Mr S Chandrasekhar

Managing Director

Bhoruka Power Corporation Limited

Chandra is Managing Director of Bhoruka Power Corporation Limited, a leading Renewable Energy

Developer in India. An Electrical Engineer and Alumnus of London Business School, he has been

associated with the Power Sector in India for over 30 years and has worked in several reputed

Companies both Public & Private Sector. He has hands on experience starting as a First Level

Executive in Power Projects, to leading a green field company for development of Green Energy, as its

CEO for the last Fifteen years.

Chandra was a short term consultant to World Bank, Member of Reuters Insight Community of Experts

(Renewable Energy) and has made several presentations in National & International Fora on the

subjects of Renewable Energy, Electricity Act, Carbon Trading, Regulatory Issues, Financing

Renewables etc.,

Chandra is the Past Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) – Karnataka. He was past

President of Bangalore Chamber of Industry & Commerce. He is Member of the Advisory Committee

of State Electricity Regulatory Commission. Board Member of State Vocational & Skill Development

Corporation and Former Board Member of the State Renewable Development Agency.

Chandra is the Chairman of National Accreditation Board for Education & Training (NABET). He is

Chairman, Green Power Market Development Group, Karnataka.

Mr Kishore Jayaraman

President

Rolls - Royce South Asia

Kishore Jayaraman is the President for Rolls Royce India and South Asia. Based in New Delhi,

Kishore leads all operations and activities of Rolls-Royce in India and South Asia and pursues

expanded opportunities for all Rolls-Royce businesses across the region.

Kishore came into Rolls-Royce after a long and distinguished 23 year career with GE, most recently as

CEO, of GE Energy, India region. Kishore has rich multi-faceted experience in Technology, Project

Management, Commercial Operations and Business Leadership. Kishore has spent extensive time in

global management responsibilities and during the course has relocated for extensive durations

globally.

Born in Chennai, India, Kishore graduated with a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Mechanical

Engineering and is an MBA graduate from the University of Georgia in Athens, USA.

Kishore is an active member of several boards and committees across the Aerospace and Energy

sectors in the South Asia region.

Dr Mark M Little

Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

GE Global Research

Mark M. Little was named Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer in October 2005. Mark

is responsible for leading one of the world's largest and most diversified industrial research and

technology organizations.

He leads GE Global Research, where 2,500 people from virtually every major scientific and

engineering discipline focus on the company's long-range technology needs. The organization has

research facilities in the United States, India, China, Germany and Brazil working in collaboration with

GE businesses around the world.

Prior to becoming CTO, Little was Vice President of GE Energy’s power generation segment

headquartered in Schenectady, New York. GE Energy is a world leading supplier of power generation

equipment including gas, steam, wind and hydro turbine- generators, turnkey power plant services,

gasification technologies and IGCC (integrated gasification combined cycle).

Mark joined GE in 1978, starting out in the Company’s Turbine Business. After holding several

management positions in engineering, he was named Product General Manager for generators in

1989. In 1991, he became General Manager – Business Development for GE Energy, responsible for

strategic planning and joint venture development. In 1992, he was appointed Product General

Manager for gas turbines and in 1994 was named Vice President, Power Generation Engineering. In

1997, Mark became Vice President GE Power Generation, responsible for the turbine, generator, and

power plants business. In 2004, the hydro and wind turbine businesses were added to his portfolio.

Mark holds BS and MS degrees in mechanical engineering from Tufts and Northeastern universities,

respectively, and in 1982 earned a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic

Institute. In 2009, Mark was made a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Mr Subir Pal

Country Marketing Head

ABB Limited, India

Quick fact sheet

Professional Experience

2012 – Present: Country Marketing Head, ABB Limited, India

2005 – 2011: CEO, Channel Mentor IT Solutions Private Limited

2000 – 2004: eBusiness Head and Channel Manager, ABB Limited

1992 – 1999: Automation Sales Head, Eastern Region, ABB Limited

1980 – 1991: Team Lead, Front End Sales, Industry Segment, ASEA and ABBLimited.

1978 – 1980: Project engineer, Thyristor Drives, Debikay Electronics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur

Profile

Subir is the Country Marketing Head, ABB Limited, India. He is also a member of the Corporate

Management Committee.

Prior to joining ABB, Subir had over 7 years of experience in managing a software product company,

Channel Mentor as the founder CEO. He was directly involved with product development and sales

and marketing in Channel Mentor.

Prior to this, Subir headed the Channel Management and eBusiness initiatives for ABB in India till

2004. ABB’s channel partner network was vastly expanded and streamlined through automated

processes in his tenure.

