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The 17 SDG goals and 169 targets offer us an integrated perspective to combat the global crisis, economic recovery, and development.  With less than 10 years left to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it is more important than ever for the global community to mobilise for accelerated action. Delivering the SDGs in less than a decade will demand ambition, decisiveness, and a sense of urgency.

United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has outlined seven priorities for the intergovernmental organization in 2023, providing a ‘roadmap’ for human rights. Global risk report 2023, lists top 10 risk areas – with impact over a period of 2 years and 10 years.

The Business Statement

"Environment conservation is commitment & not compulsion for India." - PM Narendra Modi

“As per the Business & Sustainable Development Commission, sustainable business models related to the SDGs could open economic opportunities worth up to $12 trillion and increase employment by up to 380 million jobs by 2030”.

2030 Agenda is a plan of action for people, planet, and prosperity. It seeks to strengthen economies and address global challenges, which is an indispensable requirement for sustainable development. Sustained and inclusive economic growth especially among the least developed and developing nations can lead to new and better employment opportunities and provide greater economic security for all.

PM Modi emphasized on the commitment of individuals as well as organizations towards environment conservation. Preserving the environment is key to support sustainable economic growth as the natural environment plays an important role in supporting economic activities. It contributes directly, by providing resources and raw materials such as water, timber and minerals that are required as inputs to produce goods and services; and indirectly, through services provided by ecosystems including carbon sequestration, water purification, managing flood risks, and nutrient cycling.

There is need for transition towards renewable and alternate sources of energy, and the adoption of technaology and innovation measures to find solutions to urban challenges. It is seen globally that many nations are adopting a multi-dimensional approach to chart a long-term roadmap for sustainable and environment friendly lifestyle.

Businesses have a major role to play in recalibrating to an economic system that supports sustainable growth and profits. We must set ambitious goals, measure ourselves differently, account for our actions and collaborate across organizations, industries, and regions.

We all understand the key role the government and business can make to implement decisions that can have a real and lasting impact on society and the environment, for the better or the worse, and across the short and long term. Both are bringing concerted efforts to align their strategies and sustainability efforts to best prepare for any future black swan events.

Responsible investments by businesses through the allocation of capital on sustainable equipment and other assets like green technology, will ensure long-term “good” and inclusive and sustainable growth.
The analysis of interrelation between sustainability and business continuity resilience is paramount to ensure smooth functioning of business by designing the following.

Short term strategies

Devising enterprise risk management policies for smooth functioning of day-to-day operations.

Medium term Strategies

Developing a risk management framework to avoid impacts of emergencies on businesses.

Long term Strategies

Making businesses resilient against disruptive unprecedented events like the Covid-19 pandemic

Leading companies are already acting, but time is of the essence. More must join, so we can move faster, together, into a sustainable future.

Time for Action

All countries and all stakeholders are acting in collaborative partnership, to implement on the 2030 agenda and are determined to take the bold and transformative steps which are urgently needed to shift the world onto a sustainable and resilient path.
To amplify, secure and strengthen the existing efforts, there is need for all the local, national, and global partners to come together. The urgency of this decade demands that all sectors of society galvanize to secure greater participation and leadership, more resources, and improved, game-changing solutions to address increasing inequality and the escalating climate emergency. As we embark on this collective journey, we pledge that no one will be left behind.

Overview

Strengthening Economies - Collaboration! Financing! Resilience!

The Global Sustainability Alliance (GSA) is one of the premium properties of ET Edge. It is the largest platform of global changemakers, individuals and organizations who have championed sustainability. 

There are number of initiatives in different formats like roundtables, webinars, events, leadership dialogues; under the umbrella of GSA distributed across the year.

The upcoming 5th edition aims to transform the world by changing ideas to solutions. It focusses on assisting businesses towards more environment friendly practices by tracking and reducing emissions. The summit will convene leaders from government, business, international organizations, and civil society along with a diverse group of experts and innovators to initiate, accelerate and scale-up entrepreneurial solutions to tackle climate change and advance sustainable development.

What can you expect?

  • Immersive two-day conference covering macro and micro issues
  • Focused Roundtable Discussions and break away panel discussions on each of the Goals with an action-oriented agenda
  • High level countries dialog on ESG’s and SDG’s
  • B2G dialogues and virtual meetings to identify potential areas of cooperation and working together between countries
  • State workshops on focussed SDG’s
  • Pledge session highlighting the top businesses and conglomerates and their commitment for a better planet and Net Zero Emissions
  • Spotlight sessions facilitating inter country dialogues amongst government agencies for benchmarking and exchanging best practices and ideas.

