District Cooling International Conference

31 October and 1 November 2023
Goa, India

Energise 2023

Lifestyle, Energy Efficiency, and Climate Action

1 – 4 November 2023
Goa, India

Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE) presents Energise 2023

About the Event

Energise is an International conference and brings together energy efficiency professionals from research, policy, and businesses. Each of the previous iterations – Inspire 2017 and Energise 2020 – attracted over 250 national and international delegates and featured more than 60 peer-reviewed technical papers.

Energise 2023 will provide a unique and unmatched experience with residential accommodation for delegates in a beautiful and secluded resort in scenic and quaint Goa. The conference’s residential setting will provide the participants with an opportunity for serious discussions and conversations on highly relevant and important topics, networking with speakers and participants, and presenting a perfect forum and setting to learn and share your ideas with influencers, leaders, and fellow professionals.

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Conference Co-chairs and
Conference Convenor

Conference Co-chairs

Prof. Amir Bazaz

Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS)

Prof. Dibakar Rakshit

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD)

Prof. Rajan Rawal

CEPT University

Conference Convenor

Conference Advisor

Dr. Satish Kumar

President and Executive
Director, Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE)

Prasad Vaidya
Director, Solar Decathlon India

Panel Leaders

Buildings

Sumedha Malaviya
World Resources Institute
Namrata Dhamankar
Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture
Sameer Maithel
Independent Clean Energy & Sustainability Practitioner

Cities

Punit Gandhi
National Institute of Urban Affairs
Seetha Raghupathy
Senior Consultant, World Bank and ADB

Governance & Markets

Stuti Haldar
IIHS

Buildings

Sumedha Malviya
World Resources Institute
Namrata Dhamankar
Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture
Sameer Maithel
Independent Clean Energy & Sustainability Practitioner

Cities

Punit Gandhi
National Institute of Urban Affairs
Seetha Raghupathy
Senior Consultant, World Bank and ADB

Governance & Markets

Stuti Haldar
IIHS

Sumedha Malviya

World Resources Institute

Namrata Dhamankar

Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture

Sameer Maithel

Greentech Knowledge Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Punit Gandhi

National Institute of Urban Affairs

Seetha Raghupathy

 World Bank

Stuti Haldar

IIHS

Key Speakers

Plenary Speaker

Aditya Gupta
Everester and Founder, The Rug Republic

Keynote Speakers

Anita George
Cofounder, Edhina Capital
Nihar Shah
Presidential Director, Global Cooling Efficiency Program, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Fireside Chat Speaker

Kamal Kishore
Head of Department, National Disaster Management Authority

Session Speakers

Abhishek Gupta
Head- International, Strategy, EESL
Akash Goenka
Associate Fellow, AEEE
Aneesh Kadyan
Senior Executive Director, CBRE South Asia Pvt Ltd | Property Management – India
Bishal Thapa
Senior Director, India, CLASP
Fred Sherman
Chief Operating Officer, CLASP
Guruprakash Sastry
AVP Head, Climate Action, Infosys
Jyotirmay Mathur
Professor, MNIT Jaipur
Neha Dhingra
Senior Manager, India, CLASP
Saket Sarraf
Founder and Principal, psCollective
Satish Kumar
President & Executive Director, AEEE
Shruti Narayan
Regional Director for South and West Asia, C40
Shweta Kulkarni
Fellow, Prayas Energy Group
Sudha Setty
Founder, Melyoura, International Consultant and Coach
Shweta Kulkarni
Fellow Prayas Energy Group
Yash Shukla
Center Head and Principal Researcher (CARBSE), CEPT University
Aneesh Kadyan
Senior Executive Director, CBRE South Asia Pvt Ltd | Property Management – India
Guruprakash Sastry
AVP Head, Climate Action, Infosys
Jyotirmay Mathur
Professor, MNIT Jaipur

