Gurdeep Singh

Amit Prothi

Amit Prothi is the Director General, Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI). Mr. Prothi brings a wealth of international experience and expertise on climate and disaster resilience issues. He is an international expert with nearly 25 years of progressive leadership in the fields of urban planning and resilient infrastructure, with experience across more than 15 countries in North America, Asia and Europe. He has managed multidisciplinary teams on thematic topics that relate to climate change mitigation and adaptation including environmental planning, urban policy, land use and transportation planning, natural resource management, flood management, disaster resilient infrastructure, housing, and community development.

Recently, at the Atlantic Council's Arsht Rock Resilience Centre and previously at the Resilient Cities Network (and its predecessor 100ResilientCities), he engaged directly with cities, national governments, private sector partners, funders and technical experts to mainstream understanding of resilience and sustainability in development priorities.

Mr. Prothi has a Bachelors in Architecture from the School of Planning and Architecture in Delhi, and a Masters in Regional Planning from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He has also pursued doctoral studies (focusing on urban water resource management) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Shivanand Nimbargi

Shivanand Nimbargi, an industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience spanning energy, transport, and infrastructure sectors, is the Managing Director and CEO of Ayana Renewable Power, which is one of India's largest renewable energy companies. Prior to his current position, Shivanand has held several leadership roles, including as MD & CEO at L&T Metro Hyderabad, the world's largest public-private partnership project in the metro sector. He has also served as MD & CEO of Green Infra Ltd (GIL), a renewable energy platform backed by IDFC, between 2011 and 2016.

Shivanand started his career with Babcock and Wilcox, where he worked in Erection & Commissioning of Utility power plants . Thereafter, he worked with Alstom   heading various functions such as , sales, supply chain, quality, and project management and managing businesses including manufacturing units. During his time there, he set up new business lines and managed global product lines of Coal Mills. Shivanand has been on the board of NTPC Alstom joint venture and Chairs FICCI's Renewable Energy CEO Council. He also serves as the Co-Chair of Taskforce on Energy Transition at CII Karnataka.

Shivanand is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering and pursued an Advanced Management Program at INSEAD. His extensive experience in the Energy and Transportation sector along with his exceptional leadership skills have earned him numerous accolades throughout his career.

Anup Sahay

Mr. Anup Sahay is Head - Corporate Strategy and Special Initiatives for Larsen & Toubro. In addition, he has oversight of Corporate Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Corporate IT and Corporate Brand Management & Communication. Mr. Sahay also guided the development of L&T SuFin, a new business in the B2B supply chain space for industrial and construction products.

Mr. Anup Sahay joined L&T in August 2018. Prior to this, he worked with Tata Steel for 32 years in various roles, acquiring rich experience in corporate strategy, marketing, business excellence, and sustainability. He also headed the Integration Office subsequent to the acquisition of Corus by Tata Steel.

Mr. Anup Sahay has done his graduation in Economics Honors, Delhi University in 1982 followed by Post Graduation in Business Management from IIM Ahmedabad in 1984. He has also done Executive Development program in Business Management from CEDEP, Fountainebleau, France, 2004-06.

Priya Agarwal Hebbar

Priya Agarwal Hebbar is the Chairperson of Hindustan Zinc Limited, India’s largest and world’s 2nd largest integrated Zinc producer and is also the Non-Executive Director at Vedanta Ltd, world's leading natural resources conglomerate. 

As Chairperson HZL, Priya has been key in leading a robust growth plan for the organisation. Under her leadership HZL reported a record-breaking year surpassing production of 1 million tonne of refined metal. Given the push from Priya on investing in world class technology for maximum metal recovery, and digitization of the mining and smelting operations – HZL achieved highest-ever mined metal production in the first quarter of 2023 at 257kt.

Further, as part of Priya’s vision to reduce import dependency of silver, used heavily in the production of medical equipment and solar panels, HZL is establishing a best-in-class Fumer to extract maximum metal content through which the organisation will be able to produce additional silver in Hydro 2 plant. 

