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1. IESA recognizes women at the
forefront of energy storage and EV
ecosystem around the globe
From being the only woman in the room to paving the way for attracting more women to
join the industry, on this International Women’s Day, India Energy Storage Alliance
recognizes women who have contributed significantly to the clean energy, mobility, and
technology industry both in India and globally.
These women come from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and interests but each one
of them has significantly shaped their respective organization’s outcomes, shown
exemplary leadership acumen, and inspired more women to advance careers in the
clean energy, technology, and service sector.

2. Amanda Brown – Senior Business Development Director at Aggreko
Amanda (Stevenson) Brown is the Sr. Business Development Director at Aggreko
Microgrid and Energy Storage Solutions. She has more than 10 years of experience in
regulatory, market policy, and business development. Amanda has been a strong
advocate for the creation of policies and protocols and implementation thereof to
support utility-scale adoption of energy storage and promote the growth of the energy
storage industry.
Amanda’s expertise and specialties include ISO regulatory and market policy
experience, FERC & NERC compliance standard management, regional compliance TRE
& PJM’s RFC; financial reporting of generation & revenue to FERC, PUCT & the DOE-
EIA 860 & 923, contract management (PPA, TSA & WMA), RE contracts including
registering the facilities as renewable generators & handling the accounts and process
of transferring the REC's to buyers in ERCOT & PJM. She is also an active member of the
Emerging Technologies Working Group in ERCOT.
Amanda has a double major BA in Pre-Law and English Literature from the University of
Texas- Austin and she holds a master’s degree in Political Science and Legal Studies
from Texas State University.
Archana Bhatnagar - Director, Sales & Project Development, Wartsila
Energy Business
Archana Bhatnagar is Director of Sales & Project Development, Wartsila Energy
Business, with more than 25 years of service at Wärtsilä. Archana started her career with
accounting, growing to business control to Wärtsilä Development and Financial Services,
before finally leading sales operations for India.
One of her unique contributions at Wartsila has been her implementation of a new
concept of group captive power plants. In group captive power plants multiple end-users
are attached to a single plant.
With the development partners, Archana’s team steered the effort and examined all
aspects of power -- starting from generation to delivery-- at the consumer boundary, all
while preserving the reliability of the plant. The project turned out to be so successful,
that it was later replicated by the company.

3. Bridgit Hartland-Johnson - Energy Storage and Market Entry
Specialist, Orsted
Bridgit Hartland-Johnson is UK-based energy storage and market entry specialist. She
currently spearheads the market entry activities for Orsted London’s first commercial
BESS in the UK including integration within Orsted’s internal business processes. Bridgit
is also responsible for setting up asset management and operations activities for
Orsted’s first BESS.
Bridgit has been leading change with the UK power sector stakeholders i.e. National
Grid, BEIS, OFGEM, LCCC, and Elexon to support the faster implementation of energy
storage in the UK.
Bridgit holds a degree in electrical engineering and along with industry experience has
led several projects globally. She is actively involved in Gujarat Energy Research
Management Institute (GERMI) joint research and development project with Central
Mine Planning and Design Institute Ltd (CMPDI) for establishing a micro-grid at the
CMPDI campus, Ranchi.
She’s also served as a Working Group Chairman and Project Lead on a draft of the first
state-level smart grids roadmap for Maharashtra including short, medium, and long-term
targets, technology solutions required to achieve targets, regulatory requirements, and
action plan, and estimated costs.
Danielle Fong – Scientist and Co-founder of LightSail Energy, Inc.
Danielle Fong is a young entrepreneur and scientist recognized popularly as the
co-founder of LightSail Energy, a startup that worked on compressed air-vapor energy
storage.
Danielle's contributions have been recognized and awarded by many institutions. She
was recognized in Forbes Magazine’s “30 under 30” list and as the “Top 35 Innovators
Under 35” by the MIT Technology Review. She was also named among the “30 People
Under 30 Who are Changing the World” by TIME Magazine.
Danielle was the Chief Scientific Officer of LightSail Energy, a compressed air energy
storage technology startup based in California working on energy storage devices based
on compressed-air energy storage infused with water vapor to retain calorimetric energy
and improve energy efficiency up to marketable levels.