Come be a part of the Change because

  • Your organization has made Sustainable Business Practices a part of its DNA – Share them with the world
  • Your products and services strive to make the planet a better place to live – Meet likeminded potential organizations and individuals to expand your business footprint
  • You and your organization are responsible for implementing the SDGs in varied capacities
  • You want to understand and learn what impact Sustainability can have on your Business

And last…but not least…You want to BUILD BACK BETTER!

Key topics being discussed this year

Sustainability and Business Resilience

Strengthening economies

Decarbonization

Green Mobility and Infrastructure

Climate change and carbon credits

Time to Transform: How business can lead the transformations needed to realize the SDGs

Anchoring the 2030 Agenda in national development plans and strategies

Creating a more sustainable world through Technology

Surge in Sustainable investing in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic

Power Disrupted: Pathways for decarbonizing energy and resources

The Butterfly Effect: Looking to the stars and celebrities to make the SDGs viral

Glimpses of 2023

Ministerial speakers

Shri. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

Hon’ble Minister of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation

Dr. Jitendra Singh

Minister of State for Earth Sciences, Minister of State for Science and Technology and Minister of State for Prime Minister’s Office, Government of India

Lyonpo Namgay Tshering

Minister of Finance, Royal Government of Bhutan

Naseer Ahamed

Hon'ble Minister of Environment, Government of Sri Lanka

Dr. Susil Premajayantha

Minister of Education, Government of Sri Lanka

Ambassadors

HE Freddy Svane
Ambassador of Denmark to India
Kimmo Lähdevirta
Ambassador of Finland to India
Dr Philipp Ackermann
Ambassador to India and Bhutan
Ambassador of Germany to India and Bhutan
Mr Sebastian Domżalski
Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in India

Celebrity Speaker

Sanjana Sanghi
Indian Actress, UNDP Youth Champion

Think Tank

Gagan Sidhu
Director, CEEW Center for Energy Finance

Private University

Himanshi Singh
Founding Member - Bare Craft, Sr. Development Manager, Ashoka University

Advisory

Deepali Khanna
Vice President, Asia Regional Office, The Rockefeller Foundation, Thailand
Jeffrey D Sachs
Director, Centre for Sustainable Development, Columbia University
Nadir B. Godrej
Chairman and Managing Director of Godrej Industries Ltd. and Chairman of Godrej Agrovet
Satya Tripathi
Secretary-General, Global Alliance for a Sustainable Planet, New York
Dr. Tayeb A Kamali
Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Abu Dhabi School of Management

Key Speakers- Corporates

Aashish Beergi
Co-Founder & CEO, MASH Project foundation
Ajeya Bandyopadhyay
Asia Lead (Advisory), Decarbonization & Circular Economy, International Finance Corporation
Aun Abdullah
Head - ESG, Lodha
Cassio Simões
Managing Director, Tetra Pak South Asia
Dibirath Sen
Managing Director & Head - Global Banking , North India, India Lead for Sustainable Finance, HSBC
Divya Sharma
India Executive Director, Climate Group
Dhruba Purkayastha
Director - Climate Policy Initiative, Director, US-IndiaClean Energy Finance Facility
Geetanjali Kirloskar
Chairperson & Managing Director, Kirloskar Systems Limited
Harshvardhan Bhagchandka
President, IPL Biologicals
H.K. Agarwal
Managing Director, Grasim Industries Limited
Karan Singh
Chairman - Bain & Company's India offices and Head of APAC Sustainability & Responsibility practice), Bain and Company
Kishore Jayaraman
President, Rolls Royce India and South Asia
Manish Sharma
Chairman and President, Panasonic India, and South Asia
Mehnaz Ansari
Sr. Regional Representative- South Asia, Indo Pacific Region, U.S. Trade and Development Agency
Navdeep Singh Mehram
Head Sustainability Diageo India
Neha Mehta
Regional Leader- Pacific, United Nations Capital Development Fund
Nishant Arya
Vice Chairman, JBM Group & Chairman - Linde Wiemann Gmbh
Nitin Gupta
CEO and Co-Founder, Attero
Pranjal Jain
Partner, Bain & Company
Prathmesh Mishra
Chief Commercial Officer, DIAGEO India
Raghu Kozhypuratha
Country Representative, Thyssenkrupp AG India
Rajesh Ramakrishnan
Managing Director, Perfetti Van Melle India
Raman Kalra
Senior Partner, Communications & Sustainability Sector Leader, India/South Asia, IBM Consulting
Rana Hasan
Director, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department (ERCD), Asian Development Bank
Ratnesh Mittal
Chief Revenue Officer, Lithium Urban technologies
Sachin Kotak
Partner, Bain & Company
Sanjay Mathur
Director and Representative, Asia Region, UNOPS
Shweta Mathur
National Head Enterprise Business & Group Captive, Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd
Smita Mishra
Founder & CEO, Fandoro
Sriram Haridass
Deputy Representative, United Nations Population Fund
Sunith Reddy
CEO & Co-Founder, Beforest Lifestyle Solutions
Susanne Pulverer
CEO, IKEA India
Dr Vibha Dhawan
Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute
Vibhuti Garg
Director- South Asia, Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis
Videh Jaipuriar
CEO – Delhi International Airport Limited, a subsidiary of GMR Group
Vidya Basarkod
Managing Director, Ramboll India and Director, Ramboll Engineering Centre