Further, in addition to her role as Chairperson HZL, Priya is also the anchor of Vedanta’s ESG transformation. She is passionate about nature conservation, animal welfare, child nutrition and gender parity which has driven her to lead a variety of CSR initiatives. Under Priya’s leadership, the Anil Agarwal Foundation (AAF), the philanthropic arm of Vedanta, has invested around USD 240 million towards socio-economic development in India touching the lives of around fifty million people across 1300 villages in India and has pledged USD 600 million over the next 5 years towards social impact projects. Vedanta has modernized over 4000 anganwadis across the country through its flagship project Nand Ghar which aims to ensure opportunities for seven crore children and 2 crore women even in the remotest parts of the country. Nand Ghar reimagines the anganwadi network with state-of-the-art infrastructure powered with 24x7 solar electricity, clean hygienic toilets, water purifiers and provides best in class services for e-learning based pre-school education, wholesome nutrition, health, hygiene, and women empowerment.

Priya has also led the development & implementation of a groupwide inclusion policy for its transgender employees in an effort to promote inclusivity and diversity at workplace. As part of the comprehensive policy, Vedanta is extending additional medical benefits in terms of a 30-day gender affirmation leave and financial support of up to Rs 2 lakh for gender affirmation surgery, the company said in a statement.

Following her love for animals, in 2010, Priya founded YODA - Youth Organization in Defence of Animals, today the largest animal welfare organization in Maharashtra with focus on rehabilitation of injured, sick, and abandoned stray animals, rehabilitating over 3000 animals each month. It partners with the local municipality to vaccinate and sterilize around 600 animals each month. YODA ensures the adoption of over 4000 shelter animals every year, providing 24/7 ambulance services across the city of Mumbai with fully equipped ambulances to conduct emergency treatments on spot. It aims to reduce rabies, ensure stray population control in Maharashtra, and promotes community awareness and education through school outreach to instill sensitivity towards animals in young children.

Priya is also leading India's first state-of-the-art animal welfare project TACO - The Animal Care Organization, under AAF which will bring leading academicians, veterinary professionals, and communities together to create a more holistic approach to animal care in India. TACO also supports tiger conservation efforts and provides infrastructural support to the Ranthambore National Park in collaboration with the Government of Rajasthan.

With focused action plans on decarbonization, water positivity, workplace safety, community welfare and workforce diversity, Priya’s leadership is driving Vedanta on a transformative journey to emerge as an industry leader in ESG. 
 

Anurag Mathur

Anurag is the Chief Executive Officer of Savills India, a 170-year old, UK based real estate consulting firm. He oversees the company's growth and operations, which are spread across eight cities in India.

Anurag's career began with a leading architectural firm in New Delhi, where he worked as a senior architect, managing various significant projects including hotels, industrial units and commercial spaces.

Before joining Savills, Anurag served as an International Director at JLL in India. During his tenure at JLL, he held several key positions, including CEO of Project & Development Services, Chairman of India Corporate Solutions and Head of JLL Private Equity Fund. Prior to that, he worked at Cushman & Wakefield, where he was a founding member of the company in India. At Cushman & Wakefield, he led the Asset Services business and played a crucial role in expanding the company into new geographies, ultimately serving as Managing Director and Country Head during the last few years of his tenure.

With his extensive experience in the real estate industry, Anurag remains committed to sustainability and excellence in the built environment.

Arun Sharma

Smitha Shetty

Smitha Shetty is a dynamic and influential leader with over 15 years of senior leadership and management expertise in the global SaaS industry. Currently serving as Regional Director for APAC at Achilles Information Ltd., a UK-headquartered company, she leverages her extensive knowledge and practical insights to drive supply chain due diligence and sustainable value chain process management.

In her current role, Smitha spearheads strategic initiatives across the APAC region, focusing on educating stakeholders about the critical importance of ESG considerations within the supply chain. She is passionate about leveraging technology to streamline and automate processes, making them more efficient and proactive.

Trained in SA8000 Internal Lead Auditing and NEBOSH health and safety protocols, with exposure to international quality standards, Smitha is a results-oriented professional dedicated to operational excellence. Her strategic mindset and proven track record instill confidence in her ability to deliver exceptional results.

