Energy, Resources and Environment Program (ERE) Global Leaders Forum presents:
Clean Energy In Emerging Markets: Industry and Investment Perspectives from India
WHO: Damien Miller, Orb Energy Saurabh Lall & Ella Delio , World Resource Institute (WRI)
Santosh Singh, The Centre for Development Finance (CDF)
WHEN: 12:30 – 2:00 PM, Friday, November 12th, 2010
WHERE: BOB 500, 1717 Massachusetts Avenue. NW, Washington D.C., 20036
RSVP: eregloballeadersforum@jhu.edu
About the Event : What are the obstacles to developing a solar energy industry in India? How do these challenges reflect the broader challenges faced by emerging markets in their goal to develop clean energy industries?
Damien Miller, CEO of Orb Energy will address these questions and discuss the findings of his new book, Selling Solar: The Diffusion of Renewable Energy in Emerging Markets.
Lall, Singh and Bairiganjan will present the findings of a recently published WRI and IFMR Centre for Development Finance (CDF) report on Clean Energy Investment for the bottom of the Pyramid in India.
About the Speakers
Damian Miller, Orb Energy: Damian Miller is the CEO of Orb Energy, a leading provider of solar energy solutions in India. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and has more than ten years of solar industry experience. Selling Solar is written from the perspective of someone who has both analyzed and influenced the diffusion of solar energy in emerging markets. He is the author of Selling Solar: The Diffusion of Renewable Energy in Emerging Markets (2010).
Saurabh Lall, World Resource Institute (WRI): Saurabh Lall is the Research Officer with the New Ventures objective of the Markets and Enterprise Program. His research focuses on the investment potential of Small and Medium Enterprises that deliver positive impacts on the environment and society. Saurabh’s research areas include: market-based sustainable solutions to the needs of low-income groups, clean energy, energy efficiency and water. Originally from Mumbai, Saurabh has previously worked on rural water and sanitation issues in several states across India. He has a Master of Public Policy degree from George Washington University and a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University of Mumbai. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Public Policy and Administration at the George Washington, focusing on social entrepreneurship and program evaluation.
Ella Delio, World Resource Institute (WRI): Ella Delio is the Global Director of the New Ventures initiative at the World Resources Institute. Prior to joining WRI, Ella led the Springboard program at the Center for Women and Enterprise, a program that helps facilitate investments into high-growth women-led businesses. Ella started her career at Procter & Gamble in the Philippines where she managed their Healthcare business and led special projects in the Food and Beverages business. She also ran two small and medium-sized enterprises in the services industries. It was then that she saw the important role of SMEs in sustainable development. Ella received her MBA and MPA degrees from the Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School and her Management Engineering and Economics (Honors) degrees from the Ateneo de Manila University.
Santosh Singh, The Centre for Development Finance (CDF): Santosh Singh is a Senior Researcher in CDF's Rural Market Insight Group. His research interests include Rural Market/BoP Market Strategy, Demand Dynamics of BoP Markets and demand estimation methodologies. He has extensively used qualitative and quantitative research tools to understand the BoP sector issues, especially 'the clean energy products/services market." He is currently working on "Clean Energy for BoP Market" and developing demand estimation methodologies and tools for BoP products and services. He is also involved with Development Matrics group at CDF and working on District Level Economic Environment Index for Tamil Nadu. Before coming to CDF, he worked with Olam International in Côte d'Ivoire establishing a Sawn Timber Trading division for the organization. He graduated with an MBA (PGDFM) from Indian Institute of Forest Management in Bhopal.
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