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RenewX 2018

I am delighted to welcome you to the 3rd edition of RenewX, the two-day Renewable Energy trade expo, by UBM India.

The renewable energy sector continues to increasingly carve a bigger space in the country’s economic sphere, encouraged by government funding and favourable industrial and governmental policies.

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), India will be the fastest growing energy consumer and market by 2040. It has therefore positioned itself distinctively with its target of achieving sufficient renewable energy projects over the next three years to surpass 200 GW of green capacity. The target has created awareness about renewable energy in the country and will offer massive investment opportunities across the value chain.

Telangana, since its establishment, has been playing an active role in aggressively supporting solar energy, along with other states in South India such as Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to promote renewable energy. The region truly holds promise for the sector with its profitable and favourable government and industrial policies.

UBM India’s RenewX 2018 in Hyderabad is thus poised to create an enviable industry platform for organizations to capitalize and penetrate into the lucrative south Indian renewable energy market. Bringing together manufacturers, EPCs, distributors and service providers, the expo has over 150 participating exhibitors striving to make a difference in the renewable energy domain. Apart from the Telangana and China Pavilions, this year, a special Pavilion for Start- ups has been launched at RenewX for the first time.

A major highlight of the expo is the power packed two day conference, ‘Sourcing the Sun’ that will focus on integrating Renewables into business, and finding the best solutions and practices to enable the same. The conference will also include Case Study Presentations and Technical Presentations to bring forth the experience from the ground and discuss the most pertinent issues in technology.

Significantly, this year, UBM India in association with SCGJ is organising a ‘Green Job Fair’ for graduating students, working professionals, and new entrepreneurs who want to explore opportunities in the clean energy sector. It aims to provide opportunities to candidates to work with the leading names in the Renewable energy sector across a plethora of job roles.

We sincerely thank all our partners and central nodal agencies such as the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA), Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Corporation Ltd., (TSREDCO), Electronic Industries Association of Andhra Pradesh ( ELIAP ) , Skill Council for Green Jobs ( SCGJ ), Indo German Energy Forum – Support Office (IGEF)-, Telangana Electronic Manufacturing Industries association (TELMA), The Federation of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FTAPCCI) and Indian Biogas Association (IBA) for their continued and unstinted support for the show.

On behalf of UBM India, I wish you all a super-successful show at the 2018 edition ofRenewX .

Best wishes,

Yogesh Mudras Managing Director UBM India Pvt. Ltd.

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Day 1 13th April 2018 Sourcing the Sun Agenda RenewX 2018

Opening Ceremony RenewX 2017 Day #1 13th April 2018 10:00 – 10:30 Networking Tea & Registration Welcome Address Mr. Yogesh Mudras, Managing Director, UBM India 10:30 – 10:45 Felicitation of the Dignitaries on the Dias Lamp Lighting Ceremony and Ganesh Vandana Theme Introduction by: 10:45 – 11:00 Mr. Ashok Kumar Prabhakar, Partner, KPMG Key Note Address 11:00 – 11:10 Shri Ajay Mishra, IAS, Special Chief Secretary – Energy Department, Govt. of Telangana Special Address 11:10 – 11:20 Shri Ismail Ali Khan, Chairman, Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission Address by 11:20 – 11:25 Shri A. Sudhakar Rao, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Telangana State New and Renewable Energy Development Corporation Limited Guest of Honour 11:25 – 11:35 Shri G. Jagadish Reddy, Minister of Energy, Govt. of Telangana*

11:35 – 11:40 Vote of Thanks: Mr. Rajneesh Khattar, Group Director, UBM India

Coffee Break

* Invited, confirmation awaited

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Session 1

CEO Dialogue: Enroute to 2022 Session Brief: This session aims to bring together CEOs from the entire solar energy value chain to deliberate on the ambitious solar energy targets set forth by the Gov- ernment of India. The session will delve into what each stakeholder can contribute to ensure the convergence on solar energy with the new MNRE solar rooftop policy in place and the upcoming opportunities in this rapidly emerging field.

Speakers: •Session Chair: Sri C. Srinivasa Rao,Joint Managing Director(Finance, Comml., & 11:50 – 13.15 HRD),Transmission Corporation of Telangana Limited*

•Vikram Kailas, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer,Mytrah Energy India Pvt Ltd •Dr. Praveen Saxena, Chief Executive Officer, Skill Council for Green Jobs •Vishnu Hazari - CEO, Premier Solar Systems Pvt Ltd •Damian Miller, Chief Executive Officer, Orb Energy

Q&A :

13:15 – 14.00 Lunch Break

Panel Discussion – PV Manufacturing: A Southern Perspective

Session Brief: PV manufacturing in the country seems to be the flavour of the season with the government planning of safeguard duty along with the setting aside Rs 11000 crore in order to support and incentivise domestic manufacturing in the country. The session aims to bring together various stakeholders involved in the PV Manufacturing value chain and the future challenges that await us as India enters into the a new era of manufacturing as it eyes to become the largest PV manufacturer in the world.

