Samrat Ray has over 17 years of experience in the energy sector and has worked across the value chain from power generation, transmission, and distribution.  Having worked extensively in Africa and India, on aspects like energy policy, renewable energy, energy efficiency and sector reforms on the public side, he has also been closely involved in working with the private sector on scaling renewable energy both at the grid and off grid scale, supporting private sector investment in transmission and distribution.

Deepa Ahluwalia is the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) focal point at the ADB India Resident Mission. She is involved in the coordination, management, and operations of projects and programs for effective implementation of gender/GESI mainstreaming strategies in ADB operations in India for accelerating progress in gender equality. She has an MPhil and PhD in social sciences from the Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.