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SUNDAY 21 August 2016 |
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Registrations and Welcome Coffee / Tea |
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Assembly |
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INAUGURAL SESSION
(Zorawar Hall)
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Welcome Address by Dr. Satish Agnihotri Former Secretary MNRE, Govt. of India &
President, Energy And Environment Foundation |
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Address by
Mr. K. S. Popli CMD
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. |
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Mr. Rajinder K. Kaura CMD
Bergen Group of Companies |
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Special Address Mr. Anil RazdanFormer Secretary Power
Government of India |
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Address by the Guest-of-Honour Dr. Upendra Tripathy Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Government of India |
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| Release of Background Paper |
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Award Distribution by the Chief Guest Energy And Environment Foundation "Global Excellence Awards 2016"
in Renewable Energy Sector |
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Vote of Thanks by Dr. Anil Garg President
World Renewable Energy Technology Congress |
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| 11h30 - 12h00 |
NETWORKING TEA / COFFEE |
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| 12h00 - 13h30 |
PLENARY SESSION - I
Renewable Energy: What Works
(Zorawar Hall)
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| Chairperson |
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Dr. Satish B. Agnihotri Former Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Government of India |
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Key Speakers
Mr. Ravi Pandit Co-Founder, Chairman and Group CEO
KPIT Technologies |
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Mr. Ramesh Kymal CMD
Gamesa India |
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Ms. Deepali Khanna Director, Smart Power for Rural Development
The Rockefeller Foundation, Bangkok |
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Mr. Parag SharmaCOO
ReNew Power |
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Mr. Sunil Jain CEO & ED
Hero Future Energies |
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Mr. Ashish Khanna Executive Director & CEO
Tata Power Solar |
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| 13h30 - 14h30 |
POWER CONNECT LUNCH |
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| 14h30 - 16h00 |
PLENARY SESSION - II
RE Projects: Innovative Financing
(Zorawar Hall)
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| Chairpersons |
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Mr. K. S. Popli CMD
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. |
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Key Speakers
Mr. Ashok HaldiaPTC Financce |
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Mr. Sanjeev Aggarwal Managing Director & CEO
Amplus Solar |
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Mr. Ajay Gupta Managing Director & Head of India
GE Energy Financial Services |
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Mr. Vinay Rustagi Managing Director
Bridge to India |
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Mr. Rahul Goswami Managing Director
Greenstone Investment Bank |
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Ms. Anjali Jaiswal Senior Attorney, India Initiative Director
Natural Resources Defence Council, USA |
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| 16h00 - 16h30 |
NETWORKING TEA / COFFEE |
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| 16h30 - 18h00 |
PLENARY SESSION - III
Renewable Regulatory Issues - Road Map
(Zorawar Hall)
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Dr. Ashvini KumarManaging Director
Solar Energy Corporation of India |
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Key Speakers
Mr. Anil RazdanFormer Secretary Power
Government of India |
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Mr. D. S. Bains Chairperson
Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission |
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| 18h30 onward |
Cultural Programme & Gala Dinner (Zorawar Hall) |
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| DAY 2 |
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MONDAY 22 August 2016 |
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| 09h30 - 11h00 |
SESSION - IV
"Smart Cities"
(Ashoka Hall)
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| Chairpersons |
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Dr. Satish B Agnihotri Former Secretary MNRE, Government of India
President, Energy And Environment Foundation |
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Key Speakers
Ms. Sheetal Rakheja Managing Partner
Aeon Design & Development |
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Mr. Ravindra Punde Urban Planner & Principal of Design Cell
School of Environment and Architecture |
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Ms. Mili Majumdar Managing Director-India
Green Business Certification Inc. |
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SESSION - V
"Energy Storage / Electric Vehicles"
(Taber Hall)
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Dr. Rahul Walawalkar Executive Director
India Energy Storage Alliance |
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Key Speakers:
Mr. Bhushan Bajaj Director