Key Speakers-Government

Ashish Kundra
Principal Secretary cum Commissioner, Transport, Government of NCT of Delhi
Ashish Tiwari
Secretary, Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Bandana Preyashi
Secretary, Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of Bihar
Bhupender Yadav
Union Cabinet Minister of Labor and Employment, Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Government of India
Deepali Khanna
Vice President, Asia Regional Office, The Rockefeller Foundation, Thailand
Gagan Sidhu
Director – CEEW Centre for Energy Finance
Gurdeep Singh
Chairman and Managing Director, NTPC
Manisha Mahiskar
Chief Protocol Officer and Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Maharashtra
Mangal Shetty
Co-founder, Panchabhuta Foundation
Dr. (Mrs) Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh
Minister in-charge, Health & Family Welfare Department, Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Department, Law Department, Information & Public Relations Department, Government of Meghalaya
Rohit Kumar Singh
Secretary Consumer Affairs, Government of India
Dr. Surendra Thapa
Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission, Government of Nepal
Dr. Susil Premajayanta
Minister of Education, Sri Lanka
Vini Mahajan
Secretary, Department of Drinking Water, Government of India
Vivek Dewangan
CMD REC
V. Raghunandan
Secretary, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
Yugal Kishore Joshi
Mission Director (LiFE)/ Adviser (SDG), Niti Aayog, Government of India

Agenda

16:30 – 16:40 Lamp Lighting and Opening Remarks

16:40 – 16:50 Ministerial Address: Resilient and Green Development: Bhutan’s Journey

  • Lyonpo Namgay Tshering, Minister of Finance, Royal Government of Bhutan

16:50 – 17:30 GSA Advisory Board conversation: Sustainable leadership: Corporate business strategies!

Chairperson: Satya Tripathi, Secretary-General, Global Alliance for a Sustainable Planet, New York

  • Nadir Godrej, Chairman and Managing Director, Godrej Industries
  • Deepali Khanna, Vice President, Asia Regional Office, The Rockefeller Foundation, Thailand
  • Dr. Tayeb A Kamali, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Abu Dhabi School of Management
  • Kartikeya G.S, Partner, JSA

Report Launch: ” Flattening the Curve – A Report: Not Just About Reconditioning, But Unleashing Innovation at Scale
for Circularity “ – an insightful report born from the collaboration between the India Leadership Council (ILC and ET Edge
Insights.

17:30 – 17:40 Special presentation: India launch of Bain & Company's 'Global Energy & Natural Resources Report 2023: New barriers, new solutions'

  • Sachin Kotak, Partner, Bain & Company

17:40 – 18:10 Founders’ Boardroom: The Corner Office on – “Green action and collective impact”

Moderator: Karan Singh, Chairman, Bain & Company’s India offices and Head of APAC Sustainability & Responsibility practice), Bain, and Company

  • Geetanjali Kirloskar, Chairperson & Managing Director, Kirloskar Systems Limited
  • Vivek Kumar Dewangan, Chairman & Managing Director, REC Limited
  • Mohit Bhargava, CEO, NTPC Green Energy Ltd, NTPC
  • Nishant Arya, Vice Chairman – JBM Group & Chairman, Linde Wiemann Gmbh

18:15 – 18:40 Keynote Address

  • Shombi Sharp, UN Resident Coordinator in India

Felicitations Sustainability Champions of Change

18:40 – 19:20 Diplomat’s Dialogue: Are we doing it Right? Green Innovation strategies and climate finance