Subir also led the automation projects sales in ABB Eastern Region, where some of the largest

automation and electrics projects for the steel industry were executed by the company during the

1990s.

As part of the management trainee team in ASEA, Subir completed 10-month training in the

company’s facility in Vasteras, Sweden in 1984.

Mr Sunil Kumar

Associate Director

PwC India

Sunil Kumar has extensive experience of advising Clients on Renewable Business Plans, Financing

Renewable Projects, PPA and Commercial arrangements, REC Markets, Commercial and Regulatory

Diligence, Merchant Sales strategy, Tolling Contracts, Regulatory advocacy, Price Controls, Tariff

Review, Wholesale Market Rules, Retail Competition, Open Access terms, Unbundling of Tariffs,

Directing Government Subsidy, System Planning, Benchmarking of costs and performance, Tariff

design including cross-subsidies etc.

Sunil Kumar led the assignments related to fund raising from Multi lateral Institutions , commercial and

regulatory due diligence reviewing PPA termination clauses, exploring third-party sale options, market

competitiveness of IPP tariffs vis-à-vis regulatory tariffs, trading prices etc.

He has working experience with clients such as ADB, DFID, Ministry of Power Kambarata Hydro

power, Greenko Energies Private Limited, Forum of India Regulators, World bank, State regulatory

commissions etc.

He has more than 15 years of experience and Masters in International Finance and Economics, ENPC

Paris

Mr Manu Karan

Head – Distributed Generation (India)

SunEdison

Manu Karan has been with SunEdison since 2011 and is currently heading the Distributed Generation

business segment for SunEdison in India. He is responsible for building SunEdison’s solar energy

business in the DG space in the region. Having started his role as Business Development Manager of

small systems in Southeast Asia, Manu played an instrumental role in standardising operating

procedures and processes for DG in India, and expanding SunEdison’s solar business into Malaysia.

Prior to SunEdison, Manu worked with Cypress Semiconductor as Sr. Associate Marketing Manager

where he was responsible for the marketing of USB products in Asia. Manu brings with him extensive

knowledge and experience in the semiconductor business, owing to the years he spent doing

semiconductor R&D in Colorado, where he worked as a Sr. Engineer in hardware-firmware integration

for Seagate Technology.

Manu holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from The Indian School of Business and a

Masters of Science degree from North Carolina State University at Raleigh. He is also the captain of

Chennai’s Ultimate Frisbee team that competes with other cities during state/national tournaments.

Mr Natarajan Mani

General Manager, Project Engineering

Tata Power Solar

Natarajan is responsible for managing the Company’s project engineering which comprises of large

scale utility projects and Industrial roof top solution.

Prior to joining Tata Power Solar (TPS), Natarajan worked with GE, leading the new product

development in switchgear and controlgear. At GE, he invigorated the product development process,

leading to the successful launch of a slew of new products globally.

Natarajan has worked with leading electrical companies for over 20 years in engineering sector. He is

a certified Black belt in DFSS (Design for Six Sigma) and holds 10 patents in the switchgear and

controlgear field. He is passionate about new product and solution development, strategic sourcing,

team building and mentoring.

Natarajan holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical and Electronics from College of

Engineering, Anna University, Chennai.

Ms Meera Sudhakar

Research Scientist

Center for Study of Science, Technology & Policy (CSTEP)

Meera is a Research Scientist at CSTEP and works Energy and Electricity policy issues .

She works at the intersection of technology and policy aspects of renewable energy in

general and wind technology in particular. She has worked on technical and economic wind

potential assessments, renewable grid interconnection issues and regulatory aspects of

renewables interconnection to the grid. She holds a B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics

engineering from NIT Calicut and Masters in Technology and Policy Management from

London School of Economics.

Mr Balakrishnan G Iyer

Chief Development Officer, Bharat Light and Power &

Director, BLP Solar

Balakrishnan G Iyer (Balki) currently works as Chief Development Officer of Bharat Light and Power

and Director of BLP Solar, responsible for driving growth of Wind & Solar Power Projects in India. In

this role, Balki has the responsibility for developing new business and partnerships in Renewable

Energy Generation & Smart Grid arena.

Prior to this, Balki led Business Development for GE’s Global Research Center, based in Niskayuna,

NY, with responsibility for driving new technology development in the Renewable Energy portfolio

(namely Wind, Solar) & Smart Grid.

Balki has worked in several GE businesses as well as external companies with increasing

responsibilities in the areas of Services, Operations, Quality and Risk Management in various parts of

the United States, Europe & Asia. Recently, he worked in GE Capital as Senior Vice President,

Business Development, where he had responsibility for developing and driving new growth

opportunities by identifying new markets and product solutions for Working Capital Solutions. He is Six

Sigma Black Belt certified and is a graduate of the GE Operations Management Leadership Program.

