
    Goutam Das, Editor, Long Story and Primer, Mint
     

  • 3:20 PM – 4:00 PM

    Money matters: Financing climate adaptability

    Speakers:
    Neeraj Menon, Partner & Head of Projects, Trilegal
    Prajna Khanna, Global Head of Sustainability, Prosus Group
    Shiva Shanker, Investment Director, Ankur Capital
    Ashok Emani, Director, ESG, National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)

    Moderator:
    Shayan Ghosh, Editor- BFSI, Mint
     

  • 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM

    Sustainability: Paris, beyond, and India's action plan

    Speaker:
    Rajesh Kumar, Inspector General of Forest, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

  • 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM

    Tea Break

  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

    Keynote Address by Chief Guest

    Speaker:
    Shri Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy, and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution

  • 6:00 PM – 6:45 PM

    Waiting for the Sun: The progress in solar

    Speakers:
    Gurdeep Singh, Chairman & MD, NTPC
    Manikkan S, Executive Director and CEO, Radiance Renewables
    Rahul Tongia, Senior Fellow, Centre for Social and Economic Progress 
    Shivanand Nimbargi, MD & CEO, Ayana Renewable Power
    Sujoy Ghosh, Vice President & Country Managing Director for India, First Solar

    Moderator:
    Utpal Bhaskar, Assistant Managing Editor, Mint
     

  • 6:45 PM – 7:30 PM

    Not just solar: Fuelling an alternative India

    Speakers:
    Mahesh Girdhar
    , MD & CEO, EverEnviro Resource Management Private Ltd.
    R. Narayan Kumar, Chief Business Officer, Inox Wind
    Debi Prasad Dash, Executive Director, India Energy Storage Alliance 

    Moderator:
    Rituraj Baruah
    , Special Correspondent, Mint
     

  • 7:30 PM – onwards

    Cocktail Dinner


Chief Guest

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Shri. Pralhad Joshi

Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy, and
Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution

Speakers

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Gurdeep Singh

Chairman & MD, NTPC
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Amit Prothi

Director General, CDRI
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Shivanand Nimbargi

MD & CEO, Ayana Renewable Power
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Anup Sahay

Head- Corporate Strategy & Special Initiatives, Larsen & Toubro
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Priya Agarwal Hebbar

Chairperson, Hindustan Zinc and Non-Executive Director, Vedanta Ltd.
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Anurag Mathur

CEO, Savills India
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Arun Sharma

Group Head for Sustainability & Climate Change, Adani Group
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Smitha Shetty

Regional Director, APAC, Achilles Information Limited.
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Rahul Tongia

Senior Fellow, CSEP
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Saurabh Kumar

Vice-President, India, GEAPP
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Angelo George

CEO, Bisleri International
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Anmol Jaggi

CEO, Blusmart
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Harsh Kapoor

Partner, Monitor Deloitte
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Hisham Mundol

Chief Advisor, Environmental Defense Fund India
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Aanchal Jain

CEO, PMI Electro Mobility Solutions
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Mahesh Girdhar

MD & CEO, EverEnviro Resource Management Private Ltd
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Anand Mimani

CEO, Greenline Mobility Solutions
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Ashwin Jacob

Partner and Energy Resources, & Industrials Industry Leader , Deloitte India
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Prajna Khanna

Global Head of Sustainability, Prosus Group
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Neeraj Menon

Partner & Head of Projects, Trilegal
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Manikkan S

Executive Director and CEO, Radiance Renewables
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HC Vinayaka

VP - Technical, EHS & Sustainability, ITC Hotels
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Anuj Kanwal

Commissioner, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Jal Shakti Ministry
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Rajesh Kumar

Inspector General of Forest, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
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Shiva Shanker

Investment Director, Ankur Capital
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Sujoy Ghosh

Vice President & Country Managing Director for India, First Solar
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Aarti Khosla

Director, Climate Trends
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Ashok Emani

Director, ESG, National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)
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R. Narayan Kumar

Chief Business Officer, Inox Wind
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Debi Prasad Dash

Executive Director, India Energy Storage Alliance
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Goutam Das

Editor, Long Story and Primer, Mint (Moderator)
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Rituraj Baruah

Special Correspondent, Mint (Moderator)
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Utpal Bhaskar

Assistant Managing Editor, Mint (Moderator)
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Mihir Mishra

National Corporate Editor, Mint (Moderator)
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Alisha Sachdev

Assistant Editor, Mint (Moderator)
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Shayan Ghosh

Editor- BFSI, Mint (Moderator)

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