14:00 – 15:00 Speakers: Session Chair: Shri Jatindra Nath Swain, Managing Director, Solar Energy Corporation of India* Dr. Arul Shanmugasundram,Chief - BD (Large Projects) & CTO, Tata Power Solar Vinay Shetty, Managing Director, Canadian Solar Rohit Kumar, Head - Indian subcontinent & Director - India, REC Solar Kuppuraj Uvraj - Regional Manger ,Anchor Electricals Pvt Ltd Pushpender Singh,Sr.Regional Manager, Jinko Solar

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Technical Presentation :

15:20 – 15.40 Jinko Panel - Beyond Expectations by Vivek Bhardwaj – Sales Director, North India, Jinko Solar Coffee Break Mitigation of Financial Risks in a PV Investment Session Brief: The Business of Solar is no exception to risks and being a cap- ital intensive business, investors always remain prone to financial risks and concerns over debt recovery. This session aims to delve deep into the mind of a prospective investor or debt financer and bring forward their viewpoint while they delve into a solar project and the challenges they face while evaluating and funding prospective projects. 16:00 – 17.00 Speakers: • Session Chair: Shri K.S. Popli, Chairman and Managing Director, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) • Allen Tom Abraham, Analyst, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, New • Rahul Prithiani, Director - Industry and Customised Research, CRISIL • Ashish Agnihotri, Business Development-Northern Region, Oriano Solar

Technological Advancements

Case Study on Floatovoltaics by 17.00 – 17.30 M R Narayanan, Chairman, Adtech Systems Limited

Solar + Storage: Best way forward by Kaushik Deshpande, Director, ENERTECH

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Day #2 14th April 2018 Powering the Roofs:

Session Brief: The rooftop segment in India has not been able to pick up pace as only about 2 GW of solar PV capacity has been deployed till date in spite of an active push by the MNRE by rolling out solar policies. This candid session will discuss salient changes in the MNRE’s solar rooftop policy and the alterations in value chain that are expected to ensue in the process so as to make the road to rooftops easier for a cleaner and energy secure India.

10:30 – 11:30 Speakers: • Session Chair: Shri G. Raghuma Reddy, Chairman & Managing Director, South- ern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Ltd* • NP Ramesh, Chief Operating Officer, Orb Energy • Ravinder Singh, Chief – Business Development (Rooftops); Head- Strategy and Risk Management, Tata Power Solar • Venkat Rajaraman, CEO, Cygni Energy Private Limited • Sunil Joshi , Head – Business Development, Sileaf Technologies. • Tanmay Bishnoi, Head – Standards & Research, Skill Council for Green Jobs

Coffee Break Renewable Energy Asset Management

Session Brief: Renewable Energy Asset Management is slowly getting its due as it not only helps to maximize energy generation but also helps lower operational costs by avoiding any expensive failures. This session aims to drive discussions on the market potential and best practices in Renewable Energy Asset Management in order to maximise the plant output and subsequently the revenue from the PV and wind power plants. 11.45 – 13.00 Session Moderator : Anand Gupta, CEO, EQ International • Shashidhara BV,Head - SolarEdge- India • Kapil Maheshwari, CEO, Hinduja Renewables Pvt Ltd • Kelly Mermuys, Business Development, SynaptiQ Solar & Wind, 3E Energy • Frode Floen,Lead Solutions Architect at Bazefield AS • Raghunath Mahapatra, Head- Solar Grid Business, Hero Future Energies

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13.00 – 14:00 Lunch Break

The Circular Economy: Challenges and Opportunities

Session Brief: Without a clear vision and business case, the progress towards waste and renewable energy circularity is likely to suffer. We ask committed professionals to talk about their circular economy ambitions, the strategies they have to achieve, and why a circular economy for waste, Renewable energy and Sustainable Bio-energy is more desirable then the status quo. 14:00 – 15:00 Speakers: Session Chair: Gaurav Kedia, Chairman, Indian Biogas Association • Srinivas Kasulla, Expert - Waste to Energy • Dr. Christoph K. Klunker, Senior Fellow,(Climate, Energy and Resources) Observer Research Foundation • S. R. Kumar – Executive Director, Aruna Green Ventures Pvt. Ltd. • Lt Col Suresh Rege (Retd) – CEO, Mailhem IKOS Environment Pvt. Ltd.

Waste to Energy: Convergence of Technology, Incentives, Challenges & State Policy

Session Brief: Waste-to-energy (WtE) is the process of generating energy from the primary treatment of waste. WtE is a form of energy recovery. Most WtE processes produce electricity and/or heat directly through combustion, or produce a combustible fuel commodity, such as methane, 15:15 – 16:15 methanol, ethanol or synthetic fuels. A proper ecosystem is required to implement converging technology, and incentive to bring out the result.

Speakers: • Session Chair: Gaurav Kedia, Chairman, Indian Biogas Association • Vishal Khalde – Founder & CEO, Xeon Waste Managers L.L.P. • Hari Babu – HIT Consultant • Shruti Ahuja – Director, Ahuja Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd.

