Hear from and meet the biggest players in the PV industry in India
Below is a list of speakers who will be joining us at the PV Manufacturing Summit India, and the list keeps on growing by the day.
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Tarun Kapoor
Joint Secretary
Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Government of IndiaLocal content requirement - help or hindrance for PV in India?View Bio |
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| Mr. Kapoor is the Joint Secretary for the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Government of India. He has a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical), MBA, with 2 years of experience in the Private Sector & 24 years in Government. This includes 8 years as Director/MD in Government-owned companies dealing with renewable power generation. In renewable energy, he served over 4 years as the Director in a large Government company which owns and runs India's largest hydropowering house of 1500 MW capacity. In addition, he spent 3 and a half years as head of a Government owned Company developing 3000 MW of hydropower, and headed a power transmission company. He has worked as head of Department of Energy in State Government. |
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Shailendra Shukla
Director
Chhattisgarh State Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) Changing the wider perception of Indian PV View Bio |
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Shailendra is an Engineering graduate from Jawahar Lal Nehru University (Gold Medal). A technocrat with an excellent reputation in the field of bio-fuel, renewable energy & rural development. He has 30 years of varied experience of work on different aspects of technologies pertaining to bio-fuel/bio-diesel, new & renewable sources of energy, environment, waste recycling and power plants (non-conventional energy).
He was involved in the establishment of PV plants in more than 1400 remote villages, 175 solar pumps for drinking water, 1000 solar community lighting systems in tribal hostels in forest and remote villages of state.
He has also contributed to a number of technical papers related to PV. |
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Amit Barve
General Manager - Solar (India and SEA)
SCHOTT SolarQuality testing and certification for PV modules, Balance of System and power plantView Bio |
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Amit completed a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering in 1994 and further completed his Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing Management from IMDR Pune.
In the first nine years of his career, Amit worked with various organizations in the process control industry. More recently he has been working in the solar industry, and in the last six with SCHOTT Solar AG. His present responsibilities include managing sales for PV business of SCHOTT Solar AG in India as well as the SEA countries and CSP business in India. |
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Jatin Roy
Senior Vice President (R&D)
Solar SemiconductorCrystalline Silicon development in IndiaView Bio |
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Dr. J. N. Roy completed his Ph.D. (Materials Science) from IIT-Kharagpur in 1984. He was with Semiconductor Complex Ltd. (SCL), now known as Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) a VLSI & MEMS manufacturing and R&D facility, from Jan1984 to Oct 2004 and Sept 2006 to July2008. He was responsible for VLSI and MEMS related activities of the organization; including Process Technology Development, Design, Fabrication, Testing and Assembly.
During the period between October 2004 and September 2006, he was with Panjab University as Professor (Microelectronics). Currently he is Senior Vice President (R&D) of Solar Semiconductor Pvt. Ltd. and responsible for Technology, Engineering, Quality, Reliability and EPC related activities of the organization.
He was a consultant to Analog Integration Corporation- USA. He has conducted short training courses for faculty, researchers and corporate houses. He has 4 patents/applications and more than 80 publications in Journals/Conference proceedings. He is a co-editor of a Conference Proceedings and co-authored a book “Introduction to VLSI Design and Technology”.
He is a Fellow INAE, Senior Member IEEE and Fellow IMS. He has received best innovator award from EDN-Asia. He had been an INAE Distinguished Visiting Professor and Honorary Vice Chair Person of IEEE Hyderabad Section. |
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R.K. Bhogra
Consultant (Solar Energy)
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)The great technology debate – the right PV to manufactureView Bio |
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Dr RK Bhogra is currently working as Consultant with BHEL on Solar Energy after superannuating as General Manager & Head of BHEL’s Amorphous Silicon Solar Cell Plant (ASSCP), Gurgaon, which is basically an away centre of Corporate R&D Division of BHEL, Hyderabad and dedicated to R&D activities in the area of Solar PV.