4. Investors in LightSail included big names like Khosla Ventures, Peter Thiel, Bill Gates,
Innovacorp, and Total S.A. By February 2016, LightSail had successfully raised about
USD 70 million in venture capital investment and it sold its first compressed air-vapor
energy storage in 2016. But by March 2018, the company closed. The emergence of
cheaper energy storage alternatives such as the Li-ion batteries were cited as the
primary reason for the failure of the commercialization of LightSail ‘s storage devices.
Emily Kirsch – Founder & CEO of Powerhouse and Managing Partner
of Powerhouse Ventures
Emily Kirsch is the founder and CEO of Powerhouse, an innovation firm and venture fund
based in California that connects startups, corporations, and investors in developing an
energy and e-mobility ecosystem.
She’s also the managing partner of Powerhouse Ventures, which invests in seed-stage
startups which are active in transforming the way we consume power.
Powerhouse startups have collectively raised USD 290 million and it has housed more
than 40 energy startups, invested in 16, and to date, four Powerhouse startups have
been acquired.
Prior to founding her own company, Emily’s noteworthy experience involved working with
the former advisor to President Obama, Van Jones, on clean energy projects in
California.
The partnership culminated in the launch of Green Jobs Corps – the first solar job
training program in Oakland, California. She has also served on the World Economic
Forum’s Advanced Energy Technologies Council and was selected as the Young Global
Leader for the class of 2019.
Emily currently serves on the Investor Advisory Board of the New York State Energy
Research and Development Authority. She has a background and interest in Sustainable
Urban Development.
Eva Gardow – Technical Lead, Principal at EPRI
Eva Gardow is a Technical Lead, Principal at EPRI. Prior to EPRI, she worked as a senior
project manager, at FirstEnergy Service Company for more than 15 years. At FirstEnergy,

5. she steered strategy evaluation and demonstrations of energy storage technologies, and
its analysis and integration into the power system.
She has in the past served as a Chair of EPRI’s Energy Storage Integration Council and
as a board of directors for the Energy Storage Association. She’s also gained industry
experience at UTC Fuel Cells ad Stone & Webster Engineering Corp.
Eva was the project manager for the EPRI Smart Grid Integrated Distributed Energy
Resources project deployed in FirstEnergy’s New Jersey distribution company, JCP&L.
She also has experience in handling JCP&L’s renewable energy and energy efficiency
programs, and the solar e-business of GPU Solar and she has provided technical
guidance for the Ballard Generation Systems fuel cell power plant development.
Eva holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Clarkson University and an MBA from
the University of Hartford.
Hemalatha Annamalai - Founder and CEO, Ampere Vehicles Pvt. Ltd.
Hemalatha is the founder and CEO of Ampere Vehicles Pvt. Ltd, a wholly-owned electric
mobility subsidiary of Greaves Cotton. The Coimbatore-based company manufactures
electric cycles, scooters, loaders for carrying the load, and special purpose vehicles
(SPVs) for waste management.
She hopes to empower women and create jobs in manufacturing using sustainable and
disruptive technologies. Hemalatha’s aim is to increase the women's workforce from the
current 30% of her workforce to 80% in the coming years. She wants Ampere to grow
into a national leader in E-mobility through lean engineering.
Hemalatha is the recipient of the Devi Award. She has also received the Exemplary
Application of IT Award presented by the State Government of Tamil Nadu and the
Disruptor of Tamil Nadu award in the manufacturing category.
Jacqueline DeRosa - Vice President Battery Energy Storage Systems,
Ameresco
Jacque DeRosa is the Vice President of Battery Energy Storage Systems at Ameresco, a
leading renewable energy and energy efficiency company based in Massachusetts.
She has more than 25 years of experience in energy policy, regulatory, reform, energy
storage consulting, and commercial project development.

