Dr. Kartik Kumar
Centre Director, Saint Gobain Research India
Dr. Kartik has 25 years of industrial R&D experience. He joined Saint Gobain R&D in 2018. Prior to this, he has worked in Unilever R&D for 12 years and AkzoNobel R&D (Decorative coatings) for 3 years and Reckitt Benckiser R&D for 4 years. He has B.Tech in Electrochemical Engineering and Technology from CECRI (CSIR)- Karaikudi, M.S. in Chemistry and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, both from RPI, New York, USA. He has worked across diverse product development teams of skin cleansing & care, fabric cleaning, wall paint, wood coating, pest control products and now in materials innovation teams. Sustainable innovation has been core to his research. He holds 7 patents and 2 scientific journal publication in 2016. He has worked in India and Netherlands and has developed innovative products using strong consumer insights across Asia, Europe and Latin America.
Bishal Thapa
Fred Sherman
Sumedha Malaviya
Satish Kumar
The three main global energy concerns of providing access to modern energy, enhancing the security of the energy supply, and minimising the impact of energy systems on the climate have an impact on both national and international energy governance. To develop solutions that address the many facets of these difficulties, however, a variety of actors and stakeholders must be included due to the complexity of the energy challenges.
Cities are responsible for more than 70% of the world’s energy consumption and 40% to 50% of its greenhouse gas emissions. Managing increasing urbanisation is a challenge, and nations must deal with the effects it will have on the environment in terms of energy and climate.
Our transition to a future with lower carbon emissions depends heavily on buildings. They are our places of residence, rest, and employment; they also account for around one-third of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions and nearly 40% of the world’s energy usage.