With an excellent academic background at school and college level and throughout a merit scholar, after obtaining Masters and Doctorate degrees in Physics from IIT Delhi, Dr. Bhogra joined BHEL Corp. R&D Hyderabad in the year 1978 and pursued R&D activities in the area of non conventional energy sources, which included solar thermal, solar PV products & systems design, testing and their field evaluation. Dr Bhogra had also undergone 15 weeks training at University of Florida, USA, in Alternative Energy Technologies.
After active R&D activities for over a decade, Dr. Bhogra joined BHEL’s Corporate Office, New Delhi and had been actively involved with R&D Management function, including corporate issues in the area of non-conventional energy systems. Some of his major assignments were networking with academia, other research institutions & and Govt. agencies & ministries, formulation of new R&D management system, R&D projects review and monitoring etc. From January 2004, he headed the solar PV R&D Centre ASSCP, wherein he has taken numerous new initiatives, especially converting this facility into a full-fledged industrial photovoltaic research centre, including establishment of various testing & characterization facilities for development of various solar PV technologies & products.
He has over 30 research publications in reputed journals & conferences and about 16 patents to his credit and is a member on various committees in DST, IIT, DIT and other Government agencies. |
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Ravinder Raina
President of India Operations
Astonfield
Bridging the gap between Indian manufacturers and international players View Bio |
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| Ravi Raina is the President of India operations for Astonfield and is a seasoned global executive with 30 years of experience in the power industry. Currently, Ravi spearheads the renewable energy program consisting of solar, biomass, solid waste to energy.
Prior to joining Astonfield, Ravi was the VP at the Corporate Power Division of Larsen & Toubro, one of the largest EPC and manufacturing companies in India. At L&T, he was responsible for large scale power projects including a $400M joint venture investment with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd for coal-based supercritical technology, boilers and steam turbines for 4GW capacity. Further, he managed the development of 2 IPP projects, each totaling $4 billion, and led other projects in the oil and gas sector.
Prior to taking his position in L&T in 2004, Ravi spent 24 years in Wartsila Corporation Oy of Finland - a global technology leader in the field of reciprocating engines based on oil and gas, offering end-to-end solutions for power plants and the marine transportation sector. There, he built expertise in various markets including Egypt, Finland, Kenya and India as Managing Director of different geographies.
Ravi has significant experience in M&A, investment management and project management. Throughout his career, Ravi has led numerous start-up companies and developed world-class organizations to provide Business Development, EPC and O&M solutions. Ravi is the recipient of the European Market Research Center Award for Outstanding Entrepreneurial Efforts in East Africa and holds a degree in mechanical engineering from Bhopal University, India. He is an alumnus of IMD Business School in Lausanne, Switzerland. |
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Prasanth Sakhamuri
Chairman
HHV SolarThe great technology debate – the right PV to manufactureView Bio |
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Prasanth Sakhamuri: Born in 1963 is a science graduate from the Bangalore University after which he received his MBA from the Institute of Rural Management in Anand, Gujarat, India.
Mr. Sakhamuri has been employed by Hind High Vacuum Company Pvt. Ltd (HHV) and its affiliated companies since 1986, where he currently serves as Managing Director. HHV is a leading Vacuum technology company in India and has been on the forefront of industrial growth over the last 45 years in India. Over the last decade HHV has been progressing to become an International leader in the area of Vacuum and Photovoltaic technology.
Mr. Sakhamuri is also the Chairman of HHV Solar Technologies Pvt. Ltd (HHV ST) a photovoltaic module manufacturer and a subsidiary of HHV, HHV ST is embarking on rapid expansion and foraying into backward integration projects to be a technology leader in India in the area of Photovoltaics. He is also the Director of HHV Ltd, which is the international manufacturing, and marketing business of the HHV group based out of the UK.
Mr. Sakhamuri is a member of the Solar Energy Society of India. He has been involved with various committees of the Confederation of Indian Industry and has been an active participant in the preparation of industry representation to various policy making organizations in the government of India. He is also a member of various committees that have been responsible for development of the National Solar Mission in India. He has also been part of many research initiatives to develop cutting edge technology in the area of thin film Photovoltaic.
