Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Limited

About Evolve

After the successful completion of Evolve 2023, we are back with Evolve 2024 and the theme for this year is "Energy Transition Roadmap: Future-ready and India-centric". This event aims to bring together key stakeholders from the industry, academia, policy-making bodies, supply chains, and financial institutions to deliberate on the challenges and opportunities in transitioning towards a sustainable energy future, with a focus on India's unique needs and potential.

SPEAKERS & PANELISTS

Hannes Weinmann

Head of Pre-Sales and New Technology Exploration (Europe), Lead Intelligent Equipment

Dr. Harin Kanani

Managing Director, Neogen Chemicals Limited

A L N Rao

Head - Circularity, Electronics Recykal

Niranjan C

COO, Amara Raja Advanced Cell Technology

Abhinav Manchanda

Senior Vice President - Project Finance, HDFC Bank

Anuj Sethi

Senior Director - Ratings at CRISIL Limited

Mayank Gupta

Executive Director, Cleantech Coverage, Standard Chartered Bank

Gopal Mahadevan,

Director - Strategic Finance and M&A, Ashok Leyland

Anish Mandal

Partner with Deloitte South Asia (SA) & lead New Energy and Energy Transition

Vikram Handa

Managing Director, Epsilon Carbon Pvt Ltd

Arun Vinayak

Co-Founder, Exponent Energy

Sunit Kapur

Chief Executive Officer, Epsilon Advanced Materials Pvt Ltd

Vijay Murthy

Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, Hindustan Zinc Limited

Palani Balaya

Associate Professor at National University of Singapore

Prof. K Raghunathan

Professor of Practice, IIT Madras; GM Technical Fellow (retired). Battery Cell Technology

Yashodhan Pramod Gokhale

Vice President-Technology, JSW Energy

Delli Babu Y,

CFO, Amara Raja Energy & Mobility

Dr.Tara Lindstedt

Board member, Chief Development Officer, Chair Audit & Risk Committee, InoBat

Dr. Kotub Uddin

Chief Engineer, Envision Energy

I.V. Rao,

Distinguished Fellow, TERI and Ex Executive Advisor, Maruti Centre of Excellence

Chaitanya Kanuri,

Associate Director, Electric Mobility, World Resources Institute (WRI), India

Rajesh Mekkat

Tobias Schmieg

VP of Product Development at Gotion Global

Sachin Kulkarni

Executive Director & Board Member for Procurement | VW Group India

Dr. Hanif Qureshi

Additional Secretary, Ministry Of Heavy Industries

Steven Cai

EnergyX and Senior Vice President at Gotion High-Tech Power Energy Co. Ltd.

Mr Amitabh Kant,

G20 Sherpa, Ex CEO-NITI Aayog

Mr. Kapil Baidya

GM- Battery Technology, TATA Motors

SPEAKERS & PANELISTS

Hannes Weinmann

Head of Pre-Sales and New Technology Exploration (Europe), Lead Intelligent Equipment

Dr. Harin Kanani

Managing Director, Neogen Chemicals Limited

A L N Rao

Head - Circularity, Electronics Recykal

Niranjan C

COO, Amara Raja Advanced Cell Technology

Abhinav Manchanda

Senior Vice President - Project Finance, HDFC Bank

Anuj Sethi

Senior Director - Ratings at CRISIL Limited

Mayank Gupta

Mayank Gupta, Executive Director, Cleantech Coverage, Standard Chartered Bank

Gopal Mahadevan,

Director - Strategic Finance and M&A, Ashok Leyland

Anish Mandal

Partner with Deloitte South Asia (SA) & lead New Energy and Energy Transition

Vikram Handa

Managing Director, Epsilon Carbon Pvt Ltd

Arun Vinayak

Co-Founder, Exponent Energy

Sunit Kapur

Chief Executive Officer, Epsilon Advanced Materials Pvt Ltd

Vijay Murthy

Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, Hindustan Zinc Limited

Palani Balaya

Associate Professor at National University of Singapore

Prof. K Raghunathan

Professor of Practice, IIT Madras; GM Technical Fellow (retired). Battery Cell Technology

