Key Speakers
Learn from the Pioneering Voices in Carbon Innovation and
Sustainable Energy
Opening Day
February 24
Day Two
February 25
Day Three
February 26
Prof. Bhavik Bakshi
School of Engineering of Matter, Transport and
Energy,
Arizona State University, USA
Senior Global Futures Scientist
Senior Global Futures Scientist
Prof. Elena Besley
Royal Society Wolfson Fellow,
School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham
Royal Society Yusuf Hamied Fellow,
IIT Delhi - Abu Dhabi
School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham
Royal Society Yusuf Hamied Fellow,
IIT Delhi - Abu Dhabi
Prof. Rangan Banerjee
Director, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Prof. Preeti Aghalayam
Director, Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Prof. Kyriaki Polychronopoulou
Founding Director, Center of Catalysis and
Separation (CeCaS), Khalifa University
Dr. Alex Aliper
President, In Silico Medicine
Prof. R. R. Sonde
Visiting Distinguished Professor, IIT Roorkee
Formerly Executive CTO Thermax Ltd.
Executive Director - NTPC Ltd.
Formerly Executive CTO Thermax Ltd.
Executive Director - NTPC Ltd.
Prof. Ahmed Al Hajaj
Research & Innovation Center on CO₂ and
Hydrogen, Department of Chemical & Petroleum
Engineering, Khalifa University
Prof. Lourdes Vega
Director, Research & Innovation Center on CO₂
and Hydrogen, Department of Chemical &
Petroleum Engineering, Khalifa University
Prof. Vivek Polshettiwar
Professor, Nanocatalysis Laboratories,
Division of Chemical Sciences,
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Division of Chemical Sciences,
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Dr. Mathew Aneke
CCUS Consultant at Wood
Fellow of UK Higher Education Academy
Fellow of UK Higher Education Academy
Dr. Rachit Khare
Group Leader, Department of Chemistry and Catalysis
Research Center,
Technical University of Munich
Technical University of Munich
Prof. Sebastian C. Peter
New Chemistry Unit, School of Advanced Material,
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific
Research, Bangalore
Prof. Sreedevi Upadhyayula
Associate Dean, Student Welfare and Class of 66
Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering,
IIT Delhi
IIT Delhi
Prof. Divesh Bhatia
Department of Chemical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Prof. Manjesh Kumar
Department of Chemical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Prof. Ahsanulhaq Qurashi
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry,
Khalifa University
Khalifa University
Prof. M. Ali Haider
Vice Provost Research and External Engagement,
IIT Delhi - Abu Dhabi
Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Delhi
IIT Delhi - Abu Dhabi
Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Delhi
Prof. Hariprasad Kodamana
Deputy Provost, Student Affairs,
IIT Delhi - Abu Dhabi
Department of Chemical Engineering and Yardi School of Artificial Intelligence, IIT Delhi
IIT Delhi - Abu Dhabi
Department of Chemical Engineering and Yardi School of Artificial Intelligence, IIT Delhi
Prof. Dinesh Shetty
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry,
Center for Catalysis and Separation,
Khalifa University
Center for Catalysis and Separation,
Khalifa University
Prof. Ejaz Ahmad
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical
Engineering, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad
Prof. Dibakar Rakshit
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi - Abu Dhabi,
Department of Energy Science and Engineering, Indian
Institute of Technology Delhi
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Location
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Contact
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