Coffee Break

*Conference Structure/Topics/Speakers are subject to changes to best suit the objectives of the Conference

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A.Sudhakar Rao, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Telangana State New and Renewable Energy Development Corporation Limited Sri A. Sudhakar Rao is the Vice Chairman & Managing Director to Telangana New & Renewable Energy Dev. Corp. ltd. Hyderabad, and took over the charge in the month of September, 2016 Earlier he worked as Divisional Engineer ( Master Plan) T.S.S.P.D.C.L and contrib¬uted valuable services for the electrification of rural /remote villages under the guidelines communicated by the Government / Board from time to time. He worked in power section in different positions for a period of 23 years. Served as President and Secretary General for APSEB for a period of 12 years in Engineers Association now T.S.P. Engineers Association in which AE to CEs working in entire power sector of the State are members. He is an Engineer and an MBA.

Allen Tom Abraham, Analyst, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, New Delhi Allen Tom Abraham is a regional analyst covering the solar and advanced transpor- tation sectors at Bloomberg New Energy Finance in New Delhi.

He closely follows the solar sector in India and focuses on analyzing market and policy dynamics, building forecasts and data sets and providing forward-looking in- sights on the development of the sector. He also provides consultancy support to major global energy and transport companies, financial firms, government organizations and multilateral agencies in understanding the India market.

He previously worked as a Management Consultant with Deloitte Consulting and advised major power companies and multi-laterals on the power markets in South and South East Asia.

Allen is a Mechanical Engineer with an MBA in Finance and Strategy.

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Ashish Agnihotri Business, Development-Northern Region, Oriano Solar. Oriano Solar (www.orianosolar.com) specializes in Solar solutions for Commercial & Industrial consumers, Utility Scale Solar Power Plants, Solar farms and Rooftops to supply clean solar power and to reduce energy cost. Oriano has executed 125+ MW of solar projects including 10+ MW of Rooftops. Oriano has installations across 40+ sites and 8 states in India.

Prior to Oriano, Ashish had 15 years’ experience at ICICI Bank as Regional Sales Head, at HSBC as Vice President in Commercial Bank - SME & at TATA International in Sales. Ashish holds an MBA from IIFT and a BMS from University of Lucknow.

C.Srinivasa Rao, Joint Managing Director (Finance, Commercial and Vigilance) of Transmission Corporation of Telangana Ltd C.Srinivasa Rao has assumed charge as Joint Managing Director (Finance, Commercial and Vigilance) of Transmission Corporation of Telangana Ltd., on 26-06-2015. He belongs to 1992 batch of IRAS and is a post graduate in Engineering and Master in Business Administration He has rich and varied experience of over 20 years in infrastructure in Finance, Budgeting, Accounts and Auditing, Internal Control Systems, Contracts and Project Management, Regulatory Affairs, ERP implementation, Material Management, Power Procurement etc. Prior to this posting he was a Director in Telangana Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd.

Christoph K. Klunker | Dr. phil. Senior Fellow Circular Economy - Climate, Energy and Resources

Christoph is a Senior Fellow with ORF’s Climate, Energy and Resources programme. His research focuses primarily on circular (closed-loop) economy and renewable energy as a prerequisite to reconcile economy with ecology. Prior to joining ORF, since 2004, Christoph has been working as a business consultant in several industry sectors (Energy, Semi-conductor, Automotive, Robotics, Transport, et al.) and regions (Europe, Asia, Americas). Already during his first years of his studies in business administration he started to work in the automotive industry. Christoph holds a PhD in Political Science, a Master in International Relations, and a Bachelor (Hon.) in Business Administration (Banking, Finance and Investment Economics).

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Damian Miller, co-founder and CEO of Orb Energy Damian Miller is the co-founder and CEO of Orb Energy. Prior to launching Orb in 2006, Damian worked for Shell Solar from 1998 to 2006, where he oversaw operations across 5 countries in Asia (including India) and 2 countries in Africa. Damian has a PhD from Cambridge University (Trinity College) in the early commercialisation of solar energy technology in emerging markets, and he is the author of the book, Selling Solar (published by Routledge). Damian is a US national that has worked and lived in India the last 11 years.

Dr. Arul Shanmugasundram Chief - BD (Large Projects) & CTO, Tata Power Solar Arul is responsible for driving the Large Project sales and delivery functions at Tata Power Solar (TPS) and will oversee the engineering, research and development (R&D) and product development functions.

Arul has been with the Tata Group since August 2010 and was heading the Solar business at Tata International, where he launched a profitable Module Mounting System business and commercialized innovative foundation and structure designs. Under his leadership, Tata International Solar business has executed over 100MW installations in 2012-13 post which he moved to TPS in 2013. At Tata Group, Arul has also worked on the evaluation of various Solar Technologies for Tata Industries.

Prior to Tata Group, Arul was employed with Applied Materials, where he worked on the development of new products. He was also associated with its Solar Business and was responsible for the Sales, Marketing and Product Support functions in India. He was part of the team that commissioned the first 5.7 m2 large substrate 40MW thin film plant. During his tenure of 15 years, Arul has had several publications to his name and 30 + patents issued in the areas of semiconductor equipment design, process control and electrochemical equipment & technology.

