- Instructions for poster
- Contact person for registration srabha@iitm.ac.in
About the IITM Energy Summit
Following the success of the inaugural Energy Summit in 2021, the 2nd Energy Summit and Conference will be conducted showcasing the emerging technologies and enabling dialogues on climate action in India and the world.

- Instructions for poster
- Contact person for registration srabha@iitm.ac.in
- Instruction for contributed talk presenters
Join us and participate in fascinating lectures, panel discussions and interactive sessions with fellow researchers from academia and industries all across the globe to combat climate change and a sneak peek into exciting future directions in energy technologies.
The event will comprise two main streams: Academic Stream – will comprise speeches and presentations from research experts and student paper presentations Industry Stream – will comprise industry expert sessions and workshops on key decarbonization themes
This section provides details about this unique summit hosted at the famous IIT Madras Research Park.
8-9 December 2022
9 AM – 8 PM
IC & SR, IIT Madras and IIT Madras Research Park
The key themes for this year’s summit are:

Energy efficiency, economics and climate finance

CO2 capture technologies, utilization and storage

Hydrogen economy

Renewable integration and storage

Transitional energy pathways
Organizing Committee
Scientific Committee
Dr Sharath Lande | Reliance Industries |
Dr Deepak Rajagopal | University of California Los Angeles |
Dr Devi Prasad Mahapatra | University of Massachusetts |
Dr Aravind Rajendram | University of Alberta |
Dr Kaustab Mohanty | IIT Guwahati |
Dr Hilal Ezgi Toraman | Penn State |
Plenary speaker

Dr. Ashish Lele
Director, National Chemical Laboratory
Keynote address

Dr Ashok Jhunjhunwala
President, IITM Research Park, RTBI & Incubation Cell

Vikram Rao
Executive Director,
RTEC

Vasu Guruswamy
Co-founder,
Lavni Ventures

Prof. Praveen Linga
Professor, National University of Singapore

Tiffany Walsh
Deakin University

Rahul Walawalkar
President & MD of Customized Energy Solutions

Dr Kanakasabapathi Subramanian
SVP, Product Development, Ashok Leyland
Agenda
Pre-Summit workshop 2022
Day 1 : Dec 08 2022
Day 2 : Dec 09 2022
Day 1: Sessions
Themes: Energy efficiency | Energy storage | Transitional energy pathways | International partnerships
9:00 – 9:20 am
Summit Inauguration
Prof V Kamakoti – Director of IIT Madras
Dr Monica Kennedy – Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner, Australian Trade and Investment Commission
9:20 – 10:05 am
Plenary address
Role of green hydrogen in India’s atmanirbhar clean energy ambitions
Dr Ashish Lele – Director NCL
10:05 – 11:30 am
Keynote lectures
Prof Ashok Jhunjhunwala – President, IITM Research Park
Dr Vikram Rao – Executive Director, Research Triangle Energy Consortium
Dr Kanakasabapathi Subramanian – SVP, Product Development, Ashok Leyland
11:30 – 11:45 am
Tea/Coffee break
11:45 – 12:15 pm
Keynote lectures
Prof Tiffany Walsh – Deakin University, Australia
1:15 – 2:15 pm
Lunch
Poster session opens
Research progress presented by our global contributors: students, scholars, academics and industry
3:15 – 3:30 am
Tea/Coffee break
3:30– 4:00 pm
Launch of Australia India Centre for Energy
Ms. Sarah Kirlew – Hon. Consul General of Australia
Prof Raghunathan Rengaswamy, Dean – Global Engagement
Prof Bas Baskaran, Pro VC International Research Partnerships, Deakin Univ
4:30 – 6:00 pm
Aye-Aye tea
How to make EV travel safer?
A muti-stakeholder interaction moderated by Prof Aravind Kumar Chandiran, PI-Photo & electrochemical energy sciences, Energy Consortium, IIT Madras
8:00 – 9:00 pm
Dinner
Day 2 : Sessions
Themes: CO2 capture & utilization | Hydrogen economy | Transitional energy pathways | Multi-stakeholder collaboration
9:00 – 9:15 am
Summit Day 1 recap and context setting
Prof Satya Seshadri, Faculty coordinator – Energy Consortium
9:15 – 10:45 am
Keynote lectures
Prof Praveen Linga, National University of Singapore
Dr. Rahul Walawalkar- President & MD of Customized Energy Solutions
Vasu Guruswamy – Partner/Founder, Lavni Ventures
10:45 – 11:00 am
Tea/Coffee break
1:00 – 2:15 pm
Lunch
Poster session opens
Research progress presented by our global contributors: students, scholars, academics and industry
3:15 – 3:30 am
Tea/Coffee break
3:30 – 5:00 pm
Technology Showcase
5:30 – 6:15 pm
Over a Cup of Aye Aye Tea
How realistic is a carbon-free grid?
A Muti- stakeholder interaction moderated by Dr Vikram Rao – Executive Director, Research Triangle Energy Consortium
6:30 – 8:00 pm
High-powered panel
How can the world accelerate climate-tech adoption? Short, mid, and long-term disruptive actions by Industry, Academia, and Policymakers
8:00 – 9:00 pm
Dinner
Pre-Summit workshop 2022
5th Dec, 6:30 pm
Webinar Topic
Electricity Sector Decarbonisation in India
Speaker
Dharik S. Mallapragada
6th Dec, 6:30 pm
Webinar Topic
Simulating Grounded Hope: the En-ROADS Climate Workshop
Speaker
Andrew P. Jones
Registration for Energy Summit 2022

Note:
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Registration fee includes the participation in the conference and summit, publication of the contribution, conference attendance e-certificate, lunch and dinner during conference, badge, conference accessories and coffee breaks.
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The accommodation will be provided to the early bird registered students at IITM hostels on request*
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Cancellations and refunds of the registration fees are not allowed.
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*Accommodation fee is not included in the registration fee.
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