Moderator: Divya Sharma, Executive Director, Climate Group

  • HE Freddy Svane, Ambassador, Danish Embassy to India
  • Kimmo Lähdevirta, Ambassador, Embassy of Finland
  • Marisa Gerards, Ambassador, Kingdom of Netherlands to India
  • Dr. Sebastian Domzalski, Chargé d’affaires a.i., Republic of Poland to the Republic of India
  • Dr. Sebastian Domzalski, Chargé d’affaires a.i., Republic of Poland to the Republic of India

19:30 – 20:30 Vision exchange and Felicitations followed by Elite Dinner

Future-Next Dialogue–Visionaries of Future: Strategizing One Globe:

  • (Mrs) Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh, Minister in-charge, Health & Family Welfare Department, Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Department, Law Department, Information & Public Relations  Department, Government of Meghalaya
  • Admiral D K Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM (Retd.), Lieutenant Governor, Government of Andaman & Nicobar Island
  • Sanjana Sanghi, Indian Actress and Model, Youth Champion for UNDP India & Youth Advocate for Education for Save
    the Children

20:30 – 20:45 Closing Address (Pre recorded)

  • Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Jal Shakti

18:00 – 18:05 Opening Address

18:05 – 18:55 SDG Leadership Council on Good Health and Wellbeing

Tabling of Representation: Mental Health and Substance Abuse in India: A Growing Challenge

Session Chair: Yugal Sikri, Managing Director, RPG life sciences

  • K Madan Gopal, Advisor, NHSRC-MOHFW, GOI, Former Senior Consultant NITI Aayog
  • Alexander Thomas, Founder member and President, AHPI
  • Yugal Sikri, Managing Director, RPG life sciences.
  • Gautam Khanna, CEO, P.D. Hinduja Hospital
  • Karan Thakur, Vice President, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals
  • Kiran Melkote, MBBS, MS – Orthopedics, Orthopedic surgeon
  • Elias Sharma, HoD Urology SSH & Nodal Officer SOTTO, J&K
  • Om P Manchanda, Managing Director, Dr. Lal’s Pathlab
  • Uma Ratnam Krishnan, Managing Director, and CEO, Optum
  • Rekha Dubey, CEO, Aditya Birla
  • Ankur Modi, Cluster Head for South Asia, and Indo China, Philip Morris International
  • Geetika Mehta, Managing Director, Hershey India

18:55 – 19:00 Closing Address

09:25 – 09:30 Lamp Lighting

09:30 – 09:40 Opening Address (Prerecorded): Bharat 2023: Expediting SDG Commitment through G20

  • Bhupender Yadav,Union Cabinet Minister of Labor and Employment, Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Government of India

09.40 – 09.50 Special Address: Leveraging private finance for public good: Transformative social and environmental impact

  • Satya Tripathi, Secretary-General, Global Alliance for a Sustainable Planet, New York

09:50 – 10:30 CEO’s Dialogue: Building long term resilience: Driving the flywheel faster on the journey to a net-zero future

Moderator: Raman Kalra, Senior Partner, Communications & Sustainability Sector Leader, IBM Consulting, India/South Asia

  • Amit Jain, Chairman, Loreal India
  • Manish Sharma, Chairman and President, Panasonic India, and South Asia
  • H. K. Agarwal, Managing Director, Grasim Industries Limited
  • Videh Kumar Jaipuriar, CEO, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL)
  • Vidya Basarkod, Managing Director, Ramboll India and Director Ramboll Engineering Centre

10:35 – 10:50 Special Address

  • Shweta Mathur, National Head Enterprise Business & Group Captive, Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd

10:50 – 11:05 In conversation: Is Customer Always Right? The growing expectations of B2B and B2C customers for sustainability

  • Raman Kalra, Senior Partner, Communications & Sustainability Sector Leader, IBM Consulting, India/South Asia
  • Cassio Simões, Managing Director, Tetra Pak South Asia

11:05 – 11:25 Policy Makers Perspective: Assist: Empower: Facilitate - Empowering states with sustainable strategies

Moderator: Abhijeet Sankar Ray, Senior urban development specialist, World Bank Group

  • Vini Mahajan, Secretary, Drinking Water Supply, Government of India
  • Rohit Singh, Secretary, Consumer affairs, Government of India
  • Yugal Kishore Joshi, Mission Director (LiFE)/ Adviser (SDG), Niti Aayog
  • V. Raghunandan, Secretary, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

Networking Break

11:30 – 12:05 Leaders Dialogue: Starting SMALL and growing BIG: Ideas to Action: Innovation and Technology: Businesses to GO GREEN

Moderator:Arupendra Nath Mullick, Vice President TERI Council for business sustainability, TERI

  • Kishore Jayaraman, President for India & South Asia, Rolls-Royce
  • Nitin Gupta, CEO and Co-Founder, Attero
  • Harshvardhan Bagchandka, President, IPL Biologicals
  • Prathmesh Mishra, Chief Commercial Officer, DIAGEO India

12:05 – 12:15 Keynote Address: Education 2030: A Blueprint for Fostering Inclusive Quality Education.Expanding Horizons.