6. At Ameresco, Framingham office she strategically drives energy storage project
opportunities, developing a business plan for storage projects. Prior to Ameresco,
Jacque served as a board member of the Energy Storage Association (ESA) and came
with a rich market and industry experience after working with companies like
Customized Energy Solutions (CES), California ISO, and the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID). Jacque began her career at the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC).
During her tenure at CES, Philadelphia, the company was recognized by the ESA with the
Brad Roberts Outstanding Industry Achievement Award. Jacque holds a bachelor’s
degree in economics from Rutgers University and an MBA in International Business
from the George Washington University School of Business.
Janice Lin – Founder and CEO of Strategen
Janice Lin is the founder and CEO of Strategen. She has been in the consulting business
for decades and has a track record of advising a diverse range of clients starting with
renewable energy technology and service providers to utilities and non-governmental
organizations such as the World Bank.
In 2014, Janice co-founded the Global Energy Storage Alliance (GESA) and she currently
serves on the Board of Directors and as the Chair of the Executive Committee. Prior to
GESA, she co-founded the California Energy Storage Alliance (CESA) in 2009, where she
completed 10 successful years building the organization and making it a voice to reckon
with for all matters of energy storage in the state and beyond.
Her areas of expertise include clean energy strategy, product, and new market
strategies, business development, regulatory affairs, strategic partnerships, investor
relations, and customer finance. Janice launched the Green Hydrogen Coalition, an
education non-profit devoted to transitioning to a carbon-free energy supply with
renewable hydrogen.
Janice’s contributions have won her several awards, to name a few, she won the 2019
Entrepreneur of the Year Cleanie Award. She also won the 2014 NAATBATT Market
Development Award and the ESA 2013 Phil Symons Energy Storage Award.
Dr. Judith Jeevarajan – Research Director, Underwriter’s Laboratories
Inc.
Dr. Judith Jeevarajan is a Research Director at Underwriters Laboratories Inc. She has
over 15 years of experience with a focus on Lithium-ion chemistry and battery chemistry.

7. Prior to joining Underwriter’s Laboratories Inc, Judith worked as a senior scientist at
NASA-Johnson Space Center in Houston for eight years and was later the Battery Group
Lead for Battery Safety and Advanced Technology there.
At NASA-JSC she was responsible for approving all batteries for crewed space flights.
She joined NASA as a civil servant in 2003, and in the initial years, she worked on-site
at NASA-JSC for Lockheed Martin Space Operations before rising to the position of
Lead for the Battery Group.
Judith completed her MS in Chemistry from the University of Notre Dame and Ph.D. in
Electrochemistry from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, US. She later worked as
a postdoctoral fellow for a year at Texas A&M University on NASA Li-ion battery projects.
Judith Judson – Vice President, Distributed Energy Systems at
Ameresco
Judith Judson is the Vice President, of Distributions Energy Systems at Ameresco. She
joined Ameresco from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Energy
Resources (MassDOER) where she served as a commissioner in the Department of
Energy Resources for close to five years.
Judith is credited for launching the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART)
Program with the objective of doubling the amount of distributed solar in the state of
Massachusetts.
She is also been instrumental in the launch of a USD 20 million Energy Storage
Initiative in 2015, which in a short span of four years, enhanced storage development in
Massachusetts from 1 MWh of storage capacity to over 700 MWh.
Judith has more than 10 years of experience in the field of energy policies and program
implementation with a combination of policy, regulatory, project, and business
development experience. She has successfully led and advocated for market regulations
and legislation at the regional, state, and federal level.
In addition to her industry experience, Judith serves as the chairman of the Energy
Efficient Advisory Council in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She’s also the board
member of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center and Regional Greenhouse Gas
Initiative Inc.
Judith completed her bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Kettering
University and holds an MBA degree from Harvard Business School.

