Decades of experience with global companies in semiconductor manufacturing, software development, smart microgrids, IoT, renewable energy, smart water, rural electrification, smart villages. B.Tech., IIT Kanpur, India. Ph.D., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.

Decades of global management experience with National Skill Development Corporation India, Barclays Bank Kenya, HSBC UAE, Citibank Chennai and Tata Motors Pune. B. Tech., IIT Kanpur; MBA, IIM Calcutta.

Three decades of in software solutions, renewable-energy cooling systems, and management of technical resources & critical activities for JAGUAR Fighter Aircraft at IAF. R&D, manufacturability, procurement, commissioning, maintenance, fault analysis and deployment of RE-based cooling systems. DME & BE, Indian Air Force

A decade and a half in business development for IT, microgrids, rural solutions, energy and water management, community engagement, relationship management. B.Tech., VTU.

A decade of experience in power plant engineering, rural electrification, renewable energy, smart microgrids, field engineering, village survey & mobilization. B.Tech., VTU, M.Tech. DSI, Bangalore, India.

Product development, product development process management, impact assessment, and international academic collaborations. B.Sc., Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education, Pondicherry. M.Sc., MINES ParisTech, France

Design and development of IoT hardware and firmware. Predictive modeling with ML algorithms. Field deployment and commissioning of IoT devices. Technical support, troubleshooting, and systems upgrades.

EPC of SPV power plants, microgrids, solar pumps and irrigation systems. Field engineering for smart microgrid and smart irrigation systems. Mechanical, electrical and civil engineering for design and implementation of projects. Community and youth engagement for project execution.

Director DESI Power. Over two decades in rural development, microgrids and renewable energy.

10-years industry experience and 13-years research experience on sensors, AI/ML, and sound & image analysis. Holds US and Indian patents. He is a lead researcher at Brainware University-SunMoksha Centre for Smart Agriculture.

A technologist cum entrepreneur with nearly four decades of experience, Swetank has led innovation in Retail and Social impact. As Founder and CSO of E3 Retail (USA) and CEO/CTO of iE3 Innovations (India), his leadership extends to diverse roles, including Managing Director at Go Native International and Promoter/ Founding Board Member of STEP Foundation as well as Service Beyond Boarder (USA 501(c)(3)). Swetank's philanthropic efforts involve using technology to aid local communities, all underpinned by his impressive academic background.

Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Development Studies, and Senior Scientific Adviser for the Smart Villages Initiative. Vice-President and Foreign Secretary of the Royal Society. President of the European Academies Science Advisory Council and the Royal Society of Biology. Ph.D. from Nottingham and Cambridge.

Angel Investor and Mentor. Former Vice Chairman & CEO of Conzerv Systems Pvt. Ltd. until acquisition by Schneider Electric. Led the transformation of Conzerv from family-owned into a venture-funded and professionally managed business. Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School. PGDM, IIM Calcutta.

L. A. Comp Chair in the School of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. Co-director of Systems Realization Laboratory, research focused on collaboratively defining the emerging frontier for the “intelligent” decision-based realization of cyber-physical-social systems. Fellow ASME, Associate Fellow AIAA. B. Tech., IIT Kharagpur, India; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, USA.

Four decades of experience in the electricity sector across the entire value chain and across continents. Spearheading a mission to leverage technology to transform the electric grid in India and provide clean and reliable electricity to every citizen 24x7 at affordable cost. Actively advocating for the “Right to Electricity Act”. A recognised thought leader in clean energy, smart grid technologies, smart cities and electric mobility.

60+ years of international experience in power and energy sectors and over 30 years as a rural development practitioner. R&D in advanced fossil fuel plants; board level management in the power sector; national level policy planning and implementation of advanced technologies and emerging RETs. Pioneer in rural microgrids with biomass gasifier. BE, BIT Sindri; Ph.D., Manchester University.

Over 20 years of industry experience in the power generation, automotive, robotics, and semiconductor fields. Currently a faculty at the University of Buffalo. Research concentrates on design methodologies and novel control techniques for renewable energy, design methods to enhance productivity and longevity of wind turbines and microgrids. B.S., Missouri University of Science and Technology. M.S. and Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.