Manz India Pvt. Ltd. |
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Mr. Daiva Prakash Head-R&D
ACME |
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Mr. Atul AryaHead of Energy Storage Division
Panasonic |
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| 11h00 - 11h30 |
NETWORKING TEA / COFFEE |
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SESSION - VI
"Role of Mini Grid for enabling 24 x 7 Power for All"
(Ashoka Hall)
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| Chairperson: |
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Dr. Satish B Agnihotri Former Secretary MNRE, Government of India
President, Energy And Environment Foundation |
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Key Speakers:
Mr. Jaideep Mukherji CEO
Smart Power India |
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Mr. Manoj Sinha CEO
Husk Power Systems |
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Mr. Swapnil Shekhar Chief Operating Officer and Director-Evaluations
Sambodhi Research & Communications |
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Col. Karandeep Singh (Retd) Founder Director
FC TecNrgy Pvt. Ltd. |
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Dr. Graham Dudgeon Principal Industry Manager - Utilities & Energy
MathWorks, Inc. |
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Thought Leadership Summit - Special Interactive Group Meeting (by Invitation)
"Renewables Energy: Skill Development & Capacity Building "
Shamsher Hall |
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| Chair & moderator: |
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Dr. V. K. Garg Former, CMD Power Finance Corporation &
Chairman, Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission |
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Panelists:
Ms. Veena Swarup Former Director (HR)
Engineers India Ltd. |
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Mr. R. K. Vij ED & Asset Manager Jorhat
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Assam |
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Mr. Kuldeep Chandra Former ED
ONGC |
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Dr. B. S. Negi Former Member
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board |
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Mr. Ashok KapoorOrganic Recycling Systems Pvt. Ltd. |
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Mr. Anil Razdan
Former Secretary Power, Govt. of India
Chairman, Energy And Environment Foundation |
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| 13h00 - 14h30 |
Power Connect Lunch |
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| 14h00 - 15h30 |
SESSION - VIII
"Make-in-India: Developing Solar-Wind Industries"
(Ashoka Hall)
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| Chairperson: |
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Mr. Anil Razdan
Former Secretary Power, Govt. of India
Chairman, Energy And Environment Foundation |
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Key Speakers:
Ms. Larisa DobrianskyChief Business and Regulatory Innovations Officer
General MicroGrids, USA |
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Mr. K. N. Subramaniam Chief Executive Officer
Moser Baer Solar Limited |
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Dr. Kannan Tinnium
Technology Leader Electrical Technologies
GE Global Research, Bangalore |
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Mr. Ajay Prakash Shrivastava President
Maharishi Solar Technology Pvt. Ltd. |
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Dr. Suresh Renukappa Associate Professor
University of Wolverhampton, England |
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Mr. Nalin Kumar Sharma
Vice President-Asia
Ecoppia, Israel |
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Dr. Sagarkumar Agravat Scientist In-Charge Solar R&D Projects
Gujarat Energy Research & Management Institute (GERMI) |
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| 14h00 - 16h00 |
SESSION - IX
"Indo-Swiss Cooperation in Clean Energy:
Promoting Innovation"
(Shamsher Hall)
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Dr. Indraneel GhoseSenior Advisor, Education, Research and Innovation
Embassy of Switzerland |
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Key Speakers:
Opportunities with Innovative Thin Film Solar Cells for
Cost Effective and Novel ApplicationsDr. Ayodhya N. Tiwari Head, Lab for Thin Films and Photovoltaics
Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and
Technology and Founder & Chairman
Flisom Ltd., Switzerland |
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A peer-to-peer Technology Sharing Platform Solving the Energy
Access Problem in Developing Countries: LEDsafari Case Study Mr. Govinda Upadhyay Founder and CEO
LEDsafari, Switzerland |
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Joulia Sowers with Heat Recycling
the most Refreshing way to Save EnergyMr. Reto Schmid Co-founder and CEO
Joulia Ltd., Switzerland |
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Leapfrogging the Energy Access Gap:
SDC's experience in Enhancing Access to Clean Energy from
Biomass Energy Technologies in India Dr. Shirish Sinha Deputy Head of Cooperation
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, New Delhi |
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Site-specific Potential for Biogas Production from Organic Waste:
Insights from Case Studies in Maharashtra, IndiaMs. Lena Marianne Breitenmoser Scientific Associate, School of Life Sciences
University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland |
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| 15h30 - 16h30 |
