Energizing Change

Vikram is reckoned amongst the thought leaders both in Carbon Black and lithium–ion battery sectors. He is the Co-chair of the India Battery Supply Chain Council (IBSCC) at IESA, Co-Chair of the Green Mobility committee at ASSOCHAM, and a member of the Electric Mobility committee at FICCI. He graduated with a Bachelor’s in Engineering & Mathematics from Tufts University, USA, and completed the OPM Education program at Harvard Business School.

With around 3 decades of work experience, Mr. Sunit Kapur brings in wealth of knowledge and expertise across Business Integration, Supply Chain Strategy, Organization Health Management, Leadership & People Development, Technology Innovation, Enhancing Capabilities and Customer Success. Prior to Epsilon Advanced Materials, Mr. Kapur was the Vice President and General Manager of Tenneco, a global manufacturer of automotive products for OEM and aftermarket customers. At Tenneco, Mr. Kapur was responsible for managing multinational operations across the globe. At Federal Mogul, a global Tier 1 automotive supplier, Mr. Kapur was managing global business. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Punjab Engineering College Chandigarh and has pursued his General Management Program in Business from INSEAD- Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires and Executive Education in Leading Global Business from Harvard Business School.

Dr. Natarajan is a renowned chief scientist in the field of battery materials. He has worked for multiple leading companies such as Osaka Gas Co. Ltd., in Japan and holds a PhD from the prestigious IIT Mumbai and completed his post-doctoral fellowship at the Kyushu Institute of Technology in Japan, where he specialized in energy storage materials. With a proven record of breakthrough innovation, he has filed multiple patents in Japan and India and contributed to over 20 publications in esteemed international journals.

Mr. Rakesh is a senior advisor at Karan Thapar Group of companies (includes Ampere electric vehicles). He has previously worked in various banks like ICICI, Standard Chartered Grindlays Bank, Bank of America, and Rabobank. He was ex-CEO of India Glycols Limited (IGL) and Bajaj Hindustan Ltd.

Mr. Anil is an esteemed professor of Energy Policy and Environmental Solutions at IIT Kanpur. He currently holds key positions as Principal Consultant & Mission Director of National Mission on Electric Vehicle & Battery Storage at NITI and Principal Adviser & Director General in NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India). For the last 8 years, he has worked on various assignments that include 3 years of leading Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage initiatives – India’s transition to electric vehicles, resulting in major policy decisions by Ministries, Departments & State Governments. He has been in leadership positions in all areas of Civil Aviation in Government, including 3 years as CMD of Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd. Previously, he has prepared an output and outcome-based monitoring & evaluation framework for Central Government’s budget and for Prime Minister’s review.

Prof. Mitra is a renowned professor in Energy Science and Engineering department at IIT Bombay. He holds his PhD in Solid State Electrochemistry and currently leading the battery research team at National Centre for Solar Photovoltaic research and Education. He has worked with J.M Tarascon’s lab in the US and Replisaurus Technologies in Sweden.