Bikash Pandey is Director of Clean Energy at Winrock International. Winrock’s energy programs bring access to energy for the poor and increase clean electricity on the grid. Modern energy services are used to expand economic opportunity in rural areas and improve health care, education and living standards.

Bhaskar is the founder of Mynergy, a firm focused on unlocking international capital for low carbon energy and mobility infrastructure, helping make small and growing businesses in India and other emerging markets more competitive. Bhaskar leads our work on strategy and partnerships. Prior to Mynergy, Bhaskar led country operations for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), where he supported the development of policies to accelerate the adoption of clean energy.

Dr. Bansari Saha, a Senior Director at ICF, is an economist by training and supports public and private sector clients understand the economic effects of public policy decision-making. His expertise lies in the intersection of energy and environmental issues and studying the economic and distributional impacts of policies that attempt to find an optimal balance between the two. Dr. Saha has worked extensively on international economic development issues, particularly for developing countries in South and Southeast Asia.

Adam Goff is a principal at 8 Rivers Capital, a firm which invents and commercializes sustainable infrastructure technology. 8 Rivers invented the Allam Cycle and the NET Power joint venture that uses that technology. NET Power has raised over $150m from Exelon, McDermott, and Occidental Petroleum. Adam leads on business development for a number of 8 Rivers’ projects and is also Director of Policy for the firm. Adam has a degree from Yale University and was formerly Chief of Staff at ClearPath, a $165 million foundation that advances dispatchable clean energy.

Sebastian Groh is the Founder and CEO of SOLshare, a cleantech startup based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is a 2013 Stanford Ignite Fellow from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and holds a PhD from Aalborg University and the Postgraduate School Microenergy Systems at the Technische Universität Berlin.

Kazi Ahsan Uddin was formerly the Assistant Vice President of Infrastructure Development Company Limited. He has an MBA (Management Information Systems) from the University of Dhaka and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Islamic University of Technology.

Having worked for a Japanese commercial bank, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the Japanese Government, Mr. Shiihara joined the Asian Development Bank in September 2008. Since then, he has been involved in the processing as well as administration of energy sector projects for countries like Bhutan, India, and Nepal while working for South Asia Department.