  • Dr. Susil Premajayanta, Minister of Education, Sri Lanka

12:15 – 12:35 Power conversation: New frontier of Climate action: Developnment, Trade, Investments, Innovation

Moderator: Deepali Khanna, Vice President, Asia Regional Office, The Rockefeller Foundation, Thailand

  • Mehnaz Ansari, Regional Representative- South Asia, Indo Pacific Region, U.S. Trade and Development Agency
  • Mangal Shetty, Co-founder, Panchabhuta Foundation

12:35 – 12:55 Leaders Dialogue: Envisioning agenda 2040: Collaboration! Compliance! Innovation! Equality

Moderator:Dhruba Purkayastha, Director – Climate Policy Initiative, Director – US-India Clean Energy Finance Facility

  • Sriram Haridass, Deputy Representative, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
  • Rajib Sen, Senior Advisor, Women and Child Development, Niti Aayog
  • Reena Gupta, Advisor, Government of NCT to New Delhi

12:55 – 13:05 A sustainability story

  • Navdeep Singh Mehram, Head-Sustainability, DIAGEO India

13:10 – 13:40 In conversation: Change starts with us! Ambitioussustainability targets Vs Profitability

Moderator: Gagan Sidhu, Director, CEEW Center for Energy Finance

  • Raghu Kozhypuratha, Country Representative, Thyssenkrupp AG India
  • Ajeya Bandyopadhyay, Asia Lead (Advisory),  Decarbonization & Circular Economy, International Finance Corporation
  • Dibirath Sen, Managing Director & Head of Global Banking, North India, India Lead for Sustainable Finance, HSBC India

13:40 – 14:00 Nexus Dialogue: Sustainable Infrastructure for the SDGs: Industrialization and Innovation

  • Sanjay Mathur, Director and Representative, Asia Region, UNOPS
  • Sunith Reddy, Co-Founder – Beforest Lifestyle Solutions

Networking Lunch

14:45 – 15:05 Helping businesses to be planet positive: Let’s hear it from the Young Sustainability Leaders

Moderator: Falit Sijariya, Head of Indian Delegation of G20 Youth Summit 2023 and the Head of Delegate Affairs, Y20 India 2023

  • Smita Mishra, Founder & CEO, Fandoro
  • Himanshi Singh, Founding Member – Bare Craft, Sr. Development Manager – Ashoka University 

15:10 – 15:25 Case Study: Driving inclusive development and reducing inequalities

  • Sonam Wangchuk, Indian engineer, innovator, and education reformist

15:25 – 15:50 Closing the ambition gap – Expectation to Action

Moderator: Manisha Mahiskar, Chief Protocol Officer and Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Maharashtra

  • Ashish Tiwari, Secretary, Forest and Environment, Uttar Pradesh
  • Anu Garg, Additional Chief Secretary, Water Resource, Odisha
  • Ashish Kundra, Secretary cum Commissioner, Transport Department, Government of Delhi
  • Bandana Preyashi, Secretary, Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Governmentof Bihar

Networking Break

16:00 – 16:15 Guest of Honor Address: A transformational COP for action: Building the COP 28 agenda

  • Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of science and Technology, Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, Government of India

16:15 – 16:35 Who is driving change – Consumers! Customer! Investors! Bankers

Moderator: Dhruba Purkayastha, Director – Climate Policy Initiative, Director – US-India Clean Energy Finance Facility

  • Neha Mehta, Regional Leader- Pacific, United Nations Capital Development Fund
  • Rana Hasan, Director, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department (ERCD)

16:35 – 16:45 Special Address - Infrastructure Revolution - National Corridors boosting Economic Growth

  • Rajat Kumar Saini, IAS, Chief Executive Officer, National Industrial Corridor Development Program

16:50 – 17:15 Youth as Agents of Change for a Sustainable Future: Rising voices with lasting impact

Moderator: Sanjana Sanghi, Indian Actress and Model, Youth Champion for UNDP India & Youth Advocate for Education for Save the Children

Neha Jain (Delhi)

Project Lead for the climate ready program in Delhi schools

Aarav Seth (NCR)

 

Dwishojoyee Banerjee

 

Closing Address: Aashish Beergi, Co-Founder & CEO, MASH Project foundation

17:15 – 17:45 Felicitations and Closing Address: Enabling Cultural Exchange through Collaboration – Building a Nexus of Harmony beyond boundaries.