Rahul Tongia

Rahul Tongia is a Senior Fellow with CSEP in New Delhi, where his work focuses on technology and policy, especially for sustainable development. He co-leads the Energy, Natural Resources, and Sustainability group at CSEP, and is also active in broader issues of technology. Dr. Tongia’s work spans the entire gamut of energy and electricity, with focuses on supply options including renewable energy (covering finance, grid integration, etc.); smart grids, which use innovative information and communications technology to improve management of the electric utility grid; issues of access and quality; and broader issues of reforms and regulations, including electricity and energy pricing. Another thread of his work focuses on climate equity and the energy transition. His book Future of Coal in India: Smooth Transition or Bumpy Road Ahead (2020) was awarded a Top Energy Policy Book to read in 2021 by BookAuthority.

Saurabh Kumar

Saurabh Kumar is the Vice-President-India, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP).

Saurabh is an Indian Revenue Service officer of 1992 batch. He joined Indian Revenue Service as Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax and worked as Deputy Commissioner in various sensitive intelligence assignments. After IRS he joined the Union Ministry of Power, Government of India as Deputy Secretary in charge of the Budget and Finance wing with the task of appraising large power projects for government investments. He was part of the 
government structure that was responsible for taking investment decisions in large power projects.

He successfully led EESL in implementing energy efficiency projects such as UJALA, SNLP, MEEP, and AgDSM.

Saurabh has also worked in various capacities in the Income Tax Department, Ministry of Power, and Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE). On the completion of the GRIPS Young Leaders Program in 2006, Saurabh was appointed as Secretary of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) during 2007-2010, the nodal central body for promoting energy efficiency in India & also the core agency for the implementation of the National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency under the Ministry of Power. One of the key projects implemented under his leadership is one of the world’s largest CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) based efficient lighting projects.

An environmentalist, he has served the UN on deputation handling environmental issues in the Asia-pacific region.

Saurabh has a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, and has a Master’s degree in Public Policy from National Graduate Institute of Policy Studies, Tokyo, Japan

Angelo George

Angelo George is the CEO of Bisleri International. With a career spanning over three decades, Angelo has held leadership positions in prominent organizations in the FMCG, consumer durables, and pharmaceutical sectors, including Hindustan Unilever, EID Parry, Dabur India, and Emami

Angelo is a transformational leader with a profound grasp of the market dynamics, and a passion for innovation staying at the forefront of industry trends. An avid brand-builder, Angelo has provided strategic direction and built new businesses and platforms to foster enhanced consumer engagement. Under his leadership, Bisleri has registered the highest ever growths strengthening its position as market leader. Bisleri provided exemplary service during ‘Pandemic’ leveraging its robust network and ‘Bisleri@Doorstep’ the Ecom platform, serving consumers directly, demonstrating agility. The recent introduction of Carbonated Beverages from Bisleri has garnered reassuring market acceptance. Bisleri has expanded its global footprint in 2023 with the launch in United Arab Emirates.

Angelo is deeply committed to environmental sustainability. He has positioned Bisleri as a socially responsible brand, leading industry initiatives to promote plastic and water neutrality. By recycling more plastic than what is sold and harvesting more water than is extracted, Bisleri is setting a remarkable example for responsible corporate practices.

Angelo graduated from Madras Christian College and earned a PGDM from Bangalore University. He has refined his skills through an Advanced Global Management Program from ISB Hyderabad and Kellogg School of Management in Chicago. In addition to his responsibilities at Bisleri, Angelo serves as an independent director, offering strategic counsel to various organizations. He is actively involved in academia, sharing his knowledge and experiences as an Honorary Professor, nurturing future business leaders.

In recognition of his leadership, Angelo was honoured as one of the 'Inspiring CEOs' at The Economic Times CEO Conclave in 2022

Anmol Jaggi

Harsh Kapoor

Harsh is a Partner within the Strategy practice, Monitor Deloitte. Harsh leads Deloitte Health Equity Institute for India and for the region.

Harsh has worked with clients in a host of industries, including Public Health, Consumer, Automotive, and Oil & Gas. His work has been primarily focused on helping clients develop compelling value propositions to drive exponential growth in existing and/or new business areas. Off late, he has been working with clients to help them frame and establish their sustainability agenda.