Arul holds a Bachelor of Technology degree from IIT Madras and Masters in Science and PhD from Cornell University.

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Dr. Praveen Saxena, Chief Executive Officer, Skill Council for Green Jobs Dr Praveen Saxena is Chief Executive Officer, Skill Council for Green Jobs , Skill India Mission. Dr Saxena superannuated as Advisor in Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and Director General of National Institute of Solar Energy in 2015.

Academically established with an M.Sc. (Gold Medal) and Ph.D in Physics from Delhi University, he moved to National Physics Laboratory, New Delhi as scientist (1980- 1983). Having joined Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in 1983, Dr Saxena spearheaded several Government Programs for Small-hydro, Solar Photovoltaics, Wind, Rural Electrification and Policy planning for at Centre. Dr Saxena has been UNIDO Consultant on Small-hydro for Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya to developed integrated plan to develop small hydro in these countries.

Dr. Saxena is an International expert with enriched experience of providing leadership and strategic vision on energy policy issues , conceptualizing and supervising institutions and network of energy technology centers; overseeing formulation of a strong portfolio of Solar and Small hydro programmes; consultancy to other countries on development of renewable sources of energy; planning and coordinating with in-house as well as multi/bilateral partners on energy; promoting knowledge management through publications in international journals , networking & capacity building and research and development.

Recently, Dr Saxena was conferred with the International Business Leadership Innovation Excellence Award by Institute of Economic Studies (2017), Government of Malaysia. He has over 50 research publications in international journals, and has represented India’s interests in Renewable Energy in various multilateral organizations and International forums.

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Frode Floen, Lead Solution Architect, Bazefield AS Frode has extensive competence in software design, architecture and development combined with an in-depth business understanding within wind farm operations through many years’ experience. Most important is Frode’s extensive skills in understanding our clients business needs and ability to adapt them in our products and solutions. This work has also given him in-depth business understanding and knowledge within renewable industry and asset operations. Today Frode work I a key role as Lead Solution Architect/ Senior IT- /System Architect and product specialist for Bazefield in the wind farm area.

Gaurav Kedia, Chairman, Indian Biogas Association Mr. Kedia is an IIT alumnus and guest faculty at IIM-Ahmedabad. At present, he is the chairman of Indian Biogas Association. After working in Germany for seven years in the engineering and scientific field, he wanted to utilize the gained knowledge to bridge the disparities existing in societies and technology. He initiated several innovations based biogas projects. He strongly feels to make commercial biogas plant success in India it is crucial to customize the technology and combine biogas with bio fertilizer as biogas plant cannot be profitable without bio fertilizer.

D.Hari Babu, Director, HIT Consultant D.Hari Babu Aged 57 years worked as a PMRY Training co-ordinator from 1996- 2006 in Industrial Department, Guntur, A.P thereafter started HIT to promote the renewable energy technologies. The main ambition is seeking a challenging environment that encourages continuous learning about new technologies and exposure to new ideas and simulates personal and professional growth.

First time in India, I have introduced a unique design of Multi Domes and Multi Chamber and Multi Inlets and Multi Outlets Bio reactor. The reactor is suitable for Bio-Gas production and for treatment sewage. I also developed decanter equipment for separation of liquid and solids and multi outlets pursue pump for pumping of slurry into the digester and also it works as a mixer.

HIT Completed 2 STPs with a capacity of 1 MLD and 1.4 MLD for A.P Housing Board, Hyderabad and completed number of Bio-Gas projects in Andhra Pradesh. At present HIT undertake consultancy services for 2000kgs Bio-CNG project for vehicle fuel based on poultry litter at Rajajmandry, A.P.

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Shri Ismail Ali Khan,Chairman, Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission Shri Ismail Ali Khan, born on 10.01.1954, has assumed office as on 03.11.2014 FN . Prior to this, he served as Member of Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission for about seven months during March 2014 to October 2014. Before joining BERC he was Adviser (Energy), Planning Commission, Government of India. He has about 35 years of varied experience in development planning and policy formulation for the integrated development of energy sector, power Sector planning, Operation & Maintenance of Transmission & distribution Systems and power equipment, training and human resource development of middle management and supervisory personnel. He joined Planning Commission in 1991 and served in various capacities till January, 2014. He was closely associated in the formulation of 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and12th Plan and worked extensively in drafting of Energy Chapter covering all sub-sectors of energy viz: power, coal, petroleum & natural gas, atomic energy and renewable sources of energy. Some of the notable achievements include drafting of the report on the coal demand to realize the projected coal based capacity addition in the 12th & 13th Plans and the desired development of coal mines to realize this objective; drafting of a report suggesting solutions to the overlapping issues between the Ministry of Coal and Ministry of Petroleum and NG on the exploitation of coal and CBM resources; finalization of a report on equitable sharing of benefits bythe resource rich states in the exploitation of coal resources and related power plants development. He was closely associated with the inter-ministerial committees on the issues relating to Ministry of Power, Ministry of Coal and Department of Atomic Energy. He was Part Time Director of Nuclear Power Corporation. Shri Khan was deputed by Government of India to UNDP under the Tripartite Agreement between UNDP, Government of India and Government of Afghanistan during June 2007 to June 2009. As Adviser/Coach to UNDP, he worked with the Office of Senior Adviser to President of Afghanistan and was closely involved in the capacity development of Afghan civil servants in the areas of monitoring and evaluation of development projects at the national and provincial levels, coordination with international agencies, donors and United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). He holds a Masters Degree in Development Studies (1993-94) from University of Bath, United Kingdom, Bachelors Degree in electrical engineering (1974-79) from Osmania University and P.G Diploma in Materials Management from Punjabi University, Patiala.

