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DAY 1 |
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WEDNESDAY 24th August 2022 |
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09h45 ownwards |
Assembly |
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10h00 - 11h00 |
INAUGURAL SESSION
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Welcome Address by
Mr. K. S. Popli
Former CMD, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited
Chairman, Steering Committee 13th WRETC 2022 |
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Theme Address by
Mr. Anil Razdan
Former Secretary Power, Government of India &
Chairman, Energy And Environment Foundation |
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Release of Background Paper prepared by Ernst & Young and IBI
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Address by Guest-of-Honour
H.E. Dr. Ajay Mathur
Director General International Solar Alliance |
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H.E. Ms. Patricia A. Lacina
Chargé d'Affaires Embassy of the United States of America |
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Award Distribution by the Chief Guest
Energy And Environment Foundation "Global Excellence Awards 2022"
in Renewable Energy |
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Inaugural Address by the Chief Guest
Mr. Bhagwanth Khuba
Hon'ble Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India |
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HE Mr. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Cabinet Minister of Jal Shakti
Government of India* |
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Vote of Thanks by
Dr. Anil Garg
President World Renewable Energy Technology Congress |
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11h00 - 11h30 |
NETWORKING TEA / COFFEE |
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11h30 - 13h00 |
PLENARY SESSION - I
"Net Zero: Global Investment in RE Sector"
HALL- 1 |
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Chair |
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Mr. Anil Razdan
Former Secretary Power, Government of India
Chairman, Energy And Environment Foundation |
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Key Speakers
Mr. K. S. Popli
Former CMD, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited
Chairman, Steering Committee 13th WRETC 2022 |
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Ms. Gauri Singh
Deputy Director-General
International Renewable Energy Agency, UAE |
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Dr. Barbara Buchner
Global Managing Director & Executive Director Climate Finance
Climate Policy Initiative, USA |
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Mr. SAITO Mitsunori
Chief Representative Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) |
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Ms. Ritu Lal
Vice President-Business Development Amplus Solar |
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13h00 - 14h00 |
Networking Break for Lunch |
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14h00 - 15h30 |
PLENARY SESSION - II
"Energy Storage - The Future of Electric Vehicles"
HALL- 1 |
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Key Speakers
Dr. Arpite De
Associate Director India Cellular & Electronics Association |
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Mr. Ruchir Shukla
Director-Electric Mobility
Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation |
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Mr. Prabjot Singh Bhullar
Legal Practitioner - Advocate |
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15h30 - 15h45 |
Networking Break for Tea / Coffee |
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15h45 - 17h15 |
PLENARY SESSION - III "Renewable, Biofuel & Green Hydrogen for the Mobility"
HALL- 1 |
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Chair |
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Mr. Shashi Shekhar
Director General
Independent Green Hydrogen Producers Association |
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Key Speakers
Dr. Santanu Dasgupta
Senior Vice President Reliance Industries Limited |
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Dr. Bibek Bandyopadhyay
Senior Advisor
Ernst & Young |
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Dr. Rakesh Kumar Vij
Director-SPT
Pandit Deendayal Energy University |
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Dr. Manish Diwan
Head-Strategic Partnership & Entrepreneurship Development BIRAC |
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Mr. Ramit Kalia
Manager Engineers India Limited |
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Online Session
Mr. Nobuo TANAKA
Chair, the Steering Committee of Innovation for Cool Earth Forum (ICEF)
Former Executive Director, International Energy Agency (IEA) 2007-2011
CEO, Tanaka Global, Inc. |
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Mr. Jan Deman
Managing Director
Busworld Foundation, Belgium |
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Ms. Ivette Vera-Perez
President & CEO
Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association, Canada |
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17h15 - 18h30 |
PLENARY SESSION - IV "Smart Grid, Digital Energy Transformation and Charging Infrastructure"
HALL- 1 |
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Chair |
