Oriol Pujoldevall Head of Business Development, Energy Web Foundation Oriol currently serves as Head of Business Development at the Energy Web

Foundation. He is in charge of establishing strategic partnerships with energy

stakeholders, and managing the growth of the EWF ecosystem

Lorien Gamaroff Founder/CEO, Bankymoon Lorien Gamaroff is the founder/CEO of Bankymoon, a blockchain and crypto

currency consultancy and co-founder/CEO of Centbee, a crypto currency payments

and remittance company. He also serves as a Bitcoin Association ambassador. As

Africa's foremost blockchain expert, Lorien has been invited around the world to

speak on digital/cryptocurrencies and decentralized/distributed ledgers and their

benefits for emerging economies. He has addressed and advised the United

Nations, IMF, World Bank, FBI and Commonwealth Secretariat, the South African

Reserve Bank, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, TEDx and a host of professionals in

multiple industries and attorney generals throughout the world. He offers insight and guidance to universities,

business executives and advises government on blockchain technologies and their implications. He pioneered

blockchain payments for utility smart metering and was the co-founder of the Blockchain Academy which

educates professionals on all aspects of blockchains from regulations to software development

Vinod Tiwari Global Head of Business Development and Sales, Power Ledger

Based in Perth, Western Australia, Vinod leads Power Ledger’s global Business

Development and Sales teams. Vinod is leveraging his many years working within

the energy sector with Perth Energy, Future Effect and Regen Power to connect with

client stakeholders and formulate global partnerships and alliances across power

and business domains, as well as across various third party providers in Australia

and overseas markets to support the delivery of Power Ledger’s blockchain

offerings for energy trading, renewable energy certificates trading and renewable

asset financing. Vinod has been a thought leader and has presented on Blockchain

Energy Use Cases at various energy forums around the world, including UNESCO and the US Capitol Hill. Vinod

over 25 years of experience in operations, developing strategic partnerships, new markets and providing

leadership in senior sales and business development roles within the renewable energy and other engineering

industries.

Reji Kumar Pillai President – India Smart Grid Forum Chairman – Global Smart Grid Federation Reji is the President of India Smart Grid Forum (www.indiasmartgrid.org) since its

inception in 2011 and is also the Chairman of Global Smart Grid Federation since

November 2016. He is an internationally renowned expert with over three decades

of experience in the electricity sector in diverse functions covering the entire value

chain and across continents. He is spearheading a mission to leverage technology

to transform the electric grid in India and light every home at affordable cost

through sustainable developmental models. Reji played the pivotal role in

formulation of the Smart Grid Vision and Roadmap for India (August 2013) and the launch of a National Smart

Grid Mission (March 2015) by Government of India, issue of Model Smart Grid Regulations (June 2015) by Forum

of Regulators; and issue of National Standards for Smart Meters (IS: 16444 -2015 and IS 15959 Part 2), Electric

Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (IS: 17017-2018) by Bureau of Indian Standards; and Energy Storage Roadmap for

India (2019). He is presently advocating for a “Right to Electricity Act” that will ensure lifeline supply of electricity

to all citizens in the country. His current areas of research and work include: Energy Storage Systems, Integration

of Distributed Renewable Energy Resources and Electric Vehicles on the Low Voltage Distribution Grid, Smart

Grids as Anchor Infrastructure for Smart Cities, Development of Smart City Maturity Model and Electric Vehicle

Maturity Model, Grid Interactive Buildings and Campuses, Blockchain for Utilities; Future of Transportation;

Policies and Business Models for Electric Vehicle Rollouts and Charging Infrastructure; and Interconnection of

Regional Grids in Asia – ASEAN, SAARC and GCC grids

Reena Suri Executive Director, India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) Reena Suri, Executive Director with India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) since 2013, brings

over 19 years of experience in the Energy Sector. She is responsible for the research

projects, advisory services, business development, training and capacity building

programs, customer outreach activities, members relations and finances of ISGF.

Reena has contributed to the various advisory services, whitepapers and research

reports of ISGF such as: Implementation Plan for Electrification of Public

Transportation in Kolkata City; Smart Grid Handbook for Regulators and other

Stakeholder; Blockchain for Electric Utilities; Energy Storage Roadmap for India;

Smart Grid Roadmap for Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd; Development of

Roadmap for Implementation of Smart Grid – Concepts, Practices and Technologies in SAARC Region; Study on

Infrastructure and Enabling Environment for Road Electric Transport in SAARC Member States; and World Bank

EV Project: EV Ecosystem Support for Kolkata