8. Julia Hamm – President & CEO at Smart Electric Power Alliance
Julia Hamm is the president and CEO of the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA), a
non-profit organization based in Washington, DC that offers solar energy, storage, and
advisory services. SEPA serves customers in the United States. Julia is also the
Chairman of the Board of Clean Energy Leadership Institute.
Prior to SEPA, Julia served in various capacities at the Northeast Energy Efficiency
Partnership (NEEP), Grid Alternatives MidAtlantic and E Source, Keystone Policy Center
and the National Energy Foundation (US).
Julia has close to 15 years of experience in advising and collaborating with utilities,
manufacturers, and government authorities on RE and energy efficiency strategies and
programs. She is reckoned as one of the world’s leading experts on the nexus between
utilities and solar energy.
In her role as SEPA head, Julia oversees and directs SEPA’s research, education, and
collaboration activities over 900 member companies. Her unique expertise in the
business models and solar programs of more than 400 utilities throughout the U.S., as
well as utilities in Europe and Asia.
Dr. Julia Song – Co-founder & CTO at Energy Storage Systems (ESS)
Inc.
Dr. Julia Song is the co-founder of ESS Inc. and the company’s Chief Technology Officer.
As the CTO of ESS Julia led the company's technical activities on grid-scale energy
storage systems based on ESS' all-iron redox flow battery technology. She’s also
responsible for leading the company’s patent and IP activities.
Prior to joining ESS, Julia was the VP, of Research and Development at ClearEdge Power
Inc., where she led more than 20 cross-functional scientists and engineers on corporate
R&D projects and the commercialization of the 5 kW Combined Heat and Power Fuel
Cell system.
Her expertise includes redox flow batteries, fuel cells, batteries, electrochemistry,
material degradation, and mitigation and the catalysis properties of nanoparticles.
Julia holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Peking University and a Ph.D. in
Analytical Chemistry from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

9. Katherine Hamilton - Co-founder and Chair at 38 North Solutions
Katherine Hamilton is a co-founder and Chair at 38 North Solutions, a public policy firm
focused on clean energy and innovation.
Prior to her current role, Katherine served as the president of GridWise Alliance and
advocated for about USD 5 billion in funding for smart grid projects in the Recovery Act.
She has also served as a policy advisor for Good Energies Inc.
Katherine’s unique contribution to the renewable energy sector includes, her time
co-directing the American Bioenergy Association, where she advocated the creation of
renewable portfolio standards for the states of Maryland and New Jersey.
Among her many accomplishments, she was named an Ambassador to the Secretary of
Energy’s Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) under the Clean Energy
Ministerial. She’s also the co-chair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council
on Advanced Energy Technologies, and she’s served on the Board of GRID Alternatives
Mid-Atlantic.
Katherine completed her electrical engineering at Northern Virginia Community College,
and she holds a double master’s degree from Cornell University and the Université
Paris-Sorbonne.
Kelly Speakes-Backman - Chief Executive Office, Energy Storage
Association (ESA)
Kelly Speakes-Backman is the first-ever CEO of the U.S. Energy Storage Association
(ESA). Prior to stepping into this role at ESA, Kelly was senior vice president of policy
and research at the Alliance to Save Energy.
She also has served as a commissioner with the Maryland Public Service Commission
and as the clean energy director for the Maryland Energy Association.
Kelly has been a leader with more than 20 years of experience and much of her work
has been focused on energy storage and environment, specifically speaking, the
regulatory structures affecting generation, reliability, sustainability, and renewable
energy business strategies.
In September 2019, she won the Cleanie Awards Woman of the Year, an award that
recognizes innovation, excellence, and business leadership in the cleantech industry.