Mr. Sakhamuri is a very keen golfer and an internationally qualified referee in the game.
Mr. Sakhamuri has been a very active member of Round Table India in his youth and was the Chairman of the Round Table no. 25 in Bangalore. |
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Gyanesh Chaudhary
Managing Director
Vikram SolarTaking manufacturing further III: Move to vertical integrationView Bio |
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Gyanesh Chaudhary, MD Vikram Solar, is a young, enterprising and dynamic industrialist from Kolkata. His active participation in multifaceted parent company, Vikram group, gave him the knowledge, experience and vision to participate in Vikram Solar.
He is a graduate in Business Administration from Cardiff University, UK and Diploma in Marketing and International Trade from Boston University as well as Harvard Business School, USA. His experience & international market knowledge provides a strong backbone for Vikram Solar not only to have a firm foundation but also a secure and bright future. |
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A. Raghunath
Founder & Managing Director
akasam consultingTaking manufacturing further I: Get fundedView Bio |
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Mr. Raghunath Akasam is the Founder & MD of akasam consulting private limited. He has over 18 years of experience in investment banking, and is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and an associate member of the Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India.
His key focus areas are Private Equity syndication, M&A Advisory and Capital Markets Advisory. He is a distinguished guest faculty at several eminent institutions like JNIDB, IPE, and other industry forums. He is also a tennis enthusiast, a person with a “never say no” attitude and strong will power. |
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Vijay Grover
Associate - Private Equity & M&A
akasam consultingTaking manufacturing further I: Get fundedView Bio |
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Vijay Grover is an Associate: Private Equity and M&A at akasam consulting private limited. He has over 3 years of experience in corporate finance advisory services, and handles client advisory on issues of business strategy, private equity and providing commercial due diligence support to investors assessing opportunities.
Prior to akasam, he was a manager in ING Vysya Bank for 3 years, and is a Post Graduate in Commerce from Osmania University, a silver medalist Management Graduate in Finance from the ICFAI Business School and also a Certified Associate from the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance. In his spare time, he likes reading and tracking the stock markets. |
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Praveen Kumar Kulkarni
Managing Director
K K NesarBridging the gap between Indian manufacturers and international playersView Bio |
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Gold Medallist from SLN College of Engineering, Gulbarga University, Industrial work experience over 23 years with PSU, MNCs.
Mr. Kulkarni has worked for the following companies:
Tungabharda Steel Products Ltd, Hospet from 1988 to 1995. Executed engineering of 21 Hydro Mechanical Equipment projects Deputed to Japan for 5 months as part of UNIDO program to become JICA participant-1994. Introduced CAD in TSPL with software programs for design of Gates, Hoists and Cranes. Deputed to TSPL Hyderabad branch to assist business development of Steel Plant Equipments
With SMS Demag India Ltd, German MNC) engineered Steel Melt Shop equipments of Jindal Vijay Nagar Steel Plant.
Apart from Head of Secondary refining equipments viz VD, VOD, RH, RHOB, SMS equipments, supported the pre-bid and business development activities thru ICB of SMS Demag Secondary refining equipments. Visited SMS Demag, Duisburg on company assignments
ALSTOM Portugal / India (French MNC) hired as Consultant and Part of Management team to launch Hydro Mechanical Equipment in India in their Baroda factory. Prepared Business plans, Export support (1ME,Owenfalls ,Uganda), tendering support to realize and launch Omkareshwar Project. Visited ALSTOM Lisbon, France, Grenoble on assignments and important missions
Project Manager of Omkareshwar HME (24 ME)
Implementation Manager to rebuild (15ME) Alstom Baroda factory to manufacture Hydro turbines, Generators and HME to cater to their Indian and Export Markets. Visited USA, Russia for special equipment evaluations, purchase and installations.