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Shri K.S. Popli, Chairman and Managing Director, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) Mr. Popli has over 33 years of diversified experience in power sector in design, engineering, erection, appraisal and finance of power projects in generation, transmission, distribution, renovation and modernization, energy efficiency. Also similar experience in renewables in appraisal and finance, policy formulation etc., for renewable energy projects.

Presently Chairman & Managing Director in India Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA). Before joining IREDA, he has served Power Finance Corporation (PFC) for 14 years at different positions and was responsible for appraisal and financing of hydro, thermal, renewable energy, transmission and distribution projects in State Sector and Private Sector. He has also served National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) for 11 years and was associated with design, engineering and supervision of erection for hydroelectric projects.

KAPIL MAHESHWARI, Chief Executive Officer, Hinduja Renewable Pvt Ltd Kapil is presently CEO at Hinduja Renewables and heading the Hinduja Group initiatives in Renewable domain. He is responsible to develop the business from scratch with P&L responsibility. His role in HRPL is to develop and execute business growth strategies and team. • Kapil has more than 13 years of professional experience in Solar field. He has experience of Design and Implementation of over 400 MW of Solar farms and Rooftop Installations in USA, Germany and India. Kapil has extensive experience of doing Sales and Business Development in Solar EPC, Modules and Inverters in India and USA. • Prior to joining HRPL, Kapil was Heading Business Development at Cleanmax Solar. Before that, Kapil was Head of Solar Inverters for India and EMEA for Danfoss Solar Inverters. Before that he was heading the Sales and Project Management for Germany’s largest Solar company Q-cells in India. Prior to that he was with Mahindra EPC where he was responsible to build EPC team. • Kapil started his professional career with GE Healthcare in Power Electronics. After that he moved to Applied Materials in California to work on bankability issues with Thin film Solar modules. Kapil worked with industry leaders and various banks in USA in Solar domain. • Kapil is M.Tech from IIT, Bombay in Electrical Engineering and EMBA from IIM, Bangalore. Kapil is also PMP certified project management professional. He is Six Sigma Green belt. Kapil has published various paper and articles in leading global conferences and magazines as solar industry expert. • Kapil has developed and executed strategies for sustainable and profitable growth. His areas of interest and expertise include Operations, Sales and Business Development, Project Management and Design and execution of Solar plants.

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Kelly Mermuys, Country Manager, 3E (SynaptiQ Solar & Wind) Kelly Mermuys is the Country Manager for 3E in India. She focuses on the Business Development of SynaptiQ solar and wind since October 2016. SynaptiQ is a software for the management of solar and wind portfolios with already over 3GW solar and 12GW wind capacity connected. For SynaptiQ wind there is a strategic partnership with Bazefield AS (www.bazefield.com). Kelly is also the liaison between India and the management in Belgium. She has a master in bioscience engineering and a decade of work experience in the field of sustainability

Before working with 3E Kelly has been Sustainability expert for M-Power Energy for All (India) developing and implementing a long-term sustainability strategy in line with companies Act 2013, section 135. Prior to moving to India Kelly worked for a European retailer LIDL for 4 years. After starting as a project leader, she later became Head Sustainability for LIDL Belgium-Luxemburg, responsible for creating the sustainability strategy and implementing the GRI G4 reporting together with her team. The concepts & projects she developed in Belgium served as a pilot for the Lidl group, which has local market presence in 26 countries in the EU and started up in the US as well. She initially started her professional career as a project leader for multiple energy projects & development projects for INAGRO, a semi-public research and advice body for the Belgian agricultural business.

Passionate about a sustainable planet she is also on a personal level involved in rural electrification projects in India (www.kellymermuys.com).

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Kuppuraj Uvaraj, Regional Manger, Panasonic Solar BU - India, Bangalore Kuppuraj Uvaraj is the regional Manager handling the entire south market for Panasonic Solar business operating from Bangalore. He closely work with the key stake holders like Govt officials, Corporates, Consultants, Manufactures, Business houses & Business partners to bring out the new dimensions of renewable energy and to formulate smart business strategies in creating commercial alternative energy solutions includes a company’s financial performance as well as its responsibility towards society. He always focus on promoting the power density, greater utilization of asset and energy maximization to corporates who have limited area for renewable energy. He also keep writing articles open forum about renewable energy and its effective usage & strategies to attain financial success of the organization.

