TEAM
Divakar Rao
Partner
Honours in Agri & AH from G B Pant Univ of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar with specialization in Agri-Economics. Topped the batch; two Gold Medals. Master`s in Food Technology from FAO-IFTTC, CFTRI, Mysore. Over 45 years` experience in dairy development & food technology in private, government & cooperative sectors in several places in India. Focus on biotechnology & bio-energy in the past two decades. Part of the team that has made Karnataka the foremost state in the life sciences sector. Rural development & prosperity through agri-business activities like dairy/food processing, bio-energy, supply chain & value chain development & management are his forte` and passion.
Y B Ramakrishna
Partner
An Electronics Engineer by training and exposed to corporate environment for more than four decades and experience of managing couple of start ups, has been working passionately on Environment, Renewable Energy and rural development all along in the voluntary sector.
Has led India`s efforts to develop & promote biofuels as substitutes for petroleum fuels. Architect of India`s recent initiatives at policy & strategy levels in bio-energy sector.
PANEL OF EXPERTS
Prof. H N Chanakya
Expert
Prof. H N Chanakya, is one of the foremost experts in India on BIOMETHANATION of MSW, Agri-residues, Industrial Effluents etc. He is a distinguished alumnus of University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore where he completed B Sc & M Sc in Agriculture and pursued his doctorate on Effluent Treatment. He has dedicated his entire professional life to R&D on conversion of waste materials into energy & other useful inputs and is regarded as a hands-on bio-methane expert.
Prof. S Dasappa
Expert
Prof. S Dasappa is a Chair of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Energy Research and faculty at the Centre for Sustainable Technologies Indian Institute of Science. He had his education at the Indian Institute of Science and obtained Masters and Ph. D degree from the faculty of engineering. His major area of research is in combustion of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels.
Dr. Vaman Acharya
Expert
A Medical Doctor by qualification and Environmentalist by passion, Dr. Vaman Acharya has been a successful Serial Entrepreneur since four decades. He has headed the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board as its Chairman, with innovative and successfully implemented schemes to his credit.
Dr. Navin Sharma
Expert
Current: Director - International Agriculture Consulting Group
2019-2020: Head - Resources and Planning : BLiSC - National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore
2013-2017: Programme Director - World Agroforestry, Nairobi
2006-2012: Chief Scientist, ITC R&D Bangalore
Svati Bhogle
Expert
Core areas of expertise, biomass energy linked technology development and energy linked entrepreneurship
Prof. Balakrishna Gowda
Expert
Professor and University Head, Dept. of Forestry Environmental Science, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
Projector Coordinator and Head of biofuels program, UAS, Bangalore
Dean, College of Agriculture, Hassan, UAS, Bangalore
Dr. Shrinivasa Udipi
Expert
Prof. Udipi Shrinivasa is a specialist in vibration and structural analysis with a deep interest in bio-diesel and SVO applications for rural development. He taught in the Mech Eng Department of I I Sc for 30 years. He is currently Chairman of Peach Engineering Pvt Ltd in Bangalore.
Sumedh Bapat
Expert
Sumedh Bapat is the Founder of Tattva Consultants, Pune. He has an experience of 17+ years in the biogas industry.