Balki attended the Birla Institute of Technology and Science for Joint Undergraduate and Masters

Degrees in Mechanical Engineering & Science; holds a Master of Science in Systems Science &

Industrial Engineering from Binghamton University, NY, and a Master of Business Administration from

New York University (NYU). Balki is a member of the board of BLP Solar and Indus Pharmaceutical

Services and is a member of Dean’s Strategic Committee, Binghamton University. Balki also sat on

the Executive Board for GE’s Asia Pacific American Forum, a diversity group focussed on Asian

leadership talent within GE.

Balki is based in Bangalore and lives with his wife and daughter.

Mr Rajat Sud

Atria Group

Rajat Sud has wide-ranging experience of over twenty years in the energy sector and as a trusted

advisor to governments and utilities. He has extensive experience in acquiring businesses, ramping up

professional services practices, managing businesses and delivering large projects. He has several

notable accomplishments, including the reforms of the Indian power sector, where he played a lead

role in the unbundling of large state-owned utilities. He has also advised Asian utilities on performance

benchmarking and improvement.

He has led the South Indian Industrial, Consumer and Health Care Practice and of Korn/Ferry

International (KFI). KFI is the largest executive search firm in the world and is focussed on hiring

Executive Leaders for large organizations.

He was head of the energy business for Siemens IT Solutions prior to this. At Siemens, he had P&L

responsibility and led the ramp-up of the business and established a portfolio of smart energy

solutions.

As associate director with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Rajat Sud advised government sector

clients on reforms and restructuring. He led the foray of PwC in advising foreign and private sector

clients for public-private partnerships and strategy engagements.

Earlier, as Business Development Manager with National Power, he built a portfolio of power

development projects which he led to financial closure. During this time, he acquired the leading

energy company of Czech RepublicElectarnyOptavice which remains National Power’s most profitable

investment. National Power was at that time the world’s largest IPP developer-created out of the

Electricity Reforms in 1989. National Power has since been split into International Power and nPower.

Mr. Sud started his career with NTPC where he gained expertise in power plant commissioning and

operations.

Mr. Sud holds a post-graduate diploma in management from the Indian Institute of Management,

Ahmedabad (IIM-A), and a bachelor’s degree of engineering in electronics and telecommunications

engineering from SGS Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS) Indore in India.Currently he

leads the Power Business of Atria Group.

Mr Prabhat Kumar Mishra

Head-Off Take & Regulatory Affairs

ReNew Power Ventures Pvt Ltd

I have a work experience of over 13 years in power sector and am currently working with ReNew

Power Ventures Pvt Ltd. as Head-Offtake and Regulatory Affairs and responsible for arranging for

power sale with utilities and industries for the power generated from the renewable generating

sources set up by the company in various states. I am also responsible for managing the regulatory

affairs of the company. Previous to this assignment I have worked as GM-Power Sales and

Regulatory Affairs with Green Infra Limited and GM-Business Development with Reliance Energy

Trading Limited. At Reliance I was heading the business development of power trading arm of

Reliance-ADA Group. Prior to this I have worked in different capacities for over 8 years with NTPC Ltd

in the areas of commissioning and operation of large scale coal and gas based power plants.

By qualification, I am an Electrical Engineer. I have also done MBA in General Management from XLRI,

Jamshedpur. You may refer my linked in profile also.

Mr C R Srinivas

Head - Projects

Mytrah Energy ( India ) Ltd

C R Srinivas has over 16 years of experience in the Wind Industry. He has expertise ranging from

securing the best wind potential sites across India to creating long term Business plans for the

Organization. He also has excellent acumen in coordinating with state regulatory commissions to

evolving attractive models of selling wind power.

As Power Research and System Studies (PRSS) Head he was responsible for designing techno-

commercially viable solutions for evacuation of wind power across the country for Enercon. Prior to

this, he was associated with Enercon for 14 years overseeing Business Development and Project

Execution for Karnataka.

He has a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering.

Mr Anjan Ghosh

GM - Sales & Marketing

Tata Power Solar

Anjan Ghosh has been actively involved with the energy sector - generation, distribution and

application areas for more than two decades. He has a wide experience across functions in planning,

operations, strategy, business development, sales and marketing of related businesses - for products,

projects, solutions and services.

He has earlier worked in key positions with major Corporates – Crompton Greaves, Voltas,

MurugappaGroup and for MNCs like FG Wilson of the Caterpillar group.

