Presentation - Electronics City Industries Association

A conference onPerspectives Toward Inclusive Development

A conference on

Perspectives Toward Inclusive Development

An event conceptualised and hosted by Velankani Information Systems.

An event conceptualised and hosted by Velankani Information Systems


S Raghupathy - Executive Director, CII - Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre

S Raghupathy currently heads the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) - Sohrabji

Godrej Green Business Centre. He has over 18 years of experience in conducting

Energy Management studies for companies across industries. He is leading a team

of experts to facilitate the Green Building movement, National Energy Efficiency

movement and Water Management practices at a national level. Raghupathy is a

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Accredited Professional,



certified by the US GBC and one of the founding members of the World Green

Building Council.

Raghupathy was selected as the “National Expert - Energy Conservation”

for the prestigious UNDP - Government of India Energy Audit Project. He is

also leading the CII - Godrej Green Building Council (GBC) team, which

bagged the Platinum rating awarded by the US GBC for the CII - Godrej

GBC building.


Dr. P.N. Ravindra - Executive Engineer, Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board

Dr Ravindra is the Executive Engineer for the New Initiative and Public Outreach with

the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB). He is involved in the

execution of prestigious projects and has designed and executed several major

assignments for the Department at BWSSB. Dr Ravindra has authored books on water

and waste water engineering and published several research papers in peer-reviewed

journals. He has also presented his papers in national and international conferences.


journals. He has also presented his papers in national and international conferences.

Dr Ravindra has been conferred for the prestigious Environmental Award in

2000 by the Government of Karnataka. He is also a recipient of the Jala

Seva Puraskar 2011 by Indian Water Works Association for the outstanding

research work carried out in the field of water and waste water treatment.

Dr Ravindra has done a Ph.D in Environmental Engineering.


Eli Cohen - Founder and CEO, AYALA Water & Ecology

Eli Cohen has over 23 years experience and is an expert in Sustainability and Phyto -

technology. His company focuses on holistic planning using natural, sustainable and

durable elements for rural and urban water management, purification of water, air and soil,

passive energy conservation and construction of sustainable systems.

Eli has developed the self-sustaining NBS - Natural Biological System that has


Eli has developed the self-sustaining NBS - Natural Biological System that has

the capability to function as a natural purifier of water, soil and air. He has

designed and constructed more than 800 ornamental pond, lake and water

features, functioning on this concept. He has also been involved in the

designing and construction of over 90 Natural Biological Systems worldwide

(Israel, Greece, France, Ethiopia, India, Uzbekistan, and Mexico), for the

sewage purification treatment of different kinds of waste. Eli is a consultant

for organisations around the world, in countries such as Singapore, China

and the US on Natural Bological System approaches and applications.

He is a member and Israel legate for the European Community COST 859

committee; an expert in NATO's environmental specialist team in the Phyto -

technology applications field and member of the International Phyto –

technology Society.


Digu Aruchamy - Senior Associate Consultant – Sustainability, Infosys

Digu Aruchamy has been working with Infosys for over four years and has handled

multiple projects in water conservation, waste water recycling and reuse, across Infosys

campuses in India.

Digu was responsible for Infosys’ water sustainability strategy from 2010 to 2012.

He has worked on the carbon disclosure project and sustainability reports for the


He has worked on the carbon disclosure project and sustainability reports for the

organisation. He is a certified evaluator under GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated

Habitat Assessment), which is the Indian Green Building certification program.

He has an Engineering degree in Energy & Environment.


S.Vishwanath - Biome Environmental Solutions

S Vishwanath is a Civil Engineer and Urban Planner with over 26 years of experience in

the water and sanitation sector. He is the Secretary-General, International Rainwater

Catchments Systems Association (IRCSA) and Advisor to Arghyam- a funding agency in

the water and sanitation sector.

He started a Rainwater Club in Bangalore in 1994 that has led Bangalore to be the


He started a Rainwater Club in Bangalore in 1994 that has led Bangalore to be the

second city after Chennai to have the largest number of rainwater harvesting

structures. He advises local authorities on water management and also writes

a weekly column called ‘Waterwise’ in a leading English newspaper –

The Hindu.


Almitra H. Patel

Almitra H. Patel is a Member of the Supreme Court Committee for Solid Waste

Management, India. Her career spans across 31 years of experience in abrasives,

foundry-refractories, cement tile industries and indigenous production of imported

items. In 1996, Almitra was a petitioner in the Supreme Court to stop the open

dumping of garbage in 100,000+ population cities in all Indian States and Union

Territories. This resulted in the Notification of Municipal Solid Waste (Management


Territories. This resulted in the Notification of Municipal Solid Waste (Management

& Handling) Rules 2000, by the Government of India’s Ministry of Environment,

applicable to all town and cities having a population of over 20,000.

As an environment activist she has been involved in several government -

appointed committees and other related projects. Almitra has personally

visited 161 Indian cities (plus 19 facilities in seven countries abroad) to

inspect their waste management practices and interact with officials.

She has received the ‘Economic Times’ Achiever of the Year for Environment’

in Karnataka and ‘Golden Jubilee Award for Environment’ from the Bangalore

City Corporation during 1997. In 2004, she was also honored with the

‘Kempegowda Award - Winner for Environment’.


Dr. Meenakshi Bharath

Dr. Meenakshi Bharath is an ardent green campaigner for a healthy life, an advocate

for Clean Bangalore, a strident voice for garbage segregation and recycling and a

relentless fighter to create visibility for the problems of voiceless people.