  • Dr. Surendra Thapa, Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission, Government of Nepal

Session 1: Build Spaces, Nalanda Hall, DAIC

09:45 – 09:50 Opening Remarks

09:50 – 10:00 Leadership Talk: Saving the Planet with Smart Efficient Energy Decisions

  • Ashish Kundra, Principal Secretary cum Commissioner, Transport, Government of NCT of Delhi

10:00 – 10:45 Panel Discussion: Harnessing Sustainable Cities to Combat Climate Change

  • Sudhendu J. Sinha, Adviser (Infrastructure Connectivity & Electric Mobility), Niti Aayog, Government of India
  • Sanjay Seth, Senior Director – Sustainable Infrastructure Program, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and VP & CEO, Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) Council
  • Aun Abdullah, Deputy Vice President, Lodha Group
  • Neeraj Gupta, Principal Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
  • Dr. Shailesh Kr. Agrawal, Executive Director, Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Government of India
  • Rahul Gupta, Chief – Steel Recycling Business, Tata Steel
  • Rajendra Inani, Business Unit Head – Smart Cities, TATA Projects
  • Moderator: Nidish Nair, Executive Director, and Leader – Climate Resilience and Cities, PwC

Session 2: Mobility, Boardroom, 2nd floor, DAIC

11:10 – 11:15 Opening Remarks

11:15 – 12:15 Leaders Panel Discussion: Rolling into the Future with Sustainable Mobility

Moderator: Randheer SinghCEO and founder, ForeSee Advisors, Ex- Director – Electric Mobility and ACC Program, NITI Aayog

  • Dr Amitabh Saran – Founder & CEO, Altigreen Propulsion Labs
  • Satish Sundaresan – Vice President- Global Strategy and Managing Director, Elektrobit India
  • Subose Pai – Head Growth Enablement & AE competency, India & Southeast Asia, SKF India
  • Ratnesh Mittal, Chief Revenue Officer, Lithium Urban Technologies

12:15 – 12:30 Closing Address: Decarbonization of mobility for zero emissions goals of Global Biofuels Alliance ahead G20

  • Abhijeet Sinha, National Program Director – Ease of Doing Business, Project Director- NHEV, DIISHA, Drone Pilot, President- CPOs of India

Session 3: Nalanda,DAIC

11:30 – 11:35 Setting the tone

11:35 – 11:50 Report Launch: Human-Centric Approach to Tobacco Control, a report by KPMG Assurance and Consulting Services LLP

11:50 – 12:35 Panel Discussion: Revolutionizing Tobacco Control: A Human-Centric Approach to Saving Lives

  • Understanding Human-Centric Approach in Tobacco Control within the Indian context
  • Identifying the health dangers linked to tobacco use, including diseases and secondhand smoke exposure
  • Outlining the global tobacco landscape, highlighting health, economic, and social consequences
  • Exploring comprehensive approaches to addressing policy adjustments, scientific factors, and technological
    implications
  • Identifying challenges and recommendations with focus on regulation and alternatives

Moderator: Rini Simon Khanna

  • Upendra Nath Sharma, Partner, JSA Advocates & Solicitors
  • Dr. Kiran Melkote, Eminent Orthopedic surgeon and Director of the Association for Harm Reduction, Education & Research
  • Dr. Nimesh G Desai, Senior Consultant Psychiatrist & Former Director, IHBAS
  • K. Madan Gopal, Advisor – Public Health Administration, National Health Systems Resource Centre, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India

Session 4: Sustainable Energy Future, Nalanda Hall, DAIC

15:00 – 15:10 Opening Address

  • Sachin Kotak, Partner, Bain & Company

15:10 – 15:30 Leadership Dialogue – Smart City Initiatives and energy efficiency where do we begin?

Moderator: Sachin Kotak, Partner, Bain & Company

  • Shweta Mathur, National Head Enterprise Business & Group Captive, Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd.