He has now been with Tata Power Solar for the last 7 years. He was earlier heading the Sales and

Marketing activities in erstwhile Tata BP Solar. He now leads the growing large projects business for

the company.

Anjan Ghosh is an Electrical Engineer from Indian Institute of Technology,Kharagpur with additional

business management qualification and over 25 years of industry experience.

Mr Pankaj Pandey , IAS

Managing Director

BESCOM

Name: Pankaj Pandey

Date of Birth: 30th

July 1976

Place of Birth: Allahabad , U.P.

Email i.d.: pankajkpandey@yahoo.com

Father’s Name: Mr. D.M. Pandey

Mother’s Name : Mrs. Vijaya Pandey

Academic Qualifications:

1. Schooling from D.P.S. Ghaziabad , U.P.

2. B.Tech.(Hons.) from IIT – Roorkee in 1998 in Mechanical Engg. Got Thomsonian Gold Medal for the

best project .

3. Job offers from TISCO, Hero Honda Motors, BEL, Haldia Petrochemical Ltd, NTPC.

Work Experience:

1. Indian Engg Services – 2000 …. 1 st rank

2. IAS 2000 …. 24 th rank. Got Karnataka cadre.

3. Worked as probationer in Karwar district.

4. Worked as AC – Puttur subdivision from 2002- 2004.

5. Worked as Commissioner for Mysore Urban Development Authority from 2004-2005.

6. Worked as CEO ZP and DC Gulbarga from 2005-2008.

7. Worked as DC Shimoga from 2008-2010.

8. Worked as M.D. , HESCOM from 2010-2012.

9. Worked as Commissioner for Employment & Training from 2012-2013.

Hobbies: Cricket, Squash, Trekking & listening to music.

Family: Married to Anuja , who is gold medalist in Philosophy from Delhi University. Blessed with a

son Vedansh and daughter Veruschka.

Mr P Rajenthiran

Head – Services

Gamesa India

Mr. P Rajenthiran is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience in After Sales & Service

Operations and Team Management. He has managed Service Support across countries in leading

companies in the Power Sector. His core competencies are Service Operations , Business

Development , Customer Service, People Management and Planning & Administration.

Mr. Rajenthiran has been instrumental in driving Customer Centricity in Service business while

consistently delivering revenue growth & customer satisfaction. He also believes in constantly

improving the level of service by adopting new technology and industry best practices.

In his earlier assignments he has managed the After-Sales Services activities and streamlined the

after- sales operations. Currently, He heads the Services (O&M) Department of Gamesa India. He is

responsible for Operation & Maintenance of Gamesa’s Indian Fleet, Service Purchase & Logistics

activities, Customer Relations and Service Technical Office.

Mr Amit Mehta

Director, Business Development - India

First Solar

Amit Mehta, is the Director, Business Development for First Solar in India. He is responsible for

business development efforts for equipment/module sales and energy sales across the utility scale

and energy access /distributed generation market segments.

Amit has 16+ years of industry experience in India, and joins First Solar from Reliance Power Limited,

where he was heading the Solar PV Division. He was responsible for leading the development of the

40 MW Solar PV plant in Rajasthan commissioned in March 2012. This was one of the largest Solar

PV project at that time, and only one operating under Inter-state Long Term Open Access. Amit was

also responsible for leading teams on corporate strategy and corporate development assignments.

Amit’s expanse of experience also includes project management, and marketing of power plants,

software projects and industrial automation products.

He has a bachelor’s degree in electronics engineering from Mumbai University, and a post-graduate

degree in management from IIM-Ahmedabad.

Mr Debashish Majumdar

Chairman & Managing Director

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA)

Present Position: Chairman & Managing Director

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA)

(A Government of India Enterprise under Ministry of New and

Renewable Energy).

Due for Superannuation: February, 2014.

Experience: Total 37 years, of which more than 34 years in various field of

Renewable Energy.

Presently, Mr Debashish Majumdar is heading IREDA which is a pioneering developmental financial

institution dedicated for financing of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.Mr Majumdar

has spent a major part of his working life in various sectors of renewable energy and energy efficiency

covering the entire value chain from manufacturing to project development, implementation and

financing. At IREDA, Mr Majumdar has provided the necessary leadership on all issues related to

financial, technical, legal and human resources development aspects of the organization including

raising of financial resources from several multilateral and bilateral agencies. During his leadership,

IREDA has grown from strength to strength and is on an exponential growth trajectory.

Mr Majumdar has experience of working in both Public and Private Sectors.He started his career with

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, the largest engineering and manufacturing enterprise in India in the

energy& infrastructure sectors. Prior to joining IREDA, he has also worked with M/s Renewable

Energy Systems Ltd. Hyderabad.

