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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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Address by
Mr. Anil Razdan
Former Secretary Power, Government of India &
Chairman, Energy And Environment Foundation |
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Special Address
Mr. Anurag Sharma
Director (Onshore)
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. |
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Keynote Address
Mr. Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi
Secretary, Minister of MNRE
Government of India* |
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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. Mr. Bobokalonzoda Lukmon
Ambassador Embassy of Tajikistan |
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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 / Water Sector |
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Inaugural Address by the Chief Guest
Mr. Raj Kumar Singh
Hon'ble Union Cabinet Minister of New and Renewable Energy & Power
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. Surbhi Goyal
Senior Energy Specialist World Bank Group |
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Ms. Padmaja Ruparel
Co-Founder & President, Indian Angel Network & Founder & BioAngels
Senior Managing Partner, IAN Fund |
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Mr. Bah F. M. Saho
Acting Executive Director, ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and
Energy Efficiency, Cape Verde (Online) |
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Ms. Ruchi Soni
Programme Manager
Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), Nigeria (Online) |
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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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Chair |
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Mr. Sudhendu J. Sinha
Adviser
NITI Aayog |
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Key Speakers
Mr. Gaurav Arora
Director, Renewables and Electric Mobility KPMG |
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Mr. Dev Ashish Aneja
Senior Lead of Auto & EV Invest India |
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Mr. Abhishek Saxena
Public Policy Expert, Electric Mobility
NITI Aayog |
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Mr. Maxson Lewis
Managing Director Magenta |
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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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Mr. Amit Kumar
Partner & Leader (Power & Utilities, Mining)
PwC India |
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Dr. Bibek Bandyopadhyay
Senior Advisor
Ernst & Young |
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Dr. Konda Shiva
CEO & Founder
Aaccenos Solutions Private Limited |
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Dr. Manish Diwan
Head-Strategic Partnership & Entrepreneurship Development BIRAC |
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Mr. Jan Deman
Managing Director
Busworld Foundation, Belgium |
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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. Michel Carreou
Global Director, Hybrid Power, Microgrid and Green Hydrogen
Hatch, Canada |
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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 & Moderator |
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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. 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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Mr. Guruprasad Bangle
Chief Technology Officer Solution Buggy |
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Dr. Vinay Jammu
Technology Director, Software & Analytics GE Research |
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Mr. Pradeep Singh
Acting Director - BD & Technical Etihad Energy Services, UAE |
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Dr. Sahadat Hossain
Director, Solid Waste Institute for Sustainability
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Texas, USA |
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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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Welcome Address by |
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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. Muthukumar Ramaswamy
Technical Expert Government of Oman, Oman |
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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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Ms. Barbel Epp
Director
Solrico, Germany |
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Mr. Vijay M. Shimpi
Chief (Contracts, Planning & Controls)
Tata Power Renewables |
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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 |
Keynote Session - VI
"Special Keynote Session - VI (Online)"
HALL- 1 |
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ONLINE SESSION
Ms. Patricia Espinosa
Executive Secretary United Nations Climate Change, Germany |
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Mr. Philippe Vangeel
Secretary General
AVERE, Belgium |
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Mr. Dolf Gielen
Director, Innovation & Technology Centre
IRENA, UAE |
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Mr. Bjorn Utgrd
CEO
Hyke, Norway |
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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. Robert Werner
Managing Director
Hamburg Institut, Germany |
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Mr. Takafumi Anegawa
President of Research Institute & President Chademo Association, Japan |
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Professor Rajendra Singh
Holcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering &
the Department of Automotive Engineering, Clemson University, Canada |
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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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Mr. Somesh Kumar
Partner & Leader (Power & Utilities) GPS Ernst & Young LLP |
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Key Speakers
Mr. Rajnath Ram
Adviser (Energy) NITI Aayog |
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Mr. Parag Marathe
Executive Engineering Leader GE Renewable Energy |
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Ms. Debanjana Choudhuri
Country Director-India
Power for All |
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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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Mr. Sandy Khera
Country Manager Enel Green Power India |
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Mr. Aamir Farrukh
Head of Regulatory Affairs Enel Green Power India |
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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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Declaration of the 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
Mr. Bhagwanth Khuba
Hon'ble Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Chemicals and Fertilizers
Government of India* |
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Vote of Thanks by
Dr. Anil Garg
CEO, Energy And Environment Foundation &
President, World Renewable Energy Technology Congress |
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19h30 - 19h40 |
Thank you for Participation and Support |
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