Speakers
IPEC 2025 CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

Srinivas Cherla
Director of Sustainability
Srinivas Cherla is an alumni of IIMA and has hands-on experience in technology solutions development and implementation in the Industrial Energy Transition, Energy Management and Decarbonization Sector. He has published several white papers and reports on applications of Energy 4.0 technologies such as AI, Blockchain etc. in the energy sector, and has also worked on developing go to market strategies for multiple E-mobility players like Renault Nissan and CESL. He has also contributed to Blockchain Use Cases in the energy sector use cases for ISO working group ISO/TC 307. He has worked in the US and India in technical, managerial and leadership roles, and is currently the Director of Sustainability at (RICH) Research and Innovation Circle of Hyderabad. His current interests include Industrial Decarbonization, Green Hydrogen, Application of Blockchain in Energy, Greening of MSMEs, E-mobility and Waste to Energy.

Kiran Kumar Alla
Senior Fellow & Director
Kiran Kumar Alla is a seasoned leader in the clean energy and sustainability space, currently serving as Senior Fellow and Director at the Institute of Energy Transition (IoET), TERI, Hyderabad. With over 17 years in the energy sector and a total of more than 30 years of cross-functional experience spanning manufacturing, learning & development, and energy, Kiran has played pivotal roles in advancing sustainability and innovation. At TERI, he leads initiatives that foster collaboration among academia, industry, and government to accelerate the adoption of energy transition technologies. Previously, as Senior Director of Business Development at Plug Power Inc., Kiran was instrumental in building India’s green hydrogen ecosystem and driving strategic partnerships with key stakeholders. His earlier roles at Bloom Energy and BSES Rajdhani Power Limited saw him championing distributed energy solutions, renewable integration, and digital innovation within utility operations. Kiran holds a PGPM from the Indian School of Business and has completed specialized certification in Corporate Renewable Procurement from Imperial College London. He is also an active mentor for climate tech startups at ISB D-Labs, T-Hub, and IIIT Hyderabad, and serves on technical committees evaluating innovations in climate and sustainability.

Dr Bubathi Muruganantham
Application Engineering Manager
Dr Bubathi Muruganantham is working as an Application Engineering Manager in Honeywell Industrial Automation, India where he leads efforts in predictive maintenance and supports the global business development activities for the IIOT portfolio. Overall, he has 17 years of R&D experience and has worked previous with GE Global Research, Eaton Research Labs. He has received the B.E degree (Electrical Engineering) from Anna University India and Ph.D in the field of Bearing Condition Monitoring from Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research under Homi Bhabha National Institute, India. His expertise includes signal processing and machine learning methods for condition monitoring in electrical, hydraulics and aerospace domain with 3 Patent provisional applications, 1 Trade secrets, 4 Journal papers and 11 invited talks in India and globally.

Kirankumar Vyas
Head of Business Development
Kirankumar Vyas is a senior leader at Schneider Electric with over 30 years of experience in process industrial automation, specializing in functional and cyber safety, turbomachinery, modernization, digital services, and operational efficiency. As Head of Business Development for Process Automation (India Hub), he leads consulting practices spanning basic to advanced automation solutions, with a strong emphasis on cybersecurity and digital transformation.
He holds advanced certifications from Harvard Business School, the University of Virginia, and the Boston Consulting Group, along with specialized credentials in industrial cybersecurity (ICS-CERT, US) and AI-led business transformation (ISB). A B.E. in Instrumentation Engineering from the University of Pune, Mr. Vyas is also a Microsoft Certified Professional with a diploma in Internet Engineering.
He is an active member of global forums including the World Economic Forum (WEF), SASB–IFRS, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), ISA (CISO-APAC), GARP, and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