Mr Majumdar is on the management board of several organizations of national importance and also

official member of various high level committees set up by the Government of India in the field of

Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency.

Mr Majumdar’s academic credentials include a bachelors' degree in Electrical Engineering from Indian

Institute of Technology, Delhi (1976 Batch).Mr Majumdar is widely traveled and has in credit several

articles in national and international publications.

Contact Information: C-1/1085 VasantKunj, New Delhi – 110 070 (India)

Tel: + 91 11 26124003Email:debu54@gmail.com

Mr Vineet Agarwal

Head Financial Advisory Services

L&T Infrastructure Finance Company Limited

Vineet Agarwal currently heads Financial Advisory Services at L&T Infrastructure Finance Company

Limited at Mumbai. He has raised funding for several renewable energy projects in the recent past

He has over 20 years of experience in debt and equity capital markets in India and has worked with

GE Capital, Kotak Mahindra Bank and IL&FS in various capacities in areas of Loan Syndication and

Capital Markets

He has a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Delhi University and a Post Graduate Diploma in

Management from IIM Bangalore.

Mr G Narayanan

Partner - Infrastructure

IDFC Alternatives Ltd

Mr. Narayanan, aged 39, has more than 15 years of experience across equity investments, project

finance and corporate banking principally in the energy and transportation sectors. Mr Narayanan has

spent more than 11 years with the IDFC group and is currently a senior member of the investment

team in the infrastructure fund within IDFC Alternatives. In his current role he has been involved in

more than Rs 1400 cr of investments.

In his previous role he was a Director with IDFC Investment Advisors Limited where he was

responsible for fund raising and investments in public and private markets in infrastructure sector.

Prior to joining IDFC Investment Advisors, Mr. Narayanan was a Principal with IDFC where he spent

six years. At IDFC he was part of the Project Finance team and has been involved in a number of

transactions within the Energy and Transportation Sector. Mr. Narayanan has also worked with

Standard Chartered Bank and with Marico Industries.

Mr. Narayanan holds a Degree in Production Engineering from the Regional Engineering College,

Trichy and a Masters in Business Administration degree from the T.A. Pai Management Institute,

Manipal.

Mr Srinivasa Raghavan R

General Manager – Mid Corporation

SBI

Joined the Bank as a Probationer Officer in 1980 in Bhopal circle of the Bank.

Handled large & Medium industry credit knits various facets for more than 2 decades.

The experience spread across various assignments like Relationship Manager in Corporate Accounts

Group, handles Large industrial advances to big corporates, Dy General Manager of Mid Corporate

Branch with an exposure of 8000 crs., etc.at various places like Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, etc

Now General Manager - Mid Corporate in Bangalore with a portfolio of 17000 crs since Feb 2013."

Dr Gopichand Katragadda

Chairman and Managing Director

GE India Technology Centre

Gopi Katragadda leads GE’s India Technology team of 5300 engineers and scientists. He is also the Chairman, Board of Directors for GE-BEL. Prior to his current role, Gopi held various leadership roles within GE including General Manager for India Energy Engineering and General Manager for GE Global Research, Bangalore. Before joining GE, Gopi worked with Karta Technologies, San Antonio, Texas, as Vice President of Research and Development and also Adjunct Professor at the University of Texas and on the board of directors for Texas Public Radio. Gopi is a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt. He is a member of CII Karnataka Innovation Task Force, CII India Innovation Council and the Industry Advisory board of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. Gopi has authored a book on innovation (published by Wiley), over 30 publications and five patents. Gopi holds MS and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Iowa State University.

Mr Sujoy Ghosh

Country Head- India

First Solar

Sujoy Ghosh is the Country Head for First Solar in India. He is responsible for developing and

executing First Solar’s business strategy in India.

Sujoy has 20+ years of industry experience in India, and joins First Solar from GE, where he was the

Regional General Manager for GE Energy’s Power and Water business. In his 9 years with GE, he has

worked in a diverse range of businesses from T&D (SCADA, network management and sub-station

automation) to Thermal Power Generation (Gas and Steam Turbine and gasification) to Renewables

(Wind). For the last 5 years, he led GE’s Thermal Products and Renewable Sales in India/Sri Lanka

and Bangladesh.

Prior to joining GE, Sujoy worked for 13 years in Tata Honeywell in sales/market development

handling technology platforms from distributed control systems, safety systems and advanced control

and optimization packages, across business verticals in the manufacturing, utility and oil & gas

verticals.