15:30 – 15:40 Special Address – Envisioning energy surplus nation: Leveraging clean and green energy

  • Upendra Tripathy, Former & founding Director-General, International Solar Alliance, Former Secretary,
    Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India

15:45 – 16:15 Leaders Panel Discussion- Leveraging Regulatory Power to Spark the Transition to Renewables

Moderator: Pranjal Jain, Partner, Bain & Company

  • Sanjay Aggarwal, President & Global Head Solar, Fortum India
  • Prateek Singhal, Co-Founder & COO, Ecozen Solutions Private Limited
  • Mani Khurana, Senior Energy Specialist, The World Bank
  • Alexander Hogeveen Rutter, Private Sector Specialist, International Solar Alliance

16:15 – 16:20 Closing remarks

Session 5: Water & Waste Management, Boardroom, DAIC

16:00 – 16:05 Opening Remarks

16:10 – 16:20 Keynote address- Moving towards a water-wise world

  • Asok Kumar, Director General, NMCG, Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga
    Rejuvenation, Government of India

16:20 – 16:55 Leaders Panel Discussion: Sustainable Solutions for Water Management: Navigating Challenges and Embracing Innovations

Moderator : Suneel Pandey, Director & Senior Fellow, TERI

  • Ramnath Vaidyanathan, Associate Vice President, Godrej Good & Green
  • Rajesh Ayapilla, Director, CSR and Sustainability, Coca- Cola India and Southwest Asia
  • Ganesh Chandra Tripathy, Global Head EHHS, Piramal Pharma
  • Rachana Panda, VP, Country Group Head – South Asia, Corp. Communications, Public Affairs & Sustainability, Bayer Group

16:45 – 17:00 Fireside Chat: Advancing towards zero waste

Moderator: Dr Sameer Joshi, Vice Chairman, Governing Council of Indian Plastics Institute

  • Shobha Raghavan, COO, Saahas Zero Waste

17:00 – 17:05 Closing Remarks

Session 1: Build Spaces, Nalanda Hall, DAIC

09:45 – 09:50 Opening Remarks

09:50 – 10:00 Leadership Talk: Saving the Planet with Smart Efficient Energy Decisions

  • Ashish Kundra, Principal Secretary cum Commissioner, Transport, Government of NCT of Delhi

10:00 – 10:45 Panel Discussion: Harnessing Sustainable Cities to Combat Climate Change

  • Sudhendu J. Sinha, Adviser (Infrastructure Connectivity & Electric Mobility), Niti Aayog, Government of India
  • Sanjay Seth, Senior Director – Sustainable Infrastructure Program, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and VP & CEO, Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) Council
  • Aun Abdullah, Deputy Vice President, Lodha Group
  • Neeraj Gupta, Principal Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
  • Dr. Shailesh Kr. Agrawal, Executive Director, Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Government of India
  • Rahul Gupta, Chief – Steel Recycling Business, Tata Steel
  • Rajendra Inani, Business Unit Head – Smart Cities, TATA Projects
  • Moderator: Nidish Nair, Executive Director, and Leader – Climate Resilience and Cities, PwC

Session 2: Mobility, Boardroom, 2nd floor, DAIC

11:10 – 11:15 Opening Remarks

11:15 – 12:15 Leaders Panel Discussion: Rolling into the Future with Sustainable Mobility

Moderator: Randheer SinghCEO and founder, ForeSee Advisors, Ex- Director – Electric Mobility and ACC Program, NITI Aayog

  • Dr Amitabh Saran – Founder & CEO, Altigreen Propulsion Labs
  • Satish Sundaresan – Vice President- Global Strategy and Managing Director, Elektrobit India
  • Subose Pai – Head Growth Enablement & AE competency, India & Southeast Asia, SKF India
  • Ratnesh Mittal, Chief Revenue Officer, Lithium Urban Technologies

12:15 – 12:30 Closing Address: Decarbonization of mobility for zero emissions goals of Global Biofuels Alliance ahead G20

  • Abhijeet Sinha, National Program Director – Ease of Doing Business, Project Director- NHEV, DIISHA, Drone Pilot, President- CPOs of India

Session 3: Nalanda,DAIC

11:30 – 11:35 Setting the tone

11:35 – 11:50 Report Launch: Human-Centric Approach to Tobacco Control, a report by KPMG Assurance and Consulting Services LLP

11:50 – 12:35 Panel Discussion: Revolutionizing Tobacco Control: A Human-Centric Approach to Saving Lives

  • Understanding Human-Centric Approach in Tobacco Control within the Indian context
  • Identifying the health dangers linked to tobacco use, including diseases and secondhand smoke exposure
  • Outlining the global tobacco landscape, highlighting health, economic, and social consequences
  • Exploring comprehensive approaches to addressing policy adjustments, scientific factors, and technological
    implications
  • Identifying challenges and recommendations with focus on regulation and alternatives