Session Schedules

Date 31-Oct 1-Nov 2-Nov 3-Nov 4-Nov
Time Day 0 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
9:00 – 09:30 Paper Presentations Paper Presentations
9:30 – 10:00 International District Cooling Systems Conference Day 1 Powered by GIZ DCS Conference – Day 2 Registration Energise Paper Presentations
10:00 – 10:30
10:30 – 11:00
11:00 – 11:30 Tea Break
11:30 – 12:00 Paper Presentations Case Studies Paper Presentations
12:00 – 12:30
12:30 – 13:00 Award Ceremony and Closing Remarks
13:00 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 14:30 Energise – Inaugural Session
  • Mijo Vodopi, Senior Program Officer, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
  • Venkat Garimella, Vice President – Strategy & Alliances, CSR & EE, Schneider Electric India
Creating a Market for Demand Flexibility Powered by Schneider From Data to Decarbonisation: Energy Benchmarking for Revitalising Buildings
  • Aneesh Kadyan, Senior Executive Director, CBRE South Asia Pvt Ltd | Property Management – India
  • Guruprakash Sastry, AVP Head, Climate Action, Infosys
  • Jyotirmay Mathur, Professor, MNIT Jaipur
14:30 – 15:00 Keynote Address One Anita George, Cofounder, Edhina Capital Departure for Airport
15:00 – 15:30
15:30 – 16:00 Tea
16:00 – 16:30 Enabling Market Transformation Towards Low-Carbon and Affordable Appliances
  • Abhishek Gupta, Head- International, Strategy, Project Evaluation & Assessment (Energy Efficiency Services Limited)
  • Shweta Kulkarni, Fellow Prayas Energy Group
  • Yash Shukla, Center Head and Principal Researcher (CARBSE), CEPT University
Powered by CLASP
Policy to Practice: Energy Efficiency in Sub-national Climate Actions Activating an Investor, Industry & Incubator Network (I3N) for Climate-tech Innovation and Entrepreneurship Powered by Berkeley Lab
16:30 – 17:00
17:00 – 17:30 Poster Presentations
17:30 – 18:00
18:00 – 18:30
18:30 – 19:30 Fireside Chat – Mitigation and Adaptation: Never the Twain shall Meet?
  • Kamal Kishore, HOD-National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Government of India
  • Satish Kumar, President and Executive Director-AEEE
Plenary 18:45 – 19:30Aditya Gupta Everester and Founder, The Rug Republic Keynote Address Two 18:45 – 19:30Nihar Shah, Presidential Director, Global Cooling Efficiency Program, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
19:30 – 22:00 Dinner and Networking (by invitation only) Powered by APUEA & DBDH Dinner and Informal Networking* Energise 2023 Gala Dinner Powered by AEEE Informal Evening* music, dancing, drinks & networking dinner
* For resident delegates and special invitees only

Dress Code: Business Casual

District Cooling International Conference

31st Oct and 1st November 2023

District Cooling systems (DCS) that can help meet the cooling requirement of multiple buildings reducing the overall space and equipment requirement can pose as an alternative solution to the conventional standalone system currently being used. DCS have entered the Indian market very recently and are proven to reduce GHG emissions as well as contribute towards India’s energy efficiency targets under multiple international protocols and treaties.

Themes

Energise conference is known for bringing together researchers, academicians, practitioners and consultants, and businesses to discuss and debate contemporary and critical research and Energise 2023 will continue that tradition.

India is making a strong and sustained push for sustainable growth and a climate-conscious lifestyle while reducing the emissions intensity by 45% by 2030 from a baseline of 2005 and achieving a net zero by 2070. These goals and values are enshrined in the revised Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), Lifestyle for the Environment (LiFE) movement, and India’s presidency of G20.  Energise 2023 takes its cue from India’s national efforts and is organised around lifestyle, energy efficiency, and climate action. By seeking papers under three main categories, Buildings, Cities, and Governance and Markets — we hope to make Energise 2023 one of the most significant and relevant research-focused conferences tackling the topic of energy efficiency, net zero, and resiliency in the built environment.

Buildings

 

Cities

 

Governance & Market

 

Conference venue

We strongly recommend that all delegates stay at the venue to maximize the learning & networking opportunities.

Hosts

Technical Committee

Aarti Nain

Advisor, National Institute of Urban Affairs

Abraham Philip
Manager, Green Business Certification Inc.

