Meet the Panelists
The practitioners, researchers and experts taking the stage this year
Dr. Alka Palrecha
Director, People in Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Dr. Anil Gautam
Head, Environmental Quality Monitoring Group, Peoples Science Institute, Dehradun
Dr. Argha Banerjee
Associate Professor, Earth and Climate Science; Centre for Water Research, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune
Dr. Bejoy K Thomas
Associate Professor, Humanities and Social Sciences & Centre for Water Research, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune
Dr. Chhavi Mathur
Independent
Dr. Farah Ishtiaq
Principal Scientist, Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS)
Dr. Gyana Ranjan Tripathy
Chair, Centre for Water Research, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune
Dr. Himanshu Kulkarni
Honorary Secretary & Scientist Emeritus, Advanced Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (ACWADAM)
Dr. Neha Bhadbhade
Fellow, Society for Promoting Participative Ecosystem Management (SOPPECOM)
Dr. Priyanka Jamwal
Senior Fellow , Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bengaluru
Dr. Radhika Kanade
Fellow, Society for Promoting Participative Ecosystem Management (SOPPECOM)
Dr. Ravi Chopra
Ex-Director, People's Science Institute
Dr. Sachin Tiwale
Fellow, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bengaluru
Dr. Sachin Warghade
Chairperson and Assistant Professor, Centre for Regulatory Policy and Governance, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
Dr. Sara Ahmed
Adjunct Faculty, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune; Founder, Living Waters Museum
Dr. Shishir Purohit
Program Officer, Unnati- Organisation for Development Education, Rajasthan
Dr. Shrikant Gabale
Managing Director, Graphias Solutions Pvt Ltd.
Dr. Upendra Dhonde
Scientist, Central Ground Water Board, Pune
Dr. Varsha Shridhar
Co-Founder, Molecular Solutions Care Health LLP
Dr. Victor Shinde
Head - Water and Environment, National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA)
Dr. Yogesh Jadeja
Director, Arid Communities and Technologies
MR. Vishwanath S
Advisor, Biome Environmental Trust
Mr. Ajay Suryawanshi
Joint City Engineer , Pimpri - Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC)
Mr. Ajay Nayak
Managing Partner, Educated Environment -EDEN
Mr. Akbar Allahbaksh
Director - Strategy and Climate Action , Hasiru Dala
Mr. Avinash Krishnamurthy
Co-Founder & Director, Biome Environmental Trust
Mr. Debashish Nandi
Founder-Director, The River Project
Mr. Depinder Kapur
Head, Climate Centre for Cities program, National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA)
Mr. Eklavya Prasad
Managing Trustee, Megh Pyne Abhiyan
Mr. K J Joy
Founding Member and Senior Fellow, Society for Promoting Participative Ecosystem Management (SOPPECOM)
Mr. Narendra Shahu Pagare
Officer on Special Duty, Env & Climate Change, dept., Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
Mr. P S Narayan
Global Head - Sustainability and Societal Initiatives, Wipro Ltd
Mr. Prajit Nair
Addl Commissioner (Estates), Pune Municipal Corporation
Mr. Ramakrishnappa KR
Well Digger, Biome Environmental Trust
Mr. Ravindra Sinha
Trustee , Bhujal Abhiyan Trust
Mr. Sanjay Deshpande
Managing Committee Member, CREDAI
Mr. Sarang Yadwadkar
Independent
Mr. Sitaram Shelar
Managing Trustee and Convener, Center for Promoting Democracy, Pani Haq Samiti
Mr. Sukrit Sen
Kolkata Chapter Lead, Living Waters Museum
Mr. Vikas Brahmavar
Founder, Boson Whitewater, India's 1st Decentralized Circular Economy Enabler in Wastewater Reuse
Ms. Dhanashree Gurav
Associate Executive Director, Shelter Associates
Ms. Ketaki Ghate
Founder and Managing Partner , Oikos for Ecological Services
Ms. Lubaina Rangwala
Program Director - Urban Development & Resilience, WRI - India
Ms. Radhika Mulay
Senior Research Associate, Centre for Sustainability, Environment, and Climate Change - FLAME University
Ms. Shailaja Deshpande
Founder, Director, Jeevitnadi Living River Foundation
Ms. Uttara Valluri
Curator, The Deccan Chapter, Living Waters Museum
Ms. Vandana Menon
Founder-Director, The River Project
Ms. Vinodini
Youth Coordinator, Sama Foundation
Prof. Sunil S Bhagwat
Director, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune
Smt. Poonam Mehta
Joint Commissioner (Administration), Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority