Eminent Speakers

Day 1 Tuesday 16 April 2013

Stream 1 Sessions and Speakers

Beyond the Built Environment: Achieving India’s Sustainable Future Tackling Climate Change –What’s the best strategy for India ? What are the key challenges before the government in balancing environment and development?
What is the future of
water ?
Collaboration in the Area of Energy Poverty

Speakers

Dr. Jeroen van der Heijden

Assistant Professor, Australian National University Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Canberra, Australia University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Law

Sandeep Garg

Programme Specialist (Energy & Environment) United Nations Development Programme

Dr. Dipankar Dey

Dean, IBS Business School, Kolkata

Dr. Shreedhar Ramamurthy

Managing Trustee Environics Trust, Chairperson of Minerals, Mines and People

Dr Shreedhar Ramamurthy

Managing Trustee Environics Trust; Chairperson of Minerals, Mines and People

Dr Indrajit Dube

Assistant Professor, Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT, Kharagpur

Chandrashekar Hariharan

CEO, Biodiversity Conservation India (Private) Limited

Dr. Jeroen van der Heijden

Assistant Professor, Australian National University Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Canberra, Australia University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Law

Dr Mahavir

Professor of Planning and Head, Department of Environmental Planning School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi

Niranjan Khatri

GM, ITC Hotels

N K Ranganath

MD, Grunfos India

Roshni Udyavar

Head of Department, Institute of Environmental Architecture, Rachna Sansad’s Academy of Architecture

A.R. Shivakumar

Principal Investigator - RWH, Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Science

Dr Vinod Tare

Professor Environmental Engineering and Management Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur

Krishna Sankar

MD, Eastern Power & Systems Pvt Ltd, Wind & Solar Farm developer and Financial arranger for RE & PPP power projects

T.V Golatkar

Head Renewable Energy, ABS Consulting, an ABS Group Company

Sandeep Garg

Programme Specialist (Energy & Environment) United Nations Development Programme

Prasad Modak

Executive President, Environmental Management Centre

Vinayak Walimbe

Director, Financial Services, Customised Energy Solutions
         
Stream 2 Sessions and Speakers

Making Sustainable Design and Construction Happen Embracing India’s Heritage in Sustainable Planning and Design
Improving Urban Planning and Design Low Carbon Construction and Progress towards Eco-towns The Future of House Building: Green Construction and Design

Speakers

Yatin Pandya

Founder, Footprints E.A.R.T.H. (Environment Architecture Research Technology Housing)

Ashok Lall

Founder Ashok Lall & Associates

Ashish Rakheja

Regional Director, Building India, AECOM

Chandrashekar Hariharan

CEO, Biodiversity Conservation India (Private) Limited

Durganand Balsavar

Principal Architect, Artes - Human Settlement

Architect Vishwanath

Vishwanath & Associates

Aamer Azeemi

Managing Director Emerging Solutions Advisory, CISCO

Rajiv Mishra

Principal, J J School of Architecture

M K. Sunil

Head, Autodesk Architecture, Engineering & Construction

Riyaz Bhada

Head of Architecture & Design, Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd

Orivaldo Barros

Head of BRE , International, BRE

JP Rao

Director - Corporate Marketing Strategy, Shapoorji Pallonji & Co. Ltd.

Rajan Rawal

Head of UG Program, Faculty of Design, Executive Director, Centre for Advanced Research in Building Science and Energy, CEPT University

Mili Majumdar

Director, Sustainable Habitat Division. TERI

Rahul Pendharkar

Director of Emerging tech & operations, Customised Energy Solutions

Durganand Balsavar

Principal Architect, Artes - Human Settlement

Dhruv Futnani

Director, Green By Dhruv Futnani, Green Building Solutions

Architect Ashok Lall

Founder Ashok B Lall Architects

Samit Jain

Trustee – Advit Foundation; Director – Pluss Polymers – Energy storage Innovators

Stefano Soriani

Export Area Manager, Emmedue SPA, Italy

Mario Schmidt

Lingel Windows

Sandeep Sonigra

Director, Orange County Foundation

Architect Hrushikesh Kolatkar

Director, Building Environment (India) Pvt. Ltd.
         
Day 2 Wednesday 17 April 2013

Stream 1 Sessions and Speakers

Beyond the Built Environment: Achieving India’s Sustainable Future Sustainable Development through an Inclusive Approach. A myth or a fallacy? Role of Energy Efficiency and Conservation. Are we game for tough measures? Protecting our rich biodiversity: How do we achieve it? Water management and governance Issues

Speakers

Dr Dipankar Dey

Dean, IBS Business School, Kolkata

Ish Anand

Chief Executive Officer, SSR Realty Ventures Pvt. Ltd

Dr Indrajit Dube

Assistant Professor, Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Dr. Mahavir

Professor of Planning, and Head, Department of Environmental Planning, School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi

