Dr. Bernhard Ernst is deputy head of the department Energy Storage at Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology (IEE). In parallel he works as consultant in the field of grid integration of renewable energy and energy markets. Prior to this he was the director of the department Grid Integration at SMA Solar Technology AG, one of the world's largest manufacturers of PV power converters. Before joining SMA he was manager of the Front Office System Planning at the German TSO Amprion GmbH. He holds a degree of electrical engineering and a Ph.D. on the topic of wind power forecasting from the University of Kassel, Germany. Dr. Ernst is chairman of the IEC SC 8A "Grid Integrationof Large-capacity Renewable Energy (RE) Generation" and has published several papers about grid integration of renewable energy source and forecasting.

Shri K Sreekant is the Chairman & Managing Director of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited – a ’Maharatna’ company under the Ministry of Power since August 2019. Prior to this, He was Director (Finance) in POWERGRID since September 2016. During his career spanning ~35 years, he has experience in the Power sector in Long-Term Financial Planning, Investment Appraisals, formulation of Capital Budgets, Resource Mobilization from domestic and international markets, Corporate Accounts, Commercial, Regulatory Affairs, and Enterprise Resource Planning.

Mr K V S Baba is the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO), having diversified experience of about 34 years in the power sector. He has experience of working in the areas of Power System Planning and Design of EHV Transmission system, Power System Analysis, Corporate Planning and Project Management in NTPC and POWERGRID, in addition to System Operation, Market operation aspects in POSOCO. He has been actively associated with large scale integration of Renewable Energy, bringing in Frequency controls, the introduction of Ancillaries, encourage flexibility, the introduction of various Electricity Market products to bring in dynamism such as Real-Time Market etc. He has been very active in collaborative efforts with State Load Despatch Centres through Forum of Load Dispatchers (FOLD) and knowledge dissemination across all the stakeholders. He has co-authored several technical papers on various topics in the electricity sector. He is the Chairman of the Indian National Study Committee of CIGRE SC C2

Pratik Agarwal is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Sterlite Power Transmission Limited, a leading energy-infrastructure company with operations in India and Brazil. Pratik is a whole-time director at Sterlite Power and is also a non-executive director at Sterlite Technologies Limited and Sterlite Investment Managers Ltd. Previously, he has held directorship positions in Sterlite Ports, Vizag General Cargo Berth Ltd, and Sterlite Networks Limited. Pratik believes in the incredible opportunity of bringing uninterrupted power to the last 1 billion people in the world. He also believes that with proactive investment in transmission and distribution infrastructure, including inter-continental grids, the energy industry can reduce greenhouse gases and eventually help reverse climate change. Sterlite Power focuses its strategy around this core purpose. Under his leadership, Sterlite Power has grown from a USD 150mn project in 2010 to developing 23 projects across India & Brazil, worth USD 5.6bn. In 2017 Sterlite spun-out its Indian operating assets into a yield platform called IndiGrid – India’s first power sector Invit (Infrastructure Investment Trust). IndiGrid, was subsequently acquired by a consortium of Infrastructure funds and co-investors. Pratik has pioneered the use of cutting-edge technologies in the design, engineering and construction of transmission systems, including the use of heli-crane technology, for the first time in Asia. In 2019, Sterlite Power won the coveted International Project Management Association Gold award (highest honor) in the mega-projects category, and also the Standard & Poor Global Platts Energy Award for Construction Project of the year. In 2018, Pratik was awarded the Economic Times 40 under 40 award, which recognizes young business leaders under the age of forty. Pratik is the chairman of sub-committee on Power Transmission at the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), co-chair of the committee on Infrastructure and Real Estate at IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry, member of the Indian advisory board of the India Brazil Chamber of Commerce (IBCC) and the current President of Electric Power Transmission Association (EPTA) of India. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA degree from the London Business School.

