Speakers of World Energy Storage Day 2023

Achal Sondhi
VP, Growth, APAC
Fluence

Akash Saraf
Sr. Consultant
Customized Energy Solutions (CES)

Alexander Hogeveen
Private Sector Specialist
International Solar Alliance

Alfredo Vieira
Evaluation Specialist
Climate Investment Funds (CIF)

Anant Nahata
MD
Exicom

Andreas Sakellaris
Director, Emerging Technologies East
Customized Energy Solutions (CES)

Andrew Deadman
International R&D Partnerships Manager
The Faraday Institution

Anmol Jaggi
Founder
Blusmart

Ann Yu
Senior Consultant, Emerging Technologies
Customized Energy Solutions (CES)

Ashok Thakur
Director
Customized Energy Solutions Europe (CES)

Avanthika Satheesh
Director-Emerging Technologies- MENA
Customized Energy Solutions

Bernd Frank
Director
Atotech

Bud Collins
VP & GM
American Battery Solutions

Debi Prasad Dash
Executive Director
India Energy Storage Alliance

Devraj Banerjee
Senior Director
Ambient Fuels

Dr. Ajinkya Kamat
Innovation Fellow
Customized Energy Solutions (CES)

Dr. Celina Mikolajczak
CTO
Lyten

Dr. Hanif Qureshi
Joint Secretary
Department of Heavy Industry (DHI)

Dr Imre Gyuk
Director of Energy Storage Research,
Department of Energy (DOE) US Government

Dr. Judy Jeevarajan
Vice President and Executive Director Electrochemical Safety Research Institute (ESRI)
UL Research Institutes

Dr. K. Selvaraj
Senior Principal Scientist, Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry Division
CSIR - National Chemical Laboratory

Dr. Prabhakar Patil
Former CEO
LG Chem Power

Dr. Rahul Walawalkar
President & MD
Customized Energy Solutions India & India Energy Storage Alliance

Dr. Ranjith Pai
Scientist 'E'/Director at Technology Mission Division
Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India

Fabio Sacchi
Vice President EV Logistics Business and Commercial development
Dallsey, Hillblom & Lynn (DHL)

Francesco La Camera
Director-General
IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency)

Frank Wouters
Senior Vice President
Reliance & Mena Hydrogen

Gery Bonduelle
Executive Vice President, Sales
Freyr AS

Gregory Poilasne
CEO & Co-founder
Nuvve

Gurusharan Dhillon
Director - eMobility Services
Customized Energy Solutions (CES)

Harsh Thacker
Director, Consulting
Customized Energy Solutions (CES)

Isaac Ra
Sr Vice President
Enchem

Isabel Chatterton
Director & Regional Industry Head
International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Jacopo Tosoni
Head of Policy
European Association for Storage of Energy (EASE)

John Grimes
CEO
Smart Energy Council

John Henderson
VP
Doral Energy

Jonas Moberg
CEO
Global Green Hydrogen Organisation

Julia Souder
Executive Director
LDES-Long Duration Energy Storage Council

Juliette Do
Director, E-mobility
CES (Customized Energy Solutions)

Karuna Singh
Regional Director Asia
Earth Day Network

Kasturi Gomatham
Global Head of Battery Swapping (E-mobility)
Shell

Kenichiro Kitamura
Chief Representative for Middle East
JBIC-Japan Bank for International Cooperation

Lars Carlstrom
Founder & Executive Chairman
Italvolt

Laurent Antoni
Executive Director
International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy (IPHE)

Mani Khurana
Senior Energy Specialist
The World Bank

Mikhail Nikomarov
CEO
Bushveld Energy

Mohan Yellishetty
Co-founder
Critical minerals consortium

Nehal Divekar
Manager - Consulting, Emerging Technologies
Customized Energy Solutions

Netra Walawalkar
Vice President
Customized Energy Solutions (CES) India

Ohira Eiji
Director
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)