Moderator: Rini Simon Khanna

  • Upendra Nath Sharma, Partner, JSA Advocates & Solicitors
  • Dr. Kiran Melkote, Eminent Orthopedic surgeon and Director of the Association for Harm Reduction, Education & Research
  • Dr. Nimesh G Desai, Senior Consultant Psychiatrist & Former Director, IHBAS
  • K. Madan Gopal, Advisor – Public Health Administration, National Health Systems Resource Centre, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India

Session 4: Sustainable Energy Future, Nalanda Hall, DAIC

15:00 – 15:10 Opening Address

  • Sachin Kotak, Partner, Bain & Company

15:10 – 15:30 Leadership Dialogue – Smart City Initiatives and energy efficiency where do we begin?

Moderator: Sachin Kotak, Partner, Bain & Company

  • Shweta Mathur, National Head Enterprise Business & Group Captive, Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd.

15:30 – 15:40 Special Address – Envisioning energy surplus nation: Leveraging clean and green energy

  • Upendra Tripathy, Former & founding Director-General, International Solar Alliance, Former Secretary,
    Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India

15:45 – 16:15 Leaders Panel Discussion- Leveraging Regulatory Power to Spark the Transition to Renewables

Moderator: Pranjal Jain, Partner, Bain & Company

  • Sanjay Aggarwal, President & Global Head Solar, Fortum India
  • Prateek Singhal, Co-Founder & COO, Ecozen Solutions Private Limited
  • Mani Khurana, Senior Energy Specialist, The World Bank
  • Alexander Hogeveen Rutter, Private Sector Specialist, International Solar Alliance

16:15 – 16:20 Closing remarks

Session 5: Water & Waste Management, Boardroom, DAIC

16:00 – 16:05 Opening Remarks

16:10 – 16:20 Keynote address- Moving towards a water-wise world

  • Asok Kumar, Director General, NMCG, Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga
    Rejuvenation, Government of India

16:20 – 16:55 Leaders Panel Discussion: Sustainable Solutions for Water Management: Navigating Challenges and Embracing Innovations

Moderator : Suneel Pandey, Director & Senior Fellow, TERI

  • Ramnath Vaidyanathan, Associate Vice President, Godrej Good & Green
  • Rajesh Ayapilla, Director, CSR and Sustainability, Coca- Cola India and Southwest Asia
  • Ganesh Chandra Tripathy, Global Head EHHS, Piramal Pharma
  • Rachana Panda, VP, Country Group Head – South Asia, Corp. Communications, Public Affairs & Sustainability, Bayer Group

16:45 – 17:00 Fireside Chat: Advancing towards zero waste

Moderator: Dr Sameer Joshi, Vice Chairman, Governing Council of Indian Plastics Institute

  • Shobha Raghavan, COO, Saahas Zero Waste

17:00 – 17:05 Closing Remarks

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Hijacked New Delhi's Connaught Place for Sustainable Change on September 22—World Car Free Day

#PlanetBuddy, an initiative by ET Edge’s Global Sustainability Alliance, organized a campaign on World Car Free Day to encourage people to leave their cars at home and explore alternative, eco-friendly modes of transportation. They organized an awareness drive in areas of Delhi known for their traffic and environmental challenges.

#PlanetBuddy collaborated with local school students and Delhi police to drive this change. On September 22, school students went to multiple traffic-laden areas with banners to encourage drivers to opt for walking, cycling, or using public transportation and electric vehicles. The Connaught Place area of Delhi was filled with students distributing awareness materials to commuters and ‘Thank You’ notes to those who opted for eco-friendly modes of transportation.

#PlanetBuddy collaborated with Delhi schools like Presidium Indirapuram, Union Academy; and institutes like GL Bajaj Institute of Management and Bennett University. Lending Hands Foundation, a social impact organization committed to driving positive change across India, was a key partner in executing this campaign. Delhi Traffic Police also supported this event.

Children are the future of a sustainable tomorrow, and contributing to positive change will help them think critically about environmental challenges and develop creative solutions. The event served as an inspiration for the students, prompting them to actively engage and participate.

The goal of the campaign is to inspire environmental responsibility and innovative problem-solving abilities to confront the challenges ahead. ET Edge’s initiative #PlanetBuddy strives to contribute to a cleaner, healthier planet and help pave the way for sustainable solutions in the future.

Here are the Sustainability Superstars who are participating in our #PlanetBuddy campaign!

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