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Simon Batchelor

Director of Gamos and Research Fellow, Loughborough University

Dr Simon Batchelor is Director of Gamos, a Research Fellow at Loughborough University and Research Coordinator for the UK Aid funded Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) programme. With over 30 years of experience in development, a renewable energy based PhD, significant social mobilisation…

   Topic(s): Energy
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Sithisakdi Apichatthanapath

Deputy Regional Manager for Asia, U.S. Trade and Development Agency

Sithisakdi Apichatthanapath (“Seng”) is the Deputy Regional Manager for Asia at the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), based in Bangkok, Thailand. There, he is responsible for managing USTDA’s activities in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, directing business development efforts, coordinating…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Solomie Gebrezgabher

Researcher- Economics , International Water Management Institute

Dr. Solomie Gebrezgabher is a researcher on economics, circular economy, and water pollution at IWMI. She specializes in research on economic and environmental sustainability assessment and business model development in circular economy with a focus on the economics of water, energy…

   Topic(s): Energy
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Somesh Kumar

Leader - Power and Utilities, Ernst & Young

Somesh has been involved in managing large-scale power and utilities transformation programs for over 20 years. Prior to EY, Somesh was associated with Tata Power Company Limited and Accenture. He has been extensively associated with the development of smart/ digital grids (IoT) including…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Sonam Zam

Project Officer, Bhutan Resident Mission, ADB

Sonam Zam is a civil engineer committed to advancing renewable energy and sustainability. Equipped with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Bhutan and a Master’s in Renewable Energy from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, Sonam has gained experience in the field. Since January…

   Topic(s): Energy
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Sourajit Aiyer

Vice President - Sustainable Finance & Climate Strategy, auctusESG

Sourajit Aiyer is finance and sustainability professional with 15 years of experience, with financial institutions such as Motilal Oswal Financial Services, UBS Investment Bank London and Evalueserve Research. He has worked with Grameen Impact Investment and UNEP’s Sustainable India Finance…

   Topic(s): Energy, Finance
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Sri Mulyani Indrawati

Minister of Finance, Indonesia

Sri Mulyani Indrawati is the Minister of Finance of Indonesia, currently on her second term—having first been appointed in 2016 and then re-appointed in 2019—under the administration of Indonesia President Joko Widodo. She also served as Indonesia’s coordinating minister of economic affairs in 2008…

   Topic(s): Energy, Environment, Finance
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Srijana Bhattarai

Senior Social Safeguards Advisor, The Asia Foundation

Srijana is a Senior Social Safeguards Advisor at the USAID and Australia Mekong Safeguards Program, implemented by the Asia Foundation. As a social practitioner, she has worked in various sectors with diverse communities leading community engagements, social impact assessments, resettlement and…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Energy, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Srikanth Chandrasekaran

Country Head, IEEE

Srikanth Chandrasekaran has been associated with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for the past 10 years focused on developing key standardisation programs that address core issues of security, identity, trust and building end-to-end trustworthy devices and systems across…

   Topic(s): Energy
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Steffan Kraan

Chief Scientific Officer, The Seaweed Company, Ltd.

​Dr. Stefan Kraan, Chief Scientific Officer of Seaweed Company, Ltd. presented seaweed cultivation as regenerative adjunct to offshore energy production. He explained the benefits for offshore energy producers and local communities. This technology has been used in reducing the impacts of…

   Topic(s): Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy