
Speakers at TGS 2017

A. K. Tripathi, Scientist 'G' /Advisor (I &PA), MNRE

A. R. Unnikrishnan, National Head, Sales Marketing and Innovation, Saint-Gobain India Private Limited-glass business

A.N. Ramanathan, Manager - Technical & Application Services for India & South Asia Region, Armacell India Pvt. Ltd.

Aalok A Deshmukh, General Manager and Head: Energy Efficiency, Schneider Electric India Pvt Ltd.


Aditi Salway, Key Account Manager & Technical Support, Asahi India Glass Ltd.

Ajay Mathur, Director General, TERI, and President, GRIHA Council

Ajitabh Ambastha, Head - Technical Valuation & Quality, Tata Capital Housing Finance Limited

Amit Kumar, Senior Director - Social Transformation, TERI, and Vice President, GRIHA Council

Amritha Ballal, Founding Partner, SpaceMatters


AProf Alistair Sproul, Head, School of the Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of New South Wales

AProf Vinayak Dixit, Head of the Research Centre for Integrated Transport Innovation (RCITI), University of New South Wales

Ar. Akshima Ghate, Principal, Rocky Mountain Institute

Ar. Amritha Ballal, Founding Partner, SpaceMatters

Ar. Ankit Bhalla, Deputy Manager, GRIHA Council

Ar. Annkur Khosla, Annkur Khosla Design Studio,

Ar. Ashok B. Lall, Principal, Ashok B Lall Architects

Ar. Ashok B. Lall, Principal, Ashok B Lall Architects

Ar. Ayush Chauhan, Quicksand,

Ar. Chitra Vishwanath, Principal Architects, Biome

Ar. Ravindra Punde, Co-founder, Design Cell

Ar. Vijay Garg, Vice President, Council of Architecture

Ar. Vijay Garg, Vice President, Council of Architecture



Ashok B. Lall, Principal, Ashok B Lall Architects

Assoc. Prof. Melissa Hart, Graduate Director, RC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, University of New South Wales

Assoc. Prof. Melissa Hart, Graduate Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, University of New South Wales

B K Malagi, Chief Operating Officer, Projects & Board Member, M/S Experion Developers Pvt Ltd, Gurgaon

Daniel Ziegerer, Director of Cooperation, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)

Dr Abhijit Banerjee, Senior Adviser, Climate Change and Urbanisation, United Nations

Dr Ashvini Kumar, Senior Director, Renewable Energy Technologies, TERI

Dr B C Sabata, Director- MGICCC, Delhi Government

Dr Indradip Mitra, Senior Technical Advisor, GIZ

Dr Sumit Sharma, Director, Earth Science and Climate Change, TERI

Dr Winfried Damm, Head of Indo-German Energy programme, (GIZ) GmbH

Dr. A. K. Tripathi, Scientist 'G' /Advisor (I &PA), MNRE

Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General, TERI, and President, GRIHA Council

Dr. Ajay Mathur, President, GRIHA Council and Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute

Dr. Anir Upadhyay, Research Fellow, Faculty of the Built Environment, University of New South Wales

Dr. Arun Kumar Tripathi, Director General, National Institute of Solar Energy

Dr. Asokan Pappu, Senior Principal Scientist, CSIR- Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute Professor Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR India

Dr. Deepika Mathur, Research Fellow, Northern Institute, College of Indigenous Futures, Arts & Society

Dr. G. C. Datta Roy, Advisor, DESL

Dr. G. C. Datta Roy, Advisor, Development Environergy Services Ltd.

Dr. Jyotirmay Mathur, Professor, Malaviya National Institute of Technology (Occupant Wellnes)

Dr. Kapil Goel, Medical Epidemiologist/Senior Medical Consultant,

Dr. Komali Yenneti, Research Associate, Faculty of the Built Environment, University of New South Wales

Dr. Manish Shrivastava, Department of Energy and Environment,

Dr. Maria Balatbat, Senior Lecturer; Joint Director (UNSW Business School), Centre for Energy and Environmental Markets, University of New South Wales

Dr. Miles Park, Industrial Design, Design Research Collaboration, University of New South Wales

Dr. Mohan K. Dongare, Scientist, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune

Dr. Nicholas Osborne, Senior Lecturer, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales

Dr. R Saravanan, Professor & Head, R & AC Lab, Anna University

Dr. Renu Khosla, Director, Centre for Urban and Regional Excellence

Dr. Renu Khosla, Director, Centre for Urban and Regional Excellence

Dr. S K Sarkar, Director, Water Resources Division, The Energy and Resources Institute