Mr Shrikrishna Upadhyay

Senior Director – Technology Center & Country Lead - India

LM Wind Power Technologies (India) Pvt Ltd

Shrikrishna holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Visvesvaraya National Institute of

Technology, Nagpur and a master degree in Aerospace from ENAC University Toulouse France.

Being with LM Wind Power since July 2007 as Head R&D, he rose to Senior Director - Technology

Centre& Country Lead - India in November 2012. As a Senior Director & Country Lead at LM,

Shrikrishna Upadhyay is managing business which includes multiple areas like R&D, Advance

Manufacturing, Quality, Service, IT, Software Development, Supply Chain Management & Out-

sourcing, Market Intelligence, General Administration, HRD and Finance. Through his dedicated

endeavours, he achieved consistent success in maximizing corporate performance.

His earlier assignments include Engineering Manager-Aerospace at Eaton India Engineering Centre,

Pune and Manager (Design & Development) at Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL), Lucknow.

At Eaton, his major contribution includes design, development, manufacture and testing of prototypes

of hydraulic accessories for aerospace for the key accounts like Airbus, Boeing and Embrar. Through

this Eaton was able to compete in the market leading from the front on the hydraulics’ cutting edge

technology.

Joined HAL as a Management Trainee and had been associated for 10 years with it. During his

tenure with HAL, he worked on Design, Manufacturing, Quality, and Assembly & Testing of Aircraft

Accessories. During this assignment, his significant contribution was in design and development of

hydraulic accessories for Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Advance Light Helicopter (ALH) and Agni

&Prithvi missiles.

He has also worked for ATR & Air Bus for nearly 3 years at France, after his master degree.

Shrikrishna is 39 years old and married toSushmaand having a 9 years old son. Shrikrishna likes

networking, reading and sporting.

Mr Murali Arikara

Managing Director

Intelligent Energy India

Murali is the Managing Director of Intelligent Energy India, where he is facilitating the introduction of

Intelligent Energy’s fuel cell based clean power systems technology into India.

Murali has over 15 years experience that includes corporate strategy, technology management,

business development, marketing and power systems engineering. He has been an integral team

member of technology start-ups related to fuel cell technology and portable power systems. Prior to

Intelligent Energy, Murali co-founded Jadoo Power Systems Inc. and served as its CTO & Executive

Vice President and member of the Board of Directors.

Murali holds a MS degree in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University and a BE degree in

Electrical Power Systems from Osmania University (India).

Mr M Rajagopalan

Market Development Director, Middle East, Asia and Australia

Wartsila India Ltd

M Rajagopalan (Raj) graduated with a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Madras

in 1980.

He spent 18 years with Ingersoll-Rand, mainly in the Air & Gas Compressor business, interacting

closely with process industries and consultants.

He joined Wartsila India Ltd in 1998 and has been involved in various captive-power projects and

development of IPPs based on liquid fuel and natural gas. He has been active in several fora,

including CII, promoting the cause of decentralised generation and the need for 24 x 7 power supply

for all in the country.

Raj is now the Market Development Director, Middle East, Asia and Australia,

He is based in Chennai.

Mr Vairamuthu M

General Manager - Utilities, Safety & Environment

Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts Pvt Limited

Current Assignment: Heading Utilities, Safety & Environment functions at Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts

Pvt Limited as General Manager

Education:

- BE -Graduate in Production Engineering

Professional Qualifications:

- BEE Certified Energy Manager

- Leader Auditor ISO14001

Work Experience:

- Over 30 years of total experience in Machines maintenance, utilities Operation & maintenance

and New facilities planning and execution.

- Worked at

- GKW Ltd Bangalore for 6 years

- Usha Telehoist Ltd Kolar for 3 years

- Axles India Ltd for 7 years

- Working at Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts since 1998.

Mr Deepak Mahurkar

Director, Oil & Gas Leader

PwC India

Deepak has over 23 years of professional experience. During my past employments He has had

diverse consulting, market entry strategy, technical, marketing, commercial and sales experience in

the oil & gas, distributed utility generation and marine industry. He has to his credit sale and execution

of capital projects in the power industry.

Deepak joined PwC in 2003. Prior to PwC, he worked in various capacities in Pimac Engineers

(Siemens UK Collaborator), Transcontinental Energy Inc, Thermax and Western Paques. He has also

served in the Indian Navy for over 7 years as an Engineering Officer.

Deepak assisted power equipment manufacturers, multiple EPC clients, industry associations in the oil

& gas sector. He undertook multiple projects in pipelines, refineries, fertilizers and petrochemical

sectors.

Deepak is a Mechnical Engineer from Marathwada University and has done a Marine Engineering

specialization course from CMET. He is a diploma in financial management from Narsee Monjee

Institute of Management Studies and is currently undertaking his doctoral research from TERI.