10. Maria Skyllas–Kazacos – Emeritus Professor at the University of New
South Wales, Sydney
Maria Skyllas–Kazacos is a chemical engineer and a professor in the School of Chemical
Sciences and Engineering, at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia. She
is renowned globally for her groundbreaking work on the vanadium redox battery which
she developed at the University of New South Wales in the 80s. Her designs which were
later patented, used sulfuric acid electrolytes.
Among her many scientific and academic accomplishments, she was appointed a
Member of the Order of Australia for her service to the field of science and technology,
specifically, for the development of vanadium redox batteries as an alternative power
source.
Maria holds an Industrial Chemistry Engineering degree from UNSW and a doctorate
degree from UNSW’s School of Chemical Technology.
Maria worked as a post-doc fellowship at Bell Laboratories in the U.S. and during her
time at the labs, she discovered soluble lead-ions in the charging and discharging
reactions of a lead-acid battery.
Her paper about the discovery was awarded the Royal Australian Chemical Institute’s
Bloom-Gutmann Prize for the best young author under 30.
Her research and professional interests include metal extraction and molten salts,
battery research, electrode processes, and electrode materials and membranes for
electrochemical systems.
Mary Hendriks - Industry Executive, Australia Energy Storage Alliance
Mary Hendriks is an Industry Executive of the Australian Energy Storage Alliance. She
has more than 10 years of experience in the clean energy sector and prior to taking on
the role at the Australian Energy Storage Alliance in 2014, she worked with Renewable
Cities Australia, the Australian Solar Council, All-Energy Australia, and also coordinated
Australian-government funded program, aimed at building entrepreneurship in small
business.
Mary holds a degree in Science from the Australian National University and has tirelessly
pushed the mission toward the transition from traditional to renewable energy.
Her specialties are energy storage advocacy, and thought leadership with a special
interest in the Internet of Energy (IoEn). She also provides consultancy services for

11. businesses seeking to work in the renewable energy industry with a focus on energy
storage solutions through her own company GoBizGreen.
Apart from being an Industry Executive, she also serves as a conference advisor for the
annual Australian Energy Storage Conference.
Mirunalini Chellappan – Head of HHV Solar (PV Module Division of
SWELECT)
Mirunalini Chellappan is the Director at SWELECT Energy Systems Ltd a
Karnataka-based leading solar power systems company.
Mirunalini began her career as a Product Development Engineer at SWELECT in 2008
and rose from ranks to become Director in 2017.
She currently heads the of HHV Solar (PV Module Division of SWELECT) Solar Products
and Special Projects.
Mirunalini holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Texas A&M University
and a bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Anna University.
Netra Walawalkar – Founder & Director, India Markets; Customized
Energy Solutions (India) and Director, Strategic Partnerships, IESA
Netra Walawalkar is the founding member of Customized Energy Solutions India
operation and Director of India Markets at CES. Netra has more than 15 years of
experience in the Energy sector and helps manage commercial and industrial
consumers' energy portfolios profitably.
At CES India, she leads CES’s participation in the India Energy Exchange for Energy
trading and REC trading. She is also involved in developing the bidding strategy for
energy market participants to maximize their profits.
Netra has been active in the analysis of various commercial energy storage projects in
the US & India. She’s developed optimization programs to maximize profits of energy
storage systems by participation in energy, capacity, and ancillary service markets.
She also spearheaded the demand response team’s service expansion into challenging
areas such as ancillary services, by supporting the development of custom applications
and automation projects by understanding the client's needs and market rules. Her
expertise spans multiple electricity markets

12. Additionally, Netra manages strategic partnerships of the India Energy Storage Alliance
(IESA), that is committed to the advancement of energy storage, renewable (solar and
wind) integration, microgrids, e-mobility, and emerging technologies in India.
Netra has also been instrumental in heading the publication's efforts at CES, particularly
Emerging Technology News – a bimonthly magazine that publishes research and
features stories of interest for the renewable energy, storage, and cleantech community.
She is also the host of Emerging Tech Radio (ETR), a weekly podcast that features
veteran business leaders, policymakers, researchers, and entrepreneurs active in the
field of energy, e-mobility, and other emerging technologies space.
Netra holds an MBA degree from Drexel University, Philadelphia, and an electronics
engineering degree from the University of Mumbai.
Nidhi Agarwal – Principal Scientist and Senior Manager Pluss
Advanced Technologies
Nidhi Agrawal is a researcher with more than 12 years of experience in industrial R&D.
Nidhi has an M. Phil in Organic Chemistry from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, and her
expertise includes the commercialization of products from the R&D stage through the
innovation process to new concepts.
She is also experienced in setting up analytical and R&D laboratory.
Nidhi currently works as a principal scientist and senior manager at Pluss Advanced
Technologies based in Haryana. Pluss is a Gurgaon-based material research and
manufacturing organization involved in the field of specialty polymeric additives and
phase change materials for thermal energy storage.
Nidhi has worked at Pluss in various roles and capacities for almost a decade.
Nina Munzke – Team Lead Stationary Energy Storage Systems, at
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Germany
Nina Munzke is a Team Leader of Stationary Storage Systems at Karlsruher Institut für
Technologie (KIT), Germany.
Her research and work interests include managing projects in the field of stationary
energy storage as well as for dimensioning and simulation of stationary storage systems.
She has also been a project manager of the “Safety First” project – that investigated 20
commercial home storage systems for safety, performance, and network usability.