He has also been involved in areas of social inclusion, inclusive business models and improving health outcomes, having worked with large NPOs, grant makers, and corporate foundations. Prior to joining Deloitte, he worked for the World Bank at their global headquarter in Washington D.C. to help establish and manage a global innovation fund (‘Development Marketplace’) for social entrepreneurship. In addition to managing the global fund, he ran country programs in Brazil, South Africa, CIS, and India.

Hisham Mundol

As Environmental Defense Fund's Chief Advisor in India, Hisham is responsible for the organization's strategy in the region which centers on playing a catalytic role in support of an Indian pathway to shared, sustainable prosperity. Hisham is a well-respected figure in the business world and has over 25 years of experience working in various industries including consumer goods, manufacturing, media and technology.

Aanchal Jain

Aanchal Jain is a dynamic and visionary leader currently serving as the CEO of PMI Electro, a renowned global technology company specializing in advanced electric bus manufacturing. Her relentless pursuit of knowledge and her desire to make a significant impact led her to pursue a Ph.D. in Economics, equipping her with a unique blend of skills in policy, macroeconomy analysis, and business acumen.

Apart from contributing as an Economist at various reputed global organizations, Aanchal has been a visiting scholar at Harvard University and visiting faculty at University of California, Berkeley.

Having gained invaluable experience working with international brands and economic consulting firms, Aanchal’s exceptional leadership skills, strategic thinking, and ability to drive growth are a true value-add to PMI Electro.

Aanchal holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Northwestern University, MSc in Economics from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and a Bachelor’s degree from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University.

Aanchal's leadership style is characterized by her ability to inspire and empower her team. She fosters a culture of collaboration and encourages her employees to think creatively, pushing the boundaries of technological advancements. A true advocate for sustainability and corporate responsibility, she is guiding PMI Electro towards environment-friendly practices, spearheading initiatives to reduce the company's carbon footprint and promote responsible manufacturing processes.

Mahesh Girdhar

Mr. Girdhar brings over two decades of global experience in business operation, strategy, and general management. Prior to joining EverEnviro, he held the position of President, Crop Nutrition Business at Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals. Throughout his career, Mr. Girdhar has held key positions in renowned organizations such as Bayer Crop Science and Monsanto, where he focused on asset strategy and operations within the fertilizer sector. Mr. Girdhar holds a Post graduate Degree in Agriculture from Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, and attended Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD, France. His diverse expertise spans seeds, traits, and crop protection in various geographies, including global, Asia Pacific, and India.

Anand Mimani

Anand has over 24 years of cumulative experience both as an entrepreneur and as a business leader in the corporate world. His expertise lies in setting up new businesses and scaling them up, raising capital, forging profitable partnerships and developing strategic alliances.

Having started his career journey as an entrepreneur, Anand set up and led AMW Auto Component Ltd. (AACL) as MD & CEO for 14 years, eventually moving into the role of President, before taking charge as CEO of GreenLine Logistics.

Anand is committed to decarbonising heavy trucking in India and is setting the strategic direction for GreenLine Logistics, the company pioneering green logistics in India.

Ashwin Jacob

Ashwin is a Partner and Energy, Resources & Industrials Industry Leader with Deloitte India with ~23 years of experience. He has worked extensively in strategy formulation and implementation consulting in India and overseas. Ashwin has led engagements across sectors covering Oil & Gas, Resources, Industrials, Infrastructure, and Engineering and clients spanning across Indian promoters, MNCs and large public sector enterprises on business strategy formulation & implementation, ESG strategy, Decarbonization, organization design, EBITDA improvement, portfolio management and optimization.

Prajna Khanna

Prajna Khanna is the Global Head of Sustainability – Vice President at Prosus Group and Naspers Limited at Prosus Group. Prajna has two decades of working experience transitioning from being a development communication specialist to business sustainability. Before joining Prosus, Khanna was heading the corporate social responsibility department of Signify Foundation (formerly Philips Lighting). She also served as sustainability advisor at ING until October 2015. 

Khanna did her masters in media studies at Deakin University and is certified in executive education, leadership and transformation from Harvard Business School Executive Education.

Neeraj Menon

Neeraj Menon leads the Projects practice of the firm. He specialises in strategic advice, project development, investments, acquisitions and restructurings in the energy, infrastructure and mining sectors.