Mr R K Garg

Director (Finance)

Petronet LNG Limited

Mr. R.K. Garg working with Petronet LNG Limited as Director (Finance). He possesses rich experience

of

over 4 decades in the areas of Finance, Commercial, Legal, Compliance etc. He is a Post Graduate in

Commerce and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and Institute of Company

Secretaries of India.

He joined Petronet LNG Limited in its initial formative years in 2001 as Vice President (Finance) &

Company Secretary and has been a part of the key senior management team involved in all its

strategic

decisions for sourcing of LNG, sales agreements, construction and financing of LNG terminals.

He has presented several papers and spoken in various national and international conferences on

Project Financing for LNG Chain, Risk Analysis and Mitigation for Regasification Terminals, Global

LNG

Pricing Trends etc.

Mr Sugata Sircar

Managing Director

Gujarat Gas Company Ltd

Currently Managing Director, Gujarat Gas, deputed from BG Group, UK.

A Chartered Accountant by qualification, he has more than 23 years of experience in several industries

including gas distribution, manufacturing of chemicals, textiles, food products and rubber products. He

has led the formulation and execution of strategy and implementation of change in business model in

several businesses. He is experienced in various areas of business and finance, like risk

management, performance management, financial controls, investment appraisal, etc.

He had worked as CFO and Finance Director for about 10 years in two companies before taking over

as Managing Director.

He has been an active member of the CII and is currently Chairman for the Core Group on Policy

Advocacy and Economic Affairs, Gujarat, member of the Western Regional Council and member of the

National Committee on Hydrocarbons.

Mr Jaishankar Srikantan

Managing Director

Aroha Energy Consulting Pvt Ltd

A highly versatile Energy Professional with over 25 years of experience, having deep insight in

Indian energy sector dynamics, regulations and domain knowledge on fuel applications.

Has demonstrated exceptional ability to drive sustainable &profitable growth in downstream

energy business.

Adept at reading complexities in macro & micro price movements of Oil & Gas sector with

anunderstanding of renewables in the Indian Energy Mix.

He identifies himself as a bridge between Oil & Gas Companies and Consumers.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Aroha Energy Consulting Pvt Ltd

Managing Director,12/2011 - Present

Aroha Energy Consulting specializes in comprehensive and eco-friendly energy solutions with

focus on sustainability & energy costs.

TOTAL OIL INDIA PVT LTD – LPG Division

Vice-President – Marketing& Commercial

2/1999 - 11/2011

INDIAN OIL CORPORATION

Various Positions

2/1988 – 1/1999

GHARDA CHEMICALS

Plant In charge

6/1987 – 1/1988

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

Bachelor of Technology, Chemical Engineering (B.Tech) - LIT, Nagpur – 1987

Certified Energy Auditor, B.E.E (Govt. of India) –2012

Certified in Large Scale PV Installations, MNRE & RENAC - 2012

Certified by Oil Industry Safety Directorate on Safety Standards

Mr Soumitra Bhattacharya

Chairman, CII Karnataka State Council &

Joint Managing Director, Bosch Ltd

Soumitra Bhattacharya’s career spans 28 years of professional experience in the Corporate World

consisting of areas of System, Materials, Finance, Accounts and entire Commercial functions including

HR, Legal, Tax, etc.,

He is a CA by profession from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and completed his

articleship from Price Waterhouse.

Soumitra Bhattacharya is a Member of the Bosch Board in India as the Joint Managing Director,

responsible for commercial functions of the company, Bosch Limited, India, which is the largest

Automotive Component Company in India with its presence in industrial technology & consumer goods

technology.

He is an Executive Committee Member & The Chairman of Consumer Affairs Committee of ACMA

(Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India). He is also the Chairman for the

Karnataka State Council for CII in India (Confederation of Indian Industry).

During his past assignments, he served as Commercial Director of Robert Bosch Turkey (RBTR).

Before his assignment in Turkey he served as Vice President responsible for the Commercial functions

at Bosch for Nashik & Jaipur Plants in India & was also in-charge of Corporate Planning & Controlling

for Bosch Ltd., During 1998-99, he worked in Stuttgart, Germany, on deputation to Robert Bosch

GmbH as General Manager at the Feuerbach Plant.

Prior to Bosch Ltd., he served in various management positions at INDAL and Titan Limited., in India

covering Marketing, Manufacturing, Systems, Commercial & Purchasing functions.

He has travelled across the globe and has given talks/lectures to different companies in India &

Europe on Economics & Asia (Focused on India), Intercultural topics & on Business Excellence at well

known prestigious Management Institutions.