Pramod Swami
Assistant General Manager
Fanuc

Yogesh Kumar
Director And Chief Operations Officer
Yogesh Kumar has a diverse work experience in the field of automation and robotics. Yogesh
is currently associated with The Institute of Indian Foundrymen (IIF) as the Chairman of the
Foundry Automation Committee and Chairman for IFEX 2024. Prior to this, they held the role
of Joint Secretary at IIF. Before joining IIF, Yogesh Kumar worked at DiFACTO Robotics and
Automation, where they served as the Chief Operations Officer and was responsible for
overseeing the overall operations. Yogesh also held the positions of Head of Business
Development & System Engineering and Head of Robot Engineering Services at DiFACTO.
Earlier in their career, Yogesh Kumar worked at FANUC India Pvt Ltd as an Assistant Manager
in Robot System Engineering and as an Engineer in Robot System Engineering.
Yogesh Kumar has a diverse education history that includes degrees in business analytics,
engineering technology, and tool & die making. Yogesh completed their Master of Business
Administration (MBA) in Business Analytics from the BITS Pilani Work Integrated Learning
Programmes. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor's degree (BS) in Engineering Technology
from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani. Additionally, Yogesh Kumar has a
Diploma in Tool & Die making from Nettur Technical Training Foundation (NTTF), which they
completed from 1996 to 1999

Ajay Singh
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Ajay Singh is a distinguished Supply Chain Transformational Business Leader with an impressive track record spanning over 30 years. Throughout his career, he has exhibited prowess in Developing, Structuring, Operating and delivering multi-functional tactical and strategic assignments predominantly in Supply Chain Management.
Currently, Ajay Singh is serving with Hindustan Platinum Pvt Ltd as Chief Supply Chain Officer & Vice President. He plays a pivotal role in shaping and optimizing the Supply Chain processes within the organization. His expertise extends across diverse industries including Heavy Industry, Electrical & Electronics, Automobile, Telecom, Specialty Chemical, Engineering, Precious Metal.

Mr. Madhu Sundar M S
Vice President
With more than two decades of industrial experience in manufacturing and quality
operations encompassing dosage forms and API manufacturing, Mr. Madhu Sundar is
currently affiliated with Dr. Reddy's for the last five years. His professional journey includes
tenures at Apotex, Aurobindo, and Ranbaxy in the past.

Amar Dalvi
Associate Vice President & Head Corporate - Safety Health and Environment
Ion Exchange India

Amar Dalvi
Associate Vice President & Head Corporate - Safety Health and Environment
Mr. Amar Dalvi is a Certified ESG Professional from IICA and Certified EHS Professional, currently pursuing an executive program in Corporate Sustainability from IIM Calcutta. With over two decades of experience, he currently leads the Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE) function at Ion Exchange (India) Ltd. as Associate Vice President.
Throughout his career, he has held key EHS leadership roles with some of India’s most respected organizations, including Aditya Birla Group (ABG), Godrej & Boyce, L&T, and the Tata Group. His diverse industry exposure spans water treatment, specialty chemicals, engineering projects, and large-scale manufacturing operations.
At Ion Exchange, he has been instrumental in strengthening EHS regulatory compliance, championing behavior-based safety, implementing process safety systems into the business strategy. Mr. Dalvi is a passionate advocate of the Zero Harm culture and continues to lead impactful initiatives in HAZOP studies, digital safety innovation, capacity building, and strategic EHS integration.

Dr Pramod Pandey
Global Health & Safety Engineering Leader (Corporate)
Dr. Pramod Pandey is a seasoned professional with over two decades of experience in EHS and sustainability program development, currently serving as the Global Health & Safety Engineering Leader (Corporate) at Philips. He has played a pivotal role in infusing a global perspective into his work and is known for his strategic, results-driven approach. Dr. Pandey is deeply passionate about promoting health, safety, and environmental strategies, fostering an enterprise-wide culture of EHS, Sustainability, and ESG. His expertise lies in crafting tailored EHS strategies that engage key stakeholders in solving complex challenges. Furthermore, he holds certifications as a risk professional and Lead Auditor for ISO 14001, ISO 45001/OHSAS 18001, and ISO 9001, with a stellar track record of conducting over 500 man-days of audits internationally in diverse sectors.
Dr. Pandey's influence extends to his involvement in several international and national institutional bodies, where he serves as a Member/Life Member. His key strengths encompass developing cost-effective approaches to bolstering EHS awareness, reducing HSE incidents, and advancing environmental and social sustainability. Dr. Pandey firmly believes in the principle that
"Prioritizing Safety and Sustainability for a Healthier Future."

