Aromar Revi

Director | Indian Institute for Human Settlements

Keynote speaker

Barbara Evans

Chair - Public Health Engineering - School of Civil Engineering | University of Leeds

Keynote speaker

Brian Arbogast

Director - Water, Sanitation & Hygiene | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)

Keynote speaker

Juliet Willets

Professor - Institute for Sustainable Futures | University of Technology Sydney

Keynote speaker

Kalanithy Vairavamoorthy

Executive Director | IWA

Keynote speaker

Thammarat Koottatep

Professor - Environmental Engineering Management | Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)

Keynote speaker

Barjor Mehta

President | CEPT University

Panellist

Celestin Defo

Faculty | Higher Institute of Agriculture, Forestry, Water and Environment, University of Ebolowa, Cameroon

Panellist

Dinesh Mehta

Center Head | CWAS, CRFD, CEPT University

Panellist

Ligy Philip

Chair Professor - Nita and KG Ganapathi Institute | IIT Chennai

Panellist

Meera Mehta

Center Head | CWAS, CRFD, CEPT University

Panellist

Mona Iyer

Professor & Dean| Faculty of Planning, CEPT University

Panellist

NC Narayan

Professor and Head, Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies | IIT Mumbai

Panellist

Praveena G

Assistant Professor | IIT Pallakad

Panellist

Punit Lalbhai

Vice-Chairman & Executive Director | Arvind Limited

Panellist

Roshan Shreshtha

Deputy Director - WASH | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)

Panellist

Sakshi Gudwani

Senior Program Officer | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)

Panellist

Sheela Patel

Director | SPARC

Panellist

Sujatha Srikumar

Director | Powertec Engineering Pvt Ltd

Panellist

Tanvir Ahmed

Director | ITN (BUET)

Panellist

Anil Roy

Faculty of Planning, CEPT University

Chair

Ashwani Kumar

Sr.Associate Professor | Faculty of Planning, CEPT University

Chair

Darshan Parikh

Director | CRDF, CEPT University

Chair

Madhu Bharti

Professor | Faculty of Planning, CEPT University

Chair

Mansi Shah

Adjunct Assistant Professor | Faculty of Planning, CEPT University

Chair

Melissa Smith

Adjunct Sr.Assistant Professor | Faculty of Planning, CEPT University

Chair

Neelima Thota

Asia Lead CWIS | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)

Chair

Parnasha Banerjee

Urban Sanitation | Dasra

Chair

Purvi Chhadva

Adjunct Associate Professor | Faculty of Planning, CEPT University

Chair

Ravi Sannabhadti

Sr.Associate Professor | Faculty of Planning, CEPT University

Chair

Rutul Joshi

Sr.Associate Professor | Faculty of Planning, CEPT University

Chair

Sejal Patel

Professor | Faculty of Planning, CEPT University

Chair

Shalini Sinha

Sr.Associate Professor | Faculty of Planning, CEPT University

Chair

Subhrangsu Goswami

Assistant Provost (Academics) | Faculty of Planning, CEPT University

Chair

Suren Vakil

Vice-Chairperson | CRDF, CEPT University

Inaugural Speakers

Afreen Fatima

PHD scholar | School of Planning and Architecture,Bhopal

Verbal Presenter

Amita Pathria

Sanitation Specialist | WaterAid India

Verbal Presenter

Anil Aryal

National Researcher | International Water Management Institute

Verbal Presenter

Anindita Mukherjee

Senior Policy and Urban Development Specialist | SCIAI-GWSC-AIT

Verbal Presenter

Anjali Manandhar Sherpa

PhD Researcher | University of Bristol

Verbal Presenter

Anju Dwivedi

Senior Social Development Specialist | Global Water and Sanitation centre

Verbal Presenter

Anthony Odili

Research Scientist | WASH R&D Centre, University of KwaZulu-Natal

Verbal Presenter

Arfat Attar

Research Associate | CWAS, CRFD, CEPT University

Verbal Presenter

Arwa Bharmal

Program Lead | CWAS, CRFD, CEPT University

Verbal Presenter

Ashish Dangi

PhD Candidate | IIT Bombay

Verbal Presenter

Baisakhi Sarkar Dhar

Urban Planning Specialist | SCIAI-GWSC-AIT

Verbal Presenter

Chanda Mulundu

Faecal Sludge Management Inspector | Lusaka Water Supply and Sanitation Company

Verbal Presenter

Chirag Patel

Senior Research Associate | CWAS, CRFD, CEPT University

Verbal Presenter

Clinson Chacko

Program Associate | CDD India - Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination India

Verbal Presenter

Depinder Kapur

Director Water Program | Center for Science and Environment

Verbal Presenter

Dhundi Raj Pathak

President | Center of Research for Environment Energy and Water (CREEW)

Verbal Presenter

Digbijoy Dey

Country Representative | IRC

Verbal Presenter

Dilruba Farzana

Deputy Project Director | Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE), Bangladesh

Verbal Presenter

Durgesh Nandini Sahoo

Additional Secretary | Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, Government Of Odisha

Verbal Presenter

Elmira Bacatan

WASH Specialist | UNICEF

Verbal Presenter

Ganga Datta Nepal

Executive Director | Bindo Nepal Smriti Foundation (BNSF)

Verbal Presenter

Gautamee Sayamwar

Research Associate | CWAS, CRFD, CEPT University

Verbal Presenter

Habibur Rahman

Sanitation Lead | Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP)

