R Harikumar, Director of Energy Management Centre (EMC), Government of Kerala is a Graduate in Mechanical Engineering; Post Graduate in Energy Conservation and holds a Ph.D in Energy Management. EMC is the State Designated Agency (SDA of BEE, Govt of India) in Kerala for implementation of the provisions of the Energy Conservation Act 2001, which includes inter alia, Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC), Perform-Achieve-Trade (PAT) scheme for energy intensive industries, Municipal & Agricultural DSM, Standards & Labelling for selected equipment, etc. He was on deputation from EMC to Agency of Non-conventional Energy & Rural Technology (ANERT) as its Director from September 2016 till December 2018. ANERT is the Kerala State Nodal Agency (SNA of MNRE, Govt of India) for promoting renewable energy. He was instrumental in launching the "Soura" - joint program of KSEBL & ANERT, targeting 1000 MW of solar by 2022. Got more than 28 years of experience in the fields of energy efficiency and renewable energy. Trained at National Productivity Council during 1992, he worked for a national energy consultancy organization in North India. Harikumar had a brief stint in a chemical processing industry and then worked for more than 2 years in the first Energy Services Company (ESCO) in Asia, at Bangalore, before joining EMC in 1997. From Sept 2006-Sept 2009, he was on deputation to ANERT as its Project Director, leading its district operations. A Certified Energy Auditor of Bureau of Energy Efficiency, he is the Honorary Founder General Secretary of the Society of Energy Engineers and Managers (SEEM), the professional body of Certified Energy Managers and Auditors in the country, established in 2005. Harikumar has travelled widely within the country for energy efficiency capacity-building programs as a faculty member of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). On various energy-related missions, he has also travelled abroad to Bangladesh, France, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Netherlands, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and the United States.

Entrepreneur with a "Blue Ocean" mindset who focuses on long-term sustainability and empowers others to excel in their fields. Fervent supporter of teamwork as a business strategy. Having worked in the solar industry for 20+yrs, starting with consulting & advising the government and private sector on installation of solar PV systems. Was actively involved in EPC of small, medium, and large scale Solar PV projects since 2005. Played a significant part in creating the Solar PV sales and distribution network for the world's largest distribution company. In 2015, Founded India's First & Only professional company into Asset, Operations & Maintenance Management of Solar PV Projects with the deployment of cutting-edge technology (Machines, Softwares, Field Team & NOC centre) in conformity with latest ESG regulations. In 2019, Founded India's First specialised company into Management of "End-of-Life" Solar PV Projects & Equipments, namely: Spares/Parts management, Repairs, Refurbishment, Recycling + Project Revamp, Re-engineering, Re-Powering, Relocation, De-Commissioning, etc. Now setting out on a new journey (called 'जुग्नि'(Jugni) / FireFly in English) to provide extremely low cost or FREE SOLAR POWER (electricity) to socially & economically underprivileged / oppressed women across the globe. -

Saptak Ghosh is a Senior Policy Specialist at CSTEP and is leading the domain of RE & EE. He holds a bachelor's degree in engineering (BE) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (R.V. College of Engineering, Bengaluru 2006) and a master's of science (MSc) degree in Sustainable Energy Technology (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, 2011). His areas of expertise include technology and policy analyses of rooftop solar, ground-mounted solar and wind, waste management infrastructures, innovative system designs in energy and industry, energy Policy and energy efficiency in industries. His professional experience of nearly a decade in the renewables sector allows him to bring deep knowledge and expert insights to any table. He has conceptualized, led and implemented the first-of-its kind innovative aerial Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) based rooftop solar potential assessment for each building in Bengaluru. He is closely involved with the Energy Departments and DISCOMs of Karnataka and Bihar in shaping rooftop implementation strategy to achieve respective state targets. He has also contributed in the development of CSTEP's RE Atlas which allows any state in India to use a GIS visualization platform and choose suitable sites for ground-mounted solar and wind projects based on a multi-criteria analysis framework. Presently, he is working on using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to carry out rooftop potential assessment studies in several cities in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.

Rajesh Kulkarni is an Electrical Engineering professional with 26 years of Sales, Marketing & business development experience in the Indian and Asia Pacific regions. He currently manages Uron's EPC business as Director of Sales & is responsible for Techno commercial strategic business development activities in India and the Asia Pacific regions. Before Uron Energy, he worked at Hensel (German MNC) for 19 years, where he was instrumental in their growth and business development activities in India, part of South East Asia, the Middle East & South Africa. He has been involved in setting up businesses in Sri Lanka, UAE, Malaysia, and South Africa and actively supported for business development activities in Southeast Asian countries. Mr.Rajesh is also a member of the Bureau of Indian Standards ETD28 committee specific to IEC solar standards. He was a chairperson for as the Content & Curriculum Development Committee for National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) Green Jobs under NSDC. He has also been a regional manager for ASA (Architectural Solar Association) responsible for developing BiPV projects. He was also recognized & awarded the ' EQ Young Guns Award ' in 2019. As a business head solely responsible for Photovoltaics for the C& I Solar Rooftop segment, he is well conversant with IEC standards and his expertise includes safety requirements.