Prof. Arun Kumar currently working as Professor of HRED, IIT Roorkee, held MNRE Chair Professor from 2013to 18 and headed department of Hydro and Renewable energy IIT Roorkee from 1998 to 2011 and served on Board of NHPC Ltd, Govt of India PSU for hydropower during 2015-2019 as independent director. His research areas are Hydropower Development, Environmental Management of Water Bodies, Energy Economics and Policy. Prof. Kumar has over 39 years of experience in the field of Hydropower and environmental management of river and lakes. He served CLA for Hydropower on SRREN for IPCC. Prof. Kumar had received various awards and recognitions from CBIP, Institution of Engineers and Hydro Power Association. Currently he in Vice President of Federation of Indian small hydropower. He is Bachelors in civil engineering and PhD in hydropower from IIT Roorkee, Masters in Civil Engineering from IISc Bengaluru and Hydropower Diploma studies from NTH, Trondheim.

Dr Geoffrey Clements is Chairman of Commonwealth Infrastructure Partners. He is a specialist in renewable energy, with a focus on solar energy technologies. He has a PhD in Materials Science and Applied Physics from the University of Sussex. During his PhD research, he was mentored by Nobel Laureate and Cavendish Professor of Physics at Cambridge University, Prof Sir Nevill Mott, who conducted early ground-breaking research on the physics of photovoltaic solar in semiconductors. Geoffrey led the development of the Master Plan for Solar City Gandhinagar, Gujarat. He is a pioneer in organisational capacity building for infrastructure sectors, with a focus on India, and has conducted programmes for government and private sector organisations. He is Visiting Professor at leading business school SIBM Hyderabad and was a Visiting Professor at IMT Ghaziabad and IMT Hyderabad, and is a frequent speaker at conferences on topics including renewable energy, sustainable development and smart cities.

Kolluru Krishan is Graduate in Electrical Engineering from I.I.T. Kharagpur, Class of 1972. He has held top management positions in Energy & Infrastructure majors, as Founder Managing Director of Ansaldo Energia’s Indian JVC, Vice President of Dodsal & General Manager of Voltas. Thereafter, He Founded multiple Clean Tech companies, including Malavalli Power Plant (which commissioned the world’s 1st low density crop residues fired power plant & delivered the world’s 1st Gold Standard CER’s), CVC India Infrastructure & CVC Biorefineries. He is actively engaged in creating eco-system for Green Economy with focus on Sustainable Energy & Climate Change, in capacities of (a) Chairman Skills Council for Green Jobs (b) Chairman FICCI Committee on Climate Change (c) India Chair of BRICS Business Council Working Group on Energy & Green Economy (d) Member of B20 Task Force on Energy, Climate & Resource Efficiency. (e) Executive Committee Member of Karnataka State Bioenergy Development Board.

Dr Moustapha Kamal Gueye is Coordinator, Green Jobs Programme, at the International Labour Organization (ILO), working to promote positive employment outcomes of policies on climate change, green economy and sustainable development. Previously, he served as Head, Green Economy Advisory Services at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and as a Senior Programme Manager at the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development in Geneva. Earlier, he spent twelve years across Asia working at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) in Japan. He currently serves in the Steering Group of the Green Economy Coalition and the Advisory Committee of GEO for Business. Kamal holds a Ph.D. from Nagoya University, Japan; DEA and LL.M from Dakar University; and Executive Certificates from the World Bank Institute; Columbia University; Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development, Japan; and Integrated Research and Action for Development, India. He speaks Wolof, French, English, and Japanese.

Shri Praveen Kumar is an IAS Officer from 1987 batch of Tamil Nadu Cadre. He is presently working as Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship. Prior to this, he has handled various important positions in the State Government as well as in Central Government, where he was involved in Policy Formulation and Implementation of various programmes. Shri Praveen Kumar has done his B.Tech and M.Tech in Metallurgy from IIT, Kanpur. Apart from this, he holds Post Graduate Diplomas in Business Administration and Public Administration as well as M.Phil in Social Science.

Mr Somesh Ranjan, is Executive Director- Chief Skill Development Centres in Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (a Maharatna CPSE of the Government of India). He is a Post Graduate in History from Kanpur University and MBA from Indira Gandhi National Open University. He is also Chief Executive Officer, Skill Development Institute, set up at Ahmedabad, Gujarat by ONGC in association with other Oil PSEs IOCL, BPCL, HPCL, OIL, GAIL, EIL and Balmer Lawrie. As a Chief of Skill Development Centers in ONGC, Mr Ranjan had the privilege of receiving the award on behalf of ONGC from Honourable Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India, for exhibiting outstanding contribution towards development of future workforce, through engagement of apprentices in the organization during FY 2016-2019 under the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) which was launched on 19th August, 2016 by Honourable Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi. ONGC was selected for the award for engaging more than 4000 apprentices during the successive two Financial Years. The award to ONGC by the Govt. of India is a recognition of ONGC�s contribution to the Skilling Ecosystem of India.