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Dr. C. Laxma Reddy
Additional Director General (Exploration)
Directorate General of Hydrocarbons |
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Key Speakers
Mr. John Grimes
Chief Executive Officer Smart Energy Council, Australia |
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Mr. Navratan Katariya
Director-Innovation & Entrepreneurship-IoT
Nasscom Centre of Excellence IoT & AI |
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Dr. Chetan Singh Solanki
Professor, Department of Energy Sciences and Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
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DAY 2 |
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THURSDAY 25th August 2022 |
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09h30 - 11h00 |
Keynote Session - V
"Rooftop Solar & Floating Solar"
HALL- 1 |
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Chair |
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Mr. Kushagra Nandan
Co-Founder & Managing Director
SunSource Energy |
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Key Speakers
Mr. Andres Franco Jimenez
CEO ISIGENERE, Spain |
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Mr. Vikas Arya
Associate Vice President Product Strategy Jackson Group |
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Mr. Sudhir Pathak
Head Engineering, Solar Grid, Rooftop & International
Hero Future Energies |
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Mr. Pulkit Garg
Director
Manhari Powertech (P) Limited |
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11h00 - 11h30 |
Networking Break for Tea / Coffee |
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11h30 - 13h00 |
Special Keynote Session - VI (Hybrid Session)
"Renewable Energy Technology"
HALL- 1 |
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Chair |
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Mr. Reji Kumar Pillai
President, India Smart Grid Forum &
Chairman, Global Smart Energy Federation |
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Key Speakers
Mr. Scott Hamilton
Senior Advisor Smart Energy Council, Australia |
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Mr. Dolf Gielen
Director, Innovation & Technology Centre
IRENA, UAE |
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Ms. Barbel Epp
Director Solrico, Germany |
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Dr. Andreas Hauer
Chair of the Board at the Bavarian, Center for Applied Energy Research
ZAE Bayern, Germany |
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Mr. Takafumi Anegawa
President of Research Institute & President Chademo Association, Japan |
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13h00 - 14h00 |
Networking Break for Lunch |
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14h00 - 15h30 |
Keynote Session - VII
"Energy Transition: 24×7 Solar Power for Sustainable Green Economy"
HALL- 1 |
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Chair |
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Dr. Bibek Bandyopadhyay
Senior Advisor Ernst & Young |
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Key Speakers
Dr. Shivani Sharma
Principal Technical Consultant Hitachi Energy |
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Mr. Atul Pachauri
Head-O&M O2 Power Private Limited |
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Dr. Kannan Tinnium
Senior Vice President, Power Solutions Business R&D
Luminous Power Technologies |
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15h30 - 16h00 |
Networking Break for Tea / Coffee |
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16h00 - 17h00 |
"The EEF Global Award 2022 Ceremony"
HALL- 1 |
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Welcome Address by
Mr. K. S. Popli
Chairman Steering Committee 13th WRETC 2022 |
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Address by
Mr. Anil Razdan
Former Secretary Power, Government of India &
Chairman, Energy And Environment Foundation |
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Dr. Lokesh Padhye
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The University of Auckland, New Zealand |
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Mr. Prabhjot Sodhi
Sr. Program Director (Circular Economy) & Director MRAI
Centre for Environment Education |
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Dr. Rakesh Kumar Vij
Director-SPT
Pandit Deendayal Energy University |
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Declaration of the 13th WRETC 2022
Mr. K. S. Popli
Chairman
Steering Committee 13th WRETC 2022
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Award Distributions by the Chief Guest
The EEF Global Awards 2022 |
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Address by Chief Guest
Padma Bhushan Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak
Founder
The Sulabh International |
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Vote of Thanks by
Dr. Anil Garg
CEO, Energy And Environment Foundation &
President, World Renewable Energy Technology Congress |
![Mr. Ashish Mehta](images/progrm/Anil-Garg.jpg) |
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17h00 |
- Closing Tea / Coffee - |
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* Confirmation awaited |
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