13. Nina has also been responsible for the software programming of an intelligent control
system for the stationary PV battery storage.
Nina holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Hochschule Reutlingen
and a Master of Science in Renewable Raw Materials and Regenerative Energy from the
Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Germany.
Patricia Phillips – Former Executive Director of Energy Storage
Canada
Patricia Phillips is an independent consultant and advisor with experience in energy,
financial services, and consulting in both the private and public sectors. She has more
than 15 years of experience in building capabilities for organizations, and developing
business and marketing strategies.
Among her many contributions to the field of renewable energy, Patricia has advised
Energy Storage Canada on growth and advocacy approaches. She served as the founding
Executive Director of Energy Storage Canada (ESC).
She founded ESC, with a view to serve as a national trade association to an emerging
new sector that links carbon reduction, economic development, and clean energy and
technology together.
As ESC’s Executive Director, Patricia led all aspects of its functioning from advocacy to
marketing and managing member development and engagement. Patricia holds an MBA
from the Kellogg School of Management and Schulich School of Business.
Prabhjot Kaur - Senior Advisor, Centre for Battery Engineering and
Electric Vehicles; Co-founder and CEO at Esmito Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Prabhjot Kaur is a senior advisor at the Centre for Battery Engineering and Electric
Vehicles and is the Co-founder and CEO of Esmito Solution Pvt. Ltd. Esmito is housed at
IIT Madras and offers SaaS, a cloud-based platform that enables real-time monitoring,
control, and management of EV Infrastructure.
The platform spans charging and swapping management, battery performance analytics,
EV operations management, driver management, advanced billing, data analytics, web,
and mobile apps and can effectively integrate with any third-party system.
She has been proactively working in the battery engineering and electric vehicle space
in India and her efforts have been focused on the translation of R&D to
commercialization.

14. Prabhjot holds B. Tech in Electronics and Communications Engineering from the Punjab
Technical University and MS in Electric Product Design & Technology from Punjab
Engineering College. She completed her Ph.D. from the National Institute of Technology,
Jalandhar.
Rachna Vidhi – NextEra Energy Resources
Rachna Vidhi is a Sr. Project Manager at NextEra Energy Resources and renewable
energy professional with extensive experience in energy storage, photovoltaic and
concentrated solar thermal and fuel cells.
At NextEra Energy Resources, Rachna manages project development of renewable and
storage integration projects and determines the best renewable solutions that can solve
the future energy needs.
Prior to the current role, Rachna spearheaded the engineering design and construction
of energy storage projects integrated with solar and other renewable energy
technologies. She also provided technical due diligence for the development of energy
storage projects totaling USD 50 Million dollars.
Rachna holds a bachelor’s degree in Energy Engineering from the Indian Institute of
Technology, Kharagpur, and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of
South Florida.
Her doctoral research focused on power generation from solar thermal, geothermal, and
waste heat. Rachna also secured a master’s degree in Management from Harvard
University.
Ramya Swaminathan – CEO at Malta Inc.
Ramya Swaminathan is the CEO of Malta Inc based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Prior
to joining Malta, she was associated with Rye Development, where she was CEO,
co-founder, and Member of the Board of FFP New Hydro.
Under her stewardship, Rye Development scaled to new heights becoming the leading
developer of new hydropower projects in the United States. She was also responsible for
the expansion of Rye’s platform into energy storage, with the addition of two sizable
pumped hydro storage development projects in the Pacific Northwest. Ramya has
experience leading multi-disciplinary teams, with specialists in engineering and
construction, regulatory and environmental aspects, and power marketing.