He is married to Dr.(Mrs.)Chandana Bhattacharya and has two children (Aditya and Ayesha) who are

currently pursuing their studies. His interests include travelling, sports, photography & social service.

Mr M R Sreenivasa Murthy

Chairman

Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission

1. Name : M.R. Sreenivasa Murthy

2. Service : Indian Administrative Service, (Since 1976)

3. Date of Birth : 4th March 1950

4. Present Assignment : Chairman

Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission

5. Education:

1. Master of Arts in Political Science, Bangalore University 1975 (Awarded Gold Medal)

2. Master of Arts in Rural Development (Planning), University of East Anglia, Norwich,

U.K., 1986.

3. Master of Arts in Economics, University of Madras, 1992.

6. Professional Experience in Urban Management and Related Areas:

(i) Commissioner, Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (Bangalore City Corporation) and Member Secretary, Bangalore Agenda Task Force (April 2002 to June 2004)

(ii) Principal Secretary to Government, Housing (including Development of Slum Areas) (May 2001 to April 2002)

(iii) Principal Secretary to Government (in additional charge) Urban Development (February – March 2002)

(iv) Director, Bangalore Transport Service Division of KSRTC (February 1993 to July 1993)

(v) Founder President, City Managers' Association of Karnataka (CMAK), Bangalore (August 2002 to July 2004)

6.1 Commissioner of Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (Bangalore City Municipal Corporation)

6.2 Principal Secretary to Government, Housing Department:

6.3 Director, KSRTC – Bangalore Transport Service (BTS):

6.4 Managing Director, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (since July 2004)

7. Professional Experience in Rural Development and Related Sectors:

7.1 Secretary to Government, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (Local government) from

June 1995 to May 2001.

7.2 Chief Secretary, Mysore Zilla Panchayat (from February 1987 to December 1989).

7.3 Project Director, Drought Prone Areas Programme, Bijapur District,(April 1980 to August

1981).

7.4. Managing Director, Karnataka Milk Products Ltd., (from August 1982 to September 1984)

7.5 Joint Registrar of Cooperative Societies (from August 1981 to July 1982)

7.6 Managing Director, Karnataka Handloom Development Corporation (From October 1989 to April 1990)

8. Assignments in General Administration :

8.1 Assistant Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner (District Administration)

8.2 Principal Secretary, Election Commission of India, New Delhi

8.3 Controller, ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore.

8.4 Commissioner for Excise, Government of Karnataka.

8.5 Director of Information & Publicity.

9. Professional Assignments in chronological sequence:

• Lecturer in Political Science, Post Graduate Department of Political Science, Bangalore

University, July 1975 to July 1976.

• Joined the Indian Administrative Service in July 1976: under institutional training in the

National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie and field training in Dharwar District,

Karnataka (July 1976 to August 1978).

• Assistant Commissioner, Bellary and Davangere sub divisions (August 1978 to April 1980).

• (iv) Project Director, Drought Prone Areas Development Programme, Bijapur District

(April 1980 to August 1981).

• Joint Registrar of Cooperative Societies in Karnataka (August 1981 to July 1982).

• Managing Director, Karnataka Milk Products Ltd., (August 1982 to September 1984).

• Director of Information and Publicity, Government of Karnataka (December 1983 to

September 1985).

• Chief Secretary, Zilla Parishad (District Council) Mysore District (February 1987 to December

1989).

• Additional Secretary to Chief Minister of Karnataka, (December 1989 to October 1990).

• Managing Director, Karnataka Handloom Development Corporation (November 1990 to April

1991).

• Principal Secretary, Election Commission of India, New Delhi (April 1991 to August 1991).

• Controller, ISRO Satellite Centre, Department of Space, Bangalore. (September 1991 to

January 1993).

• Director (Bangalore Transport Service), Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation

(February 1993 to July 1993).

• Commissioner for State Excise, Government of Karnataka (from 7.8.1993 to 12.6.95).

• Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Government of Karnataka (from 12.6.1995

to 6.5.2001)

• Principal Secretary, Housing Department, Government of Karnataka, from (6.5.2001 to

10.4.2002).

• Commissioner, Bangalore Mahanagara Palike, Bangalore (from 10.4.2002 to 2.7.2004)

• Managing Director, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation from 2.7.2004 to 21.8.2006.

• Principal Secretary, RD&PR from 18.8.2006 to 25.6.2007

• Principal Secretary, Finance Department from 28.6.2007 to 31.10.2009

• Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department from 1.11.2009 to 23.3.2010

• Chairman, Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission since 24.3.2010