Speakers at International Conference 2026
Thought leaders and changemakers shaping the future of water, energy, and climate resilience. Join them to transform dialogue into action.
High Level Speakers Confirmed
Sh. Harsh Malhotra
Minister of state
Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India
Sh. Raj Bhushan Chaudhary
Minister of state
Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India
Sh.Kamlesh Paswan
Minister of state
Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India
Dr Eric Tardieu
Director General, International Office of Water
Secretary General, International Network of Basin Organisations
Vice President, World Water Council
Mr. Alex Simalabwi
Executive Secretary & CEO
Global Water Partnership
Ms. Sonja Koeppel
Secretary
Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary
Watercourses and International Lakes
Environment Division
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Mr. James Dalton
Director, Global Water & Wetlands Team
IUCN
Prof. Rabi Mohtar
Governor, World Water Council
Director, Water Security,
Texas Water Resources Institute
Texas A & M University
Dr. Satya Tripathi
Secretary General, Global Alliance for a Sustainable Planet (GASP)
Mr. Roy Chiti
Regional Coordinator & Representative
Pacific Island states, India, Srilanka & Maldives
UN Habitat
Mr. Alain Meyssonnier
President, Mediterranean Water Institute
Governor, World Water Council
Ms. Archna Verma
Additional Secretary & MD,
National Water Mission (NWM)
Ministry of Jalshakti, Government of India
Mr. Amit Ghosh
Additional Chief Secretary
Government of Uttar Pradesh
Mr. Sampath Kumar
CEO
Meghalaya Basin Development Authority
Ms. Mikiko Tanaka
Director & Head
SSWA Office - UN ESCAP
Dr. Arvind Kumar
President & Founder
India Water Foundation
Prof. Sachin Kumar Sharma
Director General
RIS
Sh. Rakesh Jain
Akhil Bhartiya Paryavaran Sanyojak
Paryavaran Sanrakshan Gatividhi
Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh
Dr. Nagesh Kumar
Director
Institute for Industrial Development (ISID)
Dr. Alok K Sikka
Country Representative, India & Bangladesh
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Mr. Vinod Mishra
Country Director
UNOPS
Mr. Pradeep S Mehta
Secretary General
CUTS International
Dr. S. Venkata Mohan
Director
CSIR-NEERI
Dr. Ritesh Kumar
Director
Wetlands International South Asia
Dr. Sanjay Vashistha
Director
Climate Action Network South Asia
Mr. Anand Shekhar
Chief Executive Officer
Water Aid India
Ms. Bharti Birla
Enterprise Development Specialist
International Labour Organisation (ILO)
Mr. Ratnesh Jha
Executive Director
UN Global Compact India
Ms. Deepali Khanna
Sr. Vice President and Head of Asia
The Rockerfeller Foundation
Dr. Nidhi Pundir
Senior Vice President,
Global CSR - HCL Tech
Director - HCL Foundation
Distinguished Speakers Confirmed
Sh. Yugal Kishore Joshi
Programme Director
Drinking Water & Sanitation, IT & Telecom,
Tourism & Culture, Water & Land Resources
Lead-Communication and NER-NITI Aayog
Mr. Rajan Ratna
Former Deputy Head South and South West Asia Office- UN ESCAP
Mr. Casper Mayland
Counsellor,
Environment / Political and
Economic Section
Royal Danish Embassy, New Delhi
Mr. Lavente Kardos
Economic and Commercial Counselor
Embassy of Hungary, New Delhi
Col. Akhilesh Kumar Pandey
Chief Post Master General
Delhi Circle
India Post, Government of India
Ms. Sara Casillas Ramirez
Forestry Officer
FAO
Ms Veena Sinha
Divisional Railway Manager
Izzat Nagar Division
North Eastern Railways, Ministry of Railways
Government of India
Dr. Manoj Nessari
Advisor (Ayurveda)
Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India
Dr. Virinder Sharma
Member (Technical)
Commission for Air Quality Management
Government of India
Ms. Nidhi Nagabathla
Professor
Un University, Belgium
Ms. Surbhi Gupta
Chief General Manager
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
Mr. Anshul Jain
Senior Expert, Water and SWM European Business and Technology Centre (EBTC)
Mr. Abhishek Gupta
Head
International Business, Appliances, Rooftop Solar and Project Evaluation & Assessment
Energy Efficiency Services Ltd.
Ms. Anjali Makhija
CEO & Trustee
S M Sehgal Foundation
Dr. Sutirtha Sahariah
Senior Vice President
Head of Communications
Sulabh International
Mr. Amit Kumar
Chairman
AI Engineering Services Ltd.
Prof. (Dr.) Anil Gupta
Professor - ICARS
Govt. of India DST & MoEFCC
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT-R)
Prof. Medha Bisht
Associate Professor
South Asian University
Ranjeet Pandey
Chairman
ESG and Sustainability Board, ICSI
Mr. Sanmit Ahuja
Director
Climate and Energy Transition finance Initiative (CETFI)
Prof. Kshemendra K Upadhyay
Professor & Chairperson
BIMTECH
Centre for Sustainability & CSR
Ms. Kalyani Raj
President
All India Women’s Conference
Mr. Naresh Tyagi
Chief Sustainability Officer
Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail Ltd.
Mr. Ash Pachauri
Founder
POP Movement
Ms. Bhawana Kirpal Mittal
CHRO & Lead-IT Admin & CSR
Hero Future Energies
Ms. Varinder Gambhir
Country Director
BBC Media Action
Ms. Huma Saifi Qazi
Lead-Strategy & Advisory
Auctus ESG
Mr. Sanjay Gupta
Head, Marketing
AI Engineering Services Ltd.
Ms. Ambika Vishwanath
Co-Founder
Kubernein Initiative
Dr. Vinita Apte
Founder, President
TERRE Policy Centre
Ms. Neha Gupta
Founder
IFBEC
Prof. Srinivas Chary Vedala
CEO
Wash Innovation Hub
Dr. Sharaman Jha
CEO
Hindustan Uniliver Foundation
Mr. Snehal Jariwala
MD & CEO
Nepra Environmental Solutions Technologies PVT LTD
Mr. Soma Katiyar
Executive Creative Director
BBC Media Action
Ms. Sarika Gosain
Partner & Leader
ESG & Sustainability
Pierag Consulting
Dr. Ajit Tyagi
Honorary Patron & Chairman
The Committee on Climate Change
Smt. Stuti Kacker
Honorary Patron & Chairman
The Committee on Water and Human Development
Prof. Ashok K. Keshari
Institutional Partner
Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Dr. Hitesh Vaidya
Chief Technical Advisor
India Water Foundation
Dr. T. S. Bisht
Chief Technical Advisor
Economic Development
Dr. S. K. Sharma
Principal Advisor
India Water Foundation
Dr. Veena Khanduri
Senior Advisor Executive Secretary - cum - Country Coordinator, India Water Partnership (IWP)
Mr. Pankaj Sharma
Senior Consultant
Former Director of Green Wattage