Project Director of Nam Ngum, Laos HME project (10ME)
Established KK NESAR PROJECT PRIVATE LIMITED to execute renewable energy projects on EPC basis with a collaborative business approach with Indian specific needs. |
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Chetan Singh Solanki
Professor
National Centre for Photovoltaic Research and Education (NCPRE) at IIT BombayThin film and Crystalline Silicon: Head-to-headView Bio |
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Dr. Chetan Singh Solanki is currently Associate Professor in Department of Energy Science and
Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), India. He is an expert in Si-nanostructures
(including quantum dots) for PV applications, thin film Si solar cells, PV concentrator systems and carbon
nanotubes. He received his Ph.D. degree from the specialist silicon laboratory, IMEC (Inter-university
Micro-electronics Center, Ketholik University, Leuven, Belgium). He has given short term course on solar
PV technologies for companies like Applied Materials, TataBP Solar, BEL and BHEL. Currently he is
working on projects sponsored by Applied Materials, MCIT, MNRE and DSIR. He has also provided
consultancy to organizations like DRDO, Birla Surya Ltd. etc. He is in the five member national committee
on Special Incentive Package Scheme (SIPS) of DIT, Govt. of India for technical evaluation of solar PV
projects.
He won an EMRS (European Material Research Society) young scientist award, and UGC scholarship
during his post graduate and IMEC scholarship for doctoral studies. He has authored two books in the
area of renewable energy, one of them is on solar PV which is titled as “Solar Photovoltaics:
Fundamentals, Technologies and Applications (ISBN: 978-81-203-3760-2)”. He holds three US patents
(patent no. 6649485, patent no. 964732, patent no. 7022585). He has developed low concentrator solar
PV technology on which an Indian patent is filled and technology is transferred to an industry. |
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Mohit Anand
Senior Consultant
Bridge to IndiaUnderstanding the PV landscape in IndiaView Bio |
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| Mohit has significant expertise in analyzing the Indian solar market and is responsible for the Market Intelligence business unit at BRIDGE TO INDIA. He also leads strategic consulting projects in solar at the company. Mohit believes in a prominent role of business to tackle India’s multifaceted energy challenges and has a passion for bottom-of-the-pyramid solutions. Having studied economics and international affairs in Mumbai and Singapore, as well as having worked for a think-tank, he has a deep understanding of India’s domestic and international economy. |
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Madhavan Nampoothiri
Founder & Director
RESolve Energy Consultants
The great policy debate - the right PV to manufactureView Bio |
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Madhavan Nampoothiri founded RESolve Energy Consultants, along with his German partner Sebastian Duerr. The firm, based in Chennai, India, provides end-to-end solutions to Solar PV Project Developers.
Madhavan has about a decade of experience in Consulting, Sales and Marketing and Operations in the Energy sector (Oil & Gas and Renewable energy) and Manufacturing industry. He has worked for a range of firms that includes a Fortune 500 company and a Startup firm. His work experience spans 4 countries across 3 continents - India, China, USA and Switzerland. Madhavan has a B.Engg. in Mechanical Engineering, India and an MBA from Indiana University, USA.
Prior to starting RESolve Energy Consultants, Madhavan was the Head of Solar PV at Energy Alternatives India, where he assisted Indian and global clients in strategic consulting and devising diversification and market entry strategy for companies keen on renewable energy industry in India
Madhavan regularly writes about the latest in renewable energy in India in global and Indian industry magazines such as the UK based Solar Business Focus Magazine and the Businessline in India. His views have been sought by international media like Bloomberg. |
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Amol Kotwal
Deputy Director – Energy & Power Systems
Frost & Sullivan
Fighting Cheap CompetitionView Bio |
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Amol is the Deputy Director for Energy & Power Systems at Frost & Sullivan (South Asia, Middle East & North Africa). He has over 11 years of research & consulting expertise in the energy and power systems vertical, with numerous strategic consulting engagements assisting companies chartering their strategic growth path. He has particular expertise in business planning & location feasibility analysis, market feasibility, competitive benchmarking studies, market entry & market expansion strategy and potential demand estimation.
Amol has an extensive understanding of market dynamics, trends and developments within the energy and power sector, and received acclaim for his research through articles and quotes published in top mainline newspapers and trade magazines, as well as electronic media. He is also an active member of IEEMA Renewable Energy Sub-Committee. |
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