13 May 2022 | 1000–1600 IST
Hon'ble Shri Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India will deliver the inaugural address at the session.
As the demand for cooling surges in India, there is an immense opportunity for jobs, growth and sustainability that this sector can offer. A policy framework has already been set in motion signalling the need to expand access to sustainable cooling technologies across our population.
This National Dialogue is a platform to convene on several key dimensions of the cooling transition. First, a high-level panel will reflect on India’s policy framework for climate-friendly cooling strategies to stay the course as we move forward. Second, to leverage the growth and jobs opportunity, a special panel will discuss how the sector can be made more competitive, self-reliant and export-ready. Third, a roundtable will focus on how successful interfaces between government, industry and academia can be designed to fulfil the R&D and technology needs of the sector.
Saman Fatima Nomani
Communications Associate
Hon'ble Shri Bhupender Yadav
Union Minister
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India
Leena Nandan
Secretary
MoEFCC, Government of India
Abhay Bakre
Director General
Bureau of Energy Efficiency
Anil Agrawal (TBC)
Additional Secretary
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
JBV Reddy
Scientist
Department of Science and Technology
Rajneesh Khosla
Director
Bureau of Indian Standards
Atul Bagai
Head of Country Office
United Nations Environment Programme India
Kanwal Jeet Jawa
President
Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Manufacturers Association
Mukundan Menon
President
Blue Star
Ajit Panicker
President
Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning Trades Association
Vibha Dhawan
Director General
The Energy and Resources Institute
Satish Kumar
President and Executive Director
Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy
Ritu Ghosh
Associate Director, Corporate Affairs & CSR
Panasonic India
R.S. Agarwal
Professor
IIT Delhi (Retired)
Vishal Kapur
National Chair - Advocacy
ISHRAE
Arunabha Ghosh
CEO
CEEW
Shikha Bhasin
Senior Programme Lead
CEEW