He spent his entire carrier only in solar PV and previously worked on the companies like Swelect energy, Consul Consolidated & Lanco Solar.

Kuppuraj is an Electrical Engineer with an MBA in Marketing and Finance & Project management certified by IIT-Kanpur.

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Pushpender Singh Bais, Sr. Regional Manager, Jinko Solar Pushpender Singh Bais is currently working with Jinko Solar as Sr. Regional Manager, India and responsible for Pan India Modules sales. He has over a decade’s experience in the sector having started his career with Moser Baer; now know as Hindustan Power - IPP in Business development and sales. Post that, he joined Sun Switch (Ambica Steel) as National Head – Solar. Further, he also worked with Agneya Carbon Ventures now known as Sun Shot Technology as Head North India. He has worked and excelled in reputed solar companies. Pushpender has pursued an interesting career in the field of solar with keen enthusiasm in solar energy generation and development.

He acquired a master’s degree in Power Management from National Power Training Institute and Bachelors degree in engineer from IK Gujral University, Punjab.

Mr. Rahul Prithiani, Director, CRISIL Research

Mr. Rahul Prithiani heads the Energy vertical of CRISIL Research. He has over 15 years of experience in shaping thoughts and providing leadership to a team of analysts. In his current role, he heads the Energy and Commodities vertical at CRISIL. He and his team provide research solutions to various clients across the Renewable Energy, Power, Natural Gas, Power, Coal, Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Metals and Cement other commodity sectors. He possesses deep pan-sectoral knowledge in the credit as well as equity space. Rahul is an alumni of the prestigious Columbia Business School, New York where he did his Executive Program in Management. He also holds a Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering from University of Mumbai and a Post Graduate degree in Business Administration from the Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai

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Ravinder Singh Chief – Business Development (Rooftops); Head- Strategy and Risk Management, Tata Power Solar At TATA Power Solar (TPS), Ravinder has overall responsibility for driving sales growth and setting the strategic direction for Roof top business across India. In addition, Ravinder Heads the Strategy and Risk Management function at Tata Power Solar where his focus is on developing growth plans for the Company in line with the changing market dynamics.

Prior to TPS, Ravinder was with Turbo Power Systems as Head of Global Strategic Marketing and Director of Business Development-Asia. Ravinder has over 30 years’ experience that encompasses working in Companies such as Honeywell/ AlliedSignal and Crompton Greaves in a variety of global roles/ functions with specific focus on identifying and developing markets for disruptive technologies in the Distributed Energy and Energy Efficiency domain.

Ravinder holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical followed by MBA in International Marketing and Strategy from Strathclyde Graduate Business School

Rohit Kumar, Head - Indian subcontinent & Director - India, REC Solar Rohit Kumar has been heading the REC business for the last 3 1/2 Years, and under him the Indian entity has grown multiple folds, emerging as the largest European brand of Solar PV supplier India, the team has also grown with the success and has a pan-India reach.

Rohit has been in the solar Industry for a decade now, having rich and varied experience from working in companies specializing in Manufacturing and EPC, thus giving him a 360 degree understanding of the industry. Some of them are Wipro Eco Energy, Moser Baer Photo Voltaics, Delta Electronics, Eaton Electrical, etc.

His prior experience in establishing new markets for electrical backup equipment manufacturers and short stints with Moser Baer & Wipro EcoEnergy has helped him establishing REC as the preferred brand for the burgeoning C&I rooftop market in India. REC is the first manufacturer with European lineage to achieve an install base of well over 275MW in the Indian Subcontinent.

He is an Electrical engineer from NIT, Rourkela.

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Shashidhara BV, Head - SolarEdge- India Having more than a decade’s experience in the PV Industry in India, Shashidhara BV, is the Head of SolarEdge Technologies in India. With a career spanning 25 Years in Telecom, and Renewable energy, he has worked in the public sector, and in both national and international companies. From 2008, as Head of EPC Projects division, he was heavily involved in many large grid-connected PV projects in India. With global PV project experience and involvement in some of major Indian PV projects, he is well versed on industry standards and grid codes. Shashidhara BV is a Rank Holder in Bachelor of Electrical & Electronics Engineering from the University of Mysore (1992), India.