BRIEF PROFILE Brig (Dr) Surjit Singh Pabla Chairman All India Board of Vocational Education (AIB-VE) House No. 1921 Phase-5, Sector 59, Mohali-160059 Phone: +91 8696933340; Email: surjitspabla@hotmail.com � President Association of Indian Skills Universities (AISU) � President Indian Council of Universities (ICU) � Chairman, Governing Council, Poornima Institute of Engineering and Technology Jaipur � Director Geo Syndicate, IIT Bombay Former: � Pro-Chancellor, Bhartiya Skill Development University (BSDU) Jaipur � Vice Chancellor Bhartiya Skill Development University (BSDU) Jaipur (Founder VC) � President Bhartiya Skill Development Campus Jaipur � Vice Chancellor Mangalayatan University Aligarh � Vice Chancellor JECRC University Jaipur (Founder VC) � Vice Chancellor Manipal University Jaipur (MUJ) (Founder VC) � Vice Chancellor Sikkim Manipal University (SMU) Gangtok � Pro Vice Chancellor Manipal University Manipal (MAHE) � Member of Sikkim Knowledge Commission � Member Yashpal Committee on Reforms in Higher Education � Joint Director General (Design), Army HQ New Delhi � Chief Engineer Multiple Infrastructure Projects, J&K � Director Think Tank, Army HQ New Delhi � Commander Works Engineers (CWE) Pune A mechanical engineer withM.Tech and PhD from IIT Bombay, Dr Pabla has large experience in multiple infrastructure projects, Academics and Academic Administration. He has been Pro- Chancellor of one university, Vice Chancellor of five universities (Founder VC of three), Pro VC of one university and Director of two Institutes of Technology. His experience in the Army, in addition to command of army units, also includes Engineering Professional work and Administration. He was Manager Air-conditioning Systems Design at Mumbai, Commander Works Engineers Pune; Director Think Tank at Army HQ, Chief Engineer (Large Multiple Infrastructure Projects) Jammu and Kashmir and Jt. Director General (Design) at Army HQ. He had the privilege of participating in the Indo-Pak war in 1971 as a young Lieutenant. AsVice Chancellor and later Pro- Chancellor of BSDU, Dr Pablaestablished and mentored first pure skill Development University in the country. The University is equipped with latest machines from Germany, Switzerland, France and Austria and offers only skill development programs. It admits students after 10+2 and awaqrdsSkill Certificate after six months), Skills Diploma after one year, Advanced Skills Diploma after two years and Bachelor of Vocation (B.Voc) after three years in over twenty disciplines. It also offersM.Voc and Ph.D in different skill areas. Dr Pabla is Chairman of the BSDU Board of Studies comprising over 70 members including 15 Vice Chancellors, ten Industry CEOs, Sector Skill Council CEOs, Professors from IITs and IIMs and senior Govt officers from NSDC, MSDE and other ministries. Dr Pabla has been appointed as Chairman of All India Board for Vocational Education in January 2020. As Chairman AIB-VE, he looks after the Vocational Education Initiatives and the regulatory process at AICTE. Date of Birth: 20 Sept.1949 Qualifications Ph.D. from IIT Bombay (Mechanical Engineering) � 1998 M.Tech from IIT Bombay (Mechanical Engineering) � 1983 B.Tech from CME Pune (Mechanical Engineering) � 1980. Professional Memberships � Fellow of Institution of Engineers (India) � Fellow of Geotechnical Society of India � Life Member of Indian Society for Technical Education � Life Member of Indian Buildings Congress Awards � Life Time Achievement Award by Global Knowledge and Leadership Congress on 23 July 2015 � 6th Teachers and Principals� Award at Teachers Awards for Excellence in Education, 2017 � Rajasthan Seva Rattan� 2018 � Inspirational Leader in Internationalization of Indian Education �Geneva, September 2018 � Life time achievement awardin Education by Simply Jaipur, September 2018 � Arch of Excellence Award, All India Achievers� Conference and 91stExcellence Awards, New Delhi 2019 � World Book of Records- as founder Vice Chancellor of three universities in a span of six years, August 2019 � Lifetime Achievement Award� at the European Association for International Education, for exceptional work in field of education, at Helsinki, 27th September 2019. � Lifetime Achievement Award by Employers� Association of Rajasthan on 55th Foundation Day on 15th November, 2019 � Glory of India Gold Medal at Best Citizen Awards, 2019 � Change Maker of the Year Award by Institution of Engineers (India) at Eminent Engineers Awards 2020 on 15 Sep 2020.