Event Schedule

DAY 1 : Pre-Lunch Session

Timings Min. Program Details
09.00 to 10.00 hrs   Registration and Breakfast  
10:30 - 12:00 hrs Inauguration: Vivekananda Sustainability Summit Theme – Himalayan Sustainability and her impact on Indian subcontinent • Pujya Swami ChidanandSaraswati • Acharya Dr. Lokesh Muni • Shri. Rajesh Pathak, IAS, Secretary, Technology Development Board, GoI • Dr. Anil Prakash Joshi, founder of Himalayan Environmental Studies and Conservation Organization (HESCO), • Shri. SaketBadola, Director Rajaji Tiger Reserve and Conservator Gangotri National Park and Govind Wildlife Sanctuary • Dr. Rajesh Sarwadnya, Founder, Vivekananda Youth Connection Foundation Nancy Shah
12:15 - 13:00 hrs Is Green Hydrogen Really Green ? • Dr.V.K.Saraswat, • Member, NITI Aayog • Chancellor, JNU • Dr Ashish Lele Director of CSIR- National chemical laboratory Pune • Mr. Sourabh Mukherjee, Executive Director, Clean Energy and Sustainability • Mr. Anish De, Global Head - Energy and Natural Resources • KPMG • Mr. Vineet Mittal, Chairman, Avaada Group, Social Entrepreneur & a Sustainable Development & Climate Action Champion. Moderated by: Mr. V.K. Mishra
13:00 - 13:45 hrs EV Revolution: Way ahead for Sustainable transport In India • Sameer Yajnik, Executive Director, Electrodrive Powertrain Solutions Pvt, Ltd. (Ratan tata Founded & Promoted Company), • Mahesh Babu, CEO, Switch India & COO, Switch Mobility Ltd. • Sh. Amit Kumar Ghosh, Addl. Secy. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways GOI. • Shri. Hitesh Vaidya, Director of the National Institute of Urban Affairs Moderated by : Shri. Tanmoy Chakrabarty, Former Group Government Affairs Officer, Tata Sons
13.45 to 14.30 hrs Lunch

DAY 1 : Post-Lunch Session

Timings Min. Program Details
14:30- 15:15 hrs ESG and Indian corporate Response Presentation on ESG in Tunneling by ABHIR Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. • Ms. Tarika Kumar - Director ESG & Sustainability services EY • Mr. Gopal Aggarwal, CA National Spokesperson BJP for Economic Affairs Moderated by : Mr. PramitMakode, Co-founder Boston Center of Excellence
15:15 - 16:00 hrs Waste to wealth - Global challenges & opportunities of e-waste and Indian Response • Shri. Kunal Kumar, IAS, Joint Secretary and Mission Director – MoHuA, GOI • Dr. Sandip Chatterjee, Sr. Scientist, MEITY, GOI • Mr. Praveen Kumar Sood, Chairman, Regnant Energy Solutions • Mr. Praveen Nayak, CEO, Garbage Clinic & Infratech Pvt. Ltd. Moderated by : Mr. Ugrasen Singh Saumil, Managing Partner - Eikocircle
16:00 - 16:45 hrs Food security & Sustainable agriculture • Prof. PaulrajRajamani,Dean,School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University • Mr. Ritesh Chauhan, IAS, CEO, PM-FasalBimaYojana&JtSecy • Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, • Ms. Neelam Patel, Sr. Adviser Agriculture and Allied Sectors, NITI Aayog • Mr. Raj Madankar • Founder & President at Arranya Environment Organization, Nagpur, Maharashtr Moderated by : Mr. AayushiKetkar, JNU
16:45 - 17:00 hrs Tea - break / Expo and Post presentation visit
17:00 - 17:45 hr Spirituality and Sustainability ; Can Spirituality help in Climate Action ? • Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji • Pujya Swami ChidanandSaraswati ji • Acharya Dr. Lokesh Muni Moderated by : Ms. KanchanTodi/ AayushiKetkar, JNU
18:00 - 19:00 hrs Valedictory Session: Role of Indian Youth in Climate Action • Hon’ble Minister Shri. Nitin Gadkari • Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar • Pujya Swami ChidanandSaraswati • Acharya Dr.LokeshMuni Dr. Rajesh Sarwadnya, Founder, Vivekananda Youth Connection Foundation Master of Ceremony Nancy Shah

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