Dr. Sameer Maithel, Director, Greentech Knowledge Solutions

Dr. Sarath Mataraachchi, Lecturer, Built Environment, University of New South Wales

Dr. Sarbeswar Praharaj, Coordinator, Australia-India Smart Cities Knowledge Exchange Network

Dr. Shailesh Kr. Agrawal, Executive Director, BMTPC

Dr. Shailesh Kumar Agrawal, Executive Director - Building Materials & Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India

Dr. Shweta Manchanda, School of Planning & Architecture,

Dr. Simone Zarpelon Leao, Senior Lecturer, City Analytics, University of New South Wales

Dr. Suneel Pandey, Senior Fellow & Director, CWM, TERI

Dr. Sunil Gulia, Scientist Fellow, CSIR-NEERI Zonal Laboratory Delhi

Dr. Sunita Purushottam, Head - Sustainability, Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd (MLDL)

H.E. Upendra Tripathy, Interim Director General, International Solar Alliance

Hemant Rathod, National Head - Structural Glass Solutions, Saint-Gobain India Pvt Ltd - Glass Business

Henriette Faergemann, Counselor, Environment, Energy & Climate Change, European Union Delegation to India

Jaiprakash Shroff, Convenor Environment Committee and Skills Committee, CREDAI

K. E. Ranganathan, MD, Parryware


Karan Mangotra, Fellow, TERI

Kavas Kapadia, Urbanist, School of Planning & Architecture


Malini Shankar, Director General, Shipping, Ministry of Shipping

Manoj K. Singh, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change



Mr Anurag Bajpai, Director, GreenTree Building Energy Pvt Ltd

Mr Christopher Samuel, Centre for Indian Bamboo Resource & Technology (CIBART),

Mr Dhiraj Wadhwa, Director - Integrated Solutions & Key Accounts, United Technologies - Climate, Controls & Security

Mr R Suresh, Area Convenor, Centre for Environmental Studies, TERI

Mr Ratish Nanda, Conservation Architect, India CEO- Aga Khan Trust for Culture

Mr Sandeep Sonigra, Managing Partner, Orange County Group, Pune

Mr Sanjay Prakash, Principal Consultant, Studio for Habitat Futures

Mr Sanjeev Karpe, Founder Director of Konkan Bamboo & Cane Development Cente,

Mr Saurabh Diddi, Director, Bureau of Energy Efficiency

Mr Shirish Garud, Senior Fellow & Director, Renewable Energy Technologies, TERI

Mr Vikramjit Singh, Senior Country Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Mr. Abhay Bakre, Director General, Bureau of Energy Efficiency

Mr. Abhay Bakre, Director General, Bureau of Energy Efficiency

Mr. Akash Jain, Director, Alien Energy Private Limited

Mr. Amit Dasgupta, India Country Director, UNSW

Mr. Amit Kumar, Senior Director - Social Transformation, TERI, and Vice President, GRIHA Council

Mr. Anand Murty, Technical Training Manager, APAC

Mr. Anders Hall, Chairman, Marketing & Communication, ES-SO (EU Solar Shading Organisation), International Business Development, Somfy International

Mr. Arun Bhatia, Managing Director, UTC- Climate, Control and Security, India

Mr. Ashish Jain, Director, RecMech Enviro Pvt. Ltd. & Indian Pollution Control Association

Mr. Ashwath Hegde, Founder, EnviGreen

Mr. Atul Bagai, Country Head, UN Environment in India

Mr. C Subramaniam, Director, SSS Consultants

Mr. Cesare Saccani, Managing Director, ICMQ Certification India Private Limited

Mr. Christopher McElwain, Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales

Mr. Deepak Shapeti, Director, Ignis IT and Rupak Group

Mr. Gaurav Joshi, Co-founder, Extra-Carbon

Mr. Gaurav Shorey, Founder Member, 5waraj & Managing Director, PSI Energy

Mr. Harish Borah, Consultant, ADW Developments

Mr. Jagdeep Singh, Managing Director, Aeon Ecotech Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Jyotikumar Jha, Deputy GM Sales (North), Roca Bathroom Products Pvt Ltd

Mr. Khushal Matai, Department of Architecture, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

Mr. Krishan Dhawan, CEO, Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation

Mr. Kushagra Juneja, Cofounder, Design2Occupancy Services LLP

Mr. Kushagra Srivastava, CEO, Chakr

Mr. Laurie Pearcey, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International), University of New South Wales

Mr. Markus Wypior, Deputy Cluster Coordinator GIZ IGEN,

Mr. Mohammad Adil, Engineer, SEVCON

Mr. Monu Ratra, ED & CEO, IIFL Home Finance Ltd.

