Thanks to:

Global Indian Business Council 3434 Browns Mill Road, Atlanta, GA 30354 Phone:770-664-8779 FAX:770-664-8780 Email: 2015gibc@gmail.com

www.globindian.org/

MARCH 17, 2017, 7:45AM – 5PM J. MACK ROBINSON COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY, TOWER PLACE 200,

3348 Peachtree Rd NE, ATLANTA GA30326

SMART VILLAGE ROADMAP 2017

Conference on Rural Energy Independence

Georgia State University and Global Indian Business Council Present:

Georgia State University’s Buckhead Center is home to the J. Mack Robinson College of Business executive and graduate business programs. http://robinson.gsu.edu/about/facilities/buckhead/ The Global Indian Business Council was founded in 2014 with the aim of facilitating business exchanges between India and other nations, primarily the USA. It has offices in Boston, Atlanta, Ahmedabad and New Delhi. http://www.globindian.com/

Program Speakers

7:45 Registration 8:00 Introduction and welcome.

Sushil Nifadkar. GSU and Dhiru Shah, GIBC 8:15 Government of India Perspectives.

H.E.Nagesh Singh, Consul-General of India 8:45 Roadmap to Rural Energy Independence.

Narayanan Komerath, GaTech & GIBC 9:15 Thermochemical Fuel Production.

Jane Davidson, U. Minnesota 9:45 Womens’ Health Education and Clean Cooking.

Sarah E. Hillware 10:15 Break 10:30 Distribution: Reaching 660,000 PIN codes.

Balakrishnan Ganesh, UPS 11:00 Nearly Free Infinite Power: Uplifting Underprivileged People

from Poor to Middle Class Customers. Rajendra Singh, Clemson U.

11:30 Connecting & Monitoring: Internet of Things. Vijay Madisetti, Georgia Tech

12:00 Lunch 1:00 Corporate Social Responsibility.

Jagdish Sheth, Emory U. 1:30 Building Inter-organizational Partnerships to Sustain

Technology Deployment Sumesh Arora, Mississippi Development Authority 2:00 Financing: VCs, MicroCredit, Partnerships.

Dhirendra Shah, GIBC 2:30 NGOs, Skills Development &Training.

Vijay Vemulapalli , Manjula & Malla Reddy 3:15 Break 3:30 Discussion Panel ( Moderator: D. Shah);

R. Natarajan, VIT; V. Patel, AASOA; N. Patel, KSD. 4:15 Roadmap Update & Networking.

Hosts: Komerath, Nifadkar. Everyone.

• His Excellency Nagesh Singh is Consul-General of India, Atlanta. • Dr. Sushil Nifadkar. Asst. Prof. Economics, GSU. • Mr. Dhiru Shah is President-Elect, GIBC • Dr. Narayanan Komerath is Professor of Aerospace Engineering,

Georgia Tech, and Joint Secretary, GIBC • Dr. Jane Davidson is Christension Chair in Renewable Energy

and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, U. Minnesota. • Ms. Sarah E. Hillware works in Washington DC. She promotes

women’s education in the USA and Kenya. • Dr. Balakrishnan Ganesh is VP in Advanced Analytics and

Revenue Management, UPS. • Dr. Rajendra Singh is D. Houser Banks Professor in Electrical

and Computer Engineering, Clemson U. • Dr. Vijay Madisetti is Professor of Electrical and Computer

Engineering, Georgia Tech • Dr. Jagdish N. Sheth is the Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of

Marketing, Goizeuta Business School, Emory U. • Dr. Sumesh Arora is Director of Energy and Natural Resources,

Mississippi Development Authority • Dr. Vijay Vemulapalli is President, VIBHA-India • Mrs. Manjula Reddy is a Volunteer for Ekal Vidyalaya • Mr. Mall Reddy is Retired Director of Manufacturing, Bosch Inc. • Dr. R. Natarajan is Director, CO2 and Renewable Energy at

Vellore Institute of Technology, India. • Mr. Vipul Patel is President, Asian American Store Owners

Association. • Mr. Nirav Patel is CEO of KSD Tech in Chicago.

This first 1-day Conference brings together a unique team to work towards rural energy independence. Energy Independence is the crucial enabler leading to clean water and air, non-agricultural employment and reversing urban migration. It demands coordinated efforts in skill development, basic education, local buy-in, testbed development and research. Where end users cannot buy or operate the systems ahead of economic advancement, innovative avenues synergize NGOs, micro-credit, corporate and university resources, and public policy.