Girja Shankar, General Manager (Technical) at Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL)
Girja Shankar received the Undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from the Malviya Regional Engineering College (MREC), Jaipur, India in 1993, And Postgraduate Degree in Power System from Malviya National institute of technology, Jaipur, India in 2005. He is currently working as General Manager (Tech) in Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), A JV under Ministry of Power, Government of India and leading consultancy portfolio of industrial energy efficiency and cooling related externally funded projects from UNIDO, UNEP, ADB and World Bank under Corporate Driven Programme. He had worked as Regional Cluster Head of South West Cluster covering EESL’s operations in the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala and Karnataka. Earlier, he had worked in Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Public Works Department Rajasthan & DISCOM and having over 31 years’ experience in energy efficiency and cleaner technologies. He was instrumental in setting up of institutional framework of ESCert trading under PAT Scheme of BEE. His research interests include power quality, energy efficiency and ESCO financing. 

Kumud Kumar Sharma, Former Executive Director, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
Kumud Kumar Sharma is a seasoned energy professional with over 38 years of experience in the oil & gas, petrochemicals, cryogenics, supply chain, and sustainability domains. He superannuated as Executive Director at Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. in July 2023. 

Throughout his career, Mr. Sharma has held diverse leadership roles, including Head of Sustainable Development, Business Head of Cryogenics, and State Head of Odisha, where IOC was ranked 2nd nationally in MOU performance. He was instrumental in key projects like IOC’s petrochemicals and international business expansions, green logistics models, and sustainability initiatives. A strong advocate of knowledge sharing, he has developed over 30 e-learning modules and regularly delivers talks on climate change, supply chain strategy, and energy transition.