Dr Ramachandra

Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Prasad Modak

Executive President, Environmental Management Centre

Sandeep Garg

Programme Specialist (Energy & Environment) United Nations Development Programme

T.V Golatkar

Head Renewable Energy, ABS Consulting, an ABS Group Company

Mandar Kaprekar

Vice President Products & Technology, GIBSS

Dr Anil Gupta

Prof IIM, Ahmedabad

Dr Ramachandra

Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Niranjan Khatri

GM, ITC Hotels

N K Ranganath

MD, Grunfos India

Dada Chandane

Project Director, MBMC Sewerage Project, Mumbai SPML infra Limited

Dr Vinod Tare

Professor Environmental Engineering and Management Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur

A.R. Shivakumar

Principal Investigator - RWH, Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Science

Ravi Vaidya

EcoTex Pte Ltd
         
Stream 2 Sessions and Speakers

Making Sustainable Design and Construction Happen Sustainable Infrastructure in the context of tall buildings
Taking the Lead in Creating an Energy Efficient Property Sector
The Great Refurbishment Challenge Advocating retrofit as a policy choice for India
The Future of Design and the Role of architects. Designing buildings for the next century

Speakers

Aaron Schwarz

Managing Director, Perkins Eastman

Architect Vibhor Singh

Senior Partner at Designer’s Alcove for Art & Architecture

Hans David Brouwer

Partner HB Design Pte Ltd

Mandar Kaprekar

Vice President Products & Technology, GIBSS

Osman Topcu

Ekopons Madencilik A S

Mili Majumdar

Director, Sustainable Habitat Division. TERI

Aamer Azeemi

Managing Director Emerging Solutions Advisory, CISCO

Dr Saket Sarraf

Principal, PS Collective

Samit Jain

Trustee – Advit Foundation

Dr Don Mclean

Founder and Managing director, IES

Tanmay Tathagat

Architect, Environmental Design Solutions Pvt Ltd

Ashish Rakheja

Regional Director, Building India, AECOM

Vishwanathan

Vishwanathan & Associates

Prof Uttam K. Banerjee

Professor, Department of Architecture & Regional Planning, IIT Kharagpur

Javier Segovia

Sales Director, Lutron Electronics –(Lighting refurbishment of Empire State Building)

Architect Vibhor Singh

Senior Partner at Designer’s Alcove for Art & Architecture

Architect Tanmay Tathagat

Architect, Environmental Design Solutions Pvt Ltd

Aaron Schwarz

Managing Director, Perkins Eastman, India

Rajiv Mishra

Principal J J School of architecture

Karan Grover

Founder Karan Grover and Associates

Hans David Brouwer

Founder, HB Design Pte Ltd

P G Ganapathy

Senior Advisor, Indian Institute for Human Settlements

Ken Shuttleworth

Founder, Make Architects

Mahesh Soni

Country Business Manager, HP
         
Day 3 Thursday 18 April 2013

Stream 1 Sessions and Speakers

Beyond the Built Environment: Achieving India’s Sustainable Future The Food security Dilemma? How do we tackle it? Leadership towards achieving a low-carbon society
   

Speakers

Dipankar Dey

Associate Dean and Academic Coardinator, IBS Kolkata

Dr Ramachandra

Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Yatin Pandya

Founder, Footprints E.A.R.T.H. (Environment Architecture Research Technology Housing)

Rafael Thomas

CEO, Datamatrix InfoTech (P) Ltd

Dr Mahesh Patankar

Director, MP Ensystems Advisory Pvt. Ltd

Chitranjan Kaushik

Chief Operating Officer, EcoFirst Services Pvt Ltd, (Tata Consulting Engineers Ltd),
   
         
Stream 2 Sessions and Speakers

Making Sustainable Design and Construction Happen Solving the Housing Crisis: Towards a Sustainable Housing Strategy Investment in Urban Regeneration and Smart Infrastructure Buildings of The Future : Financing Green Property, Opportunities and Challenges A developer, Occupier, Funder, Consultant Perspective Solid waste management: The way forward

Speakers

Sachin Sandhir

MD, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors

Ish Anand

Chief Executive Officer, SSR Realty Ventures Pvt. Ltd

Anuj Puri

MD, Jones LangLaSalle India

V Suresh

Advisor, Cleantech India & Former CMD, HUDCO

P G Ganapathy

Senior Advisor, Indian Institute for Human Settlements

Libero Piscitelli

Consultant

Prashant Arora

Associate Design Plus Architecture

Stuart Mcaskie

Project Director, Master Management Consultants

Akash Deep Jyoti

Head – Risk and Compliance India Infradebt Limited

Prof Uttam K. Banerjee

Professor, Department of Architecture & Regional Planning, IIT Kharagpur

Vivek Sahai

Former Chairman, Railway board

V Suresh

Advisor, Cleantech India & Former CMD, HUDCO

B R Nagaraj

Head Real Estate and workplace services Google India Pvt Ltd

Rish Tej

Sheer Capital Advisory Ltd

Maneesh Gaur

Head of Property, Marks & Spencer, India

 

Yatin Pandya

Founder, Footprints E.A.R.T.H. (Environment Architecture Research

Dr Francin Pinto

Director 3-S Envosolutions

Kalpana Kar

Evangelist Solid Waste Management; Member, Expert Committee on SWM, Bangalore