Neeraj has extensively advised private sector clients on bidding and developing power, oil and gas, transport and social infrastructure projects. He is a market leader in energy transition and renewable energy sectors. He also provides strategic advice in special situations and high-value regulatory and commercial disputes. His expertise is often sought by the Government of India and state governments in the energy sector, including on framing bidding guidelines and on various PPP projects.

Manikkan S

Mr S. Manikkan is the Executive Director and CEO of Radiance Renewables Private. Ltd (“Radiance”).  Manikkan has 25 years of extensive experience in infrastructure and execution of large transactions both for private, public and Government sector. Prior to joining Radiance, Manikkan was the Founder & Director of Origin Renewables Pvt. Ltd. (“Origin”).  Radiance acquired Origin in March 2020.

Prior to founding Origin, Manikkan was the President- Infrastructure of ICICI Venture and co-headed the Infrastructure fund, focused on investment opportunities in energy, transport and renewable sectors. Manikkan also had a brief stint with Babcock & Brown India Private Limited as Managing Director (Head of Infrastructure). He has over two decades of experience in financial services across companies such as ICICI Venture, ABN AMRO, UBS Securities (India), SBC Warburg.

Manikkan was awarded most powerful solar business leader in Indian PV market by Solar Quarter in 2021,

HC Vinayaka

An Engineer with over 36 years of experience in the Hospitality Industry, specializing in Sustainability & ESG, Climate change, Decarbonization, Net Zero carbon, Water & Waste, Technical Services, Innovation, Product development, Environment, Health & Safety (EHS).

Currently he is heading the Technical, EHS, and Sustainability initiatives at ITC’s Hotel business. – ITC Hotels

Under his active participation & efforts, team ITC Hotels has pioneered many path-breaking initiatives and achieved world-class high-performance results in Luxury, Resource consumption (Renewable energy, Water, Energy, and Waste Management), and Customer service, Safety, Sustainability & Innovation.

He has been recognized with many awards and accolades in the area of Technical, Innovations, New Technology, EHS & Sustainability.

Vinayaka has been credited with embedding the Hotel Division’s Credo “Responsible Luxury” in almost all ITC Hotels.

He took on the challenge of retrofitting all Luxury Hotels to LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Platinum standards, making ITC Hotels the world’s largest chain of hotels with the maximum number of LEED Platinum Certified Properties.

Under his drive & efforts, paving the way for Global Hospitality Industry, in one of its kind remarkable feats, today the World’s first 12 Hotels with “LEED Zero Carbon” and World’s First 05 Hotel with LEED Zero Water certification are from ITC Hotels

Through all these efforts, ITC Hotels has already surpassed the sectoral carbon emission target of 2030 set by the UN Climate change committee as per COP 21- Paris Agreement from last four years

This feat resulted in ITC Hotels being recognized as the “Greenest Luxury Hotel Chain in the world”, a unique achievement in the global hospitality industry

Anuj Kanwal

Shri Anuj Kanwal is an Indian Engineering Services officer of 1991 batch. He has an overall professional experience of more than 33 years  in all domains of Civil Engineering, and  Water Engineering Projects. He has particular interest in the subject of Energy and Water Use Efficiency. He authored the world’s first guidebook in year 2010 on the concept of Water Use Efficiency in Irrigation Projects. 

He has acquired technical and managerial professional Qualifications which include : M.B.A., LL.B., and Master of Engineering in Civil & Environmental Engineering.    
    
Currently he is working as Commissioner: CAD, WM (Command Area Development and Water Management). He has been a Member Secy. for the task force on creating the Bureau of Water Use Efficiency in the Department of Water Resources, Ministry of Jal Shakti. He is entrusted with the gigantic task of systematic modernising the commands for Smart Irrigation in India, and to increase the Water Use Efficiency in India.
 

Rajesh Kumar

Shri. Rajesh S. is a member of the 2000 batch of the prestigious Indian Forest Service (IFS) in the AGMU Cadre.  As a career civil servant, he has a 24-year rich experience in public policy, administration and programme implementation in the development space. 

Currently, he is serving as an Inspector General of Forests in the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India.  In this position, he is responsible for the subject matters related to Forest Protection, Forest Fire Management, Disaster Management, Externally Aided Projects and Forest Establishment.