Mr. Narayana Peesapaty, Founder, Bakey's food private limited (edible cutlery)

Mr. Neeraj Kuldeep, Programme Associate, Council on Energy, Environment and Water

Mr. Pankaj Dugar, Chief Executive Officer of Hospitality & Delhi, IREO Management Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Pavel Singh, Saint Gobain PPB,

Mr. Pavel Singh, Saint Gobain,

Mr. Pierre Jaboyedoff, Senior Swiss Building Energy Efficiency Expert, BEEP

Mr. Pradeep Sachdeva, Pradeep Sachdeva Design Associates,

Mr. Pramod Adlakha, Managing Director, Adlakha Associates Pvt. Ltd

Mr. R V Deshpande, DGM, Builder Finance, SBI

Mr. Rajesh Jain, Managing Director, Enhanced WAPP Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Rajesh Krishnan, Managing Director & CEO, Brick Eagle Group (Cost of Sustainability)

Mr. Rajneesh Rana, General Manager (BD & Contracts), EESL

Mr. Rakesh Kamal A B, Clean energy Policy and Programs Consultant, Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA)

Mr. Richie Mittal, Managing Director, Overdrive Engineering Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Rohit Chasta, Senior Engineer, Energy Efficiency, International Operations, Schneider Electric

Mr. Rumi Engineer, Head: Energy management & Greener India Initiative, Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd.

Mr. S P Garnaik, CGM (Tech), Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL)

Mr. S Vikash Ranjan, Programme Manager - EEB, IGEN- GIZ

Mr. S Vikash Ranjan, Programme Manager - EEB, IGEN- GIZ

Mr. S. Senthil Kumar, Business Head, Institutional Sales, AIS Glass Ltd

Mr. Sachin Kasar, Saint Gobain PPB,

Mr. Sameer Divekar, Director, dbHMS

Mr. Sandeep Narang, Independent Consultant, Sustainable Construction Practices

Mr. Sanjay Deshphande, Executive Director & Head of Operations - India, Clearford Water Systems (Sustainable Water Management)

Mr. Sanjay Seth, Senior Director, Sustainable Habitat Division, TERI and CEO, GRIHA Council

Mr. Sanjay Seth, CEO, GRIHA Council

Mr. Saurabh Kumar, Managing Director, Energy Efficiency Services Limited

Mr. Saurabh Kumar, Managing Director, Energy Efficiency Services Limited

Mr. Sayantan Sarkar, NRDC,

Mr. Shadab Ahmed, National Manager - Defence & Government Segment, India & South Asia

Mr. Shailesh Ranjan, Head - Business Planning & Operations, Asahi India Glass Ltd

Mr. Shravan Shankar, Co-Founder, @Works and Co-Founder & Managing Partner, The Binary Workshop, Chennai

Mr. Siddharth Hande, CEO, Kabadiwalla Connect

Mr. Sohinder Gill, Director General, Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles

Mr. Soumya P Garnaik, General Manager (Technical), EESL

Mr. Sourabh Kankar, Marketing Manager India, Gujarat Guardian Limited

Mr. Sriram Kalyanaraman, MD & CEO, National Housing Bank

Mr. Stefan Horschler, Buofur Bauphysik,

Mr. Sumit Kumar Agarwal, CEO, Tanjun WonderBamboo

Mr. Sunil Agarwal, Associate Dean & Director - School of Real Estate (RICS) & Managing Director, Black Olive Ventures Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Sunil Kher, Managing Director, SEVCON

Mr. Sunil Kher, Managing Director, Sevcon India Private Limited, New Delhi

Mr. Swapnil Chaturvedi, Founder, Samagra

Mr. Swayan Chaudhuri, Managing Director & CEO, Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Ltd

Mr. Tanmay Tathagat, Director, Environmental Design Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. V. Revindran, Director - Sales and Marketing, Sinicon PP

Mr. Vaithianathan Ramachandran, Managing Director, TATA Capital Housing Finance Limited

Mr. Vinay Kumar Tiwari, Vastu Vihar,

Mr. Vishal Kapur, President, ISHRAE

Ms Hina Zia, Professor, Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

Ms Hina Zia, Department of Architecture, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