Aditya Chunekar

Fellow, Prayas (Energy Group)

Akshima Ghate

Managing Director, RMI

Amit Jaglan

Professor, SPA Delhi

Anand B Rao

Professor, IIT Bombay 

Anish Modi
Professor, IIT Bombay

Anirban Ghosh

Professor, Mahindra University

Anupama Kowli

Professor, IIT Bombay

Anurag Goyal

Professor, IIT Delhi

Apoorv Balwani

Principal Scientist

Arnab Jana

Professor, IIT Bombay

Arkopal K. Goswami

Professor,  IIT Kharagpur

Asad Hasan Sahir

Professor, IIT Ropar

Ashish Rao Ghorpade

Deputy Director, ICLEI, South Asia

Bharath Jairaj

Director, Energy Senior Associate, Governance, World Resource Institute

Bishal Thapa

Senior Director, CLASP

Chirag Deb

Professor, IIT Bombay

Deepa Parekh
Associate Director, EDS

Gautam Goswami

Scientist G/Advisor, TIFAC

Gayathri Aaditya

Professor, NITTE School of Architecture Planning and Design

Georg Suter

Professor, TU Wien

G.Krishnakumar

COO, Society of Energy Engineers and Managers

Gopal Nariya

Head- Project Monitoring, BSES Rajdhani

Gurubalan Annadurai

Professor, IIT Bombay

Isaac Emmanuel

Head, Innovation Management & Strategic Alliances 

Jay Dhariwal

Professor, IIT Delhi

Jiten Prajapati

Architect

Jyoti Maheshwari

Post Doctoral Researcher, IIM, Ahmedabad           

Jyotirmay Mathur

Professor, MNIT Jaipur

Kanagaraj Ganesan

Founder, Integrative Design Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Listin Abey Mathew

Commissioning Engineer, Smart Joules

Maaz Dixit Bhatt

Founding Partner, Neev Energy and Sustainable Solutions

Mahesh Basavanna

Managing Director, McD Built Environment Research Laboratory Pvt. Ltd.

Mansi Parikh

Sr sustainability consultant, Buro Happold

Minu Agarwal

Adjunct Assignment Professor at CEPT University

Monisha Royan

Analyst, International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), New York

Namrata Dhamankar

Professor, BNCA

Naresh Verma

Advisor to the President (RAMA)

Pandarasamy Arjunan

Postdoctoral Scholar, BEARS

PK Goel

Industry and Technical Advisor, Eurovent Certita

Pranav Shrivastava

GM, DENSO

Prashant Bhanware
Director, GKSPL

Prathigna Poonacha Kodira

Senior Consultant – Director’s Office & Practice, IIHS

Prof. Prajakta Kulkarni

BNCA

Radhika Khosla

Associate Professor, University of Oxford

Rajat Gupta

Professor, Oxford Brookes University

Rajkiran V Bilolikar

Professor, Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI)

Rishee Jain
Professor, Stanford University

Sabyasachi Pattanaik

Director, Oracle Energy & Water- Opower

Sachin Kumar

Director, Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation

Saket Sarraf

Principal, PS Collective

Sameer Maithel

Independent Clean Energy & Sustainability Practitioner

Samvedna Jadhav

Assistant Professor, MMIED’s College of Architecture, Pune

Sandip Kumar Saha

Professor, IIT Bombay

Sandeep Agrawal

Professor, UALBERTA University

Sanjay Prakash
Principal Consultant, SHiFt

Santanu Bandyopadhyay

Professor, IIT Bombay

Saswati Chetia

Director, Greentech Knowledge Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Satyanarayanan Seshadri

Professor, IIT Madras

Shankha Pratim Bhattacharya

Professor, IIT Kharagpur

Shanthi Priya
Professor, SRM School of Architecture and Interior Design
Shoumik Desai
Technical Content Creator, EDS

Shweta Kulkarni

Fellow, Prayas (Energy Group)

Smita Chandiwala

Founder and Principal, Energe-se

Sneha Sachar

India Cooling lead, Clean Cooling Collaborative

Srinivas Krishnaswamy

CEO, Vasudha Foundation

Sukumar Devotta

Prof. and Former Director, NEERI, Anna University

Sumedha Malviya

Senior Manager, WRI

Suryanarayana Doolla

Professor, IIT Bombay

Vaibhav Jain
Professor, Manipal School of Architecture and Planning

Venkatesh

Director, Integrated Digital Delivery, Invicara

Vijay Modi

Professor, Columbia University

Vishal Garg

Professor, Plaksha University 

Vismaya Paralkar
Green Value Partner at IIFL Home Loans
Vivian Loftness

Professor, Carnegie Mellon University

Yash Shukla

CEPT University

Yashima Jain
Program Manager, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)

Yogesh Chandra Gupta

Professor, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies

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