With a population over 1 billion, and a GDP per capita of roughly $5,700, India is in the midst of a huge transformation as the economy grows, income rises, manufacturing becomes a bigger part of the economy and the country becomes more urbanized. India's modern energy system is already sizable, with the world's third largest electricity generation capacity. How might India reduce energy poverty in the coming years? Must industrialization depend upon fossil fuels or do new technologies provide opportunities to leapfrog dependence on fossil fuels at an acceptable cost? Is India headed toward a healthy, transparent and competitive energy market to suit its diverse needs? Join us for a conversation centered around 'Energizing India: Toward a Resilient and Equitable Energy System' with Jamshyd Godrej, Managing Director, Godrej & Boyce, authors Suman Bery, Former Chief Economist, Shell International and Arunabha Ghosh, CEO, Council on Energy, Environment and Water and Jessica Seddon, Managing Director, Okapi.

Jamshyd Godrej is the Chairman of the Board of Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited. Godrej is the former Chairman of Ananta Aspen Centre (previously known as Aspen Institute India), Chairman & Trustee of Ananta Centre. He is the President of World Wide Fund for Nature - India. He is the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, India Resources Trust and Council on Energy, Environment and Water. He is a Director of World Resources Institute and Director of Global Footprint Network. He is also a Trustee of the Asia Society.

Suman Bery co-author of 'Energizing India: Toward a Resilient and Equitable Energy System' was most recently Shell's Chief Economist. He is currently a Nonresident Fellow of the Brussels think-tank Bruegel, as well as a Senior Fellow of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth. Bery had earlier served as Director-General (Chief Executive) of the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), New Delhi. At various times Bery was a member of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council, of India's Statistical Commission and of the Reserve Bank of India's Technical Advisory Committee on Monetary Policy.

Arunabha Ghosh is the CEO of the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW). With work experience in 40 countries and having previously worked at Princeton, Oxford, UNDP and WTO, Ghosh advises governments, industry, civil society and international organisations around the world. He is the co-author/editor of four books, one of which is 'Energising India: Towards a Resilient and Equitable Energy System'. He is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and in 2016 was appointed to the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Energy. He is also an Asia Society Asia 21 Young Leader.

Jessica Seddon is the Founder and Managing Director of Okapi, an IIT Madras-incubated strategy group focused on institutional design for social innovation, and Adjunct Faculty at IIT Madras. Seddon has advised a number of state and national government initiatives in India. She is on the advisory boards of the Wilderhill Global Clean Energy Index (NEX), Prakti Design Labs, and Vidyartha and writes a regular column for Mint.

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