Pawan Mulukutla
Director, Clean Mobility & Energy Tech
World Resources Institute (WRI) India

Phoebe O’Hara
Analyst, Battery Raw Materials
Fastmarkets

Pimpa Limthongkul
President
Thailand Energy Storage Technology Association (TESTA)

Prabhjot Sodhi
Senior Programme Director (Circular Economy), Centre for Environment Education
Centre for Environment Educatio

Prof. Aravind Kumar Chandiran
Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering & Head, Centre for Photo and Electrochemical Energy Sciences (C-PEC)
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras

Rene Schroeder
Director
The Association of European Automotive and Industrial Battery (EUROBAT)

Richard Macoun
Research Director
Future Battery Alliance (FBI)

Roger Lin
Vice President, Global Marketing & Government Relations
Ascend Elements

Shri Ghanshyam Prasad
Chairperson, Central Electricity Authority (CEA)
Ministry of Power

Stephen Fernands
President
Customized Energy Solutions (CES)

Swapnil Jain
CTO
Ather

Thierry Lepercq
Founder & President
Hydeal

Tim Sasseen
Director, Market Development and Public Affairs North America
Ballard Power Systems

Tom Cosgrove
Chief Creative and Content Officer
EARTHDAY.ORG

Tracy Li
Director of BTM Electrification as a Service for Fleets
Duke Energy

Trigya Singh
Senior Coordinator - Global High Impact Corporate Sourcing Coalition
Global Renewables Alliance

Tudor Constantinescu
Principal Advisor
European Commission

Upma Koul
Vice President
Sumitomo SHI FW

Umang Maheshwari
Director, Solutions Development
The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP)

Vikram Handa
MD
Epsilon Carbon

Vinayak Walimbe
VP Emerging Technologies
Customized Energy Solutions (CES)

Warren Ondanje
Managing Director
Africa E-Mobility Alliance

Wouter IJzermans
Executive Director
Battery European Partnership Association (BEPA)

Xavier Moreau Lead
Strategy and Business Development
Nuuve

Zach Woogen
Senior Policy Manager
Vehicle Grid Integration Council (VGIC)

Daniel Abraham
Sr. Scientist
Argonne National Labs

Dr. Celina Mikolajczak
CTO
Lyten

Brian Engle
Director
Business Development, Electrification, Amphenol

Dr. Vincent Sprenkle
Strategic Advisor, Energy Storage, Electrochemical Materials and Systems Group
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Sanskriti Dubey
Senior Manager, Market Growth & Communications
Fluence

Vishal Chaturvedi
Director of New Business Initiatives, Ola Electric
Ola

Janice Lin
Founder and President
Green Hydrogen Coalition

Aditya Prasad
Energy Consultant
Customized Energy Solutions

Aditya Trivedi
Chief Commercial Officer
5B Industries India Private Limited

Bharat Reddy
CTO
Axis Energy

Brendan Norman
Co-Founder & CEO
H2X

Dr Parveen Dhamija
Advisor
SCGJ (Scientist G, MNRE)

Edwin Chow
Asia-Pacific Regional Sector Head, Auto and Engineering & Manufacturing
DHL

Mahshid Zaresharif
Hydrogen Solutions Development Specialist
Siemens Energy

Michael Simpson
CCPO
Cheesecake Energy

Pankaj Batra
Sr. Advisor, IRADE, Ex Chairman, CEA
IRADE

Dr Ashok Jhunjhunwala
Professor
Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Stephen Crosher
CEO
RheEnergise

Vijay Dhar
NABWC
NaatBatt

Dr. Pratap Sanap
VP and Head Innovation & Research
Neilsoft

Dr Chetan Singh Solanki
Professor- IIT Bombay, Founder-
Energy Swaraj Foundation

Julian Zingel
Business Development and Sales Manager for Energy Storage Solutions
Siemens Energy

Peter Chou
VP/Sales
KATOP