15. Ramya holds a master’s degree in public policy from the John F. Kennedy School of
Government and a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from Amherst College,
Massachusetts.
Rashi Gupta - Founder, Vision Mechatronics
Rashi Gupta is the founder of Vision Mechatronics, a company that provides advanced
and smart lithium batteries manufactured in India for both commercial and domestic
use and in electric vehicles.
Today, she is fondly known as "Batterywali of India". Rashi is a Pioneer in India in
Advanced Lithium Batteries bringing the “World’s Smartest Lithium Battery" to India.
She is a committee member of the International Electro-Technical Commission,
National Energy Storage Committee, FICCI, and Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) where
she has been involved in preparing Indian Standards for electrotechnical aspects of
totally or partly electrically propelled road vehicles.
Her company operates in robotics, renewable energy, and Li-ion energy storage and
provides storage solutions for solar requirements. Its products include OneBox, Li-rack
system, Li-Rack Eco, Li-V, Joulie, Joulie +, and CELPAK.
Rashmi Urdhwareshe - Director, Automotive Research Association of
India (ARAI)
Rashmi Urdhwareshe is the Director of the Automotive Research Association of India
(ARAI). She joined ARAI as a trainee and has risen through the ranks to become the
director of the company.
Rashi completed her post-graduate in electronic engineering from the College of
Engineering, Pune, and soon after opted for a research position in instrumentation at
ARAI in 1983. In 1986 she received a UNDP fellowship to Germany to train in
instrumentation development, where she was exposed to a systematic approach to R&D
of projects, and application of electronics in automotive, and learned to lead a team at
an R&D center of a renowned vehicle maker in Germany.
At ARAI, some of her noteworthy contributions include the development of electronic
controls of hydraulic testing machines which were used extensively to set up of fatigue
test laboratory at ARAI.

16. She has also contributed towards emission measurements under which the first-ever
emission laboratory was formed in India, which later resulted in bringing in various CO2
emission regulations in the country.
Shore Lin – Managing Director at China Energy Storage Alliance
(CESA)
Shore Lin is the Managing Director at China Energy Storage Alliance (CESA). Shore has
led CESA for close to a decade since she joined the organization in 2009 and during her
tenure, she strongly pushed for the application of energy storage in the power industry.
Shore’s expertise includes research, consulting, business development and marketing
communications.
Prior to CESA, Shore has worked with IBM China and she also briefly ventured into
independent consulting business through Future Base International Consulting.
Shore holds an MBA degree from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.
Shubhra Mohanka - Director, Galo Energy Pvt. Ltd.
Shubhra Mohanka heads the Galo Energy, a business of Gautam Solar – one of the
largest manufacturers of solar lights in India. She joined the company in 2005 when
Gautam Polymers was a leading component supplier in the Indian solar industry.
She led the initiative for the manufacturing of completed solar lights and branded it
‘solid solar’. Under her stewardship, Gautam Polymers became India’s largest solar
lights manufacturer, reaching more than 1000 Indian villages and non-profit
organizations -- electrifying rural non-electricity-connected villages.
Shubhra has more than 17 years of experience in the solar industry in the off-grid sector,
working in renewable energy access for rural, tier 2, and tier 3 regions in India. Galo
Energy provides 100% made-in-India lithium battery packs, solar panels, solar lights,
and solar pumps.
Sulajja Firodia Motwani - Founder and CEO of Kinetic Green Energy &
Power Solutions
Sulajja Firodia Motwani is the Vice Chairperson of Kinetic Engineering Limited and
Founder & CEO of Kinetic Green Energy & Power Solutions Ltd. The Kinetic Group under
her leadership expanded from being a mere moped manufacturer to a manufacturer
providing a comprehensive range of two-wheelers including mopeds, and scooters to
motorcycles. Sulajja has also been a major push behind the group’s decision to expand

