Our speakers
Shivanand Nimbargi, MD & CEO, Ayana Renewable Power
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.
Shivani Bhasin Sachdeva, Founder & CEO, India Alternatives
Shobhini Mukerji, Executive Director, Jameel Poverty Action Lab, South Asia
Shobhini Mukerji is the Executive Director at J-PAL's South Asia regional center, where she leads a team of 200 full-time staff and engages with policymakers, civil society partners, and research institutions to promote evidence-based policymaking and scale-up successful social programs in India and the South Asian region. An experienced development professional with over twenty years of research and evaluation expertise, Shobhini advises multilaterals and donors on effective spending of policy interventions with the potential to bring transformational change in the lives of people living in poverty. Shobhini's co-authorship of large-scale randomized evaluations on foundational literacy interventions in India, and her advisory roles for Facebook's Vaccine Hesitancy Fund and MIT Solve's Challenge for Equitable Healthcare Systems, demonstrate her commitment to promoting equitable access to healthcare and education. Shobhini’s previous work with Pratham, association with CARE India and Community Jameel as an advisory committee member, highlights her commitment to various non-profit organizations dedicated to empowering women and girls through health, education, and livelihood programs. With a Master's degree in Social Research Methods from the London School of Economics, Shobhini has extensive experience in designing and managing large-scale data collection and analysis, and providing research design and evaluation advice to organizations and governments.
Shouvik Das, Special Correspondent, Mint (Moderator)
Shraeyansh Thakur, Principal, Sequoia Capital
Shraman Jha, CEO, HUL Foundation, Co-Chair, FICCI Water Mission
Shri Abhishek Singh, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Shri Amitabh Kant, G20 Sherpa, Government of India
Shri B.B. Swain, Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India
Shri B.B. Swain joined the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 1988 in Gujarat cadre. Presently, he is holding the charge of Secretary in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
In his 33 years of service, Shri Swain has served in the Gujarat State as well as the Central Government in New Delhi.
He has a Master’s degree in Political Science from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and a Masters in Public Policy & Management from The Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, Netherlands.
Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma, Minister of State, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, GOI
Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma has assumed the charge as Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in July, 2021. Under this role, Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma, MoS-MSME is at the fore of designing and framing the MSME policies, and promote entrepreneurship in various sectors of MSME industries.
Before his present position, he was the Member of Municipal Board, Konch, Uttar Pradesh in the year 1988-1993. From 1991-1992, he was the Member of Legislative Assembly, (Uttar Pradesh) and Member of Committee on Questions and References in Vidhan Sabha. In the year 1996-1997, he elected for the biggest legislative house of National Parliament. He was the Member of Standing Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals, Consultative Committee of Privileges. From 1998-1999 he was the Member of Standing Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs. In the year 2004-2009 he was the Member of Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers, Committee on Provision of computers to MPs, offices of Parties, Officers of Lok Sabha Secretariat and other dignified committees.
In the year 2011, Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma has elected President of Bhartiya Janta Party, Scheduled Caste Morcha, Uttar Pradesh. From 2014 onwards he was the Member of Standing Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Member of Standing Committee on Energy, and Information Technology and from 2019 till joining this office he was the Member of Consultative Committee of Ministry of Defence.
He has worked for welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and especially for SC/ST women. He was the pioneer in framing of rules for egovernance. His advocacy helps MSME to establish TCs, Clusters in rural backward areas.