Rajiv Mishra, Managing Director, CLP India Mr. Rajiv Mishra is responsible for running CLP's business in India. He joined the CLP Group in 2002 and has over 20 years’ of experience in the power industry, both in India and internationally, mostly involved in project financing, investment appraisal, finance and accounting and general management. Before assuming the role of Managing Director of CLP India, Rajiv has held a variety of senior positions in the Power Industry viz. Deputy Managing Director/Chief Financial Officer of BLCP Power in Thailand, Finance Director of PowerGen India and Finance Director of LG Energy in Seoul, South Korea. Rajiv has successfully transformed CLP India from a single-asset and project management company to a fully-grown organisation with presence across conventional and renewables sources of energy, as well as a small transmission business He holds a Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering (first class distinction) from BIT, Sindri and an MBA degree from the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, and is an Advanced Management Program Graduate from the Harvard Business School, Boston. Rajiv has also served as the Chairman of Association of Power Producers, a grouping of nearly 90% of India’s Private Power Generators and is the Co-Chairman for the Confederation of Indian Industry, together with one of India’s largest Industry body representing both the Public and Private sectors. Through these, he plays an active role in making representations on issues concerning companies in the Power Sector in India.

Since April 01, 2019, Mr Robert Klaffus is responsible as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the global Digital Grid business at Siemens Smart Infrastructure. Robert holds a degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Technische Universität Berlin and ESCP Europe. He also holds an Executive MBA with Corporate Finance specialization from IE Business School. Robert has collected lots of experiences over years in the whole energy sector with a focus on power distribution and energy automation.

Shri S.K.G. Rahate is an IAS officer (JH:1990) posted as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power, Government of India and and has handled Transmission sector in the Ministry besides Thermal and Hydro. Shri Rahate is an engineering graduate, B.E. (Instrumentation & Control) from College of Engineering, Pune, and has a varied experience in various capacities spanning 29 years in the State and Central Government in different sectors including infrastructure and regulatory.

S.K. Soonee Presently Advisor POSOCO ,Former and Founder Chief Executive Officer ,Power System Operation Corporation Ltd. Shri Soonee has first hand four decades of experience of Power System Operation of various Regional Grids of India and has worked extensively towards Integration of Grids leading to the formation of the National Grid and now SAARC Grid. He specializes in Power System Operation, Planning, Commercial, Settlement, Restoration and entire gamut of Power Pooling and Governance. Other areas of interest include Electricity Markets, Open Access, Regulatory affairs besides expertise in Load Despatch Technology, integration of Renewable Energy including REC Mechanism, Transmission Pricing and development of Ancillary Services. Shri S K Soonee is a Life Fellow of Institution of Engineers (India) , Fellow of IEEE, Distinguished Alumnus IIT Kharagpur, Distinguished Member CIGRE , Fellow INAE , Foriegn Member NAE , USA . He has represented India on the CIGRE Study Committee C2 on Power System Operation and the CIGRE Study Committee C5 on Electricity Markets and Regulation.

Vibhu Kaushik Director, T&D Business Strategy Southern California Edison Southern California Edison (SCE), the largest subsidiary of Edison International (NYSE: EIX), is the primary electricity supply company for much of Southern California, USA. It provides 15 million people with electricity across a service territory of approximately 50,000 square miles. As the Director of Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Business Strategy organization at SCE, Vibhu leads the preparation of the annual strategic plan, financial operating plans for over $5 billion of annual T&D budgets. He also leads regulatory management functions, T&D’s organizational performance management, and a T&D transformation office to manage key strategic initiatives. In his last role as the Director of Grid Technology and Modernization at SCE, Vibhu led SCE’s strategic roadmap for grid modernization, and served as SCE’s leader in applied research and grid modernization, leading industry groups and external stakeholders on industry initiatives, research activities, standards, and cooperative projects. He also led SCE’s technical efforts in the deployment of emerging technologies including key integrated pilot demonstration projects. Previously, Vibhu held several roles within SCE including Principal Manager of Asset Management and Generation Strategy group where he was responsible for driving the major maintenance and capital investment decisions and maximize the returns for the company’s hydroelectric, natural gas, energy storage, and solar power plants; Vibhu originated SCE’s award-winning hybrid (battery + gas) enhance gas turbines projects. Vibhu was recognized by the Public Utilities Fortnightly magazine with the “Top Forty Innovators” award in 2017. Prior to joining SCE in 2011, Vibhu worked with Manitoba Hydro in Canada where he managed operations planning at the Manitoba Hydro’s grid control center. Vibhu earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India, and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Manitoba, Canada, and a master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of California, Los Angeles - Anderson School of Management. He is also a registered professional engineer.