17. its activities into automotive systems and green energy. Following the mission of
adopting green energy, she founded Kinetic Green Energy and Power Solutions, with the
view to serve as an expert in green mobility and EVs and bring this technology to a wider
audience through the launch of electric autos, taxis, and buggies.
Sulajja has a graduation degree in Commerce and holds an MBA degree from Carnegie
Mellon University.
Sulajja has received several awards for her pioneering initiatives at the company. She
was awarded India Today magazine’s title of business Face of the Millennium award. It
ranked her among the top twenty-five business entrepreneur in the country.
Sulajja was also presented with the Society Young Achiever`s award for Business in the
year 2002. In 2003, she was awarded the Young Super Achiever Award by Business
Today magazine. She has been selected by the World Economic Forum as a Global
Leader of Tomorrow and Young Global Leader.
Dr. Sunita Satyapal – Director, Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program &
Fuel Cell Technologies Office at the U.S. Department of Energy
Dr. Sunita Satyapal is the Director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fuel Cell
Technologies Office within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE).
Sunita manages the overall strategy and execution of hydrogen and fuel cell activities
including the management of more than USD 100 million per year in R&D programs and
staff.
She has cumulative two and a half decades of experience in the industry, academia, and
government. Some of her prior positions have been at the Department of Energy (DoE)
and United Technologies Research Center and at UTC Fuel Cells in Connecticut. Sunita
has also worked as a visiting assistant professor at Vassar College and a visiting
scientist at Columbia University.
Apart from hydrogen and fuel cell research, Amanda has worked in various
energy-related technologies, such as laser diagnostics in photodissociation and the
combustion of chemical warfare agents.
Sunita holds a doctorate in Physical Chemistry from Columbia University and completed
her post-doctoral work in Applied and Engineering Physics at Cornell University.

18. Svati Bhogle – Founder of Sustaintech India Private Limited and TIDE;
Chairperson CLEAN
Svati Bhogle is the founder and MD of Sustaintech India Private Limited (SIPL) based in
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, and Chief Executive of Technology Informatics Design Endeavour
(TIDE) an environment-focused non-profit founded with the intention to serve as a link
between research and grassroots. TIDE’s work focuses on water, women, and livelihoods.
She’s also the chairperson of Clean Energy Access Network (CLEAN), a network of
professionals active in the distributed renewable energy space.
SIPL addresses the commercial cooking stove market in small towns, rural areas, and
semi-urban areas. Through its product line up under the brand PYRO, the company
offers a range of environmentally friendly fuel-efficient cooking stoves.
Svati holds M.Tech in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
Dr. Shirley Meng – Professor at the University of California, San Diego
Dr. Shirley Meng is a materials scientist and professor of NanoEngineering and Material
Science at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD).
Shirley currently holds the Zable Endowed Chair Professor in Energy Technologies and is
the founding Director of Sustainable Power and Energy Center – an interdisciplinary
faculty member group at UCSD focused on making advances in energy storage and
distributed energy generations and the accompanying integration management systems.
She is reckoned for her work in the field of energy storage, battery, nanomaterials,
electrochemistry, and material characterization. In addition to her academic and
research involvement, she serves as the executive board member and secretary for the
battery division at the Electrochemical Society and the executive board member for the
International Battery Association (IBA).
She is the technical editor for the Journal of Power Sources and serves as the
Editor-in-Chief for MRS Energy & Sustainability – a publication that disseminates
research and information that interests materials and the energy storage community.
Shirley studied material engineering at the Nanyang Technological University and
received her Ph.D. in advanced materials for micro and nanosystems from the
Singapore-MIT Alliance in 2005. Following her doctorate, she worked as a postdoc

19. research fellow and became a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
She received several awards for contribution in the field of energy storage and
sustainability the National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2013, Science Award
Electrochemistry by BASF and Volkswagen in 2014, Charles W. Tobias Award by the
Electrochemical Society in 2016, the IUMRS-Singapore Young Scientist Research Award
in 2017, the Inaugural Young Career Award in 2018 by the American Chemical Society
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces Young Investigator Award 2018, International
Coalition for Energy Storage and Innovation (ICESI) and IBA 2019 Research Award of
International Battery Materials Association.
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