Ms Ishita Jalan, Environmental Engineer, Dr Reddys Labs

Ms Livleen K Kahlon, Fellow & Associate Director, School Outreach, TERI

Ms Megha Behal, Research Associate, Sustainable Buildings

Ms Megha Behal, Research Associate, Sustainable Buildings

Ms. Almitra Patel, Member, Supreme Court Committee for Solid Waste Management

Ms. Apurva Chaturvedi, Sr. Clean Energy Specialist, USAID/India

Ms. Ashu Dehadani, Manager (Technical & Publication), GRIHA Council

Ms. Camille Sifferlen, Certified Passive House Designer, Trainer and Building Certifier, Passive House Institute

Ms. Cecilia Freire Costa, Coordination Manager, European Union Delegation to India and Bhutan

Ms. Friederike Thonke, GIZ,

Ms. Henriette Faergemann, Counselor Environment Energy & Climate Change, EU Delegation to India

Ms. Leena Nandan, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways

Ms. Manju Menon, Program Director (Environment Justice), Namati

Ms. Marie Laure Crettaz Corredor, Head, Swiss Cooperation Office in India

Ms. Meenakshi Sharma, Founder, Use Me Works

Ms. Moulshri Joshi, Founding Partner, SpaceMatters

Ms. Nehmat Kaur, India Consultant, NRDC's India Team,

Ms. Prarthana Borah, India Director, Clean Air Asia

Ms. Raina Singh, Senior Fellow, Urban Resilience, National Institute of Urban Affairs

Ms. Ritu Lal, Vice President - Business Development, Amplus Energy Solutions (Renewable Energy)

Ms. Sandra Soares Da Silva, Head of Energy Cell, KfW

Ms. Shelley Poticha, Managing Director, Healthy People & Thriving Communities Program, NRDC

Ms. Swati Janu, Creative Director, mHS CITY LAB

Ms. Sweta Manchanda, Associate Professor of Architecture, School of Planning & Architecture

Ms. Tushara Shankar, GM/Head- CSR, United Breweries Ltd

Ms. Usha Batra, Additional Director General (Arch), CPWD, Central Public Works Department (CPWD), Government of India

Ms. Xinyi Geng, Researcher, UNSW Business School, University of New South Wales


Prof Dinesh Kumar, Head- DESM, NCERT

Prof Greg Leslie, Acting Director of the UNSW Global Water Institute; & Director of the UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology,

Prof Rashmi Diwan, Head- School Leadership, N.U.E.P.A

Prof Sarnam Singh, Dean, Nalanda University

Prof. Arun Kansal, HoD and Professor, Department of Regional Water Studies, TERI University

Prof. Arup Mitra, Professor, Institute of Economic Growth

Prof. Christopher Charles Benninger, CCBA Designs,

Prof. Christopher Pettit, Inaugural Chair of Urban Science, University of New South Wales

Prof. G. Shankar, Founder, Habitat Technology Group

Prof. Ian Jacobs, President and Vice Chancellor, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia

Prof. Jagan Shah, Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs, New Delhi

Prof. Kavas Kapadia, Former Dean of Studies & Head Department of Urban Planning, SPA

Prof. Manoj Mathur, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

Professor Dr. N.K.Bansal, Sintex Chair Professor, CEPT University Ahmedabad

Professor Helen Lochhead, Dean, Faculty of Built Environment, UNSW Sydney

Professor Vivekanand Jha, Executive Director, The George Institute for Global Health

R Ramesh, Roca Bathroom Products Private Limited, Parryware

R. K. Mehta, Secretary, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Manufacturers Association

Rajan Rawal, Executive Director, Center for Advanced Research in Building Science & Energy (CARBSE), CEPT University

Rajeev Kapoor, Secretary, MNRE



S K Sarkar, Director, Water Resources Division, The Energy and Resources Institute

S N Srinivas, Programme Analyst, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India

Sanjay Seth, Senior Director, Sustainable Habitat Division, TERI and CEO, GRIHA Council

Saurabh Diddi, Energy Economist, BEE

Saurabh Kumar, Managing Director, Energy Efficiency Services Limited

Scientia Professor Deo Prasad AO, Director - CRC Low Carbon Living, University of New South Wales

Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla, Dean, Faculty of Built Environment, UNSW Sydney and Director, Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology, UNSW, Australia

Sheila Sri Prakash, Founder and Chief Architect, Shilpa Architects Planners Designers

Shri K.K. Joadder, Chief Town Planner, Town & Country Planning Organization

Shri Saurabh Diddi, Director, Bureau of Energy Efficiency

Shri. Rajendra Chaudhari, Director (Commercial), NBCC

Sonia Rani, Fellow and Area Convenor, CRSBS, Sustainable Habitat Division, TERI


Stefan Hediger, Head of Energy Cell, KfW