Shruti Ahuja – Director, Ahuja Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd Nov 2010 - present o Responsible for day-to-day techno-commercial activities of the renewable energy department of AES. o Spearheading biomethanation projects and solutions to industries, commercial set-ups, municipalities and large kitchens across India. Advanced technologies and end-to-end EPC services are being provided for the supply and operation of waste- to-energy plants. o Research and Development – AES has set up an R&D facility and a proof of concept (called T3- Trash to Treasure) for novel organic feedstock, producing biogas and digestate materials; It is also used to assess co-digestion and novel pre and post processing technologies for biogas, digestate and effluent cleanup. T3 demonstrates tangible technology evidence and practical process understanding to organizations and industries looking to assess and invest in the solutions we offer. o Currently commercializing plug and play biogas technologies for large-scale kitchens to produce energy to directly substitute LPG. o Working in collaboration with CSIR – Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad to build and scale-up waste-to-energy technologies for various waste handling capacities and a variety of energy applications. o Cross functioning with other engineering disciplines of AES o Served as an engineer at the Network Planning and Engineering department at A T & T Mobility, Atlanta, USA . June 2010 – Aug 2010 o Interned at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, USA June 2009 – Aug 2009 oPursued post-grad from the State University of New York at Buffalo in Electrical Engineering. Jan 2009 – May 2010

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Srinivas Kasulla, Expert - Waste to Energy After achieving the merit rank in his post graduation in Environmental studies, Srinivas Kasulla is active in working with NGO’s as well as private institutions on waste management as well as on Biogas plant installations. Following his successful work he was appointed as the core team member in top Biogas companies from India where he has been responsible for the whole project management, as well as execution of construction, installation work and biological commissioning since 2004. In addition, Srinivas is instrumental and taking responsibility for biogas development in Indian Market. Srinivas has worked as Vice President for leading biogas companies in India. At present Srinivas is working as an independent consultant on waste to biogas projects where he has extended his sphere of responsibility as a overall project developer. Srinivas was instrumental in designing, installing and commissioning more than 90 biogas plants across the country.

M R Narayanan, Chairman, Adtech Systems Limited Shri.M.R.Narayanan graduated from the College of Engineering, Trivandrum during the year 1972. He is also the recipient of the Rotary Foundation Scholarship for Technical Training for which he went to United States and studied Micro Processing Technology in the University of Missourie, Kansas City, U.S.A.

He was the first to develop a Voltage Stabilizer with time delay and cut off for which he received the patent for the unique circuitry. Later he founded Transmatic Systems Ltd. for the manufacture of Micro Processor based systems and telecommunication products.

He took the company Public during the year 1994 and listed it in the Bombay Stock Exchange. Mr.Narayanan promoted Adtech Systems Ltd. and also Poovar Island Resort. Under his guidance various energy saving measures were introduced in Poovar including solar power boats, roof mounted solar panels, bio gas systems, thermic fluid systems etc.. Poovar Island Resort received awards for the above installations both from the Hon’ble President of India and SEEM (Society of Energy Engineers and Managers) National Energy Management Award.

Mr.Narayanan had designed and developed the country’s largest Floating Solar Power Plant which was installed in the Banasurasagar Dam for the Kerala State Electricity Board Limited. He continues to work in the Energy Savings field and is currently developing small capacity wind generating systems, solar powered house boats and solar powered Air conditioning systems. Under development is also floating turbine energy generators.

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Sunil Joshi , Head – Business Development, Sileaf Technologies. Sunil Joshi is an award winning Management Professional, known as the strategist and expert in growth management. He carries rich experience of over 24 years; most of which at senior management and board level. Sunil has led cross functional teams spread almost all across the globe.

Sunil carries diverse exposure and experience in retail and eCommerce industry and is currently working in renewable energy sector. He heads Business Development at Sileaf Technologies. Diversity of his experience includes marketing, branding, retail chain operations, international expansion, strategic partnerships. Sunil is a global professional and popular as result oriented and committed leader. He is admired for his contributions through vision, strategies, process management and creative approach. Sunil has been awarded with Honorary Doctorate and many accolades. Indira Super Achievers Award in 2011, Most Talented Retail Professional Award in 2015, Top 100 Global Retail Minds in 2018 are just some of them.

Lt Col Suresh Rege (Retd) – CEO, Mailhem IKOS Environment Pvt. Ltd. Lt Col Suresh Rege (Retd) was commissioned into the Indian Army in 1969. He served the Indian Army in various capacities for around two decades. In 1990, he took a premature retirement, and set up a small unit to manufacture and set up Biogas plants for treatment of Biodegradable Organic Solid and Liquid Wastes – giving birth to Mailhem Engineers Pvt. Ltd. When Mailhem Engineers Pvt. Ltd. entered into a strategic partnership with French Group Lhotellier Ikos in April 2014, Lt Col Rege (Retd) was at the forefront of the joint venture, and now serves as Executive Director and a Board Member of the new entity Mailhem Ikos Environment Pvt. Ltd. He was also the founder CEO of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) Waste Management and Urban Services Ltd. in April 2007. Under his mentorship Mailhem Ikos Environment, has received Garbage Guru Award 2015 at India Today’s Safaigiri Awards & Summit 2015, by the hands of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He has also been conferred Lifetime Achievement Award 2016 by World CSR Congress for his work in the field of Solid Waste Management in India. He is a regular invitee of the Committees formed by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, for policy formation.