Networking Tea / Coffee |
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| 16h00 - 17h30 |
SESSION - X
"Solar Rooftop: Emerging Opportunities"
(Ashoka Hall)
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Mr. Santosh D. Vaidya Joint Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Government of India |
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Key Speakers:
Mr. A. K. Jain
CMD
Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Ltd. |
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Mr. Gagan Pal Vice President
Tata Power Solar System Ltd. |
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Prof. Juzer Vasi P.K. Kelkar Chair Professor of Nanotechnology
Department of Electrical Engineering
IIT Bombay |
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Dr. Bibek Bandyopadhyay Former Advisor & Head Solar Energy Centre
MNRE |
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SESSION - XI
"Bio-Energy, Biomass: Future Energy for Transportation "
(Taber Hall)
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Dr. N. P. Singh Senior Technical Adviser
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) |
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Key Speakers:
Ms. Vartika Shukla Executive Director - R&D
Engineers India Limited |
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Dr. A. V. Mohan Rao Founder and CEO
Spectrum Renewable Energy Ltd. |
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Dr. Yogender Kumar Yadav Director
Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Renewable Energy |
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Mr. Vasudeo Joshi Associate Vice President - Advance biofuels & chemicals
Praj Industries Limited |
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Mr. Walter Howard
Chief Executive Officer
ALTER NRG, Canada |
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| 18h30 - 20h00 |
Annual Meeting of International Advisory Council on Renewable Energy |
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| DAY 3 |
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TUESDAY 23 August 2016 |
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| 09h30 - 11h00 |
PANEL DISCUSSION SESSION - I
"Energy: UN Sustainable Development Goals"
(Ashoka Hall)
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| Chair & Moderator: |
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Dr. Nagesh Kumar
Head, United Nations Economic and Social Commission
ESCAP South and South-West Asia Office (ESCAP-SSWA) |
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Panelists:
Mr. Atin Prakash
Manager
KPMG |
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Mr. Pradeep Chaturvedi
Vice President
World Environment Foundation |
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Mr. Pranav R. Mehta Chairman
National Solar Energy Federation of India, Gujarat |
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Dr. O. S. Sastry Director General
National Institute of Solar Energy |
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| 11h00 - 11h30 |
NETWORKING TEA / COFFEE |
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| 11h30 - 13h00 |
PANEL DISCUSSION SESSION - II
"Greening Smart Grid: Renewable Energy Integration"
(Ashoka Hall)
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| Chairperson: |
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Mr. Anil Razdan Former Secretary Power, Government of India
Chairman, Energy And Environment Foundation |
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Key Resource Persons:
Mr. Ravinder Pal Singh Director-Mega Projects India Public Sector
Dell Inc. |
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Mr. Subir Pal President, Local Division Manager, Discrete Automation and Motion
ABB India Limited |
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Dr. B. S. Negi Former Member
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board |
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Mr. R. K. Vij ED & Asset Manager Jorhat
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Assam |
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Dr. Ramesh Kumar Jalan
Resource Person & Moderator, Climate Change Community
Solution Exchange, UNDP |
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Mr. Vijay Kalra
Chief Manufacturing Operations - Automotive Division
Mahindra & Mahindra Limited |
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| 13h00 - 14h00 |
POWER CONNECT LUNCH |
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| 14h00 - 15h00 |
VALEDICTORY SESSION
(Ashoka Hall)
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Welcome Address by Dr. Satish Agnihotri Former Secretary MNRE, Govt. of India &
President, Energy And Environment Foundation |
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Address by
Mr. Walter Howard
Chief Executive Officer
ALTER NRG, Canada |
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Dr. Bibek Bandyopadhyay
Former Advisor & Head Solar Energy Centre
MNRE |
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Declaration of the 7th WRETC-2016 |
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Best Exhibitors |
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Best Poster Paper |
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Valedictory Address by Mr. Anil Razdan Former Secretary Power, Govt. of India &
Chairman, Energy And Environment Foundation |
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Vote of Thanks by Dr. Anil Garg President
World Renewable Energy Technology Congress |
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| 15h00 onwards |
CLOSING TEA / COFFEE |
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