Verbal Presenter

Hariprasad V M

PhD Student | IIT Bombay

Verbal Presenter

Himanshu Satvi

Founder | Sthira

Verbal Presenter

Jayant Bhagwan

Executive Manager | Water Research Commission

Verbal Presenter

Jigisha Jaiswal

Senior Research Associate | CWAS, CRFD, CEPT University

Verbal Presenter

Jinal Chheda

Research Associate | CWAS, CRFD, CEPT University

Verbal Presenter

Karan Patil

Research Associate | CWAS, CRFD, CEPT University

Verbal Presenter

Kasturi Joshi

Senior Research Associate | CWAS, CRFD, CEPT University

Verbal Presenter

Madan Bahadur

Rural Water Supply Service Advisor | SNV Netherlands Development Organisation

Verbal Presenter

Manvita Baradi

Director | Urban Management Centre (UMC)

Verbal Presenter

Meghna Malhotra

Deputy Director | Urban Management Centre

Verbal Presenter

Neelam Rana

Senior Project Scientist | IIT Bomday

Verbal Presenter

Nikhil Ravindra

Faculty | Dayananda Sagar College of Architecture

Verbal Presenter

Priyadarshini Choudhary

Senior Research Associate | CWAS, CRFD, CEPT University

Verbal Presenter

Rajib Das

Executive Director | Centre for Advocacy and Research (CFAR), New Delhi

Verbal Presenter

Ratan Bahadur Budhathoki

Water Sector Leader | SNV Netherlands Development Organisation

Verbal Presenter

Ricard Giné Garriga

Advisor | Stockholm International Water Institute

Verbal Presenter

Rioneli Ghaudenson

Student | Universitas Indonesia

Verbal Presenter

Samir Ranjan Dash

Executive Director | Centre for Advocacy and Research (CFAR), New Delhi

Verbal Presenter

Sandhya Sreekumar

Assistant Professor | MIT WPU

Verbal Presenter

Sanghmitra Acharya

Professor | Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Verbal Presenter

Saubiya Sareshwala

Research Associate | CWAS, CRFD, CEPT University

Verbal Presenter

Sayantani Sikdar

Research Assistant | Centre for Policy Research

Verbal Presenter

Shirish Singh

Faculty | IHE Delft Institute for Water Education

Verbal Presenter

Sharayu Gangurde

Student | School of Planning and Architecture,Bhopal

Verbal Presenter

Subhagata Mukhopadhyay

PhD Scholar | Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University

Verbal Presenter

Suresh Kumar Rohilla

Lead | International Water Association (IWA)

Verbal Presenter

Umra Anees

Programme Officer | Centre for Science and Environment, Delhi

Verbal Presenter

Upasana Yadav

Program Lead | CWAS, CRFD, CEPT University

Verbal Presenter

Vidat Choudhary

Student | Manipal University, Jaipur

Verbal Presenter

Vishwanath S.

Director | Biome Environmental Trust

Verbal Presenter

Xerxes Rao

Chief Technical Officer | Urban Management Centre

Verbal Presenter

Yogesh Jadeja

Director | Arid Communities and Technologies

Verbal Presenter

Amita Bhakta

Consultant, Visiting Scholar at University College London

Poster Presentation

Arjun K

Specialist (Hygiene, Behavior Change and WASH in Institutions) | WaterAid India

Poster Presentation

Boka Rochill

Urban Infrastructure Analyst | IPE Global, Delhi

Poster Presentation

Buddha Bajracharya

Program Coordinator | Environment and Public Health Organization (ENPHO)

Poster Presentation

Harshini Gumudavelly

Student | School of planning and architecture Vijayawada

Poster Presentation

Sapna Manjunath

Urban Planner | BORDA South Asia

Poster Presentation

Karan K

Alumni | School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada

Poster Presentation

Keshab Shrestha

Program Manager | Environment and Public Health Organization

Poster Presentation

Manish Kulkarni

Research Associate | CWAS, CRFD, CEPT University

Poster Presentation

Mansour Fall

Consultant | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)

Poster Presentation

Mendy Shozi

Project Manager | BORDA South Africa

Poster Presentation

Navin Sharma

Researcher | ARCROBOTICS

Poster Presentation

Ninad Deshpande

Research Associate | CWAS, CRFD, CEPT University

Poster Presentation

Omkar Kane

Senior Research Associate | CWAS, CRFD, CEPT University

Poster Presentation

Paresh Chhajed-Picha

Senior Research Scholar | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Poster Presentation

Rohini Srivyshnavi Korlakunta

Water Policy Analyst | Kritsnam Technologies

Poster Presentation

Sakshi Sahni

Assistant Professor | Guru Nanak Dev University

Poster Presentation

Saman Jain

Implementation Facilitator | McKinsey & Co.

Poster Presentation

Shaorya Sood

Architecture Student | University School of Architecture and Planning

Poster Presentation

Shristhi Kayastha

Environmental officer | ESN

Poster Presentation

Smita Anil Hake

Student | CEPT University

Poster Presentation

Soomrit Chattopadhyay

Senior Research Associate | Centre for Sustainable Development,Gokhale Instiute,Pune

Poster Presentation

Srijana Karki

Senior WASH and GESI Officer/National Coordinator | Environment and Public Health Organization (ENPHO) / Fresh Water Action Network South Asia (FANSA) Nepal

Poster Presentation

Suman Dhun Shrestha

Director | Intellectuals Center

Poster Presentation

Supriya Poduval Pal

Assistant Professor | PDPU

Poster Presentation

Tazrina Habib Ananya

Knowledge Management Specialist | International Training Network Centre of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Poster Presentation

Tuhin Palit

Student | School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal

Poster Presentation

Viraj Joshi

Environmental Planner | Environmental Management Centre Pvt. Ltd.

Poster Presentation