Yashodhan Pramod Gokhale

Vice President-Technology, JSW Energy

Delli Babu Y,

CFO, Amara Raja Energy & Mobility

Dr. Tara Lindstedt

Board member, Chief Development Officer, Chair Audit & Risk Committee, InoBat

Dr. Kotub Uddin

Chief Engineer, Envision Energy

I.V. Rao,

Distinguished Fellow, TERI and Ex Executive Advisor, Maruti Centre of Excellence

Chaitanya Kanuri,

Associate Director, Electric Mobility, World Resources Institute (WRI), India

Rajesh Mekkat

Tobias Schmieg

VP of Product Development at Gotion Global

Sachin Kulkarni

Executive Director & Board Member for Procurement | VW Group India

Dr.Hanif Qureshi

Additional Secretary, Ministry Of Heavy Industries

Steven Cai

EnergyX and Senior Vice President at Gotion High-Tech Power Energy Co. Ltd.

Mr Amitabh Kant,

G20 Sherpa, Ex CEO-NITI Aayog

Mr.Kapil Baidya

GM- Battery Technology, TATA Motors

Four knowledge-driven panel discussions

Evolve had three knowledge-driven panel discussions by experts to delve into the vast growth opportunities that India offers in the rapidly evolving energy and mobility space.

The second session focused on the Evolution of Advanced Storage Battery Technologies Value Chain in India was moderated by S Vijayanand, President, New Energy – Amara Raja Advanced Cell Technologies. Panellists for the session were Atul Arya, Head Energy Systems Division – Panasonic; Rishabh Jain, Sr. Program Lead – CEEW; Randheer Singh, Founder & CEO of ForeSee Advisors and Nicholas Sebban, Deputy GM (French subsidiary), LEAD Intelligent. The session analysed the supply chain framework and challenges in establishing India as a credible part of the global value chain and also deliberated on the prospects of collaboration between manufacturers and R&D centres.

Evolve had three knowledge-driven panel discussions by experts to delve into the vast growth opportunities that India offers in the rapidly evolving energy and mobility space.

The first session was about India Taking Global Leadership in Light EVs – Opportunities & Challenges. Moderated by Vikramadithya Gourineni, Executive Director, New Energy Business, Amara Raja Energy & Mobility, the panel consisted of Swapnil Jain, co-founder, Ather Energy, Ravin Mirchandani, Chairperson, Ador Powetron Ltd; Pratik Gupta, CEO, Gensol EVs and Dr. Rahul Walawalkar, President, Customised Energy Solutions and IESA. The panellists spoke about the unique mobility needs of India, and how India can become a global leader in the field. They also discussed the potential of swapping and leasing for EVs, and the aspects of charging network and cell technology for Light EVs.

Evolve had three knowledge-driven panel discussions by experts to delve into the vast growth opportunities that India offers in the rapidly evolving energy and mobility space.

The session focused on the Future of Energy Storage Technologies & How India can Leapfrog to the Front. Moderated by M Jagadish, CTO, Amara Raja Advanced Cell Technologies, the panellists included Tata Narasinga Rao, Director – ARCI; Akshay Singhal, Founder, Log9; Vani Dantam, COO- NexTech Batteries; Hariprakash B CTO- GODI Energy and Thomas Ludger, Principal, FEV Consulting. In the session, the discussion revolved around the future of storage technologies with special focus on Li-Ion battery chemistries and alternative technologies.

The second session focused on the Evolution of Advanced Storage Battery...

The first session was about India Taking Global Leadership in Light EV...

The session focused on the future of Energy Storage Technologies &...

Gallery

Here's a glimpse from the conclave showcasing key moments and discussions.