Praveena Kommoju
Senior Deputy General Manager
Accomplished quarter century of dedicated service in the Electronic products and software applications design & development. Heading Corporate Research & Development group in Electronics Corporation of India Limited Having expertise in versatile domains like Telecommunications, Control & Automation, Security systems, strategic electronics, Enterprise level software application development
etc. Received Best Employee Award for the design & development services rendered in various
technologies Worked as design professional & project manager for National importance projects like
Integrated security Systems for CWG-2010, Centralized access control systems for Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, CBRN ICCC for New Parliament Building, Control & automation solutions for DAE units, ISRO units etc. Authored many products in the field of control & Automation, Access control, CCTV, telecom etc. Acted as a solution architect for integrated security solutions for various DAE organizations like BARC, NPCIL, IGCAR, NFC, DFRP, FRFCF and parliament house, CWG-2010,UP courts etc.
Offered solutions for various C&I systems for IPRC, INRP, Electrical SCADA, DSP etc.
Mentoring young minds in design and development of electronic products, enterprise
software solutions, embedded systems and AI based applications
Fostering team in the field of industrial automation using AI and working for Industry 4.0 &
QA 4.0 to strengthen and automate the entire manufacturing process

Santosh Verma
HSE Culture & Performance Coach (GO)
AJPAC & ME Global Health Safety Environment, Sanofi

Santosh Verma
HSE Culture & Performance Coach (GO)
Santos is a passionate HSE and sustainability professional. He is a fire safety engineer, lead
auditor for ISO 45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 50001, Completed his Quality & food safety
certification course from IIT Kharagpur. PG Diploma in Marketing Management from Narsee
Monjee Institute of Management Studies. He has worked for approx. 20 years, in diverse
manufacturing environment like Pharmaceutical, Textiles, Chemicals, FMCG, Food and
Beverage manufacturing and non- manufacturing sectors in the areas of designing, effective
implementation, monitoring of management system as per national and international
standards. He has worked extensively in the areas of HSE & Sustainability includes Fire
Safety, Road Safety, ESG, SDG, Climate Change, Circular economy, Plastic waste
management, and Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR). He had led the program
developed for the upliftment of underprivileged children in society, also worked closely with
people in Bottom of the pyramid of waste management. Protection of people, the planet,
and sustainability is the motto of his life.

Srinivas Kallakurchi
President & Chief Architect, Optimon Co-founder
Srinivas Kallakurchi is a visionary platform architect and transformative voice in industrial digitalization. He is the force behind Optimon, an Industrial DevOps platform designed to unify process visibility, quality intelligence, and sustainable operations across the manufacturing value chain. With decades of experience spanning the U.S., Middle East, and India, Srinivas brings a rare blend of deep systems thinking, Al-driven innovation, and industry empathy.
From launching national education platforms to driving smart manufacturing at scale, his track record speaks of platforms that endure and evolve with the customer. His latest innovation, DomainX, enables rapid rollout of industry-specific intelligence layers-from Pharma to Pulp, from Chemicals to Cement-ensuring manufacturers aren't just ready for the future, but empowered in the now.
Topics: Industrial Intelligence, Process Optimization, ESG & Sustainability Tech, Digital Twins, Manufacturing Al, and Composable Architectures for Industry
Srinivas is a sought-after speaker known for connecting operational pain points with platform-driven solutions-making him an ideal keynote speaker for audiences seeking actionable transformation in process industries.