In 2008, Dr Meenakshi started working on waste management with an initiative in

Malleswaram called Yes, In My Back Yard (YIMBY). From there she joined like-


Malleswaram called Yes, In My Back Yard (YIMBY). From there she joined like-

minded citizens across Bangalore in forming the Solid Waste Management Round

Table (SWMRT) to co-ordinate efforts in dealing with waste. These initiatives

have now resulted in the BBMP taking up the revolutionary initiative to clean

up Bangalore with Garbage Management instead of Garbage Dumping.

She has dedicated several years in public service, working on different

domains such as voter list correction, solid waste management and health

awareness campaigns.


Vivek Menon - CEO, Invicus

Vivek Menon is an entrepreneur and social change maker, currently serving as the

CEO of Invicus, a Civil Infrastructure consulting firm. Vivek heads the infrastructure

subcommittee at the Center for infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban

Planning (CiSTUP) of Indian Institute of Science (IISc). He is a prominent advisor to

the Department of Urban Land Transport, a member of Bangalore City Connect

Foundation (BCCF) and serves on the Board of Advisors of the Sherwood Institute.


Foundation (BCCF) and serves on the Board of Advisors of the Sherwood Institute.

Vivek was instrumental in designing Bangalore's first model road the

‘Vittal Mallya Road’ and has also assisted in creating a sustainable, forward

looking initiative called TenderSURE.


Sudeept Maiti - Associate Urban Development and Accessibility, EMBARQ India

Sudeept Maiti coordinates technical support for accessibility planning and

development and for non-motorised transport networks and strategies. He is based in

Bangalore and is working with the Directorate of Urban Land Transport to help develop

accessibility and non-motorised transport strategies, for the Hubli-Dharwad BRTS

corridor.


Sudeept is also involved in developing accessibility networks for private

township developments in Bangalore, Mumbai and Ahmedabad and conducting

capacity building workshops on campus accessibility. Prior to EMBARQ,

Sudeept has been involved with several consultancy projects in the field of

architecture and urban design, mainly in Mumbai.


Nina Chandavarkar - Oikos

Nina Chandavarkar is an experienced Architect, Landscape Architect and

Founding Partner of the firm Oikos. Her work experience spans across India and

the US, including master planning and landscape design for several IT campuses

in Electronics City, Bangalore, Pune and Hyderabad, site planning for townships,

residential complexes in Bangalore, resorts in Kerala and industrial parks in

Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry and Bangalore.


Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry and Bangalore.

In the US, Nina has been involved in projects related to community parks, a

community street and redevelopment of a housing project. Nina has a

significant background in ecological planning, urban design, site planning

and landscape design, enabling her to work on diverse projects while

keeping a strong focus on preservation and management of natural

resources.

In 2004, Oikos received the A+D Spectrum National award for two public parks

in Bangalore.


Sekar James – Master Plan

Sekar James is a pioneer in the field of Landscape Architecture in India. He was the

founding partner of the erstwhile firm Blackrose and in 1993 moved to start his own

venture, Master Plan. His work is well recognised and appreciated at a nation level and

abroad. Sekar was recently felicitated by Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India.

His projects include residences, condominiums, retail and commercial spaces, hotels

and resorts and software parks.


and resorts and software parks.

Sekar has further diversified into designing swimming pools, water bodies and

incorporates a great deal of architectural elements in his landscape designs.

He has an impressive list of clientele including Infosys, Wipro, Oracle,

Polaris, St. Gobain, Ford India Ltd, Hyundai Motors, Prestige Developers,

India Builders Corporation and more. His international portfolio includes

projects in Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Dubai.


S Raghupathy - Executive Director, CII - Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre

S Raghupathy currently heads the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) - Sohrabji

Godrej Green Business Centre. He has over 18 years of experience in conducting

Energy Management studies for companies across industries. He is leading a team

of experts to facilitate the Green Building movement, National Energy Efficiency

movement and Water Management practices at a national level. Raghupathy is a




certified by the US GBC and one of the founding members of the World Green

Building Council.

Raghupathy was selected as the “National Expert - Energy Conservation”

for the prestigious UNDP - Government of India Energy Audit Project. He is

also leading the CII - Godrej Green Building Council (GBC) team, which

bagged the Platinum rating awarded by the US GBC for the CII - Godrej

GBC building.


Rohan M. Parikh - Associate Vice President, Head Infrastructure and Green Initiatives, Infosys

The Green Initiatives team is a strategy and R&D team focused on setting global

benchmarks in corporate environmental sustainability. Rohan M Parikh is responsible

for driving the goals of becoming carbon and water neutral, limiting the waste going to

landfill, preserving and promoting biodiversity and engaging employees in all of the

above goals.


Infosys has over 3 million sqft of LEED Platinum buildings across 8 buildings.

The organisation has achieved a 40% reduction in their per captia electricity

consumption and 25% of their electricity comes from renewable sources.

As part of his Infrastructure responsibility he is currently overseeing over

10 million sqft of new construction at Infosys.


Punit H Desai – Senior Manager - Green Initiatives, Infosys

Punit Desai works with the Green Initiatives/Infrastructure team at Infosys and heads

the Smart Building practice. His goal is to make every building at Infosys a smart

building consuming minimum energy and resources, while meeting business needs

and providing conducive work surroundings for all.

Punit has over 11 years of experience in comfort and industrial cooling. He has


Punit has over 11 years of experience in comfort and industrial cooling. He has

also worked with Johnson Controls and Thermax Limited and gained valuable

experience and insights in the field of central air-conditioning and building

management systems.

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