Before this, he worked in the Government of India as a Director in the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), New Delhi, as a Director in the COVID-19 Management Core Team in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, as an Assistant. Inspector General of Forests (Project Tiger), and as the Regional Deputy Director (Northern Region), Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, New Delhi under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change.

He has held different senior-level posts in the Government of Arunachal Pradesh, in the Government of NCT of Delhi, in the Government of Kerala and the Andaman and Nicobar Administration.

As part of his academic training, he holds a professional degree in forestry and specializations in Environmental Science, Economics, Climate Change and International Development from premier universities in India and abroad.  He spent his sabbaticals under the Erasmus Mundus, Chevening, JICA and DAAD frameworks and published more than 30 papers on various development topics.

His interests are in climate change mitigation and adaptation, urban forest governance, sustainable forest management models, community-based natural resource development models, public health, health research and policy, etc. 

Shiva Shanker

Shiva Shanker is a Partner at Ankur Capital, an early stage Venture Capital fund investing in digital and science based innovations in India that has recently started investing from its third fund. Shiva has over a decade of experience investing in Indian startups and manages the fund's investments in early stage climate technology startups. His portfolio includes Vegrow (a B2B fruit value chain company), Offgrid (an innovative battery chemistry company working on more efficient and sustainable batteries). 

Sujoy Ghosh

Aarti Khosla

Ashok Emani

Ashok has over 27 years of experience of applying ESG and Sustainability considerations spanning across financial sector, consulting and research. Ashok heads the NIIFL’s approach to investing responsibly for impact while working closely with investors, investment champions and company management to assess and manage ESG risks & impact, opportunities and value add to build “NIIFL way of doing business”.

Before joining NIIFL, he was the Director & Head ESG at Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). Prior to this, Ashok led IDFC Alternatives ESG practice, working with multiple stakeholders including investors, investee companies, sustainability forums and communities. During his ~17 years stint with the IDFC and its subsidiaries, apart from other key initiatives, he was responsible for managing USD 3.8 billion alternatives portfolio in project equity, private and real estate asset class and has implemented the IFC Performance Standards. Prior to IDFC, working along with Dr. Vandana Shiva, he managed grassroots campaigns pertaining to sustainable livelihood, biodiversity and food rights across the country.

Ashok is member of the ESG working group at Global Infrastructure Investors Association (GIIA) and the recipient of Chevening Scholarship from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) of UK Government for pursuing environmental management and sustainable development program at University of Wales, Bangor. He holds M.Phil. degree in Applied Economics from Centre for Development Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University.

R. Narayan Kumar

Narayan has proven credentials in the renewable energy space across multiple markets. He has led high-performance teams across global organizations like Vestas and Acciona Energy. He is an Engineering & Management graduate and an MIT AMP alumnus.

Debi Prasad Dash

Debi Prasad Dash is currently working as the Executive Director, India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) at Customized Energy Solutions. He has been involved in Policy advocacy, strategy formulation and consulting in emerging technology areas like energy storage, advanced batteries, renewable integration, green hydrogen, EV infrastructure. He is actively involved in policy recommendations for the energy storage & EV roadmap for India, and manufacturing policy for advanced energy storage & green hydrogen technologies. He is also working as the Secretary for the US-India Energy Storage Task Force (ESTF) created by the US Department of Energy (DoE) and the Ministry of Power, govt of India.

He is currently part of the BIS Energy Storage Standards Committee (ETD-52), and Technology Agnostics Standards formation committee by NITI Aayog, the Non-ACC PLI VISA Screening committee of MHI, Indo-German Green Hydrogen Taskforce and other bilateral bodies. He takes active role in policy advocacy to both central & state governments in India. He also leads bilateral partnerships and facilitates market entry for multiple foreign companies to India. He is the co-convener for the World Energy Storage Day (WESD), on 22nd September.

Debi has over one and half decades of industry experience and is part of various other industry bodies and start-ups in an advisory capacity. Debi holds an MBA degree in Finance from Symbiosis International University and a Post-Graduation Diploma in Renewable Energy (PGDRE) from TERI University.  He also attended ISB-NUS joint General Management Programme (GMP) and an alumnus of IGMTP Program by the Government of Germany and DIPP, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. He was awarded with POSCO ASIA Fellowship by POSCO TJ Park Foundation.