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TANMAY BISHNOI, Head – Standards & Research, Skill Council for Green Jobs Mr. Tanmay Bishnoi heads the Standards and Research division at Skill Council for Green Jobs and is the Co-Chairman of the Curriculum and Content Development Committee. He has over 10 years of experience in consulting, international business development, project management and capacity building across Solar PV, clean energy, energy efficiency, smart cities & SmartGrams, and also working on emerging technologies for energy storage and electric vehicles. Mr. Bishnoi is the Communications Lead for engagement with Central Ministries and State Government departments, World bank, USAID, GIZ, CLEAN, IL&FS, CEEW, NRDC, Renew Power, Vestas, Mahindra Susten, Adani solar, Hinduja renewables, Suzlon, Hensel, EY, KPMG, PwC, Deloitte, ICF, IIT Bombay, IIT Roorkee, RENAC, and many other think tanks, IPPs, OEMs & EPCs. Undertook Techno-Economic Viability assessment and Engineering Design consulting assignments of more than 200 MW Solar PV power plants across India, Germany, Austria, Dubai, Qatar, China, Kazakhstan. He is the Chief Editor and Contributing Author of the book, ‘Evaluation of Solar Proposals - A Guide for Financial institutions, Solar Developers and EPC firms’, being published by Taylor & Francis, and endorsed by USAID and Skill Council for Green Jobs. Tanmay is a Life Member of Leaders Excellence at Harvard Square, Gold Member at International Solar Energy Society (ISES) and a member of International Experts Network of ISES.

Venkat Rajaraman ,CEO, CYGNI Energy Venkat Rajaraman is the CEO of Cygni and an Advisory Committee member of National Center for Photovoltaic Research and Education (NCPRE), India. He has over 20 years of experience in Product Design and Engineering Management. Prior to that, he was the CEO of Su-Kam Power Systems, a leading power back-up and RE solution provider from India. Earlier to moving to renewable energy space, he was the Vice President of Engineering at Portal Player, a company that was acquired by NVIDIA Corp in Jan 2007. He worked at Sun Microsystems, USA. He has BE degree from Madurai-Kamaraj University and a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.

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Vikram Kailas, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Mytrah Energy Mr. Vikram Kailas has worked in the Energy & Utilities investment banking group at Credit Suisse in New York, where he was involved in a number of renewable energy transactions, including a US$ 6 bn exit financing for Calpine and a US$ 300 mn loan for First Energy.

Prior to joining Credit Suisse, Vikram Kailas worked for Deloitte Consulting in India. Vikram Kailas has a Bachelor in Engineering degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai and Master of Business Administration degree from Yale School of Management

Under Vikram’s leadership, in a span of six years, Mytrah Energy, a pioneer and one of the largest independent power producers (‘IPP’) in renewable energy in India reached a portfolio of 2000 MW. With power generation assets across 16 projects and 9 states, Mytrah has more than 200 wind masts installed across multiple states in India. As India’s smart utility, Mytrah through a diversified renewable energy portfolio leverages its robust end-to-end capabilities in generating renewable energy for its projects in India. The Company currently has an active development pipeline of about 3000 MW of wind energy and 500 MW of solar energy.

Vinay Shetty – MD - Canadian Solar Energy Private Limited “Oak View”, G-01, Ground Floor ,14, Haudin Road, Off Ulsoor Road, Bangalore - 560042, Karnataka, India • Age :49 years • qualifications: BE Mech, MBA • Work experience: forging [manufacturing – auto components] , steel [pig iron & Mett Coke] and renewables [solar - [sales & project installation & comissioning ] • Organisations I worked for o Bharat Forge Pune – Forging o Sesa Goa / MITSUI & Co : Steel & Metallugical coke o Tata BP Solar, Moser Baer , Canadian Solar : Solar cells & Modules, Off grid projects , sales & marketing – India, Europe etc o GMR Energy : project development / Contrtruction o UNIDO / UNDP : Off grid solar applications , policy formulations , market coverage – afghanistan , Liberia , Sierra Leonne , Sri Lanka,

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Vishnu Hazari, C.E.O of Premier Solar Vishnu Hazari has spearheaded the Solar Company, Premier Solar Systems Pvt Ltd from past 1 year. Armed with engineering degree from JNTU and MS (Mechanical Engineering) from the prestigious Western Michigan University - Michigan (US), he currently holds the position of C.E.O of Premier Solar and his engagements in the company includes Business development, pre-sales activities, contract negotiations, building and reviewing financial models, project planning & evaluation, vendor management, developing business strategies and overall P&L of the organization

Prior to Premier Solar, Vishnu comes with 12+ years of consulting experience in Banking, Financial Services, Health Care and Manufacturing Industries.

Vivek Bhardwaj – Sales Director, North India, Jinko Solar Vivek is currently working as a Sales Director – North India for Jinko Solar which is the world’s largest solar panel manufacturer. Previously he has worked in sales of solar panels and product management at reputed Indian , Chinese and European Solar panel companies. He has a keen interest in upcoming and existing solar panel technologies and deeper understanding of panel quality.

He is involved in solar businesses since 2009 having worked with companies like Moser Baer, TATA, REC and CSUN. He has held key roles in technology, product management and Sales. His key strength lies in understanding solar PV market & evaluating new solar PV panel technologies. Since he has worked with leading GW scale Chinese panel companies, he understands manufacturing and process quality.

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