Zakir is an electrical engineer by training, with PhD from Aalborg University, Denmark. He has been working in renewable energy (RE) and electric mobility sector for past 12 years, with around 4 years of RE industry experience in Europe. He, in close collaboration with the Danish National transmission system operator, Energinet.dk, has extensively worked on the Danish grid. He is currently working as Associate Professor with the Department of Energy Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, where the focus of his work continues to be on grid integration of renewables, grid integration of Electric Vehicles (EVs), power system operation under high penetration of renewable generation and EVs. He is an Editor of IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, Editor of IETE Technical Review, Guest Editor of International Journal of Power and Energy Systems, a Senior Member of IEEE, IEEE Power & Energy Society, IEEE Smart Grid Community, IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, and Danish Smart Grid Research Forum. He is also involved in various BIS committees on EV charging infrastructure. His areas of research interest include grid & system integration of wind and solar power, power system dynamics, EV charging infrastructure and EV grid integration, smart and micro grids, and WAMPACS. He is recipient of 'IREDA-NIWE Award for Best Research Work in Wind Energy'. He is a registered expert in Joint Research Centre (JRC) European commission. He is also recipient of Young Faculty Award IIT Bombay, and several best paper and Industry awards.

Ian Rebello has been working with Siemens for 27 Years and is currently leading the Sales for Flexible Operation in India. He has worked with Tata Power before joining Siemens. At Siemens he has worked in various roles viz. Sales, engineering, installation, commissioning & service management of Siemens Automation solutions for Power plants. He has worked with the International Bid & Execution teams for Combined cycle plants , at the Energy Headquarters at Germany. In his current profile, he leads the efforts for process optimization & flexibilization of thermal power plants at Siemens Energy.

1. 1994 Pass-out from IIT BHU with 27+ years of extensive Design & Engg experience in Power Sector of all forms from Thermal, Hydro, Solar,Wind., Hybrid,etc 2. He has worked with various organizations namely Tata motors, NTPC, Lanco, Welspun (Now Avaada), ACME and Hero Future Energies. 3. He is an evacuation design expert with first ever 765KV Substation design in Private sector on his name. 4. Several articles, Papers including a patent are to his name. Successfully bidded more than 6GW of RE till date. 5. At HFE, he's leading the Central Design and Engg for solar Ground/rooftop + Wind + Quality Assurance + Green Hydrogen & New technology Initiatives. 6. HFE, with operating portfolio of more than 1.6GW of Solar and wind, with Headquarter in London and Corp. offices in Delhi and Singapore, aspires to be 5GW in 5 years at 5 different Geographies through deployment of innovative and leading technologies.

Yashwanth Mahadevan is a seasoned renewable energy industry management professional, with rich experience in driving sales and business development activities for global conglomerates. His background in renewable energy made him responsible for handling extensive commercial, financial and technical activities at the world´s largest wind turbine manufacturer, engaging large multi-disciplinary teams and managing complex sales, and high-tech product development. In his tenure, he had built and established high profitable accounts with excellent levels of retention & loyalty. Yashwanth began his career at NEG Micon A/s and has previously served as Director - Key Accounts in Vestas Asia Pacific, where he drove the India business from 16mUSD to 400mUSD. Yashwanth is a strong advocate of the role of clean energy in changing the world. In this regard, he also advises various advanced Technology startups in the renewable energy value chain. Yashwanth earned an MBA from Great Lakes Institute of Management, and Electrical Engineering Degree from Sri Venkateshwara College of Engineering in India. He has also completed a certification in Indian Electricity Laws.

Dr. Rashi Gupta, fondly known as 'Batterywali of India', is the pioneer of manufacturing of Advanced Lithium Batteries in India alongwith the 'Worlds Smartest Lithium Battery'. She is the Founder & Managing Director of Vision Mechatronics Private Ltd, leading it towards a name to reckon for in the field of Robotics, Renewable Energy & Energy Storage. A Women Entreprenuer who has been fearless & ferocious in creating a brand for herself & the company in these male dominated fields. If one takes a closer look at the alchemy of this achiever, two distinct virtues pop up, besides perseverance & hard work. These are: pioneering spirit & willingness. Coupled with an impressive background, it was not therefore surprising that she became a prominent name in the Renewable Energy Sector of India and is featured as Asia's Most Influential Women in Renewable Energy, 2020. She has been working on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment issues globally. She holds degrees of BE, MBA, LLM, & PhD to her title. She is a committee member of Bureau of Indian Standards for Batteries, Energy StorStorage and E-Mobility. She is also Member of International ElectroTechnical Commission. She is also a committee member of National Energy Storage Committee- FICCI, CleanTech Business Club- Chair of Task Force- Energy Storage & Smart Energy, Chairperson-Womens India CBC, CBC Vice Chair India.