About The Symposium


To mitigate the climate crisis, primarily caused by the unabated use of fossil fuels, the future energy transition will need to move towards environment-friendly energy technologies, such as next-generation solar or battery or hydrogen technologies, that are made using cheap, abundant, and sustainable materials. Since 2010, the Indian and UK governments have funded the APEX Consortium and the SUNRISE network , which have brought together leading research teams from India and the UK. The groups have demonstrated the development of new materials and devices related to energy generation and storage by turning new materials into commercially viable products. The teams have also shown practical and business potential by installing building-scale demonstrators in Indian villages that use integrated energy systems tailored to the needs of the community.

This multidisciplinary network is now in the right place to take on challenges related to sustainable energy, explore pathways and plans for decarbonization and Net Zero, and deal with challenges associated with the essential connections between energy, food, and water in India, and the UK. The latter is extremely important, as water, energy, and food are the foundational ingredients for modern civilization, with energy being a cross-cutting thread. Addressing the Food-Water-Energy Nexus in the context of the climate crisis, and thus the transition to NetZero is critical to dealing with this complex issue, which necessitates the collaboration of multiple stakeholders, including academics, researchers, industries, and decision-makers.

This India-UK symposium will feature thought-provoking discussions on the connections between energy generation and storage technologies, efficient system integration schemes, food and water production security, and the overall goal of decarbonization to achieve Net Zero, as well as their impact on socio-economic indicators. The same will be achieved through global collaboration between leading research teams and industries in India and the UK.


  • To brainstorm on the sustainability solutions in the context of Water-Energy-Food nexus by bringing together Indian and UK experts from different domains leveraging the strengths of a long-standing and successful consortium.
  • Review progress of 2nd /3rd generation materials developed from commonly available sources at standard atmospheric conditions for applications like solar power generation, battery storage, wastewater treatment etc.
  • Discuss high TRL technology integrations for relatively mature technologies, system development, and demonstrations.
  • Discuss avenues for capacity building and on-ground social and economic impact derived from the implementation of technical solutions.
  • Bring Academic-Industry-NGOs together to translate the technology development into real demonstrations and to develop business models and avenues.

Our Speakers

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Prof. Sir Richard Friend

Cambridge University

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Prof. Dave Worsley

Swansea University

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Prof. James Durrant

Imperial College

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Mr. Eric Solheims

Vice Chair, CCICED

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Mr. G Asok Kumar

DG, National Mission on Clean Ganga

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Prof. Vinod Tare

IIT Kanpur

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Prof. Satish Patil

IISc Bangalore

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Prof. Sandeep Verma

IIT Kanpur

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Sponsors Prize Points
Platinum 5 Lakhs Promoted as Platinum sponsor on conference website & brochure 2 speaker slots + 1 session chair
Gold 3 Lakhs Promoted as Gold sponsor on conference website & brochure 1 speaker slot + 1 session chair
Silver 2 Lakhs Promoted as Silver sponsor on conference website & brochure 1 speaker slot



Contact Us

Feel free to contact us

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Professor Ashish Garg

ashishg@iitk.ac.in

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Professor Rajeev Jindal

rajeevj@iitk.ac.in

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Professor Hari Upadhyaya

London South Bank University

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Dr. Adrian Walters

Swansea University

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Mr. Arunavo Mukerjee

Tata Cleantech Capital Ltd.