There is immense potential to unlock the power of open data and AI to drive climate resilience and achieve India’s goals of net-zero emissions by 2070 and 500GW of renewable energy by 2030. To continue India’s significant strides toward this ambitious goal, climate and energy organizations must accelerate their digital transformation and leverage interdisciplinary Climate x AI talent to break siloes.
This session will bring together experts to explore key ingredients for a thriving climate, energy data, and AI ecosystem. Together, speakers and audience members will surface inclusive solutions, share real-world examples—from hyperlocal climate data for urban planning to interoperable data architecture for electricity boards—and identify replicable models that align with India’s emerging India Energy Stack.
Please note that the registration allows entry to multiple events as part of the India AI Impact Summit.
Speakers
Priya Donti, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, MIT Co-founder and Chair, Climate Change AI
Climate Change AI
Priya Donti is an Assistant Professor and the Silverman (1968) Family Career Development Professor at MIT EECS and LIDS. She is also a co-founder and Chair of Climate Change AI.
Read morePriyank Hirani is the Director of Capacity Building at data.org, where he strategizes and implements initiatives to democratize data skills and enable social impact organizations to be data-driven
Read moreSwetha Ravi Kumar
FSR Global
Swetha Ravi Kumar is Executive Director at FSR Global, where she leads work on implementable regulation for the Global South, translating policy intent into delivery by aligning governance, market design, operational workflows, and digital infrastructure.
Read moreSrinivas Krishnaswamy founded Vasudha Foundation in 2010 to advance practical, research-driven solutions that support India’s transition to a cleaner and more climate-resilient future.
Read moreAkhilesh Magal is the founder and director of Climate Dot Foundation, a not-for-profit dedicated to furthering evidence based research in the climate and energy space in India. He is an environmental engineer by training, but an environmentalist at heart.
Read moreDr. Srikanta K. Panigrahi
Distinguished Research Fellow and Director General
Indian Institute of Sustainable Development
Dr. Panigrahi is a leading global sustainability thought leader and the Distinguished Research Fellow and Director General, Indian Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD), and Carbon Minus India (CMI).
Read moreKaran Shah is the Chief Operating Officer at Artha India. Prior to joining Artha, he was the Chief Executive Officer at the Meghnad Desai Academy of Economics (MDAE) where he spent seven years and was a member of the team since inception.
Read moreNeelanjan Sircar is an Associate Professor at Ahmedabad University and the Director of the Centre for Rapid Insights at Artha Global.
Read moreCormekki Whitley is the Chief Operating Officer at data.org. As a member of the Executive team, Cormekki provides high-level fiscal oversight, oversees contract administration, and streamlines both in-house personnel and resource systems.
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