Shri Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi (IAS) has assumed the charge as Secretary in the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India. Prior to this appointment, he was serving as Additional Chief Secretary and Additional Secretary (Climate Change Department) at the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of Jharkhand. Shri Chaturvedi is a 1987 batch IAS officer and belongs to the Jharkhand cadre. Shri Chaturvedi is B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from IIT- Kanpur and holds a P.G. in International Development from Harvard University (USA). He has also worked as Joint Secretary or equivalent in PMO, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry Of Finance. He has extensive experience of working in other departments like the erstwhile Planning Commission (now NITI Aayog), Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions. Shri Chaturvedi has also undergone training in Financial Management, Community Mobilisation & Participatory Management Techniques.

Alan is a main board member and EVP of Global Sales at Smarter Grid Solutions. He is educated as an electrical engineer and blends his technical background with twenty plus years of experience in consulting, advisory, business management and corporate development. Prior to Smarter Grid Solutions, Alan enjoyed a career with PwC, Qinetiq and as an Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Strathclyde. Smarter Grid Solutions develops and delivers DER management and control software to deliver a net zero energy system. Our products deliver solutions to a range of customers and applications including: DER owners and operators seeking to enable flexibility and monetise DER assets; Distribution Utilities seeking to reliably adopt DER flexibility into their operations; and Communities seeking to implement microgrids and resiliency solutions using DER.

Shri. Dinesh Dayanand Jagdale Joint Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Shri. Dinesh Jagdale is currently serving as the Joint Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. Shri. Jagdale is Graduate in Electronics Engineering with Master’s in Business Administration with specialization in Marketing and has Twenty-Nine years of rich experience in electrical and renewable industry. An innovative thinker, Self-motivated, visionary professional has spent 19 years of his career working in Renewable Industry in various capacities. Prior to joining the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy Shri. Jagdale spent initial 10 years of his Career as a Renewable Energy professional in the Wind Industry wherein he contributed to the Growth of Wind Sector across multi states in India. He has been known for thorough knowledge on the processes related to Regulatory, Permitting and Licensing across all the renewable states. For the last Nine Years, Shri. Jagdale established and led the growth of a Renewable IPP to grow the Wind & Solar Energy Sector in India. He has been actively involved as consulting personnel in formulation of state government policies for Wind & Solar Energy generation, striking a balance between developers of the project and sustainability of the transmission and distribution companies. During his Renewable Energy Career, he has bagged prestigious Awards & Recognition from various forums across Wind & Solar Industry. He was appointed as Joint Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, in September 2019.

Jennifer Fagan is First Secretary Trade and Investment at the British High Commission in New Delhi. She leads on the energy sector and engagement with business ahead of COP26.

Dr John Murton was appointed as the UK�s COP26 Envoy in November 2019. Most recently, he served as Her Majesty�s Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of Congo and Central African Republic. John has considerable professional experience, notably in Africa and Asia. His previous appointments have included Deputy High Commissioner at the British High Commission in Nairobi, UK Permanent Representative to the UN in Kenya, UK High Commissioner to Mauritius and Ambassador to Madagascar. In London, he was Head of the Foreign Ministry department dealing with the UK�s relations with East and South East Asia and Australasia, and has also completed previous postings in Japan and at NATO Headquarters. Before joining the UK Government, John worked in Zimbabwe and researched his PhD in Kenya.

Dr Stephen Wyatt, Research and Innovation Director, Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult Stephen joined ORE Catapult in December 2013 and is responsible for its portfolio of emerging technology activity. He leads a research team focusing on the development of next generation technologies and oversees the Catapults work in identifying and supporting disruptive technology start-ups. Stephen holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Ph.D in Materials Science, he is passionate about sustainability and addressing climate change.